Chapter 100
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Christian looked at Robin with a strangely serious expression on his face.
The one who had not even turned 17 when he took up his sword....who had already accomplished many amazing feats, even to the point of putting aside his own coming of age....who managed to see what others could not see: the hero was still only just one man. He could neither be everywhere, nor could he right every wrong. But for every wrong he did see, he tried his utmost to right-even the things which he could have allowed others to do in his place.
Christian clenched his fist, feeling he had never been more angry. He was angry at himself for not noticing the fact that Robin was taking too much on his shoulders. He should have realized such a thing far before Robin almost killed himself.
"Very well then." He agreed. "But you'll have to promise me one thing."
"What?" Robin asked.
"I want you to rely on us more. Don't half kill yourself before asking for help. I don't want one of my good friends to end up dead one day due to carelessness." Christian said.
Robin's eyes widened a bit, in surprise. Then, after a long moment, she smiled and laughed.
"Fair enough." Came the reply.
Robin took another moment to look around the room, quietly, before speaking. "I promise you all here, that, from now on, I will rely on your help."
Those words, though freely spoken, were not taken lightly by anyone in that carriage.
"That being the case," Robin turned to Chelsea. "Let's see how well you know your water healing magic."
As the carriage room seemed a bit cramped with everyone in that one room, Chelsea, Jasmine, and Robin moved into the other room. An invisible presence also floated after them, undetected.
"And? What are you doing?" Robin asked Jasmine, who had followed closely behind.
"Oh come on, this is one of the first opportunities I can get to witness water healing magic in action. Did you think that I'd let this chance slip by?" Jasmine rubbed her hands eagerly. Her excited smile, however, was slightly off-putting to Robin.
"If you can't stop smirking like an old man, I'll throw you out." Robin warned.
"Understood..." Jasmine's expression quickly change expression to a polite analogous facade. The corner of Robin's mouth twitched.
'To change expression so quickly, how very much like a noble. That ability is somewhat terrifying though.' She thought.
"So, what do I need to do, Doctor Chelsea?"Robin asked.
"Oh, please, I am not such a learned person that I can be called such a thing." Chelsea blushed, as she used water magic to fill a cup.
"I'll need you to drink this. Then I want you to lie down and be quiet a bit so I can concentrate." Chelsea instructed.
Without a second thought, Robin drank the water and lay down on the carriage seat. Chelsea hesitated. "You're not going to doubt me?" She asked.
"If I was going to doubt you, I would have done so back there." Robin replied. "Unless, are you planning to do something that will cause me to doubt you?"
"Well...if it were any other demon, you would be considered fair game. But, since I and my brother have also placed many interesting humans under our protection, I cannot cause myself to lose this chance to observe you closely."
"Good to know~" Robin replied with a chuckle, as she continued to lay still. Perhaps it was due to the warm sunlight shining through the window hitting her face. Or perhaps, it was due to her inner ailment trying to heal itself. Whatever the reason, Robin quickly fell asleep.
"No way, did you give Robin a sleeping draught?" Jasmine asked, confused.
Chelsea stumbled a bit over her words. "No, sh-Robin fell asleep on he-his own."
"Ah. is that so?" Jasmine looked down on Robin. "How envious, to be able to sleep anytime you want..."
But, Jasmine was wrong. The fact that Robin could let down her guard enough to fall asleep in front of other people was the rarest of occurences.
Chelsea put on a pair of white gloves, then prepared to invoke her water magic.
"It should have begun circulating by now. Then, I shall now examine the damaged area to observe the extent of the damage."
Chelsea held her hand out in open air, and began invoking water magic. The temperature in the carriage dropped by about five degrees.
"It takes a long time for me to align the magic polarity and get the mana to settle down, but when I concentrate really hard, I can make this!"
Chelsea showed Jasmine a thin rectangular sheet of what looked like black ice.
"Ho? What's this for?" Jasmine asked.
"To observe the water that Robin drank. That magic water has my mana signature in it. and this sheet acts as a sort of mana signature detector. Let's see..." Chelsea looked at Robin through the sheet.
