DEB 3

“If you’re not feeling well, contact me. Don’t bear it alone.” 

“Got it.” 

“Try not to go out too much if possible.”

“But that doesn’t mean I have to spend my whole life confined to a hospital bed.”

“I’m not saying you should spend your whole life like that. Why don’t you understand that you should just be careful when you’re sick?”

Ah, did I unintentionally speak bluntly?

As Huigang’s expression darkened slightly, he immediately replied. Huigang fixed his shoes without saying anything and looked at Huiyun.

“When you get better, you have to go back to school. Have you thought about college?”

“Um… I’m still considering it.” 

“Then think about it more. I’ll be back.”

With a wave of his hand, Huigang left the hospital room. 

Huigang rushed to work after receiving an urgent call in the afternoon.

Huiyun watched his brother leave with a heavy heart.

He was waving his hand, and soon the hospital room door closed. Alone again in the hospital room, Huiyun pondered over the conversation with Huigang.

School…

Although he was only 20 years old, looking back at Huiyun’s life, his childhood was the most fragile time. 

He lived in the intensive care unit during his childhood, and by the time he became an elementary school student, he barely had a body fit enough to go to school. 

During middle school, his condition worsened again, going back and forth between hospitalization and attending school. 

Then, around the time he entered high school, his health deteriorated severely, and he spent almost a year in the hospital, almost unable to graduate.

“If it weren’t for Teacher Baek, it would have been a big problem…”

Fortunately, with the passionate persuasion of his homeroom teacher and the consideration of the school, he was able to graduate by shuttling between the hospital and school, but Huiyun fainted on the day of the memorable graduation ceremony and had to be hospitalized for a week. 

Consequently, he had never even thought about going to college.

With frequent hospitalizations, he was convinced that his medical records were so dismal that they could be easily rejected, and even if he passed the college entrance exam and entered university, he didn’t know when he would have to be hospitalized again. 

Since he couldn’t afford both the expensive tuition fees and hospitalization expenses at the same time, he could only dream of a university life when his condition improved. 

Huiyun, who sighed and got up from bed, thought to himself

Sometimes I’m fine, but sometimes I’m not.

When not using his abilities, Huiyun was relatively healthy, but the comparison was only valid when placing him on the same level as other mana sensitive patients, not ordinary people. 

Even though he might be stronger than ordinary people when using his abilities, he was not so most of the times.

Especially when a seizure occurred, Huiyun was no different from any other mana-sensitive patient. 

With this body, he wondered if he could live properly in the world outside the hospital where mana lay abundant.

“Becoming a hunter is the easiest solution.”

Looking at it from the perspective of the future, accepting the system’s proposal and becoming a hunter was the most realistic option. 

He wondered if the system had made such arrangements knowing that he wouldn’t become a hunter, as there were no other efficient choices besides that, but the best could also turn into the worst in an instant.

Since he had already experienced it in his past life, Huiyun wanted to avoid the option of awakening even if he were to die tomorrow.

“…It’s fortunate that we don’t have to worry about money.”

Huigang was bearing the cost of his hospital bill, and with the substantial insurance money from his deceased parents during his childhood, they were relatively well off.

They were originally from a middle-class household.

Therefore, if Huiyun were discharged from the hospital, he didn’t have to work for the rest of his life. 

Huigang seemed to secretly hope that too, perhaps because he was worried that Huiyun would collapse again when he was outside like he did before. 

The problem was that Huiyun didn’t want that.

Even though Huiyun was his younger brother, wasn’t relying on his older brother like a leech too much?

Still, even if he was weak due to his condition, Huiyun, who was once the usher in a new era in the world, reincarnated and became ashamed of himself for being incompetent and shamelessly clinging to his brother like a leech.

It’s just that his body is a bit out of shape, but if time passes and modern medicine advances, if he gets completely cured, he was sure he could repay all of his debt towards his brother… No he was sure he could even payback two or even three times more than that.

Suddenly, an old memory came to mind, and Huiyun chuckled.

“It sounds familiar for some reason…”

“Wait and see. Everything you’ve given to me now is not a favor but an investment. Once I spring my wings, I’ll definitely come to repay my debt to you!”

It was a letter written in crooked handwriting.

