
“Heh.., so like this dinner in this village. Very festive indeed yes.” I said the one who just came out of the house.
“Of course it's festive, we villagers always help each other as much as possible, therefore a system like this was created by the village head.” Lisa was standing in front of me.
“Then I won't hesitate to join!”
“Ahaha, just relax miss, just think of it like home!” greet a father who sits near me.
I nodded with a smile to respond to the father's greeting, then saw Lisa who started taking dishes there I followed her.
“Wah, this looks good!”
“Of course this is delicious, because the women here are all good at cooking!”
“Heh, then I'll eat it soon.” I also started looking around to find a suitable place to eat the food I had taken. Then in the corner there was a man who was eating in a place that was rather dimly lit because far from the lighting of this village. I who was feeling rather pity finally tried to accompany her.
“Anu, can I sit next to you?”
“Hmm, please!” the man replied short.
“By the way why are you sitting in a place like this, wouldn't it seem like avoiding people?”
“You think like that? I do it just because I don't like crowds.”
“Don't like crowds huh? I thought you had such a complicated problem in your life.”
“Maybe that is also true!”
“Heh.., what does that mean?”
“If it's not wrong you're the village chief's guest right? Means you've met Ren before?”
“Iya, I'm Mei and Ren who brought me to this village.”
“I am the father of the child, my name is Rou.”
“So you are the father Ren always told you about, I heard you are very strong, is that true?”
“Nona, being strong is absolutely meaningless if we cannot protect the very precious person in our lives. Even with my abilities like this, there are still many things that are absolutely impossible to do.”
Being strong is absolutely meaningless if it cannot protect the precious things in life, it is indeed a truth. But, if we are weak, won't that even make us lose everything? But, I can understand what this person is feeling, because the master has also felt the same way as himself.
“Indeed you are right, being strong if it is like that would be meaningless. But, if we are weak then it will make it even more meaningless. Besides, all things will only become meaningless if we have given up, but before that, isn't it still worth fighting for?”
As I said those words, Rou who was eating beside me seemed to have stopped. I don't know what he's thinking I don't know at all, but there's one thing I believe development will lead to better things.
After finishing dinner, the people worked together to make things right, of course I also helped a little there. Then after that I went straight to the room that the village chief had provided to rest that night.
**
Khoaaam...
“Where is this? How can I forget my job? Be aware, me!”
Plaque..!!
I patted my cheek to immediately avoid this drowsiness. After that I got out of bed and went straight to the bathroom to wash my face.
“It looks like it's so crowded outside, is it just my feeling huh? I'll see then!” I was curious to go outside to see what was going on there.
What I saw was something very unusual. The youths of this village were all gathered in the middle of the village field, and all were lined up neatly with some people standing in front of the line. Then, the movements they do in unison are also not an ordinary movement that will be so easy to learn only by ordinary people. What these people are doing is special martial training for the military, in the kingdom of Meeden we used to call it Martial Arts.
Moreover, what they trained was arguably of a higher level than Martial Arts in Meeden kingdom. Like that, the movement with a circular stepping pattern and winding like a snake to step sideways and fend off the opponent's attack. Just looking at it I knew that this was a high-level martial art that was used specifically in the military, but why were the people of this village easily training its youth to master the technique.
“May, you're awake apparently. Last night it seems your sleep can be so good?” the village chief who was also watching the training greeted me.
“Ah, thank you for allowing me to stay, last night my sleep felt so comfortable thanks to the village chief!”
“Don't be too shy! Then by the way miss seems interested in this view?”
I can't believe the observations from this village chief were so sharp, as I thought, they don't seem to be ordinary people.
“This martial arts, is that what is called Martial Arts?”
“Hoh, I can't believe you miss understand about Martial Arts, how can you know about it?”
“I've only read it from my mother's books, and some of those moves I think are similar to the ones there.”
“Only see from the book, your memory means very sharp huh?”
“ Can't be said to be sharp either, because the names and faces of my parents alone I can't remember!”
“What does that mean?”
“Hmm.., long story short, both of them have died since I was seven years old and until now I have only lived alone with all their relics. Because it is a bad memory, I also try as hard as possible to forget everything.”
“I'm sorry for making you tell me about those hard times, but I didn't expect you to survive alone at such a small age. But, what about the other people in your village?”
“We live in a small abandoned place in the middle of the forest, so there is absolutely no one else but our family!”
After listening to the story, the village chief was silent for quite a while. Even if it's not a true story, but not entirely what I told her was a lie. Because it was a story from a girl I had known in the past, but since it was an old story, I couldn't remember it at all.
“By the way where are the girls at this time?” looking at the village chief who was pensive, I also tried to open a conversation.
“Ah, if they are there to practice magic and learn about medicine. If you're interested I can drop you off!”
“Alright, then please take me there!” I accepted the offer and the village chief escorted me to the place where the girls were trained.
