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Visiting the sick and Hassan’s club
095 ? Visiting the sick and Hassan’s club #1
There are days in life when you don’t want to lift a single finger.
A day when you just don’t want to do anything and just want to lie around all day.
Could burnout syndrome be similar to that?
The experience of losing the elasticity of life and becoming listless and lethargic due to exhaustion of concentration and stamina.
I was having that experience right now.
Of course, in my case, for really physical reasons, I couldn’t even lift a finger.
“Hassan, here’s some water.”
“Ahhh… .”
I lay on the deer carpet on the second floor of Luna’s house, barely able to swallow the bitter medicine that Luna fed me with a spoon.
“Geururuk-.”
“Why are you spitting it all out? How precious is this to your body…!”
“No, I didn’t spit it out on purpose. It won’t go into my mouth. What on earth is it made of?”
“… It’s better to eat without knowing. Anyway, I’m going back in. Phew.”
“Geururuk. Eww!”
“Don’t taste it, just swallow it.”
Since Luna has covered my mouth with her palm, there’s really nothing I can do but swallow the contents of my mouth.
Gulp. Gulp.
It was so bitter in my mouth that it reminded me of licking raw animal gall.
However, Luna stirred the spoon in a small wooden water bottle and spoke brightly.
“Okay, you finished your morning dose! How is it? Do you feel a little better now?”
“Oh, no. It’s the same.”
“Did I adjust the dosage incorrectly? Then I’ll have to try adding new herbs and other things! I’ll experiment when I have the chance… no, ahem.”
“Poetry, what do you mean by experiment?”
“Nothing! Anyway, I have to go to the market.”
And then Luna disappears somewhere, moving her bare feet.
“I’ll be back later, so stay still!”
Soon, with a loud clang, the door to the first floor opened and the noise disappeared, and a quiet silence settled over me.
“Luna, are you out?”
I asked the first floor, but there was no answer. Did he really go outside? Still, I shouted loudly just in case.
“Hey, give me some water!”
I had just consumed some extremely bitter medicine, and I was eager to rinse my mouth. But perhaps because Luna was already far gone, she didn’t return my call or give me water.
“Euuuuuu… .”
I had no choice but to move my body to reach for the water bottle over there.
Hurt.
But because I was suffering from extreme muscle pain to the point where I couldn’t even move my fingers, it was impossible for me to get up and drink water.
Today is the second day since the fight with the voodoo sorcerer Somnia.
The aftereffects of eating the raw hassy of the light warrior flower, Ideopheus, far surpassed the spicy taste that had been lingering in my mouth and was interfering with my life.
I feel like my body has become a prison that confines my soul.
On the first day, I was so weak that I couldn’t even open my mouth. I was so scared that I thought I was going to die.
Whether it was because of the elixir Luna fed me or because of my own natural healing powers, I could only barely move my lips, tongue, and eyelids.
I don’t know how many hours or how many days it will take for my entire body to move. If it weren’t for Luna taking care of me, I would have died.
Crackle.
Was it because I was thinking my own thoughts that my mind was connected? I heard a noise on the first floor and felt someone open the door and enter the workshop.
“Lu, Luna, can you give me some water?”
I desperately appealed to Luna for my thirst. Then, a shadow suddenly appeared on my face. It was a shadow created by someone’s face.
“Hassan of Samaria. I am not Luna.”
“Hey, Lady Hippolyte!”
I was so surprised by the appearance of this completely unexpected person that I almost jumped up like a shrimp on land.
But I didn’t really bounce up because I didn’t have any strength in my body.
“Ugh.”
“Didn’t I tell you to come to the guild because I had something to say about the cultists? How dare you ignore me? You’ve really gotten more bold lately.”
Come to think of it, I think I was told by Hippolyte to hand over the socialite and sorcerer Somnia and to come to the guild for more details.
By the date, I should have gone to the guild’s temporary barracks yesterday.
“No, it’s not that I didn’t want to go, it’s just that the circumstances were a bit…”
“Yeah, that’s what it looks like. Are you suffering from the side effects of the drugs?”
“It’s similar.”
“That’s what happens when you seek power through illegitimate means. Drugs, elixirs, the inner workings of alchemy. Power sought through such means is temporary, and in the end, it only leaves behind terrible pain.”
dump.
