Chapter 115 The Healing Saintess
About a month has passed since Sigurt's declaration.
With the support of the beastmen, the Ortria Kingdom fought valiantly across various regions and successfully eradicated the Bezelus Empire's army from its territory.
In the meantime, I wanted to do something as well, so I've been working as a medic under Doctor Seius.
Well, even though it's just rear support and I wouldn't be fighting directly, everyone opposed me at first.
Still, I managed to beg my way into helping, and I was pumped to get to work... but I was turned down within a day.
To be precise, Doctor Seius told me, "Yumie doesn't need to perform any treatment, just hold the patient's hand and talk to them. For some reason, when you do that, patients on the verge of death seem to come back to life..."
No way would someone recover just from being spoken to like that.
He must have been considerate because I wasn't helpful at all.
But well, I thought it might at least provide some comfort to the patients, so I continued to fulfill the role given to me, and then──
"Saint, your meal is ready. Shall I bring it here?"
"Ah, no, it's fine, we're all eating together."
"Saint! This area is rough terrain, so you might trip and fall. I will escort you!"
"I-I can walk properly on my own..."
"Saint!! Just seeing your adorable figure today fills me with immense strength!! No matter what enemy we face, I will surely protect you!!"
"Oh, haha... I see..."
For some reason, I'm now known by the nickname "Saint of Healing" and I'm looked up to by the knights and soldiers who accompany me, the people in the area where I'm stationed, and even captured enemy soldiers.
...no, yeah...why!?
I'm not a healing saint or anything, but I haven't done any healing!?
"Even without providing treatment, just having you around drastically lowers the mortality rate, you know. I've been a doctor for many years, and I thought I could at least tell the difference between patients who could be saved and those who couldn't... I'm starting to lose my confidence."
"That's because Doctor Seius's medical skills and abilities are amazing, right!? Why does this reason come to me!?"
Now, on an outdoor dinner party gathered around a campfire at night.
Amidst the crowd, Doctor Seius wore a vague expression of resignation.
"Is it because you're the saint, perhaps...? No, I've really started to think that you might actually be a saint..."
Neglecting his meal, Doctor Seius stared into the distance.
In this world, the term "saint" refers to a great person from ancient times, when many more monsters roamed around, who possessed miraculous magic capable of reviving even the gravely injured and the dead.
Not only were they exceptionally powerful, but they were also worshipped by many like a god, and were genuinely respected as a selfless saintly figure; it feels like an overwhelming title for me.
"Hmm... Yumie is amazing. Everyone owes their lives to Yumie... so have confidence?"
"No, I mean, Thea, like I've said many times, I really haven't done anything special..."
"Ahh..."
"Nom!"
A spoon is brought to my mouth by Thea to silence me.
A simple stew made with a campfire surrounded by stones and a mess kit.
The food isn't as elaborate as in a proper restaurant, but it's especially delicious, probably because the atmosphere here is bright and cheerful, like a relief camp after the end of the war.
"I... know more than anyone else how amazing Yumie is... so even if Yumie doesn't think so... Yumie is my saint. ...I love her..."
Thea rubs her face against my chest and acts sweet.
Well... I still don't understand, but I'm happy to hear Thea say that.
I love you too, I tell her, stroking her head as usual.
With a happy smile on her face, Thea suddenly looked at the spoon in her hand... and just like that, she popped it into her mouth.
"...It's delicious"
"...? The stew is over there, you know?"
"That's not it..."
With her face slightly flushed, Thea moved her mouth around while still holding the spoon.
As I tilted my head in confusion at her strange behavior, a small body hugged me from the other side of Thea.
"If it's about Yumie's greatness, I knew it before Thea did! I won't let anyone have Yumie as number one!"
Hmph!
This loud declaration came from Rifine, who has now become the royal sister.
She's gotten incredibly stronger and can act elegantly as a royal sister, but in front of me, she's still just as clingy as before.
It's cute, but is that really okay?
I can't help but think that.
"Hmm... time doesn't matter... I like Yumie more than anyone else... I love her so much"
"No way, I love Yumie much much much more!"
"That's not true... I love her much much much much much more..."
"No, I love her much much much much much much more..."
"What are you two even competing about!? You both can be as clingy as you want, but please just get along!"
I'm glad they like me, but we're not the only ones here; there are also royal guards, beastman warriors, and knights from the Granbell Family.
I feel embarrassed when the two of them keep saying "I love you" to each other.
So, I'll hug them as tight as I can so that two of them will be satisfied.
Then, as if she had been waiting for that, Rifine hugged me and kissed me on the cheek.
"What? What? What? What?!"
"Hehehe, if you're a child who's satisfied with an indirect kiss, you're still no match for me"
"Hmmmm...! "
Rifine smiles triumphantly at Thea, who is now red.
While I was wondering what to do, Elder Brother, who had been listening to the whole story, stood up with a proud look on his face.
"Good grief, arguing about who loves Yumie more is pointless. The reason is, I love Yumie the most in the world, and Yumie loves me the most in the world!!"
Take that!!
Puffing out his chest as if he were making a sound effect, Elder Brother declares this.
Hearing that, Rifine and Thea shot him a cold gaze.
"Neil... you can't marry your siblings, you know. Are you unaware of that?"
"I know that!? I mean, if you bring that up, it's the same for you guys too! You can't marry other girls!!"
"But... since we're both girls, we can take baths together and sleep together... heh."
"Ugh...!?"
"Besides, if my brother marry Yumie, she'll become family. If anything, Yumie will live in the Royal Palace, so I'll be able to be together much longer than Neil. Heh."
"N-no way...!! That future won't happen!! Yumie will never marry anyone and will always be with me!!"
Mocked by the two girls, Elder Brother clutched his head and began to shout.
Thinking that things were getting even more out of control, I cast a glance towards the adults to seek their support.
"Being young is nice~. If I were about 80 years younger, I would have joined in on this conversation..."
"Thea... when you were little, you said you wanted to marry Dad..."
"Hahahaha! Too bad for you Leol. Your presence seems to pale in comparison to the charm of my Yumie."
"Well, I'm sorry to make you laugh, but what about you? If you go on like this, someone will definitely marry your daughter."
"...That won't happen!! Yumie will always be with us!! I won't let anyone else have her!!"
"...You're saying the same thing like your son"
No good, adults can't be trusted.
I quickly gave up on the situation, and thought about how to end it... I decided that there was no need to end it.
"From now on, we'll be fighting within the empire... so it's important to take a break while we can."
The Imperial Army is gone from the Ortria Kingdom, but that doesn't mean the war is over.
We need to drag the emperor to the negotiating table.
Therefore, from now on we will invade the Empire's territory and head for the capital.
I've heard that Monica and the others, who were fighting in a different location, will join us, making this a full-scale war.
"...I hope everyone stays safe and that this war ends quickly."
As I watched the knights and companions laughing and chatting cheerfully around the fire, I simply prayed for that.
At the same time, I need to do my best so that fewer people get hurt.
While gazing at the stars shining in the pitch-black night sky, I murmured that.
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