# 18
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If I just get the arm back, I can fix it.
I left Lloyd behind and rushed to the stone floor.
“Don't!”
Lloyd's voice came from behind me.
Rushing into rays of destruction that could kill you was a crazy idea.
But, why did I remember the games I used to enjoy before I took on this character while watching the rays that moved regularly?
Those games in the arcades where I used to sit and finish the last stages with just one coin.
When I was playing, all the neighborhood kids would gather behind me to watch my amazing control.
I showed off my skills at that time, lowered my head to avoid the rays moving up and down, and quickly picked up the severed arm.
Then I jumped to avoid the incoming beam again and approached the rock.
I had a feeling that pressing the button Lloyd had pressed again would make the rays disappear.
Up, down, right, and left.
I quietly dodged the rays and pressed the red button.
“Zeeeeing!”
The rock patterns turned white, then stopped moving and returned to normal.
“I succeeded!”
I made sure the rock stopped, then I quickly ran towards Lloyd, who was sitting in amazement on the plain ground.
There was a lot of blood coming out of his severed arm.
If this continues, he may die from severe bleeding.
"You're really crazy! What if you die? Why did you do that?"
Lloyd screamed at me with extreme anger, and blood began to flow more forcefully from his arm.
“Please calm down or you will die from bleeding...”
I quickly placed the arm I had picked up over the site of the cut, and began chanting the healing magic along with the pain-relieving magic quickly.
[Healing]°
The severed arm began to attach quickly due to the magic.
Lloyd's features, which had been convulsed with pain, relaxed.
“The pain has completely disappeared.”
“Because it would be very painful if I didn’t use pain relief magic. Reducing pain is my basic principle in treatment.”
Lloyd looked surprised by my answer.
“So… I understand.”
Lloyd continued, watching my treatment absently:
“This is the first time I've seen an average wizard be able to use 'Double Casting'” (using two magics at once)
Is this a compliment?
"I have finished."
Once the treatment was over, he started waving his arm in every direction.
"No problem."
Of course, I am very adept and meticulous with healing magic.
“Did you say your name is Kai?”
He stopped moving his arm, looked at me, then opened his mouth.
“Ah…n…yes!”
He bowed his head lightly in response to my answer and said:
“Thank you.”
I felt embarrassed by his sudden thanks.
"No...no need. This is my job then, shall we go?"
When I left the Holy Land, I found that the sky that had been clear in the morning had turned red in the late afternoon.
“Oh…?”
“This is because of the time difference caused by the magic barrier.”
Lloyd answered kindly when he saw my confused expression.
“Then, let's go back.”
Yes? Night will fall soon.
Are we going to walk for another four hours?
My legs started to hurt just thinking about it.
Lloyd suddenly approached after reading my expression, and carried me in his arms.
"Eek! For... just a moment!"
E...this...! Is it the “princess pregnancy position” that we only see in novels?
My heart started beating like crazy because of the fresh smell emanating from him and the solid chest I felt.
Calm down... Calm down, my heart.
“Hold on tight.”
He suddenly jumped into the sky carrying me.
It was magic.
This damned one! If you had used magic from the beginning, my feet wouldn't have hurt!
I screamed internally as I faced the strong wind that was hitting my face.
“Ah… my head.”
I feel like I said those words a few days ago?
I opened my eyes slowly because of a severe headache and a strange feeling of repeating the situation.
My gaze fell on broad shoulders and a solid chest.
Hmm, am I still dreaming?
Hahaha. It is a dream full of repressed desires.
To wake up sleeping on top of a naked man's body.
I closed my eyes again.
I felt the texture of soft skin on my face.
The up and down movement completely gave the impression that I was on top of a human being's stomach.
Oh...did I drink wine and sleep on my bed again?
Because I have a habit of hugging Bree while sleeping, I began patting Bree’s body lazily while apologizing:
"Mmm... Bree, I'm sorry. Was I too heavy?"
But it was strange.
Bree was not this big and this tough.
I opened my eyes slowly because of this different feeling.
Oh, my God! Oh my God!
What I saw in front of me was the naked body of a man.
The sleep flew from my eyes and I immediately regained consciousness.
You're crazy, Kay!
I felt hopeless.
I caused a disaster in the end!
I quickly looked up to see the man's face.
What a shame... Kay, why did you do this... I'm really crazy.
I never imagined that the man I was sleeping on top of was Lloyd.
Did we...sleep together? Did I do that with this guy?
