Chapter 37

After being treated to a meal, I was asked by Marianne to cast a healing spell on Beatrice once again.

The overprotective father strongly opposed it, but he finally agreed on the condition that I do it from behind.

"Kent, listen, forget everything about this morning's treatment... and forget this treatment as soon as it's over... got it, got it?"

"Haa... I understand."

Hehe, of course I have no intention of forgetting at all.

Actually, when I think about this morning's situation, I feel really awkward meeting Beatrice.

"It's fine, I've already told her about the amazing treatment she received and the incident with the Rock Ogres."

That's what Marianne said, but at that moment, I was probably just seen as a pervert, and I did touch her... so it's really awkward, isn't it?

While I was thinking about this, we had already arrived at the room.

"Beatrice... I'm coming in."

"Yes, please..."

When Marianne knocked on the door and called out, a surprisingly lively voice replied.

Beatrice was sitting up in bed, reading a book.

"Beatrice, let's cast the healing spell one more time just to be safe. Kent, please."

"H-hai... a-ah, thank you..."

"Aah..."

When I entered the room after Marianne, Beatrice let out a small cry and hid under the covers.

Yeah, it's just like a little rabbit hiding in its nest.

But she was peeking out from under the covers, and it's really cute.

"Uu... it's okay now..."

"Don't say that, get the treatment. Do you want to miss school next week?"

"Uuu... I understand..."

Reluctantly, Beatrice came out from under the covers. Her face was as red as her hair, and she pouted while giving me a teary-eyed glare.

Hauu, can I take her back to my place? Of course not, the overprotective father wouldn't let it happen.

"By the way, it's fine from behind this time."

"Eh... really?"

"This morning, your condition was bad, so there was no choice."

I see, she thought she had to go through the embarrassing part again.

I had Beatrice lie down on the bed and started channeling the healing magic into her back, massaging it.

Compared to this morning, her condition was much better, and I could feel the healing magic flowing through her body from my hands.

At first, Beatrice was tense, but she quickly relaxed as the healing magic started, and by the time the treatment was over, she was snoring.

"She seems to have fallen asleep..."

"Thank you very much..."

Without waking Beatrice, I gently covered her with the blanket and left the room with Marianne.

"Since I don't have much experience with treatments, I can't say for sure, but I think she'll be fine."

"Thank you very much. I should have Beatrice thank you too..."

"No, it would be too bad to wake her up..."

Even though her physical condition has improved, she hasn't fully recovered her strength due to the long period of bed rest.

By the way, can I go home and rest now?

The reward for the assigned request will be transferred to the guild's account, and I left Klaus's mansion.

When I stepped outside, the afternoon sun was shining over the bustling city of Volzard.

Normally, I would stroll through the city on my way back, but today I feel both mentally and physically exhausted, and I don't want to be in the crowd.

I thought about using shadow travel, but with so many people around, it would be difficult to slip into the shadows without being seen.

So, I decided to take a side street off the main road.

The side street has shops and people, but it's not as crowded as the main road.

Also, if I go straight down this street, I should end up in front of Amanda's shop.

While I was walking down the side street in a daze, I smelled Chinese medicine.

When I looked in the direction of the smell, which I hadn't found particularly pleasant since yesterday afternoon, I saw a small apothecary.

Come to think of it, I don't know anything about the medicine situation in this world.

It seems that diseases like corruption can't be cured with medicine, but the sleeping potion was very powerful. I wonder if there are other medicines or potions for various diseases.

Since I'm just going to go home and rest today, I decided to take a look.

"Hello..."

"Yes, welcome... oh, Kent?"

"Y-yes... Muuel?"

I was surprised to see Muuel inside when I opened the shop door. I was surprised, but I quickly tightened my expression and sent a piercing gaze at Muuel.

I haven't forgotten about the sleeping potion.

"Ugh... sorry, I made a mistake, hehe..."

Damn it! I can't get mad, I can't get mad... the "hehe" is a foul play!

"I couldn't sleep until just before dawn, it was so bitter and astringent..."

"Sorry, sorry, so, what did you come to buy, Kent?"

"No, I didn't come to buy anything, I just wanted to see what the medicine in this world is like..."

