Recounting

"Oh, ah...Long time no see, Young Lady. How have you been? How are you these days?"

"Still weak."

A faint, bitter smile crossed her lips. He had known her since she was young, better than most, so there was no need to hide anything from him. Then, with some effort, Seraphina forced a brighter expression.

"But I'm doing rather well these days."

"Huh? Is that so…?"

The doctor's voice, which had been trailing off, suddenly stopped. Clearing his throat a few times.

The doctor's voice, which was surprisingly dragging out, ceased its sound all of a sudden. Ahem—he eventually parted his mouth once again after clearing his throat repeatedly.

"But still, you have to take good care of yourself. You should be careful during your outing since a cold has been going around these days. Plus, the Young Lady's body is rather frail."

"I've been through this before, though,"

"What? Are you alright then?"