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Since I couldn’t just visit my neighbor’s house, I got Tom’s cooperation.

Tom readily complied with my request.

“You can come with me to repair farm equipment. And you can also do warehouse maintenance.”

“I worry what would happen to this town without Tom.”

“Haha, too much praise can be poisonous. And not as much as you.”

That was the first time I visited a neighbor I wasn’t familiar with.

“Khan, what went wrong this time?”

“The hoe broke again.”

Khan was a man of about the same age as Tom. Perhaps because of this, he was often seen chatting with Tom.

“Tsk tsk, I told you to use it well. I’ll fix it quickly.”

“Please. Oh, and can you lend me the hoe I mentioned before?”

“Are you talking about a hoe? It’s not something you can lend out carelessly.”

“Is this what’s happening between us?”

“What is our relationship?”

“Tsk, I see. I’ll share the liquor I borrowed before.”

“If you show that much sincerity, I can’t help it. Here you go.”

Of course, it was a relationship between A and B.

As expected, in a rural town like this, the power of professionals is immense.

“Huh? Why are you here, Xi’an?”

“I’m here to help Tom. I heard the table is broken. Can I take a look? I’m just as good at woodworking as Tom. ”

“I’m sorry, but I can’t afford to pay you.”

“I don’t really need anything, but could you help me the next time my family makes alcohol? I’m terrible at making alcohol.”

“Is that so? I will do so if you ask me.”

“Thank you.”

After a pleasant conversation, I went into Khan’s house to fix the broken table. Unlike our house, it was a simple one-room house, and since they also raised livestock, the smell was strong.

“Hello. I’m here to fix the table.”

“Oh, hello.”

Inside the house, a woman with a bulging belly, probably pregnant, was sitting on a chair knitting.

‘Looking at her age, she seems to be Mr. Khan’s daughter or daughter-in-law.’

My husband was nowhere to be seen.

Did you go out to work in the fields?

“Excuse me, are you in any pain?”

“Ah, gulp gulp, it’s okay… it’s okay.”

“…..”

The woman tried hard to say she was okay, but she didn’t look okay at all.

Even though she is in the final stages of pregnancy, unlike Chloe, she seems to be doing difficult housework.

‘I think you had a hard time last winter.’

Maybe it was because I remembered how Chloe had been struggling with her pregnancy just a month ago, but I couldn’t just stand by and watch a pregnant woman suffer.

“There are nymphs in my house, should I ask you to diagnose them?”

“That’s… I’m okay with it.”

Seeing the woman hesitating, I couldn’t force her any further. I was afraid that she would be mentally shocked for no reason. So I took the table and went outside. Then I quickly fixed it and approached Khan.

“What, what is it?”

“Is the woman in the picture your daughter-in-law?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“I know a little about medicine, but the woman’s health is not good. She could miscarry.”

“Is that so?”

Khan didn’t really care about the fact that she could have a miscarriage. She treated it as just another pregnancy.

Is this the average for the village of Lugeron? Or is this just the way medieval people think?

“Isn’t that dangerous? Get treatment quickly.”

Judging by Tom’s reaction, it doesn’t seem to be the latter.

“If I could get treatment, I would. Andrew’s son has contracted the disease, and there is no doctor in the village.”

“Isn’t there a Cyan? And the nymphs also visited Cyan’s house, and they helped me.”

“I’m not in a position to receive treatment from them.”

“Oh, how frustrating. Do nymphs who follow the will of the gods ask for only material compensation? They should be satisfied with just praying to the gods.”

“That’s right, right?”

Khan looked at me hesitantly at Tom’s comment, then asked cautiously.

“Xian, I know it’s shameless of you, but I have a favor to ask.”

“You want me to go with you?”

“That’s right. I don’t have the courage to meet the nymphs, the representatives of the gods, alone.”

“Okay, let’s go right now.”

So, we took Khan and arrived at our temporary residence in the yard of our house.

Aside from caring for Ciel, they were praying to their gods. These nymphs looked noble beyond beauty.

“Helia, is it time now?”

“ Yes. What’s going on?”

Helia, who had stopped the golden disc, answered my call, and I immediately told her the story about the pregnant woman in Khan’s house.

“I feel like I have chronic fatigue and a cold because of last winter.”

“I see.”

After hearing my diagnosis, Helia packed up her things and headed home to Cannes.

