Chapter 69

When she found Daisy, who was covered in blood, Ryeon thought to herself,

Something is wrong.

"Oh, oh."

She was stomping her feet when she finally came to her senses after Rugo had already climbed the stairs.

Then she ran ahead to tidy up the bed in Daisy's room, to prepare for laying Daisy down.

However, Rugo took Daisy to his own bedroom. Ryeon hurriedly followed behind and examined Daisy's wounds on the bed.

'This is bad.'

It's worse than bad.

Daisy's chest was drenched in blood, as if she had vomited it.

Her shoulders were tightly bound with cloth, but the bleeding hadn't stopped, seeping into the bedding.

Her complexion was severely pale, her breathing irregular, and her body temperature extremely low.

'How did she get such injuries? Was it because of the knights of the Sword Order?'

Rugo seemed busy tearing up the visible bedding to make bandages for stopping the bleeding.

Ryeon was surprised by Calefa's skill in such trivial tasks, but there was something more urgent at the moment.

"Ca, Calefa."

Ryeon, who had brought clean water, mustered the courage to ask.

"Ca, Calefa. How did Lady Daisy get these injuries?"

There was no response from Rugo. He seemed to have forgotten Ryeon's presence, focusing entirely on treating Daisy's wounds.

Rugo's expression was so rigid it made Ryeon's breath catch in her throat.

But Ryeon didn't give up and asked again.

"Please forgive my rudeness. B, but Lady Daisy went out at my request, and... and knowing the cause might help me assist better..."

After a while, Rugo answered with a smile that was both extremely alien and ordinary, making the observer feel uneasy.

"She was stabbed in both shoulders by a sharp sword."

Ryeon was so shocked she nearly fainted.

The great Calefa is speaking to someone like me with such respect!

Immersed in deep confusion, her mind snapped back to reality as Rugo quickly removed the blood-soaked cloth.

"Wh, what? A sword? How could that be..."

She brought clean bandages to clean and stop the bleeding, but the blood wouldn't stop.

'What is this? The bleeding stopped and then started again. Did something happen in between?'

Regardless of the process, a blood transfusion seemed urgently needed now.

"Miss Ryeon."

"Y, yes? Yes? D, did you call me, Calefa!"

"Needle and thread."

Needle and thread?

After a moment of blankly blinking, Ryeon hurriedly fetched a sewing box and disinfectant from her room.

Rugo disinfected the needle skillfully. He seemed to have cast a spell on the thread, likely a healing-related one.

While Ryeon wiped away the dried blood, dust, dirt, and cold sweat from Daisy's body, Rugo skillfully stitched her shoulders.

As the stitching neared completion, Ryeon fetched a medical magic tool from the storage.

Sitting beside the bed, she opened the magic tool box and took out various items. Rugo slowly lifted his expressionless face to look at her.

The chill that ran down her spine made her lips move involuntarily.

"T, this is a blood transfusion diagnostic tool. It can determine the patient's blood type and magic type."

A blood transfusion is only possible between people with the same blood type and magic type.

Ryeon, pulling out a needle to test Daisy's blood, prayed that her own blood type and magic type would match.

And the result was.

Beep. Beep.

'No match. The traits are completely different.'

Ryeon felt despair but tried to think hard.

Should I wake up the master and ask for a test? Or should I try my luck with the neighbors? It's quite late in the morning, so it shouldn't be too much trouble to ask.

Just as Ryeon, determined, was about to stand up with the blood transfusion diagnostic tool,

The bed gave a small shake.

'...Huh?'

Rugo, without hesitation, climbed onto the bed, sat beside Daisy, and leaned against the headboard.

Then he pulled out the diagnostic needle and, without hesitation, stabbed his own hand.

"Calefa!"

Ryeon, startled, let out a loud cry. Who would dare ask Calefa for blood?

While she was fidgeting, the test results came out.

Beep. Beep.

A perfect match.

"Goodness. B, both the blood type and magic type are the same! What a stroke of luck!"

Rugo stared at the test results. Then he chuckled, as if finding the situation absurd.

