Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 246: Treating the Injured
After losing track of the sea monster, Rest returned to the village.
Using magic, he also hauled the undamaged fishing boats ashore.
“Rest-san, are you alright?”
“I’m fine. How are the fishermen who almost drowned?”
“We just finished tending to them. Thankfully, no one’s in critical condition.”
On the beach, the rescued fishermen were reunited with their families and fellow villagers, celebrating their survival.
“Th-Thank you so much… noble sir. Because of you, everyone in the village is safe…”
An elderly man, likely the village chief, approached Rest and bowed deeply.
“We will find a way to repay you… Truly, thank you!”
“Oh, don’t worry abou—ah, I mean, don’t mention it.”
Rest almost replied with formal speech but quickly corrected himself.
No matter how elderly the man was, Rest was still a noble. If he spoke too politely, it might only make the villagers more nervous.
“More importantly… Shouldn’t we treat the injured?”
Though no one had drowned, some villagers had been hurt—banging into boats or getting battered by the waves.
It was best to treat them as soon as possible.
“Ah… We’d love to, but our village has neither a healer nor an apothecary… And we don’t have the money to hire one from another town…”
“Ah… I see.”
“We do buy medicine from traveling merchants, but we used up our stock on previous injuries…”
That was likely the reality for many farming and fishing villages.
It wasn’t uncommon for places to lack someone skilled in healing magic or medicine.
“In that case, I’ll handle the treatment.”
“Are you sure, Rest-san?”
“Yeah, I’ve already gotten involved this far.”
Celestine asked for confirmation, and Rest simply nodded.
Normally, healing magic required proper compensation.
It was a specialized skill, and healers didn’t offer their services cheaply.
“If I abandon them now, staying in this village will be awkward later… I’ll follow Her Majesty the Queen Dowager’s example.”
The Queen Dowager—Shouko—had provided various forms of aid to this village before.
As a fellow countryman, Rest figured he should follow suit.
“Alright then, bring me the injured.”
“Th-Thank you! Thank you so much!”
The village chief bowed repeatedly, overwhelmed with gratitude.
Rest shrugged and walked toward the injured, who had been laid on the sandy shore.
The first was an elderly man, his sun-weathered skin marked with a bleeding wound on his leg.
“[Heal]”
As Rest activated his healing magic, a soft glow enveloped the fisherman.
When the light faded, the wound was gone.
“I-It’s healed!”
“Amazing! The noble sir is a mage!”
Seeing the magic firsthand, the villagers gasped in astonishment.
“Such a blessing, such a blessing…”
“To think I’d meet a mage before I died… Truly fortunate…”
Some even clasped their hands together in prayer, treating Rest as if he were a divine figure.
The excessive gratitude made him feel more uncomfortable than pleased.
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“I should hurry up and finish this so I can get back to the inn…”
Uncomfortable with the attention, Rest sped through the treatments.
He wasn’t particularly skilled in healing magic.
But with his seemingly infinite magic reserves, he could compensate for any inefficiencies without issue.
“A-Um… noble sir…”
“Hm?”
As Rest continued healing, someone tugged at the hem of his coat.
Turning around, he saw the young girl who had first asked him to slay the monster.
“My dad… He’s at home… hurt…”
“Ah… Alright.”
Truly a case of “once you’re on board, you have to see it through.”
Rest sighed and nodded.
“I’ll go to your house to treat him. Lead the way later.”
“Yay!”
“I’m so sorry, noble sir! My daughter was so rude!”
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While the girl cheered excitedly, her mother turned pale and bowed repeatedly in frantic apology.