episode_0094

“Ro..Ropel.. wake.. wake up…!”

His condition, having been suddenly transferred here, was truly serious.

Not only was blood dripping profusely from his entire body, but his limbs were also fractured and severely twisted.

At his horrific appearance, the friends and families of the students gathered in the testing area began to tremble with anxiety.

This is because their own family and friends might also appear in such a state.

“Th..this is not the time, Ropel.. Quickly..!”

First, I quickly took out a recovery potion from my pocket and made him drink it.

Not being flustered by his condition and the sudden change in situation, I dropped exactly the required amount into his mouth.

Because it was a potion I had made myself, which, although not top-grade, was certainly effective, his injuries were healed in the blink of an eye.

Fortunately, perhaps because he only seemed to have physical injuries, his condition visibly improved.

This is because if foreign substances like poison, which cannot be removed by a potion, had been mixed in his body, it would not have been this effective.

“Cough.! Cough..! Ugh..”

“Ropel!”

“..ru..how..”

He seemed to have come to his senses, coughing as if still in pain.

But as if there was something he needed to say, he moved his lips silently.

“Mei..-ru, how.. is she/he…”

After saying those words, he fainted again.

Me..□ru..? I’m sure he said a name like that, but who is he talking about?

It felt like I had heard it before, but I couldn’t remember well.

I don’t know for sure, but I could only guess it might be someone he was with in the dungeon just now.

First of all, more than that, Ropel’s condition is the top priority.

Even though his condition improved, a potion is only capable of emergency treatment; he will need proper treatment.

Especially, his injuries were particularly severe, and the potion I gave him will likely have a greater burden on the body and more severe side effects, as much as its effectiveness.

After laying him down in a corner of the testing area, his breathing having somewhat stabilized, I looked around to call for someone.

“Andre! It’s our son, Andre! Yes, he was alive after all!”

“Hey, Tting Hoiru, are you okay? Open your eyes..!”

“He…here’s an emergency patient! Everyone move aside!”

“Thank you, God!”

Soon after, other students were transferred to the testing area through the portal that reconnected.

They were trembling in fear as if they had been chased by something in the dungeon just now.

Or else, there were those who were confused, doubting if all of this was an illusion in the dungeon from the start.

Still, most were moved by their return, shedding tears of emotion.

Thus, there were those who fortunately reunited with their friends and family who were alive, but there were also those who could not.

“No.. My.. My daughter..”

“Medic! Call a medic! The bleeding is too severe!”

“Sob sob.. This can’t be.. It can’t be like this..”

“Damn it! Who is the person in charge of this test! Tell the headmaster to come out!”

Embracing the already cold corpse, they shed tears, to an unbelievable extent for someone they knew.

Or, grinding their teeth in that sadness, they expressed it in the form of anger, or tried hard to ignore the truth before their eyes.

In the same space, although they were people who had come for the same reason, they ended up facing situations that were exactly opposite to each other.

…If even a little something had gone wrong, wouldn’t Ropel and I also be in such a state?

Because the space where joy and sorrow intertwined, a space that perhaps felt even more tragic because of it, felt agonizing, I added more strength to my steps leaving that place..

. . .

“Yes… Fortunately, both blood flow and mana levels are normal.

Thanks to the good emergency treatment, there don’t seem to be any special after-effects of trauma.

Other than that, there are no notable points.

However, in the case of bones, they tend to be sensitive to healing magic or potions, so as recovery has been achieved in a short period, please be careful not to overdo exercise for a month or two.”

“Ye..Yes.. Th.. Thank you…”

Along with a brief report, the healer quickly left the room heading somewhere.

This is because now, this medical center is full of patients who just returned from the dungeon.

As it is a large institution called an academy, the size of the facility was also large, so it could accommodate all first-year students belonging to the magic and knight departments.

Thanks to that, Ropel, who was in a relatively okay condition thanks to her potion, was also able to be assigned his own hospital room.

The place she is now is the medical center within the academy; she called for someone from the testing area and moved Ropel.

The news that the students who participated in the dungeon interim test had returned spread quickly, and because faculty and staff also rushed in, finding someone (to help) was not difficult.

Actually, requesting help from a stranger whose face she didn’t even know was a very difficult action for her, but telling herself it was for Ropel, it was the result of her effort while trying to hypnotize herself.

