Sophina once again points with her finger.
There are several houses in the direction where her finger is pointing.
Rather than a town, it’s more like a village.
However, it’s very good that this village is surrounded by nature.
「Guide me to your house」
I slowly let Sophina off from the princess carry.
It must be my imagination that Sophina makes a regretful face as I let her down.
「Its this way! Run Onii-chan!」
Sophina says, as time is precious.
「Okay.」
I reply shortly.
Because sometimes replying with something simple can make people feel relieved.
I ran behind Sophina.
We arrived at her house after a while.
The house is really sturdy and it’s like it was made out of the trunk of a big, thick tree.
Sophina violently opened the door without hesitation.
「Mother! Are you okay!?」
Her voice and expression looks very worried, showing deep concern for the one she loves.
Sophina is on the verge of crying.
I finally see the state of Sophina’s Mother.
The pigment of Sophina’s Mother’s hair is starting to discolor and fade, losing the cherry blossom touch. Her breathing is so frail and strained that it seemed like she would stop breathing at any moment.
It seems that the illness has progressed a lot.
「Well…come…home…Sofie」
From these few words, I could tell that her Mother is pained, even by something as simple as speaking.
I slowly make my way towards the sickly woman and introduced myself and my intentions…
「Hello, I came to help you. There’s absolutely nothing to worry about.
Don’t be that cautious, doing so would cause your current state to worsen, or do you not believe in your Sophina?」
And then, the cautiousness of Sophina’s Mother slips away and disappears as if it were never there.
I approach and placed my hand on the forehead of Sophina’s Mother.
And then……Huh, What should I do next?
This is bad, this is really bad… What should I do, what should I do?
I got impatient. However, since I’m wearing a hood, my impatient expression is hidden.
Okay, Poker Face, Poker Face. If it’s shown, Sophina would excessively worry.
I tried to mutter 【Recovery Magic Level Max】 in my mind.
And then, a rainbow colored light covered the entire body of Sophina’s Mother.
When the rainbow colored light disappeared from the surroundings of Sophina’s Mother, the frail breathing state became regular and she fall asleep.
I observe and survey this state.
「It’s seems to be alright now Sophina, the rest is up to you to watch over your mother. It’s alright, I used magic. Or do you not trust me? Why would I ever tell a lie to Sophina?」
I say to Sophina in gentle tone.
「Thank you. Onii-chan, truly, tru…ly」
Sophina embraced me and cried.
While I pat the head of Sophina with my hand.
「Whoa, your mother would worry if Sophina cries, so wipe your tears and show Sophina’s angel like smile to your mother.」
I smiled through the hood.
And then Sophina.
「Un! I understand Onii-chan.」
Laughing with a beautiful smile as well.
Nexias’ Note: New format to make reading some of things in the text easier on the eyes.
【 and 】are used for abilities or effects.
《 and 》 are used for status category titles and equipment names.
「 and 」are used for general speech .
『 and』are used for sound/environmental effects.