*Baaang!*
I couldn’t afford to worry about manners.
With a great force, I opened the door of Sara-chan’s room and leaped inside.
“Young… Miss…!?”
The people inside the room turned towards me with surprised expressions.
Among them were Baron-sama leaning on his cane, the baroness, the cunning steward, and Meiido-senpai with a bandage wrapped around her head.
Then there was an unfamiliar tall man with white hair and tanned skin, dressed in what seemed to be a white robe.
They surrounded a small bed.
Laying there was a peach-haired beautiful girl, Sara-chan.
… Sara-chan had her eyes closed, unmoving.
“E-, uhm, Young… Miss?”
I managed to move my trembling legs forward, trying to approach but…
“Don’t come closer, cursed child.”
The man in white spoke coldly.
Huh?
Who the fuck are you!? Who does he think he is!? I’ll kill him!
Unintentionally, my killing intent leaked out and activated my [Intimidation].
“… Hold it back, Emmy. The teacher is currently treating Sara. This person is the renowned healing magician, Master Kisket. He happened to be in a nearby village and we asked him to come here.”
Baron-sama hurriedly tried to calm me down.
Upon closer inspection, soft light emitted from the hands that Master Kisket held above Sara-chan. Its light was visible even without [Mana Sight].
Right, so he just wants to focus on magical healing, huh? Even when he does that, I… I’m sorry…
“… And then Emmy, sacrificing yourself to protect this mansion, this village… Thank you… I’m grateful.”
Baron-sama bent one knee to the ground, wincing in pain as he lowered his head to me.
“In fact, how did you manage to take a direct hit from that [Poison Breath], not only surviving but also being able to move after just a day’s rest… What’s going on with your body?”
I don’t know, and I don’t really care.
It seems like lately poison doesn’t affect me as much, so maybe the damage was minimized this time?
Maybe I’ve developed various resistances by eating all sorts of things.
Well, I don’t really care about myself, anyway.
“Baron-sama, why is the young lady asleep?”
“…It seems that you defended most of that monstrous, colossal Topopolok’s [Poison Breath]…. However, it appears you couldn’t block all of it…”
Huh…
“Because she was unconscious, Sara inhaled only a small amount of the poison. However, normally, even a small amount… is considered dangerous… Especially for someone as small as Sara…”
Wait, wait.
I couldn’t protect her?
Sara-chan, my friend,
I couldn’t save her?
My legs started to shake.
Dizziness overwhelmed me.
I staggered.
“It’s alright! It’s okay! Sara will be fine! The teacher will heal her!”
The baroness said so with tears.
The makeup around her eyes smeared from crying. She was clutching Sara-chan’s hand desperately.
“…………”
Master Kisket continued to cast healing magic in silence.
I had heard about this from Omake-sama before.
Healing magic involved sending magical power to the patient to enhance their healing abilities, facilitating recovery.
The amount of magical power sent had to be just right, neither too much nor too little.
Not only that, it has to be delivered at a constant pace.
With [Magic Sight], I could see that Master Kisket’s magical power infusion remained steady without fluctuation, being sent continuously into Sara-chan.
He must have been maintaining this treatment for a while now, given its precision.
This person was truly exceptional.
But…
“…………!”
Master Kisket suddenly twitched, a bead of cold sweat forming on his forehead.
I understood why.
Sara-chan’s magical power… the magical power leaking from her body was rapidly decreasing.
Ordinarily, living creatures continually emitted magical power, even if just a little.
For it to lessen, it meant…
Eh
No.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
No, Sara-chan.
After we finally became such good friends.
My cherished friend that I dreamed of, Sara-chan.
My first friend in my life, Sara-chan!
Instinctively, I rushed to the bed.
The others who couldn’t see magical power also noticed the change in Master Kisket’s demeanor and approached.
Ah…
Again.
Another person dear to me, gone. Again
“Yo- Miss… Sara-chan…”
I couldn’t do anything.
I just trembled, unable to do anything except stare at Sara-chan lying motionless on her back.
Powerless.
Ahh… How powerless I am.
And tears spilled forth.
The magical power leak that indicated Sara-chan was alive, gradually, slowly diminished. Until finally, even with my [Mana Sight]… I could no longer confirm her existence.
At the same time, Master Kisket ceased emitting magical power and shook his head.
“Eh, Master… No way!!”
“No! No! Noooo!”
Baron-sama collapsed, kneeling on the floor.
The baroness shed her tears, screamed while clinging to Sara-chan’s body.
