Volume 6 Chapter 49 The Story After The Conclusion - It Turns Out This Side Was Quite Something Too
My stomach wound was actually not as bad as it looked, thanks to the sharpness of the 'hidden blade' and Rouza's amazing skills. The pain all over my body was something I got used to, and with Kyunei's healing magic, I was almost fully healed in just 3 days. As for Rouza, he only had a bump on his head from a headbutt and was awake the next day.
It took a bit longer for the Shiraha siblings, Mikage and Getsuya.
If you look at the situation, Getsuya was hurt worse than me. He lost a lot of blood, and even with healing magic, it took him a week to move around properly.
Mikage was in a similar situation since she lost her right arm. Getsuya's sword strike was sharp, and the cut was very clean. With Kyunei's skills, reattaching it wasn't too hard, just like Mikage thought.
However, losing a body part puts a huge strain on a person. Whether Mikage could get back to her old movements depended on her, as Kyunei said. Still, Mikage was optimistic. She felt lucky to have beaten her brother with just one arm and was determined to train her left arm until her right one healed.
By the way, to heal everyone, Kyunei worked hard in her succubus form. Both Rouza and Getsuya were surprised by this, but Rouza just laughed and said, "As expected of the strong man I respect."
So, to focus on healing, I had been drained by Kyunei for almost a week. I kept eating nutritious food while she kissed me to regain her strength, and then she used her healing magic.
It was a tough schedule, but I accepted it as a punishment for my reckless actions. Meanwhile, Mikage had to sit in a formal position on a hard floor for a whole day once her arm was reattached. Even though she was used to it, sitting like that from morning to night was rough, and she looked a bit pale by the end.
Anyway, looking at the results, we managed to protect Mikage without any serious casualties. It seemed like everything was settled, but that wasn't the case.
A week after the duel, when Getsuya could move again, Rouza called us to the guild. Since it was a sensitive matter, we borrowed Karan's office again.
"This time, I'm really sorry for what my Getsuya did!!"
As soon as we walked in, Rouza and Getsuya pressed their hands and feet, and their heads to the floor to apologize. This was the biggest gesture of apology in Sanmoto, called 'dogeza.'
"Um..."
"I should have bowed my head as soon as I regained consciousness, but I took Kyunei-sensei's words to heart and waited until Getsuya recovered."
While I was unsure how to respond, Rouza continued speaking with his forehead on the floor.
"Normally, I would have to let Getsuya cut his stomach and even cut off his fingers to apologize, but for certain reasons, his life is not just his. Even though he's a foolish man, Getsuya is an important subordinate to me. So right now, bowing my head is the only option."
He spoke earnestly, throwing away any pride or appearances. You could really see how serious Rouza was.
"As agreed, we will give up on Mikage and leave. But once we finish our business in Sanmoto, we will return to settle this matter. Until then, please forgive us."
"Forgive you, huh..."
If I were to reason with them, I should give some kind of punishment to Getsuya and Rouza. But honestly, I hadn't really thought about that until now.
Or maybe it could be said that there wasn't much room to think. I was really worn out from focusing on healing and getting a lot of energy drained by Kyunei every day, but there was also a pretty serious problem going on. If Rouza hadn't called me, I was planning to go see him anyway.
I looked at Mikage to ask for her opinion. Right now, she had her right arm hanging in a cloth sling. The wound was completely healed, but it seemed like she still couldn't move it freely, so that was why she was using the sling.
Mikage spoke to Rouza and the others.
"Yukina-sama doesn't really know much about Sanmoto's customs. If you get too fired up, it's hard to know how to respond."
"But──."
"First, please lift your heads."
When she said that, Rouza and Getsuya slowly raised their bodies to stand up.
"Ah, please stay in a kneeling position."
"Uh, okay. Understood."
They were ordered sharply, so the two of them stayed on their knees on the floor.
Then, Mikage looked at Getsuya and let out a sigh, looking a bit troubled.
"Rouza-sama's late-night outings were definitely a problem, but if you ask me, you weren't much better either. This situation reminded me of that."
"...Wait, are you saying something similar happened before?"
Mikage nodded in response.
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