Chapter 99 – Hidden Madness – 6
“Please line up in turn.”
To avoid confusion, Karen lined up the people.
However, the elderly people had a dark expression, as if there was something troubling them somewhere.
“What’s up?”
“There are people who have been hurt worse than us. Wouldn’t you like to take care of them first?”
“Don’t worry. We’ll treat them too.”
The number of people gathered here was about thirty.
Since it can be cured just by bringing starlight shells, it takes about 10 minutes.
There is no reason to change the order of treatment.
However, there was a reason why the people gathered here had to be treated first.
“Were you able to use healing magic?”
Diana asked in surprise.
“It’s not magic, but it has an artifact with healing powers.”
“An artifact with healing power?”
“Yes. It won’t take long.”
Stia cautiously gave her opinion.
“Even so, wouldn’t it be right to see someone in danger?”
“There’s something I want to check on my own. We don’t know anything about this town yet.”
I spoke in a low voice so that the villagers could not hear.
“I’m going to make sure there are no suspicious people. Cooperate.”
“…!”
Stia nodded her head as if she realized something.
“If there is a group in the village that cooperates with the bandits, or a contact with the bandits,
When people you haven’t seen before show up, they’ll be interested and approach you.
Ava, be on the lookout for any suspicious people nearby while I heal.”
“That’s what you mean. Okay.”
I said it now for everyone to hear.
“Stia, first go to the place where there are people in danger and check their condition.
Call me if anyone needs help right away.”
“Okay.”
“Guide Stia to where someone is injured.”
“I will guide you.”
“I’ll start treatment. Please come forward one by one.”
“Wait, me?”
Diana grabs me and asks.
Is the noble lady of a noble family asking what I want? Good attitude
But I had no intention of interfering with Diana.
It was a judgment based on Diana’s personality.
Diana is better off letting her do as she pleases. When she does, she rather she can unleash all of her abilities.
“I’m not giving you instructions. Do what you think is best.
That would be close to the answer.”
“You know how to say a little nice things.”
“Is it worth taking as a companion?”
“…”
I was joking, but Diana looked up at me with her serious eyes.
“Not yet. But now I know. You weren’t scum. Like you said, I didn’t have eyes to see.”
… No, I think her sister’s side is wrong.
But I kept quiet because I didn’t think it was too much to claim that I was trash.
For the first time, I felt like Diana looked at me as an equal.
“I’ll follow Stia. She can’t be left alone at a time like this.”
“Okay.”
Diana followed Stia and left her seat.
“Karen. Will you help me?”
“Yes! I’ll be your brother’s nurse.”
“There is a reason I left you.”
I can’t show anyone how to use it from now on.
Treatment is simple. All you have to do is apply the starlight shell to the affected area.
However, in that simple treatment process, I decided to include 「Interrogation by hypnosis」.
Choosing Karen as an ally was indispensable.
“Please make sure that no one leaves, so that everyone can receive treatment.”
“…Okay!”
I said to people
“I’ll start treatment.
Even if you are not injured, please get a checkup just in case.”
“Thank you. Candidate…!”
“Show me your wounds.”
All of them had severe wounds on their backs.
He took the village girl, took alcohol and food, and even assaulted the helpless old people left in the village.
The thieves’ behavior naturally frowned.
I’m glad there is something I can do for you.
Starlight clams healed wounds that had begun to become infected due to missing the proper treatment time.
It is truly a miracle of God.
“How is it?”
“It doesn’t hurt! My God…! Thank you.”
“Please look at this.”
I snapped my fingers and hypnotized him.
Two keywords.
“Answer me truthfully.”
「Cooperate with the hero candidates」
“Is there anyone in the village who has connections with the bandits, who is coerced into doing what they are told?
Please tell me what you know.”
“…I do not know.”
Pass.
I saw how Karen was doing.
“Hey! Get checked out and go.”
“I’m fine. I’m not hurt.”
“You don’t know! It’s because I’m worried about my father…”
“…Okay. Then let’s go get it.”
Karen managed to line up in an orderly manner, while keeping people in check so that no one would get out of the way because of her strong body.
It’s quite difficult to do that with a smile on your face, without making the other person feel bad.
At least that’s something I can’t do without hypnosis.
But Karen’s charm ate everyone.
Thanks to that, I was able to focus on treating and interrogating the person in front of me.
Interrogation by hypnosis is highly reliable.
Even if you don’t have to use keywords, most people’s unconsciousness is revealed defenselessly in a trance state.
There are many cases that I follow straight to what I say.
If the kingdom’s soldiers ever came to liberate this village, the bandits would also be wary.
Either a spy was planted in the village, or a collaborator was put in place to intimidate the villagers.
Or both.
Dealing with “Humans” Is exactly that.
If this was just fighting monsters, there would be little room for my specialty to be used.
However, hypnosis is very effective when dealing with human beings who use their brains.
Of course, with a group of thieves who couldn’t be the opponent, they said that some of them might have turned into monsters, so a fight could not be avoided in the end.
Hypnosis shows tremendous destructive power the smarter the opponent, the more carefully prepared, and the more elaborate the strategy and conspiracy.
Such things are established because they can hide their true feelings and engage in psychological warfare.
Because they promise something in return, whether it be money or power, and make many people their servants,
It is the worst compatibility with hypnosis, which rips off the root at once.
