episode_0072

The scorching sunlight was beating down on the temple’s front yard.

Jung Yushin stood there silently.

A scam?

How did I get that magic stone?

It was a treasure I obtained with blood and sweat, so how could the situation suddenly turn out like this?

“T-Tell me in detail… Who took the magic stone? What exactly happened… What are you talking about?”

Jung Yushin stammered.

“Ah! It’s not like the magic stone was taken or anything.”

Snub-nose replied.

It wasn’t?

The question grew even larger.

Snub-nose took out the magic stone from his backpack and showed it to Jung Yushin.

“According to the appraisal, it is a high-grade magic stone. However, since about half of its magic power has been used, the purity of the magic power is not very high.”

What on earth does this mean?

There were parts of Snub-nose’s words that he couldn’t understand.

Jung Yushin frowned.

“Someone took about half of the magic power in the magic stone. I understand that, but why does that affect the purity of the magic power?”

“Because impure energy has settled in the empty part of the magic stone.”

Mion stepped in to fill in the blanks.

“I see. Thank you, Priestess Mion.”

Jung Yushin expressed his gratitude to Mion while grinding his teeth inwardly.

‘Oswald, is this bastard trying to screw me over?’

I thought it was strange that he gave it to me so easily.

He pretended to be the coolest person in the world, but he’s acting like he’s giving away used goods.

Not an easy guy.

I thought I had gained some experience in the labyrinth city. I was wrong. This is the first time I’ve seen someone confidently manipulating magic stones like this.

I feel terrible.

Cain chimed in.

“It’s absurd. You were acting all heroic like you were going to save the world just a moment ago, and now this embarrassing situation? I’m ashamed for you.”

Jung Yushin’s face turned red with shame and anger.

I can’t argue with that. It’s the truth.

I confidently said that I would pay today.

It was similar to taking your girlfriend to a restaurant for a nice meal, but forgetting to bring money.

I want to crawl into a rat hole.

“Brother! Sky is working so hard to help the weak, why are you only criticizing him instead of supporting him? I’m disappointed.”

Mion stepped in to defend Jung Yushin and said a word to Cain.

Cain staggered for a moment.

“Sorry, little sister. This brother of yours has made a big mistake.”

Jung Yushin shook his head and opened his mouth.

“No. Cain is right. This is all my fault.”

Then, he bowed his head and added.

“I hope you both have a good time. I’m sorry for taking up your time.”

Cain instantly changed his expression and waved his hand dismissively.

“Just go.”

Then Mion stepped forward.

“Sky! There is one way.”

A way?

Jung Yushin raised his head at the enticing words.

“If there’s a way?”

“You can use magic power with high purity. Of course, there are other things to check as well.”

“Little sister, where are you going to get magic power with high purity?”

“Sky’s magic power has high purity.”

“…”

A moment of silence passed.

“…Little sister, how do you know that?”

Cain barely managed to open his mouth.

Mion’s body stiffened for a moment. She fidgeted with her fingers and opened her mouth.

“Well… I treated Sky in front of the labyrinth when the monster mutation incident happened last time. That’s when I found out.”

“Hmm… really?”

Cain tilted his head.

“Ahem! I heard that Edel used her wealth for treatment. If that’s true, I think that highly pure magic power is still lingering in Edel’s body to some extent. I think that’s why she’s still alive. It’s worth a try.”

Mion concluded.

“…Priestess Mion!”

Jung Yushin’s eyes filled with emotion.

“Sky, let’s try it.”

Mion said with a soft smile.

“Yes!”

Jung Yushin also looked at Mion and answered energetically.

If there was a saint in the world, would she be someone like this?

Kind and stacked.

But.

Just one.

A minor question remained.

Why would Mion, with such an angelic heart, commit the act of stealing my underwear?

The question couldn’t continue. Cain urged him on.

“Let’s go quickly. I have a lot of work to do today.”

“I understand. Snub-nose, lead the way.”

“Yes. Sky!”

Jung Yushin and the Mion siblings walked down the street, guided by Snub-nose.

The group soon passed through an alleyway and arrived in front of a shabby house.

Knock knock.

Snub-nose knocked on the wooden door.

“…Who is it?”

A fox beastman’s voice was heard from beyond the wooden door.

Luna’s voice.

It wasn’t the lively voice that played with slimes in the inn’s hall.

It was mixed with wariness and fear.

“Luna, Sky and his friends have come to see Edel. Can you open the door?”

“…Yes?!”

Thump!!!

The wooden door opened as if it were breaking.

Luna was standing there.

Her eyes were red, as if she had been crying just a moment ago.

“Ugh…!”

Luna rubbed her eyes to wipe away the remaining tears. Then, she carefully opened her mouth.

“Who is the person behind you?”

