18 Lesson 18: The Past and Sickness

"Um, can I have a minute?

When I returned from the Warcraft Forest in the morning, I slept until daylight, and now I was eating breakfast and lunch at the Guild Tavern.

And Mr. Liliera, who would have come to eat there as well, came.

"Go ahead, it's lunchtime, so your seats are crowded."

"Yes, no, I didn't ask for a seat... excuse me"

Looks like Mr. Liliera tried to say something, but he stays in the opposite seat.

But oddly enough, for some reason, Liliera didn't even try to put her mouth to the meal and just stared at this one.

"What's wrong with you? The rice will be cold."

"Yeah, yeah. Right!...... HOT!?"

Mr. Liliera burned his tongue for eating in a hurry.

Shit, was Mr. Liliera a cat tongue?

So you stayed put until it cooled down.

You've done something wrong.

"Mr. Liliera, can I have a word with you?

"Huh?"

"Heels"

I cast healing magic on Liliera's tongue.

"Now it's okay"

"Oh, thank you"

Is that it? For some reason, Mr. Liliera turned bright red on his face and shut up.

What's the matter with you?

"Ah, it's hot."

"No, not at all."

"If it's so hot, I'd like to drink some cold wine."

Then, for some reason, the adventurers around me got hot.

I wonder if it's that hot?

"Oh, you know..."

And Liliera speaks to me.

"Yes?"

"The... thank you"

"Huh? What is it?

"Uh, healing magic now... not that you helped me yesterday..."

"Oh, is that so? You're the same adventurer, so you don't have to worry about it."

Oh, did you come all the way here for that?

He's a man in law.

"That's not true!

And, Mr. Liliera stands up as he slaps the table.

"I don't know much, on the contrary, you came to help me with a terrible tantrum against you, but it's dangerous... even leading adventurers don't want to go into the Warcraft Forest of the Night! There's no way that's such a thing!

"I thought you were a phony, and you were one of the worst adventurers to fool people even though you didn't have the strength! Don't even know your true strength, make your own decisions..."

Lie down on your face as Mr. Liliera has a crying eye.

"Uh, did Mr. Liliera get caught up in something terrible by people called phony adventurers?

Hi Liliera seems to have a strong anger for the word fake adventurer.

I'm pretty sure that's what caused this mistake, right?

"Huh!"

Oh, yabba, there's tears in Liliera's eyes!?

Could this have been a problem you shouldn't have asked!?

But Liliera started talking about herself without crying.

"My hometown is... deceived and destroyed by men named A-rank adventurers..."

"What!?"

A ranked adventurer fooled me!?

No way, I can't believe adventurers fool people......

"My hometown was a village near the Warcraft Forest. It wasn't a particularly rich village, but it didn't freeze to death in the winter, and no one starved to death."

You're remembering the old days, just a little bit. Mr. Liliera's eyes get tender.

"But when I grew up, I learned that adults were worried that the Forest of Warcraft was approaching the village. The Adventurer Guild had requested logging as a permanent request to keep the forest from expanding, but that's also a story near a big town. There was no adventurer to come to logging from a large town to a remote village. The grownups were always holding their heads about what to do with the woods that were getting closer and closer."

Indeed, the forest of the Warcraft is vast.

Even I, seen from the sky on my way to Hexi town, was surprised by its size.

Besides, all the trees in the woods are demons, and the number of adventurers is finite even in an attempt to fellow such woods.

It is not hard to imagine that logging operations were a watery situation for burning stones.

"The adults decided to collect less money and make a request to the Adventurer Alliance. Trying to stop the forest progression at all."

I see, instead of relying on a permanent request, you tried to make a direct request to the Alliance.

Sure. Then adventurers will also come away from town.

"It took a lot of money to make a B-rank request, but we managed to get together. He said this would slow the progress of the forest. It was small and I didn't know what was going on, and I was happy because everyone seemed happy."

But Mr. Liliera's eyes get rough here.

"That was the time. A demon has appeared that I have never seen from the woods. The demon attacked the village. A large number of people were attacked and they all fled desperately to the next village. My father was murdered by demons."

Does mere remembrance remind you of the remorse of the time, when Mr. Liliera grips his fist hard?

"The adults who were safe never turned to the Adventurer Guild. I tried to get the demons exorcised with the reward of a request to cut the woods... but the request was not accepted"

"Why not!?"

