Translator: Missme
Editor: Aru
The potion is re-poured. My senses have turned to numbness.
I think I saw someone grabbing my ankle, but I can’t feel it at all.
Squeak-
On the other hand, I could hear bones twisting and straining.
I’m not in pain, but I can hear the sound.
Maybe that’s why it didn’t feel real.
“Thank you for holding it in. The therapist will apply a splint and the treatment will be ended.”
I nodded quietly because I didn’t have any strength to respond.
Caleb’s huge hand on the back of my hand reassured me, and I felt like crying.
Meanwhile, the therapist wrapped my ankle in bandages and set splints on it.
Only then was it possible for me to check the therapist’s gender for the first time?
It was a male therapist.
“If you can afford it, I believe you should seek treatment from a priest. The bones couldn’t be repaired, but the wounds could be healed by divine power.”
“I will do that.”
Caleb nodded, and the therapist walked away, requesting that we rest before returning.
The room fell silent.
My lost mind slowly began to revive as time passed.
A lot of things were forgotten because the pain suddenly came to mind.
For instance, clinging to Caleb and burying my face in his neck while behaving childishly…
An inner scream lingered in my mouth at the time.
If Caleb wasn’t next to me right now, I would have ripped off my hair and shouted as much as I could.
‘Oh man, crazy!’
Above everything, hands! Why am I holding his hand?
Of course, it wasn’t my will. Caleb was the one who grabbed my hand initially.
But it didn’t matter who took the lead in holding the other’s hand.
Because I was the one who eventually accepted it.
Caleb’s hand was tightly gripping my hand, so I bit my tongue.
It would have been preferable if he had been wearing gloves, but he was bare-handed.
At the body warmth that was in contact with me, my heart was pounding.
‘How can I naturally let go of my hand?’
Caleb turned his face and stared right at me as I wiggled my hands.
“Are you all right?”
“Yes, yes.”
I didn’t avert my sight when I nodded.
“It’s all thanks to you. Lord, thank you.”
“Would you like to go to the temple right now?”
“The temple? Wasn’t this supposed to be the end of the treatment?”
“To repair your bones right away, I employed a potion that paralyzes the senses, but if the potion loses its effectiveness, you’ll feel the pain again. For the time being, you should also be cautious when walking.”
“Oh…”
I see.
So, if I go to the temple and receive treatment from the priest, will I feel better right away?
“Because the temple is so far away, I’ve decided it’s best to get to the treatment centre as soon as possible.”
“……”
“However, if you tell me, I’ll take you to the temple.”
I shook my head after a brief moment of consideration.
If I go to the temple, I’m sure I’ll feel better quickly. I won’t have to limp for weeks, either.
However, hearing that the temple was far away made me reluctant.
Because I didn’t want to bother him and waste his time anymore.
If it’s the temple, I can always go by myself.
“I’ll go by myself later. All I want to do today is go home and rest.”
As I said, I secretly withdrew out my hand, which had been holding Caleb’s hand since before.
‘Good. That was perfectly natural.’
Someone knocked on the door while I was internally congratulating my efforts.
‘Is it the therapist?’
The door opened as I tilted my head.
“You were here.”
It was Lord Vessel, not the therapist, who appeared.
“Did you take care of everything?”
“Yes. I summoned the guards and put them under arrest. How is Lady’s foot……”
“It’s okay.”
It was before Lord Vessel glanced at my leg.
Caleb lowered my skirt, which he had previously raised.
“…… I’m relieved you’re okay.”
“So you’re here to report it?”
“There’s that, and now they’re conscious, but they’ve been seeking for Lady Oreu the whole time. I came to get Lady’s opinion because they kept making a fuss about having something to say to her.”
“They have something to say to me?”
“Yes. I’m not sure what it is, but it could be related to their motive. They say that until they see you, Lady Oreu, they refuse to say anything.”
Do they have something to say to me?
‘Ugh, I don’t want to meet them again, can I not go?’
“You don’t have to go if you don’t want to.”
Gasp, did I just say that out loud?
I checked my mouth calmly. But my mouth is firmly shut.
I think I just gave him a tee that I didn’t want to go there with my expression.
“But I heard Lord Vessel say that if I didn’t go, they wouldn’t talk.”
“There’s always another way to open their mouth and make them speak, even if they don’t want to. Isn’t that right, Lord Vessel?”
“What the Commander said is right. You don’t have to go.”
It’s very comforting to hear that.
In fact, I don’t want to go… but there’s a reason why I hesitated to say I wouldn’t go.
