35 – Episode 4. It only takes a moment for things to go wrong. (3)
“Because the disease has been neglected for a long time, the immune system has been damaged, so we cannot guarantee whether a 100% cure will be possible.”
This was what a council member residing at the Academy said while examining Mayu’s mother’s condition.
“I’m sorry.”
He closed his eyes tightly as if he had no shame. Are you afraid of what I might say?
I saw Mayu out of the corner of my eye. Mayu, who was listening to the doctor next to me, opens her mouth in embarrassment.
She bit her lower lip and shook her shoulders. She seemed to feel guilty for not being able to take her mother to the doctor when she was sick.
“Cough! “Cough!”
Mayu’s mother coughs violently. So much so that I was worried that her blood would come out.
The more her mother coughed, the deeper the wrinkles between Mayu’s eyebrows became. Soon she pulled her eyebrows together and looked like she was crying.
Facing her mother’s brown eyes, Mayu turned her head and wiped her eyes with her sleeve. It must have been difficult for her to continue looking at her haggard appearance.
“Hmm… ….”
The situation was serious enough that a quest would come out to help me get my bearings, but the quest was heartlessly ignoring this situation.
Why?
Because Mayu is a character who is not even mentioned in the story? Or is this situation unrelated to the main quest?
If not, does that mean you will leave it up to me to decide what to do?
I’m not sure, but there was nothing I could do right now. Not only am I not a doctor, but I have absolutely no knowledge in this field.
“But please do your best.”
“Ah… yes… ….”
“Why are you doing that?”
“No. Oh, it’s nothing.”
The congressman said, shaking his bewildered face from side to side. She seems surprised that Abel, who is famous for being a b*tch, doesn’t tease her.
Honestly, I wanted to pressure him to find a way to save his life, but if the congressman couldn’t find a way, I was planning to use the solution I came up with.
I don’t know if it will succeed, but it seemed like a good possibility.
“For now, the patient will stay here and monitor the situation.”
Power is really good.
Originally, only professors and students could be admitted to the Academy Hospital, but thanks to the fact that I am the son of a duke, I was able to make a special case.
“Yes. Thank you “Cough!”
“You can just follow the nurse.”
“This way.”
The nurse waiting behind beckoned. Mayu’s mother stood up from her seat, adjusting her cardigan.
She walked ahead of us, walking precariously as if she would fall at any moment. In the end, Mayu couldn’t stand it anymore and stepped forward to help her.
I arrived at the hospital room with guidance from the nurse.
When Mayu saw the inside of her mother’s hospital room, she was embarrassed.
“Uh… ? “It’s a single room?”
“I thought being alone would be less stressful than being with other people. “It will be easy to visit.”
“Ha, but single rooms are very expensive, right?”
Mayu said, looking back and forth between my face and the hospital room. She felt burdened by receiving favors she could not afford.
Still, if you’re going to give something, it’s better to be sure.
If she wants to live with Abel’s face from now on, she will have to cover up Abel’s poop.
“It’s okay. “I told the officials here in advance, so you can feel comfortable as if you were at home.”
“But… ….”
“I said it was okay. “If it continues like that, are you really going to change it to a shared room?”
When I said this in a joking tone, Mayu’s wet eyes became slightly squinted.
“… Yes. Abel. Thank you.”
Mayu’s mother also bowed her head towards me.
“Thank you very much, Prince Abel, for this undeserved consideration. “I will never forget this favor and repay it until I die.”
I received a smile and thank you, but I felt sour because my intention was not pure to do favors for this family.
“To do that, the first thing to do is to become healthy. “I hope you get well soon.”
“Thank you. Thank you.”
As if she wanted to let me know her true feelings, she bowed her head to me several times and expressed her gratitude.
“Not much to say. I have an appointment, so I’ll leave now. “I will visit again later and we will talk then.”
I was about to bow to Mayu’s mother, but ended up failing. This was because she felt that it could be a burden for a noble to bow down to a commoner.
“Oh, me too… ! I think her mother will have to go get her a change of clothes…… !”
Mayu said urgently as she sat her mother on her bed. It seemed like a hasty remark, but I gladly accepted it.
“Yes. Then let’s go out together.”
“I’ll bring some clothes to change into. Mom.”
“Yes. “Come back.”
“Then rest comfortably.”
“Thank you. Really.”
