The sudden request of Ayame made everyone to look at her and made the entire room silence
Ayame is exhausted and injured, looking at this crowd with her eye still glittering due to the activation of ˹True Sight˼
Ayame saw who has the aura she sense earlier and proceed to step forward, but her movement made everyone in the room cautious simultaneously pulling their sword and preparing their magic
As everyone react to her movement, Ayame raise her hand and lost her balance due to her wound, shouting, "Wait! I'm part of the Ikegai Clan, I'm not here to harm people, please listen to me!"
The adventurers heard her clearly but one sorcerer accidentally fired a ˹Fire Ball˼ and it is about to hit Ayame
Seeing the fireball approaching her, Ayame gave up and closed just close her eyes thinking about her father, but before a tear drop from her eye a sword block the fireball
The person who block the fireball was Hiroko, sitting down in front of her and said, "Sorry about what happen, we are still a bit tense since the last demon attack, let our healer fix you up, and tell us what happen"
Shino followed up and said to Hiroko, "Good job at looking cool"
Natalia clap her hands to break the tension and said, "Okay, Let's go back to normal now! The status update is over, get moving people!!"
As the crowd of people break Shino kneed in front of Ayame and said, "Show me where your injury is, I'm a healer so it is fine"
Seeing the aura Shino gave off Ayame cannot break eye contact at him and only asked, "Blue represent Calmness, Are you not afraid of me?"
Shino wonder why she asked the question and replied, "No, Why would I?"
Checking her injury Shino placed his hand on her head and used ˹Heal˼ to heal the wound she had and asked, "Are you feeling dizzy or something?"
Ayame kept looking at Shino without blinking and replied, "No… I-I am quite fine"
Shino them placed her hand on her cheek and heal the wound she got there and notice the tear in her eye, wiping it off and saying, "You are fine now, I am the Hero party's Healer after all"
Shino then stood up and said, "Let's heal your wound in the thigh on the table over there, can you stand?"
Ayame who lost her strength replied, "No… I can't"
Ayame slowly raise her hand, reaching to Shino, and basically saying to carry her, but Kuro interrupted and carry Ayame instead, saying, "Oisho! I'll carry her master"
"Okay… bring her to table where Hiroko and the others currently at" Shino replied
As Kuro carry Ayame toward the table, two guards came in with bow and arrows in hand and seem to be looking for someone
The two guards spotted Ayame and shouted, "There's the demon! Kill her!"
Firing the two arrows made Ayame crawl in fear and hide using Kuro, but Shino interfere and catch the two arrows using one hand saying, "Oi! The heck are you two doing?!"
The two guard recognize Shino and said, "Shi-Shino? Why are protecting that demon? Do you want to be classify as a traitor and an enemy of the kingdom?"
Seeing how Ayame reacted, Shino became angered and said, "So you bunch are the one who caused this"
Due to anger, Shino break the arrows he catch in half and set it on fire, adding, "Want to see your Kingdom burn you piece of shits?!"
The two guard tremble in fear as they see Shino furious, but a slap of a newspaper on Shino's head turn him back to normal
Sarah slap Shino back to sense and with sigh said, "Stop the threat you overpowered dumbass, they don't know what they are doing so give them a break"
Sarah handed over a letter to the two guards to send toward the head guard, the letter explains the misunderstanding and an order to fix the misunderstanding to not cause any unnecessary trouble within the people
The two guard asked for forgiveness before they leave and felt ashamed for behaving like they did
With the people chasing Ayame resolve with a piece of paper, Shino looked at the wound Ayame had in her thigh and said, "This is a deep one, are you sure you don't feel any dizziness?"
"I didn't lose much blood because I kept pressure at it" Ayame replied
A thread then came out at Shino's finger and Ayame was surprised, asking, "Eh? What kind of magic is that? I never seen anything like it"
"This? Well it's a very rare magic, but it will help me close your wound" Shino replied
"Isn't the ˹Regeneration˼ skill enough? Or is it you don't know the skill?" Ayame asked
Shino just smiled at Ayame's question and replied, "Well, you see, every type of Healing skill is useful for closing wounds, but that doesn't mean you are completely okay"
Ayame was confused and asked, "Isn't that what they supposed to do?"
