Chapter 99
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
Inside the dungeon, I encountered Mr. Lyle and Ms. Kokol, where Lyle had an injured person, and I was asked by Seria, who was accompanying me, to help with the treatment.
I accepted the request, but… naturally, her healing magic had little effect.
I suspected that she might be trying to use additional healing magic for the treatment fee, so I decided to have Seria use her healing magic again, even if I had to cover the cost.
To make it clear that I was paying, I slipped a gold coin into her cleavage while her hands were occupied with the magic. However, for some reason, she asked for more money, and Ms. Kokol was giving Seria a stern look during this exchange.
The person she wanted to treat, Mr. Brandon, seemed to be bleeding heavily, so it was understandable that he would be angry about this situation.
However, it seemed like Seria wasn’t too concerned about that…
*Ching, ching…*
”Hmm… I see…”
She let out a small sound as the gold coin was slipped into her cleavage, murmuring while looking at something in front of her.
”What’s wrong?”
After I stuffed all the requested 50,000 Oar into her cleavage, I asked, and Seria responded with a thoughtful expression.
”Um… no, maybe I was just feeling unwell earlier. I might be able to do it this time…”
I felt nothing but anxiety with her repeated “might be,” but…
”…I see. Well, for now, just give it a try.”
”Yes. Then, ＊＊＊＊＊…”
Her tone suggested she was hiding something, but I guessed she couldn’t say it because of the presence of outsiders. When I encouraged her to use the healing magic, she recited the spell just like before.
Then…
*Bam!*
”!?”
Unlike before, Mr. Brandon was enveloped in light, and everyone, including Ms. Kokol and me, was surprised by the clearly different scene.
And within ten seconds, as the light faded… Mr. Brandon, perhaps taken aback by what had unexpectedly happened to him, looked confused as he opened and closed his hands before checking his abdominal wound.
”Are you… okay?”
”Oh, um. How should I put it… I’m no different than before the injury.”
With that, Mr. Brandon distanced himself from the two who were supporting him and moved his arms and legs to show that he was okay.
Mr. Lyle felt relieved at his condition, but next to him, Ms. Kokol was looking at Seria with a questioning gaze.
”Um, what does this mean?”
”Well, how should I say it… due to my skills or title, the effects of healing magic can vary greatly.”
”What? Is that really a thing?”
”Yes. It’s called ‘minor recovery,’ and if the effect is small, that might be the reason. If you contact the church, they should be able to explain it to you. If they hire someone without knowing and that person turns out to be useless in a critical situation, it would affect the church’s reputation.”
”Oh… well, if they were to charge extra for treatment, that would also impact the church’s credibility, so that would be impossible, right? I’m sorry for doubting you.”
Ms. Kokol bowed her head in response to Seria’s explanation.
Seeing her attitude, Seria hurriedly urged her to lift her head.
”Oh, no! It was a crisis for your companion, so it’s understandable to feel mentally unstable. So you don’t need to worry about it, okay? Not at all.”
From what I know, it wouldn’t be surprising if Seria was taking advantage of the low effectiveness of the healing magic to increase the number of treatments and make money.
However, Ms. Kokol, who was unaware of the situation, seemed to perceive Seria as a very good person.
”Thank you. It’s surely people like you who are called saints.”
”That’s true.”
Mr. Lyle nodded in agreement with her words, but Seria herself looked very uncomfortable.
”Uh, no… that’s too much praise.”
Wait, was she actually doing that?
With her earlier attitude when she said, “Don’t worry about doubting,” it was hard not to think that way… but if such a reputation spread, it would ultimately reduce customers, so the benefits would be minimal.
Later, I heard that the so-called saint is a very high-ranking person, and if church officials heard her being compared to them, it would be a problem.
It seems that it’s not really looked upon favorably, but since I won’t be involved, I guess I don’t need to worry about it.
With that, Mr. Lyle and the others try to return to the town with a revitalized Mr. Brandon leading the way.
They suggest returning together, but I refuse because I don’t want my skills or fighting style to be known… In response, Ms. Kokol, who had changed her attitude from earlier, whispers to Seria.
”Um, your companion… he took a woman from Mr. Mose, right? You didn’t, did you?”
”Uh, well… I still haven’t, but…”
*Glance*
”I see. But please be careful, okay? It seems like he’s taken 2 women who should have been grateful to Mr. Mose, and, um… you might end up getting ‘involved’ without realizing it, and it could get to the point where you can’t ‘get away’.”
”Y-yeah. I’ll be careful.”
”Well then… please really be careful, okay?”
With that, Ms. Kokol, whose face had turned red from the conversation, moves away from Seria and heads towards the town, but then she suddenly remembers and says with a slightly stern look.
”Oh, I’ll pay for the medical expenses in the town!”
Ah, so she was saying those things to Seria without holding back because she intended to return the medical expenses.
She must have judged that Seria was more important than the medical expenses I covered, and she probably thought about preventing the possibility of me getting involved with her since I had covered the costs.
I might have been seen as greedy for women… but it’s better than Iris or Ms. Monoka being thought of as easy.
I don’t usually invite anyone myself, but if I’m invited, I usually go along unless it’s someone I really dislike, so it’s not entirely wrong.
As I see Ms. Kokol off, Seria lowers her head with an apologetic expression, as if she knew I could hear the conversation.
Well, she was really close by.
”Um, I’m really sorry. I didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable.”
”Well, that’s fine. So… what happened with that healing magic?”
At that question, Seria looked around to make sure no one was watching…
”First, take this.”
*Rustle, jiggle*
Saying that, she opened her chest wide again, almost fully exposing herself.