I was intrigued by what they were attempting to say to me and why they were attempting to take me.
“Did they really say they’d talk when I come?”
“That’s what they said.”
“Then I’m going.”
“Are you sure you’re going? You don’t have to overdo it.”
“I’m curious as to what they’ll say, and if I go, they’ll open their mouth immediately, so I’d better get going. There will be no need for anyone to suffer. But my feet are like this, so… ”
It was the moment I was going to ask Lord Vessel, “Is there anything like crutches?”
“I’ll help you with your move.”
“What? No, it’s okay. If I use crutches, I can get around on my own.”
I immediately added to Caleb’s words.
Otherwise, I expected him to immediately hug and hold me.
I was preoccupied earlier because I was in pain, but the thought of heading to the guard station in his arms made me feel embarrassed.
“With crutches, going to the guard station will be difficult.”
“Shouldn’t we get in a carriage and go for a ride? Then I’ll simply need crutches to get on and off the carriage.”
“That sounds like a wonderful plan, Lady; I’ll ask the therapist if he has crutches.”
Lord Vessel went to find a therapist.
Again, only the two of us, me and Caleb, are left in the room.
“Thank you very much for putting my skirt down earlier. Did you do it out of consideration?”
“Did you notice it?” says the narrator.
“There’s no way I could have missed it.”
In fact, we were so close together that I could feel the hem of my skirt sliding down even though I didn’t see him do it.
“Aren’t you offended?”
“Is there a reason why I should be offended?”
“It’s because I went ahead and did it without your permission. The same goes for tearing the stockings earlier.”
Caleb’s gaze briefly turned downward from me and headed elsewhere.
That’s right. Earlier, he tore my stockings.
However, it was understandable.
If he hadn’t lifted the hem of my skirt and removed my stockings, I wouldn’t have been able to be treated.
“Lord Egon.”
He slowly turned his attention in response to my direction.
“Lord, I believe you.”
He must have torn the stockings only as much as he required to treat the wound in an attempt to be as considerate of me as possible.
Caleb was silent.
He simply looked confused.
He opened his mouth while looking at me with an expression that was hard to guess.
“I will reimburse you.”
“What?”
“I’m referring to stockings.
“No, this guy’s the real deal!
“It’s all right…”
I tried to reject him reflexively, but when I saw Caleb’s hand, I had no choice but to stop talking.
He squeezed his fist so tightly that the vein on the back of his hand protruded.
As if clutching something.
I had no idea what Caleb was thinking at the time.
Nonetheless, I felt compelled to step down for some reason.
“… Okay. then.”
After a little hesitation, I nodded.
* * * * *
I put on my crutches and rode in a carriage hired by Lord Vessel to the guard station.
Lord Caleb and Lord Vessel sat next to me.
The guards stood up and shouted as I staggered inside the guard station.
“Welcome!”
For a brief moment, seeing everybody shouting with such zeal and bending their heads made me feel like I was the boss of any organisation.
I wasn’t expecting such a warm welcome, so I was taken aback for a second before looking at both sides of me and nodding.
‘Well, these two are with me regardless.’
I walked to the location where the guards were directing me.
“Lady, we’ll accompany you in. Additionally, don’t worry because all those thugs have been apprehended.”
“Yes.”
I gave a strong nod.
The guards scrutinized Caleb and Lord Vessel’s wits after explaining to me.
“Would you two like to come in as well?”
“Let’s get in.”
Caleb was the one who answered, but it was determined that Lord Vessel would also come in.
* * * * *
The men I saw earlier were sitting in chairs with their limbs shackled, as the guards said.
Two guards stood next to them, presumably to keep an eye on them.
‘It’s unexpected.’
I expected the guards to have the men’s hands restrained at the very least.
I sat in a chair a little further away from them, surprised by the tighter bond than I expected.
“We’ve brought Lady, as you requested. Say it right now. For what purpose were you trying to harm Lady?”
It was the first time I had heard of Lord Vessel’s stern voice.
I would not have seen and been amazed by Lord Vessel’s unexpected side if it hadn’t been for this kind of situation. Lord Vessel has a commanding tone to his voice.
“Lady Elena Oreu…”
A man who was looking at my portrait was the first to open his mouth.
“Lady Elena, it’s all a misunderstanding.”
“Was there a misunderstanding?”
“Yes. We didn’t mean to harm you, Lady.”
After hearing what he said, I couldn’t control my facial expression.
My mouth erupted in an indignant scream.
