Kwon Taehyuk blinked for a moment, then furrowed his brow deeply.
"Healing skill? What are you talking about? Hunter Cha Seohu, I'm sure you—"
"Yeah, yeah, I know. You won't believe me if I just say it, so I'll show you directly. Seeing is believing, right?"
I was sorry, but I didn't have time to waste convincing Kwon Taehyuk.
I strode over to the injured person lying on the ground nearby. Kwon Taehyuk couldn't bring himself to stop me and followed close behind with a visibly anxious expression.
"You're saying you have another skill?"
"That's right."
"But... that's impossible. There hasn't been a single hunter with more than one skill."
He wasn't wrong. Just like Kwon Taehyuk said, not a single hunter had ever awakened with more than one skill.
I knelt beside the wounded and looked up at Kwon Taehyuk with a smile.
"So, I'd like to ask a small favor."
"A favor?"
"If I heal these people, I'd like your help making sure no one talks."
"......."
"I know it's hard to keep the healing itself a secret, but maybe you can help block the part where people learn I have two skills."
I could only ask a favor like this of someone like Kwon Taehyuk.
He had the authority to suppress leaks to the press, and he could shield me from the Bureau, who were always desperate to recruit talent.
Most of all, I needed Kwon Taehyuk to recognize me as someone worth paying attention to. If he ended up feeling indebted to me after all this—even better.
"...If you really can heal them, that much I can promise."
Though his gaze remained skeptical, Kwon Taehyuk reluctantly nodded. With that confirmation, I turned my attention fully to the injured person in front of me.
They were clothed, so I couldn't see the full extent of the wounds, but blood was pooling from their abdomen. Their shoulder was also impaled far worse than mine—serious enough that a normal person would've died from shock.
The others nearby were probably in similar shape.
"Huff... ugh..."
A pained, ragged moan escaped from the person's lips.
Their pale complexion and shallow breathing made it look like they might stop breathing at any moment. I hurriedly placed a hand on their body and activated the skill.
And at that moment—
Ding!
《Skill: Divine Power (S-rank) activated!》
《Holy energy overflows!》
《Due to the high rank of Divine Power, a special effect has been added!》
'What? Special effect?'
The second I had that thought, brilliant white light exploded from my body.
The blinding light engulfed me, then rushed to my back, taking form rapidly.
Kwon Taehyuk, startled by the sudden glow, flinched and stepped back a few paces. But when he saw what the light was forming, his eyes widened.
"This is..."
What the light created were massive wings—glimmering and semi-transparent, made of pure white light.
"Hey, look! What's that light—"
"Who is that?"
"Are those... wings?!"
All the attention around us instantly shifted toward me.
And now, more than anyone, I was the one who felt cornered.
I avoided Kwon Taehyuk's gaze—he was clearly thinking, How the hell am I supposed to cover this up now? Cold sweat ran down my back.
Even Cha Sahyeon, who never reacted to anything, stared at me with open surprise.
'I'm screwed...'
Even as I swallowed that internal scream, the alerts continued to pop up.
《Everyone around you feels awe from your powerful divine energy!》
Oh my god. Please don't.
《Skill: Divine Power (S-rank) effect activated!》
《New /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ attributes unlocked!》
[User Info: Cha Seohu (Supporting Character)]
Age: 26 (28)
Main Skills: Bond of the Guardian (S-rank), Divine Power (S-rank) [Active]
Hidden Skill: Silverlight's Blessing (S-rank) [Inactive]
Attack Power: F
Attack Speed: F
Movement Speed: F
Agility: F
Anti-Magic: S (Divine Power Effect)
Resistance: S (Divine Power Effect)
Attention Draw: S (Divine Power Effect)
Traits ▼
└Soaked Cat (E-rank)
└Just Lie There (F-rank)
└Your Side's Wide Open? (F-rank)
The status window so helpfully displayed my current stats.
Anti-magic and resistance were fine, but attention draw? What the hell was that supposed to be? There wasn't a single part of this skill I liked.
'I need to finish the healing and deactivate this thing now.'
At this rate, who knew what other effects might trigger next? As I hurried to press the white light into the injured person through my palm—
Fwoosh!
A massive surge of power burst out from my hand, spreading in all directions.
Like butterflies flapping their wings, the light scattered far and wide, soaking into the wounds of not just the person in front of me, but others lying across the area.
