Chapter 13
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Author: Ash Original Source: Syosetu Word Count: 3882 characters Translator: Musubii English Source: Re:Library Word Count: 1152 words
“Hmm… . . what should I do?”
I looked at the lost child who had fainted .
I couldn’t just leave her like this, so I decided to carry the child back home on my back . Somehow, I have a feeling this would become troublesome… . .
I also placed the goblin corpses into Storage . If I left the bodies unattended it would attract other monsters so I couldn’t leave them there . Monsters have magic stones inside their bodies . If I took them out it might be possible to use the goblins as fertilizer . Goblins weren’t edible no matter how you cooked them . I could also sell the magic stones for money .
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I’ve returned back home . For the time being, I laid the child down on the sofa in the living room and started a fire in the fireplace . On a side note, the sofa was also a non-standard product of this world and had pocket coils . I will spare no effort in improving my living conditions!
Anyhow, I started preparing a drink for the girl in case she woke up . But I kept my cloak and hood on . I think it’s better to keep my face hidden just in case . For starters, I was trying to avoid being discovered, hence why I was living hidden in the forest .
I began boiling hot water and added herbal tea with honey . It might be better to provide something sweeter, but it’s difficult to get luxury items in the forest . I wished I had milk too . But it was impossible to raise livestock .
“Mm . . n……”
Oh, it seems she’s awake .
“You’re awake? How are you feeling?”
She wasn’t injured from what I saw after taking her home, but I asked just to make sure . I had some medical knowledge, but since I’m not a doctor I wasn’t too sure .
“Where is here? Where am I?”
She ignored my question! I feel sad… .
“This is my house . You were attacked by goblins . Do you remember?”
“Goblins……!”
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Ah, looks like she remembers . Her body was trembling all over .
“It’s alright now . There aren’t anymore goblins . ”
“There was also a wolf… . . wolf! … . . Will it eat me?”
“It won’t eat you . If you’re talking about that wolf, it’s currently sleeping outside . Do you want to see?”
“……No . ”
Hmm, what should I do about her? For the time being, I gave her a cup of tea . ……But she wouldn’t drink it . It’s not poisoned . How rude . When I drank my portion, the girl looked at me with a scared expression on her face .
“Anyways, what were you doing in that sort of place? Isn’t the deeper parts of the forest dangerous since there are various monsters about?”
“… . . My mom… . she’s sick . ”
And so she began talking about her situation .
……So it seems her mother had an illness . Her family was poor, but they usually always had enough money to buy medicine . This year, however, an epidemic had spread throughout the village, so many people had to buy medicine which caused the supply to run out . As such, it seems she had come to the deeper parts of the forest to search for medical herbs .
Judging from the description of the symptoms, the epidemic appears to be similar to the flu . Speaking of flu medicines, if I recall the brands were Tamiflu, Relenza, and Inavir? I also remember being given antibiotics when I went to the hospital .
“If this continues on, my mom will die……”
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Ah, she started crying . I couldn’t stand it . I was not planning to do anything about it . But as someone who was once Japanese, ignoring this would be difficult . Furthermore, it seems some people in her village have even died from the illness .
Judging from what I heard it’s most likely that more than 48 hours have passed since the onset . Her mother had been sick in bed for a few days now, and the girl said she had been walking for about half a day . Although more than 48 hours have passed since the onset, in an underdeveloped world like this, taking flu medicine should cure the person rather quickly… . . but the question is what type of medicine should I give her .
Tamiflu and Relenza need to be taken multiple times . Furthermore, with medicine that needs to be taken multiple times, she might even stop taking it midway . For Inavir it only needs to be taken once . So I will go with this one . Since this medicine was in powder form it would need to be inhaled through the nose, but she might try eating it instead . Well, that’s not my problem . Anyways, I will use Creation Magic! ……But it costs more than I expect . Hmm, 100? Expensive!
That aside, would she even understand if I tell her the medicine needs to inhaled……should I just say it needs to be drunk?
“Have your mother drink this . ”
“What is it?”
“Medicine for the illness . After drinking this, make sure to have a good meal and sleep well, then she should be cured . ”
……Probably .
“Medicine? Is it a medical herb?”
“It’s not a medical herb, but it is medicine . ”
“……Is big sister a witch?”
“Huh?”
Why is she calling me a witch!? Is it because I’m living in the back of the forest and made a suspicious medicine!? Speaking of which, I’m still wearing my hood! This is a witch no matter how you look at it!
“I’m not a witch . I just live here . ”
“Really? But…I don’t have any money for the medicine……”
“I don’t need any money . But stay here for tonight since it’s already late . ”
As such, it was decided the girl would stay here for the night . I wasn’t mean enough to throw her out in the middle of the night .
She was a bit scared to eat during dinner, but after taking a bite, she ate it all at a tremendous speed . I had used various seasonings for this meal . The seasonings were made with my own hands . As expected, magic also has limitations .
Afterward, I took the girl to sleep in the guest room on the first floor . She had quite a surprised expression when she saw the bed I created . And I watched the situation with a satisfied expression on my face .
The next morning, I kicked her out immediately after breakfast . Well, I actually just had her return home . She looked back multiple times and waved goodbye to me . Hurry on and go back now . In addition to medicine, I also gave her some potions in place of energy drinks . Her mother likely didn’t have much energy if she’s been in bed for this long, so drinking the potion would help her recover quickly . After a while, the girl disappeared from view so I lowered my hood . Ah~, I feel refreshed .
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Oh, that’s right, I forgot to ask for her name . Well, whatever, I also didn’t give her my name .