289 A Price for Everything (6)

"What are you saying doctor? You should get your tools checked," I laughed at the absurdity.

"If I was really dying, then how am I still standing?" My expression became cold.

Don't say any absurd things! You don't know the full story about what even happened. Don't make things worse than they actually are.

"We should focus on Claire," I turned to Yulian.

Yulian's clothes were splattered with her blood. The robots took her to another room to quickly take her to get treatment by a specialist. The three of us remained with this odd doctor as his words echoed in their minds.

"My constitution is a bit different from others. I just recently came from another dimension, exchanged my appearance as payment to return. My mana recovers faster than everyone else," I rambled.

"Have you been to another dimension before? I'm sure you haven't, they said I was the first human to visit in years. So don't say anything that you're not sure about- ."

"Rika!" Luke interrupted me.

"I apologize, can my partner get a full checkup?" Luke warned me to stop talking.

"I'm afraid I don't have the ability. As your partner has mentioned, I don't have the experience in diagnosing people who have come back from the other dimension before," the doctor admitted his faults.

I smiled as I was glad that the doctor was properly doing his job. The most important thing was to focus on Claire. Reports continued to come to his desk as the results came in. I sighed in relief as it appeared Claire would be completely healed within an hour. I still couldn't get used to the advanced medical care here.

"We're going to go visit my parents afterwards," Luke turned to me.

"They would know something about your condition," he lowered his voice.

The only thing worse than getting a check-up by the doctor was meeting Luke's parents. I didn't exactly get a good impression of them last time I visited. My mind went blank until Claire walked into the room, appearing no different than she did before she left us to fight the monster alone. I ran to hug her, wanting to check if she was real.

"Are you ok?" I looked up to study her face.

"Your older sister won't die this way. I would never. I'm fine Rika," she was filled with determination.

Claire stroked my head, comforting me instead. She smiled to reassure me when I looked like I didn't believe her. I didn't remember being as mature as her when I was around the same age in my former life. It was sad that people had to grow up earlier in this world.

"I apologize for interrupting, but Rika and I will have to visit my parents soon," Luke asked if we could leave.

Yulian softly whispered the reason into Claire's ear. Her eyes widened as she let me go. I couldn't believe they all believed that doctor's words. Following the arrows that hovered above the floor, Luke dragged me in front of another teleportation gate.

"You don't actually believe that doctor's words, do you?" I refused to get inside the gate.

"Rika, right after we visit my parents, we can visit yours," Luke attempted to negotiate with me.

It was a pretty tempting offer. If I tolerated a few hours with his parents, I wouldn't have to wait till Sunday to go to the third district. I walked into the teleportation gate with him, finding myself in another family mansion owned by the Roselia family.

"It's rare for you to come without an appointment," Luke's father, William looked up from his desk.

I was shocked to find a teleportation gate inside his office. It gave me no time to prepare myself in how to approach him. I stepped a few steps back, hiding behind Luke's back. I didn't want to face him if possible.

"May I ask if we have a doctor who has diagnosed someone who has come back from the other dimension?" Luke carefully asked him.

"From the other dimension?" One of his eyebrows was raised.

"Rika came from the other dimension today," Luke explained, his head towards the ground.

"I can do it. Come closer to me Rika," William placed his documents to the side.

I gulped before slowly walking towards him. I didn't know his father was well-versed in these kinds of things. I instantly regretted making light of the doctor's skills in the hospital as it would be better than this.

William began to study my body with his eyes. He didn't need any chants to activate the spell as he used it to scan my body for any abnormalities. Faint light appeared from his hand as he waved it back and forth. I awkwardly turned when he gestured me to, staying silent the entire time.

"There's nothing too concerning," he answered Luke.

"We'll just have to seal off some of your powers if you don't know how to conceal it. It's leaking everywhere, making you attract monsters," he frowned.

"The overseer said I would attract monsters anyways from my appearance," I mumbled as I didn't want some of my mana sealed.

What if I was in another situation where I would have to charge a teleportation gate to escape. If it was sealed, there would be a lower chance that I could help. Monsters could only be defeated with large spells that consumed a lot of mana.