(Hmm, just now I swear I was in polluted Tokyo, my body feels so clean now. And the shortness of breath from smoking too much is gone.)
Takuma was perplexed from the change in his body, but it’s good that his body became healthy so he steadily walked towards the town.
Rustle rustle!
「!! What!?」
After looking towards the direction of the sound, a completely white animal that looked like a puppy came out unsteadily.
「Hm? A puppy? A wolf? Either way’s fine with me, but it’s staggering about…」
It was 10 meters away from Takuma, collapsed, and using all its strength to make weak sounds.
「! Are you alright??」
Hastily, he got near the puppy-like animal and could see that it was quite injured. Takuma took from his pocket a handkerchief and pushed it down on the wound. He held the small creature in his arms, which seemed to be unconscious and exhausted, and started running towards the direction of the town.
「Shit! I have nothing for treatment, what should I do!」
He went to town with all his might and saw in front of his eyes, a large wall and gate covering the town.
「Just a little more, so wait a little longer…」
A young man near the gate who seemed to be a gatekeeper said in a loud voice while standing there.
「Hey! I don’t know why you’re rushing, but stop!! There are necessary procedures to come into this town!」
Takuma clicked his tongue in his inner heart and stopped in front of the gatekeeper.
「Just over there in the grassy area, this dog(?) came out injured. I want to treat its wounds, so I would be grateful if this were fast.」
「Hm? Isn’t that not a dog, but a wolf? For now, calm down. I can do Healing, so rest easy.」
「I see, a wolf, huh? … Hm? What’s Healing? Do you have something like bandages or medicine?」
「What are you saying?? Healing is just a type of recovery magic, you know? Did you not know?」
「Magic…? Sorry, where I came from, there’s no magic, so I didn’t know. If you can heal him, I’m sorry, but can you help him? 」
「Then, can you please keep holding onto it?」
The young man held his right hand above the wolf pup and,
「Grant this being relief, Heal.」
Once he said these words, the wolf pup’s large injuries healed as if they were never there.
「Woah! It healed just like that.」
Surprised, I looked at the young man and,
「I used to practice Healing somewhat thoroughly. Since I healed while it had little blood, it won’t wake up until a while later. Now that everything’s okay, is it okay to start the procedures for entering town?」
「Yes, sorry, I’m really thankful for your help. Please take care of the procedures. By the way, do I need money for the process? I’m penniless, so…」