episode_0088

By the time Lucius left to inspect the wand.

I stood next to Elia, who was sitting in the corner, retching constantly.

“Wow!”

“Are you okay…?”

Elia’s moist eyes met mine and she shook her head repeatedly.

Hmm, if someone saw me, they’d think I had morning sickness.

Anyway, I was worried that the warrior was being too rude to the saint, but soon I saw that Elia’s condition was getting worse, so I quickly patted her on the back.

“Off… !”

“… Lucius isn’t watching, so make yourself at ease.”

Whether it was my words that triggered something, or the pat on the back that helped, soon a rainbow of colors bloomed on the floor.

… a little dirty.

I looked at it solemnly and nodded slightly.

Well, that could be the case.

I came to see Elia not simply to empty her stomach.

The fragments embedded in the nameless heart, and the way to resolve them.

Even though Elia only shows this kind of appearance, and may seem a bit foolish… or, to put it badly, lacking, Elia is a saint.

It is said that no one can match her in healing and curses.

Of course, my pride was crushed as if I was receiving help from some fucking god… .

Can you tell me?

The safety of anonymity comes before my meager pride.

He handed Elia a small handkerchief and some water, as she was drooling profusely.

“Wipe it first, then drink some water.”

“… Thank you.”

Elia took the handkerchief and water with an apologetic look, then bowed once and wiped her mouth with her head down.

Um, there’s nothing to be sorry about… .

If you’re doing that because you’re worried about getting it dirty, then there’s no problem at all. After all, the handkerchief was taken from Elia’s bag.

Still, I nodded my head with a proud expression, knowing that I had done something worthy of gratitude.

When Elia came to, he put his arm around her shoulder.

“Harang?”

Elia’s voice seemed full of doubts about her sudden actions.

I stared intently into her eyes, lowered my voice, and opened my mouth.

It was to create an atmosphere that an important request was about to be made.

“Elia.”

Throb- Her body trembled.

“… Net?”

“I have a favor to ask.”

“Boss, please?”

Elia nodded, I nodded slightly and raised one corner of my mouth.

By smiling, you increase the success rate of your request.

“Could you please take a look at the nameless body?”

“Mu, is this the body of an anonymous person?”

She frowned and tilted her head, as if she thought she had misheard.

You can tell she’s flustered by the slight trembling in her voice.

Yeah, I expected this much.

Unless you are somewhat close to someone, it would be impossible for a saint or someone like that to give you a free examination… .

It was a little disappointing, but I can understand.

He nodded slightly in affirmation and made a circle by putting his thumb and index finger together.

Then he raised the index finger of his other hand and placed it in front of him.

“How much would it be?”

Of course, it meant how much money would have to be paid to get a consultation.

However, Elia, no matter how she interpreted it, shook her head roughly with a red face.

“I, I…! The person I have in mind…!”

He stretched out his arms and began to push against my body.

I tilted my head questioningly and opened my mouth bewilderedly.

“No, can’t you do it even if you pay money?”

“Of course!”

Elia nodded roughly and continued to speak to me as if rebuking me.

“That, that’s not something you can do with money…! No, more than that, what on earth are you thinking, Harang?!”

“What are you thinking? Of course, for the health of your disciple… .”

I can’t do that. As I added a short comment, Elia’s face started to turn redder, almost to the point where I thought it might burst.

“Impure… !”

“… impure?”

Is it impure for a master to worry about his disciple’s body, or is it impure for him to ask such a favor of a saint?

Everything Elia says is full of incomprehensible things.

And, I felt a little disappointed.

I can’t say that we’re on good terms, but rather, I have feelings that are similar to hatred towards her…

Even though we were together for a short time, we still have a certain amount of affection for each other, so are you saying that you can’t do this for me?

Pouting – sticking out one’s lips.

“Are we not even that close?”

“What does that have to do with our relationship? Rather, shouldn’t I be the one stopping it? ”

I feel like something is missing from the conversation.

Elia must have felt it too, because she frowned with a puzzled expression, pursed her lips for a moment, and then asked.

“… What does it mean to ask me to look at Anonymous’s body?”

What is this guy asking the obvious?

“Of course, I want you to come and check it out.”

Elia’s expression twisted strangely when she heard my words, and then she turned pale.

“Then, what about the hand gestures just now… .”

“I asked because I thought they would let me see it if I paid money.”

Elia’s eyes widened.

“… That was money?”

“Then what else is there besides money?”

