Light Novel Volume 1 Fan Translation

This is a fan translation of volume 1 of the light novel **Kaifuku Jutsushi Yarinaoshi ~Sokushi mahou to Skill Copy no Chouetsu Heal~** Due to fandom community guidelines, any sexual explicit dialogues are omitted from the translation. Please support the author by buying an e-book edition (~$7 USD/book) on Amazon or Bookwalker.

## Prologue: Redo of a Healer

I came to a hasty conclusion that healers had only the ability to heal.
I ended up acknowledging that they were an existence that could not accomplish anything by themselves.
They could only fight by relying on others. Because I was such an existence, I was exploited.
I came to this point after being repeatedly exploited.
By the time I realized my mistake, it was already too late. My life was over.
That’s why I will redo it.
I must hold my breath. The fact that I’ve regained my sanity must not be found out. I will act like a fool. All in order to win at the very end.

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The ends of the earth.
A jet-black world.
A desolate land.
We confronted the demon lord in that place.
An enemy of humanity and the strongest and worst existence.
It was in the form of a girl with silver hair and blood-red pupils.
With her slender body wrapped in a black lascivious dress, she flapped her fallen angel-like black wings.
“Humans! Do you intend to take even the land of death, our last remaining resting place?!” (Demon Lord)
She was panting and blood was oozing out from the countless wounds engraved on her white skin.
Facing her was humanity's hope, the greatest party composed of the heroes of all countries in the world.
The hero of【Sword】Blade. A handsome cross dressing woman with blond hair, blue pupils, and a lean body. Equipped with a two-handed sword embroidered with gems, divine sword Ragnarok.
The hero of【Cannon】Bullet. A skinhead giant. Equipped with a white-silver cannon that converts mana into ammunition and shoots them, divine cannon Tathlum.
The hero of【Magic】Flare. A beautiful girl with long light pink hair and pupils. She was a hero and a princess. Equipped with a staff made from the world tree, divine staff Vanargand.
And me. The hero of【Healing】Keyaru.
I was unarmed. I was the only one among the heroes who did not have a divine armament.
“Bullet, please keep shooting your cannon. You can’t let the demon lord rest for a moment. Please create an opportunity for me to fire a big skill.” (Flare)
“Alright, leave it to me.” (Bullet)
The hero of【Cannon】Bullet continuously shot magic projectiles with divine cannon Tathlum.
The power of his bombardment was comparable to the highest magic, rank 5 magic, and in addition to that, rapidfire was possible. Furthermore, each and every projectile drew a different trajectory.
The demon lord clicked her tongue and flapped her wings to evade, but the projectiles curved around, as if to prevent her escape, and ended up landing a direct hit on her.
In the meantime, the hero of【Magic】Flare recited an incantation and raised her mana.
“Thank you for waiting. Rank 7 magic【Mjolnir】.” (Flare)
The hero of【Magic】Flare fired a deadly magic.
Centered around her, a magic circle with a radius of several meters unfolded into 5 layers.
Rank 7 magic【Mjolnir】.
It’s a【Magic】that’s 2 ranks above the limit of humans, a magic from the age of the gods that only a hero was permitted to use.
Lightning fell straight down from the sky. Having changed into plasma from extreme high voltage, the endless downpour of lightning was like a pillar of light.
The demon lord gave up on evading, erected a barrier in the air and blocked the pillar of light with all of her strength.
“Please finish it, Blade.” (Flare)
“Leave it to me. The divine sword Ragnarok is teeming with the light. I will deliver the finishing blow!” (Blade)
Having heard the hero of【Magic】Flare’s voice, the hero of【Sword】Blade started running.
The divine sword Ragnarok was shining white after having absorbed the hero’s holy spirit.
The heroes were convinced that the demon lord, who is using all of her strength to block the lightning, would be cut down without resistance.
However……
The demon lord opened her mouth with a menacing look.
“Don’t underestimate me!!” (Demon Lord)
The heroes’ thoughts were too naïve.
The feathers scattered from the demon lord’s fallen angel-like wings.
Each and every one of them turned into a fallen angel type monster.
The fallen angel type monsters attacked the hero of【Sword】Blade.
The hero of【Cannon】Bullet supported Blade by repeatedly bombarding them but, as expected of the demon lord’s copies, they evaded the projectiles and even if they were hit, they did not go down from a single direct hit.
The hero of【Sword】desperately swung her sword to repel the fallen angels but every time she cut through one of them, the light of the divine sword Ragnarok grew dimmer, and the sword ended up getting stuck in the fifth fallen angel’s body.
In the next moment, the hero of【Sword】was cut by the swords swung by the fallen angels surrounding her, and she quickly retreated while bleeding.
Not only that, black light started to mix with the【Mjolnir】that was pouring down on the demon lord.
“Humans, this is the power of the demon lord!!” (Demon Lord)
The lightning from【Mjolnir】was completely dyed in black. Then the lightning went up and fell back down.
The lightning headed towards the hero of【Magic】and【Cannon】.
The demon lord didn’t block the magic, but she stole the magic.
Stealing the magic from the age of the gods, it was an extraordinary skill from a domain of knowledge far higher than human understanding.
“Kyaaaaaa!!” (Flare)
“Guwaaaaaa!!” (Bullet)
The hero of【Magic】Flare, who had a high magic resistance, was seriously wounded. The hero of【Cannon】Bullet was burned to death.
They were just one step away from winning against the demon lord. However, the hero party was driven into a devastating situation.
The only one unscathed was me, the hero of【Healing】.
“Hey! You trash, hurry up and heal me. I’m out of elixirs. That’s all you can do, so hurry up!!”  (Blade)
The hero of【Sword】yelled at me.
However, I ignored it.
The hero of【Sword】dyed her face in anger and yelled again.
“Don’t ignore me! You were left alive for the sole purpose of healing.” (Blade)
Even though we were both heroes, the hero of【Sword】was completely looking down on me.
It couldn’t be helped.
To begin with, the heroes were too strong. They were hardly ever injured, so they didn’t need healing.
And then there was an item called elixir that could heal various injuries with the exception of lost body parts.
Elixirs were precious, but for the sake of the hero party, they were collected by countries all over the world and given to the heroes as an offering.
The hero of【Healing】could only use【Recovery(Heal)】.
