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“Ugh… gasp…”

Hilda ran towards the village, ignoring her heart that felt like it was going to burst. Hilda, who was carrying Arthur in her arms, was fortunately able to arrive home on time.

Hilda quickly laid Arthur down on the bed, as she could see Arthur’s face turning pale and his faint breathing that seemed as if he would stop breathing at any moment.

Hilda immediately took out a potion from the subspace pouch on the table. It was a potion that was unusually small compared to the other potions. The contents were also filled with a dark purple liquid, unlike the other potions.

Its true identity is an [Elixir] that is said to exist only in legends and cannot be compared to even the highest level potions.

Even Hilda herself did not believe in its existence until she saw it with her own eyes, but from the moment she discovered it in the Demon King’s treasure vault, she had no choice but to believe it.

The effect of the elixir the warrior told me was simple.

‘Restores undead living beings to their most perfect state.’

At that time, when deciding who would be the owner of the elixir, the warrior said that he had Elin, and Hilda was the only one who did not have a means of recovery herself, so it was right for her to have it, and that day she became the owner of the elixir.

Hilda poured all the elixir into the wound on Arthur’s chest. The effect was immediate, and Hilda felt relieved as she watched the wound quickly heal.

I looked at Arthur’s right hand, confirming that his color was returning. It was clearly said that the effect was to restore it to its perfect state. Then I expected that the right hand that was missing would also grow back.

But reality was harsh. No matter how much I looked, my right hand never grew back. At that moment, I was thinking strangely.

Buzz! Buzz!

“Ugh…uhweeek..uhweeek”

Suddenly Arthur had a seizure and started vomiting blood.

“Huh..?”

The confusion was short-lived. Hilda first checked Arthur’s chest again.

It was a wound that was clearly healing, but it was opening up again and bleeding.

Thinking that he had to do something, he took out all the potions he had in his subspace pockets and sprinkled them on Arthur’s wounds and into his mouth, regardless of whether they were of the highest or lowest quality.

Arthur, who had been marinated in potions for over 30 minutes, was completely soaked in potions.

Fortunately, Hilda succeeded in healing all of his wounds and was able to see Arthur sleeping quietly, breathing.

As the situation calmed down, the only thought on Hilda’s mind was ‘Why?’ The elixir’s effect was definitely absolute.

‘Why didn’t everything get better? When I think about it again, there are more than one or two strange things.’

Arthur used ‘dozens’ of potions, aside from the elixirs. That was a huge amount, enough to save about 100 people who were seriously injured.

The cause was quickly discovered. There was only one reason that came to mind: the ‘curse’.

I could only guess that Arthur was also under some kind of curse that greatly reduced the effectiveness of the healing, preventing it from receiving its full effect.

* * *

Three days have passed since that day.

Fortunately, Arthur came to his senses.

“I’m really glad.. Is there anything that hurts or is not feeling well?”

“No… More importantly, is it Hilia who saved me?”

“Uh..Huh? Right. Since you’ve come to your senses… Okay. Do you want to go back to Ms. Millia’s house?”

“I don’t like it.”

“Huh? What did you just say-”

“I don’t like it.”

“Oh, really? Oh.. Then I’ll help you as much as I can, so call me if you need it, and I’ll be out, so get some rest. ”

As she opened the door and tried to leave, Arthur called out to Hilda as she was leaving and said.

“Thank you so much for your help.”

* * *

There was a knock on the door and Hilda opened it.

“Ms. Milia?”

The person who came was Milia. Judging from her bad expression, she seemed to have come because she was worried about Arthur.

“Ms. Hillia..? By any chance..”

“Yes. Fortunately, Arthur came to his senses. And there doesn’t seem to be any other abnormalities.”

“That’s fortunate. Where is Arthur now..?”

“… He’s at home right now. He’s having a hard time getting out of bed. I’m going to let him rest for now. ”

“Yes. Then tell Arthur that Jade has prepared a lot of delicious food, so tell him to come when he feels better.”

“Okay, I’ll go back now.”

After informing her of Arthur’s condition, Hilda went back into the house, put away the empty potion bottles, and began to tidy up the house so that Arthur would not be uncomfortable.

dripping.

While I was cleaning, there was a knock on the door again.

I wondered if maybe Millia had come back again,

“Hilia! It’s Iris. I came to see Arthur!!”

“Come on in, Alice.”

This time it was Alice.

Hilda took Alice, who had come to visit Arthur, to the room where Arthur was.

“Okay, I’ll go in.”

As they entered the room, Alice approached Arthur with a worried look on her face.

“Arthur..? Are you okay? Are you okay now? I was really worried because you kept saying you couldn’t get up. It’s so nice to see you again like this. Hehe.”

“… ”

“I’ve already thought about what you’re going to do when you wake up! Let’s have fun like last time!!”

