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009 – Saving people #2

“Would you please give me one candle?”

From an early age, I admired missionaries.

I went to an underdeveloped and rugged remote area and learned various knowledge in order to preach my faith.

For me, first aid and basic medical knowledge were very useful items.

“I have something to check for a moment.”

This was one of the claims made by doctors in the 21st century, where medical science is highly developed.

There are parts of the human body that cannot be trained, and one of them is the pupil?

Sze-.

I took a candle and shined it in Psyche’s dull blue eyes. When the fire touched the eyes, the pupils, which were shaking without focus, immediately shrunk.

It meant that he was conscious enough for his cranial nerves to respond.

However, unlike the body that cannot lie, Psyche “ah… like an unconscious person. ah… It was only making a sad sound like .”.

Why on earth are you acting like this?

The Psyche I had seen before was far from being ‘sick’ and was healthier than anyone else.

It was still like that now.

Although Psyche’s body was grimy and dirty, if you look closely, it was very healthy.

He was a bit scrawny and his hair was dull, but he was within the range of a normal person.

“I… Monk Hyde. I got the olive oil and willow ash you asked for.”

Then an old servant came up to me.

I can’t believe you got the ingredients I mentioned in less than 10 minutes.

It appears that the rumor that the count’s family spared no money to treat their daughter’s illness was true.

However, the servants and maids were looking at me with suspicion because they did not know what the ingredients I told them to get were for.

“Can you make medicine with this?”

Can you make medicine?

No, as far as I know, medicine couldn’t be made with those ingredients.

Instead, they were able to make their own high-quality items.

“You can’t cure the disease, but you can prevent it.”

Ssuk seu-.

I mixed the olive oil and willow ash into the prepared bowl. Then he picked flowers from a vase nearby, mixed them in, and started rummaging around.

It would have been nice if we had a little more time… .

“Sisters, wouldn’t you please put this on a towel and rub Lady Psyche’s face? It’s fine if I do it, though.”

The maids looked at each other’s faces.

For the girls who were nervous as they looked at the strange and suspicious liquid, I dipped the liquid with my own hands and applied it to my face and hands.

“This is a simple soap. It would be better to use if it hardens and dries in the shade, but we are short on time now.”

Although it was a simple soap, it would be much more effective than the oil or rosewater that medieval people used as a substitute for soap.

Actually, I wanted to wash my hands too.

“Soap!”

“It was soap!”

Only then did the maids’ expressions brighten and they carefully wiped Psyche’s face, hands and feet with handkerchiefs soaked in soapy water, as if they were truly precious treasures.

“Ohh.”

I was amazed at the face that was finally revealed.

A beauty with red hair and blue eyes.

However, because he cannot even speak, he is somehow pitiful and sad.

Did the prince who fell in love at first sight with the human mermaid on the beach feel the same as I do now?

Even though I was not a knight or a prince on a white horse, I made an oath again.

I will definitely rescue Psyche from her illness!

Of course, my diagnosis was that Psyche’s illness was a faking illness.

This is where a problem arises.

The Psyche I knew was a more sincere and pious woman than anyone else. Why is such a woman acting out the lie that she is a ‘faking’?

I pride myself on being more expert than anyone else when it comes to telling lies. That’s right, I too once acted out the lie of “Rust” in order to survive.

Psyche probably also had a reason to act like a sick person.

What on earth is that?

What on earth could make the Count’s daughter, who would have grown up without any shortcomings, suffer from a feigned illness for two years?

If you don’t find out what it is─.

-It was clear that if the problem could not be solved, Psyche would probably never escape this state of feigned illness.

“When did Lady Psyche’s illness begin?”

I asked.

Then, one of the maids quickly said, probably because my trust in humans had increased a little by immediately making soap and washing my face.

“So… When I turned fifteen… It was two years ago! He was about to have his coming-of-age ceremony when he suddenly collapsed and… You can’t walk at all… .”

The maids and servants again looked sad and sobbed. The information I found out is that Psyche is now 17 years old. And the thing was, ‘I can’t walk.’

Considering that the age of majority in this world is 16, it is significant in many ways.

A coming-of-age ceremony for a noble daughter.

I also remembered the voice of the bard who approached me in the count’s barn and chatted.

━Isn’t Lady Psyche of marriageable age? Although she suffered from an illness and her appearance was greatly damaged, she was once a beautiful woman who was called one of the three flowers of the kingdom. .

━There are also talks of marriage with Archbishop Archibald’s second son… .

As I looked back on my memories, the puzzles that I thought did not fit together began to fit together. I felt like I knew why Psyche was faking it.

“It’s not good… .”

If my guesses and predictions were correct, it was clear that Psyche’s trickery would never get better.

But that was difficult.

Because I had made a bet with the arrogant priest Manaan. If I don’t win the bet, I’ll have my tongue pulled out.

