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A rare stern expression appeared on her exquisitely doll-like face:

“For injuries like his, it is usually recommended to send him directly to the cemetery.”

"Don't say that, Amity-chan, that's too cruel. She could have walked over by herself." Alexie scratched her head.

"This is where the problem lies!"

Young Amid stood with her hands on her hips, her doll-like, expressionless face scrunched up as she tried to put on a serious expression:

"At the very least, a stretcher should be used, and some emergency treatment should be given first to avoid secondary injury."

Liu lowered her head in shame, then looked at Leila, who was leaning against the door with her arms crossed:

"Laila...did you hit her that hard back then?"

Leila's face fell: "How should I know? At least those penetrating wounds and burns have nothing to do with me!"

Kaguya sat in the living room, leisurely sipping her black tea: "It was most likely done by the Hyena. Rumor has it that he has a habit of eating corpses."

"Uh... he's actually pretty lucky, he didn't die."

Lyra shrugged, taken aback by Kaguya's information.

“I still feel there’s something fishy about this.” Leila stroked her chin and raised her index finger:

"For example, that bag he refused to show us, even to the point of death."

Kaguya interrupted, "Iska has already investigated the matter thoroughly. The victims were all ordinary adventurers from the Soma Familia, and their bodies have been found in the food storage. The fatal attack was also burns..."

"Although I can't see very clearly because of my injuries, the kindness behind that child is indeed from the Soma Familia."

Alexie punched her palm: "I see, I see, that makes sense!"

Do you understand again?

Lyra glanced sideways at Alyssa, who was dressed as a famous detective and smoking a pipe.

"The survivors of the squad, with unparalleled willpower, crossed the abyss of death, endured hardships, and finally avenged their fallen comrades! This is an ode to their desperate struggle! The beginning of a heroic tale!"

Hmph~, and we, who saved the boy! Especially the flawless beauty herself! The righteous familia will become the guiding light leading the boy forward! A one-of-a-kind heroine! Congratulations, congratulations!

Alexandra proudly puffed out her chest and turned up her nose.

It seems like the preceding and following events have nothing to do with you...

Kaguya chuckled, "Where did this fantasy come from? Lyra slashed that kid more than a dozen times! Calling her the heroine is an understatement; she's more like an enemy! Besides, I don't think that kind of person has the qualities to be a hero."

Lyra nodded. "Yes, my thief's intuition tells me that kid isn't good. Very dangerous. He has the scent of his homeland on him."

As images of her hometown, Bergen, the city of sinners, flashed through her mind, Leila's eyes instantly darkened.

If it weren't for Ryūru—would I, born there, still be draped in the banner of justice? Most likely, I'd be stuck in the quagmire.

Yes, the way that kid looked was a reflection of my past self.

If I had to describe that feeling with specific words, it would be...

I didn't have a choice before, but now I want to be a good person. Oh, the second half of the sentence describes Leila herself; that kid only has the first part.

Leila opened her mouth, as if to say something.

Ryu interrupted everyone's ramblings about Ciel with an upright expression:

"That's outrageous. Regardless of the circumstances, it's a fact that Lyra accidentally injured... no, almost killed him, and we should all apologize!"

Ryu's idea was even more naive. Imagine how sad it would be if a boy who had finally overcome his own level and despair were suddenly burned by the light of justice that he believed to be his only hope.

At least in Ryu's own opinion, she must have completely lost faith in justice.

The group looked at the blushing, germaphobic girl arguing back, and smiled with relief.

"Ah~ Leon. You really can't tolerate even the slightest stain on your body."

"This natural approach will only harm you in the end."

"The people of Orario aren't as innocent as you think. Who knows, that child might be the murderer who killed his companion and embezzled his property! That package they won't show us is evidence."

Kaguya and Leila, as always, took turns mocking Ryu. The two seniors, wanting their youngest daughter to mature a bit, didn't forget to instill in her experience in dealing with people.

But this was completely unacceptable to Ryu, who was extremely fastidious even among the elves.

Seeing the elf about to explode, Alexie hugged the girl from behind:

"Alright, Rio. Kaguya and Layla didn't mean it that way. As an apology, let's put the boy's medical expenses on our tab. We'll pay for it together. Is that alright?"