I couldn't accept the request I applied to the guild!? That's stupid!?

"The demon that attacked the village was an A-rank demon. But B-rank rewards were the limit that we could prepare from the village. After all, we were forced to live in the corner of the neighboring village."

Mr. Liliera groans heartlessly.

"But that wasn't the end of the tragedy. Those attacked by demons suddenly suffered. The doctor said it was a disease caused by demonic poison. Many of the villagers were unable to work because of it. And not only did your father get killed by demons, but now even your mother is sick and unable to work. I thought it was the end of the world.

Just listening conveys Mr. Liliera's spiciness.

"And finally, the worst of them came. They said they were adventurers who stopped by the village on their way home from work. And they think they're A-rank adventurers. They heard from all the villages in need and said they could defeat the demons. But the grownups told them that they couldn't offer A-rank rewards very much. Then they said," What? "

Mr. Liliera looks up and turns her hateful eyes.

"I'll keep it a secret from the guild, so he says I'll get you a job with a special B-rank reward"

Blood drips from his fist, which clenches hard and hard.

"We're all delighted. What good people they are. And I paid him well in advance. Say you never had a chance like this again... I'm sure you were all in a hurry. I couldn't help but hope for convenience. But there was no hope."

Mr. Liliera sighs, sitting in a chair. It's more like falling down than sitting down, somewhere self-inflicted.

"The adventurers were gone the next morning. I ran away with nothing but a reward. The rushed adults headed to the Adventurers Guild, but they told me they couldn't take responsibility for the request they didn't make through the Guild. Now I think he came because he knew we had been denied a request. No, I don't even know if he was really an adventurer in the first place."

Ha, and a big sigh.

"Here's what I thought, little one. Oh, we were fooled by a phony adventurer. I was already too sad to know if I was sad."

Liliera's eyes, speaking of which, were no longer sorrow or anger, as if they were inorganic crystals.

"Little I couldn't even work much, but fortunately my mother's brother was in the next village and I took care of her there. I was treated like a pretty troublemaker back there though. But I was grateful. She also fed her sleeping mother."

Haha, and Mr. Liliera makes a dry laugh not looking fun at all.

That was so sad and a laugh that made it harder to listen.

"So, here's what I thought when I was little. He wants to cure your mother's illness, everyone in the village. That way, your father didn't have to come back, but he thought we could all go back to the village and have a good life."

Only a little power returns to Mr. Liliera's eyes.

"And I became an adventurer. To make money, to get medicines to cure everyone's illness, to get the power to reclaim the village. To be a real adventurer who can protect us all."

That was the point where Liliera chose to be an adventurer.

"So, um, I've talked to you for a long time, but thanks! Thanks to your help, I'm still alive! I didn't have to give up my dreams!

That said, Mr. Liliera holds my hand.

"Thank you so, so much!

That smile is so blind...

"Uh, you're welcome"

What a careless reply I could only give.

……

……

The conversation is interrupted as it is, and I don't know what to tell you.

Looking at Mr. Liliera, she couldn't think of any words to follow, either, blushing and pulling mojis.

"Uh, the... I'm sorry! Suddenly!"

You're embarrassed, Mr. Liliera hurries to let go of her hand.

Then the bright red blood swept from her hand and flew to the table.

"Hands, you're hurt!

I rush to open Liliera's hand and cast the magic of recovery.

Apparently my nails ate into the palm of my hand and bled.

Looks like we were eating this pretty deep.

"Huh? Oh, I'm sorry. I surprised you. When I think of the old days, I follow them."

So, there's quite a bit of blood, and is it such a hard memory for her that she squeezes her hand until she remembers it so much every time?

"Maybe you went looking for Zenso grass to get that medicine?

"Yeah, because if we had Zenso grass, we could make drugs to cure the disease."

I know, but was it a disease that could be cured with Zenso grass?

"Well, what's the name of the disease that Mr. Liliera's mothers hang on to?

"Huh? Sick name? Yeah, it's definitely Alsa's disease."

"Alsa disease! Oh, yeah, that!

I remember, Alsa's disease? Surely Zenso grass can cure Alsa disease.

Is that it? But I seem to have forgotten something...

"Hmm?

I dig up my memories desperately wondering what I'm forgetting.

"Hey, what's going on?

"... ahhh!! That's right!

"What!? What!?"

