Chapter 14 (2/2)

「…………！」

What the man protected in his robe was a small, about three years old beastman child. However, the child’s bunny ears were torn on one side.

I immediately cast【High Heal】.

The wounds and bruises disappear from the child’s body, and I feel that breathing improved as well.

I leave the child with El and went to call for guards.

「They have probably fled from the Laurasia Kingdom. They don’t have the slave crest, so they wouldn’t be from the Empire. Because all beastmen in the Empire are slaves, I believe they escaped from the slave hunting in Laurasia」

A guard says while looking at the deceased father and the child.

「So, what will happen to this child?」

「I think that there’s no choice but leave it at the orphanage, but whether it can live for so long……」

The guard pitifully looks at the child.

「Could we take the child with us?」

El suddenly said.

「It would be fine if you go through the procedures at the government office. I would appreciate if you could do that」

After saying such, the guard instructed his subordinates to bury the man in a public cemetery, and guided us to the government office.

After finis.h.i.+ng the procedures, I lay the child on top of the bed in the inn.

When looking carefully over the child’s body, not only the ear was torn off, but even the fingers and a foot were lost.

「It looks they were attacked by monsters while escaping. Poor child……」

I use【Purification】on the child lying on the bed. The dirty child immediately becomes clean.

「She was a girl?」

I continue and use【Extra Heal】.

The girl’s lost ear, foot, and fingers were restored.

「!! Kaito! You can even use something like the Extra Heal!」

「Because I could die when training with Master, recovery magic was my top priority」

Name Rukina

Bunny Tribe Age 5 JOB HP 20/20 MP 10/10

I got surprised by the child’s age after appraising her. No matter how you look at her, she looks to be only three years of age.

「This child is apparently five years old. She’s malnourished」

El apologizes while stroking the girl’s pinkish-silver hair that became beautiful after cleaned off dirt with purification.

「I’m sorry, Kaito. I have selfishly decided to take this child’s custody……」

El casts her eyes down, I can tell she feels down. She herself must have thought of it as hypocritical. But, it appears she couldn’t help but reach out to the girl in front of her.

「It’s fine. I would also not be able to sleep well if we left this child in the orphanage. We have gained a tiny little sister. We should be glad about that」

「Thank you, Kaito」

After that, I borrowed the inn’s kitchen and made soup for Rukina-chan. Since it would be difficult to eat solid food right away, I made a thoroughly boiled vegetable soup.

Rukina-chan who regained consciousness kept on crying because of her father pa.s.sed away. I let her eat the soup with the timing where she stopped crying, then she kept on crying over and over again until she cried herself to sleep.

「Fufufu, she got quite attached to you, Kaito」

「After all, eating is important. El should practice, so you can cook a little too」

Rukina-chan cried herself to sleep, but she fell asleep while clinging to me.

「I can cook too if I put my mind to it」

El said while pouting, but El surely didn’t stand in a kitchen before.

「We have to buy clothes and underwear for Rukina-chan, don’t you think?」

「Yeah, her clothes are tattered, and she doesn’t even have shoes」

I could imagine the harsh environment she was in.

「It’s already late, let’s sleep」

「Yeah, good night, El」

「Good night, Kaito」

On that day, three people slept on the inn’s bed.

While deeply thinking about their powerlessness.

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