As long as there were elixirs, the hero of【Healing】was not needed. To save the elixirs or act as a reserve when we ran out of elixirs. That was my existence.
“Hey, did you not hear me? You damn trash. Have you completely lost your mind from the drugs?!” (Blade)
I ended up unintentionally making a self deprecating smile after hearing the word drug.
That’s right, I was a severe drug addict.
【Recovery(Heal)】had a fatal flaw.
【Recovery(Heal)】was a magic that returned someone to a normal state.
In other words, you must understand everything about the person before it could be used. What was considered normal depended on the person, and they couldn’t be completely healed if you didn’t recreate the experiences engraved on their body as well.
That’s why this magic injected everything that the target of【Recovery(Heal)】had experienced into the caster, all in an instant, in order to understand that person.
Unimaginable pain, and the fear that someone else was entering me.
A normal mind could not withstand it.
As a matter of fact, I ran away once. I didn’t want to use this power.
However, I was eventually caught and drugged to lose the feeling of fear and pain. I became severely addicted to the drugs, and I was trained to happily use【Recovery(Heal)】for the sake of more drugs. My sense of self collapsed and I became a livestock.
As a general rule, healers could not heal themselves. Crumbling from being drug-eaten and even forgetting who I was, I was continuously exploited without realizing how broken I had become.
“Who would heal someone like you. Die, trash.” (Keyaru)
I spat out. The hero of【Sword】looked like a splendid young man on the outside, but she’s a lesbian that disliked men. Despite her strong dislike of men, she took on the appearance of one in order to seduce women.
“You, did your awareness return?” (Blade)
The hero of【Sword】said in a surprised voice.
It wasn’t that surprising. I have known her for more than 3 years, but I was already broken when I first met her. In the meantime, I was a doll that just listened to commands like a machine. 1 year ago, I acquired the【Drug Resistance】skill and regained my sanity and in addition to that, I realized that I could heal myself because my proficiency with【Recovery(Heal)】had increased.
After healing my drug-eaten body, I carefully hid the fact that I regained my sanity and quietly waited for revenge.
Today, all for this day.
I ran. My aim was only the demon lord.
I will defeat the demon lord and obtain that.
“Idiot, do you want to die?! You don’t have the power to fight! Obediently return and heal me!” (Blade)
I ignored the hero of【Sword】Blade’s rebuke and ran straight towards the demon lord.
Countless fallen angels flew towards me.
However…… I wasn’t scared.
“Slow.” (Keyaru)
I ran while evading the fallen angels’ attacks by a paper thin margin.
What made it possible was pure martial arts(taijutsu).
The most efficient movement allowed for humans.
Until now, I had healed countless humans with【Recovery(Heal)】.
I experienced countless other humans’ experiences and made their skills as my own. Master of martial arts was among them.
The side effect of【Recovery(Heal)】was not just a side effect, but it gave me strength.
This was……
“【Imitation(Heal)】.” (Keyaru)
I was astonished when I came to my senses.
After all, I had countless techniques and knowledge within me.
I had the powers of many masters and knowledge of many sages within me.
Witnessing how fast I was, the fallen angels wrapped their body in black light.【Strengthening Spell(Jutsushiki)】
The fallen angels’ speed sharply rose. In that state, they attacked from all sides.
I clicked my tongue.
I couldn’t evade it even if I took the most optimal action. No matter how I moved, it was impossible to physically evade it. It was a checkmate.
In that case, I had no choice but to improve my fundamental strength.
“【Transformation(Heal)】.” (Keyaru)
I used【Transformation(Heal)】.
Originally,【Recovery(Heal)】was a magic that changes the target’s form back to normal.
If it can be changed, then it should be possible to change it to a desired form as well.
At this moment, I used【Transformation(Heal)】to change my body to be suitable for battle.
Thanks to that, my physical ability sharply increased, allowing me to evade attacks that were previously impossible to dodge. I drew closer towards the demon lord.
“As expected of the demon lord’s kins. They’re persistent.” (Keyaru)
Even with all this dodging, the fallen angels appeared to have no thoughts of giving up.
The fallen angels gathered in one place and began to combine into one.
It didn’t grow bigger in size, but its density increased ridiculously. It had an overwhelming presence.
The fallen angel ascended and then quickly descended for a divebomb with its fist.
Evasion was impossible, however, it’s possible to deal with it. I caught the arm that was coming at me and……
“【Deterioration(Heal)】.” (Keyaru)
I activated the magic.
If a form can be changed into a normal or desired state, then it was simple to break it as well.
The body of living creatures was very weak. It will break from small changes like connecting blood vessels that should not be connected, disconnecting the brain from the spine, etc.
That’s why I used【Deterioration(Heal)】to break it.
The scary thing about【Deterioration(Heal)】was that it ignored many resistances.
Living creatures instinctively accepted【Recovery(Heal)】.
In other words, it was a deadly one-hit attack that ignored resistances.
The fallen angel broke apart.
The demon lord fearfully glared at me and spoke.
“Who are you?!” (Demon Lord)
“I am the hero of【Healing】, an ordinary healer.” (Keyaru)
【Recovery(Heal)】was not a simple healing.
When I realized this fact, my view instantly broadened.
Making the techniques of the targets I healed as my own,【Imitation(Heal)】.
Remodeling a body into a desired form,【Transformation(Heal)】.
An impossible to defend, instant death magic that restored a target into a broken form,【Deterioration(Heal)】.
If I had these powers 4 years ago, I would have lived a slightly different life.
It was my objective to make this delusion come true.
The demon lord shot countless jet-black projectiles.
However, it was useless.
The sage’s knowledge within me read the spell and predicted its power, speed, trajectory, and I used a combination of the techniques of the best martial artist and my strengthened body to evade them.
I slipped past the rain of black projectiles and reached out my hand towards the demon lord. It was my victory as long as I reached her.
“I’ve reached you.” (Keyaru)
Now, I just had to use one spell.
“I see, so this is where I also meet my end. How frustrating, I couldn’t protect it.” (Demon Lord)
The demon lord had a bittersweet expression and somehow, when I saw her face, I felt a strong sense of guilt.

