Episode 150 – Could it be
by Afuhfuihgs
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The herb-filled, beak-shaped mask, with its unique form so different from a human face, evoked a strange and eerie feeling.
Because it wasn’t modeled after a human face, but made with only functionality in mind, it appeared more expressionless than ordinary masks.
That’s why I could feel at ease.
At least, it would hide my pitiful expression as I looked down at her arm.
Of course, I can fix it.
If I use the last of my divine power.
From the moment I saw Deborah’s arm get cut off, I already knew what my divine power’s last use would be.
A week has passed since I extracted Robin’s soul and cast it into eternal torment.
It was enough time for me to say my final farewell to her in my mind.
I can fix it simply by touching her.
But there were two problems.
First, the first was the fear of loneliness.
After Ulgaros left my head, an emptiness I never thought I’d feel filled the void he left behind in my empty mind.
I had always nagged him, calling his constant noisy presence a nuisance and a parasite, but when he actually left, it felt more empty than I imagined.
Of course, I tried not to show it, but perhaps because he had been in my head for so long, Ulgaros quickly noticed and grinned with narrowed eyes.
I punched that infuriating face.
The second was a problem I hadn’t even considered, and it arose the moment I arrived here and saw Deborah.
Although it was healing divine power with the blessing to instantly cure any disease, no matter how severe, it could not heal wounds that were too old.
Like Tess’s case, where I cured the disease but couldn’t restore her eyesight.
Of course, it wasn’t that I couldn’t fix it because only a week or so had passed.
However, in a situation where I had to regenerate an entire arm, combined with the fact that I had only a tiny amount of my last divine power left, there was one more condition that I hadn’t anticipated.
[Ed… you know, right?]
‘I know. I know, but…’
While talking with Master-nim about what had happened, I constantly observed her clothing.
Even when she was wearing armor, I thought her chest area was large, but her chest, barely held in by the soft cloth of her clothes, was even larger than I had imagined, leaving no gaps in her patient gown.
Despite being a one-piece outfit with buttons only down to the neck and chest for easy access, the buttons struggled to support her chest, causing the entire outfit to cling to her body, revealing her figure.
Moreover, it seemed she wasn’t wearing anything inside the patient gown.
‘It seems there’s no way to get that arm out without seeing her chest.’
[Uh… well, it’s… for treatment…]
The reason I’m hesitating,
To heal Deborah’s arm, I needed to directly touch the bare skin where she lost her arm, and looking at her clothing situation, her chest would inevitably be exposed.
Of course, it was a foolish worry.
Master-nim wouldn’t see me as a man now, and she wasn’t the type to be embarrassed by having to expose her breasts for treatment.
However, it was extremely difficult for me to actually say, ‘I’m going to regenerate your severed arm, so could you take off your clothes?’
I’m really not good at making plans.
What were you thinking, Ed?
If she was wearing loose clothes, what, were you going to silently reach into her clothes towards Deborah’s severed arm?
I regretted my foolishness and broke out in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, just as the doctor’s mask hid my pitiful expression, it also hid my embarrassment.
However, the keen eye of the former Knight Commander could instinctively find the opponent’s weak points, as always.
“Ed… is something bothering you? Did you get hurt somewhere in that explosion after all…”
“No, it’s nothing like that. I don’t get hurt in the first place.”
“…Right, you’re undead, and you have that miraculous ability to heal any wound instantly. Haha, if I trained you again now, you’d be a truly excellent soldier…”
Now’s the time.
“Um, Master-nim. Since you mentioned divine power,”
“Hm?”
“I can fix your arm.”
“…”
Deborah looked at me silently.
She didn’t seem surprised at all.
“You came to do that, didn’t you?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Deborah smiled faintly and shook her head.
“It’s my excuse for retirement, so no thanks.”
“…Pardon?”
“It’s okay, Ed.”
“No… what do you mean…?”
I asked in a flustered voice.
It’s natural to be flustered.
I had never once thought that someone would refuse to have their lost arm restored.
Moreover, her arm wasn’t just any ordinary arm.
It was the arm that had spent a time as the Empire’s Knight Commander, making a human lifespan seem laughable.
