Fantasy Library.

Chapter 497 Things That Shouldn't Exist

To cleanse his body of impurities and speed up the recovery from his injuries, Aize soaked in the hot spring for nearly an hour.

When he was feeling dizzy and lightheaded, Aize left the bathroom and underwent another examination by Komagawa Mitsuyo.

"Yes, the filth has shown signs of being purified, and the wound has not continued to worsen. As long as the treatment continues for about a week, the filth should be completely removed, and the wound will no longer affect your mobility."

Mizuha Komagawa told Aize that for the past week, she has been soaking in hot springs for more than half an hour every day and applying medicine to her wounds every day.

Naturally, Aize's daily workout routine cannot be continued this week.

As for going up the mountain, it is completely prohibited.

Although the evil spirits on the mountain had most likely been exorcised, just in case, Komagawa Mitsuyo still warned Aize not to go up the mountain again.

After giving these instructions and applying the medicine to Aize, Komagawa Mizuha left with her medicine kit.

"Get a good rest tonight, Ai Jun."

After seeing Komagawa Mizuha off, Asahi Yasuharu then gave Aize a few words of advice.

"Don't worry, we will watch over our master."

Congyu did take over the responsibility of care, but unfortunately only Hitachi Mako knew that Asatake Yasuharu could neither see nor hear Congyu.

“I’ll stay tonight too,” said Hitachi Mako. “Lady Yoshino might also need some care.”

Yoshino Asagi wasn't seriously injured, but tonight's experience clearly affected her. After returning to her room, she seemed to fall asleep from exhaustion and didn't come out again.

To prevent Asahi Yoshino from getting into any trouble in the middle of the night, such as catching a cold or fever, Hitachi Mako decided to stay and take care of her.

"Thank you for your help, Moko-kun."

Chao Wu Anqing naturally wouldn't object.

So, everyone who had been busy all night returned to their rooms.

Aize was the same, still holding the Murasame that he had brought back from Asahi Anke.

"Get some rest, Master," Cong Yu urged. "Tonight was too dangerous. Please don't do that again, Master."

Thinking back on what happened tonight, Cong Yu still looked a little scared.

Aize smiled, but instead of making a promise, he said something else.

"You've worked hard too."

Tonight, Congyu chased after Aize as he climbed the mountain, possessed Congyu Maru and fought alongside him, and frantically searched for Aize and Asabu Yoshino when they fell off the cliff. He caused quite a bit of trouble.

"We don't care, since we don't feel tired anyway."

Cong Yu spoke these words with her head held high and chest out, which made Aize narrow her eyes.

"Aren't you tired at all?" Aize stared intently at Cong Yu and said, "But why do I feel like you're a little tired too?"

"This..." Cong Yu was taken aback at first, then smiled wryly, "Master actually found out?"

"It's quite obvious." Aize looked at Congyu's eyes, which couldn't hide his fatigue, and said, "Is it because he's residing on Congyu Maru?"

As the manager of Murakumaru, and a kind of deity or sword spirit, physical labor naturally doesn't tire Murakumaru.

Without physical exertion, ignoring mental state, and even without eating or sleeping, theoretically one would not feel tired no matter how long the activity lasts.

But she was tired now, and there was only one reason that Aize could think of for this situation.

"Well, I don't feel tired from physical labor, but it's a different story when I'm residing in Murasame." Seeing that Aize had seen through her, Murasame said truthfully, "When Murasame isn't residing in it, it's just ordinary iron. Only when I'm residing in it can it unleash its divine power."

"The Murasame, which unleashes divine power, is a divine sword capable of slaying spirits and cutting through things that should not exist in this world."

"As the manager who enables the divine sword to exert such divine power, the divine power residing in our bodies was naturally consumed by Murasame."

If Muramasa is to unleash her divine power, Muramasa must reside within Muramasa's body.

The divine power that Murasame unleashed was the power residing within Murasame's body.

The divine power was absorbed by Murasame and used up in the battle, so Murasame naturally suffered from exhaustion and became fatigued.

"It's not a big problem. You should be able to recover after a night's rest."

Cong Yu told Aize this, and judging from her expression, she probably wasn't putting on a brave face or lying.

"Then you should go and rest."

Aize immediately said that.

"But we still have to..."

Cong Yu paused, and before she could finish speaking, Aize interrupted her.

"I'll get some rest too, and I won't suddenly get up in the middle of the night to do anything." As if knowing what Cong Yu wanted to say, Aize said directly, "So, you don't need to watch over me anymore, just go and rest."