However, I did not stop. I had my own objectives.
“【Deterioration(Heal)】.” (Keyaru)
Even the demon lord was powerless before my【Deterioration(Heal)】.
She broke apart and crumbled down.
“You don’t have to worry. It’ll start over.” (Keyaru)
I muttered that and extracted the demon lord’s heart.
A red gem. This was my objective.
“Great work, the hero of【Healing】Keyaru. My father, no, his majesty will be happy as well. Ahem, that gem is dangerous. It’s inflicted with a dangerous curse. I, the hero of【Magic】, will take care of it.” (Flare)
After using the elixir that she secretly kept to heal the damage from the black lightning, the hero of【Magic】, Flare smiled at me.
I felt nauseated.
She hasn’t smiled at me ever since I refused to use【Recovery(Heal)】.
She always looked at me as if she was looking at a filthy cur.
She lured me out from the village when I awakened to the powers as a hero, and not only did she catch me when I ran away from the fear of【Recovery(Heal)】, she was the perpetrator that took away my sense of self by drugging me in order to use the power of【Healing】.
“The Philosopher’s stone.” (Keyaru)
The moment I said that, the hero of【Magic】Flare grimaced.
“This is the reason you wanted to kill the demon lord, right? You decided to exterminate the demons in order to kill the demon lord and obtain this. The ultimate magic tool that explosively increases the power of countless magic. As long as you have this you can even use the forbidden magic.” (Keyaru)
I had used【Recovery(Heal)】on Flare before.
That’s why I knew everything about her.
Originally, there were 2 types of monsters.
Ones that were controlled by the demon race, and others that naturally appeared and were instinctively violent. Both the demons and humans kept a distance from each other and lived in harmony.
However, 10 years ago, there was an incident where trained vicious monsters suddenly attacked a human country.
The Jioral kingdom began to make a fuss about exterminating the demon race in order to protect the country.
In reality, such a thing did not happen. The humans fabricated the evidence and secretly took steps to provoke them into counterattacking.
The Jioral kingdom used various means to fabricate the evidence. It was all in order to create a pretext for collecting money and soldiers to kill the demon lord and obtain the demon lord’s heart.
The 10 years of war was an unnecessary war.
“Oh my, you are well informed. I didn’t know that the demon lord’s heart has such a name.” (Flare)
“Yeah, I am well informed. I also know that the Jioral kingdom has a foolish delusion of trying to take over the world by using a forbidden magic with the Philosopher’s stone.” (Keyaru)
Flare’s face was dyed with hatred for just a moment.
However, in the next moment, a princess-like gentle smile spread across her face.
“Well, I don’t understand what you are talking about.” (Flare)
“Is that so, then I’ll use it.” (Keyaru)
I pretended to be broken even after I regained my sanity for this.
In order to outsmart Flare at the very end.
“Just what are you trying to do?” (Flare)
“This Philosopher’s stone massively increases the user’s power. It even allows the use of absurd magic. I will use this power to use【Recovery(Heal)】. There is something I really want to fix.” (Keyaru)
Yes, a broken something.
Something that can never be recovered with common sense.
Something that I desired from the deepest depths of my soul.
“You, no way?!” (Flare)
“I will use【Recovery(Heal)】on this rotten world to go back before I met you 4 years ago, and redo from there.” (Keyaru)
Normally, it’s a domain that I can’t reach no matter how broadly I interpreted and used【Recovery(Heal)】.
However, it was possible with the Philosopher’s stone.
“N-no. You could never do it. Even if it was possible, you will lose all of your memories. You will just repeat the same mistakes again.” (Flare)
“That may be true.” (Keyaru)
Flare made a relieved face after hearing my words.
“If so……, don’t do such a useless thing. There’s a happy life waiting for you if you just hand over the stone. The royal family will guarantee it.” (Flare)
Flare reached out her hand when I smiled.
Her eyes were saying to hand over the Philosopher’s stone.
What an idiot. There was no way I’d hand it over.
“Yeah, I might forget everything and repeat the same thing again. Normally that’d happen. However that won’t happen. Even if everything disappears, I will never forget this torment.” (Keyaru)
The torment and despair from when I wasn’t myself and the lament when I regained my sanity.
All of these were engraved deep in my soul.
They won’t disappear even if I were to lose my memories after going back in time.
I was certain of this. The new me will surely realize the possibilities of【Recovery(Heal)】and be able to redo it.
“You, no way, you are serious.” (Flare)
“Goodbye, princess. When I restart and meet you again, this time I will take away everything from you.” (Keyaru)
“You fucker!”
Realizing that I was serious, Flare aimed her staff straight at me.
However, it was too late.
I already raised my mana to the limit. Now, I just had to use the power.
Brilliant light radiated from the Philosopher’s stone.
“【Recovery(Heal)】.” (Keyaru)
I used【Recovery(Heal)】on this rotten world.
It went back to my desired, normal state.
The world changed as if the events in the past 4 years did not happen, and it went back to that day.
Next time I will do it well. It was definitely possible.
Even if all my memories were gone, the pain in my soul will make me remember everything.

