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"Good morning, Theo."
"Good morning, Theodore-kun."
"good morning"
When I woke up in the morning and went downstairs, Claudia had arrived. Naturally, he helps prepare breakfast.
"Oh, good morning."
"I'm bothering you. I heard that today we might move on to conquering the Great Rotten Lake."
ah. I told you before that I would move on to the attack once the day of the marquis's banquet had passed, but...
"You mean it's better to get used to the Great Ruined Lake, right? In that case, there's no need to proceed from conquering the sewers, I'll take you to the entrance of the Ruined Lake."
"I appreciate that, though. If that's the case, I guess we'll have to head from the stone monument at the entrance to the labyrinth?"
"Yeah."
Claudia closes her eyes and answers. If I remember correctly... he said he didn't want to be seen. She had a coat with a hood, so it would be a good idea to have her use it until she enters the labyrinth.
If you think about it that way, I think that for Claudia, having a meeting here would be the least noticeable thing.
"I guess the meeting will be after breakfast..."
"The location is the location. I think that's a good thing."
When I muttered, Claudia, who knew the truth, nodded.
After finishing the meeting, we all headed towards the labyrinth entrance. As I walked down the spiral path from the temple toward the stone monument at the entrance, I saw a crowd of people gathered in the plaza in front of the entrance.
"...I smell blood. I think someone is injured."
"Maybe I can help you. I'll take a look."
"Understood. Let's keep Grace sealed until we enter the labyrinth."
Ashley heads to the injured person. Activate Grace's cursed tool and immediately follow Ashley.
"Trisha! Stay strong!"
There, there was a seriously injured female adventurer. The hit seemed to be quite deep, causing a large gash in her stomach and causing her to scream in agony. Her bleeding was also severe. The temple's shrine maiden, who seems to be able to use healing magic, continues to treat her with magic, but it seems like she is not recovering in time.
"I'll help you! Please hold her hand and call out to her so she doesn't lose consciousness!"
Ashley said, but she quickly put her hand over the injured person's wound. Together with the shrine maiden, the glow of healing magic illuminates the wound.
"T-that's helpful! Trisha! Trisha! Stay strong!"
A bright color appears on the faces of the adventurers at the unexpected reinforcements.
The siren Justia and the harpy Dominique also rushed there.
Each of them began using healing magic to suit Ashley. Justia and Dominic also strengthen their healing magic with spell songs and spell songs.
As shown, Irmhild also struck the sound strings as if in agreement, and Seraphina noticed this and gathered the magical power of the performance and focused it on the area where she was being treated. If that was all there was to it, the effect would be dramatic.
First, the pain seemed to ease, and the adventurer's cries of agony turned into slow, deep breathing. The bleeding had stopped, and his pale complexion turned red.
Cheers rose from the surroundings. The flesh around the wound swells up and closes up. His skin has been relined... and although a slight scar remains, the adventurer immediately sits up and pats his belly with an expression of disbelief.
"Ashley. You should also use Clear Blood."
"...Didn't you say that if something bad gets mixed into your blood, you might get sick?"
"Yes. It's easy to wake up when you're injured."
In terms of preventing infectious diseases, Clear Blood, which purifies blood, should be used in situations other than detoxification.
Ashley immediately uses Clear Blood magic to purify the adventurer's blood. This means that the prognosis is safe.
"T-Thank you for your help."
"I can't help it. I'm grateful."
"What happened?"
It seemed like we had gotten over the mountain pass, so I asked, and one of the adventurer group answered.
"I crashed into the monster room. I managed to escape to the stone monument with my injured companion on my back."
"……got it"
For the time being, it doesn't seem like a Guardian has appeared.
"You guys just came to Term Wills, so you're still on a shallow level, right? I was told there's a mark in the big room, right?"
“I knew that, but…”
In early spring, many people come and go. It seems that the number of new adventurers is increasing, and the number of injured people is also increasing.
