Ch.71Chapter 71 – Behold, A Miracle Has Occurred (1)

Currently, Etherna and I were being guided to the lord’s castle by the Margrave of Beventus.

“This is the lord’s castle where Aisen is being quarantined. Originally, it was a building used for training soldiers or scouting distant areas, but now…”

The Margrave of Beventus’s face filled with worry as he explained the castle’s purpose.

However, the concern on his face began to fade away.

“But if you can cure my daughter’s illness, it will once again be used as a place for training soldiers.”

The Margrave of Beventus said this as he began to open the castle gate.

It was a massive door that would normally require dozens of people to open, but the Margrave pushed it open effortlessly without even making a grunt.

“Let’s go in. Be careful. Because of my daughter who has contracted the Prezmerine disease, the inside of the castle is like it’s under a freezing spell.”

A building under a freezing spell.

Just like the frozen warehouse where I worked part-time before joining the military.

“I’ve cast the Sun’s Blessing on you, but its duration isn’t very long, so we need to handle this quickly and return.”

In response to the Margrave’s warning about the Prezmerine disease affecting the surroundings, Etherna used the Sun’s Blessing.

‘In Erasto Chronicle, it was a skill with the terrifying effect of immunity to status debuffs, if I remember correctly.’

Status immunity naturally includes debuffs caused by cold and frost.

In other words, we were now entering a dungeon with a constant cold debuff while protected by a status immunity buff.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes.”

The Margrave of Beventus, who knew the way well, took the lead, with me following behind, and Etherna bringing up the rear.

Upon entering the castle, we saw potted plants that had been used to decorate the interior now frozen solid.

Like frost had fallen in late autumn, white traces of frozen moisture remained on the castle floor.

Literally, unlike outside, the interior of the castle had become a cold winter.

“Let’s hurry. There’s no need to climb stairs. The innermost room is directly opposite the entrance.”

We followed the Margrave of Beventus without saying a word.

We passed through the empty, desolate central hall and arrived at the door opposite the entrance.

The door was completely frozen solid; it looked like my hand would stick to it if I touched it.

“Wait a moment.”

The Margrave told us to wait and drew his sword, deploying his Aura Blade.

A distinct blue aura formed into a blade on the Margrave’s sword.

“Haap!”

He let out a short battle cry and slashed at the door.

The frozen door shattered into pieces and fell to the floor.

“Wow, you’re amazing as expected. To deliver dozens of sword strikes in such a short moment.”

“It’s no special talent. I just happened to learn it while training to forget the worries caused by my daughter.”

Etherna praised the Margrave’s swordsmanship.

But to my eyes, I only saw him swing his sword down once.

Hmm. I guess I’m better suited for rear support rather than combat.

Anyway, stepping over the door that the Margrave had shattered, we were greeted by a brutally cold air.

“Whew, without the Sun’s Blessing, even I would have had a hard time enduring this.”

“Indeed. This is incredible cold. Like nothing I’ve ever seen before!”

“Is this the Antarctic or what?”

Despite having the Sun’s Blessing, the room where Aisen was quarantined was cold.

The cold couldn’t be felt on the skin, but it was as if the concept of coldness itself was visible.

“Aisen…”

The Margrave of Beventus shed tears as he looked at the bed placed in the center of the room.

A delicate girl lay there with her eyes closed.

She must be Aisen Beventus, the youngest daughter of the Margrave.

‘According to the original story, this girl would probably be dead.’

I couldn’t remember the original story well.

However, I didn’t know what would happen if this person, who had caused such a change in the Margrave’s mood, were to die.

“I will begin the treatment now.”

“Ahem, please… take care of my daughter.”

“Don’t worry. I’ve cured baldness, so what’s a little Prezmerine disease?”

Of course, the severity of the crisis before me now was greater with the Prezmerine disease.

I transformed my bracelet into a hammer shape and approached Aisen.

“As I mentioned earlier, please don’t rush at me in surprise when you see me using my ability.”

“I understand. Now please, save my daughter.”

I had already shown the Margrave how my ability works.

The subject was the head butler.

After tapping his body three times with my hammer to treat his aging-related baldness, his chronic back disc problems were also cured, and his baldness completely disappeared.

Seeing that, the Margrave came to believe that I could cure the Prezmerine disease.

Since the Margrave had already seen my ability once, he wouldn’t be surprised when I swung my hammer at Miss Aisen.

Breaking through the cold wind, I moved forward and finally came face to face with Miss Aisen.

‘Wow, she’s truly breathtakingly beautiful.’

The women I had seen until now.

Epitrina.

Serin Ekatos.

Regina Blasteria.

Mina Endras.

Elena Sandrios.

Reina Eldinar.

Etherna Lumio Sol.

And many others including Shannon.

I had seen many beautiful women, but this was the first time I’d met someone who triggered such a protective instinct.

Probably, once she recovered and became active again, her looks would break many men’s hearts.

‘Well, they say don’t even look at a tree you can’t climb.’

In contrast, my appearance was extremely ordinary.

No, maybe Epitrina did something to my face when I crossed over to this world, making me slightly more handsome.

But that’s all.

It feels like tears are flowing, but they freeze and fall off because of the cold.

With a strong desire for this girl to wake up, I struck her body three times with my hammer.

The reason I hit her body and not her head was simple.

‘If I hit her head and raise her affection, I’ll only make things harder for myself.’

It was obvious that the Margrave of Beventus was an extreme daughter-doting father, and if she woke up and clung to me because of increased affection?

That would be the day my scalp gets peeled off.

I don’t have the physical ability to face off against a Sword Master.

Of course, even if I did, it would be wrong to fight him.

He’s someone who could provide a lot of help in the war against the Demon Cult.

In exchange for treating Miss Aisen, I planned to ask the Margrave of Beventus to join the fight against the Demon Cult later.

‘If I just use my ability on weapons to give him buffs, he could easily take down several demons.’

There are quite a few heroines who reach the level of Sword Master, and those ladies could hold their own in one-on-one fights with demons.

Plus, the Margrave of Beventus has experience and skill.

He would be a reliable ally in the war against the Demon Cult.

So what I needed to do now was just one thing!

‘Miss Aisen, please recover and wake up! I need you!’

Only if she wakes up can I receive his help.

With desperate feelings, I brought down the hammer for the last time, and at that moment—

“Mmm?”

“Hmm?”

In an instant, all the cold that had been spreading around disappeared.

Not only that, but all traces of freezing caused by Miss Aisen’s Prezmerine disease vanished as if they had never existed.

I could understand why.

A bright light began to envelop Miss Aisen’s body, which had been afflicted with the Prezmerine disease, and it started to absorb all the cold around it.

All the surrounding cold was instantly drawn into Miss Aisen, and the bright light gradually faded over time.

Now that the light had completely disappeared, changes were beginning on the bed in the center of this room.

“Who… are… you…?”

“Are you awake?”

“I heard… a voice…”

The girl lying on the bed opened her eyes and began to speak, looking at me.

I raised my head to look at the Margrave of Beventus—

“The young lady has awakened.”

“Is, is that true?”

Upon hearing my words, the Margrave of Beventus rushed over and stood beside me.

He knelt down and turned his gaze to the girl lying on the bed.

“Aisen… Aisen… It’s your father, your father has come…”

“Fa…ther…”

“Yes. It’s your father. The incompetent father who couldn’t do anything properly while you were suffering…”

I stepped back for a moment to give the two of them time for their reunion.

The sight of a delicate girl raising her hand to caress the face of a bearded man larger than a bear.

It might seem funny to some…

But at least for us present here, it was a quiet, moving moment.