## Chapter 1: The Boy Dreams

I jumped out of my bed.
My body felt uncomfortable because it was covered in sweat.
“Haa, haa, haa, it’s that dream again.” (Keyaru)
It was a dream where I became a hero, of all things, and fought the demon lord.
I don’t remember how many times I had this dream.
I knew my place. I was an ordinary villager, no more, no less.
“Is the sun about to rise?” (Keyaru)
Looking out the window, it was already dawn.
It was just the right time. I should get up and leave for work.
I changed out of my pajamas and prepared to leave.
I took an apple on the desk and bit into it. This was my breakfast.
I picked up and slung a small bag, which contained the tools that I needed when I worked while carrying a large basket, over my shoulder.
“I’ll be back, dad, mom.” (Keyaru)
I muttered.
I didn’t expect a reply. My parents were already dead; they were attacked by monsters. This was simply my habit.

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I left my house.
The village I live in was fairly large and it was divided into 3 places: commercial district, residential district, and agriculture district.
The residential district had a waterway that stretched into 4 cardinal directions, and the district was filled with greenery.
From there, I moved towards the agriculture district.
I earned my living by working as an apple farmer.
Although I became a lonely orphan after losing my parents, I was able to manage a livelihood thanks to the house and the apple orchard that my parents left behind.
I arrived at the apple orchard.
“It’s about time to harvest.” (Keyaru)
Looking at the fruits growing on the appletree, I grinned happily. They’ve safely reached the harvest period, so I shouldn’t starve to death.
I climbed up the tree and picked the red apples and put them into the basket one after another.
However, for some reason, while I was doing this, there was a strange stir in my chest.
A voice resonated within me.
Was it fine like this?
Wasn’t there something else that I had to do?
Was it fine to not get stronger?
“I still haven’t awakened to my class, I’m being impatient.” (Keyaru)
Humans awakened to their class when they became an adult at the age of 14.
Various parameters were strengthened depending on the class.
Humans who did not have a class couldn’t fight properly.
Furthermore, the skills that you can acquire are determined based on your class.
If your class was a swordsman, you can acquire, and easily increase your proficiency with, the sword skill. On the contrary, magicians couldn’t acquire the sword skill.
You could use a sword without the sword skill, but you could never win against someone who had it. It’s because your attacks lacked the speed and strength correction from the sword skill.
It was 7 days before my 14th birthday.
If, on that day, I awakened to an amazing class, I decided to leave this village and go on a journey. If I awakened to a weak class, I planned to continue looking after the apple orchard as my livelihood.
It’s currently the harvest period for the apples. It’s a period where the fruit of my labor for the year turned into money. My war chest fund should be sufficient even if I decided to go on a journey.
Carrying this small hope in my chest, I continued to quietly harvest the apples.