Flesh regenerated over gaping wounds, healing without leaving even a scar. Kwon Taehyuk blinked in disbelief.
"The wound..."
The patient's breathing stabilized. Their deathly pale face regained color. I exhaled with relief as well.
'It's an AoE heal?'
Was it because it was S-rank? I had only leveled it up so I wouldn't run out of healing, but this was a welcome bonus.
Thanks to that, I saved a lot of time. Once I confirmed that everyone's condition was stabilized, I deactivated the Divine Power skill.
The passive stats—Anti-Magic, Resistance, and Attention Draw—vanished along with the skill. They must only appear while Divine Power is active.
The radiant wings and the glowing light also disappeared without a trace. Thank god.
'I should've checked the description first...'
If I'd known it had all that, I would've just handed Kwon Taehyuk a healing potion instead of using the skill. Grumbling internally, I pulled up the detailed description of Divine Power.
[Main Skill: Divine Power (S-rank)]
A unique skill that combines the power of blessing and purification.
Blessing: Heals injuries.
Purification: Damages monsters (limited to demonic types) and cleanses corrupted areas.
S-rank Effects:
• Blessing can now be used as an AoE skill.freewebnovel.com
• Purification can now be used as an AoE skill.
• New stats are added.
• Produces special visual effects and invokes awe in nearby people.
'The AoE's fine, but the rest is pretty damn useless.'
Did I really waste all those cash items just to get this? Sighing, I stood up.
While I was busy thinking, Kwon Taehyuk had been inspecting one of the former patients. After confirming their recovery, he let out a long, resigned sigh and spoke.
"...So you really do have two skills."
"Told you."
As soon as I answered, chaos erupted nearby.
"Wait, what the—my wound's gone!"
"Ugh... huh...?"
"They've regained consciousness!"
"Is that light earlier... was that healing?"
"Who did this?!"
The panicked hunters, caught between joy and confusion, began turning toward us.
Tch. Kwon Taehyuk clicked his tongue and quickly grabbed my arm, pulling me into a nearby storefront.
Cha Sahyeon's eyes narrowed sharply, but thanks to my earlier warning, she didn't act out.
Inside, the collapsed store was dim, with only the morning light spilling in through shattered windows. There, standing face-to-face with me, Kwon Taehyuk asked in a troubled tone:
"This is why you asked me to keep quiet? Because of the attention your skill draws?"
"Well, uh... yeah..."
I couldn't give a proper answer and rubbed my cheek awkwardly.
Even I hadn't expected it to draw this much attention. I couldn't say a word in my defense.
Unintentionally, I'd dropped a huge burden on Kwon Taehyuk's shoulders. I mean, how do you even hide a guy glowing with wings made of holy light? Just from what I saw, at least ten guild members witnessed it.
Of course Kwon Taehyuk didn't look happy. Watching him carefully, I cleared my throat.
'I feel bad now. It's probably impossible to hide everything, so maybe I should just ask him to cover up who used the healing skill.'
This wasn't the time to be stubborn. Just as I opened my mouth to propose a compromise—
"I'm sorry."
"...What? Sorry?"
Wait, what?
Before I could respond to the sudden apology, Kwon Taehyuk continued with a bitter expression.
"You hid your other skill as B-rank before, so I'm sure you wanted to hide this one too... but you risked being exposed to save the injured."
"...Huh?"
"I misunderstood you all this time."
"...Huh?!"
With a softened voice, Kwon Taehyuk bowed his head respectfully to me.
"The entire Yesung Guild is indebted to you."
"......."
I stood frozen in shock as the system chimed in cheerily.
Ding!
《Main Quest: Survive the Second Rift – Cleared!》
《Main Quest clear rewards granted.》
《Cash Box has arrived! Check your Item Shop inbox.》
《Kwon Taehyuk's Favorability Increased!》
《Hidden Quest unlocked!》
《Hidden Quest: Earning Kwon Taehyuk's Trust (Part 1) – S-rank》
《Hidden Quest: Earning Kwon Taehyuk's Trust (Part 1) – S-rank Cleared!》
《Hidden Quest rewards granted.》
《Kwon Taehyuk's Favorability Increased!》
Kwon Taehyuk's favorability increased... twice...?
Ha... haha...
I let out a hollow laugh at the flood of notifications filling my screen.

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