Even the Mister Wants to be Healed -1

I don’t like hospitals. No, to be more accurate, I should say I hate them.

“Haah… haah…”

Hospitals are really… ah, yes.

Places I hate and find terrifying.

“Please… please… please…”

Noah, transformed into Iris, recalled while flying through the air. The truly terrible things that happened in hospitals.

Medicine? Injections? It’s not those trivial things.

Her mother passed away. They say she died after overexerting herself giving birth to Noah.

Her father was hospitalized. He had an accident and became a vegetative patient. No one knows when he’ll wake up. No, perhaps he’ll never wake up for the rest of his life.

And now.

Someone who has become precious to her. Someone who has entered so deep into her heart is there.

“Mister…!”

Noah was on the verge of losing her mind.

What should I do, a fear overcame her, and if something had gone terribly wrong…

“…Kyukyu, can you help me fly a little faster!”

“It’s too much! You’ve already used a lot of magical energy today-“

“I don’t care, just hurry!”

“Kyu…”

Noah arrived at the hospital flying at an even faster speed. Why does the word “emergency room” feel so unsettling?

Entering inside, a nurse with a tired complexion greeted Noah.

“Hello. What brings you here?”

“Ah… well. Mister… no, oppa…”

“Please calm down and speak slowly.”

“Phew… yes. I received a call that Shin Hyun is here.”

“Ah, yes. Would you come this way please?”

Noah followed the nurse’s guidance. A moment later, Noah stared blankly down at Shin Hyun.

“…Mister.”

“…”

“Mister…?”

Shin Hyun couldn’t say anything.

That was natural. He was asleep right now.

But to Noah, who had no way of knowing this fact, it came as an immense torment.

It felt as if something had gone terribly wrong with him.

“Say… say something, mister… why are you like this? Huh?”

There are no visible wounds. But she can’t be at ease. Even her father looks fine on the outside, doesn’t he?

Anxious thoughts kept arising.

Noah’s tear ducts loosened.

“Ugh… mister…”

“…”

“I did many good things today… but… this isn’t right… is it?”

“…”

“Praise me like you usually do… won’t you pat my head?”

Noah pleaded, but all that came back was silence.

The nurse patted Noah’s shoulder.

“Excuse me, guardian?”

“…What happened to my oppa?”

“Well, you see-“

Noah chewed her fingernails nervously.

“Where is he hurt? The wounds, the treatment? Is treatment possible? Was he attacked by someone? If so, who on earth is that person? That impudent bastard… how dare they do that to oppa? I should find them and kill them… no, just killing them would be too… I should lock them in a basement and make it as painful as possible… ah… where would I find a basement… oh, there was that movie back then? Just put them in a coffin and bury them. Yes, that’s what I’ll do. Don’t worry, oppa. I will definitely eliminate whoever hurt you-“

Noah suddenly felt someone grabbing her hand.

It was a very familiar hand.

“…I’ve fully woken up now, you brat…”

“Oppa!”

“Yes, yes…”

Noah took his hand and placed it on her head. Then she gave him an expectant look.

It’s crystal clear what she wants now. Shin Hyun responded to Noah’s expectations.

“You came… haah…”

“Hehe…”

“I’m… sorry. I showed you an unsightly appearance.”

The nurse, who had been staring at this scene, left the spot with a blank face. It was a reaction like she’d never seen such a thing before.

Well, it’s not surprising.

This isn’t the psychiatric ward, after all.

+++++

I continued to receive IV fluids and explained the situation to Noah.

Of course, I couldn’t tell her that I had collapsed after using too much magical energy.

Just.

“I felt really tired while taking a walk. I was dozing off on a bench, and then I fainted.”

I just made up the most plausible lie I could.

Innocent Noah seemed to believe it was true and nodded.

“I thought the mister seemed a bit tired lately.”

“Sorry for worrying you.”

“Sorry? If anything, I should be the one apologizing. I’ve just been acting spoiled.”

Noah, who looked slightly tearful, seemed to remember something and the light bulb above her head flickered.

“Ah! Come to think of it, I have a gift for the mister!”

“A gift? Wow, that makes me happy. After chocolate, what is it this time?”

“Wait a moment. It’s in here… uh… huh?”

After looking around for a while, Noah soon realized.

“I left my things at the mister’s house…”

“Oh my. That’s the gift?”

“Yes. You can just take it home… but there are some things you can’t use alone…”

“Things I can’t use alone?”

“Yes, I’ll help you.”

When I asked what it was, she answered, “La… later. It’s a bit awkward here.”

Just as I was wondering what it could be that she’s hiding so much, a voice rang in my ear.

‘It must be something naughty.’

‘Kkomul-i? You’ve been hiding well. But what do you mean by naughty?’

Kkomul-i, who had melted and was clinging tightly to my clothes. It responded in a voice that felt like that of an expert.

‘Something you can’t use alone and must use with another person. And something prepared for a hot-blooded man in his twenties.’