No, is there any other interpretation besides money?

From the beginning.

Wasn’t it a universal belief that making a circle with one’s hand represented money?

When I tilted my head in puzzlement, Elia stamped her feet with a red face.

“Of course I… !”

“Of course?”

“No… .”

Elia lowered her head and kept her mouth shut.

The steam rising above Jeongsu-ri seems like some kind of embarrassing illusion… .

“Hmm, I have no idea.”

I didn’t understand.

After Elia calmed down a bit.

She opened her mouth in a crawling voice.

“Harang-ssi… Please call anonymous… .”

“Hmm? Are you ready to let me see?”

He smiled brightly.

I have absolutely no knowledge of illness or curses, so I was worried that I would be rejected. But I am very glad that Saint Elia will personally take care of it.

Elia nodded slightly.

“Yes… .”

“Thank you!”

He smiled brightly and waved his arms vigorously, calling out to the nameless person.

“Anonymous!”

“Yes, Master.”

Myeong, who had been watching us talk with a blank expression, must have been quite bored because he came running as soon as he heard me call his name.

I looked at that nameless person and smiled faintly.

“It’ll sting for a moment!”

“Yes? What is that-”

Ignoring what the anonymous man was trying to say, he immediately raised his hand and struck the anonymous man on the back of his neck.

The nameless body lost its strength and collapsed on the floor.

“Harang?!”

I felt a little sorry for him, but I hope he didn’t know that something was wrong with his health.

I know it’s greed, but I also know that it’s wrong to not say anything.

But I hope this guy only lives positively and happily.

I covered my mouth with my hand and smiled bitterly at Elia, who kept making surprised expressions, and then opened the front of the nameless jacket. Nameless’s firm and torn body was revealed.

“Please look at it.”

A stern expression, a low voice.

Where had the previous atmosphere gone? Elia also immediately hardened her expression and nodded.

* * *

A light flickers in her hands.

The small pupils gradually dilate, and soon only a brilliant light remains.

“□□□ □□ □□□□ □ □□”

From his mouth flowed sounds that humans could not possibly understand.

Even though this is the ‘end of the world’ and there is no sky, light comes down to this land to grant her request.

Gradually, the whole body begins to be surrounded by light.

Now it’s almost impossible to tell if she’s even here.

“□□□ □□ □□”

The light that had been wrapping around her as if embracing her soon moved towards the nameless person at Elia’s request.

The nameless heart, into which light flows.

and.

-Keeek!

An ear-splitting noise spreads.

Soon, the light that had been transmitted to the nameless person was scattered, as if being chased away or like a lost child, unable to find its destination.

The light that seemed like it would last forever gradually began to waver unstably.

The light goes out from the nameless body.

Likewise, the light dims, and her brows, which are now visible to the naked eye, are furrowed in an ugly manner.

“…”

The light that falls from above disappears without being able to return to where it came from.

Elia chewed her lip.

* * *

I was afraid that my presence might interfere with the examination of the anonymous patient, so I stayed far enough away that only her face could be seen… .

The expression on her face is not good.

… I feel anxious.

He narrowed his eyes and quickly moved his feet to approach her.

“How is it?”

“…”

Despite my call, Elia only bit her lips in anger and didn’t say anything.

Feeling frustrated, I stood in front of her as if urging her on.

“… Say something.”

Whether the result is good or bad, I have to hear it first to decide the future course of action.

If it’s okay, if it’s resolved, then that’s good as is.

If it’s bad, if you can’t solve it, you just have to find a way to do it in the future.

I looked at Elia with such feelings.

Elia pursed her lips for a moment, then opened her mouth in a voice that lacked confidence.

“… I don’t know.”

After saying that, Elia sank to the ground and covered her face with her hands.

“It seems similar to a curse… but it’s different somehow.”

“… Different?”

“I don’t know exactly what it is, but… I think it will have an impact on personality rather than life… .”

He tilted his head at Elia’s words.

I have no idea what you mean by not knowing.

Still, isn’t that a lot to figure out?

“But… I just don’t know how to do that… I don’t even know how to accept what’s in Anonymous’s body right now… .”

As Elia muttered under her breath, he put a hand on her shoulder as if to stop her.

“Take a deep breath and then speak slowly.”

“What the hell is that…? Something is wrong… How could something like that be possible… .”

But Elia was not at all calm.

He sat there for a while, mumbling something and repeatedly rubbing his face.