Chapter 37

"Alright, then please stay in the city of Reoliga. I'll contact you."

The girl, with her cheeks still flushed, said this and returned to the women.

"We did it! We really did it, Your Highness!"

"Your Highness... Your Highness talking to a child of the same age..."

"Your Highness!"

"It's only natural to do this much! More importantly, we need to report the current situation here and contact Reoliga to help the soldiers. Who's the fastest runner? We have to hurry..."

It seems the girl is trying to contact Reoliga to help the soldiers. Everyone must be in a terrible state after being blown away by the dragon.

"I'll help."

"Huh...?"

"Leave it to me."

She puffed out her chest and nodded reassuringly.

"Samu, I want you to bring the injured people, starting with the most severely injured."

"Yes. I can do that, but... if Lady Reni's abilities become known..."

"It's fine. I'm a cat right now."

That's right! I'm still wearing the [Cat's Hand Gloves] after fighting the dragon. I'm a cat beast right now. My disguise is perfect!

"Alright."

"Thank you."

Samu thought for a moment, then smiled helplessly and turned around. I also started to act!

"Wait for me."

I called out to the girl, keeping a slight distance. I went behind a tree to block the girls' view, crouched down, and whispered:

"Item box"

A lot of items appeared as I spoke. I selected [Super Healing Potion], [High Healing Potion], and [Normal Healing Potion] from them.

I could probably release them all at once, but knowing me, I'd definitely spill them. No doubt about it.

So, I carefully chose them one by one, picked them up as they appeared at my chest, and placed them on the ground.

"One, two, three... These are Super, these are High..."

I placed them one by one, categorizing them.

How many do I need? About 20 should be enough, right?

"Oh, and for the horses."

I'll heal the horses too.

"Twenty-one, twenty-two... thirty!"

The glass bottles neatly lined up on the ground, categorized as Super, High, and Normal, creating a rather impressive sight.

"Lady Reni, here are the first and second soldiers."

Samu carried two soldiers on her shoulders and brought them to me.

Yeah, Samu is really strong.

"Thank you. I want to lay them down here."

"Yes. ...Still, as expected of Lady Reni. It's not every day you see so many high-effect healing potions lined up. Are they categorized by effect?"

"Yes. Some are strong, some are normal. I categorized them to use them according to the injuries."

"I see, that's efficient. Once I've brought all the soldiers, I'll help distribute the healing potions."

"Thank you. And I'll heal the horses later."

"Understood."

Samu ended our conversation and left again. It will be tough to find the soldiers and horses who were blown away and bring the severely injured ones, but I can trust Samu with this.

So, I held the [Super Healing Potion] and approached the soldier who was lying down.

"Are you okay?"

"..."

"Can you hear me? Can you feel me touching you?"

"..."

Hmm... No response. This looks pretty bad. It would be great if he could drink the healing potion, but that seems difficult.

Then—

"Item box"

I put down the [Super Healing Potion] I was holding and chose the [Divine Healing Potion] instead.

Yeah. The experience of continuously drenching my father with healing potions is coming in handy here. Truly, a blessing in disguise!

"It's cold, but please bear with it."

I opened the [Divine Healing Potion] and splashed it over the soldier. He's soaked, but please forgive me. He'll get better.

"What are you doing!?"

The girl exclaimed at my actions. Well, it's understandable that she's surprised.

The girl hurried to my side and crouched next to the soldier.

The soaked soldier groaned—

"Your Highness...?"

"Yes. How do you feel?"

"Ah, I apologize for my appearance, Your Highness."

"It's fine as you are. More importantly, how is your body? Are there any painful spots?"

"Well... I feel a bit fatigued."

"You were seriously injured, yet you're only fatigued... I'm setting up the camp, so please rest there."

"Yes, sir."

The soldier, who seemed to have regained consciousness, tried to change his position when he saw the girl, but the girl stopped him.

Then, she looked at me—

"You're amazing."

"Yes, Reni is amazing."

Her brown eyes were wide with surprise, so I smiled and responded.

"I'll go to the next one. Please take care of the healed soldiers."

"Understood!"

I left the rest to the girl and moved to the next soldier.

The next soldier seemed to be somewhat conscious and was able to drink the [Super Healing Potion]. His body healed quickly, and he was surprised, but he calmed down thanks to the girl's words.

We continued this process: Samu brought the soldiers, I gave them the healing potions, and the girls tended to the healed soldiers.

After the soldiers were healed, I applied and fed the healing potions to the horses—

"Everyone is fine!"

"Ooh!"

The soldiers, who had become friends with me during the healing process, responded to my voice.

That's great. The horses are also fine!

"You've helped us a lot."

"Yes, it's fine."

The girl looked at me intently. I nodded to reassure her.

"We're leaving, but are you really not coming with us?"

"Reni won't ride a horse. I'll walk."

I need to build my muscles!

"I see... Understood. Then, um..."

The girl's expression clearly showed disappointment at my answer. Then, for some reason, her eyes darted around.

"Um... again"

"Yes."

"Again! Definitely! Let's meet again!"

"There's a tea party, you know."

"Yes!"

"See you."

"Yes!!"

The girl smiled genuinely, which made me very happy. She usually had a stern look, so seeing her smile like that was really heartwarming.

The girl and the women mounted their horses, and I waved to them.

"I'll contact you soon!"

"Yes."

The girl turned back to me several times as she headed to Reoliga.

"Samu, let's go too."

"Right."

"I'll walk hard."

"Yes."

I took off the [Cat's Hand Gloves] and [Hare Boots] and held Samu's hand. It was a hectic day with the dragon, healing the soldiers, and making a tea party promise with the girl, but it's all over now!

"Why did the dragon target the carriage...?"

A cool breeze blew as Samu worriedly muttered.