”What does this mean?”
I didn’t want Seria, who was exposing her chest, to be seen by others, so I led her off the return route and questioned her.
In response, Seria opened her chest again, which she had briefly closed.
This time, her underwear was also pulled up, fully exposed.
”Look at this.”
*Squish, squish…*
”Even if you say to look…”
Her sufficiently sized breasts were moved up and down, left and right by her own hands, and finally returned to a natural position, left to gravity.
When I had been answering Ms. Kokol, she glanced at me, so there was a possibility she was teasing me about it… but it seemed that wasn’t the case.
Then she asked me.
”Don’t you understand? …The gold coins I was given have disappeared.”
”Ah.”
Now that she mentioned it… I had slipped a few gold coins into the valley of Seria’s chest, and if she opened her chest like before, they should have fallen out.
”Where did the gold coins from earlier go?”
”Um, I don’t know, but… I think I might have used them.”
When I asked, she made a serious face and explained what had happened when she used the healing magic earlier.
”When the first gold coin was inserted into my chest and I tried to use the healing magic by touching the holy water, a long rectangular frame appeared in front of the injured person. At that time, the left side of the frame was about one-fifth filled in white, and I sensed that if I could fill it all in, I could completely heal the wound.”
”I couldn’t see that… So that’s why you asked for more gold coins.”
”Yes.”
Even though one-fifth was filled in with 10,000 Oar, she requested an additional 50,000 Oar because she sensed that 50,000 alone wouldn’t be enough.
Since all the gold coins that should have totaled 60,000 Oar had disappeared, it seemed there was no change to be given.
And just as she had sensed, Mr. Brandon’s wound was completely healed… which leads to a hypothesis.
If Seria consumed the gold coins, it was likely at the moment she used the healing magic.
So, does that mean… she is using gold coins to enhance the healing magic?
When I asked Seria about it, she nodded and gave a detailed explanation based on her own understanding.
”I’m not completely sure, but I believe that if I directly touch money, it can be used to strengthen healing magic, and the amount used disappears. When using magic, myr hands are usually occupied, so it seems I haven’t had the chance to notice this until now.”
”Directly, huh? So if you fill your body with money, can you not increase it any further?”
”No, this is also based on my feelings, but it seems that indirect contact is fine as long as the money touches each other.”
”I see. But what does this mean?”
”I can’t say for certain, but I don’t think it’s normal healing magic; it might be some kind of skill.”
”That makes sense. But Seria’s skill? It’s ‘Minor Recovery’… huh?”
The title and skills are conveyed through voice in the “Ceremony of Blessings,” and my skill could be understood in at least 2 ways.
In that sense, I had 2 abilities, but her “Minor Recovery” could also be interpreted differently, and its effect might have been revealed this time.
”Minor Recovery (Koukaifuku),” “Shōkaifuku”… Since the recovery effect itself probably remains unchanged, if we’re talking about dealing with money on top of that, then it would likely be the ‘Shō’ from ‘commerce’ to make ‘Shōkaifuku’ (Commercial Recovery), right?
If that’s the case, then Iris and Ms. Anju’s skills sound like they’re in English, which makes me wonder about the language in this world.
Well, that aside.
When I shared my guess about Seria’s skill with her, her eyes widened in surprise.
”Whoa!? That’s it! Hearing you say that just now made me feel as if a small stone that had been stuck in my boot for years has finally been removed!”
*Sway, jiggle*
”Oh, uh…”
Seria, excited by my words, leaned closer, her exposed chest swaying as if to assert its presence.
While I was aware of that, I realized something and asked her.
”It’s great that you can enhance healing magic, but… does that mean you can also break the curse on your mother?”
That’s the important part.
If possible, I could ask for help regarding Iris.
With that expectation, I asked, and Seria immediately lowered her mood and made a subtle face.
”Mm…”
”What’s wrong?”
”Um, about that Mr. Bran? When I healed him, I realized he was poisoned.”
Ah, so his exhaustion wasn’t just from blood loss.
Now that I think about it… when the healing magic activated, not just his wounds but his whole body was glowing.
That must have been because the poison was spreading throughout his body.
With her words, I asked with hope.
”If you were able to completely heal him, then it might have effects beyond just injuries, right?”
”I think so. But…”
”But?”
”It’s just that I can only see the ‘frame’ beforehand, and I can only get a rough estimate of the amount of money needed for a complete cure by touching some money.”
”You don’t know if you can dispel the curse, then.”
”Yes. However, since there were effects beyond just the wounds, depending on the growth of the skill, there might be a possibility to deal with curses as well. And then…”
*Sway… Squish*
Saying that, Seria leaned in closer and pressed her bare chest against my body.
I’m wearing Magic Armor and blocking my senses in preparation for battle, so I can’t feel it from above, but… I can understand what she means.
It’s about continuing the conversation regarding getting a magic item to dispel curses.
”About what we talked about earlier.”
”Yes. I realized that you would need money to dispel your mother’s curse, so you have no choice but to rely on me.”
”…”
It would be difficult for Seria to purchase a magic item to dispel curses herself.
Since she has to spend money on “commercial recovery,” it’s very hard for her to earn with healing magic.
Basically, aside from the dispatch costs, the rewards for treatment come from the holy water used, and that amount isn’t very high, so it probably won’t exceed what Seria spends on “commercial recovery”.
That’s why she’s pleading for my investment, but… this is a problem.
If I were to buy a magic item to dispel curses, I have to prioritize Iris, who I have a prior commitment to.
If that’s the case… I want Seria to aim for “commercial recovery” in breaking the curse, so let’s have her try her skills on her mother first.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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