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The sun was setting by the time I was somewhat finished with the harvesting and managing the apple orchard.
As I was getting ready to leave, I heard a shriek.
No way?!
Overcome with anxiety, I went towards the place that the shriek originated from.
That place was a barley field in the surrounding area. There was something that shouldn’t exist on a barley field.
“Did the monster get over the fence to invade?!” (Keyaru)
I shouted in surprise.
A wild boar monster with rock carapace and exceptionally short legs attacked the villagers.
An ordinary farmer couldn’t fight against it.
Even farmers possessed a class if they were an adult. However, they became farmers because their class was not combat oriented, and they hadn’t raised their levels. There was no way they could fight against the monster.
The vigilante corps will arrive if they wait a little longer. Then they’ll be able to defeat it.
However……
“Anna-san.” (Keyaru)
There was someone with a familiar face. She’s someone that continued taking care of me when I became a lonely orphan.
She was a housewife in a childless marriage, who doted on me as if I was her own child.
That Anna-san tripped on her legs and fell and could not escape. Slowly the rock wild boar approached her. At this rate, she’ll be eaten by that monster.
Even if I went, there’s nothing that I could do. Forget about having a combat oriented class, I haven’t even awakened to a class.
‘That’s not true. Why am I scared of a monster of that level? I know that monster. Knowledge is a weapon. Status isn’t the only thing that makes up one's strength.’
A voice resonated in my head. It’s a voice that always urged me to get stronger.
That voice resonated in my mind with an unusually high intensity.
The next moment, I was already running.
Yeah, for some reason I knew about that monster.
That monster was not a wild boar.
Rock Maul.
It’s a mole monster. That’s why it was able to invade by digging under the fence surrounding the village.
It had a fatal weak point.
Its eyes were atrophied, making them nearly blind. In order to locate its prey, it used the Eimer’s organ at the end of its nose to detect the vibrations transmitted from the ground.
This organ was a weak point because it’s the only one that’s exposed. It’s not covered with rock because it’d otherwise lose its hypersensitive senses.
That’s the place I should aim for. Even if I was powerless, I should be able to damage it.
“Haaaaa!” (Keyaru)
I ran using all my strength and leapt forward.
Since it detected its enemies by sensing the vibrations transmitted from the ground, it won’t be able to detect me if I leapt into the air.
I clung onto the back of the enormous rock wild boa-……, no the rock mole’s neck.
It didn’t notice me until this moment. I stabbed the weak point, Eimer’s organ, with my work knife.
“Kyuiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!” (Rock Mole)
The rock mole thrashed wildly and I was quickly thrown off.
I stared at its nose.
With my status, I wasn’t able to defeat the monster but only wound it.
I clenched my jaw.
‘What’s my objective? I should be saving that woman, so why was I trying to defeat the monster? Hurry up and accomplish the objective.’
An astonished voice resonated in my mind.
Coming to my senses after hearing that voice, I hurriedly approached Anna-san to help her get on her feet and leave the place.
The rock mole thrashed around violently, but it wasn’t able to detect where Anna-san was.
“Keyaru-kun, uh, um, thank you. But was it ok to enrage that monster?” (Anna)
“It’s fine. That monster is no longer able to see anything.”
Having lost its only sensory organ, that monster couldn’t find where we were.
That’s good enough. My objective wasn’t to defeat that monster but to help Anna-san, and I already accomplished that objective. Now, if I just wait, the vigilante corps will do something about it.

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After some time, the vigilante corps with combat oriented skills arrived and defeated the rock mole.
I was praised by everyone for saving Anna-san, but I was scolded for acting absurdly.
“You talked about wanting to be a hero to save everyone when you were young, but if it’s Keyaru-kun, you might actually become a hero.” (Anna)
After Anna-san finished scolding me, she said that while smiling.
To become a hero and save everyone, that was my dream. My parents were killed by monsters. That’s why in order to prevent anyone else from experiencing this pain, I had decided to become a strong hero.
“Hey, Keyaru-kun. Were you not scared at the sight of such a violent monster?” (Eins)
A giant man who’s confident in his strength, Eins, asks me.
“I didn’t think that it was scary.” (Keyaru)
“Oi oi, that in itself is a problem. Don’t be too absurd.” (Eins)
When I was fighting the rock mole, I was feeling strangely composed.
I didn’t believe that I was acting absurdly. I was confident that I could do it. It was my first time fighting a monster, but my mind was calm as if it was a part of my everyday life.
Was it somehow related to the dream that I had day after day?
While I was thinking that, a voice resonated in my mind. It’s that voice that I heard all the time.
‘Get stronger. Trust no one. I know the means of getting stronger. I remember the countless adventurer’s experiences and the sages’ knowledge. Use all of that and get stronger by even 1 second faster. First, obtain the eyes. The eyes of the spirit; the eyes that can see through everything.’
What was this? This voice has never sounded so clearly before.
I bid farewell to the villagers surrounding me and left the place.
When I was alone, I ran.
“What exactly is this?!” (Keyaru)
As if being pushed on by something, my legs moved naturally.
I knew.
There was a connection point to the spirit world in the forest near the village. If I chanted the prayer that allowed me to make a contract with the spirits in ancient language, I could obtain the best eyes in the world as a proof of contract with the spirits.
It’s the same as before with the rock mole monster. Somehow, I knew about it.
And that the alignment of the stars in 5 days will cause the connection to the spirit world to be at its strongest. That if I miss this chance, the next one will be in 34 years.
If I thought rationally, this was simply an auditory hallucination. However, I could not ignore this inner voice.
Because it felt like I’d lose everything if I ignored it.
Weakness is a sin. I had such an obsession.
‘If I can obtain the eyes, I’ll be able to remember everything. I must not repeat the mistakes. I need to live a happier life this time.’
I started feeling highly elated.
I thought that I’d know everything if I just went to that place and obtained the eyes of the spirit.
I put several apples in my bag and left the village without delay, and ran towards the place that I shouldn’t know of.
And I finally realized.
What was I doing?
I was smiling.
Ah, I see. I’m anticipating the place that I’ll arrive at by listening to this voice.
Alright, let’s go and recover my true self.

