Chapter 39：Back For Revenge (1/2)
”Huh?” Arthur stood there, dazed as he watched this scene. The mana disappeared and the quietness of the night resumed. It was only then that Arthur realized the person who fell was drowning.
”Why is everyone drowning in this place?” Arthur mused to himself before jumping in the lake. He was not a good swimmer, but he knew the basics. Luckily, he was able to pull the person to the shore in time.
It was a girl with blonde hair and doll-like features. However, those features were ruined by a scar running from the top of her eyebrow, across her eye, and reaching her cheek. Arthur noticed that the girl was not breathing and he started compressing her chest in an attempt to expel the water from her lungs. He didn't know if this was the right procedure, but he knew nothing else about first aid.
Arthur felt uncomfortable touching her chest like this, but he knew it wasn't time to worry about these things. He kept performing the procedure while realizing this was not the only problem. There were so many wounds on the girl's body that Arthur didn't know if she was even alive when she fell.
As he was about to perform artificial ventilation, she started coughing out water from her mouth and nose. However, she started panting heavily as she barely opened her eyes.
Arthur noticed that she had silver eyes, and they were scanning him through the slits she opened with effort. It seems she realized there was someone there, as she started reaching with her hands. However, she didn't reach toward Arthur, but toward her belt that had a dagger fastened to it.
'Is she scared?' Arthur thought as he grabbed her hand and got closer to her. ”I won't harm you. Just rest.” He said as he moved the dagger away from her.
Arthur started using the Heal rune on her body. However, he realized it wasn't enough as she kept bleeding. Arthur pondered over the issue before he tried using multiple runes on her, including strength and stamina. Her complexion got better but she was still in critical condition. Arthur wished he could use multiple Heal runes on her, but he couldn't. Whenever he tried using multiple runes on himself or another object, the runes would collide and he wouldn't be able to.
If he was, then he could have used multiple Strength-I runes on his body. He would be unbelievingly powerful for a short moment. It seemed his ability wasn't evolved enough for that, as the legacy told him his ability level was insufficient.
Arthur picked the girl up and dashed back to the pub. Using the fastest speed, he could without hurting her further, he reached the pub after a few minutes. He heard the bell ring after he entered its radius and Kira woke up to its sound. It looked at Arthur and the person on his back.
Arthur remembered how he healed from the injury he received underground. It was Kira's saliva that saved him, as it had healing properties. After the fight with Lian, his injuries were internal and that's why he had to use his rune. Unless…
Arthur shook the thought away and laid the girl on the ground. He then pointed toward her wounds and to Kira who kept looking at him with confusion. Arthur struck out his tongue out and started licking the air in the girl's direction so that Kira would understand what he meant.
As he was gesturing this way, his eyes met the girl's eyes that were now open. Although she was still panting heavily, she looked at him with confusion and disgust. Arthur realized he had been licking the air in front of her the whole time without realizing it. He coughed as he felt his face burn from embarrassment.
”Please don't worry, my friend here can heal your wounds. Just lie down and rest for now.” Arthur pretended that nothing happened and Kira came to his rescue. It seems the gesturing worked as Kira sniffed the girl's wounds before it started licking them.
The girl's body shuddered at the sticky sensation of being licked but she couldn't move. She looked at Arthur one more time before she closed her eyes to rest.
Now that patient was out cold, Arthur breathed in relief. This memory would be one he would remember before he fell asleep. He went into the house and brought some sheets that he used to clean the wounds. He also used some of his water after having Kira warm it using its flames. He started to clean the wounds that looked like burn marks and cuts. After cleaning them, Arthur lit some fire next to her in case she got cold. He made a bed out of some sheets he got and allowed her to rest.