Various small blue lights were beginning to appear on the dark screen. The first thing that showed up was the large intestine. Then the blue lights broke up and began spreading throughout Robin's body, lighting up the blood vessels until they eventually made their way to Robin's heart.
"How do you get the water to stay inside the heart while it's pumping blood?" Jasmine asked.
"Nothing much. I just make it hug the walls of the heart, away from the main current. Hmmm...." Chelsea examined the now clear image of Robin's beating heart.
"Here it is. Even though it's damaged, there's no way her mana source would accept another's mana." Chelsea pointed to a dark spot along one of the heart's walls.
"So?" Jasmine asked. "If it's just a black dot, how are you going to check the damage?"
"Like this!" Chelsea made a hand signal, and the magic lights surrounded the mana source in an airtight manner, to the point where the contours of the source were crystal clear.
"How beautiful..." Jasmine breathed.
Robin's mana source, according to the ice plate, was a shining blue mobius strip, slowly turning itself inside out.
"This ice plate can only show my mana in it." Chelsea explained. "Though I can see it like this, I can only imagine how it would look like with Robin's mana dying it in her own colors."
Jasmine recalled the multi-colored brilliant light from when they measured Robin's mana affinity. If Robin's mana source were sparkling just like in the crystal ball...
"You're right. It would be really pretty." She agreed.
"Ah, found it. See here?" Chelsea pointed to a spot on Robin's mana source, where a crack gleamed upon the surface.
"It was probably much worse than this beforehand." Chelsea muttered, spotting several other hair-thin cracks.
"So? Can you heal it?" Jasmine asked.
"Mmm? Ah, It shouldn't be a problem. All I have to do is stimulate the mana source's natural restorative powers.
But, It will take at least five sessions. Since it's within the heart, we'll need to restrain each session to three days apart from each other, to make sure things are going well. So, in total, it will probably take me twenty days to finish treatment."
"Eh? Twenty days!?" Jasmine exclaimed.
"Why? Is that too long? I'm sorry for not being able to finish things at the drop of a hat-"
"No, I mean it's far too short!" Jasmine exclaimed. "Normally, to recover from such a serious injury, would take over a year! Due to the fact that light healing magic can't be used, it may even take longer. But you wouldn't even need a full month to heal it." She explained.
The ice sheet in Chelsea's hands dissipated. "Very well then. Treatment will begin tomorrow."
Even with the examination being finished, Robin did not wake up. The two girls looked at each other and laughed a bit. Then they left Robin to rest by herself as they retreated to the other carriage room. It was best to avoid disturbing Robin's sleep while they discussed water healing magic.
At this point, the invisible presence drew closer to the sleeping Robin. It floated down from a corner of the room, where it had hidden. Hesitantly, it touched Robin's forehead.
While such a touch would usually awaken Robin, she continued to sleep deeply.
As Robin slept, she began to dream.
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Christian looked at Robin with a strangely serious expression on his face.
The one who had not even turned 17 when he took up his sword....who had already accomplished many amazing feats, even to the point of putting aside his own coming of age....who managed to see what others could not see: the hero was still only just one man. He could neither be everywhere, nor could he right every wrong. But for every wrong he did see, he tried his utmost to right-even the things which he could have allowed others to do in his place.
Christian clenched his fist, feeling he had never been more angry. He was angry at himself for not noticing the fact that Robin was taking too much on his shoulders. He should have realized such a thing far before Robin almost killed himself.
"Very well then." He agreed. "But you'll have to promise me one thing."
"What?" Robin asked.
"I want you to rely on us more. Don't half kill yourself before asking for help. I don't want one of my good friends to end up dead one day due to carelessness." Christian said.
Robin's eyes widened a bit, in surprise. Then, after a long moment, she smiled and laughed.
"Fair enough." Came the reply.
Robin took another moment to look around the room, quietly, before speaking. "I promise you all here, that, from now on, I will rely on your help."
Those words, though freely spoken, were not taken lightly by anyone in that carriage.
"That being the case," Robin turned to Chelsea. "Let's see how well you know your water healing magic."
As the carriage room seemed a bit cramped with everyone in that one room, Chelsea, Jasmine, and Robin moved into the other room. An invisible presence also floated after them, undetected.