## Chapter 2: The Boy Remembers Everything

‘Obtain the eyes of the spirit.’
Following the voice in my mind, I left the village and entered the forest.
It was getting dark.
The forest was scary at night. Your field of view was restricted and the monsters became more active.
Now that I’ve left the village that’s surrounded by the fences, it wouldn’t be strange for me to be attacked by monsters. It was a suicidal act..
Yet I was completely unafraid.
I took out a knife from the bag and peeled off a bark from a nearby tree, then I squeezed the sap out of the bark and spreaded a load of it over my body. The nearby monsters hated the smell of this sap.
And the monsters that didn’t mind the smell were divided into 2 types. Ones that had the tendency to dislike fire and others that wouldn’t attack as long as you didn’t enter their territory.
Carry around a torchlight and let the smell of the sap waft through the air, and don’t miss the territory marks left behind by the monsters on the tree trunks. If I do this, I’ll be able to safely traverse the forest. This was what the voice told me.
“Just who am I?” (Keyaru)
I kept walking without an understanding.
Perhaps I was mentally ill.
If so, then I’ll be attacked in the middle of the night and die. If this voice was nothing but an auditory hallucination, then these countermeasures against monsters were useless, and I’d be eaten by the monsters before the morning.
During the incident with rock mole, I was able to rescue Anna-san by trusting this voice. If I spent the night safely in the forest, then it would lend further credence to the thing about the eyes of the spirit.
That’s why I had to move forward. There was no time right now.
Considering the distance, I’d have to rush through the forest to arrive on time.

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It’s been 4 days since I left my village.
Now, there’s only 1 day left. The connection to the spirit world only opens up for a brief moment when the stars align. From now on, I started walking through the forest without a wink of sleep.
Fatigue piled up.
Not only had I not gotten a wink of sleep, there was even a problem with my meal. It’s been a while since I ate all the apples, so I endured by eating just the wild edible greens and wild animals that I hunted in the forest. As a result, my body was weakened and my sight was blurry.
Having come all this way, I was sure of one thing.
I seriously believed in the voice. If that wasn’t the case, then there’s no way I would have overexerted myself like this.
I walked, walked, and walked, and finally on the 5th night, I arrived at the destination. There was a beautiful lake between the trees. My field of vision opened up and the stars in the sky started twinking.
At this very moment, the door was about to open.
‘Looks like I barely arrived in time. Now, obtain the eyes that can see through everything. Then I’ll be able to remember everything.”
The lake sucked in the light of the stars.
It began.
I opened my mouth.
“-------------------------------------------.” (Keyaru)
Ancient fairy words flowed out.
It was a prayer that was granted to those that helped the spirits when they occasionally got mixed into this world.
It was the spirits’ repayment to their benefactors and their descendents.
The spirits granted power to those that met the following 3 conditions: one must arrive at the connection point to the spirit world, know the secrets of the alignment of the stars, and know the prayer.
Of course my ancestors didn’t help the spirits.
I was merely using the knowledge I stole from someone whose ancestor did help the spirits.
I came here because coincidentally, the connection point was located in a place where I could reach from my village, it was a moment where the stars aligned, and I knew the prayer of the spirits.
I decided to no longer think about why I knew about these things.
I will know the answer to all these things once I got a hold of the【Eyes of the Spirit】.
The lake shined brilliantly.
It had released all of the collected starlight.
A blue pillar appeared in the middle of the lake and the space was split. A beautiful woman appeared from that place.
She was a beauty with transparent wings whose body was wrapped around in a tight, semi transparent blue feathered robe.
That beauty slowly started speaking.
“I am the【Spirit of the Star】. Human child, in accordance with the old pact, as a repayment for the favor that my friend received from your ancestor, I will grant you the power of the spirit. What is it that you desire?” (Star Spirit)
The spirit presented me with options to choose from. The arm that can smash through everything, the legs that can withstand even the harsh winds of the storm, ears that can hear sounds from a long distance, and the eyes that can see through everything. My answer was already decided.
“The eyes, please give me the eyes that can see through everything.” (Keyaru)
I squeezed out the words in a quivering voice.
Then, the【Spirit of the Star】started floating closer towards me.
She brought her face close to mine and I unconsciously closed my eyes.
I felt the soft feeling on my eyelids twice.
“Human child, I recorded the proof of our contract in your eyes.” (Star Spirit) (TL Note: She’s telling Keyaru that she’s given him the eyes of the spirit in a roundabout way.)
My eyes were hot, but it wasn’t painful. I felt the surging power.
I opened my eyes.
“This is the eyes of the spirit.” (Keyaru)
I was speechless. The mana floating in the atmosphere, the leylines, the status and special abilities of the spirit in front of me, and even her true name, it was because I was able to see all these things.
To think that these eyes were this amazing. Furthermore, the voice was telling me that these were absolutely needed for the class that I’d awaken to. I gazed at the lake.
There was a reflection of my face on the surface of the lake. My eyes were shining in jade green color.
And I saw through myself that was reflected on the surface.
“Ah, so it was like that.” (Keyaru)
I saw the true image of the world and remembered everything.
The despair of the past and the earnest desire for a second world.
Even if the memories disappeared, what was engraved in the soul will not disappear.
The fog lifted. Through the wound engraved in my soul, I recovered the memories that were erased by the reverting of history.
I found my true self.
“Thank you,【Spirit of the Star】.” (Keyaru)
I thanked the【Spirit of the Star】and she smiled and faded away.
With these eyes of the spirit……, no, by obtaining the【Jade Eyes】the preliminary preparation was complete.
“First, I will retrace the history. I have the knowledge, but the skills are gone. If it goes according to my past life, I will be drugged and forced to【Recovery(Heal)】the injured veteran warriors. It wouldn’t be that bad to【Imitation(Heal)】the veteran warriors’ skills.” (Keyaru)
And above all.
“I made a promise that this time, I’ll take away everything from that woman.” (Keyaru)
I recalled a certain woman with light pink hair, a princess who was loved more than anyone else, the hero of【Magic】Flare.
I should hurry up and return to the village. Reuniting with her is the first step that I need to take.
The reflection of my face on the surface of the lake was no longer that of a naïve boy, but a twisted and warped devil.

