Chapter 24: The Day of Miracles

Next up—I’m becoming a Monk.职业 skill...

Healing Arts Rank F

Monk’s got Healing Arts, huh... I’ve never really used Healing Magic before. Part of it’s because I’ve got “Overheal” myself, so there was no need. But there’s another reason.

When I used Healing Magic on a wounded cat, the wound healed… but then it died anyway.

Maybe I overdid it, poured too much magic. I was scared to use it on humans, so I never did.

But now that I’ve got Healing Arts, I’ll get better at it! I can heal injured people now!

From then on, I used Thousand-Mile Eye to spot monsters, and hunted them down one by one.

On the way, I stopped by a shelter. I overheard Self-Defense Force members talking.

“Tokyo’s basically destroyed… and places with those creepy, spreading lands are getting hit hard…”

“Really? Then why’s Nagano so quiet? I’ve seen monsters, sure… but they vanish after a while.”

Ah… that’s because I’ve been hunting them all to death. Not a bad thing, right? Still… Tokyo’s destroyed? I’ll check it out once my leveling here’s done.

I kept hunting monsters.

After about a week, I maxed out the Monk class. Checking my stats with鉴定…

Monk Lv99

HP 225/225 → 306/306

MP ∞/∞

Strength 95 → 125

Defense 60 → 79

Magic Defense 147 → 177

Agility 77 → 95

Dexterity 199 → 212

Intelligence 255 → 317

Luck 96 → 123

【职业 Skill】

Magic Rank A

Healing Arts Rank F → Rank C

Obtained "Magic" Healing Magic (I) ×2

"Alright, Healing Arts reached 'C'. Should be able to handle magic power now."

I thought that, and immediately headed toward the makeshift clinic where injured people were being treated. The prefectural hospital nearby had collapsed completely from the earthquake and monster attacks—now it's just a temporary medical station guarded by the Self-Defense Force, handling injuries and first aid.

Inside the clinic, several patients lay on beds arranged in rows. Damage wasn’t zero, even if it was light. Definitely someone had been attacked by a monster.

Right in front of me was a girl around ten years old, her leg injured, unable to walk. She was lying alone on the bed, reading a book. No parent in sight...

"Does your leg hurt?"—did that sound too blunt?

She looked up, puzzled, eyes meeting mine.

"No, not really. The doctor said it’ll heal on its own soon."

"Is that so? Hold out your hand, just a second."

I cast Healing Magic. The damaged part of her body became instantly clear in my hands—something distinctly different from before, like a new kind of resistance.

"Wait! What are you doing!?!"

A woman who looked like her mother rushed over, alarmed.

"Shit!"

To anyone watching from outside, I probably looked like a suspicious stranger. I froze time and vanished—next time, I’ll use "Stealth" instead.

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"Are you okay? Nothing happened?"

"Yeah, I’m fine."

The mother exhaled in relief...

"Mom."

"Uh?"

The girl climbed off the bed and stood up.

She’d been told by doctors she’d never walk or stand again—spinal injury, permanent damage.

That day, something strange happened at several hospitals in Nagano—patients suddenly recovered. Not just injury victims, but those with serious illnesses too, completely healed.

People in Nagano would come to call that miraculous day “The Day of Miracles.”