Chapter 52

After successfully defeating the spider monster, we were walking towards the base when we discovered a black mist ahead.

I signaled everyone to be on guard, and we slowly approached. It turned out to be the giant bear monster we saw on the first day.

The giant bear monster was voraciously devouring the giant boar monster, completely unaware of our presence.

Yugram signaled everyone, and just like before, he created a circular saw with wind magic and struck the giant bear monster's neck. The bear monster, noticing the sound, turned around, and its neck was only half-cut, causing it to spurt a large amount of blood.

Seemingly frightened by the wound, the bear monster began to prepare to flee. Digray, who had silently approached from behind, cut the tendons of its hind legs, and the bear monster, unable to use its legs, wildly swung its arms.

Alschein, who had silently disappeared and circled around to the back, cut off the bear monster's neck with a horizontal slash, and the monster was successfully defeated!

We put it in a magic bag, disposed of the blood that had splattered around and the boar monster that had been ravaged and was of no use, and headed towards the base.

When we arrived at the base, it seemed we were the last to arrive. The intelligent-yakuza-like teacher approached us,

"Hey, you're all safe? Anyone injured?"

"Nope! We're all tired, but safe and unharmed!"

In response to Digray's casual reply, the teacher ruffled his hair,

"Ah, that's a relief! There were too many injuries today, and we can't fit everyone on the wagons. I know you're tired, but Keta, you can use healing magic, right? Can you help treat the injured? The teachers alone can't handle it. If you can get them to sit down, we can take care of the rest when we get back to the academy. Please help!"

"Sure thing."

We postponed the evaluation and headed towards the tent that had been set up as a temporary infirmary.

It seemed that only the injured could enter the tent, and many students were worriedly peering inside.

When they saw me flying, they all made strange faces, but since I wasn't hindering their entry, I ignored them and went inside the tent.

Inside the tent, two teachers were treating the injured. They were prioritizing the critically injured who were lying at the back, so the lightly injured near the entrance were being neglected.

Even among the lightly injured, there were many with broken bones, burns, and severely swollen feet.

So I started treating the students closest to the entrance one by one.

At first, when I approached, everyone looked puzzled and tried to shoo me away, but when I quickly healed their injuries, they were stunned, amazed at how quickly they healed, and finally thanked me as they left the tent.

For some reason, my healing magic didn't cause any magical backlash, so I kept treating people and sending them out of the tent.

As the number of students decreased, the two teachers who were casting healing spells finally noticed me.

They were amazed at the speed of my healing magic, but they quickly refocused on their patients.

After taking care of most of the lightly injured, I looked around for the next patient and saw several students gathered in one corner, all looking pale.

"Hey, what's up?"

"Huh? Oh! Ah, it's Prince Alschein's fairy. We've been poisoned and are waiting for treatment. Moving around would make the poison spread faster, so we're waiting here. Don't worry! The poison doesn't spread to others, so we're fine. You should go back to the prince!"

I see, these people have been poisoned, so the treatment shouldn't be too difficult.

I covered the poisoned students with a barrier and filled it with a detoxification spell.

This would neutralize the mild poison,

"Those who have been cured, please come out!"

However, they didn't seem to understand my words and told me to go back to the prince.

Even though some of them should have been cured, no one came out of the barrier.

While I was wondering what to do,

"You guys, check your condition! Some of you are already cured!"

The intelligent-yakuza-like teacher had come to check on the situation after the lightly injured left the tent.

He had perfect timing and started translating for me.

The students, realizing I had treated them, were surprised and began checking their own conditions.

A few of them cautiously stepped out of the barrier, and when I nodded, the intelligent-yakuza-like teacher mercilessly pushed them out of the tent.

Occasionally, someone would try to leave the barrier a bit too early, but they were blocked and would knock on the barrier, only to be silenced by a glare from the intelligent-yakuza-like teacher.

The students with less severe poisoning gradually left the barrier, leaving three behind.

These three had been poisoned together in the same group but managed to escape to the base.

