Chapter 349 Duties As The Heir Of A Noble Family
Rihito appeared from the guest room where Marg and the others were sleeping. It seemed that the situation with the sisters had settled down a bit.
"Rihito, how are they doing?"
"They have a fever. It's not severe, but they're a bit malnourished, so we can't be too careful. If they can eat, make sure to give them nutritious food. If they can't eat at all, we need to give them IV fluids; it's a serious level."
"I see. I'll have the kitchen prepare something that the sick can eat."
"And, I feel bad about this, but I gave them the treatment medicine. They're suffering from a high fever, and since they're orphans from the slums, I figured we couldn't get parental consent. Of course, if there are any side effects, I'll take responsibility for that."
"So they become test subjects. One is only 5 years old; I guess they are valuable as young test subjects. Let's have them stay in this guest room until they recover. Even if you go back to the knight's dorm, Thomashiina will take care of them."
"That would help a lot. Tomorrow, I'll bring Amelia back here. I think I can manage the knight's dorm by myself."
"But isn't Amelia supposed to help with the tests at Mr. Alexander's clinic?"
"That's just a daytime arrangement. At night, she'll stay in her room at Maiden's Tower."
"Everyone is so busy. I'm sorry to say this at a time like this, but I have to go to the capital soon."
"That's unavoidable. Still, I think we would have been in big trouble without the golems. It's definitely thanks to Sara."
Rihito smiled with a slightly tired expression. Sara remembered seeing this kind of smile many times in her past life. When fatigue reached its peak, many people smiled like this.
"Rihito, if you're tired, you should take a little nap."
"I'm not as tired as you were earlier, Sara. I can't believe you managed to stay focused for so long."
"I was desperate, so I don't really know."
"You, on the other hand, really need to get some good sleep today. Your body is still like a child's."
"Okay, but you need to sleep properly too, Rihito."
"Yeah, I'll leave it to Thomashiina tonight and get some rest."
Edward spoke to Rihito.
"Mr. Paracelsus. Thank you for helping Adam earlier."
"No, it was Miss Sara who helped Sir Adam. I was just providing support. No one else but Miss Sara can channel that much magic while using multiple spells at the same time."
Being pointed out by Rihito made Sara calmly think about how much magic she had actually used.
"Now that you mention it, I might have used quite a bit of magic. It feels like I used more magic than when I stopped Prince Andrew's magic rampage. It's so easy to reattach severed limbs, but why is it so hard to repair organs?"
"I think it's because, when Miss Sara cut off the limbs, you intended to put them back together."
Rihito answered Sara's question easily.
"What do you mean?"
"Miss Sara didn't aim to make the opponent lose their limbs; you wanted to damage them by cutting them off, right?"
"That's right. Exactly."
"Miss Sara, you unconsciously read the structure of the opponent's limbs and activated your magic by imagining putting them back together after cutting them off. If that's the case, the severed limbs shouldn't have remained there. So, you didn't grow new limbs; you reattached them."
"It's like clay modeling."
"That seems to be how you imagine your magic. It makes sense that you're good at making golems. Actually, most of the magic used for healing was spent on reading Sir Adam's body structure. Unlike limbs, which we see every day, human organs are only seen by people in certain professions. It's natural not to be able to imagine them. Because of that, you had to peek at your own organs, mine, and those of the people around you multiple times while comparing them to Sir Adam's condition to make repairs."
"I wasn't really conscious of it. I just felt like I was looking around, trying to picture 'a normal organ' in my head, but I couldn't."
Suddenly, Rihito had a serious expression and looked over at Edward and Robert.
"This is probably not something we should tell Miss Sara, but there's something we need to ask her directly."
"What do you mean by that?"
Edward spoke up.
"I think the first blow to Sir Adam was a hit to the head, but that injury wasn't serious. It was just a minor external injury with no damage to the brain."
"That's good to hear."
"However, he was kicked hard multiple times in the groin and abdomen. There were also signs of being kicked or stepped on in the chest and back."
The men all turned pale at once.
"Well, it's very difficult to say, but Sir Adam's lower abdomen is in a state that could interfere with his duties as a noble heir."
"W-what?!"
"I believe Miss Sara has repaired it, so I hope there are no functional issues, but magic is greatly influenced by one's imagination."
"What do you mean?"
Rihito continued to explain, looking a bit hesitant.
"Um... It seems there are no problems in a normal state, but it's hard to judge if it will function properly in unusual situations at this stage."
"Wait a moment. Do we really need to explain this in front of Sara?"
Rebecca protested angrily to Rihito.
"I know we should avoid such discussions, but there are things we must ask Miss Sara."
"I'm fine. I was a woman in my thirties before I was reborn."
"That's true, but..."
"I'm sorry. Keep it brief."
"I guess there's no helping it."
Rebecca sighed and looked down.
"While treating him, Miss Sara, you mainly referred to your own body to imagine what it should be like."
"I didn't really think about it, but now that you mention it, it might be true."
"However, it seems you decided that there were parts that couldn't be changed, so you referred to me and others around you."