## Chapter 3: The Boy Awakens as a Healer

I remembered everything after obtaining the【Jade Eyes】, also known as the eyes of the spirit.
The past where I had been continuously exploited.
How I had used【Recovery(Heal)】on the world to return to the past.
And how the tragedy will repeat itself if I didn’t do something about it now.
I could never allow that to happen. That’s why I started setting up an immediate plan in order to avoid the tragedy.
“First, I’ll awaken to my class in 2 days.” (Keyaru)
My 14th birthday was in 2 days, and on that day, I would become an adult and obtain my class at the same time.
Of course, I would obtain the healer class.
Not only that, I would also obtain the【Hero】class.
“Why did I have to be someone like a【Hero】.” (Keyaru)
【Hero】was a class that could only be obtained by the people who were chosen by the gods, and there were only 10 of them in the world.
This class had 4 main abilities:
* The strengthening of the class ability.【Hero】raised the person’s class to a higher dimension.
* The removal of level limit. All living creatures had a set level limit, but the heroes were exempt from this.
* The increase in EXP(experience point) gained by the hero and their party. The hero and their party members gained twice as much EXP as normal.
* The ability to increase another person’s level limit. The hero was able to increase another person’s level limit through certain acts.

They were all powerful, useful abilities fit for a hero.
I was certain that I was able to go further than【Recovery(Heal)】and gained the ability to use【Imitation(Heal)】,【Transformation(Heal)】,【Deterioration(Heal)】because I was a hero.
In addition to that, the fact that there was no level limit was basically cheating. Normally the level limit was only 20~30, but a hero did not have a level limit. This meant that a hero could endlessly get stronger; they were on another level compared to a normal person.
The increased EXP gain could not be ignored either. If the memories of my past life was correct, the party’s EXP gain doubled for every hero in the party.
If a party was composed of 4 heroes, the entire party would gain 16 times as much EXP as normal.
“Now that I think about it, Flare should come for me in a week.” (Keyaru)
According to the memories, 5 days after I obtained the healer class and became a hero, the kingdom sent her to escort me back to the kingdom.
It seemed like Flare princess, who awakened as the hero of【Magic】, had the ability to detect both the birth of a hero and their whereabouts.
She would definitely come and find me this time as well.
Heroes were a precious fighting force with only 10 of them in the world. There was no way they would miss this chance.
I decided on my course of action as I was walking.
“First of all, escaping from the kingdom is out of the question.” (Keyaru)
There were 2 reasons for this. First was the fact that I could not escape from the hero of【Magic】Flare, who could detect the whereabouts of the heroes.
This was especially true for my current self, whose low level and the lack of skills made it impossible to escape from the royal family’s royal guards.
If I really wanted to escape, I had to disable the hero of【Magic】Flare’s detection ability. Only a total of 10 heroes could exist in the world. The royal family would choose to dispose of the hero they couldn’t use and let a new hero be born in their place.
The second reason was because I wanted to use【Imitation(Heal)】on remarkable humans for their abilities.
In my previous past, I couldn’t withstand the pain of using【Recovery(Heal)】and escaped, but I was eventually captured and drugged. I was then forced to【Recovery(Heal)】the veteran warriors, whose lost body part was beyond the healing ability of an elixir.
It was a nightmarish experience, but it was a once-in-a-life-time opportunity that gave me the chance to meet the veteran warriors, who I could not meet under normal circumstances, and【Imitation(Heal)】their skills.
Considering all these points, there was only one course of action that I could take.
I had to retrace the past where I was held up in the royal palace,【Imitation(Heal)】as many skills as I can, and then escape.
In order to do that, I had to overcome some obstacles.
“I absolutely need the drug resistance. It’d just be the same as before if I lost my sense of self after being drugged.” (Keyaru)
I had to obtain drug resistance so that I could retain my sense of self even if I was drugged.
And I must be strong enough by the time I had to escape, so I wanted to increase my level.
I was not worried about the latter part because I had【Steal(Heal)】.
While I was using【Imitation(Heal)】on the skills, I could increase my level as well.
Now that I decided to do that, I had to start preparing.
On my way back to the village, I collected poisonous herbs and poisonous mushrooms and put them in my bag.
The reason why it took so long for me to acquire the drug resistance in my previous life was because I resigned myself to the drugs’ pleasures. I had to resist the effects of the drugs in order to acquire the drug resistance. For the next week, if I consumed poisonous herbs and mushrooms and resisted their effects, I’d gain a significant amount of proficiency. I wouldn’t acquire the drug resistance in just a week, but if I committed to it with a strong will, I’ll be able to acquire it in the not so distant future.
“It wouldn’t be fun if I just escaped. I will break Flare and take her with me.” (Keyaru)
In my previous past, that woman drugged me and used me as a tool that would heal like a machine.
I will do the same thing to her. I will use【Transformation(Heal)】on her and abduct her when I break out.
However, I am not a demon.
Flare hasn’t inflicted any harm on me in this world, and breaking and using someone like that would be the wrong thing to do. I should let her go if she doesn’t try to break me.
But if she tried to destroy me this time as well, I will definitely mete out retribution. I planned to let her experience what it felt like to be a livestock.
I continued avoiding monsters and walked whilst using my knowledge to consume poisonous herbs and poisonous mushrooms in an amount that would not kill me, and at times, used poison to neutralize other poisons to alleviate their symptoms.

