Chapter 53 - Scars

I was able to get to Priscilla's house in no time.

Fortunately, Priscilla was awake.

She might have been awake because she was the one who couldn't sleep deeply in the first place.

Priscilla, who let us into her house, immediately put a clean cloth on her bed and put Eisel on it to check the condition.

"Trauma to the abdomen... The wound is shallow..."

Priscilla murmured as she removed Eisel's clothes and inspected her wounds.

The wound on Eisel's stomach was a rather peculiar looking one.

It was a wound as if it had been grazed by something sharp, and the area around it was stained dark red.

[This... Looks poisonous. ]

Sierra's meaningful voice echoed in her head as she watched this.

"Clear the Divine."

Soon after, Priscilla put her hand over her wound and began to treat her.

ㅡsssss.

Based on her wounds, the dark red miasma that spread throughout her body was slowly diminishing.

But the pace was a bit slow.

It was because the venom had spread through the body more than expected.

"Hmm... I think the treatment will be a bit longer, can you wait outside for a while?"

""...""

At Priscilla's request, Yuri and I quietly closed the bedroom door and went out into the living room.

"..."

There was quite a shock on Yuri's face as she came out of the bedroom.

"What happened?"

At my soft question, Yuri put her gaze on the ground and seemed to recollect her memories, and then she opened her mouth.

"I couldn't sleep, so I went out for a walk at dawn. Then I found Eisel lying in the back of the dormitory..."

"... You must have come to find Officer Priscilla in a hurry. I must have found the wound on her abdomen at that time."

"Huh..."

Yuri affirms my words, then lays her body on her sofa and stares blankly at her ceiling.

"I don't know what happened, but it didn't look like a wound from inside the academy. Do you have any tips on Zeto?"

"...Well."

I answered Yuri's words, but she didn't have any thoughts at all.

Eisel seemed certain that she had gone outside the academy and fought an unknown foe.

A dark red poison of unknown type.

No matter how much I looked back on my memories, none of the enemies I had to fight with had a poison like that.

'What kind of guy did Eisel fight with?'

It is a night of deep doubt.

***

Recently, there were many things that I had to close the distance with Jeto.

The potion of enchantment was a meaningless drink, but I didn't want to let another woman drink it.

She didn't want to see Priscilla carrying the heavily drunk Jetto back to her house in this episode, which was the reason she found out that Jetto was weak to alcohol.

I wanted to block everything.

It wasn't just the demons that I wanted to stop.

The fact that Zeto would defeat the Lycan Slope in her labyrinth and be called by Reina was the information she knew from a long time ago.

She went to the bar Reina and Priscilla frequented before Jeto and naturally joined the instructors.

However, because she became nervous while waiting for Jeto, it was the cause of her drinking.

Drunk, all plans gone awry.

Now that I think about it... I might be glad my plans went awry.

If the same thing happened twice, it would have raised Jetto's suspicions.

Even though the relationship has narrowed considerably, it was not a long-term relationship for Jeto.

I was a regressor.

All the memories I had with Zeto from the previous episode are all gone and there is nothing left, but when I see Zeto's unchanging smile, it seems that I mistakenly think that there are memories.

It was no wonder that Jetto felt burdened with me.

It should have been built step by step from the beginning, but the impatience that remained in one corner of my heart made me overdo it.

When he wakes up in the bed he's been lying in with Jetto since the film cut at the bar, his head is confused.

I couldn't show it, but... A lot of thoughts came and went.

That day, as soon as I woke up, I could see Jeto's immaculate skin.

It seemed that Jetto had undone his shirt while sleeping.

The sight was quite stimulating to me, but...

...Zetto's 'flawless and clean' skin was caught.

I had accidentally glanced at Zeto's stomach once in the previous episode.

At that time, Zeto looked like he was drenched in sweat, as if he had been exercising.

When he carelessly used his clothes to wipe off his sweat, his abdomen was exposed.

At that moment, a 'scar' is found on Zeto's abdomen.

Out of curiosity, I asked Jetto about the scar.

'Ah, these scars... Who did them?'

At the time, Zeto felt a bit reluctant to speak.

