Episode 9.3 (1/2)
”Well now Vandam-dono, you're gonna need some treatment. Orst-dono, this will take a bit.”
”Please take your time.”
”Eda-chan.”
”Aye! You called?”
”There's a river down the slope over there. Could you fill this water bag full with water from there.”
”Loud and clear!”
”Vandam-dono, mind sitting and taking your clothes off.”
Vandam's body is full of small bruises. Along with some big ones.
Nike completely wet a cloth and and washed his wounds with it. She washed the cloth dirtied by blood and dirt with the water Eda brought.
Once she was about finished cleaning the wounds, she smeared wound salve on the injuries. It's the medicine Lecan helped making.
”Man, this ointment feels nice. It's taking away the pain.”
”Really now. Grandma made it, y'see.”
”By grandma, you mean, Shira-dono the apothecary?”
”Yep.”
”Man, you've got it nice Nike, you can use that person's medicine anytime you want.”
”Really. Well then, this should do. Lecan.”
Lecan stepped forward and held out his right palm over Vandam.
”Lecan? What are you?”
Without bothering to reply to Vandam, Lecan chanted a spell.
”<Recovery (Kirim)>”
”Eh?”
”What”
Several surprised voices resounded around them.
Vandam's wounds are recovering before their very eyes. Even the scars completely vanished.
”That surprised me. Oh right, you did say he had some tricks up his sleeves. Who would've thought it's a swordsman who can use <Recovery>.”
Afterward, they marched on smoothly, and arrived at a village after crossing over a mountain. Originally, this is where they should have stayed last night. The party advanced on without stopping and made a camp near a river.
”The sense of security is truly different when you got lotsa lights.”
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Vandam muttered so as they were relaxing after having a meal.
”But really, Nike, your party is really something else. Nike is invincible when she wields her super long magic sword, Lecan can detect crazy far away enemies, is monstrously destructive in close quarter combat and even got <Recovery>, while Eda has her ranged attacks which have so many uses and can even use <Ignition> and <Lamplight>. I think you guys can be Special Rank if you specialize in combat, can't ya?”
”Eh? What's this Special Rank thing?”
”Haha, even da of Thousand Shots> didn't know about that huh. Solo adventurers are limited to gold, silver ranks and such, but there's a different classification for a party called Special Rank. Though I've never seen one in Vouka, you'll find quests limited to Special Rank parties if you go to big cities, and with hefty sum of rewards to go along with 'em.”
”Ooh, how'd you become one?”
”By having the association evaluate your achievements. Only parties with good balance and are highly trusted get designated Special Rank. There are several escort-specialized Special Rank parties in Vantaroy, our destination.”
”Oh, hefty rewards is it. That's nice, pretty nice. I'm gonna aim for that.”
”No well. Even though I'm the one who bring it up, isn't Lecan specialized in dungeons? Even if Special Rank parties do get sweet rewards, it just can't compare to incomes from dungeons at all.”
”Eeeeeeeh? Lecan, you, what's up with that. Yer' doin' it rite'? You're gonna aim for Special Rank with me, aren'tcha.”