Chapter 20

I'm sorry, this one is quite short.

I'll make it longer from next time, so please bear with me m(_ _)m

"You, no matter who you are, I will not bow down..."

The beautiful woman, looking pale, seemed to be barely standing, and as soon as she finished speaking, she collapsed.

"Hey, are you okay!?"

"Please, don't come near me..."

However, leaving her here would leave a bad taste. Since she's in a corner of this castle, she's probably a servant who can't afford medical treatment.

"...Uh, Heal"

Since we met by some kind of fate, I used a healing spell on her.

"...Eh?"

Gradually, her complexion improved, and she seemed to regain her strength, quietly standing up.

"Y-You did this...?"

"Huh? I did the healing, but... Oh, you don't need to pay me, okay?"

Staying here any longer would be dangerous if the guards came, so I decided to leave.

"Well, I'll be going then..."

"W-Wait, please!! Could you, perhaps, heal my mother as well...?"

It seems they both fell ill, and her mother was currently lying on a bed in the back.

"Heal"

She led me to her mother and I cast the healing spell. Her complexion improved, and the labored breathing she had before gradually stabilized.

"U-Um! Here, take this..."

As I was about to leave, the beautiful woman handed me something. Upon closer inspection, it was one of the earrings she was wearing.

"This is...?"

"Yes, this has been passed down in my family for generations. I'm giving it to you in the hope of a reunion. You can consider it payment for the healing..."

"Wow, if that's the case, I'll take it. Well, I'm off then."

Still, what a beautiful earring. I wonder why a servant would have something like this...

I left the room and went back to searching for the Holy Maiden's room. However, no matter how much I searched, I couldn't find her, and the number of guards kept increasing. Eventually, I had no choice but to return to the inn.

"Phew, after all the trouble of dressing up and sneaking in, I only managed to heal two servants..."

I dragged my heavy feet back to the inn.