episode_0014

Now that the hero and Linda’s training was over, I came to the tent where the hero was sleeping and looked at him.

As Kailon took off his shirt and exposed his upper body, he was able to see bruises all over his body, and as if he knew it well, he leaned forward as if groaning.

“Ah, it hurts… ”

Do you usually go to such lengths to seduce a girl? I was just shocked by this strange obsession.

“… Do I have to go this far?”

“Well, what can I do… It was a really easy way to increase likability with a game script, but when I actually did it, it turned out to be the most difficult.”

When I said that, I felt like I could understand it a little bit.

Rather, this was the first time I heard about Linda’s strategy, and that it was body pounding training.

I, sweating profusely, looked at his back and narrowed my eyes.

Then he just smiled bitterly and shrugged his shoulders.

The only reason he was sitting in front of me with his shirt off was to treat the bruise.

So I looked at the bruise for a while and then sighed.

I thought about it for a while because I couldn’t figure out how on earth I could use my abilities to help someone other than myself.

“… hmm. Can I pray?”

I touched the golden cross hanging around my neck and gently purred.

I didn’t even know how to use Veronica’s abilities, so I just looked at Kylon’s bruised back and felt embarrassed.

As I agonized and pondered for a while, the still voice of Kylon continued.

“… Status window.”

“What?”

The moment I heard those words, I could feel my mind going blank.

Status window. It was clear that there was no one who did not know that.

It’s something you can often encounter in novels and comics, and if you know where it originated from, it was one of the things you most desperately wish for.

So, this is the inside of the game.

It could be said to be a culmination of the convenience of listing the character’s current situation in numbers so that you can best know your status in the game and at the same time list your abilities and skills for easy viewing.

But this damn warrior has it.

Of course, it could be natural since it’s in a game, but why are you the only one who hears that for no reason? A thought occurred to me.

“Oh, that works?”

“What… … ?”

When he heard that he had the ability he naturally mentioned, I couldn’t help but look at him with my eyes wide open.

He was grinning and looking at the status window in front of him that only he could see, fumbling with his fingers and giggling, but then he opened his mouth and glanced back at me.

“Look at this, my HP has been greatly reduced.”

“That’s something I would love so much… ? No, rather… ”

Leaving behind Kylon, who was gesturing back and forth as if he was trying to show me a status window that was not visible to me, I slowly turned my head while holding my throbbing head.

I muttered with anticipation, thinking that if I had a status window, I would be able to use my abilities easily.

“… Status window.”

There was no reaction.

“Status window.”

There was no reaction.

“Why is it only me… I’m also possessed.”

What I found out at the end was a harsh reality.

Even though I was the same possessor, I was just an extra, a heroine, not the main character, and at the sight of his ability not giving up, I hugged my despondent heart and snickered.

Then, Kailon, who had been watching quietly, let out a loud sigh and cleared his throat, then came over to me and carefully opened his mouth.

“… Don’t be too upset. Because I will still protect you. Since you cleared it once in the first place, you won’t get hurt.”

“… Haha.”

After hearing what I wasn’t sure if it was comfort or what, I smiled dryly and looked at his body.

I don’t particularly like looking at a man’s body right now, but I thought he just wanted me to be treated and that he took off his clothes for that treatment, so I didn’t even think about mentioning that it was a man’s body or anything.

I just let go of the feeling that I didn’t have the most useful skills in the game, like the status window or inventory, and sighed with a feeling of despair, and tried to shake off other distracting thoughts.

“ etc. or vs. What if it doesn’t work out… I’ll at least make you a potion.”

“Potion? Can you make something like that?”

“Uh, yes.”

It had been made before. Of course, I didn’t try it, but the king was happy that it was effective, so it was clear that it would be effective enough.

Putting aside the sense of senseless deprivation, I took a look at the warrior’s muscular back, and at the same time, I looked at the bruises scattered here and there, the scars that had developed from training with Linda, and held the cross around his neck and smoothed it.

I lifted it slightly, the string followed it, and I kissed the cold metal.

I’ve never been particularly religious, so I don’t know anything about prayers or the mindset of a saint, so I had no idea what to say that would translate into healing magic, and my head was pounding.

He let out a moan and then opened his mouth at the end.

I didn’t practice faith, I just took out the most plausible prayers I had seen at the nuns’ training center and the incomplete prayers I had in my deteriorating memory and put them into my mouth.

“Goddess, please take care of us who are in pain and grant salvation to this little lamb.”

After finishing my prayer while holding the cross in both hands, I slowly opened my eyes and looked at the warrior’s condition.

But no matter how long he waited, the bruises on his back showed no signs of being erased and he was in good health.

“… … .”

Isn’t this it? What is wrong?

Suddenly trying to use an ability I had never used before, I had no idea how to use it, so I narrowed my eyes.

In times like this, I was also thinking that it would be better to let me use the status window and show me how to use my abilities.