The weakness of hypnosis has always been the projected madness of man.
Or bombs falling without warning from overhead.
A phenomenon that has already happened.
Those things are irreversible.
No, can I undo the extent of being stabbed now?
Bella’s gift—not stolen—was only once, but insurance that could bring back even the dead.
Even if you normally have it, it heals wounds.
He even heals the wounds of others.
Still, I remembered the faces of the people I treated one by one and meticulously interrogated them.
I can’t do this job moderately, so I’m more concerned than usual.
Because there are three of my girls at the party.
One is scheduled, but anyway.
As much as this time, without an excuse to be annoying.
Even if you hypnotize all the humans in the village, you can cross safely.
That was my determination
“Thank you!”
“The wound healed as if it had been washed!”
After all the treatment, the elderly held my hand and shed tears of emotion.
Was it because I was freed from the pain? The faces of the dark people seemed to brighten up a bit.
“Where are the other wounded?”
“That’s the building over there!”
“Abba! Let’s go.”
I called Abba, who was looking from afar, closer.
“How was it?”
“No one behaved suspiciously.”
“Okay?”
Maybe I overestimated the bandits too much.
He might have fallen asleep drunk by now hugging the village girls.
But I didn’t relax.
It’s possible that Ava didn’t notice.
Inside the building.
The injured, who had difficulty moving, were lying on their backs and suffering.
Most of them were seriously injured while fighting to defend the village.
There was also a child with a fever.
I first treated children.
The fever went down, but the child was limp, unable to open his mouth, perhaps because he had been suffering for a long time.
“Karen, take care of the kids.”
“Yea, I got it.”
Stia came over to me.
“Decal. Is there anything I can do to help?”
“Take off the bandages, patients.”
“A bandage? Okay.”
Everyone is confused.
It is not a situation where interrogation by hypnosis can be conducted.
I shared her role with Stia and treated the patient quickly.
There was also a patient whose legs started to rot because they had been neglected for a long time.
I feel sick to my stomach.
Once again, the surgeon becomes respectful.
It was a difficult time to endure even though all I had to do was touch the clams.
Stia’s hands were shaking as she was removing the bandages.
“It’s okay. You’ll get better soon.”
I reassured Stia.
“…Huh.”
After treating the last person, I could barely breathe.
“Treatment is over.”
“Thank you! How should I compensate for this…”
Old people weep
There were even people who prayed towards me.
There are no patients in this town anymore. However, because all of them were in a state of weakness, they could not regain consciousness or wake up right away even though their wounds had healed.
It will be difficult to get real help.
However, the wounds have healed and the infected have disappeared, so it is only a matter of time before they recover.
“Do you have enough drinking water?”
“Water is rising from the well. We should be able to float it today.”
“You don’t have to. Bring me a bucket full of water instead. A clean one.”
“All right!”
Soon people joined forces and brought a large bathtub made of raw wood.
I took the water bottle of the goddess and sprinkled water on it.
Everyone was looking at them curiously.
However, as time passed and the water did not stop in the bottle, everyone began to exclaim.
“What the heck is that?”
Ava asks in surprise.
“This is also an artifact.”
“It’s amazing to have an artifact that has cured so many people, but I’ve never seen a bottle with water gushing out of it.
Where the hell did you get these rare things?”
Even Diana showed curiosity.
“I collected them when I was an adventurer.”
I got into the bathtub while getting some water, and I got around it moderately.
“Use this water only as drinking water, as needed.”
“All right!”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
“May I ask your name?”
“It’s a decal.”
“Decal-nim! Thank you for saving our village.”
“I can’t say I’ve saved them yet. Gather everyone you know about the thieves. If you’ve seen anything, even a child.”
“All right!”
The middle-aged people in the village lowered their heads as if they were caring for the young me and ran away in a hurry.
I’m not in such a hurry
Anyway, the villagers left, and naturally we stayed by ourselves.
I told everyone, tilting my water bottle so that it filled the bathtub.
“I did my own research to see if anyone was lying.
Everything the people I met at the entrance of the village said is true.”
While I’m looking for people who have connections with the thieves,
I also confirmed that what the bandits had told me about was true.
The information they give is reliable.
At least he didn’t tell an outlandish lie.
Stia squeezed her hand in anger and trembled.
“I didn’t know anything
To think something like this was happening in a nearby town…”
“I was in Melbourne, so I have no choice but to know.”
It’s nothing strange.
There are limits to what people can do.
Even if you’re a warrior, that’s no exception. They are doing the noble job of protecting people, but somewhere, there are people whose lives are threatened right now.
“I can’t forgive myself. That’s how I feel.”
“I think I came to work. The basic thing is to annihilate the thieves anyway, right?”
Ava, who had been silent, spoke quietly.
“Here, that’s…
You mean killing people after all?”
“…”
“I’m sorry. I couldn’t stay without talking…”
“That’s right. It’s killing people.”
Is it because you’ve tried it once?
I could talk about murder without any hesitation.
“But I don’t think I’ll feel guilty even if I kill him.”
“Of course. It’s better for the world not to have such rubbish.”
Diana also sighed.
“I will definitely make you pay.”
“…”
Slowly the bathtub fills up.
I put my water bottle in the locker.
“Let’s go talk.”
I knew what had happened in the village.
Now it was our turn to find out who our opponents were.
