episode_0012

A girl who was half-conscious due to severe injuries

Taking her with them, Zeros and Katlena hurriedly headed to where the doctor was.

There was an escort attached to him by Elios, but Zeros didn’t really need his help in carrying the girl.

‘It’s a lot lighter than I thought… but it looks like it’s not in good nutritional condition from the start…’

Although the girl was similar in height to Zeros, her weight was pitifully light.

Even though he had trained hard, he was still able to carry Zeros, who was only 9 years old, without any problems.

However, apart from that fact, Zeros was not very pleased with the current situation.

‘Oh my… This has to happen right now when I need to score points with Elios regarding the orphanage.’

The decisive moment in the original that made Zeros catch Elios’ eye.

Zeros had been thinking of doing that two years earlier, but now that he was carrying the girl on his back and going to the hospital in the center of the city, it became difficult to do so.

‘Well, if it were like the original, there would be another chance in the future… but if it goes like this, I have no choice but to give up this chance.’

As a servant, you have no choice but to follow your master’s orders.

Thinking like that, Zeros began to feel regretful.

But at the same time, a somewhat surprising thought was also rising in Zeros’ mind.

‘By the way… Katlena, this person might be more considerate than I thought. I only knew her as an arrogant woman who didn’t use others, but I never thought she would step forward to help a girl who had no connections.’

The original Katlena he knew was a very arrogant princess who, like a greenhouse-grown flower, had little understanding of other people’s difficulties and had little concept of helping others.

However, just a moment ago, Katlena happened to find this girl being beaten by boys and immediately gave the order to save her, even going so far as to personally examine her wounds, risking getting blood on her own clothes.

Despite her high status, Katlena personally steps forward and takes altruistic actions.

In response, Zeros concluded that there seemed to be more good aspects to her personality than he had thought.

Meanwhile, apart from giving Zero a slightly positive feeling, Princess Katlena was secretly sighing in relief.

‘Ha… Thank goodness. Now I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.’

Katlena returns to the city from the outskirts of the city where the orphanage was.

She was just glad that she had a good excuse at the right time.

There was no reason for her to personally step forward and help a girl she didn’t even know.

Although she learned things like responsibility as a leader, she herself wasn’t a very compassionate person.

Nevertheless, the reason she came all the way here to check on the girl’s condition was simple.

To somehow minimize the time spent with my older sister, Elios.

I did find out that there was something complicated going on between my older sister and my father, and my older sister’s reaction that I saw just now was also quite unexpected.

But, that aside, the fact that her sister was still an object of fear for Katlena remained unchanged.

My older sister, Elios, makes me feel like my heart is sinking just by making eye contact.

In fact, even during the brief conversation just a moment ago, the symptoms were so severe that she was shivering from the fear imprinted on her instincts. From her perspective, this thing that she would normally have found annoying was now feeling like a blessing from God.

‘Of course, that doesn’t mean I have to go all the way, because that could make my sister angry, so I have to adjust the timing appropriately.’

With that in mind, they finally arrived at the hospital and immediately called a doctor to check on the girl’s condition.

*

After assessing the girl’s physical condition, the doctor spoke to them in a calm voice.

“The bruises are severe and there are broken bones here and there, but fortunately, there is no major damage to the major organs, including the intestines. I think it will be fixed quickly.”

With those words, the doctor begins to cure the girl with magic.

To be exact, this person’s occupation was a magician who dealt with magic, but since he specialized in this type of magic, he was called a doctor.

And, as he watched his treatment process being implemented immediately, Zeros began to feel inwardly amazed.

‘I’ve had simple bruises treated during training, but this healing magic… is it more amazing than I thought?’

A magic that can heal injuries that would take days to heal with natural treatments in just seconds.

Even in the case of witches working within the palace, it was possible to perfectly restore internal organs as long as they were still breathing, so the medicine of this world based on magic could be said to be more advanced than medicine based on modern science.

A girl who magically recovers from injuries so quickly that it’s visibly painful.