“Re..Relief, Ropel.. Th..They said there were no specific abnormalities…”

Now, looking at Ropel lying on the bed with a peaceful face, Isabella let out a sigh of relief.

Because he fainted again as soon as he first spoke, she also worried about whether there was something wrong with his internal organs.

Still, after hearing a definite report from the academy’s medical staff, she could also feel at ease.

“We..well anyway.. As expected, it’s very no..noisy around here… Ye..Yeah.. Since they said it was a C-grade du..dungeon…”

So Ropel, yo..you too must have been so se..severely injured, right..?”

Honestly, she doesn’t know much about aspects related to direct combat, like the Knight or Magic departments, but she thought that Ropel was still quite strong.

Although he denies it himself, because he showed him repeatedly training his mana and physical skills every day, he actually seemed to possess skills superior to most students.

Of course, it might also mean that a high-grade dungeon like C-grade is dangerous to that extent, but considering how she has watched him so far, she thought there might be another reason.

Surely, this is because she thought he might have overexerted himself to protect someone, just like at the entrance ceremony.

Indeed, even in the fleeting moment he regained consciousness, didn’t he call out someone else’s name?

Thinking, “Truly, you are consistent no matter what,” she looked at his face.

“Bu..but.. Did he say Me..Me..i□…? It..it’s familiar.. But.. I.. I can’t quite remember it…”

However, strangely, she couldn’t help but have doubts about that name.

It was certain that she had heard it several times, but because she couldn’t recall the exact memory.

No, wait, perhaps I’ve even met them directly? It was to the extent that she even had this thought.

But actually, what good is all that?

For now, she decided to be grateful simply for the fact that this man she had come to adore, Ropel, had returned safely, clinging onto his life.

“Mmm..mmm…”

As she glanced at Ropel, she discovered that he was sweating quite a bit.

Although this was necessary emergency treatment, knowing it was just a temporary body ache brought on by the rapid recovery process due to the potion, she didn’t worry too much.

“Ju..just a moment, Ropel.. I’ll wi..wipe the sweat for you…”

She took the wet towel that was placed there and carefully wiped his face for him.

Then, as she looked at him from such a close distance, her face unknowingly flushed.

Of course, since she was facing the face of the person she liked so much this closely, it might be natural.

But in his weakened state, soaked in sweat, because a strange sensuality was felt, it ended up making her unknowingly swallow hard.

“..Whoops..! N..no, no..! E..Eliseo.. Didn’t I say we shouldn’t do th..this..!”

She, who came to her senses, hit both her cheeks.

Just a little while ago, didn’t she vow to restrain herself to the extent of recording his sweat-soaked appearance and attaching a location tracker?

She reprimanded herself, saying she might be hated by him whom she loved if she went further than that.

Then, inadvertently, she ended up seeing what she shouldn’t see.

To be exact, she could see inside his blanket, where his body was reverently covered.

That place was as drenched in sweat as his face, and it was to the extent that his bare skin was directly visible beyond the pure white patient gown.

Although she had known for a while that his appearance, covered in sweat, was dangerous (in a tempting way), seeing him in this situation felt new again.

“He..here too.. I must wi..wipe it clean, right.. Ropel..?”

The appearance of reprimanding herself and making herself restrain herself just now disappeared without a trace.

She, making a somewhat lewd, unpleasant face, pulled back the blanket he was covered by.

Then, along with his strong body odor, a desirable body, lewdly tempting, appeared.

“..Haa..haa.. Gulp… Th..this is an action fo..for Ropel…!”

I don’t have an il..ill intention, so it’s no..not like that…!”

He, who was unconscious due to fatigue, was not likely to answer.

But she, who arbitrarily took this silence as a positive, directly brought her lips onto his chest.

Making her mouth round and protruding it as if to kiss, she carefully extended her tongue with the tip.

No matter how much it was her, because she was considerably embarrassed and hesitated, the action was carried out very carefully and slowly.

Little by little, the tip of her tongue got closer onto his glistening body.

“Excuse me. Is this Ropel Teufel’s room?

It’s nothing else, I am his friend and came to visit him in the hospital…”

Of course, this place is just one of the ordinary rooms in the medical center; there is no lock on the door or anything like that.

Having kicked open the door, the black-haired woman characterized by freckles’ eyes met directly with Eliseo, who was mounted on Ropel’s body.

“What the f…”