That's right, that's right! I remember!

"It'll heal, Alza's disease! Even without Zenso grass, it will heal!!"

"Yes!? How!?"

Suddenly I hear that the illness that was afflicting my own mother can be cured, and Mr. Liliera asks me with her eyes round.

"Let's go to Mr. Liliera's village right away! Which way is the village?

"Yeah, from this town of Hexi, it's a village about two days southeast, bypassing the Forest of Warcraft."

"All right, let's go now!

"Yes!? It's lunch now!? It'll be midnight to reach the relay village when we leave!

"It's okay! Let's go!

I pulled Liliera's hand and jumped out of the Adventurer's Alliance.

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"Hey, why are you out of town!? If you're riding a carriage, it's the other way around!?"

"I'm not getting in the carriage, because we're gonna keep going."

"Yeah!? But it'll take you almost a week on foot!?"

"It's okay, I'll fly away"

"Ha!? Fly!?"

Flying around town is a violation of manners. If we're going to fly, we need to get out properly.

"Flight Wing!!"

I hold Mr. Liliera and activate the magic of flight.

"Huh? Float, cahhhhhh!!"

Mr. Liliera hugs me hard, surprised that I have risen into the sky.

...... hmm, it's soft. And it smells kind of good.

... No! No! Don't even think about it!

"Mr. Liliera, I'm going through the woods to the village, so I'll leave you with detailed directions"

"hey!? and he's flying!? he's flying - huh!?"

"Yes, it's flying magic."

"Flying magic!? What is it!? What is it!?"

"Flying magic is flying magic."

"I didn't mean it like that. Whoa!

Mr. Liliera, what the hell are you yelling at?

"Uh, it was definitely a southeast direction.

When I checked the direction, I started flying towards Liliera's village.

"Wow!? It's working!? It's working!?"

"That's flying magic, so you can move."

"Who the hell are you to be able to use attack magic to sweep away demons, tremendous junction magic, healing magic, or even fly in the sky!?"

"I'm just a b-rank adventurer, though?

"Absolutely lying. Huh!

It's true.

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"Lying, I'm really here..."

In the evening, when the sky was nearly dark, we arrived in Mr. Liliera's village.

It was three days away from the village, but if we didn't bypass the Warcraft Forest, we arrived in the village unexpectedly early.

Is Mr. Liliera tired of traveling in the sky?

I put in a few breaks along the way, but I don't know because you've been holding onto me for a long time.

"Come on, let's go cure Mr. Liliera's mother"

When I give him my hand, Mr. Liliera stares at me with anxious eyes.

"Hey, are you sure you can fix this?

Liliera asks with a voice that sounds like anxiety and expectations have been mixed up.

"It's okay, let's go!

"... yeah"

Liliera grabbed my hand and stood up.

My house is this way.

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Liliera led us to the house of a relative whose parents and children were in trouble.

When Mr. Liliera knocks on the door of the house, the chatter and the door open.

"Who the hell is this time...... isn't that Liliera!? Long time no see!

It was a woman with a similar atmosphere to Mr. Liliera who welcomed me.

"Hissing Auntie"

"Isn't it unusual for you to come home? You said you weren't coming home until you found a way to cure your illness, and all you had to do was send me a letter."

"Yeah, I found a way to cure that disease."

"Is that true!?"

I'm surprised Mr. Liliera's aunt rounded her eyes.

He said he knew how to do it.

When Lilliera turns her gaze toward me, Lilliera's aunt looks at me.

"What about this girl?

"I owe you my life. He's such an amazing adventurer that he defeats a powerful herd of demons by himself. If he hadn't helped me, I'd be dead by now."

"Heh, such a little boy!? People don't look like it"

He said it was small... he wasn't reluctant.

But, well, I guess it's better than being ridiculed in the back.

"Nevertheless,"

Liliera's aunt stared at Liliera as a jerk.

"What do you mean she was dead by now, you stupid girl!!"

Gotsung!! I made a lot of awesome noises and a gen trick shook down Mr. Liliera's head.

"Ouch!!"

"Ouch! No, you're not, you stupid girl! Thank God it hurts! You didn't even think it would hurt if you were dead!

Mr. Liliera is scolded for his tremendous sword screen.

Yeah, I don't give you extra mouth at times like this.

If you get involved badly, you'll jump over here!