"Hmm, Alexie!"

Ryu sniffed, opened her eyes wide, and nodded.

at this time……

A voice came from behind the girl...

"Um, this... can the treatment cost be paid in cash?"

Chapter 16 He is quite ill.

"I've heard that Dean Cate's best prosthetics are worth hundreds of millions of Faris. I won't ask for more; I'll give you a discount and it'll only cost ten million Faris!"

Upon hearing the unfamiliar voice, all the women turned around.

At the entrance to the ward, a boy covered in bandages, with only his dry gray hair showing, had his pupils, shaped like Faris, shining brightly.

"Hey~ Did you see that! Li Ang, this kid wants to cash it out! Ten million, and he wants a discount? I think he wants to be discounted himself!"

"This is a sign of the decline of morality!"

"Insatiable!"

"You're really pushing your luck!"

"Climb up the pole while you're ahead!"

"Pah! Shameless!"

"Despicable, shameless, and a pervert!"

"This is what the gods were talking about... a light novel protagonist!"

Layla and Kaguya each said a sentence, showing no sign of stopping.

"Ah, Kaguya, Lyra. If you keep talking, the poor little brother will turn into a heinous villain." Alexie, clutching her head, imagined herself transformed into a lustful beast, letting out a cackling laugh.

"No, a skeleton alone won't do!"

"enough!"

A solemn, childlike voice boomed through the noise, instantly silencing all the chatter. Just when everyone thought it was the straightforward elf lady finally unable to hold back, the surprising rebuke came from little Amid.

"This is outrageous!" Amid's eyes blazed with fighting spirit as she glared at Charles with her tiny hands clenched.

"You're being incredibly reckless! How can you get out of bed with injuries like that!"

She raised her arm, pointed to the door of the treatment room, and shouted in an unyielding Spartan tone:

"Go back! Lie down!"

"Uh... okay!"

Charles shuddered; he suddenly felt that this little doll girl was particularly terrifying.

"Actually, I think cashing out is a good thing. I probably don't need treatment for the time being..."

"go back!"

"Hey!"

thump.

The doors closed, and the hall fell silent.

All of them were intimidated by Amid's aura, and even their swallowing was done very carefully.

call--

Only after Miss Amid breathed a sigh of relief did the atmosphere in the hall ease.

"Um... Amid-chan?" Alexie tentatively asked.

Amid glanced at Leila and said calmly, "Do you think he's normal right now?"

"What?" Leila scratched her head. "How would I know? I'm not a doctor."

Amid crossed her arms and said expressionlessly, "It's not the doctors, or rather, it's you adventurers who should have noticed the anomaly."

"He... he can actually crack a joke at a time like this!"

“Uh…” Kaguya opened her mouth, seemingly sensing the awkwardness.

Alexie's eyebrows drooped instantly, and a sorrowful look appeared in one of her luminous emerald eyes:

"Pain..."

Liu's eyes widened: "Penetrating through the whole body, with extensive burns, followed by Laila's disintegration attack. A normal person would have fainted from the pain long ago after suffering such injuries, let alone be able to move freely!"

Kaguya rubbed her arm with one hand: "Indeed, although adventurers are used to suffering, even someone like him..."

"Hey, shorty, did you accidentally kill him?"

Leila glared: "I didn't chop him on the head."

Unable to reach a conclusion, the group silently turned their attention to Amid.

Using her knowledge, Amid explained, "After experiencing despair, the human body develops some self-protective mechanisms, one of which is coma, and the other is extreme excitement. His current situation probably belongs to the latter."

“Probably?” Leila caught the grammatical error.

"Hmm." Amid clenched her small hands behind her back. She wouldn't admit that the current little saintess was still a novice with only a half-baked grasp of knowledge...

“His current situation is slightly different from the latter, and I need more time to study it. Perhaps it’s related to his own skills.”

"Well... there's nothing we can do about it." Alexie was also very curious, but helplessly put her hands on her hips.

Each adventurer's stats are a clan secret and cannot be casually pried into.