By Zephyria 
Aside from being pretty, there was something about him that inexplicably rubbed me the wrong way.
“I was going to say this earlier, but to heal you, we need to kiss.”
“……”
“It’s not a one-time thing; it has to be done periodically until you’re fully healed…”
Something didn’t sit right with me, so I just listened to him with my mouth shut. Ten minutes must have passed already because I heard a knock.
“Aska, this is Abyss. I’m coming in.”
At the same time, Kyle put his hood back on. Soon, the door opened, and Abyss entered. Abyss’s expression twisted as he saw Kyle next to me.
“I was the one who told him to come, so you go and fetch a physician.”
I couldn’t be bothered to explain, and it seemed difficult to persuade him with words alone.
Not long after, a physician arrived and examined me. He looked surprised at my significantly improved condition compared to before. However, he was also puzzled by the inexplicable phenomenon and murmured.
“I don’t know the reason, but it’s really hard to diagnose since you’re improving. Are you perhaps taking any medication without telling me?”
Kyle stood a short distance away, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. He was wearing his hood, so I couldn’t tell where he was looking.
There was no mention of keeping the treatment a secret, so it should be okay to explain, right? And even if it had to be kept a secret, I had no obligation to keep it.
“Didn’t you say before that healing magic doesn’t work well on me for some other reason?”
The physician nodded at my question.
“The principle of healing magic is to accelerate the Self-healing ability by injecting Mana from the outside. Mana inevitably interferes with the immune system, and I heard that’s where it gets blocked.”
Abyss and Sakira were also looking at me with puzzled expressions. I turned my gaze back to Kyle. But he didn’t say anything and remained motionless like a statue.
If it was something that really shouldn’t be revealed, he would have done something when the word “magic” came up. After a moment of hesitation, I said to the physician.
“The person over there is a Wizard, and he used healing magic on me.”
“Yes?”
“Yes? A Wizard?”
All eyes turned to one place, but the main character remained still. Could he be asleep like that?
“Even High-level magic users couldn’t find the cause, so how is that possible?”
Abyss asked me with distrustful eyes. But I didn’t know the reason either. It just worked when we kissed and rubbed together…
Is it a monster’s ability? But I shouldn’t reveal that I’m a monster, should I?
Thinking this far, I suddenly wondered why I was trying so hard to protect this man. He’s an unidentified, suspicious man who won’t even tell me who he is. All he has is a pretty face.
“In that case, getting help from magic is currently the best option. Healing magic has side effects, but it’s a difficult disease, and drug treatment alone is not enough to cure it.”
The disease I currently suffer from has no precise name, and there is no other way to deal with it except to respond to the symptoms as they appear.
So, even if there are some side effects, it would be best to use magic if it can be treated.
Abyss and Sakira, who had been taking care of me for a long time, couldn’t just oppose the physician’s words.
“If he’s a Wizard capable of healing magic, he must be registered with the association.”
As soon as the physician left, Sakira said to Abyss. At those words, Abyss looked at Kyle and asked.
“What’s your name?”
But Kyle didn’t answer. Could he really be asleep in that position? As Abyss’s expression grew more menacing, I had no choice but to answer for him.
“It’s Kyle.”
“……”
“……”
A moment of silence flowed.
Did I say something wrong? I just said his name… I was flustered by the indescribable atmosphere when Abyss drew his sword.
The sound of the sword being drawn was chilling, and the back of my neck tensed up. Why is he doing this again…?
Even Sakira stood in front of me with a tense expression. I just said his name, so why are they overreacting like this? They should at least tell me the reason; it’s frustrating.
“Can I take it that your actions reflect the will of the guild?”
Why is the guild suddenly coming up? At Abyss’s words, Kyle finally reacted.
“It has nothing to do with the guild. I quit anyway.”
“Then where did you get that information?”
It was a touch-and-go situation, as if a sword fight would break out at any moment. I didn’t know what was going on, but I felt like I couldn’t just stand still, so I called out to Abyss.
“Put the sword down and talk.”
“I can’t until I know his identity.”
“How can he tell you when you’re threatening him like that?”
I said that, but I was also curious about his identity. They seemed to be more than just acquaintances, but I don’t know why he won’t tell me.
Was it really a difficult affair to tell others? If not, there would be no reason not to tell me.
After thinking carefully, I decided to help him.
“They must have known each other before I lost my memory.”
“That’s impossible.”
I said it tentatively, but Abyss was firm.
“Why?”
“Because there’s no way I wouldn’t know. Especially if he had such abilities, you would have told me.”
The me before I lost my memory must have trusted Abyss a lot. That was an easy fact to know just by looking at how he treated me.
