episode_0065

===[ㅁㅁㅁ Mㅁㅁㅁ Mㅁㅁ]===

A dark office without a single candle lit.

A person was sitting in an ornate chair, looking down at a crystal ball placed on a desk.

The darkness in the room obscured his appearance.

Are you young, middle-aged, or old? So that you don’t know.

“By the way, this incident exceeded my expectations. The animals did a great job.”

A murky voice came out through the crystal ball.

If others had seen this scene, they would have been astonished.

Thanks to the existence of objects that allow us to communicate with each other, regardless of distance.

A messenger from the sky.

It was a legendary relic that was said to have disappeared in ancient times.

” That’s right. Until I sent a few beastmen underground, I thought it would end with getting rid of at most a hundred students. I never thought the beastman kingdom would move that big.”

Another voice comes out. A woman’s voice sank low. It was a voice that somehow gave off a feeling of elegance.

“With this, the Holy Grail is filled again after eight years. There is only one step forward until the first cup overflows.”

The sitting human opened his mouth softly. The voice was strange.

Is it a man or a woman, an old man or a young man?

It was a voice with a unique resonance, as if all those voices were mixed together.

“It’s finally starting.”

“It’s a little disappointing. If it weren’t for that woman, this incident would have been enough.”

A dull voice grumbled.

“That Kahar woman? I have no idea what that woman was thinking. Behavior is inconsistent.”

“Definitely. It’s not enough that a woman who committed massacres in the East suddenly heads to the Empire, and now she’s suddenly acting like a knight? I don’t understand the purpose or intention.”

“The three apostles were gnashing their teeth. The eastern plan went completely awry?”

“ㅡNo need to worry. As a result, the Holy Grail has been filled, and signs of change are already appearing.”

The human sitting there interrupted the conversation between the two.

There was no reason to listen to useless chatter.

Because it was time to go out again.

“All for the true gods.”

Voices respond to his declaration.

“Destroy the false gods and restore the world to its proper state.”

“Finally, we will face ascension.”

And again.

Silence.

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There was an awkward silence for a moment.

A pile of intestines monster that eats beastmen.

Anyway, this was a rumor that left me speechless.

“…Then I’ll leave the letters here so you can read them later.”

As my silence became longer, Lacey, who had been waiting for an answer, returned to the main topic.

As I put down the letters I was holding on the table next to the hospital bed.

“Read it like this?”

It was an absurd statement.

The only part that moves is the top of the neck, so what can you do?

“You will be able to barely move your upper body in about five days. It may not take a lot of effort, but you can read the letter.

“In that case, can’t you just read it now?”

It was extremely frustrating to have to wait five days to confirm.

Looking at the faces of the people who sent the letter, it seems like it must be something important.

“That must be difficult. Because letters bearing the seals of the imperial family or the electors cannot be opened by anyone other than the party concerned. Even if it is a person from the Holy Kingdom, that fact alone could cause considerable controversy.”

Lacey shook her head and stood up.

Immediately, without any hesitation, as if I was going to leave now.

okay. Since the business is finished, there is no time to talk any more.

As expected, his attitude was strangely businesslike. Like a doctor in an emergency room.

Well, the role itself isn’t that different.

“Wait a minute, I have something to ask you.”

“What?”

“Nigel, do you know? This female knight came as my escort. She was seriously injured while fighting a beastman and asked for treatment.”

Nigel. It was the thing that bothered me the most since I woke up in the hospital. She almost died fighting Boris, too.

He suffered from near-lethal blood loss, suffered enormous loss of stamina, and even had his left arm completely cut off.

If it weren’t for Friede, I probably would have died before I even got to the main building.

…At that time, I felt so desperate that it took my breath away.

Having close people die in front of my eyes has always been a terrible experience.

Afterwards, the situation in this system was just as dire…

Ultimately, the weight of a person’s heart changes depending on the relationship with the other person.

Despair and fear. Guilt and anger.

