CH 75

It’s been two months since the treatment started.

I was doing my best to treat the patients on their fourth day, but I was able to afford it, and I was able to treat the patients on their third and second days, and as of now, there are only five patients sleeping with sleeping arrows.

After administering herbal tea in the morning, I healed the five patients, and after finishing administering herbal tea during the day, the patients were taken to a separate room.

This large room where the patient who were stabbed by a sleeping arrow was finally empty.

“Finally, everyone can switch to meal assistance.”

“If a new patient doesn’t come out even if it’s a month, it can be said that it’s over. We’ll have to wait and see for a while.”

With Crane, I feel relieved, but I tighten my mind.

Some patients recover and return to their daily lives or recuperate at home, so the number of meal assistance has also decreased a lot.

But it takes a month for symptoms to develop.

If even one patient comes out, it is necessary to think about the possibility of an infected person and wait another month from that day.

Only I can do the treatment, so I can’t return to the Tenar Kingdom until it’s definitely over.

“There is no one to treat in the afternoon, and the meal assistance can be done with just the helpers, so please take a good rest today.”

Due to Prince Corini’s offer, Crane and I took a day off in the afternoon.

I returned to the royal palace in a horse-drawn carriage, parted with Crane, and sat on the garden bench as usual, absorbing natural energy.

When I heard footsteps and looked in that direction, it was Gresis-sama.

“Gresis-sama, it’s been a long time.”

Since about a month after the treatment started, Gresis-sama has been so busy that he can’t even take a walk in the garden in the morning.

Because I can’t meet you, we’re exchanging simple letters that are about the same as greetings through the maid.

But I really wanted to see him all the time.

So I’m so happy to see him for the first time in a month, and I really want to hug him.

But for the sake of infection control, I can bear it a lot.

“It’s unusual for me to be noticed.”

Gresis-sama smiled softly. Before I knew it, he staggered and knelt on the ground.

“Gresis-sama?”

“Please wait.”

When I got up and tried to run over, Carlsen, who was on duty as today’s exclusive escort, grabbed my arm.

“Carlsen?”

I looked beyond Carlsen’s line of sight.

Agar, who was right behind Gresis-sama, was holding an arrow and swinging it.

“Wait! Agar!!”

I screamed involuntarily.

With the momentum, an arrow was thrust into Gresis-sama’s back.

“Li. . . .lith. . . .”

A little after being thrust by an arrow, the hazy Gresis-sama reaches out to me.

“Gresis-sama!”

I also desperately stretch out my arms to take his hand.

But I can’t go to his side with Carlsen holding one arm.

“Carlsen, please, let go of my hand.”

In the meantime, Gresis-sama collapsed and lost consciousness.

“Ah. . . . .”

I just couldn’t accept what happened in front of me.

“Gresis-sama didn’t turn into a beast, but why!”

As if to blame, I protested to Agar and Carlsen.

“Because he suddenly can’t stand up, because there are signs of insanity. As soon as we see signs in our friends, we will stick an arrow. We decided to keep an eye on each other. If we become beasts and rampage, it will be troublesome.”

When I heard Agar’s story, I remembered the story of when I took a walk in the garden with Gresis-sama in the morning.

Everyone carries a quiver so that they can always use sleep arrows. I’m sure he said that.

I thought it was about when I encountered a patient from the Kingdom of Howl.

I never thought that it was to use it for your friends.

Agar explained it further.

“It’s natural that you can’t believe the infection because it hasn’t become a beast. However, about a month ago, there was a chance that I couldn’t help but be convinced that Gresis was infected.”

“Chance?”

“The local knights were supposed to be moving the people, but child came out, and Gresis got blood in his eyes because he fought while holding the child and protecting him.”

“He got blood in his eyes . . . such a thing . . . .”

The insanity disease is also transmitted from the mucous membranes.

“Gresis assumed that he was infected, and from that day on, he instructed us that he would keep a distance from his friends and Your Royal Highness and told us to keep an eye on him at all times.”

Certainly, a month ago, he got busy, so I couldn’t go out for the garden walk in the morning. He apologized, and then I couldn’t see Gresis-sama.

During that time, we started to exchange letters, but it was always written in the reply that he was fine.

“I didn’t know that Gresis-sama was fighting the fear of infection alone, but. . . . . .”

Even if I’m told what I didn’t know, even if I’m told, I know that I can’t do anything, so it’s not worth it, and my tears are about to overflow.

“Your Highness, that’s a misunderstanding. Don’t blame yourself. The commander will be treated by Her Imperial Highness the Princess and Lord Crane, so it’s absolutely okay to get infected. He said that. However, we will be careful because if the infection spreads the burden on the two of you will increase.”

Saying that, Carlsen, who was holding my arm, loosened his hand.

“No matter who saw it, he was not depressed at all, and he was more lively than anyone else, and he was doing a stranded mission. Also, I was so pissed off that he was happy with Her Royal Highness’s letter.”

Finally, the unexpected words that Carlsen gave off disgustingly stopped my tears.

“Eh?”

“That’s right, at that time, I’m sure everyone was thrusting an arrow at Gresis in their hearts.”

Haha and Agar laughed, and before I knew it, he wrapped Gresis-sama, who had become a beast and turned into a black leopard, in a cape and carried him on his shoulder.

“Well, Graces has also turned into a beast, and I’ll carry him to your room, so can you give him some treatment?”

When I saw the two people who were too bright, I was stunned.

“Yes, I’ll definitely help him.”

When I nodded, Agar smiled and started to walk as if leading.

Carlsen will accompany me as an escort to follow after that.

Agar, who performed a disgusting role that had to thrust an arrow at his friend, and Carlsen who stopped for me even though he could be said to be disrespectful if he went against the royal family.

I emotionally blamed two people who were so loyal.

To me who is selfish, they don’t make a bad face, they explain it carefully, and they care so that I don’t get depressed.

I’m sorry, my tears have spilled out.

“Your Highness!? What’s the matter?”

Agar, who turned around to Carlsen’s panicked voice, seemed surprised to see me.

I don’t think it’s good, but when it overflowed, I couldn’t stop it.

“. . . Oh, Agar, Carlsen, I’m sorry for saying terrible things. And yet. . . thank you.”

It was interrupted, but I managed to say the words.

“No way! We just carried out our mission. Really, don’t worry about it.”

“Assistant commander is right. You didn’t have any information, and if you suddenly see that, it can’t be helped.”

The two of them desperately comforted me, so I was happy and sorry for their kindness, and I cried even more and annoyed them.

“Thank you, I will try to become a member of the royal family that the knights can be proud of.”

I’ll smile somehow.

“Your Highness, that’s enough.”

Carlsen is nodding violently at Agar’s words.

“That’s right. You don’t have to work any harder.”

No matter where they were, they were kind.

Lilith has to nurse Gresis again. I bet he will be happy to have so much of her attention.

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