CH 44

With the goal of recovering all the patients, I go to the square of the capital every day by carriage.

At first, the patients housed in the temporary building were surprised to see someone from the royal family, even though I’m human, and just watched me carry the patients.

“He was sleeping there.”

“Thank you.”

A few days later, perhaps because they were getting used to seeing me, when I was carrying patients, a patient appeared who told me where to put them, and before I knew it, everyone would tell me.

It’s been a week since I started going to the royal capital.

“Your Highness, actually about three people have passed away. I’m sorry.”

Suddenly, Terry apologized and I looked at Crane.

I was able to use Healer every time without any problems, and there was no abnormality in Crane’s examination.

“What happened?”

“Thanks to Crane-dono, the patients have dramatically improved to the point that I thought it was a miracle. However, for that reason, they wouldn’t listen to the words of absolute rest, and the three of them went home silently before returning to humanoid form, and then they suddenly got sick and died.”

The patients I’m treating now are dying and seriously ill people, so they have little power to recover. If they move around without gaining strength, their power will soon run out and they will die.

It’s difficult to take measures because I can’t specifically explain the reason why they have to rest.

But I don’t want to cause any more deaths.

“I would like to talk to everyone.”

I don’t know if they will listen to me, but I stood in front of the patients.

The patients also stopped talking and paid attention to me as a human being.

“I have a favor to ask of you, but before that, let me tell you something. You probably aren’t feeling well, so you can just lie down and listen.”

When I told them so, everyone lay down. Some patients have closed their eyes.

But the animal ears are properly pointed at me.

“It seems that monsters react to weak creatures and attack them. In fact, a large number of monsters have been rushing to the royal capital for a long time, aiming at everyone who is weakened.”

The patients’ bodies shook and they looked at me.

“Don’t worry, many knights work every day and night without sleeping to defeat them and protect the royal capital. But in order not to be targeted by monsters, it is important for everyone to recover quickly.”

I beckoned to Crane and introduced him to the patients.

“The reason why I brought this royal palace doctor, Crane, under the order of His Majesty King Leroy, is because you can return to humanoid form in a week, four days at the earliest, from the infectious disease that usually causes you to suffers from animalization for a month. However, there is a condition of absolute rest, and if you break it and move around a lot you will die. Like the patients who left here as beasts.”

The patients seemed to have an idea about the three people who died.

“Please, for the knights who are risking their lives, for the doctors who are working hard to save your lives, for the friends and family who are waiting, don’t waste your life, and if you get Crane’s treatment, please rest here. Thank you.”

I bow my head deeply and ask them.

“Your Highness, please raise your head.”

One of the patients called out to me.

“Thank you for listening to me until the end. I’m sure the knights are defeating a lot of monsters. By the time everyone recovers, there will surely be a meat festival. All-you-can-eat monster meat, I’m also looking forward to it. So let’s do our best.”

“”Eh—!?””

Suddenly, everyone opened their eyes so wide that I thought their eyes would pop out and raised a mysterious voice.

I was relieved that they seemed to have more physical strength than I thought.

“Well, see you tomorrow.”

I greeted them with a smile and left the temporary building.

Today’s mission is over, so I’m going into the carriage.

Crane, who got into the carriage after me, chuckled.

“They were so surprised by the fact that Her Royal Highness ate monster meat that it may have been blown away, but Her Royal Highness’s sincerity was surely conveyed to the patients. At least, the doctors were impressed. Also, Sanse and Schnaiser.”

“Why Sanse and Schnaiser?”

I tilted my head at Crane’s words.

“Their comrades are also secretly going on subjugations. It is natural as a knight to protect the country, and unless it is a big war, they will not tell the people every time, and they will not be thanked. But Her Royal Highness thought of the knights and bowed her head for them. That seems to have made them happy.”

“It’s natural for a royal family to think of them like that. Rather than that, do you think everyone will rest?”

“If they don’t listen with this, I’ll tie them up. I won’t allow them to waste your hard-working efforts.”

In the carriage on the way home, Crane tried to cheer me up and told me a joke.

When I return to the residence, I go to the garden first.

I have to take a deep breath, absorb natural energy, and try not to get sick.

“After all, you were here.”

This voice is. . .

His Highness Gresis appeared through the rose arch in the garden.

“Welcome home. Are you hurt?”

I run to him in a hurry.

“I’m okay. As you can see, I’m unharmed.”

He showed his strength by bending is arms and showing his biceps.

I’m happy to think that I’m the only one who knows such a mischievous figure of the usually cold Prince Gresis.

Escorted by His Highness Gresis, I’m walking in the garden where the roses are in full bloom.

“Are you still busy?”

“Ah, so long as the number of beasts doesn’t decrease, we’ll be working through the night for the time being.”

If the patients recover faster with Healer, His Highness Gresis’s night camp should be able to come to an end.

“I’ll do my best to treat them so that you don’t have to work overnight.”

“In moderation. So, I wanted to thank you for receiving the embroidered handkerchief, is there anything you want?”

“Thank you, but, that’s right. In my homeland, if you wear an item with the color of the eyes of the person you like, it means that you belong to that person. So, anything is fine, so I want something with the color of His Highness’s eyes.”

“Okay, that’s the same way of thinking as our country, so I understand. So, Lilith, won’t you call me by my name anymore?”

He looked into my face.

It’s a little embarrassing to say the least.

“It’s just a habit from saying it until now. . .”

“Then, from now on, you need to get into the habit of calling me by name. Let’s practice now.”

Even if you say so, I would be troubled if I just called your name when I don’t have anything to say.

“G. . . Gresis-sama?”

“Once more.”

“Gresis-sama.”

“One more time.”

“Gresis-sama, how long do you intend to do this?”

“Oh, I’m sorry, it’s so cute that I couldn’t help it.”

“It’s cheating to say that.”

After all, I’m the only one whose face turns red.

Suddenly, His Highness Gresis hugged me.

“Thanks to you, I feel better.”

“Me too.”

Three people died, and I was actually depressed.

However, I had an unexpected change of pace.

Thanks to Gresis-sama.