After shutting my mouth and clenching my fists, I heard Kylon’s voice.

“Well, if that doesn’t work, just a potion would be fine. Come to think of it, where did you buy it? I didn’t bring it.”

After hearing those words, I shook my head and stretched out my hand, tapping my finger on Kailon’s shoulder.

“Get a knife.”

“… … ? Here.”

Kylon, who didn’t really understand what I meant, was blank, then took out a knife from his inventory and handed it to me.

When I received the knife, I looked at it blankly, then walked up to him, cut off the thumb of his left hand with the sharp blade, and then shoved it into his mouth.

“… … !”

I suddenly cut my hand and at the same time pushed the cut hand into his mouth, and I saw Kailon’s eyes widen in surprise.

I wonder if this is okay, but since I can’t use my saintly abilities right now, there’s nothing I can do.

Since I know that my blood works as a potion, it might be better to use it that way.

In other words, what I do is not the main character, but rather a supporting role for the main character, Kylon.

It’s not that I particularly like it, but I wouldn’t be able to reach the end of this game without Kylon.

In fact, I didn’t know if seeing the ending was a condition.

I couldn’t understand how I could escape this space or return to the original world, but I had no choice but to try, just in case, because there was nothing that implied a clearer end than this.

If reaching the end of the game is the way to get out of this game.

Thinking about that, I held out the fingers of my left hand and stuck them in his mouth, watching him suck on them. It felt strange.

I think it’s normal for someone to open their mouth in surprise at least once, but that’s the case for other normal people, not Kylon.

He tilted the corner of his eyes and even stuck out his tongue, as if he immediately knew what this meant.

The feeling of his tongue skimming my fingers made me shiver, so I pulled my hand back without realizing it and looked at Kailon, who was there with a disappointed expression, with a frown.

As I was glaring at him, saying, “I’m going to stick my tongue out,” and not giving me another taste, he shrugged his shoulders and said.

“The blood of a saint is sweet. Rather… It’s dangerous.”

At the end of those joking words, he erased his expression, straightened his face, and held out his hand to me.

“Give it back. I didn’t give it to you to do that.”

“… Then why did you give it to me?”

“Well, I thought it was a new ability. Since it’s a game, it’s okay to do anything, but you can’t harm yourself.”

Kylon was always busy making sly expressions, sly eyes, or creepy smiles, but at this moment, only the cold expression that showed he would not back down remained on his face.

I felt like my body, out of fear, had stopped, and while I was moaning like that, I eventually carefully handed the knife I was holding in my right hand to him.

Then he took the knife, threw it into his inventory, and looked at me who was standing still.

The straight wound on my finger that felt stinging was now gone, but Kylon’s saliva remained and was causing discomfort.

In the silence, Kylon’s lips moved.

“… I know that my stamina will recover. Is this the potion you were talking about?”

I nodded at his questioning voice, and he lowered his head and sighed.

What should I do with this? It felt like my body was a little frozen with tension.

Kailon raised his head again to look at my face, then stared at my face, or rather my neck, and continued speaking.

“What did you scratch earlier?”

Surprised, I put my hand on my neck, but like before, the rumbling sound that suggested there was a deep wound didn’t exist.

How did know. As I looked at him with my eyes wide open at the thought, he pointed to my hand.

“The throat got better, but there were blood stains on my fingernails.”

“Ah… ”

There was still something left on my right fingernail. And did you see that the moment the knife was handed over? After thinking about that, I thought I should add another evaluation of Kylon.

It’s quite sharp. go.

“You sometimes hang out with other kids, but if you have a hard time, you say something.”

“… … .”

“What, you thought I was so crazy about sex that I wouldn’t care? You are the only one here who comes from the same place as me. I can stick around 24 hours a day if you want.”

Of course, I think Kailon’s words are surprising.

But that didn’t mean I wanted him to care about me, and since I didn’t want him to stay with me 24 hours a day, I made a disgusted expression and muttered.

“That’s it. I’ll go now. No, can’t you just sleep over there?”

“Hey, my favorability rating hasn’t even increased yet… ”

“Chet.”

I tried one last time, but seeing that it didn’t work, I felt like I was out.

Putting my regrets aside, I left the tent where the hero was sleeping alone, sighed, and crossed over to the tent where his other colleagues were.

It’s such a strange game. It’s a night game where you don’t sleep together until you build up goodwill, even though it’s basically a campground.

No, is it really like this?

This too was a problem. If he were a wandering adventurer, he would be grateful just to be given a place to sleep without having to worry about food, porridge, etc., but since there are people with a lot of money, ability, and status, they seem to do whatever they want.

“… Excuse me.”

I lay down at the end of the tent where the three of us were lying side by side and carefully assumed a proper posture.

Stand in an upright posture looking at the sky, with your clasped hands on your stomach.

To be honest, it was uncomfortable, but there was nothing I could do, so it was my job to just close my eyes and sleep.