It was a big shock to both sides, but there was a clear difference in the direction.

so. What happened to Nigel in the end? Wouldn’t it be too late for treatment?

If you reattach a severed arm and perform a miracle of healing, will that arm ever return to normal?

No, it will probably come back. These are miracles that even repair burst internal organs.

I didn’t bother to ask Millia. There’s no way she knew.

Millia had no contact with Nigel to begin with, and although she recovered quickly, she was as sick as me.

For that reason, it was a question that had been kept aside.

Still, unlike Millia, Lacey might know something about Nigel’s condition.

She may not have any particular connection to Nigel, but… if she were a candidate for sainthood, she would probably be the person in charge of this aid station.

That’s why I spoke up.

“Nigel…? Nigel… Oh, that female knight from Landenburg. I heard that she is recuperating. Although I haven’t seen it in person.”

Because I am recuperating. So that means the treatment itself ended successfully.

“Well, your arm is okay, right? It was completely cut off. Although I did put it on first.”

“Yes. It would be a bit difficult if it was completely lost, but other priests can at least reconnect it. He will probably fully recover in about two weeks.”

“I see…”

thank god.

After receiving confirmation from the expert, I felt like I could now feel at ease.

“Then, if you have nothing more to say, I will leave. There are still many patients who need to be treated.”

“Okay, good work.”

After hearing my answer, Lacey looked at me quietly for a while, then turned and left the hospital room without saying a word.

Five days passed like that.

—-

Every morning, I receive healing magic from the priests, spend the day lying down, and when I feel tired, I fall asleep.

Each day was like a treadmill.

There was nothing else I could do.

All that was provided for food was a tasteless, watery soup.

Because his body was not yet moving, he could not feed himself, and when he opened his mouth like a baby bird, a trainee priest who acted as a nurse fed him.

To be honest, I was a little embarrassed to be being cared for by a child who looked to be around fourteen.

…The real shame was not the process of eating, but the results that followed.

There is cause and effect in everything. I was keenly aware of the meaning of that statement.

Yes, if there is input, output will also occur.

It was indeed a natural fact…

Compared to that, the priest’s touch as he removed the bandages and wiped my body with a wet towel was bearable.

Thanks to the raised shame threshold.

—-

In the meantime, several acquaintances came to my hospital room.

Millia, Damian, and Asha.

Calix returned from deployment.

And Friedega.

Millia told me about the situation at the academy.

It is said that the academy has been ordered to close until the situation is resolved.

Since the building site is being used as a temporary relief center, lectures are impossible anyway.

Perhaps she was thinking of her deceased classmates or the citizens of the city, but her expression was a little dark as she said those words.

Damian bowed his head and said thank you.

He said he was able to endure it thanks to my training.

Well, Natalia’s fighting style was as similar to mine as it was a lie.

To be honest, it was unexpected.

Asha was not particularly injured. Only half of her belongings were gone.

Maybe that’s why I was crying a little.

Fortunately, I heard there are still 20% of the silver bars left?

I hope the price of silver rises more than 5 times.

…I wonder if that would be enough to cause an economic collapse.

He didn’t seem to think much about people’s deaths. Ultimately, this is the difference between races.

Calix didn’t say anything.

He just asked me once about my physical condition, and after hearing the answer, he quietly looked at me.

Then, he nodded with satisfaction, muttering one word, ‘It’s a good thing.’

That was the end.

and.

I had quite a long talk with Friede.

—-

It was the morning of the fifth day.

I was finally able to raise my upper body, and was thinking about reading the letter.

The hospital room door burst open and Friede came in. Without even knocking.

“I came here because I heard he was half alive, and it was true.”

“What, Friede…?”

I never thought this woman would come visit me in the hospital. I was so shocked that I was speechless.

Friede approached me with unstoppable force, the hem of her coat fluttering, and sat down on the chair.

The injury he sustained while fighting Boris’s men had completely healed, but he was in a truly exciting mood.