Chapter 14

The next day, I returned to the office.

Everyone expressed concern, saying I could take more time off until I was fully recovered, but I assured them that I was fine, patting the shoulder that had been shot.

Magic that completely heals from that condition—prayer is seriously amazing.

And the pain relievers are incredible too. Their effectiveness is beyond belief.

By the second day, the pain had dropped to the level of muscle soreness. If I tensed the muscles around the area where I was shot, it was just painful enough to notice.

I decided to keep painkillers in my waist pouch as a regular item.

The accounting team advised me not to push myself, and I responded with a smile, acknowledging that I had no intention of doing so. 

While flipping through documents, my mind wandered back to the events of the day before yesterday.

Healing—magic that mends wounds.

In this world, there are probably no surgeons or doctors. Seriously, none.

Critically injured individuals who would undoubtedly die are fully healed in a matter of seconds. It’s like something straight out of an RPG game.

I think I wouldn’t die as long as there are a few healers… if there were any.

Without them, you’d easily meet your end. Three of the attackers died—well, I was the one who killed them.

If there had been a cleric among them, I would’ve been the one dead… I got lucky.

—or rather, why don’t clerics become adventurers?

I’ve never seen a cleric in Tiara—more like, I only found out they existed the day before yesterday.

The sister was seriously beautiful…

Certainly, yesterday, when I was on the verge of death, a guard brought a cleric to me.

She belonged to the church… a separate branch, perhaps?

I should ask the chief why we never see them as adventurers.

“Chief, do clerics from the church team up with adventurers and form parties?”

“Yes, they do.”

The answer came back more easily than expected.

“Huh? But I never see any in Tiara…”

“If you ask, they’ll come. But we rarely have requests that require asking for their assistance.”

“—Ask?”

When I looked confused, the chief explained.

Clerics—those commonly known as healers—have a unique system for joining parties.

Since clerics belong to the church, if someone wants to form a party with a cleric, they first need to make a request to the church through the guild.

Upon receiving a request, the church dispatches a cleric based on the nature of the task, and the party is formed.

Once the task is completed, the party pays a dispatch fee to the cleric—that’s how the system works.

In other words, it becomes a situation where they “receive money without doing anything.”

For example, when completing a subjugation request without anyone getting hurt, the healer ends up not doing anything. 

Then, when dividing the reward, those who fought usually express dissatisfaction.

However, the fact that they requested a healer implies that they accepted the conditions, so they can’t complain.

In essence, it means, “Since you called for insurance, you have to pay the fee.”

However, adventurers who request dispatches must pay the fee even if the request falls through, but this doesn’t apply to clerics.

So, adventurers are generally dispatched for large-scale subjugation requests or difficult subjugations where injuries are expected.

“Well… even for simple requests, I think there’s a chance of getting injured…”

“We sell healing potions in the store, and if you come back to town, you can get healed at the church.”

Quite blunt… so, it’s like saying, “Just tough it out if it’s a simple injury.”

The need for a healer seems to be only when there’s a high risk of dying on-site… well, that makes sense.

In the early stages of the game, it’s probably like using healing herbs because you don’t have much money.

I do think the system of dispatching clerics is a pretty good idea.

Not having disputes over shares is a positive aspect…

In games, there are many combat classes that don’t understand the role of healers, individuals who can’t comprehend the concept of providing support from the rear.

In the real world, it’s similar to people who look down on administrative and general affairs jobs, thinking that the company only makes money through sales and development. They’re like fools who can’t see the bigger picture.

It seems in this world too, there are many such individuals, which is probably why clerics are treated as a separate category.

“Do you ever have cases where you need clerics at your place?”

“Well, not really. Unless it’s something like dealing with magical beasts or monsters that seem likely to kill you. But we don’t take on such requests.”

“Hmm…”

Flipping through the papers on the desk.

Most of the documents I’m organizing are settlements for herb collection and delivery requests. Well, it’s easy, but…

I don’t even know what magical beasts are, and if there are plenty of requests without a risk to life, that’s even better.

—But something feels uninteresting.

It’s boring to have to ask separately every time.

I wonder if there are fixed parties or something…

“By the way, are there any clerics who form a party as adventurers?”

“Why do you ask?”

“Well, it’s just… in terms of image, I thought maybe they don’t form fixed groups…”

“Oh, they exist.”

“Huh!?”

They exist. That’s surprising.

Among clerics, there are those who dislike working in the church for an extended period. It seems that such individuals actively form parties with adventurers.

If they find a party they get along with, they continue to work together. 

The church seems to have no particular objections as long as they contribute a portion of their income, accepting it as part of their doctrine.

“I feel relieved hearing that. If I ever form a party, I’ll definitely make sure to have a cleric as a permanent member.”

“Is that so?”

The manager asks curiously.

“Parties without healers are unimaginable for Japanese people…”

Galand, who had been listening to the conversation, interjects.

“Mizuki, are you going to be an adventurer?”

“I’m not!”

A quick response.

But when talking about including a healer in the party, he gives a puzzled look.

Well, it’s a discussion about games.

“Japanese people have this tradition of including a healer when forming a party.”

“Really?”

In manga, anime, and games, there’s never a party without a healer.

Thinking about forming a party, I fantasized about having that beautiful older sister character.

“But three heals and she’s exhausted…”

Could it be that she’s a rookie cleric? I wonder to what extent she can use her skills.

I pondered various things while tapping on the calculator screen.

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