◇

2 days have passed since I obtained the eyes of the spirit.
I was quite used to the poison. When I went to a nearby river to drink, I was shocked to see the reflection of my face on the surface of the water. My cheeks were gaunt and my eyes were sunk.
I might have gone too far, but that did not matter. This was something that was necessary in order for me to be happy.
The full moon was shining when I looked up to the sky.
Suddenly, my right arm started hurting as if it was burning.
“It’s here.” (Keyaru)
A geometric crest was engraved on the back of my hand.
It was the proof of a hero. I was chosen as a hero this time as well, and I should have also awakened to my class.
Looking at the surface of the river, I put power into my eyes. The【Jade Eyes】that I received from the spirit was shining.
Normally, it was only possible to view one’s status through the use of an expensive magic tool called ‘Appraisal Paper’.
However, with the jade eyes, I could see the status with just my eyes.

Race: Human
Name: Keyaru
Class: Healer ⠂Hero
Level: 1
Status:
MP: 12/12
Physical Attack: 5
Physical Defense: 6
Magic Attack: 7
Magic Resistance: 8
Speed: 7
Abilities:
* Healing Magic Lv. 1

Skills:
* MP Recovery Rate Increase Lv. 1: Healer skill, 10% positive correction for MP recovery rate.
* Healing Ability Enhancement Lv. 1: Healer skill, positive correction for healing magic.
* EXP Increase: Hero exclusive skill, doubles the EXP gained by you and your party members.
* Level Limit Breakthrough(Self): Hero exclusive skill, releases the level limit.
* Level Limit Breakthrough(Others): Hero exclusive skill, giving your magic-filled bodily fluids to another person has a small probability of increasing their level limit by 1.

It was very convenient to have eyes that allowed me to verify a status without the use of a magic tool.
Especially for talented people like me who could copy skills with the use of【Imitation(Heal)】.
With these eyes, I could identify people with the abilities that I wanted and then copy their skills. And the power of the【Jade Eyes】went further than this. The information up to this point was something you could see by using an appraisal paper, but I could see much more things with the jade eyes. They were……

Level Limit: ∞
Talent Values:
MP: 110
Physical Attack: 50
Physical Defense: 50
Magic Attack: 105
Magic Resistance: 125
Speed: 120
Total Talent Values: 560

These were the level limit and talent values.
Living creatures had their own limit on how much they could increase their level.
I could accurately verify that and identify most talented individuals. No matter how high someone’s status was, they were useless if their level limit was 10.
And the important part was the talent values. Status was determined based on the individual’s talent values and level.
No matter how high an individual increased their level, they would not be strong if their talent values were low.
In my case, since I was a healer, my physical talent values were low but my other values were at a high level.
Even if a hero was strong, they couldn’t fight alone; they needed comrades. With the【Jade Eyes】, I should be able to identify talented individuals.
“Healer and Hero classes, the preparation to acquire drug resistance, and the【Jade Eyes】. I have everything that I need. Now I just need to retrace the past. How strange, I’m looking forward to meeting Flare, even though I hated her so much.” (Keyaru)
I prayed that Flare was also a trash in this world as well.
Then I could take my revenge without worry. I will turn her into a livestock and cherish her.
With a thin smile, I stood up from the spot near the river and started walking. I took each of my steps carefully, all in order to fulfil my objective. (TL Note: metaphorically)