My body temperature started rising back to normal levels.
Thereâs a bittersweet taste in my throat.
I know this flavor.
Itâs one of the prototype potions I made recently.
I got the idea for the recipe while I was working. A potion so powerful it could temporarily heal someone that was on the verge of death.
âMaster, please, wake upâ
â Mi..keâŠ
The words of a well-known wolf reached my ears.
Right. I have to wake up. I canât let those idiots kill me.
Guided by the voice of my friend, I exited the dark world.
ĂăĂ
â IâmâŠ
My body felt better.
I slowly moved my hands and feet.
It hurts. It feels as if there are a hundred needles piercing every one of my muscles.
But it means Iâm alive.
The bleeding from Silverâs cuts had almost stopped.
â Master, are you ok!? Are you dead!?
Mike carefully examined my face. She was in her human form, which I guess made it easier to nurse me.
â No, Iâm not dead, the medicine saved me. But my entire body hurts from the injuries.
I patted Mike, who seemed on the verge of tears.
Thereâs some of my blood painting her hair.
â WAAAAAAH! MASTEEER!
Mike, who didnât cry even when we found her malnutritioned, buried her wet face on my chest.
I feel bad for making her worry so much.
â Iâm sorry, Mike. This wouldnât have happened if I had brought you along.
â Itâs fine. Youâre fine.
Sheâs a pretty nice girl at heart.
I have to become stronger to avoid scenarios like this.
â Wait, Mike! Where are those guys!?
I finally remembered everything before passing out.
Mike being here with me means the matter is already settled.
Their combat skills are nowhere close to Mike. She mustâve killed them all.
â âThose guysâ?⊠Ah! The ones that tortured you. Meirir took care of them.
â !? Meirir-san!?
This is⊠Definitely not what I expected.
â âŠWhat kind of illusion did you use!? (Akito)
â Illusion? I just knocked his lights out. (Meirir)
â The course of your kick was clear. I saw it, and Shunichi did too. It disappeared for an instant and caught him off-guard. (Akito)
Meirir and Akito are talking while Shunichi is unconscious on the floor drooling blood.
She defeated Shunichi!?
Rudra always describes the three idiots as âjust averageâ, how could she take down such an opponent!?
â Itâs impossible, does she have some sort of hidden ability or something!? (Takaya)
â She does, actually.
â Huh?
I heard a voice from behind.
The other two idiots from the trio were there.
They both came to help meâŠ
â Dike! Roar!
â You took quite the beating, huh? But at least youâre not dead.
Roar handed me a bottle of water.
â Dike, you think you can handle this? (Roar)
â I donât know how much I can do, but letâs try. (Dike)
â What? (Takaya)
Dike started flailing his arms.
â What? Do you not want to be healed by a guy?
â No, I mean, arenât you a knight? (Takaya)
â Yes. So? I can heal too. But my healing powers are Level IV at most.
â âŠHuh?
I turned to Roar.
â I guess we never told you. Dike is a healer that always wanted to be a knight. Meirir is a martial artist that always wanted to be a priestess.
â So they both got the opposite of what they wanted?
Roar nodded with a bittersweet smile.
â But their clothingâŠ
â They both spent a lot of money on the armor and the priestess uniform, so they didnât want to throw them away.
Meirir, who had an unusual physique for a priestess, and Dike, the knight who would never wield a sword.
I had been wondering about them and their capabilities ever since I met them.
So this is what it wasâŠ
â I know you have a lot of questions, but we have to heal you. Time is important.
Dike forced me to lie down and started chanting a spell.
Itâs healing magic for sure, but I donât feel anything. The pain has ever so slightly disappeared.
â Dike, what kind of magic is this?
â Itâs just some anesthetic. My healing magic hurts WAY more than your usual magic, so Iâm getting you ready.
He wasnât doing a good job at making me feel relaxed.
â Roar, hold Takayaâs body. Mike-chan, Iâll need your help too.
â Are his injuries that bad? (Mike)
â Donât worry about it. Iâll return your master back to normal.
Dike reassured Mike with a wide smile. She switched to wolf form and held me tight. Her wolf body is so big that I wouldnât be able to move even if I tried my best.
â Takaya, this is gonna be awful, but please try your best to endure it.
The moment he put his hands on my body-
â GAAAAAAAAAH!
All my closed wounds started reopening again, and indescribable pain invaded my whole body.