Naofumi: "I'm sorry."
Raphtalia: "It's alright."
Naofumi: "But....."
Raphtalia: "I was afraid. Afraid that Naofumi-sama went somewhere far away."
Naofumi: "Eh?"
Raphtalia: "That power, it's trying to drag Naofumi-sama somewhere. That's what I felt. Therefore, this is a cheap price to pay if I was able to stop Naofumi-sama."
Raphtalia's laughing expression pierces my heart.
I must absolutely protect her. With determination, I swear not to lose to that shield.
Naofumi: "Raphtalia, is your sickness cured?"
Raphtalia: "It should be alright for now……"
Naofumi: 'Next time I administer medicine, stay close to me. It will serve as prevention."
Raphtalia: "Okay."
Thus, we slept in the village that night.
We worked on the extermination of the epidemic as hard as possible on the next day.
I asked the treatment master if I could help make the medicine and the work was completed earlier than scheduled.
When I wanted to learn, I felt something inside of me interfering.(!) [1]
The number of people suffering from the illness has been reduced to zero and the village became peaceful again.
Raphtalia: "Where will we peddle next? Did you ask the treatment master on how to make medicine?"
Procuring holy water for Raphtalia is top-priority now, but I do want to learn how to make High Class medicine.
Raphtalia: "Naofumi-sama? Won't the wave start soon?"
Eh!? That reminds me. What Raphtalia said returned me from my thoughts. I hastily open the arrival prediction window. There are only 3 and a half days left!
Naofumi: "This is bad! We only have a little over 3 days remaining!"
Preparations will be insufficient.
Naofumi: "Firo, let's hurry to the castle town!"
Firo: "Roger~"
Village Chief: "Uhmm Saint-sama…this……"
I was presented a bag full of money by the village chief.
Village Chief: "Saint-sama this is the money you asked for. Please accept it."
Come to think of it, my real identity is still hidden.
Naofumi: "Yeah……"
I receive the bag of money and count how much is inside. ……I put half into another bag and returned it to the village chief.
Village Chief: "Eh?"
Naofumi: "It wasn't my power alone. This is for the outstanding treatment master who is in this village. Hand it to him."
Village Chief: "O-okay……"
Yup, it would have been really dangerous this time if that treatment master was not here. Because just suppressing the illness is my limit. That person contributed just as much.
Naofumi: "See ya."
Village Chief: "Ah, thank you very much!"
The group of villagers saw us off together. When these guys know my real identity, will they look at me in disgust? It's a complicated feeling. I stow that thought away in the corner of my head, because there are more important things to do.
I can't worry about the condition of the carriage at a time like this! So we push the carriage to top speed and head to castle town. There was a rumour about a carriage that was roaring down the road with frightening speed after that day.
On the way.
Firo: "Master~ something is-"
Naofumi: "Hm?"
I come out of the carriage.
Wild Philorial A appears!
Wild Philorial B appears!
Wild Philorial C appears!
Wild Philorials: """Gua!?"""
Firo looked at the Philorials with an astonished expression.
After Philorial A, B and C looked at Firo with the same expression, they ran away.
Naofumi: "What was that?"
Running away right after encountering us…… That is the behaviour pattern of rare monsters that have delicious experiences points and money. Though, I can't expect a lot of experience from Philorials in such a place. Maybe they were just surprised to see a Philorial Queen and so they ran away.
Firo: "They look delicious. Whenever a travelers pass by us, I think of that."
Naofumi: "They are from the same family as you."
I noted that Firo is licking her lips. Is there anything this fellow doesn't see as food? It’s scary as it’s easy to visualize her performing cannibalism.
Firo: "Master, if we chase now we can still kill them~"
Naofumi: "…… Stop it."
It's still not too late now? This fellow has no sense of tension at all. That reminds me, I did not check our levels after the fight with the zombie dragon.
Me Lvl 38 Raphtalia Lvl 40 ★ Firo Lvl 40 ★