Seeing that Aize was adamant, Cong Yu could no longer insist.

"Then... if anything happens, Master, please just call upon us."

Cong Yu said this with some unease, which earned her a nod from Aize.

Cong Yu then vanished like a mirage, as if she had never existed.

"call……"

Having witnessed Cong Yu's departure, Aize quickly lay down in bed and let out a sigh of relief.

A stinging sensation was still coming from my back, but the pain was no longer so unbearable.

"If only I could sleep on a Simmons mattress..." Feeling the firmness of the tatami mat under the covers, Aize muttered as he slowly closed his eyes.

Cong Yu was exhausted from the night, and so was Aize, so they quickly fell asleep and settled into a deep sleep.

"Shh..."

Just as Aize entered a deep sleep and lay there for several hours, the door to his room was slowly pushed open.

A figure slowly walked in, approached Aize, looked at him who was in a deep sleep, thought for a moment, and then knelt down beside him.

"...You seem to be feeling quite unwell."

The figure's owner carefully observed the sleeping Aize, and seeing that even in his dreams he had a furrowed brow, his eyes were filled with self-reproach.

“It’s all because of me that Mr. Aize is so badly injured. I have to take responsibility to take care of him…”

With this thought in mind, the figure's owner roused himself and stayed by Aize's bedside.

However, the fatigue accumulated in her body had not completely dissipated, so much so that as she sat there, she unconsciously began to nod her head rhythmically.

After a while, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

The turbulent night was finally coming to an end.

…………

The next day, early morning.

As dawn broke and the faint chirping of birds drifted in from outside the window, Aize's biological clock, as always, woke him up early, even though he was injured and exhausted.

But the sight that greeted him upon waking caused Aize's mind to go blank on the spot.

"Huh...huh..."

As warm breaths brushed against his cheek, Aize clearly felt that not only was there another person in his bed, but that person was also holding him tightly, with all four limbs wrapped around him.

A unique, delicate fragrance belonging to a young girl wafted into Aize's nostrils, and at the same time, Aize felt something soft and close to his body.

This made Aize gasp, his whole body instinctively stiffening, and he didn't dare to move even a little.

"What... what's going on?"

At this moment, even Aize was starting to wonder if he was still dreaming and hadn't woken up yet.

Especially when he saw the face of the girl who was hugging him tightly, he doubted that this was real.

That fair, well-proportioned face, with delicate features, was more strikingly beautiful than cute, clearly belonging to the most special and distinguished person in this small town.

Yes, it was indeed Yoshino Asatake.

"...I was attacked by the priestess at night?"

What kind of posture allows one to daydream like this?
"Well……"

Asatake Yoshino murmured as if further confirming Aize's idea.

"Watch out... Mr. Aize..."

This witch was even calling his name in her dreams.

Is this still the same Yoshino Asagi who always had a cold face, a cold expression, and unilaterally refused his involvement?

Yoshino Asagi, who reluctantly accepted the engagement with Aize, would call out the name of this uninvited guest in her dream?

Even if it's just a daydream, isn't it too well done?
"Could it be that I woke up in the wrong position?"

For once, Aize had the urge to escape reality, and he felt an impulse to close his eyes and go back to sleep.

"Moko...why is your body so hard..."

Unfortunately, the priestess didn't seem to be sleeping very soundly either, and started muttering the name of her guard while unconsciously touching Aize's body.

Seeing that the other person's hands were becoming increasingly unruly, Aize could no longer remain calm.

"Hey, wake up, Miss Asatake!" Aize patted the girl's cheek and whispered, "Wake up, I'm not Hitachi, and this isn't your room!"

“Hmm…” Asahi Yoshino’s beautiful brows furrowed immediately, as if she was dissatisfied, and she muttered, “Don’t tease me, Mako.”

As she spoke, Yoshino hugged him even tighter.

"hiss……"

Aize froze again, becoming unable to move once more.

After a long while, only one thought remained in Aize's mind.

"A sin..."

Asahi Yoshino, the instigator of all this, remained completely unaware.

When Asahi Yoshino woke up, Aizawa had already changed her clothes, which made her open her eyes wide and instantly wake up.

"Mr. Aize!"

The girl suddenly sat up, her pajamas slipping off her body due to the large, smooth shoulders of the old man.

"........."

Looking at the enchanting scene, Aize remained completely numb.

He is now a sage.

(End of this chapter)