"Healing skill like ˹Heal˼ and ˹Regeneration˼ just close your wound to prevent more blood loss, that is why it still hurt when you feel where your wound where healed, meanwhile the high-level healing skill like ˹Rejuvenate˼ can heal bigger wound like this one, what it really does is just speed your body's natural healing, that's why healers asked you to rest for a while" Shino explained
"That made me dizzy, then what are you doing?" Ayame asked
Shino smiled at Ayame as he slowly show her a needle and said, "Stitch your wound"
Seeing the needle, Ayame grab tight at Shino's hand and said, "Please use ˹Regeneration˼"
Shino can't move his hand and felt her grip getting stronger and said. "That skill is not suitable for your wound, 50% of the flesh in your thigh is cut. I'm actually surprise you can still use that leg, stitching it is the only way"
Ayame kept a tight grip at Shino's hand and said, "Then use the high-level skill you're talking about"
"Not enough mana, I just came back from a hunt" Shino replied
"Then let's wait until your mana is enough!" Ayame replied
"You will be dead by then because of blood lost" Shino replied
The two kept bickering and Hiroko, Murakami, Crocus, and Sarah are just watching them
Hiroko look at the three silently and nod at them in which they response
Sarah approach Ayame and wink at Shino on which he get and said, "Okay, Let's wait"
Ayame sigh a relief and let go of Shino's hand, saying, "phew~ thank you, I really hate… needles?"
Sarah grab Ayame's left hand as she talks and said, "Ojou-san, Do your best"
Hiroko then grab her right hand and said, "We are here for you, so you can relax"
Ayame was confused and said, "Eh? For what?"
Ayame saw she was fooled and can't move her hand from their grip and saw Shino getting ready for stitching
Ayame is terrified and can't move from her place and asked, "What? Why can't I move?"
Ayame looked beside her and saw the mage girl with her magic staff active
"Sorry, I use ˹Paralyze˼ at you" Murakami said
As the needle approach her Ayame shouted, "This is violation of personal space, I haven't know you yet!"
"Shino Takasaki, Glad to meet you"
"Sarah Blueborn, Nice to meet you, Do your best"
"Hiroko Yusha, Sorry for doing this but it is for the better"
"Murakami Takasashi, Sorry for doing this, I also hate needles so I feel you"
"Crocus Vonhard, I am here for emotional support"
Ayame felt she need to introduce herself and said, "Ikegai Ayame, glad to meet… you?"
Ayame kept trying to move her body and said, "This is not right! There is so many ways to do an introduction and this one is not the right one"
After an hour Ayame's wound was stitch and healed, exhausted from screaming in pain
Natalia then come near at Ayame and asked, "Did you already eat Ojou-san?"
Upon asking Ayame's stomach growl in hunger but can't asked for any food because she has no money in her
Noticing the problem Natalia then said, "Don't worry, it's on the house, what do you want?"
Ayame was delighted and thank Natalia multiple time before ordering some food and before Natalia leave she kick Shino under the table and utter silently to pay for her food
Shino was baffled that he is paying for Ayame and asked, "Uhhm… don't you have any money on you?"
Ayame shyly replied, "I don't have any money and I haven't eaten for multiple days now"
Shino was shocked to her she haven't eaten for days and said, "Eat as much as you want, fill your stomach before we hear your story"
Shino finished healing the deep wound on her thigh and at the same time the food also arrive and the food grand, a well prepared bear meat
Seeing the food Shino call Natalia to the side as Ayame eat and whispered, "Yah! Where did you get the meat?! And how much are you going to charge me?"
Natalia wink at Shino and said, "It's from the bear you guys hunted, its 1 silver per plate, you really are a nice person Shino"
Shino was shocked and said, "And you're a bad one! I feel like I'm getting scam!"
Natalia tap her in the back and said, "Shake it off! You have a lot of saving right? It'll be fine"
Ayame was delighted by the meal and shouted, "Second please!"
Natalia responded quickly and said, "Okay, Coming right up"
Before leaving Natalia snap her finger at Shino and said, "Thanks for your business"
Shino came back in a foul mood and sat beside Ayame and Ayame asked as she eat, "is there a problem?"
Shino just put his head down the table and said, "Nothing, Just eat as much as you want"