The Youngest Daughter Of The Great Wizard Of The Famous Swordsmanship [EN]: Chapter 180

180. The Way to Save Daniel (1)

April 28, 2024

“You can breathe easy now. It’s okay now.”

Joshua’s arms, wrapped around Rosette’s waist, trembled. No, not just his arms, but his entire body in contact with Rosette was shaking slightly.

Rosette could tell from his appearance that Joshua had been barely holding on until now.

In a situation where everything seemed unresolved, how difficult must it have been to lead the subjugation force, especially with Daniel, who had suffered a major injury?

Rosette’s heart ached at the sight of Joshua, who rarely showed any signs of hardship, no matter what happened.

She swallowed her tears and continued to pat Joshua’s back.

“Let’s go back together now.”

“……How.”

Joshua’s voice was hoarse, like metal scraping against metal.

“How are you here? Is this really not a dream……?”

“It’s not a dream, it’s real. I came to find you because I couldn’t reach you.”

Rosette buried her face in Joshua’s arms and mumbled.

“I was worried sick. I had to know what happened to Daniel, too.”

“Ha, really.”

Joshua let out a deep sigh.

“I’ve felt it before, but you’re really reckless. What were you going to do if something happened?”

“I’m confident I can protect myself. And Lucas came too…….”

Just then, Silver, who had been wagging his tail vigorously behind Joshua, couldn’t stand it any longer and rushed forward.

[Woof! Woof woof!]

However, Silver couldn’t even get close to Rosette. Pippi flew over first and grabbed Silver’s fur.

[Peep! Peep! Peeeee!]

You, you stupid wolf! Why were you quiet until now and only acting like you know us when it’s all over! What were you doing not stopping your master! What are you so proud of, wagging your tail like that!

Rosette listened to Pippi scolding Silver and Silver barking as if he felt wronged, then cautiously asked Joshua.

“But why did you attack me? What on earth happened?”

“That’s…….”

Joshua closed his mouth as if he was in pain, then buried his face in Rosette’s shoulder.

Rosette didn’t rush him and waited patiently.

They finally met. He looked very tired, but at least he was alive, which was a relief.

Rosette patiently waited for Joshua’s rough breathing to calm down.

* * *

“Daniel! Are you okay?”

Rosette, who had been comforting Joshua, snapped back to reality at Lucas’s urgent voice. Joshua was important, but there was someone else who was really in urgent need.

She broke away from Joshua’s arms and ran to Daniel with Lucas. Daniel was sitting leaning against a tree, wrapped in a blanket, and he didn’t even come to his senses until his two younger siblings were right in front of him.

“Daniel! We’re here! Open your eyes!”

Lucas couldn’t even touch him and was just pacing back and forth, but as if he heard the voice, Daniel’s eyelashes fluttered. He squinted and looked up at his two younger siblings with difficulty.

“……Cas?”

Lucas, who had been composed all along, burst into tears.

“Yes, it’s me! Sob, it’s Lucas.”

Lucas, who hadn’t shown tears in front of Rosette since he was a child, or even when he was a child, knelt down in front of Daniel and shed tears.

It was the same for Rosette. When she saw Daniel’s appearance, she also shed tears silently.

Currently, Daniel looked like he was about to die at any moment.

His face was pale, almost bluish, his lips were purple and chapped.

The area under his eyes was dark, and his cheeks were sunken, making his cheekbones stand out.

The younger siblings were just upset and tormented by the weakened appearance of Daniel, who had always been reliable.

“You said you’d come back safe, but what’s with this state? Everyone was so worried about you.”

“I’m okay……. How…….”

“How? We came to find you! I heard you were hurt and in bad condition, but the little one [Rosette] was so worried because we couldn’t reach you, you know? Like an idiot, I found out about your injury later. I was trying to reassure the little one that you would come back safe without knowing this.”

“…….”

“But the little one said you were seriously injured and had to go. I had to stop you, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it. I thought you would knock me out and go even if I said no. But I was more worried about sending you alone? So I came with you. So…….”

Lucas sniffled and tried to control his emotions.

“So don’t ask why we came. It’ll only drain your energy.”

“But…….”

“But what! Anyway, you should know that me and the little one will take you home safely.”

Rosette wiped the tears from her cheeks with the back of her hand and chimed in.

“That’s right, Daniel. You can rest assured now that we’re here.”