Hippolyte sat down next to me and spoke to me as if she was nagging me. She looked very cool, not in her usual armor, but in something like a dark training suit like before.
Above all, the shape of her large breasts when viewed from below was quite cool. Perhaps because of the design that allowed ventilation in the lower part of the breasts, her lower chest was clearly visible.
If you look closely, there is a mole under my left breast. How cheeky!
It hurts, it hurts.
“Ugh-.”
At that moment, I felt a sharp pain in my lower body, so I had no choice but to quickly look away. Oh my god, even getting an erection is painful. The aftereffects of illegal doping are absolutely horrific.
You should never dope again, Sval.
As I was making that pledge, Hippolyte, who was sitting next to me with her arms folded, spoke to me.
“Still, I guess we can say that thanks to that, we were able to capture the socialite Somnia. If it were just your skills alone, it would have been impossible.”
“Well, that’s true.”
Hippolyte’s words were absolutely correct. If there had been no illegal doping, would it have been possible to subdue Somnia that day in the culvert?
No, maybe Luna and I would have been struggling as zombies in Somnia. That would have been the case.
“So, what’s going on here…?”
“There’s also a story about social gatherings. I came here to talk to Noxdotty about promoting the leap. It seems like Noxdotty is out.”
“It will probably arrive in ten minutes at the earliest, or an hour at the latest.”
“I guess I can wait that long.”
So Hippolyta sat down next to me and kept her mouth shut.
The only sounds I could hear were the chirping of birds outside and the hustle and bustle of the slums. Unable to move my body at all, I was so embarrassed by this awkward situation that my back was about to itch.
Is this the kind of person who wouldn’t say a word?
While I was thinking about that.
“The cultist Somnia and the Pluto crusader Schizo you captured have been transferred to the prison city of Dorgent.”
Hippolyta was the first to break the silence.
“Prison city?”
“Originally, I wanted to calmly torture them and ask them questions, but Minerva’s cowards said they didn’t want to take risks. They thought that if they stayed in this city, they would continue to be targets of cultists.”
I too had heard of prison cities while living as a slave. In the cold regions of the North, there were large prisons the size of small cities.
It was clear that it would be a fucking horrible place.
“Anyway, even though I didn’t expect it, you guys are doing a great job capturing the cultists. The cultists are the type of guys who rarely show themselves.”
Swish.
Hippolyte’s brown eyes opened narrowly. There was a look in her eyes that seemed suspicious of me, and I felt the blood drain from the back of my neck.
“Is it just a coincidence that you encounter a cult?”
“Well, that would be the case. Actually, we don’t know either.”
“Well, I don’t know about you, but I don’t think that Noxdotty has any contact with the socialites. More importantly, she’s been acting unpleasant since a while ago. Do you have anything to say?”
“Excuse me, please, can I have some water from that leather bottle down there…?”
“ah-.”
It was Hippolyte who, as if she had finally understood, picked up the jug of water at my feet. She quickly uncorked it and then cleverly brought it to my lips.
Riches and evils.
However, Hippolyte had no talent for nursing or giving water to others, so the water in the leather bag overflowed and soaked my face.
Oh my god, it’s so wet. You’ve given most of the moisture to your skin.
But Hippolyta grumbled at me instead.
“You can’t even drink water properly while lying down, Samaritan. You really have no talent at all.”
“No, sorry. I don’t think that was my problem just now… .”
“joy.”
Hippolyte snorted and turned her head away. Soon, her eyes sparkled as if she saw something amusing.
“Oh. That’s it.”
Sneak.
Hippolyte, who had risen from her seat, moved her body and picked up what was none other than my club. The 50-centimeter club that I had propped up against the wall, the Terror Crusher.
“This is the Living Weapon. My goodness, I can’t believe I’m giving you something this precious.”
As she said that, Hippolyte swung her club around so much that it made a whooshing sound. I couldn’t help but feel nervous as she swung her club around the room.
If even a black aura shoots out of the club, this hut will collapse, and Luna will be extremely sad and angry.
Clang-.
“Huh, hmm…!”
“No, I just heard something break?”
“You misheard, Samaritan. Are you losing your hearing now? You’re really pathetic.”
“No, I just heard something really break….”
I wanted to turn my head here and there, but my body wouldn’t move. What on earth is broken? The only things on the second floor are Luna’s treasured items.
