Daylight (1)

Cough.

With an unexpected hyperventilation, a blood clot spilled out.

It was because I had accepted the blade thrust into my heart without resistance, with my whole body.

Normally, there wouldn’t have been even a slight wobble, but I myself had allowed my skin to be torn and twisted to make a hole in my heart.

Well, it was quite a valuable experience.

I firmly grasped the hilt of the greatsword that had pierced my body with one hand, and twisted it as if staggering, then pulled it out with a squelch.

The feeling of the blade stirring my insides was a bit dirty, but the blood I vomited as a result wasn’t that much.

“…..”

After looking at the unconscious Erica for a moment, I picked up her right arm lying far away and brought it to her shoulder joint, which was covered in hazy mist.

“Will this work?”

[Well, there’s nothing that can’t be done.]

“It’s been a while, so I don’t remember well.”

The suturing technique to cleanly reattach severed body parts.

It was something I used to do quite often when I was directly experimenting on my body in the past.

Back then, I was certainly so accustomed to pain that I didn’t particularly feel it, but.

[This girl’s regeneration stat is so amazing that if we suture it, it will attach quickly. About 2-3 days should be enough.]

Other parts aren’t that severe….. I should just focus on the arm.

My blood is really precious, I hope she’d at least thank me when she wakes up.

Though that’s unlikely.

I sprinkled blood in the air to create a large oval ring. The air current shook and formed a single flow.

Bloody’s body faintly glowed and his cloak fluttered. The structure of a magic circle was created in the empty space in the middle of the ring, and various characters were engraved. That which was slowly emitting light was instantly condensed and transformed into the form of a thin membrane, slightly larger than the thickness of an arm in vertical length.

I brought it to her shoulder joint and adjusted the size for a moment. Then I inserted it between the cut parts of the arm and shoulder to proceed with the suturing.

Muscles connected and nerves linked. As bones joined, mana channels began to flow.

“Hmm.”

The magic circle flashed.

A small ring engraved with various characters was slowly rotating, inserted into the place where it had been severed. Yes, looking at it like this, it’s kind of cool.

“Can she wear clothes?”

It would be weird if the magic circle sticks out from under the clothes.

[You’re realistic.]

“Because it is reality.”

I can adjust it later.

While I was sitting and resting for a while as the suturing technique went through its initial stages, Erica, who had been unconscious, slowly opened her eyes and let out a groan.

“Are you awake?”

“…Ugh.”

“Ah, be careful. Don’t move your arm.”

It’s quite delicate, so it’ll be troublesome if it gets misaligned.

With a face full of frowns, she looked down at her arm, then suddenly lifted her head to look at me.

“B-But I definitely stabbed your heart…!”

“Huh?”

Meeting her round eyes, I quickly decided to match her stance.

“Yeah! That’s right! My heart was pierced! Amazing. Well done!”

Saying that, I stretched out my hand to point at my chest area.

There was only my heart and skin, long since recovered, wrapped in torn clothing.

“It really hurt. I almost cried because it hurt so much. You’re the first to stab my heart…”

It’s not the first time.

“…well, not the first, more like the 16th time, but anyway, yeah, that’s what happened.”

“W-What does that mean…”

Bewilderment consumed her. It was quite cute.

“What’s wrong?”

“If your heart was stabbed, you should be dead…”

“I almost died.”

I paused for a moment.

“But I lived?”

“Ugh…!”

Erica, who suddenly distorted her face, tried to grasp her sword with her sutured arm but groaned in pain.

“I told you to be careful. It’s your only right arm. You should treat it preciously.”

Erica bit her lip while steadying her breath.

I let out a fishy laugh and stood up from my seat.

“I won the bet, and you, who lost in battle, failed to kill me. It was the expected result and natural development.”

“…..”

Grind.

Her teeth ground together.

“Are you angry? But what can you do? That’s not the important thing.”

I slowly approached her while rubbing my hand that was grasping the air.

“Now, no matter what I do to you, you can’t resist with that body.”

“…Y-You trash bastard!”

She tried to back away with her trembling body, but there was a blocked wall behind her.

All she could do was just grasp the ground with her left arm, which was relatively intact.

“Hehehehe…..”

“Don’t come! If you come, I’ll kill you!!”

As soon as I heard those words, I stopped right there.

Erica inhaled sharply with a perplexed face.

I counted to 2 inwardly, then suddenly ran towards her.

