I restrained Ruin, the Noir sorcerer, who was in a state of unconsciousness, with a rope created by earth magic, and then went to treat Peterās group.
Peter seemed to be confused at first, and when I approached him for treatment, he held his ear protectively and said, āI canāt end up here yet!ā and he went crazy, punched a right straight into my face, and got on the horse, Mea stabbed Peter in the back with a wood carving knife that was in the carriage, but he somehow survived and is now completely calm.
The part of the body where he was stabbed was critical, and if Peter hadnāt been using artificial organs, he could have died immediately, but he is much healthier now.
He was rather quiet, so it was easy to treat him.
If anything, the psychological damage to Mea, who was probably the first person in her life to deliberately stick a knife into someone, was greater.
Mea was sweating for a while, her hand trembling as she held the knife, but when I stroked her back, she seemed to have calmed down somehow, and now she was lying down in the carriage resting.
At first, I tried to leave the dying Peter behind for the moment and stay with Mea, but she replied, āIām very happy for your feelings, but Mea is just a little sick, so please look after the others first ā¦ā¦ā
After the other members of Peterās staff had been treated, I turned to face him, rubbing my cheek, which was slightly swollen from being hit head-on.
āThe treatment is complete. But since many of you had bone and organ damage ā¦ā¦ it would be better to have the materials properly prepared and replaced again, rather than a substitute that has been falsely adapted by magic. You will not be able to move around as before until your body adjusts to it, and you will need to rest for a whileā¦ā¦ Peter-sanās injury was minor, so your probably not as bad off as others, though ā¦ā¦ā
āI-I see, ā¦ā¦ I, Iāve given you a lot of trouble ā¦ā¦ā
Peter was repeatedly stretching and opening and closing his fist, as if he was questioning the condition of his arm.
It may be that his arm is not moving very well.
One of his subordinates saw Peterās condition and quietly took Peterās arm.
āSomethingās wrong. The bones in my arm should have been completely separated ā¦ā¦ā
āThe stake also seemed to have been carved with an irreversible technique that interfered with healing ā¦ā¦ā
ā¦ā¦ Did I make a mistake somewhere?
To put it bluntly, healing magic is mainly used for experiments on magical beasts, and I donāt have much experience working with humans.
Iāve read a lot of books, and in my spare time Iāve been improving existing techniques to deepen my understanding of healing magic, so I have a fair amount of knowledge, but I lack experience by far.
A magic beast doesnāt bother to complain to me, even if it has a problem with its body.
āIām sorry if I have any inadequacies, but I donāt have much practical experience in healing.ā
āN-, no, thatās not a problem, but ā¦ā¦ You are the drifter sorcerer employed by Baron Fage. You are Abel Belek from the Marren tribe, right?ā
Peter looked at me searchingly, as if he was struggling with something in his mind.
āPeter-san, can I ask you what happened here?ā
Peter hesitated for a moment, and then slowly opened his lips, which were heavily covered with red lipstick.
āā¦ā¦ That is an ancient sanctuary of the Kudor Church, believed to have been built before the founding of the Dinrat kingdom. In the depths of that place, there may lie the Wand of Destruction, an ancient weapon that is suggested to exist in the lore of the Kudor Church.ā
When Peter had said that much, one of his men beside him shook his shoulders and asked, āAre you sure?ā as if to confirm, staring at Peterās face.
Peter turned away from his subordinate.
āWha-, Wand of Destruction!?ā
This is the main reason why the collector got involved with me.
The Collector who has been walking all over the world collecting, but have never been able to find the whereabouts of the legendary staff.
That is the Wand of Destruction.
It is a treasure within a treasure that cannot be priced.
As a sorcerer, Iām interested in it too.
I swallowed a gulp of saliva and leaned forward toward Peter, bringing my face close to his.
Peter turned his back to keep his distance from me.
āI was secretly ordered by the kingdom to come here to destroy the āWand of Destructionā. And then those kids who were trying to steal the āWand of Destructionā interfered ā¦ā¦ and now weāre in this mess.ā
āThose kids ā¦ā¦?ā
I glanced at Ruin, who had a soulless expression on her face.
ā¦ā¦ did that girl interfere with you? No, no, itās plural, so it must have been someone else who interfered.
At most, Ruin could have been doing some chores for the guards.
āI need a favor. There must be two people who entered the ancient temple before us. A gentleman and a large man in an iron mask. Neither of them is even from the Dinrat Kingdom. If they get their hands on the Wand of Destruction, the Dinrat Kingdom will be finished. Iām not sure I should be asking you to do this. But there is no one else I can ask. Could you please reach the innermost part before those two ā¦ā¦ and destroy the āWand of Destructionā? Iād be happy to return the favor in any way I can. Iām a ā¦ā¦ man with some position and wealth, despite my appearance.ā
I was secretly balancing the scales in my head.
I can either break the āWand of Destructionā and receive a reward from Peter ā¦ā¦ or I can take the āWand of Destructionā and run away from Peter with it.
I thought about it for a moment and concluded that I should wait and see what the āWand of Destructionā could do.
Legends can be exaggerated. And there is too little information about the āWand of destructionā.
If you open the lid, you may find that it is just garbage.
āI understand, Peter-san! For the future of the Dinrat Kingdom, Iāll make sure to destroy the Wand!ā
āI ā¦ā¦ canāt just leave it to you. Iāve become much more mobile thanks to you, Abel-chan. Iām confident that I know more about the Kudor Church than anyone else in the Dinrat kingdom. Iāll go with you in case thereās something I can help you with. I also know a little something about that trio of people there, including the Noir.ā
āY-, yeah ā¦ā¦ yes, that would be great ā¦ā¦ā
ā¦ā¦ Looks like a lookout was firmly attached.
When I was disappointed inwardly, a calm and sober girl in a nunās uniform, far from the shady and stuffy appearance of Peterās men, got up, her face twisted in anger, and pointed a finger at Peter.
āHow dare you let something like that come out of your mouth! Travelers, please donāt be fooled! This demon is trying to take advantage of the power of the God of Lawā¦ā
When the girl had reached that point, one of Peterās men who had crept up behind her tightened his grip on her neck, stopping her from speaking.
āPlease donāt mind it. Sheās not out of shock yet, and sheās in a state of delirium.ā
Peterās subordinate, who had been choking the girl, said to me nonchalantly.
H-However, she was clearly trying to tell me something just now ā¦ā¦
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