'...I had a chance to deal with a certain vampire before, and it was an accidental wound.'

He asked if it was not dangerous and he said no.

Jeto had a 'necklace', so it seems that he didn't mind being a vampire.

'Revenge? Haha... Are you going to kill another vampire that has already died? It's a feature... Let's just say that it was a guy with an unusually shaped tail. ...Scars can't be helped. Is it very ugly?'

It was embarrassing that a vampire or something like that had carved scars on his body... But he couldn't go back because of the scars.

I didn't even know when the scar was engraved.

However, this time, Jeto's abdomen, which I was able to identify by chance, was clean and maintained a white skin without any blemishes.

So... There were no scars.

That meant that someday after this day, Zeto would meet the 'vampire'.

The current Zeto had already obtained the 'necklace' from the labyrinth, so he wouldn't have much difficulty dealing with undead vampires.

But he didn't like the thought that this time it would leave a scar on his abdomen.

A vampire with an unusual tail.

I immediately left the academy in search of him.

He was so well hidden that, although it took some time, he was eventually found.

According to the information, it was located in a strange building called 'Lab'.

ㅡPajijijik!!

A spark rises in my hand.

ㅡKoo goong!

Chimera collapses after being unable to withstand the strong current applied directly to his head.

I immediately stepped over his corpse and opened the door behind him and entered.

The door opens, and a room full of flasks and miscellaneous tools that seem to be used for research comes into view.

A man's back was visible in the middle of the room.

There was a 'tail of an unusual appearance' near the man's buttocks.

From the circumstances, it looks like he made the chimera that was here, but what kind of monster is that tail from?

Hearing my footsteps reverberating in the room, the man turned his back.

"It's not a subordinate, woman... What are you? Is it meal time already?"

The man said as he brushed back his dark red hair.

He seemed to be distracted, probably in the middle of his research.

"Barsium..."

I quietly called his name.

Pale skin.

Dark red hair.

Sharp fangs unique to vampires that appear while talking.

Even the strange tail wagging behind him.

The high-ranking vampire, Barsium, looked certain.

At my call, Barsium moves his hand around his nose, inhales deeply, and opens his mouth.

"Haa...Are you a virgin? I don't really like 'food' that you know my name... Maybe I should warn my subordinates."

"You've got to have a subordinate to pay attention to."

I spat out those words to Barsium and prepared for battle.

'He will die here.'

***

Fortunately, the treatment didn't take too long.

It wasn't long before Aisel came to her senses, and she heard Priscilla talking to Aisel from inside her room.

I was able to eavesdrop on the conversation through my 'excellent senses', but only Priscilla's explanation of the situation.

Should I say it's like Priscilla?

She didn't interrogate Eisel.

I won't ask what's going on, but I heard Priscilla's voice telling me not to push myself too hard.

After that, Priscilla's footsteps are heard in front of her door.

Then Priscilla, who opened the door and came out, approaches us.

"It took a while because it was the first poison I'd ever seen. It's fortunate that it wasn't a dangerous poison. I think it was enough to cause fainting... All the poison was removed, and the scars were left, but the treatment was over."

Priscilla, who was holding her neck as if tired, said so.

"Thank you for willingly treating me even though it was late, Surgeon General. Is Eisel awake?"

Yuri asked Priscilla, swallowing her worries.

"Yeah, I just woke up, so go in. Shouldn't you say thank you, though?"

It was only then that Yuri's face brightened at Priscilla's words.

Yuri was also worried a lot while waiting for Eisel.

I wasn't too worried.

The person doing the treatment was Priscilla.

In the first place, it is highly likely that her regressor, Eisel, was well aware of her Priscilla's skills, so she wanted to receive her treatment from her.

'It must be a problem that she collapsed without being able to get near...'

As me and Yuri enter the room where Eisel will be, Eisel, who is making a nonchalant face, comes into her eyes.

"Eisel! I couldn't even sleep because of you!"

Suddenly, Yuri burst into anger at Eisel.

"I don't know what you're doing... But be careful and don't get hurt. It's sad when you're sick."

At Yuri's words that follow, she opens her mouth after Eisel smiles.

"...I heard from Sergeant Priscilla. Thank you, I'll repay you someday."

