Chapter 273 (1/2)

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Rough Surgery

Screams echoed. For a moment, the amputated section was white, then gradually blood started flowing from it.

『Show me, Silver Face.』

「I'm not the one who's gonna do it.」 Hikaru said. 「Go ahead.」

「O-O-O-Okay!」

Paula rushed to Grucel's side. The others could only watch in blank amazement. Doriachi himself was frozen on the spot, his eyes wide open.

「O' G.o.d who art in heaven—」

As Paula chanted the spell, golden light flowed towards Grucel, and the wound frothed.

『Ooohhh…』

『Wh-What is this?!』

The people present were understandably shocked. Slowly, flesh began to form from Grucel's severed arm. A few seconds later, his whole arm was back to normal. Even Grucel, who didn't show much emotion, was astonished, staring at his arm in disbelief.

『How's… your arm?』

『Ah, yes. Please wait a moment.』

Cautiously, Grucel closed his hand tight and opened it. He then grabbed his sword with his left arm and swung it around. The weapon hissed sharply as it cut through the air.

『It's perfectly fine. This is…』

『I know. Everyone here shares the same thought. There is only one word to describe this: extraordinary.』 Doriachi breathed a long sigh and turned to face Hikaru. 『Silver Face. I will entrust my body to you.』

The surgery went well and didn't take that long. Dream Maker had anesthetic that Hikaru used together with a magic item that induced deep sleep to create a pseudo general anesthesia.

They cleaned the room and sterilized the surgical instruments by boiling them in hot water. After that, they called an experienced surgeon who did the operation by following Hikaru's instructions. It took no time at all to find the liver. There were spots on the organ, its surface undulating.

The surgeon cut off most of it, leaving only a little part. From there, Paula cast her spell, regenerating the liver and healing the incision in Doriachi's belly in one go. The operation lasted for ten minutes.

Eight points on Healing magic can regenerate a missing part of a body, but it can't revive dead cells. What about ten points? Will it work then? Or maybe a different incantation is needed.

Paula said she hadn't heard of “reviving” magic.

It might be better if she can't use it… Regenerating something lost is already incredible enough.

As long as one was still alive, all that had to be done was cut off the bad part and make it grow again. That's what made this regenerative ability astounding. Conversely, it was not as effective in curing illnesses caused by viruses.

『Silver Face. His Majesty is awake.』

Grucel came to Hikaru who was resting in a separate room. Three hours had pa.s.sed since the operation. They were asked to stay as no one knew what would happen afterwards. The commander led them to the room where they first met the King.

『What a wonderful day this is, Your Majesty. You look great.』

『Now I can continue my research. And the city planning as well.』

『Now, now. His Majesty is tired. Don't give him work yet. We must let him rest for a while to make absolutely sure he is all right.』

The clan leaders were gathered around the king's bed and talking. Doriachi was sitting straight up, giving a strained laugh. Color had returned to his face. It was clear from a glance that the operation was a success.

『Silver Face! And…』

「This is Flower Face.」 Hikaru said, pointing at Paula.

The girls didn't have names yet, so he used the designs on their masks as reference. Since Paula's had flowers on her mask, she would be known as Flower Face. Lavia had stars on hers, so Star Face.

『I see. Flower Face. I thank you for your help. I never thought my health would improve so dramatically.』

Hikaru was impressed at how straightforward the man was. He wasn't an arrogant king. While he had the same black hair as Hikaru, his eyes were purple, although his skin color was that of a j.a.panese person, which made him stand out from the rest of the people. His mixed feature was clearly the result of his grandfather marrying a native woman.

『My doctor says I should rest for a while, but I feel like I can get back to work right now. We will hold a banquet for you today.』

Like Doriachi said, they had a grand dinner later that evening in a huge hall located in a separate building. There were no hotels here. Which is why Hikaru's party was given a flat in an apartment building.

Many people gathered in the hall which was as huge as a gymnasium. Not a lot of young influential people of Dream Maker were present. As for those who attended the banquet, about half of them were men, and half were women.

Round tables dotted the place. One particularly lavish table was placed at the deepest part of the hall where the King sat. People were surprised at how healthy he was, cheering in joy as they approached him.

「Looks like they really like him.」

「Yeah. He's a great king.」

「Phew… I'm glad the spell worked.」

Paula had recovered from casting healing spells repeatedly and was now reaching for the food served on the table.