I responded to her gratitude until the end with a smile in her eyes.
Mayu, who left the hospital room with me, checks several times to make sure the door is closed properly. She let out a sigh of relief and said as she stood next to me.
“Thank you, Abel.”
“No. I should have done this a long time ago. “I’m actually sorry.”
It was Abel who was at fault, but I felt embarrassed for no reason. As I let out an awkward laugh, Mayu widened her brown eyes and hurriedly waved her hand.
“It can’t be! I am so thankful that you just do this. Last semester, you fully paid for my medication… ….”
After speaking with an awkward smile, her mouth closed. She hesitates to continue speaking. As I was looking at him in confusion, he cleared his throat once as if he had made up his mind.
“Actually, I tried to do anything this semester instead of paying for Abel’s medicine. Even if she was asking for her body…… I would have done it. “In the end, the reason her mother got sick was because she overworked herself and tried to force me to go to the academy.”
The more she talks, the redder her face becomes.
“My father…… ?”
I realized it late after asking.
It occurred to me now that if her father had been there, he would have come with her when he sent her carriage.
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“My father died when he was attacked by a monster while digging for herbs when he was young. So he had to raise me alone.”
“I’m sorry. “I asked for no reason.”
“No. Anyway…… There is no other way to repay the favor I received from Abel other than this healthy body. So…… “I will do whatever you ask me to do.”
Mayu’s face turned red as she said that. She glances out of the corner of her eye, subtly covering her face with her own brown hair.
She is so fresh and pure when you see that she is embarrassed even after speaking. If she hadn’t met Abel, she would have had a beautiful love affair.
“I have no intention of asking you to repay me.”
I smiled bitterly.
I’m trying my best to get rid of Abel’s badass image, but if I get rid of Mayu, he’ll become the same.
In particular, I had barely recovered my relationship with Lina, but I wasn’t prepared to ruin it just to satisfy my desires.
“Is that so? But what I can do for you is… ….”
“Please respect your body. “My mother has nothing but horse oil.”
Mayu’s eyes widened as if she didn’t know I would say this.
I know. I know.
If you say something like this to Abel’s face, you won’t be impressed at all.
Still, it has to be done in a formal way.
I don’t expect people to say good things about me wherever I go, but at least they won’t say anything bad about me.
But it’s a bit annoying that they’re doing this sh*t because of Abel.
“Yes. I will cherish it. “Abel.”
While I was cursing Abel in my mind, Mayu was showing her teeth. He smiled brightly and looked really happy.
“Oh, yes.”
I think this has solved the problem with Mayu to some extent. The other side has also hired users, so it will be resolved well.
I was just about to leave the front door after chatting with Mayu. A woman with platinum hair was standing in front of me.
She was Princess Mine.
“Abel Sirius.”
“Oh! Hwa, meet the princess… !”
Mayu hurriedly bows her head and shows respect. I looked at her blankly and made eye contact with her. Golden eyes that sparkle as if they were embedded with jewels are staring at me.
He’s clearly the main character, but there’s something I don’t like about him.
From the reader’s point of view, it felt like drinking cider, but from the perspective of an extra, it feels a bit like eating sweet potatoes.
Besides, I don’t like it when people suspect me of being Peyton’s limb.
“How are you?”
I nodded. It was my little rebellion.
“Do you want to die? “Who says hello like that?”
It’s a bit scary to say this without even changing your facial expression.
But if you are scared, you will lose. The man has Gao.
“Heh heh. Who would want to die? By the way, I met the princess here. “Where does it hurt?”
I smiled slyly and changed the subject.
Her eyes narrowed ever so slightly. Her disapproval was clearly evident.
“…… “I was on my way to the student council room.”
I ignored it because I thought it was similar to Abel’s usual behavior.
“Student council room? “This is the ward?”
At Mine’s words, she turned her body and looked at her reception desk. When I saw her again, she was sighing as if she was pathetic.
“…… “I saw you on the way, so I was just looking around.”
“I see. But does the student council work on weekends?”
Today was Sunday. It was the perfect day to spend a free day because there were no classes.
“Isn’t it obvious? “If you graduate from the academy and start working for the imperial family, you will also work on weekends.”
Oh, sh*t!
Going to work on the weekend! Even in the other world, do you know how much I kick at the blanket every time I have to go to work on the weekend because I don’t want to go?!
