Even though I couldn't use Dispel, the adventurers who were suffering from abnormalities in their condition were recovering thanks to the efforts of my healer subordinates who could use Recover.
Patients who had petrification, mangled four thighs, and deep wounds in their eyes were all healed by me.
When their healing was complete, they were hugging each other, or starting to go around with their arms around each other, and they were bursting with joy.
There was just one thing that bothered me. That was that no one was leaving.
(Normally they leave, right?) (Should I ask you to be vigilant to make sure this doesn't happen again?
I rested my subordinates, who were on the verge of depleting their magic power, and listened to the symptoms of my patients as I healed them one by one.
'Holy healing hand, breath of Mother Earth, hopefully you will remove all the stagnation in your body and return to normalcy, Recover, phew~, now you'll be fine.'
I look around and speak up to see if there are any other patients.
'Are there any other patients? If you know of anyone nearby who seems to be in pain or not receiving treatment, please speak up.
''Dear adventurers. Earlier, the Adventurer's Guild made a mistake and caused trouble for the Healer's Guild. Some of you spoke out against the healers who gave us healings that weren't originally free, right? It should have been those men who were to blame.
I could see the regret on the faces of the beastmen as Gaius-dono spoke to them. Gaius-dono continued to speak.
''Indeed, this time we were talking about free treatment. But are we going to leave it at that? No! No! Absolutely no! We, the beastly adventurers. I will repay you with a debt of gratitude!
In the next moment, the underground training grounds shook with the cries of each of the beastmen.
''Find the men from earlier and their masterminds! They must be in this city. Let's make up for the blunder, including me!
"Ooh!
The beastmen bowed their heads and then ran up the stairs.
'Lord Luciel, the healers, I am very sorry. This is as it should be.
Lord Jaius said and bowed his head.
'Raise your head, Lord Jaius. Their aim must have been interference. If their magic had been blocked and they were unable to heal, 'the healers abandoned many of their patients while giving them hope' and so on, rather than their sabotage, only our bad reputation would have been spread, and the Healers Guild would have been in a worse position.
I suppose... yeah...
I have an idea, I ask Lord Gaius, who looks like that.
'Are these the ones close to Lord Shazza? Or was the crime caused by the Yakushi Guild?
All of the healers and priest knights were surprised. Well, I didn't tell them that the Medicine Guild was involved.
''I can't decide which one this time. The black powder that was thrown at you all is something that has been sold by the Medicine Master's Guild in Yenis for a long time now, that can be thrown at demons to seal their magic.
"...generally easy to obtain or...well, I'll leave this matter to Lord Gaius and his adventurers who are familiar with Yenis.
Honestly, when we poke at it, it's just a bush snake. I think the best thing to do is to throw the thing you feel like that at them. I don't mind, but I can't afford to put my men in any more danger than they already are.
Lord Gaius said that, but I don't trust him. I just thought it was okay to trust him.
''We will now return to the Healer's Guild, but if you know anything, please let us know.
I understand.
He bowed his head once more and walked me to the entrance of the guild.
''Now, if you'll excuse me.''
After I said that, I walked to the entrance of the Adventurer's Guild with Lionel in the lead before suddenly stopping.
''What about...''
It was a simple matter. As we were about to call out to them, a group of badly injured adventurers were brought in.
Seeing this, it wasn't us who were upset, but Gaius-dono.
''Brother?!''
I heard that the guild master was among the injured, so I give him instructions.
''I'll be using area high heels, so please get your patients within three meters of me. You all should treat the poison, paralysis, etc. afterwards.
"Yes.
The next moment when the subordinate raised his voice, the dragon man whose body was supposed to be asleep but whose body had been discolored woke up and glared at us and shouted.
''You, you're a healer~! How much money do you want to pick?
Its appearance was more vicious than Gaius-dono's, and its fierce eyes caught me in a rage.
But for some reason I wasn't afraid of him at all. But for some reason, I wasn't afraid of him at all, and more importantly, I was getting sad, and I said to him, surprised at my own heart.
'No charge this time. The injured stay quiet!
I yelled out loudly, which made me stutter (surprise) to myself. But thanks to that, the dragonman became quiet and started chanting, making sure that he was in range of the area high heels.
There were many seriously injured people, including the dragonman, but other than the state of affairs, there seemed to be no problems, so I first poured Purification, Dispel, and Recover on the worst dragonman in that order, and his discolored body returned to normal.
I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well.
It's a good idea to have a good time with the guild master, who was the first one to treat me after I finished all the treatments.
''I apologize for yelling at you earlier. I am Luciel, a Grade S healer from the Healers Guild, Yenis Chapter. I proposed to Lord Gyas yesterday to make you aware of the Healer's Guild and the healing abilities of the Healers, and today I have come to treat you free of charge.
The dragon man looked at us dumbfounded and then looked at Jaius-dono's face and Jaius-dono nodded. Then, for some reason, he sat upright and bowed his head and began to speak.
''I apologize for my rudeness earlier.
After saying that much, I got him to stand up in a hurry as I felt he was still on this kneeling position and he was going to talk.
I didn't know how to get down on my knees all of a sudden, but any more of this would definitely cause strange rumors to fly, it might be too late........
His head was hurting just thinking about it, but I managed to get him to stand up and start talking.