Since he escaped into the stone monument, he must have figured out the route beforehand before attempting the large room, but since monsters appear sporadically on shallow floors, he underestimated the danger of being in a monster room. I guess you could say that it was.
"good job"
When I told Ashley after the treatment, she smiled shyly.
“I also tried the treatment that Master Theodore mentioned.”
That means it's probably a sonar method that uses magical power reflection.
"how was it?"
“I feel like I was able to treat the injury more effectively than usual because it was easier to see where the damage was.”
"Hmm, that's more than anything."
"It was the same as what Lisa-sama was doing. We practiced."
Marlene smiles and happily takes Ashley's hand. Justia and Dominic also seem to be chatting with Irmhild.
When I looked over, I saw Claudia breathing a sigh of relief from behind her hood, then looking at the adventurers.
Oh, I see……. Is it because she belongs to the labyrinth?
If you go into the labyrinth, you will fight monsters and get hurt. In other words, it's not that she doesn't want to be noticed, but that she really wants to have as little interaction as possible with the people who come to Term Wills.
"...At least no one asked us to enter the labyrinth."
When I called out to Claudia, she looked up and looked at me, a little surprised.
I entered the labyrinth knowing that I would be fighting monsters. I can understand that Claudia is worried about that. Because of her personality, if she could solve those problems, she would do it. However, looking at the current situation, I can only conclude that Claudia's power doesn't reach that far.
The intruder is weighing the risk and return. In that respect, it's no different from hunting monsters anywhere else.
In some places, the people of the Kingdom of Verdogar are able to survive on materials, food, and magic stones obtained from monsters. That's why I think it's probably wrong to enjoy the benefits and then complain about Claudia's responsibility when something goes wrong.
"...There's no need for you to say it like that. Thank you. I'll accept your consideration. Besides... those two aren't from that village, right?"
Claudia asks to change the topic.
I see. This seems to be one of the topics that I don't want to talk about too deeply. If that's the case, this story should end here.
Those two people are Justia and Dominic. Right now, the girls were being thanked by the adventurers they helped.
"Ah. It seems they were brought here using summoning magic. They are being protected by the adventurer's guild... and it seems that the two of them have decided to use their abilities to cooperate with the guild."
"...That's right. It seems like they're being accepted. I thought I knew the situation was different from before. But it's very moving to see it like this."
Claudia narrowed her eyes and said quietly.
Termwills has been open to foreign races for quite some time. I don't know how long ago I say it, but I guess it means that there was a time when it wasn't like that. I can imagine that because of the monster village at the back of the labyrinth that Claudia manages, and the fact that the residents of that village are afraid of the outside world.
And, in a sense, that idea is correct. It is true that there are people who see them as ``monsters'' even if they are friendly, and no matter how far they go, they are a minority among humans.
For example, if the country changes its policy depending on the situation, we will be powerless against it. The option of not coming out of the labyrinth is probably the right one.
But at least... Claudia seems to welcome the fact that the two of them are being accepted.
The adventurers I helped said they would thank me later through the guild. Since Ashley's magic power consumption was at a level that didn't cause any problems, we moved on to conquering the Great Ruined Lake as planned.
Claudia touches the stone monument and teleports along with it.
When you open your eyes, surrounded by light... A poisonous swamp was spreading there. A swamp with a dull moss-like color and scattered areas of land spread out. It's a great ruined lake.
By creating a shield with a wind barrier and purifying the air inside, it serves as a defense against odors.
“Is Sheila okay? How’s Lavine doing?”
I don't particularly notice the expected odor at the moment, as I have taken precautions in advance. But that's just us.
As for Sheila and Lavine, who have an excellent sense of smell, even in their current state they may have some difficulties.
"It's okay for now."
“Lavigne seems okay too.”
I received a reply from both Sheila and Ashley.
"Understood. I'm also collecting information and making improvements, so please let me know if you have any problems."
"Do you get it"
"Yes"
Now. Shall we start conquering the Great Rotten Lake?
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