3 Get the Medicine

"This is a special treatment medicine, and there is also a medicine for strengthening the human body."

After staring at Rito for a while, Ryoko took out two small vials no bigger than a palm from a drawer in the healthcare room.

"Special healing medicine can only ensure that you can still move when you are seriously injured, and greatly reduce pain and ease injuries. I don't have any kind of magic medicine that can heal any injuries."

"And the human body strengthening potion can strengthen your physical fitness to a good level. The effect is ten minutes. After the duration, you will be in a lot of pain and very tired. Both physically and mentally, you will be helpless."

Although the medicine that Ryoko issued has limitations, it has actually exceeded Rito's expectations. As far as combat was concerned, there was no more suitable medicine than this.

Carefully storing the medicine, Rito lowered his head deeply to Ryoko.

"Thank you, Sensei."

For Rito, words alone cannot repay Ryoko's help. These pale words were just a means for him to temporarily calm his agitated heart. After a bit of hesitation, Rito took out his bank card again.

"Mikado Sensei... If I can't return, please take care of my little sister, Yuuki Mikan for the time being. Even though she's only an elementary school student, she's really good at doing homework and the food she cooks is delicious, so she won't be a burden to you. If the money in the bank card runs out…"

In the end, Rito couldn't continue, imagining Mikan's reaction after he failed and died. From then on, she was completely alone, Rito was afraid, and he absolutely refused to go to the Campione World.

Ryoko knows about Rito's family situation. In fact, many teachers at Sainan High School know that a student without parents cannot be hidden from the eyes of the teachers. Almost everyone expected this hardworking student.

When students ask for help, they will do it. Reaching out without hesitation, but Rito never asks for help, and now that he's looking for her, his troubles seem serious.

"I know your little sister is very cute, but Rito, what are you so careful about, it seems like you can only put your life on the line to deal with this matter? Forget it, you don't need to say it, Sensei promised that if this matter really reaches the point of no return, I will take good care of Mikan, simply because I need someone who can take care of me."

"Forgive me."

Ryoko and Rito are not relatives, they are only teacher and student in name, and even because of Rito's good physical fitness in the past, he doesn't think of deliberately getting sick to meet her.

He spent a year at Sainan High School, and he only met Ryoko a few times in the corridors.

Ryoko provided assistance almost unreservedly, sending valuable medicines, and promising to take care of Mikan, a kindness Rito will always remember.

"You're welcome, I hope you can properly inform me after the incident. Now go, don't waste time on words."

Taking the attitude of seeing off guests, Ryoko silently watched Rito leave, then stood by the window, watching the figure carefully climb over the wall of Sainan High School, and sighed.

"Has the earth been targeted by the dark forces of the universe? Or did the rumored monsters appear? If it doesn't come to earth, who would know that there will be a special existence on this ordinary planet."

...

Much time has passed.

Rito wakes up in the morning, knows the trials provided by the system, and frantically searches for anything that might help him, but finds nothing.

Up to now, almost ten hours had passed with Ryoko's help.

In other words, within the three days given by the system, the first day of that day had passed.

But for the next two days, Rito feels that he can no longer get anything that directly helps the battle like the medicine given by Ryoko, so he goes home. Suddenly disappearing all day, Mikan must be really freaking out.

It's a shame as the two depend on each other, all relying on Rito's part time job to make ends meet. Even though Rito himself has a cell phone for his part time job, Mikan doesn't. Even if she was very anxious at home, she couldn't contact Rito.

"Rito, where are you going? Why don't you come back all day? You didn't come back for lunch."

Right after opening the door, Rito was asked by Mikan who seemed to have been waiting in the living room for a long time.

Mikan was filled with rage and panic, and it was rare for the always gentle for her to show such obvious negative emotions.

"The place where I work part-time today suddenly called me to help, I was a little bit anxious to leave and didn't tell you, I'm sorry."

Rito ito lies very realistically, and manages to fool Mikan, who is smart but still an elementary school student.

Mikan looked at Rito's clothes which were stained with a lot of dust, she frowned.

"You don't know how to do physical work, do you? Even if the job earns more money, I don't want you to be like this... If the family is short of money, I can apply for poverty subsidies from the school."

Both depend on each other, but still there are many reasons not to seek help from schools or even society. After being adopted, it is very likely that the two will separate, and Rito doesn't want Mikan who has lost her parents, to bear the pity of her classmates and so on.

But now, Mikan gave up even her pride without hesitation just for Rito's sake.

"No, it's just that I accidentally rubbed my clothes against the wall, you see I'm not sweating right now."

Rito points to his forehead, secretly happy that he came back from Sainan High School. Back then, he had not walked fast, and the sweat that had dripped while he was running around anxiously earlier had dried up.

"But you smell of sweat, I smell it, just take a shower first, I will wash your clothes for you."

Of course, it was washed in the washing machine, and Mikan was only in charge of drying it.

Pushed him behind Rito into the bathroom, and closed the door. Mikan leaned against the bathroom door for a moment, then went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.