When he was Yasha, he found a Red Dragon with injured wings, he brought it to his lair, treated it, fed it, and gave it its favorite item, gems. 

And one day, it suddenly left after leaving that letter behind.

So, Yasha kept that letter safe, and when the young Dragon returned as an adult to find his nest again, he give the letter back.

“You wrote it wrong. It should be ‘spread’ instead of ‘spring’.”

With red corrections line made on the misspelled parts, and a note. 

Initially, the Red Dragon, who received the letter with slightly touched eyes, soon after checking its content, rampaged wildly, turning Yasha’s lair into a mess.

At that time, Yasha didn’t know that the young dragon would become his first disciple.

“…I still can’t remember the face.”

Even though he remembered his past life, he couldn’t see the faces of his disciples properly, which made him frown.

Ring! 

“…?” 

Notification sound?

No. It was different from his phone notification sound. 

Thinking it was just a sound from his phone, he looked around the hospital room, and unexpectedly, something caught Huiyun’s eye.

“…System window?”

The familiar blue notification window suddenly appeared in front of him, emitting a golden light for some reason.

[The system has received negative feedback. The system is being updated!]

[Aftercare Service For the Savior!]

[We’ve prepared something for you. Would you like to experience the newly changed system?]

Huiyun stared at the notification window emitting a splendid light, as if boasting its accomplishment.

“No.”

[Now, just a moment.]

“I don’t want to.”

[No… Just a moment!]

“I have a religion.”

Although he answered awkwardly, it was somewhat fascinating to communicate with the system.

It seemed like it thought there should be some changes since he hadn’t paid attention to it for three years. 

So, despite whatever preparation it had made and it fresh makeover, it seemed like it would keep going until he acknowledged them.

Ring! Ring! 

“What the-… Seriously.”

Fed up with living with this thing for three years, Huiyun reluctantly turned his head. 

The system window that received his attention turned into a golden invitation and flew in front of Huiyun.

“What’s this now?”

Could it be that the invitation awaken will awaken him as soon as he received it?

Giving a suspicious glance towards the floating window, Huiyun finally realized the system wouldn’t be doing that, he sighed and opened it. 

If this was about forcibly awakening him, he joked that he would compensate for the loss by turning back time.

“The system even talks about compensation.”

The fact that a hunter could communicate with the system was already known to many hunters, so it wasn’t such a surprising thing. 

But he didn’t know it would be this detailed.

[You would know if you become a hunter.] 

“So, should I accept this for now?”

As he asked tentatively, the invitation nodded up and down. 

Huiyun tilted his gaze suspiciously.

“Why me?”

The question brought silence. 

Whether it was because it were startled or embarassed, the system window, which had been emitting light continuously, quieted down.

“I’ve lived well ignoring you all this time, so why should I bear the risk and accept this invitation?”

Why should he willingly do something that would cause him harm when there was no compensation?

Throwing a look as if to say, “If you have something to say, say it,” the system sent a new notification window.

[…I’ll give you a reward!]

“Three Ability Penalty Exemptions.”

[…]

If you’re going to remain silent, don’t bother displaying the system window unnecessarily. 

“If you can’t do it, then don’t. It’s not a loss on my side.”

At that remark, the invitation shook up and down again. Then, new words were engraved on the envelope of the invitation.

[Upon receipt, you will be given one Ability Penalty Exemption.]

“One time?”

With a squint, Huiyun questioned, as it was quite different from what was discussed. 

The system argued that it was the best it could do. 

Even then he still glance at the invitation suspiciously, when Huiyun asked if it is harmful to him, the system suggested he confirm it for himself. 

Feeling a bit embarrassed, Huiyun only accepted the invitation after hearing the reassurance that it wasn’t harmful to him or his brother for the tenth time.

Hwaaaack!

A clear light burst from the golden invitation, and the sound of applause rang in his ears, as if he had cleared a game.

[Aftercare Service for the Savior has arrived.]

[Aftercare Service for the Savior, First Edition!]

[Are you suffering from mana sensitivity? Clear a gate and break free from mana sensitivity!]

[Content: Clear a gate of at least the lowest rank once.]

[Reward: Obtain a mana sensitivity treatment progress bar, 5% advancement in mana sensitivity treatment progress.]

[Time Limit: 24:00:00]