"And? What are you doing?" Robin asked Jasmine, who had followed closely behind.
"Oh come on, this is one of the first opportunities I can get to witness water healing magic in action. Did you think that I'd let this chance slip by?" Jasmine rubbed her hands eagerly. Her excited smile, however, was slightly off-putting to Robin.
"If you can't stop smirking like an old man, I'll throw you out." Robin warned.
"Understood..." Jasmine's expression quickly change expression to a polite analogous facade. The corner of Robin's mouth twitched.
'To change expression so quickly, how very much like a noble. That ability is somewhat terrifying though.' She thought.
"So, what do I need to do, Doctor Chelsea?"Robin asked.
"Oh, please, I am not such a learned person that I can be called such a thing." Chelsea blushed, as she used water magic to fill a cup.
"I'll need you to drink this. Then I want you to lie down and be quiet a bit so I can concentrate." Chelsea instructed.
Without a second thought, Robin drank the water and lay down on the carriage seat. Chelsea hesitated. "You're not going to doubt me?" She asked.
"If I was going to doubt you, I would have done so back there." Robin replied. "Unless, are you planning to do something that will cause me to doubt you?"
"Well...if it were any other demon, you would be considered fair game. But, since I and my brother have also placed many interesting humans under our protection, I cannot cause myself to lose this chance to observe you closely."
"Good to know~" Robin replied with a chuckle, as she continued to lay still. Perhaps it was due to the warm sunlight shining through the window hitting her face. Or perhaps, it was due to her inner ailment trying to heal itself. Whatever the reason, Robin quickly fell asleep.
"No way, did you give Robin a sleeping draught?" Jasmine asked, confused.
Chelsea stumbled a bit over her words. "No, sh-Robin fell asleep on he-his own."
"Ah. is that so?" Jasmine looked down on Robin. "How envious, to be able to sleep anytime you want..."
But, Jasmine was wrong. The fact that Robin could let down her guard enough to fall asleep in front of other people was the rarest of occurences.
Chelsea put on a pair of white gloves, then prepared to invoke her water magic.
"It should have begun circulating by now. Then, I shall now examine the damaged area to observe the extent of the damage."
Chelsea held her hand out in open air, and began invoking water magic. The temperature in the carriage dropped by about five degrees.
"It takes a long time for me to align the magic polarity and get the mana to settle down, but when I concentrate really hard, I can make this!"
Chelsea showed Jasmine a thin rectangular sheet of what looked like black ice.
"Ho? What's this for?" Jasmine asked.
"To observe the water that Robin drank. That magic water has my mana signature in it. and this sheet acts as a sort of mana signature detector. Let's see..." Chelsea looked at Robin through the sheet.
Various small blue lights were beginning to appear on the dark screen. The first thing that showed up was the large intestine. Then the blue lights broke up and began spreading throughout Robin's body, lighting up the blood vessels until they eventually made their way to Robin's heart.
"How do you get the water to stay inside the heart while it's pumping blood?" Jasmine asked.
"Nothing much. I just make it hug the walls of the heart, away from the main current. Hmmm...." Chelsea examined the now clear image of Robin's beating heart.
"Here it is. Even though it's damaged, there's no way her mana source would accept another's mana." Chelsea pointed to a dark spot along one of the heart's walls.
"So?" Jasmine asked. "If it's just a black dot, how are you going to check the damage?"
"Like this!" Chelsea made a hand signal, and the magic lights surrounded the mana source in an airtight manner, to the point where the contours of the source were crystal clear.
"How beautiful..." Jasmine breathed.
Robin's mana source, according to the ice plate, was a shining blue mobius strip, slowly turning itself inside out.
"This ice plate can only show my mana in it." Chelsea explained. "Though I can see it like this, I can only imagine how it would look like with Robin's mana dying it in her own colors."
Jasmine recalled the multi-colored brilliant light from when they measured Robin's mana affinity. If Robin's mana source were sparkling just like in the crystal ball...
"You're right. It would be really pretty." She agreed.
"Ah, found it. See here?" Chelsea pointed to a spot on Robin's mana source, where a crack gleamed upon the surface.
