chapter 25

If you don’t quickly deal with the fever caused by the Poisoned Butterfly’s poison, there’s a high probability it will bring about your death .

Watching Tameiki-san stretched out on the ground with a flushed face, after sucking in all the scales of the Poisoned Butterfly, I was fairly panicking .

Her facial expression was still composed, but I actually knew .

That the poison of a Poisoned Butterfly is extremely painful . I can also hear her fast pulse .

Because I only inhaled a small dose of poisoned scales, I could deal with it by myself, but by looking at Tameiki-san’s condition, she most likely inhaled a considerable amount .

“Tameiki-san, please drink some water!”

When you inhale the scales of a Poisoned Butterfly, you deal with it by drinking a large quantity of water . This is what’s written in the encyclopedia .

That’s also what I did .

“…… . I can’t . ”

“Please, drink!”

I lifted Tameiki-san’s upper body in my arms and forced her to drink the water .

Some of the water dripped from her mouth .

“Please wait here . I’ll go find the ingredients for mixing an antidote!”

After I covered Tameiki-san with both sleeping bags, I rushed out of the tent .

The Poisoned Butterfly’s poison is an unpleasant one for it takes advantage of your own antibodies .

It penetrates your body like a parasite and generates a high fever that leads to your death .

What is therefore important is the antidote mixture . You need holly olive grass which is effective for stopping the fever, and great sweater grass which causes your body to sweat considerably . You mash these with water until the mix becomes a muddled liquid and you have to drink an entire cup for it to be effective .

Since holly olive grass and great sweater grass grow almost everywhere, I was able to find them quickly and picked up a considerable amount of both .

Holding the two types of grass under my arms, I returned to the tent, washed an empty tin can and stuffed in the leaves of holly olive grass and great sweater grass .

I pierced the top of the plastic bottle and poured in some water, then I grabbed the rum that somehow slipped into my food luggage and mixed it in as well .

“Ha………ha………”

When I heard Tameiki-san’s rough breathing I started to panic .

She definitely inhaled those poisoned scales on purpose .

I took a deep breath then continued to stir the mixture . I can’t loosen my vigilance outside the tent either .

After a while, the contents inside the tin can become muddled . An offensive grass-smelling scent hanged in the air .

However, she can drink it now .

I helped Tameiki-san sit up and brought the can to her mouth .

“…… . I can’t do it anymore . ”

“What are you saying! This will most likely help you if you drink it, so please hold on!”

“My body feels powerless……I already exceeded my limit…… . ”

As I thought, she’s doing this on purpose!

Moreover, if she can afford to talk, she can definitely drink!

I continuously pressed Tameiki-san to drink the antidote .

However, she kept her mouth sealed, not wanting to open it .

Don’t tell me that……she just doesn’t want to drink it…

“Why don’t you drink it!? Please don’t say because it looks disgusting!”

“It looks disgusting . I can’t drink something like that . ”

Damn it! Precisely as I thought!

Besides, frankly, she’s still rather composed, isn’t she?

But that can’t be . I was very close to dying after I inhaled only a small amount of poisoned scales .

The truth is Tameiki-san’s breathing is still rough and her pulse is still fast .

And yet, why does she act so composed?

Is there another way of saving her without forcing her to drink the antidote?

Nope, there isn’t .

It’s definitely better to make her drink it .

Then what the hell is she doing when she’s so close to dying!?

“Please, do me a favor and drink this!”

“I can’t drink that . ”

“………

Is that so? In this case…… . ”

I also have an idea, you know?

I took a mouthful of the muddy antidote and held it in my mouth, then I pressed my mouth onto Tameiki-san’s .

Yes, it was mouth-to-mouth feeding .

This way, I can force her to drink it .

If she gets mad afterwards it can’t be helped .

Ah, my first kiss…… .

Why does it have to be like this!?…… . I wonder if this is Tameiki-san’s first kiss as well?

Sigh……

I’m quite a romanticist .

“Ugh… . . fu……!”

Her eyes closed and her mouth sealed, when I started to feed her the antidote, Tameiki-san opened her eyes in astonishment .

Her body trembled slightly because of the shock and her pulse accelerated even more .

Tameiki-san’s lips were warm and soft .

However, the nauseously bitterness of the liquid present in my mouth was ruining everything .

“Ugh…… . ngh……”

Tameiki-san’s nasal breathing tickled my face .

Although she didn’t resist, there was no sign of accepting the antidote either .

Well, if she continues to act like this, I will thoroughly go along with it as well .

Excepting the bitterness of the antidote, the rest is nothing but rewarding .

After a while, seeing that I wouldn’t give up no matter how much time passed, Tameiki-san gave in .

She accepted the bitter antidote and started to swallow it .

Even though ‘injected’ is quite an unpleasant way of describing it…… . for the time being, I injected all the antidote inside my mouth into hers, then released her .

“…… . Ha…… . ha………You”

“There are two mouthfuls left! Excuse me!”

“Ngh…… . !”

I was already in despair .

I, once again, fed Tameiki-san the antidote .

She closed her eyes, inclined her face to the side and drank it up .

“Ha……, haa…… .

All right, it was my fault……So, please do it slower………, let me drink it slowly…… . . ”

Because of the fever, Tameiki-san’s face was bright-red .

Her heart was pounding violently as well .

She’s seriously ill .