“You chased me down, attempting to take me by force, yet you claim you weren’t trying to harm me?”
“I acknowledge we did it, but it wasn’t our intention,” says the narrator.
I couldn’t help but chuckle because it was so absurd.
“Lady Elena, believe me when I say that now that things are like this, I’ll tell you everything. Lady, we wanted to invite you. Can you reach into my pocket and pull out a piece of paper?”
The guard standing next to the man looked at Caleb.
The guard’s request for permission perplexed me.
I choose Lord Vessel because he is the easiest, nay, most at ease to deal with.
And I spoke in hushed tones.
“Lord Vessel.”
“Yes.”
“Is that man requesting Lord Egon’s permission?”
“You’re right.”
“Well, isn’t the affiliation different?”
“The division’s commander handed over the authority to us on this matter. As a result, all of the members are obligated to be wary of us.”
“Aha.”
I nodded, recognizing the division commander’s appearance from previously.
Come to think of it, the division commander really liked Caleb, right?
People don’t usually hand over their authority, but if it’s the division commander…
Meanwhile, Caleb granted the man’s request.
At the man’s request, the security guard took out a piece of paper and placed it on the desk.
“It’s an invitation, as you can see. All we wanted to do was invite Lady Elena.”
“You’d better come up with some plausible explanations if you’re going to lie.” What you guys did was more like taking by force, not an invitation.”
Inside, I cheered Caleb with a firm nod.
Way to go, Lord Egon!
“And I don’t believe you have any reason to invite her.”
“How come there isn’t a reason? Lady is the Kitara.”
“How did you figure that out?”
“That’s…”
The man bent his head and blurred the tip of his words in response to my question.
“I’m sorry, but I’m not allowed to say that. But to tell you one thing, our family is the only one who knows that Lady is Kitara! Please believe me!”
That doesn’t bother me.
My mind was racing. I clenched my temples and let out a sigh.
“Well, okay then. I’m not going to inquire how you found out. But why didn’t you tell me where you were going when I inquired where you were taking me? Why did you attempt to kidnap me?”
“Tha-that.”
After a little pause, the man closed his mouth once more.
Caleb opened his mouth as the stillness became longer.
“Draw your sword, Lord Vessel.”
“Honor.”
Lord Vessel drew his sword from his waist and placed it in his hand.
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Translator: Missme
Editor: Aru
The potion is re-poured. My senses have turned to numbness.
I think I saw someone grabbing my ankle, but I can’t feel it at all.
Squeak-
On the other hand, I could hear bones twisting and straining.
I’m not in pain, but I can hear the sound.
Maybe that’s why it didn’t feel real.
“Thank you for holding it in. The therapist will apply a splint and the treatment will be ended.”
I nodded quietly because I didn’t have any strength to respond.
Caleb’s huge hand on the back of my hand reassured me, and I felt like crying.
Meanwhile, the therapist wrapped my ankle in bandages and set splints on it.
Only then was it possible for me to check the therapist’s gender for the first time?
It was a male therapist.
“If you can afford it, I believe you should seek treatment from a priest. The bones couldn’t be repaired, but the wounds could be healed by divine power.”
“I will do that.”
Caleb nodded, and the therapist walked away, requesting that we rest before returning.
The room fell silent.
My lost mind slowly began to revive as time passed.
A lot of things were forgotten because the pain suddenly came to mind.
For instance, clinging to Caleb and burying my face in his neck while behaving childishly…
An inner scream lingered in my mouth at the time.
If Caleb wasn’t next to me right now, I would have ripped off my hair and shouted as much as I could.
‘Oh man, crazy!’
Above everything, hands! Why am I holding his hand?
Of course, it wasn’t my will. Caleb was the one who grabbed my hand initially.
But it didn’t matter who took the lead in holding the other’s hand.
Because I was the one who eventually accepted it.
Caleb’s hand was tightly gripping my hand, so I bit my tongue.
It would have been preferable if he had been wearing gloves, but he was bare-handed.
At the body warmth that was in contact with me, my heart was pounding.
‘How can I naturally let go of my hand?’
Caleb turned his face and stared right at me as I wiggled my hands.
“Are you all right?”
“Yes, yes.”
I didn’t avert my sight when I nodded.
“It’s all thanks to you. Lord, thank you.”
“Would you like to go to the temple right now?”
“The temple? Wasn’t this supposed to be the end of the treatment?”
“To repair your bones right away, I employed a potion that paralyzes the senses, but if the potion loses its effectiveness, you’ll feel the pain again. For the time being, you should also be cautious when walking.”