Everyone was in shock, and only Lady Ima’s cries echoed through the room.
The room was filled with despair.
But at that moment, something happened.
A brilliantly shining golden sphere of light appeared in the room!
“!?”
Startled by its sudden appearance that slipped through the roof, I braced myself.
I had probably seen something similar to that light before.
Well, not directly seen because I turn my back on it, but…
I was pretty sure, pretty sure it was not a long time ago.
The light that had poured down onto Queen’s corpse.
It was exactly like the light emitted by this sphere.
An unbelievable, very highly concentrated, condensed form of magic power.
After floating around the ceiling for a short while, the sphere of light suddenly sped toward Sara-chan’s body at an astonishing speed.
“….n!?”
Sara-chan’s body, where the light had entered, started to radiate.
The radiance was so intense that everyone involuntarily closed their eyes.
It lasted only a few seconds.
But the intense glow subsided, and as we opened our eyes.
There was…
“Mu… mu… fwah…”
Sara-chan, who had been completely still without even any twitch just a moment ago, sat up in the bed, stretching her body.
“S-Sara…? Sara, Sara! Saraaaaaa!”
“Huh…? Uh? Um, huh?… Baroness Ima Salah?”
Lady Ima embraced Sara-chan while sobbing.
“It’s… It’s a miracle…! A miracle happened…! Sara, she come back to life!”
“Uhh…? Huh, who’s this handsome uncle… wait, Baron Marz Salah!?”
Then, while trembling, Baron-sama embraced Sara-chan.
Sara-chan blinked her eyes and mumbled something strangely peculiar.
For some reason, she was addressing her own family members by their full names.
“Mi-Mi… Miss…!”
Meiido-senpai wasn’t the kind to embrace someone due to her pride as a servant, but even she was choking up in tears.
“Um, um, the maid over there is Meiido-san, right? And that man over there is Sneigen-san… Wait, no way!? Even Doctor Kisket is here!?”
Contrary to everyone around that rejoiced, Sara-chan seemed to be utterly perplexed.
I.. I had a bad feeling about this.
“Young, Mi… Miss…”
With a hesitation, I called out to her.
Sara-chan looked at me, her confusion even more apparent. With a puzzled expression, she tilted her head slightly and spoke a single word.
“….Who?”
She said.
*Baaang!*
I couldn’t afford to worry about manners.
With a great force, I opened the door of Sara-chan’s room and leaped inside.
“Young… Miss…!?”
The people inside the room turned towards me with surprised expressions.
Among them were Baron-sama leaning on his cane, the baroness, the cunning steward, and Meiido-senpai with a bandage wrapped around her head.
Then there was an unfamiliar tall man with white hair and tanned skin, dressed in what seemed to be a white robe.
They surrounded a small bed.
Laying there was a peach-haired beautiful girl, Sara-chan.
… Sara-chan had her eyes closed, unmoving.
“E-, uhm, Young… Miss?”
I managed to move my trembling legs forward, trying to approach but…
“Don’t come closer, cursed child.”
The man in white spoke coldly.
Huh?
Who the fuck are you!? Who does he think he is!? I’ll kill him!
Unintentionally, my killing intent leaked out and activated my [Intimidation].
“… Hold it back, Emmy. The teacher is currently treating Sara. This person is the renowned healing magician, Master Kisket. He happened to be in a nearby village and we asked him to come here.”
Baron-sama hurriedly tried to calm me down.
Upon closer inspection, soft light emitted from the hands that Master Kisket held above Sara-chan. Its light was visible even without [Mana Sight].
Right, so he just wants to focus on magical healing, huh? Even when he does that, I… I’m sorry…
“… And then Emmy, sacrificing yourself to protect this mansion, this village… Thank you… I’m grateful.”
Baron-sama bent one knee to the ground, wincing in pain as he lowered his head to me.
“In fact, how did you manage to take a direct hit from that [Poison Breath], not only surviving but also being able to move after just a day’s rest… What’s going on with your body?”
I don’t know, and I don’t really care.
It seems like lately poison doesn’t affect me as much, so maybe the damage was minimized this time?
Maybe I’ve developed various resistances by eating all sorts of things.
Well, I don’t really care about myself, anyway.
“Baron-sama, why is the young lady asleep?”
“…It seems that you defended most of that monstrous, colossal Topopolok’s [Poison Breath]…. However, it appears you couldn’t block all of it…”
Huh…
“Because she was unconscious, Sara inhaled only a small amount of the poison. However, normally, even a small amount… is considered dangerous… Especially for someone as small as Sara…”
Wait, wait.