Fortunately, seeing Arthur looking okay, Alice felt relieved and put her hand on Arthur’s face as usual while he was sitting up on the bed.

widely!

But Arthur struck away Alice’s approaching hand with his left hand.

“Huh? Oh, Arthur? Why? ”

“…”

“Is it because of me? I’ll apologize.. Can’t you forgive me?”

“Aris..”

“I’m sorry about that time.. I was so scared too.. W, of course it was nothing compared to you-”

“Aris..!”

“Uh..huh?”

“I’m having a hard time, can you please not come by for a while?”

“Ah.. I see!! I was resting, so I disturbed you. I’m sorry.. I woke up today… Well.. Then I’ll go!”

Alice ran out of the house. Since it was just a fight between the kids, Hilda didn’t get involved, but Alice’s expression looked so uneasy that she followed her.

“Is Alice okay? Arthur must be having a hard time right now. Do you understand?”

“…Yes, it’s all my fault. Arthur saved me, but I just watched him die.”

“Aris, it’s no one’s fault. From the beginning, Arthur and you couldn’t handle it. You must be tired, so let’s go home and rest. Arthur, I’ll talk to you. Don’t worry. ”

“Yes. Thank you..”

After sending Alice home, Hilda returned to the room where Arthur was. Arthur was sitting on the bed with a frown on his face, as if he was dissatisfied with something.

“Arthur?”

“Yes..”

“Do you hate Aris?”

“No..”

“Of course I know how you feel. You may be disappointed that Alice didn’t help you. But I don’t think there’s anyone else your age who can muster up the courage to face such a monster.”

As Arthur’s expression slowly relaxed, Hilda continued her praise.

“Rather, Arthur, I think you’re more amazing? Thinking about protecting Alice in that situation? Even adults would have a hard time doing what you did in that situation.”

“But… That’s not it… I’m just scared of Alice getting hurt…”

“Hehe, Arthur. You like Alice, right?”

Arthur’s face turned red when he heard Hilda’s words.

“You like me!? We’re just friends!!!”

“Really?? Hmm.. I don’t think so, but do you know what your face looks like right now? It’s the face of someone who’s completely in love.”

“Oh, no!!! And I have many shortcomings. My hands are like this, I can’t see out of one eye, and my body is weak.. On the other hand, Aris is strong and popular.. I don’t get along with Aris.”

“I don’t know why you think that way. That doesn’t matter at all. What matters is the heart. Aristo won’t care about that either. Don’t you know best how considerate and kind you are?”

“But… I…”

“Here we go again. Arthur, you are so insecure. Look in the mirror here. Where else can you find a handsome guy like you? If I were Alice, would I even consider marrying you?”

“… Really?”

After a while, Arthur felt his face getting hotter, so he covered his head with the blanket and went inside.

“Anyway, I told you I’m shy. I’ll be in the living room, so get some rest today.”

“Yes…”

* * *

“Haa….”

Hilda was sitting at the living room table, sighing, because she didn’t have much time left. Her mana was steadily decreasing due to the effects of the curse, and now she could feel her vitality dwindling as well.

I think I probably have about 10 years left if I do a rough calculation. But this is also when I don’t use any power at all. I think I’ll die right away if I use my power once. Of course, that shouldn’t happen. Unless it’s a really dangerous situation.

Hilda began to recall when she had killed the wolf a few days ago.

No matter how much I thought about it, it was clear that the wolf was a “monster”.

Monster.

It refers to an animal that has accepted magic. Of course, there are monsters made entirely of magic, but let’s exclude those.

This time, the wolf’s case was no ordinary problem, considering Hilda’s experience. When a normal animal receives magic, it cannot adapt to the change and becomes mad, destroying its surroundings until it dies. However, what Alice heard was completely different.

-It was almost like a person… He was tormenting Arthur and watching my reactions.

Of course, there are a few ‘monsters’ who successfully adapt. Such monsters also have high intelligence, and they even have intelligence similar to that of humans. But why did they appear near our village? The demon realm is on the other side of the continent.

“Ha.. Seriously, what’s going on.”

Exhausted, Hilda decided to just forget about this incident. She was originally the type of person who didn’t think about complicated things like this. If she could find all the answers by thinking about it a little, why would she have done the test? With that kind of head, she would have just gone to the magic tower and become a magician.

* * *

Arthur sat in the room and thought about what had happened to him. After losing consciousness to the wolf, he had briefly regained consciousness during treatment. At that time, Hillia continued to stop the bleeding and pour some liquid without even knowing that I was awake.

At that time, Arthur thought to himself.

Is it a potion? The village chief said it was so precious that ordinary people couldn’t obtain it…

It’s my first time seeing Hilia’s crying face. Her really pretty face is still pretty even when covered in tears.

Why am I doing this to you… Why is he looking at me with that expression..?

Arthur lost consciousness again after having this thought for a moment.

Before losing consciousness, he wished that Hilia was his mother.