“Oh…”
I see.
So, if I go to the temple and receive treatment from the priest, will I feel better right away?
“Because the temple is so far away, I’ve decided it’s best to get to the treatment centre as soon as possible.”
“……”
“However, if you tell me, I’ll take you to the temple.”
I shook my head after a brief moment of consideration.
If I go to the temple, I’m sure I’ll feel better quickly. I won’t have to limp for weeks, either.
However, hearing that the temple was far away made me reluctant.
Because I didn’t want to bother him and waste his time anymore.
If it’s the temple, I can always go by myself.
“I’ll go by myself later. All I want to do today is go home and rest.”
As I said, I secretly withdrew out my hand, which had been holding Caleb’s hand since before.
‘Good. That was perfectly natural.’
Someone knocked on the door while I was internally congratulating my efforts.
‘Is it the therapist?’
The door opened as I tilted my head.
“You were here.”
It was Lord Vessel, not the therapist, who appeared.
“Did you take care of everything?”
“Yes. I summoned the guards and put them under arrest. How is Lady’s foot……”
“It’s okay.”
It was before Lord Vessel glanced at my leg.
Caleb lowered my skirt, which he had previously raised.
“…… I’m relieved you’re okay.”
“So you’re here to report it?”
“There’s that, and now they’re conscious, but they’ve been seeking for Lady Oreu the whole time. I came to get Lady’s opinion because they kept making a fuss about having something to say to her.”
“They have something to say to me?”
“Yes. I’m not sure what it is, but it could be related to their motive. They say that until they see you, Lady Oreu, they refuse to say anything.”
Do they have something to say to me?
‘Ugh, I don’t want to meet them again, can I not go?’
“You don’t have to go if you don’t want to.”
Gasp, did I just say that out loud?
I checked my mouth calmly. But my mouth is firmly shut.
I think I just gave him a tee that I didn’t want to go there with my expression.
“But I heard Lord Vessel say that if I didn’t go, they wouldn’t talk.”
“There’s always another way to open their mouth and make them speak, even if they don’t want to. Isn’t that right, Lord Vessel?”
“What the Commander said is right. You don’t have to go.”
It’s very comforting to hear that.
In fact, I don’t want to go… but there’s a reason why I hesitated to say I wouldn’t go.
I was intrigued by what they were attempting to say to me and why they were attempting to take me.
“Did they really say they’d talk when I come?”
“That’s what they said.”
“Then I’m going.”
“Are you sure you’re going? You don’t have to overdo it.”
“I’m curious as to what they’ll say, and if I go, they’ll open their mouth immediately, so I’d better get going. There will be no need for anyone to suffer. But my feet are like this, so… ”
It was the moment I was going to ask Lord Vessel, “Is there anything like crutches?”
“I’ll help you with your move.”
“What? No, it’s okay. If I use crutches, I can get around on my own.”
I immediately added to Caleb’s words.
Otherwise, I expected him to immediately hug and hold me.
I was preoccupied earlier because I was in pain, but the thought of heading to the guard station in his arms made me feel embarrassed.
“With crutches, going to the guard station will be difficult.”
“Shouldn’t we get in a carriage and go for a ride? Then I’ll simply need crutches to get on and off the carriage.”
“That sounds like a wonderful plan, Lady; I’ll ask the therapist if he has crutches.”
Lord Vessel went to find a therapist.
Again, only the two of us, me and Caleb, are left in the room.
“Thank you very much for putting my skirt down earlier. Did you do it out of consideration?”
“Did you notice it?” says the narrator.
“There’s no way I could have missed it.”
In fact, we were so close together that I could feel the hem of my skirt sliding down even though I didn’t see him do it.
“Aren’t you offended?”
“Is there a reason why I should be offended?”
“It’s because I went ahead and did it without your permission. The same goes for tearing the stockings earlier.”
Caleb’s gaze briefly turned downward from me and headed elsewhere.
That’s right. Earlier, he tore my stockings.
However, it was understandable.
If he hadn’t lifted the hem of my skirt and removed my stockings, I wouldn’t have been able to be treated.
“Lord Egon.”
He slowly turned his attention in response to my direction.
“Lord, I believe you.”
He must have torn the stockings only as much as he required to treat the wound in an attempt to be as considerate of me as possible.
Caleb was silent.
He simply looked confused.
He opened his mouth while looking at me with an expression that was hard to guess.
“I will reimburse you.”
“What?”
“I’m referring to stockings.
“No, this guy’s the real deal!
