Chapter 9 – 009 – Saving People # 2
009 – Saving people # 2
“Would you please give me one candle?”
I admired missionaries from an early age.
I went to an underdeveloped and rugged remote area and learned various knowledge in order to preach my faith.
First aid and basic medical knowledge were very useful items to me.
“I need to check something for a moment.”
This was one of the claims made by doctors in the 21st century, where medical science is highly developed.
There are parts of the human body that cannot be trained, and one of them is the pupil?
Zek-.
I took a candle and shined it in Psyche’s dull blue eyes. When the flame touched, the pupils of the eyes, which were shaking without focus, immediately shrunk.
It meant that he was conscious enough for his cranial nerves to respond.
However, unlike the body that cannot lie, Psyche says, “Ah…” Like an unconscious person. Ah… “He was only making a sad sound.
Why on earth are you acting like this?
Far from being ‘sick,’ the Psyche I had seen before was a healthier person than anyone else.
It was still like that.
Although Psyche’s body was grimy and dirty, if you look closely, it was very healthy.
He was a bit scrawny and his hair was dull, but he was within the range of a normal person.
“I… Monk Hyde. “I got the olive oil and willow ash you asked for.”
At that time, an old servant came up to me.
I can’t believe you got the ingredients I told you about in less than 10 minutes.
It appears that the rumor that the count’s family spared no money to treat their daughter’s illness was true.
However, the servants and maids were looking at me with suspicion because they did not know what the ingredients I told them to get were for.
“Can you make medicine with this?”
Can you make medicine?
No, as far as I know, medicine couldn’t be made with that ingredient.
Instead, they were able to make their own high-quality items.
“You can’t cure the disease, but you can prevent it.”
Sseukseu-.
I mixed the olive oil and willow ash into the prepared bowl. Then, he picked flowers from a nearby vase, mixed them in, and started rummaging around.
It would have been nice if we had a little more time…
“Sisters, wouldn’t you please put this on a towel and rub Lady Psyche’s face? It would be nice if I could do it.”
The maids looked at each other’s faces.
For the girls who were nervous looking at the strange and suspicious liquid, I dipped the liquid with my own hands and applied it to my face and hands.
“This is a soap made from simple ingredients. “It would be better to use if it hardens and dries in the shade, but we don’t have enough time right now.”
Although it was a simple soap, it would be much more effective than the oil or rosewater that medieval people used as a substitute for soap.
Actually, I wanted to wash my hands too.
“Soap!”
“It was soap!”
Only then did the maids’ expressions brighten, and they carefully wiped Psyche’s face, hands and feet with handkerchiefs soaked in soapy water, as if they were truly precious treasures.
“Ohh.”
I was amazed at the face that was finally revealed cleanly.
A beauty with red hair and blue eyes.
However, the sick person cannot even speak, making him feel pitiful and sad.
Did the prince who fell in love with the human mermaid on the beach feel the same as I do now?
Even though I was not a knight or a prince riding a white horse, I made an oath again.
I will definitely rescue Psyche from her illness!
Of course, my diagnosis was that Psyche’s illness was a faking illness.
This is where a problem arises.
The Psyche I knew was a more sincere and pious woman than anyone else. Why is she such a woman, acting out the lie that she is a ‘malingerer’?
I pride myself on being more expert than anyone else when it comes to telling lies. That’s right, I too once acted out the lie of “Rust” In order to survive.
Psyche probably has her own reasons for acting as a sick person.
What on earth is that?
What is it that made the Count’s daughter, who would have grown up without any shortcomings, to feign illness for two years?
If you don’t find out what it is─.
─It was clear that if the problem could not be solved, Psyche would probably not escape this state of feigned illness.
“When did Lady Psyche’s illness begin?”
I asked.
Then, one of the maids quickly said, as if my trust in humans had increased a little by immediately making soap and washing her face.
“Therefore… When she turned fifteen… It was two years ago! It was when she was preparing for her coming-of-age ceremony, but she suddenly collapsed and… She can’t walk at all…”
The maids and servants again looked sad and sobbed. The information I found out is that Psyche is now 17 years old. And the thing about her was, ‘She can’t walk.’
Considering that the age of majority in this world is 16, it is meaningful in many ways.
Coming-of-age ceremony for a noble daughter.
Also, the voice of the bard who approached me in the count’s barn and chatted came to mind.
━Isn’t Lady Psyche of marriageable age? Although she suffered from an illness and her appearance was greatly damaged, she was once a beautiful woman who was called one of the three flowers of the kingdom. .
━There are also talks of marriage with Archbishop Archibald’s second son…
As I looked back on my memories, the puzzles that I thought did not fit together began to fit together. I felt like I knew why Psyche was faking it.
“It’s not good…”
If my guesses and predictions were correct, it was clear that Psyche’s trickery would never get better.
But that was difficult.