"Just hearing that sounds a bit creepy..."
"It can't be helped since it's for treatment. But I want to ask if Miss Sara was able to properly imagine the reproductive functions at that time."
"I don't think I thought that far."
"That's true... There might be a problem with Sir Adam's reproductive functions. Since there are past cases with Blaze-kun's treatment, I think the other organs are functioning fine. I hope there are no issues with the reproductive functions as well. We'll have to check that later."
Rihito's meaning was clear, but honestly, Sara felt troubled by the expectation to return everything to normal. Adam's damage was that severe.
"Um... then, can't Rihito just fix it again?"
"Miss Sara's delicate 'repair' is something I can't do right now. I can treat external injuries, though."
"Eh?!"
This surprised not just the guys, but also Sara and Rebecca.
"Miss Sara's healing magic is special. You can see the difference when compared to Lady Orson."
"That's true, my healing magic is quite different."
Rebecca, who was listening nearby, responded.
"My healing magic activates to amplify the person's recovery ability. So if I use it on a broken arm, I have to restore it to its original state first before applying the magic, or else it will just stay stuck. I think healing magic used by others works the same way. So I can't restore severed limbs like Sara can."
"That's normal healing magic. But Miss Sara repairs the body by reconstructing it. I can see the flow of magical power, and I understand Miss Sara's magic, so I can imitate it. Still, combining it with analysis magic to control it that delicately is something I can't do 'for now.' It will take a lot of practice to use it."
"If that's the case, then I might not be able to use normal healing magic..."
Sara drooped her head sadly.
"Miss Sara, you did nothing wrong. The fact that you could treat such a critically injured patient is amazing. If it weren't for you, Sir Adam wouldn't have survived."
Rihito gently patted Sara's head.
"Sara, you don't need to worry. What's much more important is that our precious son was saved."
"My Sara properly saved her cousin's life. And the one to blame is the thug who put Adam in that situation."
Edward and Robert also patted Sara's head. With everyone around being so kind, Sara felt like crying a little.
"So, if we assume that we can't have children in the future, can Adam still become the head of the family?"
"Well..."
Edward hesitated.
"It might be difficult. Adam has Christopher under him, too."
"Ed, even if Adam becomes the head, we can just adopt Christopher or Chloe's children, right?"
"I might be able to make him the head of the family, but it will be hard to find a wife. Since she would come from another family as the lord's wife, her family would want her to be the next head's mother. If they live together as a couple and can't have children, they might understand, but if they don't even have a couple's life, they'll blame us. However, I can't explain the situation beforehand."
"Isn't it okay to live as a single head of the family?"
"If Marquis Grandchester stays single for life, people will start looking for reasons. Either way, it will be tough for Adam."
At that moment, Edward spoke to Rihito.
"This is a delicate issue, so I will talk to him directly tomorrow morning. At his age, he will quickly notice any physical reactions. I'm sorry, but could I ask Mr. Paracelsus to join us?"
"Understood. I will also prepare to conduct tests in a few days."
"What will those tests reveal? The physical aspects should be clear right away."
"Oh, I apologize for that. They can confirm whether there are any offspring."
"Wait, you can find that out?"
"Of course. It seems this isn't well known in Avalon. In the lost Odel, it was normal for royals and nobles to be tested before marriage."
"I didn't know that."
"Hmm... In that case, it might be better to disclose this information to the Pharmacist Guild."
"Since it's a serious issue for nobles, I think many families would want the tests."
Sara realized that it was a more serious problem than she thought and desperately tried to remember what happened while treating Adam.
"Hmm. What was I thinking... Oh!"
Suddenly, a memory from the treatment flashed in Sara's mind. She hadn't paid much attention to it at the time because she was so focused, but now that she thought about it, it might actually be a big issue.
"Um, could Rihito and Uncle Edward come over here for a moment? I just remembered a little bit about the treatment."
"What's wrong?"
"What is it?"
As the two approached, Sara cast a soundproof magic around the 3 of them and began to speak quietly, covering her mouth.
"It feels a bit serious."
"I don't think it's something to announce loudly, but it's true that Adam's lower abdomen was badly damaged, and I had to fix it."
"Yeah, that's right."
"And, well, when I was fixing it, I couldn't quite picture the shape..."
"Shape?"
"Um, you see... I didn't know what Adam's Adam looked like when I was fixing it. So, I looked around at the other guys, but everyone was a bit different, so... I kind of mixed Rihito and Uncle Edward's shapes together..."
"Oh, I see?"
"So, Adam might feel a bit strange later. Like something is different."
After saying that, Sara turned red and looked down. Edward and Rihito exchanged glances and then burst out laughing.
"You two are terrible. I was embarrassed but told you anyway."
"Haha. I'll make sure to explain it to Adam properly."
"Yeah, it's really important, but it's kind of funny."
At this point, Sara realized that she didn't need to say this at all; Rihito would have understood and explained it to Adam tomorrow.
'I just ended up feeling unnecessarily embarrassed...'
Sara, feeling exhausted, released her magic and said, "I'm going back to my room," before slowly making her way back to her room.
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