I looked down quickly to check my body.
Fortunately, I was wearing a nightgown that barely covered the necessary parts.
I inspected my body carefully, but I found no trace of what was happening at night.
Thank God.
We just slept and nothing happened.
I sighed in relief.
But…
“What… what is this?”
On the fourth finger of my left hand, there was a ring engraved with many strange inscriptions.
In addition, I didn't notice it when I quickly inspected my body, but upon closer inspection, there was a small white magic seal drawn on my chest near the heart.
It was not clear due to the whiteness of my skin, but a white magic seal was clearly drawn there.
“What… what, for God’s sake!”
I tried to remove the ring, but it did not come out as if it was enchanted, and I tried to rub the magic seal even with my saliva, but it did not come off.
What on earth happened last night?
I squeezed my aching head to recall the memory.
Let's see... Did it start when we returned to Dorcan Castle in Lloyd's arms?
When I descended from the sky with Lloyd, people stopped what they were doing and ran towards us in amazement.
It was natural that attention would be attracted, as the special treatment came back carried in the young master’s arms, and the young master’s clothes were torn and terrible.
I wish I didn't get any more attention.
Some of the women looked at me enviously because I was in Lloyd's arms, while most of them looked so intensely that they almost burned my face.
As for Mika, as soon as she saw my healthy face, she started crying hard and hugged me.
"You're back alive! You're back alive!"
I hugged the girl, who was a full head shorter than me, and patted her trembling back as she cried.
Behind her, the advanced healer with disheveled hair was looking at me as if he saw something disgusting.
Mika pulled herself out of my embrace and blew her nose forcefully.
While I was furrowing my brows as I looked at her sticky snot, a knight dressed as Hilderius came quickly carrying a robe.
The knight dressed Lloyd and asked him while looking at his torn right arm:
“What happened?”
“Something went wrong in the Holy Land and because of that my arm was cut off.”
The knight was startled and asked:
“Are...are you okay?”
“Thanks to special treatment, I came back healthy.”
Because of Lloyd's answer, the knight's looks towards me turned into looks of respect and appreciation.
“I will say it again. Thank you, Kai. I will reward you properly later.”
Lloyd Li bowed his head lightly, then went to talk to the knight and disappeared.
Mika saw that scene and screamed, her eyes shining:
“As I expected from Kai-senpai!”
I calmed Mika, who was jumping with respect and joy, and headed to the tent.
Well, until that moment everything was fine.
Nothing strange had happened until then.
After returning to Dorkan Castle, I no longer felt Lloyd's terrifying gaze following me.
I only felt jealous looks from people who doubted my relationship with Lloyd.
Lloyd seemed very busy with the affairs of the Holy Land and the beasts of the Dark Forest, so we didn't meet much, and even when we did meet by chance, we would only exchange simple greetings.
I was also busy with the patients, so the days passed peacefully.
Until the day came before Lloyd returned to the capital.
After stabilizing the Holy Land and eliminating all the Dark Forest monsters, Lloyd and the Hilderius Knights began preparing to return to the capital.
Accordingly, the ruler of Durkan Castle decided to hold a thanksgiving party for Lloyd and all those who were sent to help, which put everyone in a state of celebration.
Since the hero was no longer targeting my life, and I had received high praise among the healers for treating the young master's arm, I was truly enjoying that atmosphere.
Amidst people drinking alcohol and eating meat prepared by the ruler, I was enjoying the noisy atmosphere while chanting to abstain from alcohol because of my history with him.
But suddenly, the knight Hilderius appeared.
“The young master asks to see you.”
I went with the knight to the tent because of this sudden summons, and I saw Lloyd for the first time in a long time.
Lloyd was elegantly dressed in his uniform, and he still had that stern face and huge body, but I was no longer as afraid of him as I used to be.
Lloyd was sitting at a tidy desk talking to a knight who appeared to be his assistant.
When I bowed to greet him, Lloyd motioned for me to sit in a chair.
I sat down, and Lloyd opened his mouth:
“How are you?”
“Fine, thanks. How are you, sir?”
“I am fine and my arm is moving normally thanks to the careful special treatment. Thank you. In fact, I summoned you for this reason.”
Lloyd signaled to his assistant, and the assistant placed a heavy-looking bag in front of me.
"What is this?"
“It's part of the gift I'm giving you.”
gift?
Since I am the type of person who does not refuse gifts coming to him.
I quickly opened the bag.