“No, Subal, what if you just break and destroy other people’s things?”
Swish-.
Then the end of the club was thrust close to my head.
“I think I misheard.”
“Yes, you seem to be out of your mind due to illness. I understand. Anyway, it’s a wonderful weapon. Simple and crude, it will suit you well, despite your lack of skill and technique. The person who recommended it to you has good taste.”
Swish, swish.
Hippolyta continued to stroke and touch the club.
The sight of him coveting the belongings of a loner makes me recall painful memories from long ago. Those shoes, I bought them with my allowance!
“Honestly, I want that. It’s a waste for you.”
“That, that….”
What if Hippolyta borrows my club?
Can I refuse that?
If I ask for it back, will you give it back?
As she thought about that, Hippolyta placed the club back in its original position against the corner wall.
“I’m tempted, but I have a bad relationship with wooden clubs like this. To be honest, I don’t want to look at them. I remember getting beaten badly by a warrior who used a similar weapon.”
Did Hippolyta ever get beaten? It felt a little out of place. Come to think of it, didn’t one of Actaeon’s friends say there was a great warrior who could use a club like that?
But when I think of Actaeon, one memory suddenly comes to mind.
“Lady Hippolyte. Actaeon asked me to convey a message.”
“That bastard? To me?”
Hippolyte sat cross-legged next to me again, arms folded. She frowned as if she didn’t understand what I was saying.
“What kind of nonsense are you trying to tell me again? Tell him that if he asks for money, I’ll kill him.”
“What did you say? The warrior’s task is not over yet-.”
“I’m going crazy. I think it would be better to ask for money instead.”
Before I could finish speaking, Hippolyta clicked her tongue as if there was some really big problem.
“Is there a problem?”
“Hassan of Samaria. Do you know about the rumors that are spread throughout the world about the Samaritans?”
I couldn’t understand what Hippolyta suddenly wanted to say.
Still, I was bored lying alone while waiting for Luna, and I hated being in awkward silence with Hippolyte even more, so I decided to just give her a nod.
Hippolyte must have felt awkward waiting for Luna alone, so she started rambling on and on.
Anyway, this is a rumor about the Samaritans.
“Are the Samaritans savage or something?”
“Yes, there are stories about Samaritans skinning the faces of their victims. They seduce the person they like and force them to marry them. They can fight for three days without stopping.”
In fact, is there anyone who knows the characteristics of the Samaritans better than I do? Sval, I have suffered all sorts of hardships because of that misunderstanding.
The reason I was captured as a slave was because of the perception that ‘Samaritans are born warriors and are strong enough to work for days without being fed!’. Shit, this pisses me off. Just give them food and make them work.
“Yes, I know that very well.”
“There are some true stories, but there are also many stories that are a mixture of fiction and tall tales. That’s what rumors are like in the world. However, rumors are never created out of thin air. There really is such a Samaritan. The reason Samaritan’s notoriety has spread throughout the world is because of him.”
Oh my goodness, there’s a kid who influenced Samaritan’s racism? That kid was like my enemy.
“What are you doing, kid?”
“The Goddess’s Templar. That’s all he is known to the world. A poor guy who has been cursed by the Goddess since birth and must live his entire life as a slave. Coincidentally, that guy is after the belt of this body.”
Sigh.
Rolling my eyes, I looked at Hippolyta’s waist, and saw that her body was tight and free of an ounce of fat, and something like a string was wrapped around it.
That was the belt that Hippolyta was proud of, it was like her pride.
Didn’t I say there were a lot of people after that? It looks like it might be some kind of great item.
“Honestly, even I would rather avoid fighting that guy again.”
“I guess he’s a really strong guy.”
I couldn’t imagine how scary he was, since he spoke so weakly, which was unusual for Hippolyte. He must be a real Samaritan who skins other people’s faces. Shit, he’s so scary.
Even in this savage world, he must be a really horrible bastard who is treated as a savage and ostracized.
As I was thinking about savage warriors swinging axes and clubs and devouring human livers, Hippolyta added a few more words with a very serious expression on her face.
“He was the strongest of the disciples of Queiroz. And he’s not only after me. Hassan of Samaria, you’d better be careful. Yes, you especially need to be careful.”
“Me, me…?”
“okay.”
why…?
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