Chapter 109 (1/2)

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A Painful Farewell

Sophie Bloomfield of the Four Stars of the East was a healer with luxuriant, green hair that swayed in the wind. She usually stayed with her party, but during large-scale battles like the one in Borderzard, she provided support.

The amount of healing provided by Healing Magic was proportional to one's focus and faith, and as such it wasn't suited for use in the front lines.

「Thank you so much, Lady Sophie!」

「Wow. That wound healed in an instant.」

「An angel sent by the G.o.ds…」

「A Saint…」

Sophie had been using her healing magic nonstop all night in the town hall — which had turned into a field hospital of some sorts — and was exhausted. Yet her gentle smile and her ample b.r.e.a.s.t.s — a close match to those of Priscilla's — that seemed to envelop everyone gave the people relief.

「Lady Sophie, please take a break.」

A guild staff attended to her with courtesy. No staff was foolish enough to disregard a rank B adventurer who could heal severely wounded people and save their lives.

「I can still go on.」she said in a silvery voice, but the staff wouldn't back down.

「At this rate, your body will give in first. We're almost done healing all the seriously injured.」

「Really?」

The staff was telling the truth. They were finished with the severely wounded. All that was left were the ones with minor injuries and those that were beyond saving.

「If my magic can prolong their lives, then I will keep at it. Once healers from temples and hospitals from all over the place arrive, they will be saved.」

「Lady Sophie…」

The staff wiped the tears in his eyes. News about the battle in Borderzard had spread to various places. They made it through the worst part, but how many Healers would arrive?

Sophie didn't accept payment for her healing. The staff had never seen such a benevolent person as her before. He even thought she deserved to be called a Saint.

「Next… Adventurers from Ponsonia named Pia and Priscilla.」

「Okay… Hmm?」

There was no one on the bed.

「It says here injured abdomen and comatose due to poison. Maybe there's been some kind of a mistake.」Sophie said.

「N-No, that can't be. When I came to check on them, they were in a terrible state. Quite strange…」the staff mumbled the rest of his words. He thought perhaps they didn't make it and their bodies were already transported elsewhere.

「Ah, it's those three.」

The staff noticed three girls entering the town hall — the adventures Pia and Priscilla, and their attendant. They were walking normally. He thought he mistook them for other people, but when he saw Pia's armor ripped open around her belly, he knew for sure it was them.

「Really? But they look fine to me.」

The guild staff was confused, but what happened next baffled them even more. The girls made their way to those past saving, Pia dragging her friend against her will. Pia and Priscilla then pulled out a huge cloth and used it as a part.i.tioning screen to hide themselves.

「What… are they doing? Are those the ones you said were severely injured?」Sophie asked.

「Ah, yes. They're supposed to be wounded and in bed.」

Their friend drew a long breath and sighed, looking around restlessly, and crouched down to hide under the cloth.

Then Sophie's body froze. She sensed magic.

「Healing magic…!」she exclaimed.

「What? Is that girl using Healing magic right now? Ah, I think she's a novice healer.」

「Novice? She is using the most basic of spells, but she's proficient and the mana she's using is absurd! 」

「Ah, Lady Sophie!」

Sophie started running and the staff followed her in a hurry. When the girl rose to her feet, Pia and Priscilla looked shocked.

「You there! What are you doing?!」

Sophie couldn't suppress her desperation, and the girls gave a start. They then quickly fled the scene.

Sophie stood still in front of the adventurer lying down, not chasing the girls.

「Wh-What was up with those girls? Is something wrong, Lady Sophie?」

「This patient…」

「Yes?」

「If I recall correctly, their left arm should be missing from the elbow and their right femur petrified. Am I right?」

「Uh, let's see…」The staff flipped through his list of injured people.「You're right.」

「They're completely healed.」

「What?」he asked, looking at the patient.

The adventurer was still unconscious, but color gradually returned to his face. Above all, his missing arm had grown back and his femur cured.

「No way! This is impossible!」

「She's an even better Healer than me. Please find out who that girl is!」

「Better than you?!」

「Hurry! We need to take her into custody!」

「Ah, o-okay!」

The guild staff rushed out of the town hall.

The three girls took a short rest in a back alley, their breath ragged.