3 days after Nanahoshi collapsed.
Nanahoshi has yet to regain consciousness.
The reason that she vomited blood is unknown.
After Sylphy went to look for help, Arumanfi quickly came and brought Nanahoshi to the infirmary.
In the meantime, I went around to gather the party and inform them of the situation.
Nanahoshi was not doing well. While casting detoxification magic on her, she vomited blood and collapsed.
Right now she's in the infirmary undergoing treatment.
The truth is, everything happened so suddenly that I don't know the details.
Although troubled, everyone accepts the situation.
Right now, Nanahoshi is being treated by Yuruzu of Atonement.
Yuruzu of Atonement has the ability to heal.
Capable of transferring the health and vitality from one person to another.
Because it works on a different principle than detoxification magic, it seems to work for illnesses untreatable with detoxification...
Still, her ability doesn't work by itself, and needs the cooperation of another person.
Without any hesitation Sylphy offers herself to help.
Sylphy lies down besides Nanahoshi and treatment begins.
But Nanahoshi has yet to regain consciousness, her expression grim, her cough constant.
"Karowante, how is she?"
Seeing Nanahoshi in this condition, Perugius orders another underling for diagnosis.
Karowante of Insight.
He has the power to uncover a target's power and secrets.
For the ill, also their condition.
Like X-ray vision.
He shakes his head after observing Nanahoshi.
"This is beyond Yuruzu's ability."
"Research the library."
"Yes."
With that said, Perugius and his subordinates begin researching the name and cure of Nanahoshi's sickness.
Trying to match Nanahoshi's symptoms to the library's records.
I offered to lend a hand but was refused. Outsiders cannot enter the library.
Of course, Yuruzu continues to administer treatment, so Sylphy never left the infirmary.
In the end, there's nothing for me to do.
Of course, I didn't just sit around and do nothing for 3 days.
I returned home once to inform Roxy of the situation.
Nanahoshi fell ill and Sylphy is helping with the treatment.
So it may be some time before we return.
Roxy begins to move at once with that information.
She helps us contact school and request a leave of absence, as well as explaining the situation with family.
Then to me she said to leave the house to her.
She's far more cool-headed than I am.
She has gotten accustomed to these type of situations.
In the end, I couldn't do anything. Everything has been taken care of.
I informed Aisha and Norn that I'll be coming back late, took a change of clothing and returned to the Sky Castle.
Even at home, there's nothing for me to do.
All I can do is pray that Nanahoshi stays safe.
"... Nanahoshi, will she recover?"
The others, like me, can do nothing.
Particularly Cliff.
He spend his time praying at a chapel within the castle.
"Everything is in the hand of Milis-sama."
Cliff said, with his hands folded and eyes closed.
Praying to God during moments of crisis.
I never really believed in that religious stuff.
In this world, I believe in those that actually offered a helping hand.
But even I understand that, right now, praying to Roxy and Sylphy can bring no comfort.
"..."
Suddenly, I recall a movie I once watched.
A masterpiece of alien invasion.
Aliens, with their overwhelming technology, nearly annihilated mankind.
Yet at the end all their machineries suddenly stop working.
Aliens have no immunity against earth pathogens and all perished.
[1]
Nanahoshi came from another world.
She differs from me, who's reincarnated.
She does not grow old, does not have magic, and therefore can't use any magical tools.[2]
Perhaps, not just magic, she has no immunity either.
But, if that were the case, then she should have fallen ill long ago.
The Metastasis Event happened 8 years ago.
Nanahoshi also came to this world 8 years ago.
There's no reason for this to happen now.
"..."
That girl.
Will she really die..?
Why did this happen?