Episode 98. Overheating (3)
A treatment center located within the Hero School.
This was a place mainly used by senior candidates who often got injured due to frequent sparring and practical training. Inside, there was also a private treatment room that could be used by paying a certain donation (written as donation, but called admission fee).
Among those private treatment rooms, this is the most luxurious treatment room that requires the most expensive donations.
To a luxurious treatment room that even the imperial nobility, the high-ranking clergy of the Holy Nation, and the wealthy families of the Republic are reluctant to use.
“Hey, Mr. Dale!”
A woman with pink hair opened the door hurriedly and came in.
Iris.
A woman who is more famous by her title, ‘Saint’, than by her name, and is said to have received the blessings of all seven gods.
“Huh!”
As soon as Iris saw Dale’s face lying on the bed, she covered her mouth with a pale, disgusted expression.
“D… Mr. Dale… .”
Puffy lips and unfocused eyes.
Breathing so rapid it felt like it would stop at any moment and red liquid splattering around the corners of the mouth.
“Oh, no! Come on!”
I know he has the ‘protection of revival’ that allows him to come back to life even if he dies.
The moment I saw him lying there with his haggard face, all thoughts of revival and all that were going on disappeared from my mind.
“Who on earth would do something like this to Mr. Dale…?”
Iris sobs while holding Dale.
Did I hear her voice?
Dale, who had been lying there helplessly, pointed to one side with trembling hands.
“I… f*cking, bird… .”
The thing his hand was pointing to was a giant with a height of nearly two meters.
Iris looked back at Berold and frowned.
“…Why Mr. Berold?”
“Haha. Don’t worry too much, Sister Iris. My brother just collapsed from overwork because he trained too hard.”
“Your condition is too bad to be simply due to overwork.”
“Don’t you usually feel worse right after taking medicine? It’s because you just took the medicine, so don’t worry.”
“…Is that so?”
Only then did Iris let out a sigh of relief, her worries somewhat relieved.
She opened her mouth, glaring at me as I lay there.
“By the way, overwork? How on earth did you train to get your body like this?”
“No, it’s not because of training….”
I tried to explain the situation with a look of injustice on my face.
Before his lame excuses could finish, Yuren cut him off.
“Huh. What if it wasn’t because of training? Dale, you didn’t sleep properly and stayed alone in the training room until 2 or 3 in the morning every day, right?”
“New, until 2 or 3 in the morning?”
“Yeah. And you came at 6 in the morning? Every single day without fail.”
“… … .”
Iris’s eyes glowed coldly.
She looked back at Yuren and Berald and opened her mouth.
“Excuse me, but can the others please leave? I think Mr. Dale needs some extra intensive care.”
“If it’s intensive care, it’s better to call a therapist….”
“Oh my, have you forgotten who I am?”
Iris smiled brightly and gave a pretty smile.
“ah.”
A soft exclamation escaped from between Yuren’s lips.
The therapists residing at the Hero School were known across the continent for their skills, but no matter what, they could not dare compare to the ‘Saint’ of the Holy Nation.
“Okay, okay. Then I’ll ask Dale.”
“Haha! I can trust and leave it to Iris! Please take good care of my brother!”
Yuren and Berold left the treatment room.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Silence descended upon the treatment room.
Iris was looking down at me with cold eyes.
“I….”
“Ask the question.”
“yep.”
As soon as I was about to open my mouth, unable to bear the awkward atmosphere, I heard Iris’ low, muffled voice.
She bit her lip, her fists trembling.
“Honestly… do you know how shocked I was when I heard that Mr. Dale had collapsed?”
“… … .”
“But what? Overwork? You were stuck in the training grounds until 3 a.m. every day?”
Boom!
Iris slammed her clenched fist into the shelf next to me instead.
“I told you before, didn’t I? You should take better care of yourself!”
“… … .”
He carefully reached out his hand to Iris, whose eyes were wide open.
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“sorry.”
Even if he had not known that Ash had such a fatal flaw, it was undeniable that he had been pushing himself too hard recently.
“You really… sigh.”
Iris sighs deeply and shakes her head.
Iris carefully placed her hand on my forehead.
A soft sensation was felt across my forehead.
“You have a high fever.”
“If you rest a bit, you’ll get better soon.”
I told Iris that she would feel better soon to ease her worries, but I actually had no idea when this ‘overheated’ state would return.
‘But I think it’s better than before because I’ve been resting quietly.’
It was better than before, but I still had difficulty getting out of bed.
“I will cast a healing spell that will help relieve fatigue.”
“No, walking won’t have much effect.”
After eating the health food(?) that Berald had made earlier, the school therapist came and cast a healing spell, but the ‘overheated’ condition did not improve.
“But you never know, maybe it’ll be different with the healing magic of the ‘Saint’.”
“Well… that could be the case.”
Honestly, I didn’t have high expectations.
Even if Iris is a saint blessed by the seven gods, it won’t be easy to heal the blood and energy that has been overheated by the primordial fire.
