Chapter 2
“It’s okay. I’ll tie it up in a minute.”
The man could not be in such a good shape if it were an extremely deadly poison.
So, I had to do something about the hand that kept holding on to the wound.
When she brought the bandages, she put cotton pads on the man’s arm to prevent an injury, and then tied the man’s arm to a wall post.
The man was almost unconscious.
“……”
Only then was Seishia able to unwrap the man’s clothes and properly examine the wounds.
“Oh my God.”
The wound was bigger than she thought.
Besides, it seemed to have been a while since he was hurt. Above all, it looks like the object that hurt him had poison on it.
“This…”
This will be difficult.
To detoxify the poison, you had to at least know what poison it was.
However, I don’t have time to study, and I don’t even know where the man came from, and how should I find out what poison was used.
-Thud.
The man shook his head several times. It meant that he already knew that the poison was fatal to humans.
Even though he wasn’t fully conscious, he didn’t want to hurt her.
“It can’t be helped.”
Seishia took off her gloves.
If the man had asked her to save him right now, she might not have done this in a fit of rage.
But she felt sorry for the way he pushed her away thinking of her.
Above all, she was the only doctor around here.
If she turned away from this man, the man would suffer and die.
“Close your eyes.”
Seishia closed the man’s eyes and gently covered his face with a new white cloth.
Then she rolled up her sleeves.
“It will be a difficult night”
I wasn’t talking to the man. I was saying it to myself.
At that moment, a white light shined from her hand.
-Wow.
The white healing light.
It was an ability that she had hidden even in the Ridyne mansion where she lived her whole life.
In the Ridyne family of black magicians, she was born with the power to save people rather than black magic that hurts people.
The Ridyne people, who were unaware of that, ignored her because she wasn’t a magician.
A light flashed in her hand once again.
-Wow!
“Ahh…!”
It may be because this man’s injury is big, that whenever she used her power, it felt like her strength was leaving her.
“……”
However, the healing effect was excellent.
The purple colored wound turned back to its original color as the light spread over the man’s body.
The man’s rough breath was slowly calming down.
Blood began to circulate on the blue fingertips. The man’s body trembled in pain and she saw him loosening his strength.
“Ahh.”
Seishia staggered. She struggled to swallow her rough breath.
She checked the man’s condition.
“……..”
The man was peacefully sleeping now. Seishia needs to look at the wound more, but he is definitely out of danger.
After the man’s blood-soaked blonde hair was cleaned a little. Seishia raised her body.
She was dizzy from pouring her healing powers into the wound of the man, but the wound wasn’t completely healed.
Seishia, who bandaged the remaining wounds and covered the man with a blanket, fell on the bed.
“……”
She didn’t loosen the bandage that tied the man’s wrist, but it would be okay because it wasn’t tight enough to bleed…
“Ah…”
My head seemed to spin. It was a side effect of the healing powers.
But still, I was happy that my power was helpful to someone.
Most of all, I was happier than when I was treating villagers who only took advantage of me.
It was much better than in the mansion where I was known as an promiscuous evil girl and treated like useless trash.
That someone needed me.
That I saved someone.
She is neither a wicked woman nor is she the promiscuous young Lady of Count Redyne
Seishia fell asleep quickly. It seemed like she lost her consciousness.
* * *
-Bang bang!
“Shar Nuna”
(tl: 누나 Nuna/Noona is a term used by a younger male to an older female, it can also mean older sister but not in this case)
-Bang bang bang!
“Nuna!”
Seishia barely opened her eyes. Her body still felt heavy.
The inside of the treatment center, with no lights on, was immersed in darkness. It was only then that Seishia realized that she had been asleep until late night.
“Shar Nuna!”
The voice knocking on the door from outside seemed urgent.
Seishia quickly put her shoes on and opened the door of the treatment center.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw a boy from the village, who looked like he was out of breath.
The child was carrying a girl who seemed to be his younger sister.
“Nuna!”
The child who saw Seishia sighs of relief.
“Oh my God, what’s going on?”
She was treated nicely by the children, unlike the adults of the village.
It must be because there are only a few outsiders in this boring village, that the children find her kind of interesting.
Because of this, Seishia was not as reluctant to children as to adults.
“Come this way!”
Seishia quickly stepped aside to let the boy in and turned on the light.