"I see, you were summoned from another world, weren't you?"

"Yes, so I don't know anything."

"Um, in that case, I'll tell you about it."

This shop belongs to Muuel's master, who is out visiting a friend today.

Incidentally, a dog usually wanders around the shop, but it was chased away by the new and old team because it got too close to them.

Yeah, Nitta and Koda, good job.

Muuel is apparently working the shop today, but since customers don't come frequently, I decided to ask her about the medicine in this world.

In return, I told her about the general situation of medicine in Japan.

I explained that medicines are produced in large factories, that developing new medicines involves collecting materials from all over the world, and that it is a huge industry with significant investment and manpower, as well as the development of anesthesia and surgical techniques.

Muuel was surprised to hear this.

"That sounds amazing, I can't even imagine it."

"I can describe the general idea, but I don't understand the technical details."

"Will our world become like that someday?"

"Hmm... I think our world developed scientifically because we didn't have magic, so I don't think it will become exactly the same, but it might become similar."

"I see... interesting..."

The medicine situation in this world, as I learned from Muuel, is similar to Chinese medicine.

However, when making medicine, they use water enchanted with healing magic or herbs imbued with magic, so magic is involved.

"Eh... is that really something you cut up?"

"U-um... yes, it is..."

"How much of the sleeping potion do you usually use?"

"Eh? Well... you cut it into four pieces... and use it that way?"

"Eh... so I was given sixteen times the normal amount...?"

"Eh... hehe..."

Damn it! I can't get mad, I can't get mad... the "hehe" is a foul play!

The pill I was given yesterday was a transport-sized one used to put monsters to sleep.

To take it normally, you would cut it into pieces or use a pill that is one-sixteenth or one-eighth of the original size.

Even one-sixteenth is enough to keep you asleep until morning, and one-eighth would keep you unconscious even if you were hit.

However, it is difficult to misuse because it is so bitter and astringent.

"Hmm... so it was indeed powerful, but it was also bitter..."

"What? Are you thinking of giving it to Manon to do something naughty?"

"N-no, I'm not thinking of anything like that."

"Really? You're a boy, you know..."

"No, I was thinking about whether it could be used to rescue my classmates."

"Oh... I see, hmm... but if you give it to them, they'll notice right away, and the amount that won't be noticed won't be effective."

"That's true..."

I thought that if I could put the Reisenburg knights to sleep during the rescue, the operation would go smoothly, but it doesn't seem to be that easy.

Still, I thought it might be useful for something, so I decided to buy ten pills of the one-eighth size sleeping potion and ten pills of the one-eighth size magic recovery potion, which I was supposed to take yesterday.

"This red-marked case is the sleeping potion, and this blue-marked case is the magic recovery potion, so be careful not to mix them up."

"Okay, I'll be careful, unlike someone I know."

"Mmm... don't say such mean things, okay, meh!"

"Uhi, I'll be careful."

Hya-ha, since Muuel gave me a "meh," I should leave before the dog comes back.

Talking with Muuel made me feel less tired.

Yeah, Muuel's smile is a special medicine for fatigue.

When I got back to the boarding house, Amanda was in the middle of preparing for the night shift, and Merine was helping her.

Maisa was... scowling and staring at her notebook.

"I'm back."

"Ah, Kent, welcome back. Did you finish the job for Klaus?"

"Yes, it went well."

It seems Donovan had informed them.

"Good, good. By the way, could you help Maisa with her studies?"

"Sure, I'll take care of it."

"Uuu... Kent, you... Kent, you..."

"Come on, Maisa, it looks like you're working on math homework."

"Kuu... Kent, you... you're so cheeky..."

"Hehehe, you can say that after you solve the problem..."

"Kiii... I was trying to solve it just now."

Until the evening, I helped Maisa with her homework, and then I decided to relax in my room until dinner.

Before going back to my room, I took the magic recovery potion, and it seemed to work, as the fatigue deep inside my body started to fade.

I thought the pharmaceutical technology here was inferior to Japan's, but the effectiveness of the medicine seemed to be better in this world.

Or maybe Muuel's master is particularly skilled.

"Kent, how do you plan to use the sleeping potion?"