“Hehehehe…!”

“Ugh…!”

As I leaped towards her, about to stretch out my hand, I twisted my arm and hit the wall behind her.

A dull noise rang out and vibrated.

Our eyes met and a moment of silence passed.

“So from now on, take care of your body too.”

Because you’re the only one who can kill me.

Her distorted face didn’t change. I stretched out my hand towards her as it was.

I put both arms under her neck and leg joints, and lifted her in a princess carry position.

A body that couldn’t resist was easy to handle.

Realizing that resistance was futile, Erica just glared at me without saying anything.

Or maybe she had no strength.

“We’re going to the hospital. The emergency room. This time I’m…”

Hmm.

“The guardian, I guess.”

The place where we fought wasn’t too far from the Association hospital ward. There was no need to use a transfer build, so I walked slowly.

The flickering streetlights that blinked on and off, the lingering echoes on the streets, and the cold scent that wafted around my nose.

Somewhere between calmness and excitement, as I moved my steps, the faded bustling streets beyond began to come into view.

The quiet was nice, but now I wanted to have a conversation.

Of course, she wouldn’t give a normal response.

“I wonder how people will react when I enter the ward carrying you like this.”

“…..”

“No, starting from standing on the street with my face exposed would be chaos, should I worry about that first?”

“…You.”

Her mouth opened slightly.

“Why don’t you kill me? I lunged at you to kill you. I insulted you, denounced you, and provoked you. Or do you have some other scheme…”

“Because you’re pretty.”

“…..”

“I want to tie you up somewhere and stare at you all day.”

Erica looked at me. At her scrutinizing gaze, I unconsciously averted my eyes.

“You’re saying you won’t tell me, is that it?”

A moment of silence passed.

“I’m trying to grant your wish.”

“…Wish?”

“You said it, didn’t you? That you’d definitely kill me.”

Saying that I would be killed by her made me feel somewhat ticklish.

“So I decided to help you.”

Her mouth remained slightly open, frozen.

“Well, do your best.”

“…What.”

“Ah, we’ve arrived.”

It wasn’t the hospital ward, but the entrance to the bustling area.

Maybe because it was heading towards midnight, there weren’t many people, but it wasn’t too few either, perhaps because the aftermath of the battle hadn’t flowed this far.

“Which do you prefer, noisy or quiet?”

“…..”

“I’ll do as I please even if you don’t answer.”

I put strength into my legs and started running. It was a quiet street, but small noises could be heard little by little. Her pale hair tickled my hands and arms.

Her body, which felt slightly heavy, pressed against my chest.

But it wasn’t a problem in increasing speed.

It was surprisingly fine. It was fun.

Fun, huh.

I pushed open the hospital ward door with my body with a bang. At the same time, my hat spread magic power and wrapped around my head. My skin and eye color changed, and my collar rose up to my nose.

And I shouted.

“E-Emergency patient! Please help!”

All eyes turned to me at once.

“She’s lost too much blood! I think she’s still breathing!”

Erica looked at me as if she couldn’t believe it.

“This way, please.”

“Dr. Kim! Help us here!”

“It’s Erica!”

The commotion doubled and things progressed rapidly.

The dangerous-looking blood-covered girl was taken away on a cart, and a medical staff approached me.

“What’s your relationship with the patient? What was her initial condition?”

“Guardian… I found her collapsed on the street. Her arm was cut off, so I hurriedly performed suturing.”

“Suturing? How could an ordinary person perform high-level build surgery…”

The medical staff didn’t finish speaking and turned their gaze from me to Erica, who was repeatedly nodding her head saying she was fine.

It seemed they were already checking, as they were discussing while looking at the magic circle wrapped around her right arm.

“I’ve never seen such precision. Even if healing mages gathered for hours, it would be questionable if they could do this…”

“T-This isn’t a surgery that can be done so quickly…?!”

I hurriedly racked my brain.

What excuse should I make?

Should I just run away?

As I turned to leave, my shoulder was grabbed.

“Sir, you’ll need to stay for a moment. We have some questions to ask about the patient.”

I hurriedly pressed down on my hat and averted my gaze.

“The disrupted internal mana and the rupture and external bleeding that should naturally follow have been cleanly treated. Did you do this too, sir?”

“Ah, yes.”

The medical staff’s pupils dilated.

It was clear that things were going to get troublesome.