“Knock knock knock, who is it?”

“My name is Helia, and I serve Hestia, the goddess of love and family.”

Khan’s daughter-in-law was astonished by the beautiful appearance of Helia.

“Can I check your condition for a moment?”

“Ah, that’s… ”

“Baby, it’s okay, get treated.”

The daughter-in-law looked at her father-in-law, Khan, but he scolded her and said it was okay.

“Hmm… Your diagnosis is correct. And my immunity has been greatly weakened due to the continuous labor.”

“It is not easy to treat in this condition… ”

“I think I need to inject some energy into it.”

Helia sent everyone out except me and Khan’s daughter-in-law to heal. And just like Helen had done before, Helia also tried to use the vitality of Hestia’s miracle to heal.

“How about calling Ravi instead?”

“That’s a bit dangerous. The wounds can be healed by the miracle of Sunna, but that is only possible if the target’s stamina is strong enough to support it.”

“There is such a restriction.”

As she licked her lips, Helia took out some familiar items from among the things she had brought.

“Is that a needle?”

“Yes, I’m going to press the blood with this and then inject vitality.”

“Helen used it without this equipment.”

“That’s what’s great about Helen. She can control Hestia’s divinity down to the smallest unit.”

“I see.”

“There is a reason he became the second apostle.”

Even if it is the same miracle, it seems that the results are different depending on the skill level.

“However, that doesn’t mean that the warrior has no talent.”

“Huh? Did you see my face?”

“Nymphs are perceptive.”

Helia, who spoke like Helen, explained everything one by one with a smile.

“The warrior’s power is so vast that it will be difficult to handle it in detail like Helen. It will feel like a disconnect, like handling a small needle with a giant’s hand.”

“Surely… ”

Helia began to skillfully insert small needles into Khan’s daughter-in-law’s body. If I were to perform acupuncture with those small needles, it would take a great deal of concentration.

“Everyone can do different things. So don’t be disappointed in yourself if you can’t do it.”

“Everyone can do it… Is it possible for anyone to hunt monsters with my vitality?”

“It’s amazing that Hestia can do something like that with her power.”

It was Helia’s way of speaking that I couldn’t tell if it was an insult or a compliment, but I couldn’t just criticize her face when she smiled at me.

“Come to think of it, there is one thing you can do for me, warrior.”

“What should I do?”

“Please fill this place with Hestia’s divinity, just like the hero’s home. Then I will use my divine power to create miracles.”

“How do you do that?”

“Huh? Wasn’t the divine spirit that was swirling around the house your intention?”

“Oh, that’s right… ”

It seems that the energy I wasted while working lately was disintegrating into divinity and circulating around the house.

Feeling a little ashamed, I quickly lit the Flame of Hestia on my hand.

“Can I do it like this?”

“It’s an inefficient method, but please bear with me for a moment. I’ll finish the treatment quickly.”

“It’s not that hard, so take your time.”

Helia, who had become so focused that she couldn’t answer my words, carefully pressed the needle to the acupoint, and at the same time, Hestia’s flame slowly burned above the needle.

‘It’s like taking a break.’

It was a bizarre sight of moxibustion with a needle, but the color of the flame and the beauty of Helia’s appearance while treating the patient created a mysterious atmosphere.

“Whew… It’s over.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

I wiped Helia’s forehead, which was dripping with sweat. Helia smiled brightly when she saw me, but then she looked at the patient and smiled sadly.

“I was so nervous that I fell into a coma. I guess I should ask the elders in the house to be careful.”

“I’ll do that.”

Since Helia started treating her, Khan’s daughter-in-law has been falling asleep as if she had fainted. She must have been very tired.

Frankly, I wonder if it’s right to make a woman in the final stages of pregnancy work so hard that she faints.

“Khan, I have something to tell you.”

“That, that’s right.”

I came out and explained things to Khan.

“The treatment was completed without any problems. However, if it had been just a little bit later, it would have been dangerous.”

“I’m sorry.”

“The apology should be given to your daughter-in-law, not to Si-an.”

“Huh… I see.”

Khan, who had sighed in relief, came out with a tired look and complained to Tom.

“It’s been so hard since last year. I got caught up in a fight between nobles I’d never even seen face to face, and my sons were sent to the battlefield one after another.”

So you can hear it.

This is the story of a common citizen who, unlike me, lives a truly ordinary life in this world.