As the swelling and bruising on her face subsided, the girl’s original face began to fully emerge.

‘I didn’t realize it when I brought her here, but… this child is prettier than I thought?’

A beautiful girl with light purple hair and distinct facial features.

Although she was not as pretty as Katlena or Elios, she was quite pretty considering that, unlike them, she had a bare face with little makeup.

Meanwhile, seeing the girl’s condition recovering, Katlena spoke to the doctor who had finished treating her.

“Thank you for your hard work. Please claim the money from the palace. You may leave now.”

“Yes, I understand, Your Majesty.”

The doctor leaves the room as Katlena says.

In addition, the escort that Elios had provided was waiting at the hospital entrance under Katlena’s orders.

So, only three young boys and girls were left in the hospital room.

Then, Katlena’s gaze turned to Zeros, who had beads of sweat on his forehead from carrying the girl all the way here.

“You’ve had a hard time too. Was it hard to get here?”

“No, it’s okay. I just did what I had to do.”

Zeros politely responds to Katlena’s words.

Although it was regrettable that he had lost a good chance to save this child, the fact that he had helped save the little girl’s life still gave Zeros a sense of accomplishment.

And, as she watched Zeros with such a slightly proud expression on his face, a quiet smile began to appear on Katlena’s lips.

at that time..

“Ugh..ugh..”

The girl slowly begins to open her eyes.

Then Katlena looked at her face and spoke to her in a calm voice.

“Are you awake?”

She just stares blankly at me without saying anything despite Katlena’s words.

Seeing this, Katlena spoke to her in a voice that contained as much detail as possible.

“I’m okay now. All my injuries have healed, so don’t worry.”

Katlena smiles as she speaks to calm the young patient.

at that time…

“Ugh..ugh..

“Ah..”

“Ugh…ughhh.”

The next moment, the girl suddenly starts sobbing and shedding tears.

Perhaps it was the aftereffects of having been beaten so badly that he lost consciousness just a moment ago, but it left Katlena feeling a little embarrassed.

‘This… I guess it was more shocking than I thought. Well, if I hadn’t stopped it, this child might have died.’

Considering that the other person was a girl who seemed to be around the same age as herself, it might have been a natural phenomenon, but when the child started crying right in front of her, Katlena was at a loss as to how to respond.

at that time..

“It’s okay now. There are no more guys who will hurt you, so you can rest assured.”

“Sob..sob..”

The next moment, Zeros calmly soothes the girl by patting her back.

If you just look at the picture, it looks like a cute little boy comforting a girl, but it seems to have some effect.

After a while, the girl finally calmed down and stopped crying.

Then she turned her head slightly away from Zeros, as if slightly embarrassed, and spoke in a small voice.

“Sniff.. Thank you.. for saving me..”

She looked at Zeros with a slightly red face and tears still welling up in her eyes.

Looking at that sight, Katlena felt something strange, and for the time being, she smiled and listened to her words.

“What, it’s natural to help those in need. My name is Katlena Sophia. Do you happen to know your name?”

The girl naturally looked this way in response to Katlena’s question. Then, she answered Katlena’s question with a slightly trembling voice.

“..Ara..Kune.. There is no last name.”

Not having a last name means not having parents.

From this, Katlena and Zeros were able to guess that she was an orphan.

“I see, then it’s okay to call me Arachne, right?”

“Yes, that’s okay.”

The girl named Arachne, who answered Katlena’s words with even more caution.

Fortunately, Katlena felt relieved to see that she had sorted out her emotions to some extent, and began asking about the situation that had just occurred.

“By the way. How did something like that happen to you? Did you do something wrong, like stealing?”

“That… That never happened! I just…”

Arachne suddenly cuts off her words while trying to say something.

At this, Katlena began to become more suspicious as she realized that there was more to the child than just being beaten.

“It’s okay. If you have any problems, please tell me. I might be able to help you.”

Cattlena with a kind smile.

Arachne seemed a little hesitant at this, then began to speak again.