"It was probably much worse than this beforehand." Chelsea muttered, spotting several other hair-thin cracks.
"So? Can you heal it?" Jasmine asked.
"Mmm? Ah, It shouldn't be a problem. All I have to do is stimulate the mana source's natural restorative powers.
But, It will take at least five sessions. Since it's within the heart, we'll need to restrain each session to three days apart from each other, to make sure things are going well. So, in total, it will probably take me twenty days to finish treatment."
"Eh? Twenty days!?" Jasmine exclaimed.
"Why? Is that too long? I'm sorry for not being able to finish things at the drop of a hat-"
"No, I mean it's far too short!" Jasmine exclaimed. "Normally, to recover from such a serious injury, would take over a year! Due to the fact that light healing magic can't be used, it may even take longer. But you wouldn't even need a full month to heal it." She explained.
The ice sheet in Chelsea's hands dissipated. "Very well then. Treatment will begin tomorrow."
Even with the examination being finished, Robin did not wake up. The two girls looked at each other and laughed a bit. Then they left Robin to rest by herself as they retreated to the other carriage room. It was best to avoid disturbing Robin's sleep while they discussed water healing magic.
At this point, the invisible presence drew closer to the sleeping Robin. It floated down from a corner of the room, where it had hidden. Hesitantly, it touched Robin's forehead.
While such a touch would usually awaken Robin, she continued to sleep deeply.
As Robin slept, she began to dream.
Christian looked at Robin with a strangely serious expression on his face. The one who had not even turned 17 when he took up his sword....who had already accomplished many amazing feats, even to the point of putting aside his own coming of age....who managed to see what others could not see: the hero was still only just one man. He could neither be everywhere, nor could he right every wrong. But for every wrong he did see, he tried his utmost to right-even the things which he could have allowed others to do in his place. Christian clenched his fist, feeling he had never been more angry. He was angry at himself for not noticing the fact that Robin was taking too much on his shoulders. He should have realized such a thing far before Robin almost killed himself. "Very well then." He agreed. "But you'll have to promise me one thing." "What?" Robin asked. "I want you to rely on us more. Don't half kill yourself before asking for help. I don't want one of my good friends to end up dead one day due to carelessness." Christian said. Robin's eyes widened a bit, in surprise. Then, after a long moment, she smiled and laughed. "Fair enough." Came the reply. Robin took another moment to look around the room, quietly, before speaking. "I promise you all here, that, from now on, I will rely on your help." Those words, though freely spoken, were not taken lightly by anyone in that carriage. "That being the case," Robin turned to Chelsea. "Let's see how well you know your water healing magic." As the carriage room seemed a bit cramped with everyone in that one room, Chelsea, Jasmine, and Robin moved into the other room. An invisible presence also floated after them, undetected. "And? What are you doing?" Robin asked Jasmine, who had followed closely behind. "Oh come on, this is one of the first opportunities I can get to witness water healing magic in action. Did you think that I'd let this chance slip by?" Jasmine rubbed her hands eagerly. Her excited smile, however, was slightly off-putting to Robin. "If you can't stop smirking like an old man, I'll throw you out." Robin warned. "Understood..." Jasmine's expression quickly change expression to a polite analogous facade. The corner of Robin's mouth twitched. 'To change expression so quickly, how very much like a noble. That ability is somewhat terrifying though.' She thought. "So, what do I need to do, Doctor Chelsea?"Robin asked. "Oh, please, I am not such a learned person that I can be called such a thing." Chelsea blushed, as she used water magic to fill a cup. "I'll need you to drink this. Then I want you to lie down and be quiet a bit so I can concentrate." Chelsea instructed. Without a second thought, Robin drank the water and lay down on the carriage seat. Chelsea hesitated. "You're not going to doubt me?" She asked. "If I was going to doubt you, I would have done so back there." Robin replied. "Unless, are you planning to do something that will cause me to doubt you?" "Well...if it were any other demon, you would be considered fair game. But, since I and my brother have also placed many interesting humans under our protection, I cannot cause myself to lose this