It was the arm that had trained many soldiers, cut down countless enemies, and protected even more people.
Deborah smiled a clear, cloudless smile, as if she had no regrets about such a great arm.
“I didn’t do what I was supposed to do properly.”
“…Master-nim.”
“I didn’t realize Villard’s intentions, and I lost my position to Robin without much resistance. Thanks to that, I lost you, and the Demon King was resurrected. So this is the punishment I deserve.”
“…No, what are you saying.”
“Ed.”
Deborah rested her head against my chest and said.
“What would people think if the person who taught the Demon King suddenly grew an arm?”
“…Ah,”
“Do you even know how the former Saintess has been doing for the past week?”
“…”
“In the current situation where people are consumed by anger, it wouldn’t be strange to lose your life if you took even one step outside the mansion. Everyone is trying to find and kill anyone related to Robin.”
“…”
“And that’s the same story for me, who taught Robin.”
I stood up abruptly and said.
“That’s ridiculous! To someone who even lost an arm trying to stop Robin!”
“…That ex-lover of yours refused the protection of the Papal State herself.”
“…”
“Why do you think she did that?”
“…”
“She wants to atone. Even if it’s just self-satisfaction.”
“No, but…”
“And so do I.”
Deborah wrapped her remaining arm tightly around my waist.
Even with one arm, her strength was so fierce that I couldn’t break free from her embrace at all.
I silently hugged Deborah’s head slightly.
Deborah said in a trembling voice.
“You’ve worked hard. You’ve suffered. And I’m sorry.”
I took off the mask I was wearing and placed it next to the fruit basket on the side table.
I slowly lifted Deborah’s face and looked into her eyes.
Deborah also looked at me.
In each other’s pupils, the other’s eyes, reflecting their own image, were filled.
It was like when you put mirrors facing each other, creating an endless space, a gaze that seemed to suck you in.
I slowly closed my eyes.
If she says this much, maybe I should leave her alone.
But I couldn’t.
Whether it was her guilt towards me or her guilt for unleashing the Demon King on the world, it was all nonsense.
Robin killed me, and I resurrected the Demon King.
Why should Master-nim bear that burden?
I shook my head and said.
“If you feel sorry for me, get treated. If you’re so concerned, go catch the Demon King with both arms intact.”
“Hehe, Ed. Look at me,”
“…?”
Deborah smiled with a tired expression.
“I’m too old and tired. The moment I fought Robin, even though it was a surprise attack, I definitely felt it. Now I’m too weak to bear that kind of weight.”
“…What do you mean old? You’re still going strong.”
“I’ve lived more than twice as long as Lara.”
“You look like you’re only two years apart.”
“Haha, you’re joking.”
“No, really.”
Deborah smiled faintly.
“Thank you for thinking of me, but please just go.”
“…Master-nim.”
I stared blankly at Deborah and lowered my head.
Deborah smiled bitterly.
Silence filled the hospital room.
I could only hear Deborah’s breathing, rising and falling quietly in rhythm with her chest.
What should I do?
How can I restore her arm when she refuses to be healed?
Think.
I have to figure it out.
“…Master-nim. No, Deborah.”
“…?”
“If you feel so sorry for me, grant me just one request.”
“…A request?”
I pushed Deborah onto the bed in one swift motion.
“E, E…Ed?”
I squeezed my eyes shut and lifted Deborah’s top.
Deborah let out a faint scream that didn’t suit her.
“Kyaa! Ed? Wait? What are you trying to do?”
“…”
“…Ed? Are you serious?”
I didn’t answer.
Now, while Deborah is surprised and flustered, is probably the only chance I’ll get.
If I reach for her severed arm in one swift motion, she’ll realize my intentions and subdue me in an instant.
She might be able to subdue someone like me even without one arm.
I missed Ulgaros’s chains all of a sudden.
“Are you serious about me? W, wait, what’s going on? Ed?”
“Shh, we’ve already slept together.”
“No, Ed, are you crazy? Haah,”
I slowly reached my hand into her lifted clothes.
Fucking hell.
It was the first time I had willingly touched a woman’s bare skin.
In the first place, I had never even seen it except for that day when Lara came into my bedroom naked.
It wasn’t easy to close my eyes and slowly advance, searching for her arm.