When I examined them more closely, I noticed a faint black, squiggly mark around their abrasions.

"Teacher, these people are cursed."

"Cursed?"

"Yep! Just a little bit."

"Are they cursed?! Are they okay? Can they make it to the church?"

"Uh, I can cure curses too?"

"Huh? Curses are the church's jurisdiction, right? Can you do it?"

"I did it yesterday! With the black cat!"

I showed the intelligent-yakuza-like teacher the black cat I had been carrying all day.

He looked puzzled but didn't seem convinced, so I held the black cat and cast a purification spell inside the barrier.

The curse wasn't very strong, so the students' faces quickly returned to normal, and the curse was successfully lifted.

I looked at the intelligent-yakuza-like teacher with a smug expression, and he was gaping in shock.

When I patted his cheek, he snapped out of it, looked at me, and ruffled my hair.

I sent the three cured students out of the tent and moved on to the next patient.

The remaining patients were four critically injured students.

The two teachers were treating the two most severely injured, so I approached the student lying nearby.

This student had multiple broken bones all over his body and was also slightly poisoned.

First, I detoxified him and then cast a healing spell, focusing on restoring his bones to their original state.

His body glowed multiple times from the inside, flickering until it finally settled.

His shallow breathing steadied, his complexion returned, and he soon woke up.

"Are you okay?"

He looked at me in surprise, then at his own body,

"I think I had broken bones?"

"Fixed!"

"Really? ...Thank you."

"You're welcome!"

"Hey, stop standing there and get on the wagon!"

At the intelligent-yakuza-like teacher's threatening voice, the student, who had been critically injured just moments ago, jumped up and ran out of the tent.

Next, I went to the student who had been neglected among the remaining three.

He had mild burns all over his body, bruises, and multiple fractures. He was conscious and groaning but not cursing.

I was impressed and cast a healing spell.

First, I treated the mild but widespread burns.

I needed to do this to see the condition of the other injuries.

It took a bit of time due to the extensive area, but his skin returned to its original color. Next, I treated the multiple fractures.

There didn't seem to be any poison or curse, so I finished by treating the bruises.

"Feeling better?"

"......Thank you."

I patted the student's head, who was thanking me with a tearful voice, and the intelligent-yakuza-like teacher mercilessly pushed him out of the tent.

There were two students left. I approached one of the teachers who was casting a healing spell.

While casting the spell, the teacher noticed me and thanked me.

I checked the student's condition and found that he had been severely poisoned and had a deep cut on his abdomen, causing massive bleeding. His face was more white than blue.

When I asked the teacher, he said the bleeding wouldn't stop, and he couldn't treat the other injuries.

Upon closer inspection of the wound, I discovered a faint black, squiggly mark!

"Here you are again!"

I shouted in surprise, and the teacher shuddered.

I had startled him.

I'm sorry.

"Teacher, this person is also cursed."

"What? Again?! Can you cure it?"

"Sure!"

"Alright! I'll leave this to you!"

"Wait, wait! What did you find out?"

"Ah, sorry, sorry. This student is cursed, which is why the bleeding won't stop. Keta, who looks like a baby, is actually very capable! He can lift curses and treat injuries, so you can trust him! Please help this student!"

"......I find it hard to believe, but your healing skills are definitely better than mine. Please help this student!"

The teacher bowed deeply to me and went to help the last student.

I looked at the student in front of me.

The deep laceration on his abdomen had a black, squiggly mark poking out, so I grabbed it and pulled it out, just like I did with Alschein. The curse was much weaker than Alschein's, so it didn't resist much and was easily pulled out. I cast a purification spell on it, and it immediately disappeared.

After that, I cast a normal healing spell, and the wound closed. I also focused on increasing his blood, so his complexion improved.

At this point, he should wake up on his own.

I showed the intelligent-yakuza-like teacher a thumbs up, and he patted my head.

There was one student left, and the two teachers were treating him, but they weren't casting spells together.

If they did, it would cause a magical backlash and negate the healing effect.

When I approached the last student, the teacher who noticed me gave me his spot.