TEASER CHAPTER 4 PART 18
"Haa,
haa, haa ......... did I manage to get separated?"
Nozomu
escaped by pushing the black demon beast against the goblins and finally took a
breather after confirming that there was no sign of chasing from behind.
"It
should be fine for now... but should I be prepared just in case?"
Since
there were so many uncertain parts including the opponent's fighting strength,
it was better to prepare all the means he could use.
Thinking
so, Nozomu decided to take a detour before going to Shino's hut.
The
sun had completely set and the darkness of the night covered the surroundings,
but Nozomu started walking relying on the slight moonlight and starlight.
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Shīna
and her friends who had been walking in the forest, finally arrived at Shino's
hut, and after Mimuru laid Tom on the bed, she immediately took out the
medicine and treatment tools from the shelves and started the treatment.
Wash
the wound, sew it with a thread, sprinkle a potion, and bandage it.
Tom
was still breathing roughly, with cold sweat appearing on his forehead.
“………………”
On
the other hand, Shīna cast healing magic on Tom, but maybe she was worried
about Nozomu cleaning up her blunder a while ago. She's still dazed. She
couldn't concentrate on the magic yet
and the healing light that came out of her hands was unstable.
"...
Shīna, concentrate properly ..."
"!
I'm sorry ..."
Shīna
was rushed to concentrate on her magic after being scolded by Mimuru. Mimuru's
hands were also full from treating her lover's wounds, and her voice was a bit
harsh and cold. Obviously, she was having a hard time too.
Eventually,
Tom's facial expression, which was breathing roughly and in pain, eased.
"...
I think it's alright for the time being ..."
"I
see……"
Even
though Tom had finished his treatment, he was badly injured and lost a lot of
blood, so he fell asleep as soon as the pain subsided.
Tom's
treatment was over, the two sat down and rested, but they remained silent
without speaking to each other.
Shīna
stared at the floor, probably worried about the mistake she made, she dropped
her shoulders and clenched her fists tightly on her lap.
Mimuru
couldn't calm herself down either. Perhaps out of uneasiness, her gaze fell on
Tom who was sleeping.
There
was an awkward atmosphere in the room, but as nothing could dispel that
atmosphere, only silence continued.
"...
Hey Shīna. Why didn't you try to escape at that time?"
"……Eh?"
Eventually,
Mimuru broke the silence and asked Shīna about her actions earlier.
"By
all means, that demon beast isn't normal. I understand that we didn't
immediately realize that the demon beast was too much for us. But, why are you
trying to do something so reckless?"
"Well,
that was ..."
Mimuru
questioned Shīna, but her tone was harsh and instead of asking, she blamed Shīna.
Mimuru's
gaze was filled with anger, and Shīna was stuck in her words.
"If
you didn't do something so reckless
at that time and just escaped, Nozomu didn't have to be a decoy, and Tom didn't
have to get hurt!"
“…………”
