Chapter 580 (1/2)

The night following our slaying of the Modoki that attacked the cargo ship.

When we returned to the camp, we had an evaluation meeting with Charon and the others. At the end of the day’s training, the escorts were now allowed to give them some advice.

Fran and Charles point out their mistakes of the day’s mission. Despite his low rank, Charles was still one of the adventurers who made his living around this lake.

When it comes to gathering and hunting, he could give more precise advice than Fran.

When the meeting was over, Fran was on her way to the tent she had been assigned to sleep in. Perhaps because she had Urushi with us, she was allowed to use a tent without sharing it with anyone else.

But on our way there.

We spotted a small shadow crouching in the grass. It could not be an animal as it seemed to be wearing proper clothes. So, it should be a small child.

It seemed to be Romio.

No, we knew he was there from his presence, but when we approached him, he looked strange. His cheeks and forehead were flushed red, and he was breathing heavily.

「Ugh!」

Fran rushed over to him and hurriedly picked up his little body. His fever seemed to be quite high. His cheeks, which were peculiarly puffy for an infant, were red from the fever, and his forehead was covered with a lot of sweat.

「…」

Romio opened his eyes slightly to see Fran, but he didn’t even seem to have the energy to speak anymore.

Fran didn’t ask him if he was okay as it was obvious that he was not.

(Master, what should we do? Use Heal?)

『No, don’t use Recovery Magic』

(Why?)

『I don’t know what will happen to his physical exhaustion…』

I had heard that if you use Recovery Magic on a child who didn’t have much strength, it could cause them to lose extra strength and worsen their condition instead.

The same went for potions. And I don’t even know if he was injured, sick, or just tired.

It wasn’t simply a matter of using magic.

My appraisal told me that Romio’s condition was fatigue. But I don’t know how reliable that was.

The fact that he was in a contract with Zelos Reed, an evil person, made things more complicated as some of the results of my appraisal were displayed as unknown.

Some skills were impossible to identify, and the statuses had holes in them, so I didn’t get to see everything.

『Let’s bring him to Weena Rhyn right away!』

「Nn!」

Fran gently picked up Romio with the so-called princess carry. It was refreshing to see Fran holding someone like this.

Romio tensed up slightly, but he didn’t have the strength to move much.

「Don’t give up」

「…!」