Chapter 24 (1/2)

Translator: larvyde    Editor: DCThanatos    Proofreader(s): Merp-Merp

EDIT: Note: I totally forgot the note and to finish the t.i.tle… I knew I was forgetting something. Anyways also wanted to say that I may or may not begin a new translation, I may make some sort of poll later for what it may be. That said it will require many more helping hands, so if you are interested in any of the proposed projects, please feel free to help out.

Without further aideu, Enjoy~

With the girl in tow, s.h.i.+zuru headed to the clinic instead of his original destination, the Third Squad base.

Naturally so, he couldn’t possibly bring an outsider to an a.s.sa.s.sin’s hideout, even if she were a child.

If he did, then he might even end up having to kill her.

s.h.i.+zuru walked slowly, matching his steps with the girl's, taking more time than usual, and arrived at the clinic that was closed for the day.

The entrance was locked. He lightly perked his ears listening for sounds from the building. It was quiet; there were no signs of people.

Looks like Ludmila’s away.

“Come in.”

Using the key, he opened the entrance door.

s.h.i.+zuru entered first then turned back towards the to the staggering girl and invited her in

“… ah … eh”

“No need to be shy. Come in.”

s.h.i.+zuru once again urged the bewildered girl in.

The girl looked terribly fl.u.s.tered, making small unintelligible noises from her throat, hesitating.

She then timidly pa.s.sed through the entryway.

“Let’s heal you up first. Can you go and take a seat over there?”

s.h.i.+zuru put the box containing the cakes and the things he bought along the way on the desk in the treatment room.

He pointed to a backless chair and set the girl down.

“I’m going to heal you up, so stay still for a moment”

“… un.”

Still bewildered, the girl nodded like a rusted hinge.

s.h.i.+zuru made a rea.s.suring smile gently held his hand over her head.

“— O G.o.ddess of White — El Shamas Iste — Heal”

As he chanted, a faint white light flowed out of s.h.i.+zuru’s hand.

It washed over the girl’s body and healed the numerous scratches, cuts, and bruises.

Vividly, as if plastering skin-colored paint over her wounds, leaving no trace of wounds ever being there.

Small wounds, though they don’t look like much to the eye, still hurt.

All the more if there were many of them one over another.

The pain thus crawled over her body.

But when all of it disappeared entirely in an instant, the girl twitched her shoulders in surprise and widened her eyes.

“d … doesn’t, hurt …?”

“Is this the first time you saw magic? Anyway, you’re alright now.”

She looked at her now uninjured hands and feet, opening and closing her fist

Looking at the girl, s.h.i.+zuru said,

“… next is the bath. Come along little lady.”

The little girl that couldn’t be called pretty even as a compliment, smiled slightly.

She nodded, she came along and went towards the bathroom.

“Do you know how to use a shower?”

“eh … uh, no.”

The girl shyly shook her head as if to say she never even saw one.

Well, I thought as much, s.h.i.+zuru wryly smiled again

He then muttered, I wish Ludmila was here.

“Can’t be helped if she isn’t, I suppose … I can wash you if you don’t mind, do you?”

“…”

*shake shake*

She shook her head, this time stronger than before.

She’s at a delicate age so she might object, or so he thought, but it seemed not to be the case.

s.h.i.+zuru took of his coat and went ahead inside the bath.

He then turned towards the girl and urged her in.