“Hello? You’re Luna, right? My sister is Mion. I’m a priestess of the Great Earth Mother. The person standing next to me is Cain. He’s a knight from the labyrinth city.”

“Wh…What brings you here?”

Jung Yushin interjected.

“Luna, I’ve come to treat your mother. Will you take me there?”

Luna’s eyes widened for a moment, but quickly calmed down.

“Re…Really? But…the doctors all said that she couldn’t be cured. And Mom is sleeping right now. She was coughing all night and finally fell asleep…”

Luna hesitated and answered. Her voice was faintly tinged with disbelief.

“Luna.”

Jung Yushin knelt down and made eye contact with Luna.

“Just trust me once.”

At Jung Yushin’s words, Luna grabbed her skirt tightly.

“Co…Come now and ask me to trust you? When my mom was sick, people came and to, told lies! About a high-grade magic stone! That it was expensive! Mom even sold the store to buy it! Heuuh! They all pretended not to know!”

Luna’s voice rose at the end.

I see.

“Adults are all liars!”

Jung Yushin quietly looked at Luna’s face. Luna didn’t make eye contact and only looked down at the floor.

There was no logic in Luna’s words. But there was desperate emotion.

A figure who calls me dad but can’t trust the help I offer.

So that’s why.

It was a figure who wanted to rely on me, but couldn’t fully trust me, and was suffering from confusion.

“Luna, do we have guests?”

Edel’s voice leaked out from beyond the door.

Luna’s body stiffened.

“Come on in.”

Luna drooped her shoulders and opened the door where Edel was.

Squeak.

The inside of the room was the same as before. The only thing that had changed was Edel’s complexion.

It was even paler than yesterday.

“Cough. We have many guests today. The knight commander and the priestess.”

Edel said with a faint smile.

Jung Yushin approached Edel’s bedside and knelt on one knee.

“Edel, it will be difficult to grant your request as a godfather.”

“Ugh…!”

Luna’s groan burst out from behind.

“…Is that so? I’m sorry for asking for such a difficult favor. Cough.”

A disappointed voice.

Edel’s complexion deteriorated rapidly.

Jung Yushin took out the magic stone.

“Instead, I came to treat you. To be honest, I don’t know if it will work properly. So, I brought some trustworthy acquaintances with me. Would you like to have them examine you?”

“…Sky.”

Jung Yushin and Edel made eye contact for a moment.

Edel seemed to have something to say, but eventually nodded silently.

Mion stepped forward and gently took Edel’s hand.

“Then, let’s start the examination.”

About 10 minutes later, Mion opened her mouth.

“I think it’s possible. As expected, there is still highly pure magic power left in her body. The magic power wavelength doesn’t deviate much from Sky’s either.”

“What can I do?”

“First, hand me the magic stone. I need to take out the magic power embedded in the magic stone and then circulate it through Edel’s body.”

Jung Yushin handed over the magic stone.

Mion carefully approached Jung Yushin and stuck close to him.

Her plump, fertile hips gently tapped Jung Yushin’s butt.

“Mion, aren’t you getting too close?”

“Edel, I’m going to remove the blanket for a moment for the treatment. And it’s going to take a long time. About 6 hours. I need to concentrate, so everyone except Sky, please leave?”

Cain pointed it out, but Mion ignored it completely and explained the treatment procedure.

“I understand.”

“Tsk.”

Snub-nose and Cain agreed, but Luna hesitated.

Does she want to be next to her mom?

Mion looked at Luna.

“Luna, can you promise to be quiet?”

“Yees.”

Squeak.

Snub-nose and Cain left the room.

The treatment preparations were complete.

Mion took a deep breath, held the magic stone in one hand, and took Edel’s hand with the other.

Magic power slowly began to flow into Edel’s body.

“Heueuk!”

Edel trembled in pain.

Luna covered her mouth and quietly watched her mother’s figure.

* * *

5 hours passed.

Edel bit her lip and twisted her body slightly.

Mion’s expression furrowed slightly.

“As expected. There’s not enough magic power.”

Mion put down the magic stone and held out her hand to Jung Yushin.

“Sky, hold my hand and relax your mind.”

“Yes.”

Jung Yushin reached out and took Mion’s hand.

A soft hand.

A warm warmth was felt.

Mion’s magic power slowly approached Jung Yushin.

It was a strange feeling.

How should I put it?

It was familiar.

It was hard to explain in words.

In short, it was Mion-like magic power.

Jung Yushin relaxed his mind as Mion said and entrusted his body to Mion’s magic power.

Jung Yushin’s magic power, guided by Mion’s guidance, entered Edel’s body.

At that time.

An anomaly occurred.

A scream erupted from Edel’s mouth, who had been quietly holding back her groans.

“Hiss!”

Edel’s body shook for a moment.

It was a voice of panic, as if she was experiencing a sensation for the first time.

