𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟐: 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐮𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭
“Stephan. You’re alive.”
I spoke in a small voice. Stephan was alive, but he was so thin and weak that he looked different. He was so weak that he couldn’t get up even when he noticed me.
I immediately examined his whole body. There was a large sword wound on his side, which was beginning to fester. This is…
“I brought medicine. I’ll treat you right away. Baulder, keep watch outside.”
“Understood.”
I took out the medicine from my backpack, put it in a wooden container I brought, and dissolved it in water.
“Lift your head a little and drink the medicine.”
For Stephan, who couldn’t use his abdominal muscles, I put my backpack behind his neck and made him drink the medicine little by little with a wooden spoon. Stephan’s lips were cracked and he was dehydrated. He didn’t even have the strength to have a high fever, his body was just slightly warm.
Even if the medicine works, his strength has decreased so much. It’s dangerous.
“I couldn’t wait until you came back, so I came looking for you.”
While feeding him the medicine with a spoon, I consciously spoke with a bright voice and expression. Stephan drank the medicine one mouthful at a time, and eventually finished it all.
“Ojou-sama.”
Stephan murmured in a voice that was barely audible, like a sigh.
“Now, I’m going to apply medicine to the wound.”
The wound, where the blood had turned dark red and hardened, was beginning to collect yellow pus. I applied a thick layer of ointment to the wound. I then covered it with oil paper and wrapped his stomach with cloth.
“Don’t worry about anything. Hanna is waiting too. You’re going home with me.”
Stephan nodded slightly.
I boiled water for Stephan, who still needed more fluids, and added honey, a little salt, dried meat, and barley. Even if he can’t eat the meat, it can serve as a broth.
Eventually, the contents of the pot started to bubble. I poured the soup into a cup and let it cool. I also fed this to him one spoonful at a time.
“Were you injured by the enemy?”
Stephan nodded.
“Did that girl help you?”
He nodded.
“Is there anyone else living in this cabin?”
He shook his head.
“Then, sleep. You need to regain your strength quickly. Thank you for being alive. Don’t forget your promise to take me to that diner again.”
Stephan smiled faintly and fell asleep immediately, perhaps relieved. Baulder spoke to me.
“Ojou-sama will wait for the girl, I will procure a carriage. Is this okay?”
“Perfect.”
“I’ll go quickly.”
Hearing my reply, Baulder gave a thumbs up and left with a grin.
・・・
『”𝔸𝕨𝕖𝕓𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤.𝕔𝕠𝕞” – 𝔻𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕒 𝕔𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕 𝕠𝕗 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖, 𝕡𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒𝕕𝕧𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖, 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕦𝕝𝕘𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕔o𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕤𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕤 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 “𝕕𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕪 𝕦𝕡𝕕𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕤” 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕖𝕩𝕔𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕥𝕠 “𝕒𝕕𝕧𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕕 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤”.』
・・・
The girl who returned was surprised to see me, but she quickly started eating the contents of the pot and explained the situation. It seems she didn’t catch any prey today.
“My name is Norra. My house is a little further up. My dad was killed by those guys who came into our house. I escaped through the window of the back room and ran here. I found this man collapsed by the river on the way. He could still move a little at that time, so I helped him get here.”
It seems that the defeated soldiers might still be nearby.
“Did you provide the food?”
“I caught a rabbit and a bird, but this man kept getting weaker and couldn’t eat. I thought it was over…”
The girl started to tear up.
“Stephan was taken care of by you. Thank you. What about your mom?”
“She died of illness when I was a child.”
“I see. Then, Norra, I would be happy if you could come with us.”
“Is that okay?”
“Of course. You are our benefactor. I want you to stay at my house until you feel uncomfortable. Stephan is my very important person.”
Stephan himself was sleeping deeply. Baulder had gone out to secure a carriage. I want to take him home as soon as possible.
When it started to get dark, I heard a noise. I thought it was Baulder and went to greet him, but I stopped. There were multiple footsteps.
As I crouched down to observe the situation, the footsteps started coming this way. There’s no mistake, there are multiple people.
“You hide.”
I pulled Norra to the corner of the room, made her sit down, and covered her with a box for putting charcoal in. I hid in the shadow of the storage. Stephan was left as he was because he couldn’t move.
Soon, the door opened with a bang! and three men entered the room. All of them had serious injuries on their faces and arms. I put my hand in my pouch and searched inside.
The men started talking in Galavares.
“What, it’s him.”
“He was still alive.”
“He’s stubborn. I thought he was dead a long time ago.”
Saying that, they drew their swords.
I won’t hesitate to hurt those who hurt Stephan. I swing what I’m holding in my hand several times before throwing it at the men. I repeat this two, three times.
“Ugh! What’s this?”
“Ouch! It bit me!”
“Ah! It’s a snake!”
Three venomous snakes are hissing and crawling around on the floor. The men are panicking. Two of them are holding their bitten arms and legs.
“Hey! There’s a woman!”
One of them who noticed me shouted. I stand up and slowly take out the hand I had put in my pouch. In my right hand is a writhing venomous snake.
“Ah! She’s got a venomous snake!”
“If you kill me, your comrades will die too. I’m the only one who can make the antidote.”
The two men panicked when they heard it was a venomous snake. The man who hasn’t been bitten yet is flailing around trying to crush the snake. The snake, excited, raises its head and writhes as if to pounce. I rush over to Stephan, throw the venomous snake I was holding at the man, and pull out a knife from my boot. The man is preoccupied with the snake.
I threw the knife with all my might. The knife stuck in the man’s upper arm, but was quickly pulled out.
“Ah! What the hell! I’ll kill you!.. Ah, ah?”
The man swung his sword at me, but he crumbled to the floor as if he couldn’t bear the weight of the sword. It seems the fast-acting paralytic poison I smeared on the knife worked. I used a specially concentrated scorpion venom. Thanks to Freiche-sama for giving me so many scorpions!
I use poison to protect myself. This is the correct way to use poison!
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