I Became an Unofficial Healer

It was the day I went to sleep feeling utterly shitty after receiving my military draft notice.

When I opened my eyes, I found myself in a completely empty white space.

I immediately thought, “Wow, this is just a dream.”

[State two abilities you desire.]

But then, out of nowhere, a voice spoke from above.

Suddenly being told to state the abilities I want.

What kind of weird dream is this?

Maybe I read too many web novels after getting upset about the draft notice?

In novels, the next development would be getting transported to another world.
Or being born into a hunter world setting.

Desired abilities…

Desired abilities…

I shouted into the void.

“First, the power to heal anything!”

I’ve always liked healers.
A position where you use recovery skills while others do the fighting for you.

But even if I were to enter a fantasy or hunter world in my dream, I absolutely hate fighting.

Why bother with dangerous jobs like adventurer or hunter?
Having the power to heal people would be incredibly convenient.

Plus, it brings in money.

Professions that save lives or heal wounds always bring in a lot of money.

Just look at reality—doctors make tons of money.

The fastest way to succeed in another world is to get really good healing skills and either open a clinic or become a priest, safely healing people while making money.

In reality, doctors need to study hard and memorize everything to check symptoms or perform surgeries.

But with healing magic, none of that is necessary!

Even if I went to a hunter world, it would be better to become a healer with awakened powers or just work at a civilian hospital.

With healing powers, there’s no need for surgery or anything like that—instant healing!

Besides, when you make money, women naturally follow.

While adventurers and hunters risk their lives working, I’d be living a happy life with beautiful women in a safe place!

Healer is definitely the best.

[Accepted. State your next desired ability.]

If I’ve got healing magic, next would be MP.

I can cast healing on myself too, so as long as I don’t take instant-death damage, I can survive anything.

But if I run out of MP, it’s all for nothing.

What if patients flock to me because my healing is so good, but I collapse from MP shortage?

“My second ability is infinite mana!”

Plus, with infinite mana, I can spam not just healing but other magic too.

I don’t particularly want to fight, but I’ve always thought it would be nice to launch a wide-area spell and take down monsters in one shot.

Well, it’s just a dream anyway, so I’ll probably wake up soon.

[Accepted. Now abilities will be granted to the subject, and the subject will be transferred as configured.]

What, it wasn’t a reincarnation dream but something like a transfer?

Well, all the novels I’ve been reading lately were like that.

[Executing subject’s requests.]

Suddenly, everything went dark in front of my eyes.

Whooooosh.

“Huh?”

What greeted me was a realistic cool breeze and a field I’d never seen before.

“What?”

A chill ran down my spine.

The fact that I could feel everything so vividly made my spine tingle.

The wind brushing against my face.
The sensation of my feet on the grass.
The dazzlingly bright sun in the sky.

“No way…”

Is this real?

Slap! Not believing it, I hit my cheek.

“Ouch…”

The stinging pain remained vividly on my cheek.

“Ha, haha… no, seriously?”

Still wanting to believe this was a dream,
I put my hand on my still-stinging cheek and thought about healing it.

“Heal.”

At that moment.

“Aaagh!”

As a green light shone, I felt a disgusting sensation of knowledge being forcibly injected into my brain.

“Ugh! Urk! Ueeeek!”

The unfamiliar feeling of something forcibly stirring my brain made me dry heave several times.
By the time the nauseating feeling disappeared, the stinging on my cheek had completely vanished.

And in my brain, I understood what my ability was.
How to use it felt as natural as instinct.

And that…

“Fuck.”

…confirmed to me that this was not a dream.

“Haah, what do I do now?”

I lay down flat and looked up at the sky.

Seriously?
Did I really come to another world?

No matter how shitty the military might be, it’s better than suddenly being transported to another world!

Why!
Why so suddenly?
Why!

Anger welled up at my sudden predicament.

In novels, protagonists come to another worlds, build harems, and express their joy by dancing with their whole body…

But would that really happen?s are adaptable creatures.
Still, I didn’t want to adapt to this shitty situation.

No TV.
No computer.
No smartphone.

No idea about hygiene standards.
Above all, I’ve been thrown into a field with no home.