“Edel! Just hold on a little longer. It’s almost over!”

Mion said urgently.

“Su, Suddenly this…What?!”

Edel’s slurred voice flowed out.

Edel’s body trembled.

Soft yellow fox ears perked up.

“Juh…Just a moment. Priestess Mion! Something is strang…! Hoo-eut!”

Edel shouted urgently.

Jung Yushin felt uneasy.

Could it be that his magic power wavelength didn’t match Edel’s?

“Hold on!”

Mion said firmly.

“Mom!”

Luna, who had been restless, finally ran to Edel and grabbed her other hand.

“Mom! Don’t go!”

Round tears flowed from Luna’s eyes.

“Hoo-ooh-oht?!”

Edel’s thin body lifted slightly.

Her lower body moved wildly up and down as if craving something.

“Jahm…Jahmkan?!”

Edel stopped talking and puffed out her lips as she breathed out.

Moist moisture filled Edel’s eyes.

Her loosened tongue couldn’t pronounce properly.

Her bloodless face was already flushed red.

Edel’s pajamas were disheveled from twisting her body back and forth.

Jung Yushin and Edel’s eyes met.

“Edel, hang in there.”

“Sky! This is… Hoo-euht?!”

Edel’s eyes rolled back.

“Mom!”

“I, In this way! Luna is watching! A…Not this!!!”

Edel stopped screaming and bit her lip with all her might, but she couldn’t resist.

It was because Jung Yushin’s weak magic power was stirring up Edel’s body, targeting only the weak spots.

Poke.

When Jung Yushin’s highly pure magic power pierced the hardened magic power dam.

Everything collapsed.

“Hoo-oh-oh-oh!!!”

Edel lifted her crotch high into the sky and screamed.

“Mom!!!”

Luna also screamed.

Thud.

Edel’s exhausted body fell back onto the bed.

“Hoo-eut. Hoo-eut.”

A figure with a bright red face, sticking out her tongue and panting.

Tears were streaming down her cheeks, showing how painful it was.

Jung Yushin’s heart was pounding as he looked at Edel’s figure.

Was the treatment over?

“It’s all over. Magic sclerosis has completely disappeared.”

Mion said, wiping the sweat that had formed on her forehead.

“Then?!”

“Yes. Luna, your mother’s illness has been completely cured.”

“Heueut! Thank you!”

Luna ran up and hugged Mion and Jung Yushin tightly.

Jung Yushin looked at Mion.

“Priestess Mion, thank you. I don’t know how to repay you.”

“No. I’m just happy to be of help to Sky.”

Mion smiled benevolently.

Jung Yushin looked down at Luna.

“Luna, call me uncle comfortably now. You don’t have to call me dad. I’ll help you anytime if you want.”

Luna looked up at Jung Yushin’s face and rubbed her face against his chest without saying a word.

Jung Yushin looked at Luna’s figure and stroked her head once.

Squeak.

Snub-nose and Cain, who had been outside, entered the room.

“Is it all over?”

Cain asked.

“Yes. Brother.”

Cain closed his mouth after trying to say something and held out a wooden cup.

The wooden cup contained strawberry juice. It seemed he had gone out to the city for a while and bought it.

“Good work. You drink this too, kid. Wipe your nose a little.”

Cain took out a handkerchief from his chest, wiped Luna’s face, and handed her the drink.

“It is thankful.”

Luna bowed her head towards Cain.

Cain scratched his cheek awkwardly and handed a towel to Mion.

Jung Yushin got up, cleaned the room, and covered Edel with the blanket again.

Edel seemed to have lost consciousness and was already sleeping quietly.

“Snub-nose, stay here and take care of Edel and Luna.”

“Rather, I would like to ask you.”

Snub-nose’s eyes were red.

Jung Yushin patted Snub-nose’s shoulder once and left the room.

The darkening evening.

The three people walked down the street.

Cain opened his mouth.

“Mion, you worked hard.”

“Thank you. Brother.”

“You must rest today. You must be very tired?”

“Yes. I’m sorry. You took a vacation because of me…”

“It’s okay. There are days like this.”

Cain smiled and patted his chest.

Jung Yushin stopped in his place.

It was evening, so he was thinking of returning to Darmon’s inn.

“Thank you both for helping me today. Thanks to you, I was able to save Edel and Luna.”

Mion smiled silently.

Cain cleared his throat once and patted Jung Yushin’s shoulder.

“You worked hard too.”

“Then I’ll go first.”

“Okay.”

Mion and Cain watched Jung Yushin’s departing back for a while.

“How is it? Sky is a good person, right?”

“Hmph! He’s not a bad person. He’s a little unstable, though.”

Cain coughed and revised his assessment of Jung Yushin.

The two siblings walked down the evening street again with small smiles on their faces.