"Well, looks like you got this stupid girl taken care of."

I thought something like that, and the spear pointed this way.

"Oh, no. Never mind."

"Atashi is Elisia. She's the aunt of this stupid girl."

"Oh, I say Lex"

Then Mr. Elysia bowed her head to me deeply.

"Rex, I really appreciate you. Thank you for protecting her."

From Mr. Elisia's words, it comes from the bottom of her heart that she is worried about Mr. Liliera.

"Never mind. Mr. Liliera is one of the same adventurers."

"You know what?"

"More than that, would you let me see Mr. Liliera's mother? If the disease is Alza's disease, it should be curable without Zenso grass."

"No, you didn't say that! I forgot because my stupid daughter was an idiot! Come on in."

Elysia prompted us to enter the house.

"It's a small house, but give me a break"

I'm sorry to say this, but Mr. Elysia's house was certainly small.

Well, this is what a peasant's house looks like.

We used to be like this, too.

"Liliera's mother is this way. Mariel! Liliera's back with her girlfriend!

"Ha!?"

"Hey!? Auntie, what are you talking about!

We get confused when Mr. Elysia says something strange all of a sudden.

"It's a joke. A joke. There you go. I'm in."

Elisia pushes us in the back, and we enter the room where Liliera lives.

But it's dim in the room, and I'm not sure where Mr. Liliera's mother is.

"Could it be Liliera?

A slightly faint voice is heard from the back of the room.

"Mother!"

I guess you remember the placement of things even if you can't see them, Mr. Liliera cleverly advancing through the dim room.

"I'll get you some lights now, just a minute."

That's how Mr. Elysia turned on the lights revealed the whole room.

In a nutshell, it was a storeroom.

Beds were placed in small storerooms and used as rooms.

"I think it's bad, because we're too small."

You're feeling guilty about pushing you into a narrow place, and Elysia squeals with regret.

"Mother, lose weight again..."

When we turned our gaze to Liliera's words, we saw the woman holding Liliera on the bed.

"This man..."

"Oh, this is Mariel, Atashi's sister and Liliera's mother."

Somehow, he looked miserable.

Mariel is terribly thin and has runny hair.

But what caught my attention most of all was the light purple skin that was still dyed by them.

Definitely symptoms of Alsa disease.

When those still completely cover their bodies, Mr. Mariel loses his life by losing the demonic poison.

"Oh, you're Liliera's lover?

And Mariel asks me when she realizes I exist.

"What!? No, you don't! I'm a friend of Liliera's!?"

Um, are we friends? A fellow adventurer? But isn't it?

What the hell does that have to do with anything? I don't know myself.

"Oh, yeah! He's my friend!

When strongly denied, that's what I miss.

"Uh, my name is Rex. Liliera told me what was going on, and I'm here to cure Mariel's illness."

"Well, take my illness!?"

"Yes."

Somehow, that's not a very difficult patient-like reaction.

Nevertheless, I know that's acting.

Because patients with Alsa disease, once they get sick, continue to suffer until they die.

Her breathing is now very rough and her body is sweating.

It's supposed to be pretty painful, but I'm pretending to be okay for Mr. Liliera.

"Mr. Rex, heal your mother quickly!

"Yeah, I know."

Mr. Liliera stares at me with her true eyes.

I won't put it into words, but Elysia beside me was throwing a strong gaze at me, too.

You really can fix this, can't you? and.

"Now, if you'll excuse me"

When I knelt beside Liliera, I took Mariel's hand and activated the magic.

"Elder Heels!"

A magical light wraps around Mr. Mariel's body.

And in an instant, the purple stain that was eroding Mr. Mariel's body disappeared.

"Yes, fully healed"

Elder Heel. It is a versatile curative magic that I have developed in previous generations to make it more difficult to develop another medicine or magic for demonic opponents who develop various poisons, diseases, etc.

'Cause it's easier to cure it all with the same drug than to change the type of drug one way or the other?

The magic is the same. Um, was it magic to cure this disease? It's a pain in the ass to be.

Well, for that matter, I consume just a little more magic than any other magic.

……

Ms Liliera, Mr Mariel and Mr Elysia are watching this one silently.

Is that it? Are you not happy? It's healed, right?

"Um, you're cured now, aren't you?

……

Hey, react, please.

"" "Eh, eh!? Ugh!?" "

Oh, I reacted.