The boy was perplexed for a moment when he saw a man lying on the floor with his arms tied up. He then put the girl up on the bed.
The short breath seemed wheezy. Seishia looked at the child.
It is a typical symptom of food poisoning.
“Do you know what your sister ate?”
“I don’t know… Oh!”
The child shouted hastily
“Mushroom, she ate a mushroom… It was a pretty red mushroom. But suddenly my younger sister’s body got hotter and her stomach began to hurt…”
Then the boy finally burst into tears.
Seishia wiped the child’s tears and looked at his younger sister.
There is no external injury, her lips are stained in a purple color and her breath is short. She covered her stomach while curling her body up from the pain.
There were only a few types of bright red mushrooms nearby.
For adults it’s okay to eat the mushrooms, but to children they are poisonous.
It’s poison again. To cure poison, you have to know what kind of poison it is…
“Kid, I will make you soon feel better. In return you have to eat something bitter.”
Seishia hurriedly reached out to the herbs. But she had one worry.
She picked a herb that is commonly known for poisoning. She also picked up some herbs that are good for stomach pain.
But what if this doesn’t work?
It’s good for mushrooms with low toxicity. But what if that isn’t the case? It could suddenly worsen.
She squeezed the herb in her hand.
“This one will work better than that herb.”
It was a calm and low voice.
A shadow fell over her head. The boy was surprised and looked behind her. The same was for Seishia.
The man’s arms that were in a new white shirt stretched over her head.
The bandage that was tied under it was half loose and fluttering down.
Due to the large difference in height, Seishia’s vision was covered by the shadow of his arm.
“……”
The man with a pale complexion was looking at Seishia.
He was wearing a black uniform jacket on his shoulder, because he was feeling cold from the blood loss.
It also seemed a little difficult to move because of the wound in his abdomen.
The child picked up the herb he pointed to.
* * *
The man’s delicate fingertips are treating the child. Seishia found that her fingertips had calluses like a man who had done a rough job. Just like those who hold a sword a lot.
The eyes shining under the bloody blonde hair were a clear blue.
Even with this bloody appearance, It was beautiful enough to be captivated.
The man laughed when he made eye contact with Seishia.
“Are you going to let me treat this kid?”
“Ahh.”
The man’s words were certainly not the words of a commoner, likewise the uniform he is wearing.
“This herb…”
The herbs the man pointed at, were herbs with few side effects.
It was a much better choice than the herbs she was worrying about. There was no time to think long about it.
Seishia’s hand moved quickly while grinding the herbs.
The man saw what Seishia was doing, and gave a little help.
It seems as if he was her assistant.
His hands smelled of clear soap as soon as he washed them. It was the soap used in her house. The man laughed as he noticed that she cared about it.
“I think I have to wash my hands before treating the child. Excuse me?”
“Yes. That’s a good thing.”
Seishia tilted her head slightly as she received the medicine bag from him. He seemed to be a person with good observation skills.
“You can wake up now, kid.”
The treatment ended quickly.
“It still hurts.”
His younger sister was crying, but Seishia said, while handing her two small candies.
“It will get better soon. The medicine that I and this Oppa made are going to fight against the bad things.”
(tl: 오빠 Oppa is a term used by a younger female to an older male, it can also mean older brother but not in this case. Seishia used Oppa because she is talking to the child)
She felt the man pause and look at her because she said ‘oppa’, but Seishia tried to ignore it.
“With that red mushroom?”
The boy asked. Seishia nodded her head.
“Yeah. I’m very strong, so I’ll get rid of it soon.”
“Yes!”
“Wow!”
The door closed. The house was again engulfed in a strange silence.
“……”
It was a familiar silence for Seishia, who has been alone since leaving the mansion.
But today was different, because I felt the gaze of the man standing next to me.
“That’s a pretty name, Shar.”
The man opened his mouth first. Seishia stopped.
He is clearly not a commoner.
It is difficult to find commoners who wear uniforms as well as knowledge about medicine.
‘Is he…aristocrat… ?’
She was gazing at the man.
Bright blonde hair, a common color for commoners, but it strangely looks noble.
She was easily drawn to the blond hair that seemed to shine bright in this spacious house.
As she looked at him, the clear blue eyes turned towards her.
“…..Are you a noble?”
Eventually, Seishia asked him the most important question.
End of Chapter 2