“Then just lie still.”
Iris extended her hand toward me and recited a prayer in a soft voice.
“Seven gods, please support your child who has fallen from exhaustion.”
Woohoo!
Her eyes turned rainbow-colored and a pure white halo of light seeped into my body.
My body, which had been as hot as a ball of fire, felt a little cooler, as if I had drunk some cool water.
‘Oh, what is it? It works?’
I opened my eyes wide and looked at Iris.
I thought that even Iris would have a hard time curing this, but I never thought it would actually work.
‘Is this the power of the seven eyes?’
I looked into her rainbow-colored eyes and let out an inward exclamation.
“Phew.”
The iris that had been shining with rainbow colors returned to its original blue color.
Could it be because I used healing magic using my ‘seven eyes’?
Sweat was beading on Iris’s forehead.
“How was it? Did it not work this time?”
“No, it worked.”
I said that and got up from the bed.
My body, which had no strength at all just a moment ago, felt slightly more energetic.
When I got out of bed and tried to stand on my own two feet.
“Crunch!”
My body swayed and my legs gave out.
“Mr. Dale!”
Iris urgently helped me up.
“Ugh… I still have trouble walking.”
Her healing magic had calmed down his overheated energy and blood flow slightly, but it seemed like it would take some more time for him to fully recover.
‘Even with the healing magic using the Seven Eyes, it’s like this.’
I couldn’t help but sigh when I thought about how long it would take to completely recover.
“hmm….”
Iris lets out a short sigh as she lays me back down on the bed.
Iris, who had been quietly contemplating, swallowed hard and opened her mouth.
“Oh, come to think of it… That… Ahem!”
Iris lets out a cough, trailing off her words.
Iris continued speaking cautiously, looking around as if she was about to steal something.
“There is a way to increase the effectiveness of healing magic.”
“What is it?”
“That’s… Ugh, ahem!”
Iris continued, her cheeks blushing.
“The healing magic I use is a bit special. The closer your bodies are to each other, the better the effect!”
“…what?”
The closer your bodies are, the better the healing magic becomes.
‘I never heard anything like that in my past life.’
but.
If you think about it, she may not have had the opportunity to hear it because she didn’t receive healing magic itself in her previous life, which was to lessen her burden of having to use the protection of the gods without the ‘Seven Eyes’.
“Then, please turn over and lie on your side.”
“…What are you going to do?”
“I told you, the closer your bodies are, the better the healing magic will be.”
Iris carefully took off her shoes and climbed onto the bed.
She hugged my back tightly as I lay there.
“So if you hug Mr. Dale like this and use healing magic, it will be more effective.”
“… … .”
I swallowed dry saliva with my mouth tightly shut.
An incredibly soft pressure felt on your back.
Her slender arms wrapped around my waist and her slender legs in white stockings were entangled between mine.
‘No, this isn’t a healing magic or anything.’
I broke out in a cold sweat, desperately suppressing my boiling desire.
Even though she and I had been lovers in a previous life, even having sex with each other… no, because of that kind of relationship, it was even more difficult to maintain composure.
“Then… I’ll cast healing magic on you one more time.”
A small, whispering voice tickled my ear.
Soon a pure white light emanated from her body and flowed into my body.
‘ah.’
A feeling like taking a cool shower in a hot summer day.
As I felt my overheated energy quickly cooling down, an indescribable warmth filled my body.
A warm feeling came along with an unbearable drowsiness.
‘Well… Well, if Iris is here, I won’t have to worry about the aftereffects of the embers in the future.’
With that thought in my head, I surrendered myself to the rushing water.
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Inside the treatment room, darkness has fallen.
The door opened and a woman with long navy blue hair tied into a ponytail came in.
“Your Majesty, it’s almost curfew time for the dorms. I know you’re worried about that guy Dale, but it’s time to head back to the dorms… .”
Camilla’s eyes widened as she entered the treatment room to call Iris.
Dale and Iris are lying snuggled up on the bed.
Camilla froze in place, her mouth wide open.
“West, Saint?”
“Oh, Camilla’s here?”
Iris got out of bed, rubbing her eyes.
“Haam. I fell asleep with Mr. Dale without realizing it. As expected, using ‘Seven Eyes’ makes you incredibly tired.”
“Ji, ji, what the hell were you doing just now?”
“Mr. Dale is still sleeping, so lower your voice.”
Iris frowned and got out of bed.
“And don’t worry, there’s nothing to worry about. This was done solely for the sake of ‘treatment’.”
“Treatment… right?”
“You know, my healing magic is more effective when used in close contact with our bodies.”
“… … .”
Camilla’s expression distorted slightly.
“Wouldn’t the effect be greater if you just held hands and used it? Is there really any need to use it while hugging each other…?”
“Camilla.”
Camilla’s shoulders trembled in surprise at Iris’ low voice.
“Shh.”
Iris smiled faintly and placed her index finger on the corner of her mouth.