This guy will never understand my heart!
“Anyway, what are you doing at the hospital?” … No, I think I know without you having to say it.”
Mine glanced sideways at Mayu, who was standing awkwardly next to me, and muttered.
“Did you get her pregnant?”
“No?!”
I suddenly threw a fit at the harsh words that came to me without me realizing it. Mine also opened her mouth in shock.
“Really… “You’re joking too far.”
“It’s not a joke.”
Yes. What’s wrong with Mine? It was Abel’s fault for living so promiscuously.
“Even so, shouldn’t we first ask what our relationship is?”
“…… “What’s the relationship?”
She actually said it, but I don’t know what her relationship with Mayu is.
It wasn’t close enough to be called a friendship, and I may have left some uncomfortable feelings behind.
If you’ve had s*xual relations in the first place, aren’t you essentially out of a friendship?
“Just what… “It’s a friendship.”
In the end, I had no choice but to come up with the most acceptable answer.
“Hmm… …. Okay. Let’s say so.”
“Are you talking as if you were being generous?”
“Are you dissatisfied?”
“No.”
They don’t let me say anything.
“Anyway, I have something to talk about for a moment. Could you please save me a moment?”
This time, she changed the topic to the princess and gave Mayu a hint. She looked back and forth between me and Mine, then quickly lowered her head.
“No, of course. Then…… Let’s go first. “Abel.”
“Yes. Have a safe trip.”
I smiled and waved. Mayu bowed her waist once and timidly waved her hand at me.
As I was seeing off Mayu leaving the hospital, Mine snorted.
“It’s a modification.”
“No.”
“Are you bewitching women and replacing them by treating them well these days?”
“No.”
“Hmph.”
Mine snorts her nose. She seemed to think it was all a lie. I know this was all because of Abel’s badass image, but it just felt unfair to me.
“Well, that’s it. “I’ve been feeling uneasy movements around you lately.”
“…… Is that so?”
In line with the rapidly changing atmosphere, I also wiped the smile off my face. She took a step towards me with her arms crossed.
“I plan to catch that movement soon.”
“I see.”
I need to tell the assassination team. When the time comes, run away.
“…… I think you misunderstood what I said. This is a warning. “If you are doing something useless, stop it immediately.”
“Thank you for the warning. However, I am innocent and am not doing anything that could cause harm to the Academy or, by extension, the Empire.”
I don’t know anything else, but I can be sure of this much.
There are definitely some annoying parts of the killing squad, but if we can persuade them this way, there is a possibility that we can find an opportunity to interact with the elves before the demon problem becomes serious.
“Okay. “I hope that isn’t a lie.”
Mine turned around as if her business was over. She sighed as she watched her back moving further and further away, her platinum feet fluttering.
It was because I had no idea how to attract the main character to my side like Lina or Clara.
Even if you solve everything well, if you can’t lead the main character properly, it’s a mistake in the end, so it was a problem that I couldn’t help but worry about.
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Dawn time, when more time has passed in the day.
Illegal rumors began to appear throughout the El Dorado Forest. That too with Magi.
“As Abel Sirius said, you found the location of the elves right away, right?”
“That’s right. “This is all thanks to the plan Abel Sirius came up with.”
Beral Church believers hid in the forest and spoke openly as if the elves were listening. And Marie, who was hearing that, became angry.
“Whoa. Abel Sirius……. “It was you, after all.”
When she saw the letter, she wondered if anything, but she was sure that humans could not be trusted.
“As expected, my judgment was right. “My sister’s foolish decision to interact with humans was a decision that would hasten the extinction of elves, not their survival.”
Marie used the animals of the great forest to identify not only the believers of the Beral Church but also the locations of monsters.
“Stupid humans. “Without her father’s grace, this entire forest is under the control of the elves.”
No.
Contrary to Marie’s thoughts, Karei, who ordered the operation, knew that the elves could share or command the creatures living in the forest. It was thanks to her long-time observation of the Great Forest that she worked to eliminate the World Tree.
“Don’t worry. Father. “I will not let humans touch even a hair of my father’s hair.”
Her mutterings brought murderous intent to the eyes of the elves who were preparing for battle.
“Go to hell, you humans.”
The guardians of the forest, with blonde hair shining under the moonlight, pulled the bowstrings. And Marie looked down at her two fruits in her own hands.