Chapter 442: The era moves (1/2)

The attack I got hit with had quite the power.

A martial art thrust that doesn’t match Rona…was just an extra. The real attack was the black lightning.

But there’s no way demons can utilize the lightning element that’s like the ultimate affection of the Goddess.

It is true that if that’s her trump card, I wouldn’t have imagined it no matter what.

Even now, I am still confused.

Several stone trees have been broken behind me, and there’s no doubt that adventurers who come here by mistake will be taking those back with vibrant faces for pocket money…

That’s what I was thinking in a daze while Shiki and Tamaki were checking me.

After that, we sent Risui back to the Base.

I thought I was going to die, but I managed to endure it without collapsing, so I returned to Asora slightly unsteady on my feet.

While thinking that maybe it was a bad idea to leave Rona to Tomoe and Mio.

“So, here?”

At the time I told Shiki and the others the situation and had them check the state of my body, Tomoe and Mio had come back while dragging Rona with them. So they have brought her to Asora, huh.

Well, she won’t be meeting the demon Sari by coincidence here.

“We also thought about bringing her to Tsige instead, but that thing that hit Waka flickered in my mind, you see.” (Tomoe)

“Tomoe-san said that we shouldn’t kill her immediately, so we brought her here belatedly… Waka-sama, is your body alright?” (Mio)

“…”

Tomoe didn’t say it outright, but she is also worried.

I am thankful for that.

“They are checking right at this moment. Shiki-sensei is done, so it is now Tamaki-sensei’s turn.” (Makoto)

“For now, we have dealt with it using normal healing magic.” (Shiki)

“…Hope you are telling the truth here-ja na.” (Tomoe)

“I wouldn’t lie in a place where there’s only family here.” (Shiki)

Tomoe is a worrywart.

…Or more like, it looks like Rona has not received any treatment at all.

“Aah, Shiki, I am sorry after you have just finished, but please see after Rona too.” (Makoto)

“Yes, Waka-sama. I will do the preparations for the dissection at once.” (Shiki)

“That’s—ugh! Ouch!” (Makoto)

“Waka-sama?! Was there still somewhere left that hurt?!” (Shiki)

“N-No, I wonder. It is true that it does feel as if it has been healed, and there’s no problem of movement. Just that, how to say it, I feel as if my joints hurt somewhat…” (Makoto)

What might it be?

I do feel as if I have been healed.

However, this sensation is nostalgic…

Right, it reminds me of my childhood.

That time when I would collapse or get injured from every little thing, worrying my family the whole time.

It feels as if my body is accepting this pain as if it is normal.

It is that sensation as if the memories of pain were clinging to my body or my mind.

“This is not the time to be dissecting Rona, huh. Tamaki, have you grasped something on your side?” (Shiki)

“I think his body has completely recovered from your treatment, Shiki-san. I am scouring for any traces of a special type of spell or curse, but I don’t find any abnormalities that stand out.” (Tamaki)

I thought that Shiki was joking around in order to soften the mood here, but it seems like he was seriously planning on making Rona his guinea pig.

It bothers me that the other 3 here are not retorting at all.

“Have any ideas at what kind of attack it was-ja?” (Tomoe)

Tomoe asks Shiki and Tamaki.

“Magic. It is hard to believe, but I think it is an offensive spell that broke through all of Waka-sama’s barriers and Magic Armor on top of piercing through his body.” (Shiki)

“Same opinion here. If I had to add anything, Tomoe-sama and Ema-sama have been hit with an attack of a similar type before. I would say it is an elemental magic just as it looks.” (Tamaki)

“…Lightning, huh. But Alte is an Apostle of the Goddess, and the lightning was red…” (Tomoe)

“I haven’t seen it directly myself. However, I could tell by instinct that it wasn’t that good of a thing.” (Mio)

Shiki and Tamaki answer the question of Tomoe.

Mio has not seen the lightning element directly, but has tasted the one from Tomoe directly.

Alte said something about colors.

If I were to trust Alte’s words, depending on the user, red and black should also be possible.

“We still only know little about this lightning element that’s said to only be used by an Apostle of the Goddess. It doesn’t leave any outstanding aftereffects, but if I were to speak medically instead of about magic, I can see quite the stress in the nerves and muscles of Makoto’s body. In other words, they are terribly exhausted…no, I can’t give an accurate conclusion just yet.” (Tamaki)

Tamaki doesn’t know much about the lightning element either, huh.

This matter relates to her master, that’s me, so she shouldn’t be able to lie.

Then that means we have even less of a reason to kill Rona.

“Rona was…clearly not in a normal state. She couldn’t even hold a proper conversation. However, she was utilizing that black lightning properly as if it were her own. That’s why we won’t be doing anything to Rona right now. What we should be doing first is not dissecting but medical treatment.” (Makoto)

“But you went through the trouble of leaving her close to dead.” (Shiki)

“That was just Rona self-destructing by herself -after getting a hit on me, that is.” (Makoto)

“It is most likely the cost of the spell.” (Tamaki)

“Leaving aside the fact that she was brought to Asora, there shouldn’t be much to worry about if she is here. We don’t have to worry about her escaping either.” (Makoto)