Chapter 12
The Girl Who Won't
Give Up and ____
Translator : PolterGlast
【Side Miku Arisugawa】
Half a year has
quickly passed since we, Class 1-A, were summoned to this world as heroes.
We were transferred in
autumn, so we should have been able to advance to the second year by now.
But our time has
stopped, we can't return to our original world, and we are forced to live in
this Alistella.
Without even being
able to move openly...
"Thank you,
Saintess!"
"You're welcome,
please take care of yourself."
I waved to the
intelligent-looking boy who bowed his head, with a smile.
The boy blushed and
left the room like the wind.
"Phew..."
Using magic isn't a
problem in terms of MP, but mental fatigue inevitably builds up.
And even though my
light magic can heal injuries and illnesses, it can't take away the accumulated
mental fatigue.
Even in this magical
different world, things don't always go as planned.
I stretched my back
and extended my arms as if to thrust my hands upward.
I gently patted my
cheeks and regained my spirit.
"Next person,
please!"
My gift is [Saintess].
In simple terms, this
is a gift that increases the effect of light magic and makes it easier to
master it.
Since there aren't
many offensive light magic spells, my pure combat ability isn't that high.
But even so, there was
no problem.
My role was not to
become a hero and save the world, but to heal everyone as a Saintess and spread
smiles.
Looking at my
classmates, I couldn't help but feel it was unfair that everyone else was
leveling up by fighting bandits and monsters, and only me...
Apparently, in the
kingdom, Saintesses are as highly valued as heroes.
In the kingdom's holy
religion, the Saintess is told as a spokesperson for God, and because of that,
I have come to live a life where I am worshiped and served by people.
It's good to practice
light magic, but it's quite difficult that I can't even choose who to heal.
"Yes, this should
be fine."
The patient's injury
this time was quite serious, so I used All Heal, which is unlocked after light
magic reaches LV 6, to heal the affected area.
"Even though all
the court light magicians gave up... thank you, Saintess!"
"No, no. It takes
a little time for the bones repaired with light magic to blend in with the
original bones, so please rest absolutely still for about a week."
After calmly observing
the affected area and finishing the treatment, I forced the corners of my
mouth, which had become stiffer than before, to turn up and plaster a polite
smile on my face.
I'm aware of it, but
I've been smiling much less than when I was in Japan.
I can't even remember
how I used to smile back then.
"Next
person..."
I call the patients
selected by the church and cast light magic on them again.
By continuing this
kind of life, my light magic had already risen to LV 8.
Now, if it's a
fracture, I can heal it instantly, whether it's a complex fracture or a
depressed fracture.
I've heard that when
LV reaches 9, I'll be able to heal missing body parts, so my current goal is to
raise the LV of light magic as soon as possible.
Apparently, it's an
impossible growth rate, but I'm still not satisfied.
After all, I... have
to bring Masaru-kun back to life.
Everyone in Class 1-A,
including me, lives together in a newly built mansion for heroes.
Two mansions have been
built, one for men and one for women, but their location is quite close to the
palace, and from other people's point of view, they should look like a detached
palace or something.
The land where it was
built is also the private land of King Izel II.
From the exterior to
the interior, it was obvious that a lot of money had been spent on it, and it
was far from the ordinary house we had imagined, with an extremely luxurious
finish.
Apparently, it was
made by bringing together the blueprints and stone materials of a detached
palace that they had tried to build before but had been abandoned, and the
construction period was less than a month, partly because they built it at a
rapid pace.
Even though there are
people who can't eat properly because of the severe monster damage, I can't
help but be frankly appalled by the fact that they were trying to build such a
vulgar thing (by the way, my trust in the king and First Princess Misha is hitting
new lows every day).
After returning to the
mansion and to my room, I took off my stiff nun's habit.
While I'm doing my
Saintess's duties, I have to wear a special nun's habit made by the Holy
Church, so my shoulders are really stiff.
After giving myself a
massage, I changed into the tunic and trousers I had bought for myself.
The time is 5:30 PM.
The hour between now
and dinner is the only time I am truly I have true freedom.
Thinking of this, the
tension that had been building up until just now is released in an instant.
I saw myself in the
mirror distorting my face.
"...Masaru-kun"
In the end, Masaru-kun's
whereabouts remained unknown to me, even after half a year had passed.
The church is moving
at my earnest request, but I'm just healing people as a Saintess, so I can only
move a few people at most.
I get information from
various places regularly, but so far there has been no progress at all.
Things might have been
different if the kingdom had started searching in earnest.
But that didn't happen.
...Because the king
never seriously tried to search for Masaru-kun.
He didn't even take it
seriously, saying it was a waste of money.
Even though he plays
with beautiful concubines and mistresses and indulges in debauchery as he
pleases.
"Masaru-kun..."
I think it also worked
against me that Misha concluded that Masaru-kun was already dead.
Based only on
circumstantial evidence, it was judged that Masaru-kun died in an accident
during the summoning.
And to hide the fact
that hero summoning was so dangerous, Masaru-kun's existence was erased from
the beginning.
A group transfer of
Class 1-A, which should have been 31 people.
As a result, the
number of heroes who came from another world was 30 in total.
That was the official
view of the Grust Kingdom.
And everyone followed
suit.
Kazuma Hijirikawa, who
believes that he is right, tried to persuade me that he couldn't displease the
king.
Mitsugawa-kun
maintained his non-intervention, saying that he was not interested in others.
I was the only one in
the class who protested fiercely.
But nothing changed.
From the day and the
moment when everyone erased Masaru-kun's existence, I have been all alone.
I'm fighting all
alone.
"Katsu,
kun..."
I touch the mirror,
which is duller than the one I used to use in Japan.
I clenched my fist as
emotions welled up from deep within my heart.
My tears ran dry on
the day I hugged Masaru-kun's blood-stained pajamas and cried out in grief.
So no matter what
happens, I won't cry anymore.
What I need now is not
to cry and cling to someone.
I have no intention of
becoming such a weak person.
What is needed is
strength.
The strength of will
to never give up and to stick to oneself to the end.
"It's okay, Masaru-kun.
I, only I... will never forget you."
I take a slow, deep
breath, calm myself down, and stand up.
I wonder how long I've
been thinking.
When I look at the
clock, it's already past 6:00 PM.
Dinner time is from
6:30 PM.
In front of everyone,
I have to be the usual Miku Arisugawa.
I have to create a
place for him so that he can live without any problems even if Masaru-kun comes
here tomorrow.
I cool my slightly
reddened eyes with water before leaving the room.
As I leave, I look at
myself in the mirror, and my figure has returned to the usual Miku Arisugawa.
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