Volume 2 - CH 409

9-43. First Aid Heal

The surroundings are very noisy.

But these are cries of joy.

Mixed in with some confused voices, those who have finally understood the situation are teaching those who don’t.

The memories from just a moment ago are vague, but it is clear that they were made to fight something while equipped like this.

But now, that compulsion is gone.

Proof of their freedom is clearly visible on their bodies.

The disappearance of the slave mark is probably a big reason for their joy.

As for what to do next, they’ll put that aside for now and savor the joy of having obtained their freedom.

In the midst of all this, four figures run past.

But only two of them are actually running.

The other two are being carried on their backs.

“Reizen-dono, are you okay?”

“I’m fine! We need to find Theik first!”

Reizen was running with Karna, who was sleeping on his back.

Uchikage was carrying Thekil.

She must have been overwhelmed by a wave of emotions in that place, and she burst into tears and collapsed on the spot.

But they couldn’t stay put, so Reizen is forcibly carrying her and running like this.

She seems to have fallen asleep, perhaps from being cried out, but now she looks somewhat calmed down.

As for Thekil, he is very calm. He’s not sure if it’s because he’s a child or just dull. But it’s better than crying.

“Reizen-dono, where was the last place you saw Theik?”

“That way! If he wasn’t moving, he should be there!”

“Nii-nii?! Hurry up!”

“You sound like you’re having fun…”

At this rate, he probably doesn’t have much doubt that they were captured in that place. Maybe he’s not dull, but rather thick-skinned.

Thekil is fiddling with something on Uchikage’s back again. It seems that the storage is like a magic tool bag, and various things can be taken out from there. They heard a story while they were on the move that Theik also has this skill, and the two brothers can share and use it together. In other words, their storage locations are exactly the same.

So Thekil can take out what Theik puts in, and he can also put something he made in and give it to Theik. It seems that it’s convenient for exchanging letters as well. It’s this kind of mechanism that allowed Thekil to receive a magic tool from his younger brother even though he was captured.

“Hehe~”

“Reizen-dono, can you tell me what Thekil is making on my back right now? I’m so worried.”

“It doesn’t seem dangerous… Is that… an arm?”

“An arm!?”

“Oh- my bad! I mean, a prosthetic arm?”

“Nii-nii lost his arm, so he’s going to attach this~”

“Is this also information obtained through the skill of storage?”

“He gave me a letter~”

Just as he said, he took a small letter out of storage. After fluttering it around to show it off, he put it away and began adjusting his prosthetic arm, which seemed to move as he intended when magic was channeled through it. Thekil was checking the performance of the drive and pulleys.

It seems that the joints are also connected with magic, and the construction itself is not so difficult. Since he combined several pieces of wood and metal, it seems to be sturdy. Finally, he plans to attach a rubber cover to conceal the entire thing. If he puts on gloves, it would be hard to tell it’s a prosthetic arm at first glance.

“I did it!”

“Whoa, Thekil, do you have a crafting skill for magic tools?”

“The only skills I have are storage, magic bonding, and magic material processing~”

“A crafting skill… that’s rare. And he’s just a genius at everything else.”

“That’s amazing!”

“Hehehe~”

He was happily moving the newly made prosthetic arm, but it was a little creepy because it was only an arm.

“Hey, Reizen, is that what I think it is?”

“Huh!? Oh, yeah! Theik”

There was Theik, who was slightly sitting up a little further away. He seemed to have noticed Reizen’s voice and waved lightly. But he looked a little troubled when he realized that there were four people running towards him.

As soon as they met up, Thekil got off Uchikage’s back and approached Theik. He hugged his prosthetic left arm and looked at Theik’s wound.

“Does it hurt?”

“Nah, this is nothing. Thanks, Oni, Reizen.”

“It’s fine. It’s nothing.”

“…So, what about Karna’s sister?”

Theiks question made Thekil shake his head slightly. He could understand most of what was going on from just that.

Looking at the unconscious big sister, he closed his eyes with a slightly lonely and apologetic expression.

“It huuuuuuuuuuuurt!?!?” 

“Nii-nii, don’t move~”

“Why isn’t my pain suppression working!? Magic bonding~”

“Hnnnnnnnghhhhh!? THIZ IZ THU MUUUUUUUZCH!!”

“Oni-san, hold him down.”

“No mercy…”

As Thekil instructed, Uchikage held Theikdown. There was no way he could resist the strength of an Oni, and a few minutes of torture unfolded right in front of his eyes.

It could be that Theik’s pain suppression doesn’t work when it comes to healing and repairing, or it could be a problem with Thekil’s magic bonding. It might be more of the latter.

After the installation was complete, Thekil sat down satisfactorily in a seiza position. Meanwhile, Theik was on the verge of death, experiencing intense pain for the first time in a long while. He swore to himself that he would never get seriously injured again and that he wouldn’t let Thekil do the treatment either.

“Can, can you heal me, Reizen-san…?”

“Y-yeah, of course.”

Although he wanted to heal while moving, Reizen wasn’t that skilled. He squatted down and used his high heal. Theik felt a little better and managed to stand up somehow.

“Ah, good. I’m healed.”

“Well, not fully healed. I’ll have Ouren-aniki treat you next time.”

“There are others besides that blue-haired woman who can use powerful healing magic, huh? Reizen’s comrades are pretty scary…” (Maybe he is talking about Lize?)

“How’s your arm, Niini?”

“It’s…perfect.”

He flowed magic through his arm and moved the prosthetic hand. Looking at it, he could almost believe that he had his real arm back. Theik patted Thekil and let him sit on his shoulder.

“Alright, let’s go.”

“You’re quick to adapt, Theik.” 

“What is most important now is the swift victory. We don’t want to stay in this country anymore! It seems like we can have more fun at your place!”

“Alright, let’s run!”

“Okay!”

All they had to do now was to go back. They would have to apologize to everyone for making them wait, but they believed everything would work out. Under the guidance of Uchikage, they rushed to the meeting point where they would meet up with the rest of their group, including the person who used to be their enemy. They didn’t know what would be said, but they hoped that everything would turn out fine.