“Nah, well, it’s not a big deal……”
“You must not! Please let me see it!”
No sooner had she spoken than Retina aggressively lifted up my clothes.
“Whoa, hey—”
“[Heal]“
Ignoring me, who was slightly flustered by the suddenness of it all, Retina cast healing magic. A faint light lit up in the hand she placed over the wound.
“I figured you were a priest.”
“Eh? ……Umm, yes, something like that, I suppose……”
“……?”
While I tilted my head at her somewhat strange reply, the blood flowing from the affected area—which felt faintly warm—stopped, and the wound began to close slowly, bit by bit.
“…………”
“………………”
Gradually, but surely…………..
Wait a minute…….
“Isn’t it…… kind of slow?”
Linfa spoke, unable to bear the silence. It seems she was thinking the exact same thing.
Yes, Retina’s healing was strangely slow. [Heal] is a beginner-level healing spell, but my wound itself falls into the category of a light injury. Should a full recovery take tens of seconds like this…….? Is this some kind of joke……?
“……………………”
I stole a glance at Retina’s expression, but she was the picture of seriousness; there was even a thin sheen of sweat on her brow, and she seemed so focused that she didn’t hear Linfa’s mutter. It didn’t seem to be a joke.
W-Well. As long as it heals properly, there is no problem. In fact, it might be better for my mental health than having a major spell like [Arch Heal] used on a minor scratch.
After a good few minutes, the treatment finished, and Retina released her hand from my flank. I could see something like gloom in her expression.
“Um…… I am terribly sorry that it took so much time……”
“No, it’s no problem. Thanks, Retina.”
When I honestly conveyed my gratitude to Retina, who spoke with downcast eyes, her eyes widened slightly, and she froze.
“……Is something wrong?”
“Ah…… n-no, it is nothing, yes……”
“……? Well, since you healed my injury, let’s hurry up and find Retina’s party.”
My magic power had recovered somewhat during these few minutes, so you could say it worked out well. Just as I thought that—
“—Retina-sama!”
Along with that loud shout, I saw several figures running toward us. That is undoubtedly her party. It seems we saved the trouble of searching.
“Everyone!”
“Thank goodness you are safe……!”
The young man standing at the front turned to face me with an expression of heartfelt relief.
“You are the one who saved her, right? Thank you very much……! We didn’t know what we would do if something happened to the Saint-sama……!”
“……Hm? Saint?”
Hearing a word I couldn’t just ignore, I involuntarily looked at Retina’s face.
Retina averted her eyes with an awkward smile.
The party that reunited with Retina decided to turn back for today, so we parted ways, seeing them off.
Personally, I was a bit tired from the rescue drama earlier, so I would have been fine going home with them, but Linfa was still raring to go. Respecting her will, we decided to continue exploring for a while longer. Linfa would be doing most of the defeating anyway, so it’s not a problem if my magic isn’t at full capacity.
However, to think that Retina was that rumored Saint-sama…….
While watching the swarm of monsters being annihilated one after another by Linfa’s spirit arts, I vaguely pondered about Retina. A Saint of the Divine Guidance Church… I thought they were beings with roughly no connection to people like us, but what a strange twist of fate.
However, knowing she is a Saint makes that healing magic bother me even more. If she has the job class of a Saint, she should naturally be able to perform spells of that level as easily as breathing, but…….
“Adem.”
Where exactly does the cause lie? Based on that feeling, perhaps—
“……Adem?”
“……Nn, ah, sorry. What is it?”
“No, I was just wondering how my spirit arts performed……”
“……Hmm.”
Asked that, I looked around the area. The monsters, properly finished off, left behind magic stones and were already beginning to reduce their bodies back into magic power. It was truly a pile of corpses.
Even considering type compatibility with her specialty arts, these are battle results you wouldn’t expect from someone who was struggling with Danger Level C monsters just a short while ago.
