episode_0010

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“Excuse me.”

[Oh, no! I feel so unjustly treated! I could have endured it! It’s true that I must have made mistakes and that my weakness is my downfall, but I’m not so incompetent as to give up that easily!]

“Pardon?”

[It’s because of that mark! Also, being able to hear one’s inner thoughts! After expanding my perception with the mark, if I had heard her inner thoughts, anyone would have seen no difference between her and me! If I were in a normal state and not like this, and had touched Stay’s chest, I would have clenched my fist tightly, pressing hard enough with my nails on my palm, and somehow prevented myself from giving up after touching the chest just once! Oh, of course, if I were in good shape, there wouldn’t have been any chance of touching Stay’s chest!]

Just by calling out “Excuse me,” I received an overly sensitive response as if pricked by a needle.

In the midst of my bewilderment at the sudden hypersensitive reaction, Mei Luina, who had calmed down a bit, asked a question.

“Excuse me, but is this Yangi infusion thing… working?”

Come to think of it, did the Yangi infusion really work?

I had thought about infusing Yangi while meticulously touching the marks on Mei Luina’s cheeks, neck, collarbone, and bosom, but I couldn’t tell if the infusion had actually taken place.

I mean, how am I supposed to know if you vaguely explain Yangi infusion like that? I just touched the marks directly.

Still, when touching Mei Luina, I felt more feverish and warm than usual.

A level of heat I had never felt in four years as an ER orderly was boiling within me as I touched Mei Luina.

So, perhaps the Yangi infusion didn’t work properly?

“I’ll check once.”

I opened Mei Luina’s status window to see if the Yangi infusion had been successful.

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[Name: Mei Luina]

[Title: Light of Humanity, Savior, Saint]

[Gender: Female]

[Age: 22]

[Level: S-Class]

[Abilities: Sacrifice (Legendary), Miracle of Healing (Legendary), Revival Light (Legendary), Holy Creation (Legendary) ….]

Due to possessing multiple abilities, information is restricted until the user requests confirmation.

[Current Status: Mana Burn. Plant-like state. Arousal. Excitement. Irritation. Calmness. Faint lingering ecstasy.]

! The subject is trapped in a state anomaly called “Eternal Prison.”

Eternal Prison: A curse where the body’s mana vanishes, the soul is imprisoned, and the connection between body and soul is severed, leaving the soul trapped in an eternal prison with its essence sealed.

! It cannot be voluntarily undone.

! Eternal Prison Trait – Equivalent Exchange: The method to undo the curse becomes permanently imprinted on the subject’s body due to the nature of the Eternal Prison.

[Treatment Method: Infusion of Vital Energy]

! The greater the subject’s physical and mental arousal, the more effective the treatment.

Upon the user’s request, the imprint on the subject’s body appears in the status window.

! Only by infusing vital energy into the imprint can the curse be undone.

! Confirmation of the subject’s arousal. The imprint has been activated. By infusing vital energy into the visible imprint, the curse can be undone.

! If the subject reaches climax during the infusion, the curse removal effectiveness significantly increases.

! Valid methods for infusing vital energy include touch, embrace, sexual intercourse, etc.

[Cursed Removal Effectiveness: 1%]

! When the value reaches 100%, the curse will be removed.

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“Oh. This is working.”

Could it really be working? I was surprised to find that the curse removal process was actually underway.

The status window still didn’t precisely explain what vital energy infusion was, but considering everything written, it seemed my initial assumption about it was correct.

It appeared that when I aroused May Lina in the state she was in, my vital energy was being infused within her.

Now that I knew this fact, there was no need to hesitate in touching May Lina’s body.

Just as I was contemplating how to do it effectively…

“Is it really true? I, I can escape from this curse?”

A voice filled with Mei Luina’s overflowing joy and sympathy came through, scattering countless ways of affectionate brainstorming that could be done. “Yes. Your affection value has increased. If the value increased by 1% just by hugging a few times, then it seems like what I did was the right answer after all.”

“Wow! Finally, I can get out of this dreadful darkness! Thank you, Stay. I really mean it! Thank you so much! Once the curse is lifted, I will definitely······!”

“No, let’s forget about that. Just accurately pay the agreed-upon amount.”

“Ah······. Yes, okay.”

Even though I had clearly drawn the line earlier, when she tried to cross it, I quickly intervened. Honestly, receiving money that might be enough to pay off my debts is nerve-wracking enough, but if I were to receive a sincere token of gratitude from the hero who saved the world, I might lose my mind from the burden.

Furthermore, in order to live an ordinary life no different from that of an average person, it is most important not to continue such a relationship with these monstrous women.