"Quite a stubborn fate."

He extended his arm toward Ryeon.

"Please perform the blood transfusion, Miss Ryeon."

As a result, Ryeon, trembling, had to 'dare' to stick a needle into Calefa's flesh.

Her heart felt like it would burst, but she managed to succeed.

'Phew.'

This is a big hurdle overcome. Ryeon wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and glanced at Daisy and Rugo's faces.

Rugo was silently looking down at Daisy, his face filled with deep concern.

At that moment, Rugo didn't seem like a great figure like Calefa but rather an ordinary man worried about a friend. At least, that's how he appeared beside Daisy.

'He seems very different from what I've heard.'

Blue hair, golden eyes.

Ryeon had received a long-standing teaching from Malicops.

"Of the four Calefas, if you see the one with blue hair and golden eyes, show the utmost respect. Do not lie, do not speak directly, do not make eye contact. When he is present, just let him be. Do not try to do anything."

Only then can you survive.

That is the blue-haired Calefa.

'When I heard those stories... I thought Calefa was a monster who could kill people without hesitation.'

But the blue-haired Calefa she faced was completely different from her imagination.

First, Calefa 'Rugo' laughed often.

Sometimes he was sly, often playful, and occasionally affectionate. He didn't seem to mind small physical contact and had the habit of making eye contact during conversations.

At least when dealing with Daisy.

Ryeon suddenly wondered.

'What is the relationship between Lady Daisy and Calefa?'

She knew how great Calefa was from stories she had heard.

Daisy treated Calefa informally and seemed to have no connection with the Rogwe.

'Are they family?'

Or friends?

Or lovers?

If not any of these...

"Miss Ryeon."

Ryeon, startled as if her thoughts had been exposed, lifted her head.

"Y, yes? Yes, yes!"

"Can you bring the priest Malicops?"

Ryeon answered by rushing out of the bedroom.

She ran straight to the opposite bedroom and, without regard for the master's rest, shook the lying Malicops awake.

"What's so urgent, Ryeon? Is there a fire?"

"C, Calefa... asked... to bring the priest Malicops...!"

"…Priest? Did you say the priest Malicops? Not just Malicops?"

"Yes, yes."

Malicops, who had just woken up, immediately combed his messy hair and put on a white robe and green belt from deep in the wardrobe.

Rogwe priest's attire.

'This is the first time I've seen the master actually wear this.'

Malicops, who had left the bedroom, briefly heard the current situation from Ryeon.

Upon arriving at Rugo's room, he stopped with a reverent attitude.

"I am the priest Malicops. Did you call me, Calefa?"

There was no response.

Exactly five seconds later, Malicops opened the door and stepped into the room. Approaching the bed, he knelt before Rugo and shouted.

"Calefa, Calefa, Calefa."

After a long, prayer-like greeting, Rugo asked as if he had been waiting.

"Priest Malicops. To what level have you achieved the unity of mind and body?"

"Embarrassingly, the second level was my final achievement."

"Yete, then. If you don't mind, can you share your experiences?"

"Yes. After surpassing the first level, my soul became firm and my hearing improved. After surpassing the second level, my body became firm and my vision improved. According to the Rogwe's method of discernment, surpassing these two levels extended my lifespan by a total of 28 years."

Rogwe is a group that pursues the divine level.

All priests strive to transcend the unity of mind and body throughout their lives.

Therefore, Rogwe priests are divided into four ranks based on the level of unity of mind and body.

Those who surpass the first level, Senot.

Those who surpass the second level, Yete.

Those who surpass the third level, Hui.

Finally, those who reach the demigod level, Calefa.

The number of Calefas in a generation is maintained between three and four.

However, the demigod level is almost impossible to achieve, so most Calefa positions are filled by the most outstanding Huis.

And the Calefa in front of her.

According to Malicops, he was not just a Hui.

Rugo's lazy voice fell above Malicops' bowed head.

"Yete Malicops... Have you met other Yete and Hui of Rogwe?"

"Yes."

"Then I have one question. Have you ever seen someone whose body broke immediately after surpassing the second level?"