I moved slowly, pushing up the clothes with the back of my hand to avoid touching her skin as much as possible.
However, there wasn’t much space, and various parts of my hand gently collided with various parts of Deborah’s skin.
Each time, my hand twitched, and Deborah also twitched, making a gasping sound.
Is this the feeling of a human body?
Warm and soft.
A fragrant scent I had never smelled before wafted from inside the lifted clothes.
This must be that skin scent that Lara was talking about.
It was definitely a scent that made people drunk.
Perhaps it wasn’t just me who was intoxicated by the scent, as Deborah showed a trembling appearance that I had never seen before.
What is it? Why is she so cute?
I gritted my teeth and slowly moved my hand further up.
Wow, shit,
How am I supposed to get past the armpit sleeve?
At that moment, as I was thinking that, something touched the tip of my finger as I slowly advanced upward.
“Euh, ungh, E… Ed.”
Deborah’s body was warm, smooth, and soft everywhere, including her stomach, sides, and ribs, but it was incomparable to what I had just touched.
Oh my god,
Could it be?
My agitation was conveyed directly to my fingertips, causing them to tremble violently.
The tension of the clothes I was lifting with the back of my hand had already reached its limit and could no longer be pushed up.
I slowly lowered my hand to the side, following the angle of her torso.
I had to get away from that soft something.
I was terrified by the feeling that I was already, but would become even more irrevocably, lost.
The more I thought about it, the more I realized I was doing something incredible.
No, why is Master-nim accepting such an incredible act?
I tried to keep my gaze focused on Deborah’s face and slowly opened my eyes.
“…Ed,”
Deborah’s face was flushed red.
Unlike Lara, Deborah was a snow elf with fair skin from the snowy mountains, so her flushed face was even more noticeable.
Her eyes were filled with tears, and her breathing was ragged.
Strands of disheveled hair clung to her face, perhaps due to sweat, making her look even sexier.
A sweet apple scent seemed to emanate from her slightly parted lips.
What is it?
Sensing something, I closed my eyes again and completely lifted her top.
Surprisingly, Deborah didn’t resist.
The moment the lifted top reached the tip of her nose.
My hand finally touched the stump of her severed arm.
[Now!]
‘…I’m counting on you.’
[…Yes]
‘…’
[…Ed]
Sacred blessings and prayers wrapped around my hand in the form of golden mist.
I felt something.
It was the feeling of something important disappearing from within me.
I knew.
She’s disappearing.
Completely.
[I loved you. So please, be happy.]
Deborah’s expression instantly hardened.
She turned her body like lightning and immediately snatched my hand, glaring at me.
“…You,”
“It’s too late, Master-nim.”
I said with a smile.
The arm that snatched my hand was the arm that had been cut off.
Deborah stared blankly at her arm.
I said with my eyes closed.
“…You can be angry, but could you please put that clothes down for now?”
“…You.”
“Um… Master-nim?”
“You little shit…”
“Ah,”
Deborah grabbed my collar and lightly swung my body, slamming me onto the bed.
My lower body suddenly flew into the air, and I couldn’t even scream as I was slammed onto the bed, opening my eyes wide.
Deborah climbed on top of my body, which had been turned over on the bed.
I was instantly subdued and unable to move, and I looked at her in surprise.
Deborah’s flushed face was no longer at a moderate level.
Perfect red.
It was almost as red as a phoenix’s feather.
“…Master-nim?”
“I didn’t even have any thoughts about it, but after being subjected to this, I’m really done for marriage. Right, Ed?”
“…Pardon?”
“Go,”
“Go?”
“Go… How dare you, my body… It was my first time.”
I said, slightly surprised.
“First time? At your age?”
“…”
“I’m sorry.”
“Ha,”
“….No, well, I don’t have any experience either,”
“…Oh, really?”
“…Uh, Master-nim? Could you please relax your expression? I’m very scared.”
Deborah repeatedly clenched and unclenched her newly grown arm, then quickly threw off her top with both arms.
“…Master-nim?!”
“Say Deborah. Like you did before.”
“Th, that was only to heal your arm…”
“Shut up.”
Wait. Hold on, could it be?
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