Daniel opened his eyes a little more and looked at Rosette. Rosette smiled at him and sat down next to Lucas.

“I need to check the wound first. Lucas, can you help me?”

“Okay.”

“I will help too.”

Lord Roten, who had been watching from the side, came forward and, together with Lucas, removed the blanket that Daniel was wearing.

Rosette cast a warming spell to prevent Daniel, who was already weakened, from feeling the cold, and then examined the wound.

“Ugh, how did it get this bad…….”

Lucas frowned at the swollen thigh. Tears welled up again in his eyes, which had barely stopped crying.

Lord Roten explained.

“The military doctor kept examining it, but it didn’t seem to get better at all. The inflammation didn’t subside even after disinfection, and there was no improvement even after applying the medicine we brought. It only got worse.”

“…….”

“There was even talk of amputating the leg, but we couldn’t bring ourselves to do it. We couldn’t readily perform surgery in a place without proper medicine or medical tools, and we couldn’t ruin the young duke’s future like that. You can become a Sword Master if you work a little harder. We couldn’t break the knight’s future.”

Lord Roten distorted his face as if in pain.

“After being trapped here, we couldn’t do anything anyway. No military doctor, no over-the-counter medicine. His Highness prevented it from getting worse with magic, but even that is no longer effective. It’s amazing that the young duke has endured until now. Perhaps it’s because of his strong will to return.”

Rosette calmly listened to Lord Roten’s explanation and examined the affected area.

She is not a doctor. She didn’t know much about how doctors generally treat wounds.

However, since she had been interested in herbs since she was a child, she might be able to find herbs that could treat Daniel by using that knowledge.

Besides, this wound was caused by the poison of a monster. If there was anything unique about the poison, if it was related to magic or mana, she might be able to figure out the direction of treatment.

‘But something is definitely strange.’

Rosette, who was examining the affected area, called Pippi.

“Pippi.”

[Peep?]

[Woof?]

Not only Pippi but also Silver showed interest and approached.

“Don’t you feel a subtle but noticeable mana [magical energy] inside here?”

[Peee?]

Pippi sat on Daniel’s knee and tilted her head. Silver also put his nose close to the wound and sniffed.

[Peep!]

[Woof!]

A few seconds later, the two familiars answered at the same time. As Rosette said, they felt the energy of mana.

“Mana?”

Joshua, who had been quietly observing the situation, felt the seriousness and approached.

“It seems that the monster’s poison is not simply poison but a poison made of mana.”

“Is that possible?”

“I don’t know anything about monster poison either. But I’ve heard of making poison using mana.”

“Why would you mix mana to make poison?”

“If you do that, it can’t be detoxified with simple detoxification methods. It’s not easy for a wizard to purify the poison either. It’s difficult to handle. Of course, it wouldn’t have been treated with general treatment methods.”

“And I didn’t know that until now…….”

Rosette comforted Joshua, who was muttering self-deprecatingly.

“It wouldn’t have been easy to find out. You’ve been exposed to all kinds of mana while dealing with monsters. Besides, you were exhausted. Besides, the energy is so weak that you could only find it because it’s at this level.”

“Then what should I do, little one?”

“First, you have to pull out the core of mana inside. If I had known earlier, just removing the cause would have shown improvement, but too much time has already passed.”

Rosette recalled a book about herbs she had read in the past and instructed Pippi.

“Pippi, do you know about herbs with mana?”

[Peep?]

“It looks similar to the Porten flower leaves that mainly grow in the Ivelin Kingdom, but if you look closely, there are herbs that you can feel the energy of mana.”

[Peep!]

Pippi flapped her wings, saying she seemed to have seen it in a book.

“It’s not a common herb, so I don’t know if you can find it. But the north has a thicker mana energy than other places, so if you look carefully, you might find it. Please find it.”

[Peep!]

“And find some other herbs too.”

Pippi, who heard the names and shapes of the herbs from Rosette, flew away. Silver also chased after her, saying he would help.

Rosette covered Daniel’s eyes with her palms as he breathed heavily.

“Daniel, take a nap. When you wake up, the pain will be much better.”

She put Daniel to sleep with magic. Daniel, who fell asleep in an instant, looked more comfortable than before.

Rosette, with the help of Lucas and Lord Roten, laid Daniel completely on the blanket and made a determined expression.

“Then let’s try to remove the mana first.”