Apparently there are also some men who also take magic training. Then at the treatment study place a man who followed him was the boy I just met yesterday afternoon, he was Ren. Since I was curious as to why he was interested in studying medicine, I tried to go to him.
“Ren.., I didn't think you were interested in drugs. What makes you interested in all this?”
“Oh, you came yes brother. I learned all this because I wanted to be able to cure my mother's illness!”
Hearing his words at that time I remember some words Rou who looked desperate, and at this time I also began to realize that the smile that was always on the face of this boy was just a falsehood. From the reaction between the father and the child, the, it seems that Ren's mother is currently really suffering from a disease so severe that it makes a boy his age have to give up important times where children his age are trained hard martial arts.
“Then learn the diligent Yes Ren!” I stroked his head while smiling to encourage him.
“That's for sure!”
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Creator, are you awake?
Is it possible for you to treat such a severe illness?
Then will you be able to cure the illness from the boy's mother?
If we do a good thing, won't it make us well received here?
So how do you make it look not suspicious?
That's also true, then let's do it!
I went to the village chief to ask about Ren's mother's condition.
“Village head, do you have a minute?”
“What's the miss May?”
“There's something I want to talk about.”
We moved to continue the conversation. There I asked a few things related to Ren's family. And the village chief also told him everything he knew, starting from the illness he suffered and how his family's grief when he learned about it. He also told some stories of Rou ‘ayah Ren’ which is so prominent among him. From the story, I was finally able to find out that in this time there was only one human kingdom and Rou was one of the precious knights belonging to that kingdom.
“About the disease, can I check it, if possible I will be able to treat it.”
“Hoi miss Mei, are you serious about it?”
“Although it looks like this, I have also learned a lot about the science of medicine, therefore I would like to offer this. What do you think?”
“If miss can do it then I will support you, but for the medicinal ingredients you will need later, I think it will be difficult to obtain.”
“For that I will think about it later, for now please take me to the place where her mother Ren is.”
I also went to Ren's mother's place along with the village chief. What we came to was the house behind the other houses so the impression was made to avoid the crowd. There also looks Rou is picking up some firewood in front of her house. We who just came greet him and explain the intention of our arrival there.
“Nona, are you sure you'll be able to do it?” Rou asked who had just heard our reasoning.
I just nodded and explained as I could and he immediately let us in.
“Here, come in my wife Shie is in that room.”
“Excuse me!” I went into the room which was covered only in mosquito nets and the one who met there was a woman who was lying weakly because of her illness.
“Anu, who are you?” shie asked in a voice so weak.
“I am a traveling doctor, I am a closet to check you!”
“Doctor yes, will you be able to cure my illness?”
“For that I will know after checking you!”
I also started the examination with analytical skills and Creator help.
How outcome?
So what medications are needed?
Then I will ask the village chief first, they might know about the existence of these two things.
“Your name is Shie yes, just relax brother, if I can find a cure this disease will be easy to cure.”
“Is that true doctor?”
“Of course, so sister need not worry and rest enough!”
I went to the place where the village chief of San Rou was, there I explained about Shie's illness and the medicines needed to cure her.
“I didn't think you'd actually find the disease!” said the astonished village chief.
“Nona, do you seem to have a high level of analysis skill?”
“Why do you think like that?”
“Because I myself can't even analyze the disease. But, even though the disease has been found, but the necessary ingredients for the cure are so difficult to find.”
“If you need king ginseng, then the foot of Mount Cindeilla is said to be overgrown with some of these medicinal plants. But for the honey bee hell, I think it will be difficult to find it.” The village chief confirmed.
“For that, I think we can go to the kingdom and adventurer guild to find out more.” Rou had also steadied her resolve.
Krieet...
“It looks like we will also come looking for the thing!”
Someone who had just come directly joined our conversation. They were Ren and a young man.
“Shion and Ren, I can't believe you're back!”
“Dad, can we join you on your journey?” ask Ren who just came with Shion.
“This journey is dangerous, I cannot allow you to come!”
“Sister-in-law, there should be no problem if there are two of us. Besides, it would be dangerous if we leave him here, it's possible that he will secretly catch up with us!” Shion tries to persuade Rou.
“It doesn't matter if Ren wants to come along, let me protect him if there's any danger threatening!” I also tried to finish the negotiations.
“But miss,”
“Nona, don't act strong like that and let me protect you!” Shion tried to hold my hand, but I immediately hid it.
“You'd better save your strength to protect yourself, besides please remember, Martial Art will be useless if the one faced is the monsters!” I honestly hate this guy at first sight.
Her behavior seemed pretty pretentious, besides it seemed like she was a person used to being in contact with a woman, so her attitude seemed annoying to me.
“You're so cold in May!”
“...ugh!” I really want to hit this guy if I get the chance.
“If you want it like that then fine!” Rou finally agreed.
“Then we prepare everything necessary for the trip, and start leaving tomorrow morning!”
After agreeing on all of that, we got out of Ren's house and prepared each other's needs for the trip.