chance to observe you closely." "Good to know~" Robin replied with a chuckle, as she continued to lay still. Perhaps it was due to the warm sunlight shining through the window hitting her face. Or perhaps, it was due to her inner ailment trying to heal itself. Whatever the reason, Robin quickly fell asleep. "No way, did you give Robin a sleeping draught?" Jasmine asked, confused. Chelsea stumbled a bit over her words. "No, sh-Robin fell asleep on he-his own." "Ah. is that so?" Jasmine looked down on Robin. "How envious, to be able to sleep anytime you want..." But, Jasmine was wrong. The fact that Robin could let down her guard enough to fall asleep in front of other people was the rarest of occurences. Chelsea put on a pair of white gloves, then prepared to invoke her water magic. "It should have begun circulating by now. Then, I shall now examine the damaged area to observe the extent of the damage." Chelsea held her hand out in open air, and began invoking water magic. The temperature in the carriage dropped by about five degrees. "It takes a long time for me to align the magic polarity and get the mana to settle down, but when I concentrate really hard, I can make this!" Chelsea showed Jasmine a thin rectangular sheet of what looked like black ice. "Ho? What's this for?" Jasmine asked. "To observe the water that Robin drank. That magic water has my mana signature in it. and this sheet acts as a sort of mana signature detector. Let's see..." Chelsea looked at Robin through the sheet. Various small blue lights were beginning to appear on the dark screen. The first thing that showed up was the large intestine. Then the blue lights broke up and began spreading throughout Robin's body, lighting up the blood vessels until they eventually made their way to Robin's heart. "How do you get the water to stay inside the heart while it's pumping blood?" Jasmine asked. "Nothing much. I just make it hug the walls of the heart, away from the main current. Hmmm...." Chelsea examined the now clear image of Robin's beating heart. "Here it is. Even though it's damaged, there's no way her mana source would accept another's mana." Chelsea pointed to a dark spot along one of the heart's walls. "So?" Jasmine asked. "If it's just a black dot, how are you going to check the damage?" "Like this!" Chelsea made a hand signal, and the magic lights surrounded the mana source in an airtight manner, to the point where the contours of the source were crystal clear. "How beautiful..." Jasmine breathed. Robin's mana source, according to the ice plate, was a shining blue mobius strip, slowly turning itself inside out. "This ice plate can only show my mana in it." Chelsea explained. "Though I can see it like this, I can only imagine how it would look like with Robin's mana dying it in her own colors." Jasmine recalled the multi-colored brilliant light from when they measured Robin's mana affinity. If Robin's mana source were sparkling just like in the crystal ball... "You're right. It would be really pretty." She agreed. "Ah, found it. See here?" Chelsea pointed to a spot on Robin's mana source, where a crack gleamed upon the surface. "It was probably much worse than this beforehand." Chelsea muttered, spotting several other hair-thin cracks. "So? Can you heal it?" Jasmine asked. "Mmm? Ah, It shouldn't be a problem. All I have to do is stimulate the mana source's natural restorative powers. But, It will take at least five sessions. Since it's within the heart, we'll need to restrain each session to three days apart from each other, to make sure things are going well. So, in total, it will probably take me twenty days to finish treatment." "Eh? Twenty days!?" Jasmine exclaimed. "Why? Is that too long? I'm sorry for not being able to finish things at the drop of a hat-" "No, I mean it's far too short!" Jasmine exclaimed. "Normally, to recover from such a serious injury, would take over a year! Due to the fact that light healing magic can't be used, it may even take longer. But you wouldn't even need a full month to heal it." She explained. The ice sheet in Chelsea's hands dissipated. "Very well then. Treatment will begin tomorrow." Even with the examination being finished, Robin did not wake up. The two girls looked at each other and laughed a bit. Then they left Robin to rest by herself as they retreated to the other carriage room. It was best to avoid disturbing Robin's sleep while they discussed water healing magic. At this point, the invisible presence drew closer to the sleeping Robin. It floated down from a corner of the room, where it had hidden. Hesitantly, it touched Robin's forehead. While such a touch would usually awaken Robin, she continued to sleep deeply. As Robin slept, she began to dream.