“······.”

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Cutting off Mei Luina’s excessive behavior was clearly necessary for the sake of my peaceful future, but unfortunately, the sharp cut also sliced through the atmosphere.

“Well, there’s a valid method of affection injection written here. I’ll read it to you once because we might need it in the future.”

“Yes, please tell me.”

Since our relationship should heat up whether we like it or not, there was nothing good about being in such an awkward atmosphere, so I told Mei Luina the effective method of affection injection written in the status window.

“Touch, which means kissing. Maybe just a kiss won’t be enough; it should be intense to be effective.”

“What? A k-kiss? With you, Stay?!”

“Yes, next is affection······ but we just did that, and Mei Luina, you’re not really terrible at it, and since I know you have a high sensitivity, let’s move on.”

“My sensitivity isn’t that high! I’m not terrible at it! It’s just that you can hear my inner thoughts, that’s all!”

“Sure, I understand. Still, good things should be enjoyed, and in the end, it’s intercourse. Sex, that is. I didn’t know there were also marks below because I couldn’t see beneath. Seeing it plainly written as intercourse makes me wonder…”

[Ah! No, no! Not sex, not intercourse! Being a pure maiden, it’s like my identity! Well, not that it changes anything else! Absolutely no kissing either! Just, just what we did earlier! Touching is the only thing I’ll allow! That should be enough!]

As I listed the methods, Meiruina panicked and set limits. Using all three methods might be the fastest way to cure Meiruina, but I wasn’t keen on kissing or having sex with someone I didn’t particularly like. It seemed feasible to bring her to climax through caressing alone.

“Well, okay. Caressing alone should be sufficient, as Miss Meiruina suggests. She’s quite sensitive, not at all inept.”

[No, that’s not it!]

Having dispelled the momentarily subdued atmosphere with casual conversation, I opened my mouth to address Meiruina, who refused to acknowledge the facts.

“Then, shall we slowly…”

“Oh, are you, are you going to do it again? Oh, I see. Since I know Mr. Stay’s treatment is effective, this time, you can take your time a bit longer. It’s, it’s fine. I need to get used to it too. Feel free to come by anytime!”

“No, I have to leave for today. I was about to say that.”

“…Huh?”

Meiruina, who had finished three bowls of kimchi stew by herself, looked dazed at my words. All I could do for her was scratch the back of my head and explain my position.

“Besides taking care of Ms. Mei Luina, I also have to attend to Mr. Dain Adamas and Ms. Mir Ryuin. I am responsible for the care of not only Mei Luina but also these two individuals. I came here just to check on their condition, but then the status window suddenly popped up, causing a delay. It’s time to start seeing other people as well. If they are under the same curse as Mei Luina, I will have to treat them in the same way.”

“Oh, right. Come to think of it, I completely forgot about that…”

It was only now that Mei Luina seemed to understand my situation and agreed with what I said. Her voice sounded somewhat regretful, probably because she wanted to be freed from the curse as soon as possible. But I too had a job, and she wasn’t the only patient I had to care for.

“Since today is just the first day, let’s finish here and do the treatment properly tomorrow.”

With that, I bid farewell to Mei Luina and got up from my seat.

“Oh. Um, yes, um… See you tomorrow.”

As I heard her parting words in a somewhat weakened voice, I left her hospital room.

“I can no longer hear the inner thoughts due to the distance from the subject.”

As I stepped out of the room, an alert notified me that the connection to Mei Luina’s inner thoughts had been severed. Whether she spoke or not didn’t really matter to me, so I quickly dismissed the alert from my sight and chose the next patient.

“Alright, then next is… This person should be relatively easier to deal with.”

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Clack. Thud.

As the sound of the door closing echoed, a sensation of something breaking reverberated in Mei Luina’s chest.

Huh?

Even in this dreadful darkness that made her realize she wasn’t alone after a month, there was something that provided reassurance.

It didn’t take long for her to realize that it was the connection with Stay.

Stay, of all people. Not anyone else. Ugh…

As Mei Luina recalled her recent interactions with Stay, she felt a headache coming on.

Because he freely and wantonly touched the body of the saint, Maylina, which anyone dared not even glance at, Steve, who had used her as an emotional dumpster, made Maylina angry for no reason.

Well… but I can’t help it. It’s for treatment, after all. Hmm. Hmm. Besides, it’s just a fated relationship that will end once the curse is lifted.

Thinking this way, Maylina suppressed her anger about being touched by Steve and began to reminisce about what had just happened in the returning silence and darkness.

Next time, with the determination to never show such a pathetic appearance again.