I must hurry and make her drink all the antidote .

I drew near in order to mouth-to-mouth feed her again .

“……Wait, Shion . Please wait…… . ”

“What is it?”

“…… . . It’s too embarrassing, so you should close your eyes too…… . ”

“Understood . ”

I lied .

Most likely this is the first and last time I am able to see Tameiki-san’s cute face from this close .

There’s no way I’ll miss the chance .

I held in my mouth the last mouthful of antidote and kissed Tameiki-san, keeping my eyes slightly opened . Her eyes closed, she received the liquid .

Since she told me to do it slowly, I slowly poured the antidote into Tameiki-san’s mouth .

As Tameiki-san slowly swallowed the antidote, I don’t know what she was thinking about but she placed one hand on my back, surrounding it .

Maybe she just couldn’t support her body anymore . Because of this situation, the gesture was not even romantic .

Before long, I transferred all the liquid in my mouth into Tameiki-san’s, then I parted from her .

Likely because she used up all her strength, she threw down her body with a flop .

“Shion…… . you little…… . You did it this time…… . ”

Staring dimly at the tent roof, Tameiki-san said to me .

Her face was still red and her pulse still fast . It’s not like the antidote works immediately .

“Forgive me . But all that’s left now is to warm up your body and rest .

Because you will most likely sweat a lot, I’ll hurry to bring you some water . ”

“Understood…… . ”

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After she drank the antidote, Tameiki-san’s fever started to go down .

She sweat so abundantly that I had to constantly wipe her dry . I only wiped the nape of her neck and her face, since she would probably get mad if I were to wipe the rest of her body too .

After about two hours, she stopped sweating and, looking a bit better, I asked her to changed her clothes .

Of course, I didn’t watch her doing it . I waited outside the tent .

Next, as a reaction to the holly olive grass, Tameiki-san developed intense shivers, so I helped her getting inside the sleeping bag .

I gave her even my spare clothes to wear, so she was perfectly equipped .

It was already night .

A period of time when magical beasts become rather active .

Inside the tent, I kept being vigilant .

I camouflaged the tent with all sorts of dry leaves, so even if magical beasts get close to it, they probably won’t attack . I didn’t use any light either .

Still, it is best to be cautious .

“I’m cold . I’m way too cold . ”

I shrunk my body in one corner of the tent as I stayed alert of the outside situation when I heard Tameiki-san murmur .

She wears so many extra clothes and she’s still cold?

We’re in a desert area so it is colder during night time, but it appears that the side effects of the holly olive grass are greater than I expected .

Maybe I used too many leaves . Anyway, the shivers should disappear soon too .

“Shion”

“Yes”

“I’m cold, so come here . ”

“Okay?”

“Get inside here . ”

“Inside the sleeping bag? It’s too tight for us both . ”

“You’ll fit . Come . ”

“Eh……”

I’m not really that eager right now .

Still, my ultimate goal was to secretly sneak into Tameiki-san’s bed when she sleeps .

Because it was pitch dark, I couldn’t see Tameiki-san’s face .

“Hurry up . ”

“All right, all right . ”

I stooped to where Tameiki-san lay .

“Come inside . Can you see?”

“I can’t . ”

“It’s here . ”

“Ah, understood . Wait, I can’t fit in there .

Two bodies inside a single person sleeping bag is overdoing it . ”

“We’ll fit . Hurry up, I’m cold . ”

I somehow managed to get inside the sleeping bag, but it was extremely crowded; Tameiki-san and I were now glued to each other . There’s no way I can turn over, or even move .

Tameiki-san’s soft body twined itself around me and it felt good .

It was extremely warm as well . A little wet too because of all the sweating .

“You’re warm . You’re a great human pillow . ”

“This is a normal body temperature though . ”

Tameiki-san hugged me tightly, and I desperately tried to hold back my seething erection .

I’ll gladly become Tameiki-san’s human pillow .

“…… . Shion, you easily fed me that antidote mouth-to-mouth . Do you have such experience?”

“No, I don’t . It was my first kiss . ”

Though, I’d rather not count it as a kiss .

“I see . Mine too .

Well, I’ve done artificial respiration a few times before .

But only to women . ”

It appears that Tameiki-san didn’t have any men in her life until now .

Well, she’s too scary, this Tameiki-san .

For some reason, I managed to rather quickly open her heart; she’s still scary but not like before .

“And you offered your first kiss to me, huh?”

“You were in a state of emergency . If it weren’t for that, everything would’ve been like a perfect reward . ”

“…… . . Don’t tell me you like me!”

“Eh? Well, I like you very much, of course . ”

She’s teaching me all sorts of things and she’s kind sometimes; and she’s beautiful as well .

She forces you to play with death, but she’s truly a great master .

“I see . You like me…… . ”

Somehow, Tameiki-san’s embrace got stronger .

“I’ll sleep now . ”

“All right . Good night . ”

I can’t fall asleep . That’s because I have to stay alert to what happens outside .

Despite being in a warm and comfortable place, not being able to fall asleep is like torture .

A short time later, I heard Tameiki-san’s sleeper’s breathing .

She fell asleep while embracing me .

I somehow managed to turn over and was now lying on my back, face up .

Then, I took the liberty to rub Tameiki-san’s breasts to some extent .

Today’s nursing charge and annoyance fee .