I couldn’t protect her?
Sara-chan, my friend,
I couldn’t save her?
My legs started to shake.
Dizziness overwhelmed me.
I staggered.
“It’s alright! It’s okay! Sara will be fine! The teacher will heal her!”
The baroness said so with tears.
The makeup around her eyes smeared from crying. She was clutching Sara-chan’s hand desperately.
“…………”
Master Kisket continued to cast healing magic in silence.
I had heard about this from Omake-sama before.
Healing magic involved sending magical power to the patient to enhance their healing abilities, facilitating recovery.
The amount of magical power sent had to be just right, neither too much nor too little.
Not only that, it has to be delivered at a constant pace.
With [Magic Sight], I could see that Master Kisket’s magical power infusion remained steady without fluctuation, being sent continuously into Sara-chan.
He must have been maintaining this treatment for a while now, given its precision.
This person was truly exceptional.
But…
“…………!”
Master Kisket suddenly twitched, a bead of cold sweat forming on his forehead.
I understood why.
Sara-chan’s magical power… the magical power leaking from her body was rapidly decreasing.
Ordinarily, living creatures continually emitted magical power, even if just a little.
For it to lessen, it meant…
Eh
No.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
No, Sara-chan.
After we finally became such good friends.
My cherished friend that I dreamed of, Sara-chan.
My first friend in my life, Sara-chan!
Instinctively, I rushed to the bed.
The others who couldn’t see magical power also noticed the change in Master Kisket’s demeanor and approached.
Ah…
Again.
Another person dear to me, gone. Again
“Yo- Miss… Sara-chan…”
I couldn’t do anything.
I just trembled, unable to do anything except stare at Sara-chan lying motionless on her back.
Powerless.
Ahh… How powerless I am.
And tears spilled forth.
The magical power leak that indicated Sara-chan was alive, gradually, slowly diminished. Until finally, even with my [Mana Sight]… I could no longer confirm her existence.
At the same time, Master Kisket ceased emitting magical power and shook his head.
“Eh, Master… No way!!”
“No! No! Noooo!”
Baron-sama collapsed, kneeling on the floor.
The baroness shed her tears, screamed while clinging to Sara-chan’s body.
Everyone was in shock, and only Lady Ima’s cries echoed through the room.
The room was filled with despair.
But at that moment, something happened.
A brilliantly shining golden sphere of light appeared in the room!
“!?”
Startled by its sudden appearance that slipped through the roof, I braced myself.
I had probably seen something similar to that light before.
Well, not directly seen because I turn my back on it, but…
I was pretty sure, pretty sure it was not a long time ago.
The light that had poured down onto Queen’s corpse.
It was exactly like the light emitted by this sphere.
An unbelievable, very highly concentrated, condensed form of magic power.
After floating around the ceiling for a short while, the sphere of light suddenly sped toward Sara-chan’s body at an astonishing speed.
“….n!?”
Sara-chan’s body, where the light had entered, started to radiate.
The radiance was so intense that everyone involuntarily closed their eyes.
It lasted only a few seconds.
But the intense glow subsided, and as we opened our eyes.
There was…
“Mu… mu… fwah…”
Sara-chan, who had been completely still without even any twitch just a moment ago, sat up in the bed, stretching her body.
“S-Sara…? Sara, Sara! Saraaaaaa!”
“Huh…? Uh? Um, huh?… Baroness Ima Salah?”
Lady Ima embraced Sara-chan while sobbing.
“It’s… It’s a miracle…! A miracle happened…! Sara, she come back to life!”
“Uhh…? Huh, who’s this handsome uncle… wait, Baron Marz Salah!?”
Then, while trembling, Baron-sama embraced Sara-chan.
Sara-chan blinked her eyes and mumbled something strangely peculiar.
For some reason, she was addressing her own family members by their full names.
“Mi-Mi… Miss…!”
Meiido-senpai wasn’t the kind to embrace someone due to her pride as a servant, but even she was choking up in tears.
“Um, um, the maid over there is Meiido-san, right? And that man over there is Sneigen-san… Wait, no way!? Even Doctor Kisket is here!?”
Contrary to everyone around that rejoiced, Sara-chan seemed to be utterly perplexed.
I.. I had a bad feeling about this.
“Young, Mi… Miss…”
With a hesitation, I called out to her.
Sara-chan looked at me, her confusion even more apparent. With a puzzled expression, she tilted her head slightly and spoke a single word.
“….Who?”
She said.