''Please don't get down on your knees at the entrance of the Adventurer's Guild when the Guildmaster of the Adventurer's Guild suddenly gets down on his knees! We don't want any strange rumors to start, either.
'Oh! I'm very sorry, "Don't apologize. Don't even try to get down on your knees"...? I'm not going to be shy.
I didn't want it to turn out to be a loop, so I'd ask him to talk to me, but it's too much like the first impression I got! With that in mind, I listen to him.
''My name is Adventurer's Guild Master Jasuan. Even though I was holed up in the labyrinth, I didn't expect to be an S-class healer, so...
I'm not just talking about the fact that you've just seen the indignant look in his eyes, so I decided to ask him.
"I assume you know the healers themselves and their abilities, but you don't have a good impression of the healers, do you, Jasuan-dono?
A shadow appeared on his face as he heard that.
''Well yeah. I don't have a good impression of him, as he refused to heal me many times when I was young, and I was faced with an exorbitant price. However, a few years ago at a meeting at the Adventurer's Guild headquarters, the S-class healer Luciel-dono was brought up in conversation.
Master Brod is also a former adventurer, so I guess Lord Jasuan must have been an adventurer too. So it wouldn't be surprising if he went around the world and hated the healers? But still, who is it? Who started the rumor about me?
I haven't heard of it.
'Really? I've heard that a new healer who started living in the guild headquarters in Meratni, who used all his recovery magic to the fullest extent, regardless of race or gender, only received a single silver coin for any kind of healing because he was in training.
The conversation had switched to something beautiful.
''........Is there a continuation of that?''
''Yes. He was a healer raised by the Adventurer's Guild who transferred to St. Surul's church headquarters in just two years and rose to the S class in one fell swoop in less than two years.
...It's hard to deny because the facts are mixed up.
'According to the information I've overheard, the Dragon People were against attracting the Healer's Guild?
''........Yes. I'm the Guildmaster of the Yenis Adventurer's Guild, so I can't represent my race, but that's what I've heard. But I thought it would be a good idea too.
Hmm? Past tense?
You weren't expecting it?
''I didn't expect you to use such great power without a price. That's also the injury that the Yakushi Guild gave up.
Lord Jasuan's face changes from a smile to a look of indignation as he remembers the Yakushi Guild, but I'll make a correction.
''Unfortunately, free is only available today. These are the guidelines, and there's a price list inside.
I gave the guidelines to Lord Gaius the other day from my magic bag.
''...........This is the fee?''
''Yes. If I were to get actual money from Lord Jasuan this time, I would get 3 high heeled gold coins, 50 Purification silver coins, 2 Dispel gold coins, and 1 Recovery gold coin, for a total of 6 gold coins and 50 silver coins. Was that high?
The guidelines also state that the difference in price can be between 1 and 1.5 times the amount, but I was talking about 1 time.
'Well no, too cheap! High-grade potions cost five gold coins, and expensive potions like poison and paralysis also cost one gold coin, but they don't have this much effect.
'I'm glad to hear that. We had a lot of trouble setting the price.
It took many rounds of market research to determine this price.
They surveyed not only the adventurers, but also all the healers who ran the healing centers.
In addition, on a trial basis, still only in the St. Surul's Cooperative Kingdom, if a healer's skill level in holy attribute magic was low, he could train at half the price of heels in the Healer's Guild or Adventurer's Guild, with a bed and board.
I'm sure the archbishops did a good job.
If I decide on the detailed fees, it will cause a new round of fights. That being said, I was troubled when Archbishop Munerer, with his rogue merchant face, said to me, and I let them take care of everything.
'Don't make enemies where a young man not yet twenty years old doesn't know it! This is something we, people with a short lifespan, can convince, and it's only a matter of time before they hate us. And if you make this, your name will be remembered for years to come. I want us to share in that honor.
I'm sorry I thought I had a bad merchant face at the time. And I apologized, getting down on my knees with my heart.
The truth is, they should be praised for making everything up in two years, including the fees, but the billboard went to the Pope and me.
We had their names and accomplishments listed in the guidelines and they were overjoyed with it.
I came to Yenis with an oath to do my best as a healer for them, so it was really nice to see this endorsed.
''With this... you were an adventurer, weren't you, Luciel-dono?
'...Yes. Yes.
Hmm? I have a bad feeling about this.
Then I'll ask for the appointment!
Since I'm not a B-rank, I'm under no obligation to request a nomination.
I knew it. But I can say no.
Then I want you to set up a temporary sanatorium outside the maze. Of course, we'll bear all the costs.
...anything? But you can't do that either.
'It's impossible. There was another disturbance in the middle of the healing process today, and I was attacked in the city the day before yesterday. I can't leave the Healers' Guild until the Healers' Guild is safe and operational. Besides, I am in charge of the Healers' Guild.
I see.
He gave up. I let out a sigh of relief at the thought.
Huh? You haven't given up? Isn't the conversation going in a different direction than that?
'You know, so I'm in charge of the Healer's Guild?
"I am also a guild master of the Adventurers' Guild. I hereby swear that I will do everything in my power to ensure that the Guild of Healers is safe and established in this city.
He didn't get my words.
And all the subordinates who looked to ask for help turned their faces away.
The priest knights, too.
Besides, the two slaves seemed to be happy with the guild master's suggestion.
Thus, the Healer's Guild's demonstration was safe? The end and I was getting involved in a new problem with an enemy whose mastermind was invisible.