“Fuck… Aaaaaaaaaah! Why why why why why!”

For 30 minutes, I could only grab my head, scream, and roll around on the ground.

If I didn’t do that, I felt like I would go crazy.

And after 30 minutes.

“Phew…”

With a somewhat calmer mind, I thought about what to do next.

Right, I can’t just sit here and die.
First, let’s find a village.

Unlike when I was panicking,
This time I looked around more carefully.

About 20 meters away,
I could see a path where the grass didn’t grow, as if it had been maintained by people.

I walked over to where the path was.

For now, I have no choice but to follow this path.

“…Haah, life.”

While lamenting my situation again, I ran along the path.

I ran and ran and ran some more.

“Huff, gasp, ugh, cough!”

How long had I been running mindlessly?
My breath was ragged, and my legs were cramping and aching.

But I couldn’t stop here.

I didn’t know how far the road went.
It might be a long way to a village or city.

So I paused briefly and used the method in my head.

“Stamina Heal.”

Woong!

Just by placing my hand on my chest and muttering simply, a green light enveloped my body and restored my energy.

My labored breathing instantly normalized, and the cramps in my legs disappeared right away.

All the pain I had felt until just now vanished without a trace.

This was the ability I had wished for, thinking it was just a dream.
The power to heal anything, which could be called all-purpose.

According to the knowledge forced into my head, it was a power that could completely heal and restore not just wounds or severed body parts, but also stamina, magic power, and even diseases.

On top of that, thanks to my infinite mana ability, I could use as much of my magic power as needed.

All I needed to do to use healing magic was to wish for it while reciting the spell.

After confirming the performance of my healing magic, I kicked off the ground again and ran along the path.

When I got tired from running, I used healing magic again, and I kept running relentlessly.

And by sunset,

I was finally able to reach a place that looked like a medieval city.

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“Halt!”

A man who appeared to be a guard extended his hand and said to me.

Oh, we can communicate!

Inwardly relieved by this newly discovered fact, I stopped in place as the guard ordered.

“Ah, huff! H-hello.”

Catching my slightly labored breath, I first greeted the guard.

I didn’t want to respond rudely and end up in jail or something.

Fortunately, my greeting seemed to have some effect.
The sense of wariness seemed to ease a little.

“Why are you running so urgently?”

“Ah, well. Cough! Just a… just a moment. Whew… whew…”

While catching my breath, I desperately tried to come up with a plausible excuse.

“It’s dangerous when night falls. When it gets dark, it’s hard to see the surroundings, so I might get lost…”

Indeed, I hadn’t seen any lanterns or lights on my way here.

“Huh? Oh, um. Right. It is dangerous at night. Hurry inside before it gets darker.”

“Yes, yes! Thank you.”

Huh? He’s letting me in more easily than I expected?

Although it was puzzling, things were going well for me, so I immediately entered the city.

At this point, I was secretly excited.

Not only could I easily enter the city, but I also had healing magic and infinite mana.

Whether in this world or my original world,
Healing people would always be necessary.
So there would be plenty of work and I’d quickly earn money, meaning I wouldn’t have problems surviving.

Whether I became an adventurer or worked at a medical facility if there was one,
I thought I’d quickly earn money to solve my basic needs first.

Then I’d try to find a way to return to my original world.

But.

Unlike novels, the world wasn’t so easy.

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One month after discovering the city of Starcol.

I couldn’t become an adventurer.
I couldn’t work at a place like a medical facility either.

“Jin-sang! Quickly move this food!”

“Yes, boss!”

I put the food on the tray and moved busily at the call of the boss using my name.

“When is this steak coming out!”

A warrior yelling even though it hadn’t been 5 minutes since he ordered.

“I’m sorry! It’s coming right away!”

“Hey! Hey, quack healer! Aren’t you moving faster?”

A damn bastard who teases me even though he hasn’t ordered food yet.

“Don’t call me that, please!”

“If you have time to talk, move faster! I’ll cut your wages!”

The boss who doesn’t understand me and only pressures me.

“I’m sorry!”

I’m working as a server at a restaurant operated within the adventurer’s guild.

Fuck, life.