I was speechless and closed my mouth when I suddenly heard a low laugh.
“Why are you laughing?”
Abyss asked menacingly, and Kyle answered as if provoking him.
“That kind of thing actually happened.”
“You son of a…”
Abyss finally swore. At that moment, Sakira, who had been watching the situation, called Fatima through the Servant. Not long after, Fatima entered the room.
“Take off your hood.”
As soon as she came in, Abyss ordered. Kyle surprisingly took off his hood without resistance. His snow-white hair cascaded down his shoulders.
It was a sight that made me gasp even though I had seen it a little while ago. Kyle even swept his hair back as if telling me to look as much as I wanted.
“Do you recognize him?”
Sakira asked Fatima in a small voice. But Fatima, who had been carefully looking at Kyle, shook her head.
“Look closely. Don’t you really know? It’s been a while, so he must have been younger then.”
“I’ve never seen him.”
It was a confident answer. I wouldn’t have forgotten such a face if I had seen it. Whether he was younger or older, it’s not a face that would disappear from my memory even if he became a grandfather after more time passed.
“Why don’t you answer exactly who you are? Do you have something you can’t say?”
When I asked, Kyle looked away for a moment as if thinking about something. Then he answered with a reluctant expression.
“I don’t really feel like it.”
“You don’t feel like it? Why?”
“I just don’t want to say it.”
“……”
I was dumbfounded, but maybe because he showed his face, I wasn’t really angry. This was a really serious problem. Was it just me? Were they all okay even after seeing that?
I glanced at Sakira and Fatima’s expressions. I couldn’t check Abyss because he had his back to me, but the other two didn’t seem very favorable either.
“Do you think this is a joke?”
“No?”
Kyle answered briefly when Abyss asked in a low voice. Abyss’s voice became even more menacing at his insincere attitude.
“You seem to be mistaken, but the reason I’m not killing you right now and trying to resolve this through conversation is because I don’t want to show Aska a terrible sight. It’s not because I can’t.”
“I know you’re doing your job, so I’m quietly visiting and answering politely.”
The air became heavier than before. Abyss, who seemed unable to communicate, turned to me.
“I will subdue him.”
It was a look as if he was asking for permission. Before I could say anything, a loud, long sigh was heard. That sound further stimulated Abyss’s already tense nerves.
“I…”
Kyle moved the moment Abyss, with veins bulging on his forehead, opened his mouth. He unfolded his arms and clenched his fist with his black-gloved hand.
And he bent his elbow slightly and then hit the wall he was leaning against.
Bang!
With a loud noise, a cool breeze swept through my body like a whirlwind. At the same time, the wall cracked starting from the point of impact, and the window shattered into pieces in an instant.
“……?”
Sand dust fell on my head.
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The mansion was on the verge of collapsing with just one punch. I couldn’t be buried alive like this, so we all ended up evacuating to the garden. Fortunately, the building did not collapse in the meantime.
I don’t know what’s going on all of a sudden. The Servants, who were chased out of the mansion without knowing why, were buzzing and confused. While Fatima was calming them down, Sakira and Abyss were still guarding Kyle by my side.
“What are you doing?”
When I asked with a dumbfounded expression, Kyle, who had put his hood back on and was leisurely following us out of the mansion, said.
“Looking at their faces, it didn’t seem like they would listen even if I broke a few bones.”
So he showed off his strength? It was absurd, but it definitely worked on Abyss, whose expression was very different from before. He was clearly nervous and didn’t open his mouth easily.
Nevertheless, his vigilance was even stronger than before. I was belatedly a little worried about his tense appearance, with cold sweat on his neck.
“Even if I were to bind and kidnap your master right now, is there anyone here who could stop me? If I had other intentions, I wouldn’t have bothered persuading anyone and would have done it a long time ago.”
“……”
“So put down the sword and stop being rude, and let’s solve this calmly through conversation. And I’m just as pissed off. Where the hell have you been doing what for the past five years? I searched all the way to the bottom of the sea because you didn’t show up.”
He was scolding Abyss, Sakira, and even Fatima, taking turns looking at them. I was dumbfounded and asked.
“What does that have to do with you smashing the mansion? What if someone got hurt?”
“It didn’t get smashed. And no one got hurt. I controlled it to that extent.”
But Kyle grumbled as if he was wronged.
What does it matter if he controlled it? The wall was already cracked, and the windows were all broken. How can I live there feeling uneasy? Who knows when it will collapse?
At that time, Kyle turned his body towards the mansion, which seemed about to collapse. After staring at it for a while, he felt a little uneasy even in his own mind and suddenly said to me.
“Let’s stay at a nearby inn until the repairs are done.”
“……”
What, really?