“It’s all right…”
I tried to reject him reflexively, but when I saw Caleb’s hand, I had no choice but to stop talking.
He squeezed his fist so tightly that the vein on the back of his hand protruded.
As if clutching something.
I had no idea what Caleb was thinking at the time.
Nonetheless, I felt compelled to step down for some reason.
“… Okay. then.”
After a little hesitation, I nodded.
* * * * *
I put on my crutches and rode in a carriage hired by Lord Vessel to the guard station.
Lord Caleb and Lord Vessel sat next to me.
The guards stood up and shouted as I staggered inside the guard station.
“Welcome!”
For a brief moment, seeing everybody shouting with such zeal and bending their heads made me feel like I was the boss of any organisation.
I wasn’t expecting such a warm welcome, so I was taken aback for a second before looking at both sides of me and nodding.
‘Well, these two are with me regardless.’
I walked to the location where the guards were directing me.
“Lady, we’ll accompany you in. Additionally, don’t worry because all those thugs have been apprehended.”
“Yes.”
I gave a strong nod.
The guards scrutinized Caleb and Lord Vessel’s wits after explaining to me.
“Would you two like to come in as well?”
“Let’s get in.”
Caleb was the one who answered, but it was determined that Lord Vessel would also come in.
* * * * *
The men I saw earlier were sitting in chairs with their limbs shackled, as the guards said.
Two guards stood next to them, presumably to keep an eye on them.
‘It’s unexpected.’
I expected the guards to have the men’s hands restrained at the very least.
I sat in a chair a little further away from them, surprised by the tighter bond than I expected.
“We’ve brought Lady, as you requested. Say it right now. For what purpose were you trying to harm Lady?”
It was the first time I had heard of Lord Vessel’s stern voice.
I would not have seen and been amazed by Lord Vessel’s unexpected side if it hadn’t been for this kind of situation. Lord Vessel has a commanding tone to his voice.
“Lady Elena Oreu…”
A man who was looking at my portrait was the first to open his mouth.
“Lady Elena, it’s all a misunderstanding.”
“Was there a misunderstanding?”
“Yes. We didn’t mean to harm you, Lady.”
After hearing what he said, I couldn’t control my facial expression.
My mouth erupted in an indignant scream.
“You chased me down, attempting to take me by force, yet you claim you weren’t trying to harm me?”
“I acknowledge we did it, but it wasn’t our intention,” says the narrator.
I couldn’t help but chuckle because it was so absurd.
“Lady Elena, believe me when I say that now that things are like this, I’ll tell you everything. Lady, we wanted to invite you. Can you reach into my pocket and pull out a piece of paper?”
The guard standing next to the man looked at Caleb.
The guard’s request for permission perplexed me.
I choose Lord Vessel because he is the easiest, nay, most at ease to deal with.
And I spoke in hushed tones.
“Lord Vessel.”
“Yes.”
“Is that man requesting Lord Egon’s permission?”
“You’re right.”
“Well, isn’t the affiliation different?”
“The division’s commander handed over the authority to us on this matter. As a result, all of the members are obligated to be wary of us.”
“Aha.”
I nodded, recognizing the division commander’s appearance from previously.
Come to think of it, the division commander really liked Caleb, right?
People don’t usually hand over their authority, but if it’s the division commander…
Meanwhile, Caleb granted the man’s request.
At the man’s request, the security guard took out a piece of paper and placed it on the desk.
“It’s an invitation, as you can see. All we wanted to do was invite Lady Elena.”
“You’d better come up with some plausible explanations if you’re going to lie.” What you guys did was more like taking by force, not an invitation.”
Inside, I cheered Caleb with a firm nod.
Way to go, Lord Egon!
“And I don’t believe you have any reason to invite her.”
“How come there isn’t a reason? Lady is the Kitara.”
“How did you figure that out?”
“That’s…”
The man bent his head and blurred the tip of his words in response to my question.
“I’m sorry, but I’m not allowed to say that. But to tell you one thing, our family is the only one who knows that Lady is Kitara! Please believe me!”
That doesn’t bother me.
My mind was racing. I clenched my temples and let out a sigh.
“Well, okay then. I’m not going to inquire how you found out. But why didn’t you tell me where you were going when I inquired where you were taking me? Why did you attempt to kidnap me?”
“Tha-that.”
After a little pause, the man closed his mouth once more.
Caleb opened his mouth as the stillness became longer.
“Draw your sword, Lord Vessel.”
“Honor.”
Lord Vessel drew his sword from his waist and placed it in his hand.
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