Of course there was no way I would lose.

I knew Psyche well in some ways.

“I will cure your illness in 10 minutes. Instead, there are conditions. Please bring a strong rope. And wouldn’t you please drive a very thick and large stake into the wall of this room?”

“Rope and stake… ? What does that have to do with saving people… .”

The old servant who brought the olive oil and willow ash seemed to have doubts about the items I requested.

It was a reasonable question.

Because I didn’t need ropes and stakes to save people.

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“Put the stake in a slightly higher place. Strongly.”

The servants drilled a hole in the wall and drove a stake into it. It was a very strong stake. I thought everything was ready and told the servants and maids.

“Please leave the room now. I plan to drive out the ghost in Lady Psyche’s body. No matter what noise you hear, do not come in until I tell you to come in.”

“Ah, are you saying you want to be alone with the lady? It’s not possible! Never!”

The old servant got angry and stood up.

It seemed like that to me too.

A man from whom I don’t know where he came from and Psyche, the count’s forbidden jade leaf, left behind in a room alone? If it were me, I would never have allowed it.

But I had to convince them.

“Don’t you want to help Lady Psyche get better? Do you want her to be crippled and dirty for the rest of her life!? Get out of the room quickly!”

“Well, that’s… .”

“Try it!”

At that time, a voice similar to thunder echoing in a deep cave was heard from somewhere.

When I turned my head, I saw a man with beautifully grown red hair wearing a cloak and a sword, coming towards us.

He had a very imposing appearance like a lion and was almost as tall as me.

The maids and servants bowed their heads towards this proud middle-aged man.

“ times… Count… !”

“The Count himself… .”

count.

Is that Count Dovan, Psyche’s father and the guardian of this Agarpe domain? He said without even having a moment to feel any other appreciation for this man.

“I will give you 10 minutes. If 10 minutes have passed and I still can’t save my daughter, I will cut your head.”

“If I still have my name left by then. And I swear on my conscience and faith that I will never lay a hand on Lady Psyche.”

Kiik, thump-.

I kicked all the maids and servants out of the room.

And then I looked at Psyche.

Even in all these situations, Psyche was diligently acting as a sick person.

I spoke very softly and cautiously to her.

“Lady Psyche, I know you are lying. You have never been sick or cursed or anything like that. I am healthier than anyone else. If you are suffering from an illness, it must be a mental illness.”

“… … .”

“Do you know what the biggest sin in the world is? Lying? Swearing? Killing and plundering your brothers? Committing adultery?”

Sze-.

I stepped on the chair and hung a rope on a high stake. Then he made the rope into a ring shape.

“What about blasphemy or devil worship? Are those really unforgivable sins? No, no. Of course Lady Psyche knows.”

I put my neck into the circular ring.

My heart was pounding like it was going to explode, and my hands and feet were burning like they were on fire.

A situation where your cheeks are itchy.

I took a deep breath and spoke.

“The greatest sin that a human can commit is suicide. All sins can be repented of, but suicide leaves no room for that and plunges you into the deepest depths of hell.”

Pot-. Quadang-!

I literally kicked the chair.

The leg that was supporting my body suddenly floated in the air, and I suddenly felt something on my neck becoming drowsy.

Wow-. Wood clatter-.

“Kuuu… !”

It literally felt like death had opened its hands and was choking me.

My eyes felt like they were going to explode and no words came out.

It was very painful.

What was even more painful was the fact that if I died like this, my soul would plunge straight into the depths of hell, just as I had just said!

It was a very terrible thing, but fortunately it didn’t happen.

Because something lifted me up.

“… What are you doing now?”

It was the Lady Psyche who was known to be crippled and unconscious. She was holding my legs and lifting me into the air with a very embarrassed and serious expression.

“Someone help me! hurry! Someone help me! hurry! People die!!!”

In a world that was becoming increasingly blurred, I heard Psyche shouting outward.

Soon, the sound of people knocking on the locked door was heard beyond the door, and the noise of the lock being broken was heard.

“Ah, lady! Are you okay? You! What have you done to the lady!”

“Get out of the way! I will save you! Midvarian swindler! What are you doing to the lady!”

“Lord Loras!”

Kwasik-! Kwasik-! Quaaang-!

Finally the sturdy door lock broke and the maids and servants streamed into the room like a swarm of bees.

“Lady! Are you safe? Yes, you guy! Hyde!”

“Lauras! Come on, lift this guy up! Quickly!”

When they looked at Psyche and me, they were so astonished that they soon joined forces to lift my body and save me from the clutches of hell.

“Ha… ha… .”

Only then was I able to catch my breath and smile at everyone.

“Now, have you seen it? The girl who was crippled got up and even asked people for help. Cough… Please tell the Count. It took less than 10 minutes, so the promise was kept.”