“It’s going quite well, or rather, it’s better than I anticipated. At this rate, it might not be too long before Yuno sublimates into a Medium Spirit.”
“……! Really!?”
At my reply, Linfa displays a genuinely happy smile.
It’s true that her handling of arts has improved, but the raw power itself has been raised significantly. It was proof that Yuno’s growth is progressing well.
I thought ascending to a Medium Spirit would take years, but at this rate, it might happen in about a year…… no, if things go poorly (for the monsters), she might achieve it in just a few months.
Linfa, seeming even more enthusiastic, continued to blast spirit arts with gusto after that.
In the end, Linfa tried to continue exploring even on the verge of magic depletion, so unable to watch any longer, I put a stop to it and we called it a day.
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“I, really am just useleesss, a total faaiilure……!”
“There there, it was tough on you, eh?”
“Waaah…… Are you drinkiiing, Elanza-samaaa……?”
“I am drinking, I am drinking.”
When we returned to the Guild, Retina and Elanza were drinking together in the cafeteria. Eh…… what is this situation……?
I had just popped in to report the end of the exploration and sell the magic stones we looted, but my feet stopped involuntarily at the mysterious spectacle entering my vision.
“Un……?”
Linfa let out a small voice of confusion.
Fortunately, they don’t seem to have noticed me, so I want to secretly finish my business and withdraw quickly. If we get found out by mistake, it’s absolutely going to be a hassle.
With determination in my heart, I looked at the reception desk and locked eyes with Carine. I sent her eye contact. I have a decent history with her; I believe we even have a bit of a bond now. She should be able to pick up on my intent. Carine nodded with a face that seemed to say, “I have understood everything.”
“Guild Master! Adem-san and his party have retuuurrrned!”
Nn—She didn’t get it at all!
What was that bond? No, perhaps I was just feeling it unilaterally and arbitrarily, but having it proven in such an unexpected place makes me a little sad.
“Ooh, Adem! Linfa too! You’ve come at a perfect time! Come closer!”
“…………”
With a sour look, I exchanged glances with Linfa. Linfa had a confused look on her face.
Since we’ve been spotted, it can’t be helped. I braced myself and walked over to the table where the two were drinking. There was a massive amount of empty bottles and such rolling around the area. It smells like booze.
“Here, don’t just stand there, sit, sit! Kakaka!”
Urged on by the drunkard who was cackling about something or other, I reluctantly took a seat.
Retina, sitting next to Elanza and facing me, noticed me.
“Fua, you are…… Aaadem-sama, and Liiinfa-samaaa?”
“……Hello.”
“We meet again……”
“What, were you acquaintances?”
“Well, somewhat……”
As I said that, I looked at Retina in front of me. Her face was bright red, her eyes were glazed over, and her focus was exquisitely misaligned. She has completely had too much to drink. Is this the figure of a Saint? This…….
“Elanza, aren’t you making the Saint-sama drink too much……”
“!?? Wait, wait, that is a false accusation! I object! It is not my fault!”
What do you mean, “mon”? Think of your age. You young-acting dragonkin…….
The gold eyes behind her mask glared sharply at me.
“Are you thinking something uncalled for? I felt a somewhat unpleasant presence.”
“No way.”
I am thinking noooothing. Really-desu.
“……Kaka! Well, fine. Anyway, I am not making her drink. Rather, I am being made to drink.”
“Ehh……?”
Elanza began explaining the circumstances to the confused Linfa and me.
It seems that right after returning to the Guild, Retina was swiftly expelled from her party. With that, she achieved a record of being removed from a party five times within six months. Thus, the Tandem Guild’s first-ever “Mediation Restricted Saint” was born.
Because of that, a desperate Retina started drinking alone in the cafeteria for an evening drink.
However, Retina is a Saint. Her appearance is very lovely, and she is young. If such a woman drinks alone in a guild, it is inevitable that frivolous adventurers will get involved with her. As expected, adventurers full of ulterior motives went to harass Retina, but—
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