Chapter 14 This Is Dangerous
Leaving the soundproofed room with a locked door, we pass through the door that leads to the back of the counter. On the way, Julienne-san's colleague, Liliurage-san, greets us with a smile and a nod. We turn right and continue down a straight corridor.
We come to a slightly spacious hall with doors on the left, right, and at the end. Julienne-san stops in front of the door at the end. She knocks on the door, and a calm voice from inside responds.
"Come in."
"Alright, excuse me."
"Yes, what is it?"
Julienne-san guides me to the office of the manager, or what they call the guild master. Inside, there is a calm woman in her forties.
"Oh? Who might this be?"
"Manager, please take a look at this first."
Julienne-san, did we just barge in without an appointment? Or is it just me who feels a bit scared, like it's a sales pitch out of the blue?
"There seems to be a reason, which one?"
Julienne-san takes off her gloves and shows her fingertips. The woman who appears to be Guild Master frowns at her.
"...What does this mean?"
"Currently, I don't have any pain. Even if I take a bath or drink alcohol to improve my blood circulation, I don't feel any pain at all."
"...Oh my god"
She look at Julienne-san's fingers and my face alternately and hold her head. She then stand up and walk to a place that looks like a drawing room.
"Sorry, but could you please sit down?"
"Oh, yes"
I ended up sitting next to Julienne-san, across from a woman who seemed to be the manager.
"My name is Risleyria-san, and I am the manager here. What is your name?"
"Yes. My name is Tatsuma."
"I see. Tatsuma-san is fine, right?"
"yes"
If I look closely, Risleyria-san is also wearing her gloves. Perhaps it's a cosmetic issue, but it also has a protective purpose, such as reducing pain.
She takes off her gloves, just like Julienne-san. Wow, this looks bad. There's discoloration near the first joint, isn't there?
"Oh, it's terrible..."
"Yeah, I've been suffering for years. I take painkillers every day just to soothe it. I've gotten used to it."
That's what she says with a smile. In reality, it should be painful to move. No, if it's this bad with just the hand, walking must be unimaginably difficult, without a doubt.
"So, can you keep this a secret? Like personal information."
"Yeah. The Adventurer's Guild isn't an institution of the Daioraden Kingdom. If something happens, you can take shelter here and even hold out in a siege."
"Understood. Let's start by relieving the pain. Don't worry, you'll feel better soon."
I take her painful-looking hand. I take a deep breath and calm myself. I verified yesterday that this is more effective with magic.
"'High Recover (Advanced Healing Spell)'"
The effect took hold, and for a moment, a surprised expression appeared, but quickly turned calm.
"Oh, my. This is quite... a nostalgic sensation, isn't it?"
Being in a state without pain, I wonder how many years, no, how many decades it's been referring to. How long have she endured?
"Not yet. I will continue the treatment from here. 'Detoxify', 'Middle Recover (Intermediate Healing Spell)'..."
It was a standoff between whether my mana would run out or if the Oso (Dreadful element) poison would disperse. But with the lesson from yesterday, I've been consistently using Middle Recover. From my estimation, it should be around several tens of minutes.
About an hour has passed since the treatment began. It seems like the discoloration has also disappeared.
"Julienne-san."
"Yes?"
"Please prepare a container large enough for both hands to be immersed up to the wrists with hot water."
"Yes, right away."
The container brought by Julienne-san, resembling a tub, is filled with steaming hot water. Now, it's time to see how it goes. Will there be any pain?
"Please warm your hands with this for a while. Are you alright? Probably"
"Yeah, I'll do that"
"I'm sorry, Julienne-san, but, for Risleyria-san's—"
"It's the toes, right? Excuse me for a second."
"It's okay."
Risleyria-san's voice carries a calm feeling.
"Yeah, it stings. Truly, it feels good. It's been years since I last soaked in hot water. After washing, I could only rinse off..."
I guess the toe check is done. Julienne-san helps Risleyria-san put on her shoes and then smiles at me.
"You're probably okay."
"Oh, I see, that's good... *sigh*"
I sink deeply into the sofa. I look up at the ceiling and take a deep breath. Man, I'm tired.
"Hey Tatsuma-san, who are you?"
"Oh, me? I'm just a former priest who got caught up in a little trouble and was driven out of my hometown. It's got nothing to do with the church, of course."
Yeah, that makes sense. I'm the ex-gamer who play a monk character in an MMO and was involved in Hero Summoning. I think if it weren't for that character and my UMPC (ultra-mobile personal computer), I wouldn't be able to use Healing Magic like this.
"Tatsuma-san, I will keep your identity secret. In return—"
"That's fine. I want to do whatever I can to help."
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