"You didn't expect anything in return? Just don't get hurt!"

Yuri glars her eyes and gets angry, and Eisel laughs at this.

"... Thank you Jetto too."

Eisel, who stopped laughing after a while, spoke to me.

"I didn't do much. I'm glad that the treatment went well."

Answering Eisel, he shrugged her shoulders.

It was strange not to get hurt after frequent battles.

It was more questionable who he was fighting with, not whether he was injured or not.

The fact that the scars were left means that it was an attack that interfered with her divine power.

'Where should one or two be capable of such an attack?'

Starting with the demons, who can be seen as Eisel's main enemies, have such characteristics.

There are a few demons who use poison... But I wouldn't have dealt with them right now.

Moreover, the type of poison was also different.

The question was not easily solved and was falling into a labyrinth.

"Who made this?"

Yuri asked as she sat down on the chair next to the bed.

Eisel thoughtfully thought about it before opening her mouth.

"Just... A rogue."

"A thief...? There's no way there's a thief who can hurt you."

"I must have made a mistake."

"So did you get rid of it?"

"Killed."

"Kill...?"

"Killed it. Certainly. So that it can no longer injure others."

"That's... Good..."

Their conversation comes to an end with Eisel's rather firm words, followed by Yuri's vague answer.

Yuri opened her eyes wide as if shocked by Eisel's words.

Of course, Yuri must have noticed that it wasn't to the extent of a thief, but it was because his sincerity was pouring out in the answer that he killed Eisel.

'Is it fortunate that I killed him...'

Eisel had been exceptionally strong since the placement test, so he didn't seem defeated.

Still, judging from the wounds, I think it must have been a close opponent.

She was overdoing it

'I don't think I'll ever tell you the truth if I ask further...'

...Anyway, it was a situation where I decided to keep a little distance from Eisel.

She thought that there was no need for further amicable conversation, and that she had better withdraw from this.

"Uh, are you going already?"

As I moved her feet to leave, Yuri expressed her question.

"Since Miss Eisel has woken up safely, I'm going to go back to the dormitory and get some sleep. ... Miss Eisel, will you take care of Miss Yuri a bit more?"

"Jetto, don't go like that, leaving me and him alone!"

Leaving behind Yuri's complaint, he thanked Priscilla without forgetting and left the house immediately.

Anyway, I just wanted to have an ending where everyone can be happy.

I glanced at Sierra, who was raising her eyebrows, and moved slowly toward the dorm.

It was somehow chilly outside.

***

"...Eisel. What happened with Zeto?"

Yuri was asking me with her eyes wide open.

In my field of vision, only the place where Jeto had left came into view.

It wasn't like getting Zeto's recognition or praise from the beginning.

I mean it can't be.

I didn't kill Barsium for him.

After all, he had killed Barsium for me.

I thought it would be better to have the scars carved on my body than the scars on his stomach.

Although she killed Barsium and got a satisfactory result, her heart was empty.

The only thing left for me was a scar engraved in the same place as Zeto from the previous episode.

I couldn't express my dissatisfaction by holding on to Jeto, who said he was going to rest, and asking why he was leaving already.

I was injured on my own, and luckily the treatment went well.

Like Jetto, he didn't ask or ask what happened.

It was there.

For him, it was just that.

Through this incident, I personally confirmed the distance between him and me.

All of my one-sided approaches were pointless.

I had no idea how he would take it.

Jetto entered the room and left without a single smile.

I could vaguely feel it.

He was keeping his distance from me.

'I'll have to come to my senses...'

It's not the same as the previous episode.

The current Jeto is a different Jeto.

I had to admit it.

It was... A bit heartbreaking.

"...Nothing happened."

I replied in a weak voice to Yuri, who was staring at me endlessly.

Nothing happened.

Nothing happened between Jeto and me.

She sat in front of the campfire and had a small talk with him.

After he graduated, he talked about where he wanted to go on a trip, and he also said he wanted to go see the sea.

The fact that he promised to take me to the sea.

The fact that he stood in front of me who was down to protect me and stopped the enemy.

It was all 'events that never happened' that remained only in one corner of my memory.

So nothing happened.