“I、Is that so……”
“That's right. Come, let me see your injuries.”
What a strong aura, is this person really my age...
Momo swallowed and carefully took off her eye patch, slowly walking towards Nanawa.
“Well, it's pretty much what Wendy said, the remaining magic power should be enough.” After examining her, the little girl handed her a bowl of potion, then patted the bed next to her, "Drink it and lie down, about ten minutes will do."
After Momo did as she was told, she was stunned to see the other girl pull out a small knife.
“Y-Your Majesty... Wendy...” She looked to the two people next to her for help, her voice already containing a sob.
“Okay, Nanawa,” Wendy said helplessly, “Can't you take it slowly and give the newly joined sister a little time to adapt?”
“Eh, but this is the normal process,” Nanawa said in surprise, “If you don’t cut open the old wound and completely destroy the healing point, the treatment won't be effective."
“That's true, but you can chat with her first…”
“Then... how about discussing the previous cases? I feel that using a saw or an axe is more convenient when cutting off limbs."
“No, that’s not what I meant…”
“Indeed,” Roland said, interrupting, “The saw can ensure that the cross-section is basically neat, but if it's a large bone like a leg bone, it will be quite difficult to saw open, right?”
“The skull is no better, those female nurses don't have much more strength than me, it would be much easier if Anna helped.”
“I overlooked that. But this is not difficult to solve, how about I design an electric one for you later? It will guarantee a clean cut.”
“Your Majesty! Please don’t talk about this!”
“Cough, sorry, I can’t help but get carried away when it comes to technical issues…”
The voice blurred.
Momo turned her head and vaguely saw Nanawa seemed to be talking to His Majesty and Wendy, and occasionally using the small knife in her hand to slash back and forth, as if experimenting on her body.
Cut off? Saw? Axe?
I'm sorry... she slowly closed her increasingly heavy eyes... Dailan, after this treatment, I may not be able to see you again.
……
“Ah, she fell asleep.” Roland suddenly noticed that Momo on the hospital bed had closed her eyes and entered a peaceful sleep.
Nanawa raised the scalpel and nodded to the two of them, "Then I'll start."
She skillfully cut along the eye socket, removed the ugly old wound and cleaned up the damaged skin. Fresh blood quickly seeped out and stained the pre-placed gauze red. Throughout the entire process, her arm was almost still, only her fingertips and wrist were making precise adjustments. Unlike treatment, this step cannot be achieved with magic, it is entirely the result of Nanawa's training so far.
“Amazing…” Wendy whispered.
“It was all forced out,” Nanawa curled her lips, “When I was in the military camp providing first aid, I could only stay for about half a minute for each person. If I couldn’t complete the emergency treatment in the shortest amount of time, the patients behind me would probably not be saved.”
So that’s why she developed such a decisive style… Roland couldn't help but feel a little emotional, "You used to faint at the sight of blood, and those chickens..."
“Your Majesty!” Nanawa glared at him, “You are not allowed to mention things from that time! And the culprit was clearly you."
“Okay,” Roland waved his hand in surrender.
“Besides…” The little girl paused, “I think this is not bad. At least compared to before, I am much stronger… right?”
For a moment, she seemed to overlap with the appearance in his memory.
Roland couldn't help but reach out and touch her head, "Of course."
Several minutes
Later, Momo's eyes were restored to their original state.
“The effect of a bowl of sleeping fern can last for about two hours. This amount of toxicity will not have too much impact on the witch, so it's okay to wait for her to wake up naturally.” Nanawa looked at Wendy and said.
“Thank you for your hard work.” The latter smiled and nodded.
“By the way, how much magic power do you have left?” Roland deliberately pretended to say casually, “Can you check me by the way?”
Wendy's expression couldn't help but change, and Nanawa directly grabbed his arm.
“Are you injured?”
“No… I just feel like I’ve been getting a stuffy nose lately.”
“Then you should find Lily.” Nanawa pulled back her hand unhappily, "I checked it, and the ability didn't react."
“I thought so too.” Roland turned his head slightly, avoiding Wendy's questioning gaze.
It seems that Nanawa's ability is not omnipotent... he thought, I don't know if she can't heal those invisible "hidden illnesses", or if the red unhealthy state is not considered an injury.
In short, I can only slowly explore it later.
……
When Momo slowly opened her eyes, what came into her sight was a patch of red sunset. The overlapping clouds were turning from gold to purple, drifting away from the afterglow. Beside her ears was the rustling sound of the autumn wind blowing through the grass, gentle but continuous. Occasionally, she could see one or two blades of grass rising into the air, spinning and passing over her cheeks.
Everything seemed peaceful and tranquil.
So I'm still alive...
She thought.
But Momo quickly noticed something was wrong. The field of vision in her eyes seemed to be much wider, and those usually blurry distant scenes became clearly visible. She raised her head slightly and found Dailan was leaning over and smiling at her, "You're awake?"
Momo realized that she had been resting on her partner's lap, and the two of them were on the lawn in front of the Witch Building.
“I… How long have I been asleep? Where's Wendy?”
“She left after handing you over to me.” Dailan shrugged, "You've probably been sleeping for most of the afternoon. Although Wendy said you would wake up within an hour, it's okay if it exceeds that. This is a common symptom after magic recovery, and your body will adapt better if you wake up naturally. How is it, can the new eyes... see things?"
Momo sat up and repeatedly looked at the world around her. Since her eyes were gouged out, she thought that half of her would be in darkness forever, but she didn't expect that she would have a day to regain her sight.
“What should I do, Dailan…” she murmured.
“What should you do?”
“How can we ever repay them…”
Dailan was stunned for a moment, then chuckled, she looked up at the sky, "I don't know. But according to Wendy, working hard should be a kind of repayment. By the way, while you were still sleeping, Wendy arranged what I am going to do. It seems to be providing medical and rescue support for Graycastle together with Miss Nanawa.Pine who treated you.” At this point, she scratched her nose, seeming a little embarrassed, “Although I still don’t quite understand what kind of rescue role I can play…”
“But my ability…” Momo clenched her fists.
“Wendy also said something about that.”
She raised her head in surprise, "Really?"
“Yeah!” Dailan nodded, “And it was His Majesty who suggested it. He wants you to join the Administrative Office and work with Ms. Scroll to serve the kingdom's operation.”
“Eh!?” Momo could hardly believe her ears, “Can I do it?”
“You have to ask yourself that question,” Dailan pushed her with a smile, "I don't even understand my own things yet. But... as long as we study slowly, we should always understand, right."
“I don’t have as much confidence as you…” Momo muttered, leaning against her back, “Do you think we can live here forever? Like a home…”
“In fact, I’ve
asked Wendy the same question.”
“Hmm?”
This time there was a moment of silence behind her before her partner's reply came.
“She said, of course, because it already is.”