"Well, I was thinking about using it during the rescue operation..."

"Ah, I see. But it's quite bitter, so it's difficult to give it without being noticed."

"That's true... maybe I'll have to rely on Reinhardt and the others to scatter them..."

"To avoid killing the knights, which would complicate negotiations for returning to Japan, it would be best if they fled like last time."

"Kent, how about Bastien and I put on a show and knock down trees in the forest to make the knights feel threatened and retreat?"

"Eh? What do you mean?"

"If we go wild, the knights might feel their lives are in danger and retreat."

"I see... but wouldn't the students also run away?"

"That's true, but if they come to the forest like last time, the knights will be on horseback, and the students will be on foot."

"Ahh... I see, I see..."

Indeed, if Reinhardt and Bastien go wild, ordinary knights wouldn't be able to stand up to them, and they might prioritize their own safety and flee.

"Even if the knights don't run away, to avoid being detected, we might have to knock the students down to a non-lethal extent."

"Right... in the scenario, while Reinhardt and the others are fighting, the students encounter the real combatants, and the focus of the battle shifts to them."

In any case, without the next real combat, there's nothing we can do now.

"Even if we can't put all the knights to sleep, can we give Camilla some damage by making her take the potion?"

"That would be ideal, but the bitterness is still a problem."

"That's true..."

It wouldn't be difficult to mix the potion into food or drink using shadow travel, but if they notice the taste, we won't be able to give them the necessary amount.

"Kent, what do you plan to do if you manage to put Camilla to sleep?"

"Hmm... that's a problem too... if we do something wrong, they might think someone is trying to harm her, and our existence could be exposed."

"Maybe we could take advantage of the situation while she's asleep?"

"Eh... no, no, that would cause resentment, and if she committed suicide, we wouldn't be able to return to Japan."

"Given your abilities, it shouldn't be difficult to make Camilla submit."

"No, no, that's not possible... and I'm just good with words, I need to grow up more... ah!"

Suddenly, a good idea came to me.

"What is it, Kent?"

"Hehehe... I might have a good idea... yeah, this is it..."

"Hmm, what's your plan?"

"Ah, I'll tell you when I figure out how to put Camilla to sleep... it's a secret for now."

"Hmm, sounds interesting..."

While talking with Reinhardt, I heard the sound of someone running up the stairs.

"Kent! Dinner is ready!"

"Thanks, Maisa... is something wrong?"

Maisa opened the door to my room and looked puzzled.

"Kent, your room is completely dark again..."

"Ah... I can see in the dark because I can use dark magic, so it's fine."

I've already told her I can use magic, so there's no need to hide it.

"Eh! No way, really?"

"Yup, really."

"Eh... but isn't it completely dark when you close the door?"

"It might be, but I can see normally."

"Suspicious..."

Maisa entered the room and closed the door tightly.

"Count to ten, and if you can catch me straight away, I'll believe you."

"Okay, I'll count, one, two, three..."

As I slowly counted, Maisa got down on all fours and crawled to the back of the room.

I could see her clearly, but she seemed to be almost blind, feeling her way cautiously.

"...eight, nine, ten, here I come."

Maisa was huddled in the corner of the room... and her underwear was completely visible.

"By the way... you're curled up there, and it's completely visible."

"Liar... you said that to make me reveal my location by making a sound!"

"No, I really can see."

"Liar, I don't believe it!"

Maisa stood up and tried to head for the door, but she tripped over a chair and almost fell.

"Whoa, be careful, Maisa, you can't see, right?"

"Liar, you really can see..."

"That's what I've been saying from the beginning..."

In my arms, Maisa's eyes widened in surprise.

"Maisa! Kent! What are you doing? If you don't come down soon, you won't get dinner!"

"Come on, let's go, Maisa."

When I opened the door for her, Maisa squinted her eyes at the brightness.

"Muu... Kent, you... you're so cheeky..."

"Hehehe, despite appearances, I'm quite capable, and I can solve math problems too."

"Kiii... cheeky, cheeky, Kent, you... you..."

"You two! No dinner for you if you don't come down!"

"Okay, we're coming, let's go..."

"Hmph..."

Maisa ran down the