Because I had made a bet with the arrogant priest Manaan. If I don’t win the bet, I’ll have my tongue pulled out.
Of course, there was no way I would lose.
I knew Psyche well in some ways.
“I will cure your illness in 10 minutes. Instead, there are conditions. Please bring strong rope. And wouldn’t you please drive a very thick and large stake into the wall of this room?”
“Rope and stake… ? What does that have to do with saving people…”
The old servant who brought the olive oil and willow ash seemed to have doubts about the items I requested.
It was a reasonable question.
Because the reason I needed ropes and stakes wasn’t to save people.
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“Please drive the stake a little higher? “Strongly.”
The servants drilled a hole in the wall and drove a stake into it. It was a very strong stake. I thought everything was ready and told the servants and maids.
“Please leave the room now. I plan to drive out the demon in Lady Psyche’s body. No matter what noise you hear, don’t come in until I tell you to come in.”
“Ah, are you saying you want to be alone with the lady? It’s not possible! “Absolutely not!”
The old servant got angry as he stood up.
I thought so too.
A man from whom I don’t know where he came from and Psyche, the count’s forbidden jade leaf, are left alone in a room? If it were me, I would never have allowed it.
But I had to convince them.
“Don’t you want to help Lady Psyche get better? Do you want her to be crippled and dirty for the rest of her life!? “Get out of the room quickly!”
“Well, that’s…”
“Try it!”
At that time, a voice similar to thunder echoing in a deep cave was heard from somewhere.
When he turned his head, a man with handsome red hair wearing a cloak and a sword was coming towards us.
He had a very imposing appearance like a lion and was as tall as me.
The maids and servants bowed their heads towards this proud middle-aged man.
“Ship… Count… !”
“The Count himself…”
Count.
Is that Count Dovan, Psyche’s father and the guardian of this Agarpe domain? He spoke without even having a moment to feel any other appreciation for this man.
“I’ll give you 10 minutes. “If 10 minutes have passed, and I still can’t save my daughter, I will cut your head off.”
“If I still have my head left by then. And I swear on my conscience and faith that I will never lay a hand on Lady Psyche.”
Kiik, boom-.
I kicked all the maids and servants out of the room.
And I looked at Psyche.
Even in all these situations, Psyche was diligently acting as a sick person.
I spoke very softly and cautiously to her.
“Lady Psyche, I know you are lying. You have never been sick or cursed or anything like that. I am healthier than anyone else. “If you are suffering from an illness, it must be a mental illness.”
“…”
“Do you know what the greatest sin in the world is? Lying? Swearing? Killing and plundering your brothers? “Committing adultery?”
Zek-.
I stepped on the chair and hung a rope on a high stake. And then the rope was rounded into a ring shape.
“What about blasphemy and devil worship? Are those really unforgivable sins? No, no. Of course Lady Psyche knows.”
I put my neck into the circular ring.
My heart was pounding like it was going to explode and my hands and feet were burning like they had been set on fire.
A situation where the groin is itchy.
I took a deep breath and said.
“The greatest sin a human being can commit is suicide. All sins can be repented of, but suicide leaves no room for that and plunges you into the deepest depths of hell.”
Pot-. Kwadang-!
I literally kicked the chair.
The leg that was supporting my body suddenly floated in the air, and I felt something in my throat instantly making me drowsy.
Wow-. Wood sound-.
“Huh, huh, huh…” !”
It literally felt like death had opened its hands and was choking me.
My eyes felt like they were going to explode, and no words came out.
It was very painful.
What was even more painful was the fact that if I died like this, my soul would be plunged straight into the depths of hell, just as I had just said!
It was a very terrible thing, but fortunately it didn’t happen.
It was because something lifted me.
“… “What are you doing now?”
It was the Lady Psyche who was known to be crippled and unconscious. She was holding my legs and lifting me into the air with a very embarrassed and serious expression.
“Someone help me!” Hurry! Someone help me! Hurry! People are dying!!!”
In a world that was becoming increasingly blurred, I heard Psyche shouting outward.
Soon, the sound of people knocking on the locked door was heard beyond the door, and the noise of the lock being broken was heard.
“Ah, lady! Are you okay? You! “What have you done to the lady?”
“Move! I will save you! Midvarian swindler! What are you doing to the lady?”
“Lord Loras!”
Kwasik-! Kwasik-! Kwaaaaang-!
Finally, the sturdy door lock broke and maids and servants poured into the room like a swarm of bees.
“Miss! Are you safe? Yes, you guy! Hyde!”
“Loras! Come on, lift this guy up! Quickly!”
They were horrified when they looked at Psyche and me, but soon they joined forces and lifted my body up, saving me from the clutches of hell.
“Ha… Ha…”
Only then was I able to catch my breath and smile at everyone.
“Now, have you seen it? The girl who was crippled got up and even asked people for help. Cough… Please tell the Count. It took less than 10 minutes, so the promise was kept.”