‘…’

‘Judging by Noah’s embarrassed expression, this is clearly about doing that kind of thing while wearing a cosplay outfit.’

‘…’

‘There was such content in the books I read too. A new stimulation experienced in ordinary daily life.’

…Kkomul-i.

‘Have you been reading that kind of stuff?’

‘Yes, that’s right!’

What are you proudly shouting about?

I’m being very careful about the books I give to Kkomul-i. Yet somehow it got hold of an adult novel and is reading it alone.

Perhaps it’s become sexually frustrated from reading erotic novels alone without being able to meet people? Kkomul-i has been saying strange things a lot lately.

Well, anyway.

“I’m relieved that you came, Noah.”

“Of course I had to come.”

“Even though I said you could rely on me… I’m in the same boat, with no one to rely on…”

How pitiful.

At my words, Noah took my hand.

“Anyway, I’m glad you’re safe, mister.”

“That’s right. Well, at least I didn’t die.”

“You shouldn’t die. You need to take care of your health from now on.”

Health care.

With those words, Noah began nagging.

You’re pushing yourself too hard. Take care of yourself. This is what happens when you keep doing that. You should reduce alcohol and quit smoking as soon as possible…

She even brought a chair and gave all sorts of lectures, and suddenly I had a thought.

“You’re like a wife.”

“A… wife?”

“Sitting beside me and nagging.”

It was an honest impression.

A comment I made without much thought.

“…Wife…”

But hearing that word, Noah’s face turned bright red and she kept looking at the ground.

It was funny how she suddenly changed after nagging until just a moment ago.

I wonder what element in what I just said could have caused such a reaction.

Wife?

That’s just a light joke. Reality isn’t a manga, and there shouldn’t be anyone who giggles at such words.

“…Hehe.”

No, there is.

From now on, I should refrain from using the word “wife.”

My dreams have been unsettling lately, which is scary.

Noah still giggling.

I should break this atmosphere here.

I looked at Noah and spoke in a serious voice.

“Noah. There’s something I want to say now, will you listen carefully?”

“Yes…?”

Noah is confused by the sudden change in atmosphere.

I made my gaze as serious as possible. With a penetrating gaze, I said to Noah.

“I want to ask you to do something only you can do.”

“Something only I can do…”

Noah’s cheeks instantly turning red.

I delivered the final blow.

“It has to be you.”

“It has to be me…!?”

“…Yes, Noah.”

“Yes… yes!”

“Could you lend me some money?”

“…”

“The mister foolishly left his card at home.”

“…Haah.”

The plan succeeded.

+++++

By the time we safely returned home, it was already past eight o’clock.

We ate dinner and were leisurely watching television sitting on the sofa.

For reference, the gift Noah brought was health supplements. Things like vitamins and omega.

She seemed to be hurriedly hiding something, but I don’t know what it was.

Kkomul-i, who was hiding in the corner of the room watching the situation, sounded disappointed.

‘Why isn’t the mood building…’

‘Kkomul-i. The world isn’t like the erotic romance novels you read.’

‘Tch. Why aren’t they doing it.’

I don’t know what’s gotten into its head.

If Kkomul-i were human, it would be a girl in puberty. Considering Noah, it’s understandable that its head is full of flowers.

“Um, mister.”

“Yes?”

“Could you come to the bedroom a little later?”

It was a sudden request from Noah.

There was no particular reason to refuse, so I nodded.

A moment later.

“Mister. This way, please.”

“Mm.”

Following Noah’s gesture, I entered the bedroom.

But the atmosphere of the room was quite different from usual.

Dim lighting and candles lit here and there. No, judging by the scent, they must be scented candles.

It created a unique sensation that made one feel relaxed.

And on the white bed, Noah was sitting.

“Mister, do you have any places that hurt?”

“Places that hurt…?”

Places that hurt…

“My shoulders.”

“Shoulders…”

“My waist.”

“Waist…”

“My ankles and neck.”

“…”

“Sometimes I get sore calves too.”

“…”

“My eyes are tired too.”

“Are you really okay, mister?”

Noah, who had been staring at me, spoke as if she had made up her mind.

“This won’t do, mister. Come here and lie down.”

“Lie down?”

“Yes, I’ll give you a massage.”

Come to think of it, she had said that. That she would give me a massage. Getting a massage from a young girl, that image is a bit suspicious, but.

It would be a bit sorry to refuse when she’s offering to do it out of goodwill.

“Thank you.”

I said that and lay straight on the bed.

As I buried my face in the pillow and waited, Noah’s voice was heard again.

“Noah, what is it?”

I turned my body to look at Noah.

She was holding something in her hand.

“No… it’s just… I need to use oil…”

“Oil?”

“Yes, so…”

Noah, with a face as red as a strawberry, whispered.

“Would you… take off your clothes?”

…Huh.

‘Watch carefully, Shin Hyun.’

‘Watch what…?’

‘This is the mood.’

This crazy bastard, really.