Previously: Liz, pretending to be collapsed from exhaustion, infiltrated the mansion of the ruler, Zenos. Now, Lily’s devilish (?) hands are closing in…!
“…Um…what’s going to happen…?”
With a vague sense of unease, Liz slightly opened her eyes.
She had managed to get carried into the ruler’s mansion by pretending to be collapsed, but she was still lying on a bed near the entrance.
No guards had appeared, the ruler seemed to be absent, and the only person who had shown up was a single elven girl.
The girl, who seemed to be an examiner, had been observing her carefully, but she hadn’t declared her passed or failed and had gone somewhere.
Then, she reappeared wearing a tiny black cloak.
“Come on, Miss, what’s wrong? Tell Lily, the apprentice Dark Healer, what’s going on.”
And she says something incomprehensible with a proud look.
It seemed like she was being asked a question, but should she answer? No, however, it feels strange to suddenly wake up. It might be a leading question, so she decided to keep her eyes closed and observe the situation a little longer.
She heard the disappointed voice of the elven girl nearby.
“Hmm, no good. As I thought, just calling out to her isn’t enough to bring her back to consciousness. Miss, Miss~”
This time, she was tapped on the shoulder. Liz decided to keep her eyes closed for a while longer.
“No good… Okay, in times like these… [Diagnostic Scan]!”
Next, the incantation of a spell echoed. It was a spell she hadn’t heard before, but there was no sign that anything had been activated.
“Well, it’s not that easy… Clairvoyance magic is so difficult, Zenos is really amazing…”
A sigh, containing a hint of admiration, escaped.
“Hmm… As expected of an apprentice, I should do what Zenos taught me.”
The elven girl muttered to herself, then moved closer to Liz.
—What… She was taught by the ruler…?
What on earth could that be? Looking through slightly opened eyes, the lovely face was getting closer and closer.
—No, um, a little…
Their lips were almost touching.
—Hey, wait a minute, little girl. I’m not into that… hey, hey…! What on earth is this girl being taught—
Liz pulled back and tightly closed her eyes.
“Okay, first, her breathing is fine.”
The elven girl said, and then suddenly a cold hand was placed on her forehead.
—Oh…!
She almost let out a voice again.
“Yeah, she doesn’t seem to have a fever.”
This time, her wrist was suddenly grabbed.
—Hey…!
“Her pulse is fine too. Good. Zenos said that if breathing and circulation are maintained, she won’t die immediately.”
What’s going on? She’s been touched all over her body while being told incomprehensible things.
—I see, so, this is that kind of examination, huh? Fine by me…!
After the examination of her appearance, it seems that her body’s reactions are being examined. To be this thorough, the ruler must be quite the lecher. You could even call him a pervert. Well, it could be said that it’s easier to manipulate that type.
—However, this is a problem…
If it were a man, she could immediately captivate him, but the power of a succubus doesn’t work on women. If only one or two male guards would appear quickly, she could add them to her pawns.
—Damn it. What are they doing? A man, appear quickly.
While she was fretting, Lily folded her arms and muttered to herself.
“Hmm, but if she’s still not waking up, there might be a problem with her head… In times like these…”
Small hands were placed on Liz’s closed eyelids—.
“[Light Emission]!”
“Gyaaa!”
“Eh?”
Suddenly her eyelids were pried open and light was shone into her eyes, causing her to unintentionally scream.
“Oh, did you wake up?”
“Snooze…”
“Eh, are you asleep? Is Lily mistaken? I was trying to look at your pupils…”
The elven girl is peering closely at her face. She had assumed that the other party would be off guard if she pretended to be unconscious, but somehow she was starting to feel like her life was in danger. While desperately pretending to be asleep, Liz screamed in her mind.
—Wh-what kind of examination is this? A man, where’s the man…?!
“…Hmm?”
Zenos suddenly raised his face while on a house call.
“What’s wrong, Doctor?”
An elderly patient lying in bed asked him.
“Oh, no, I thought I heard someone’s scream…”
“Eh, is that so? Doctor, aren’t you tired? I’m sorry, making you come all the way out here.”
“Don’t worry about it, the old man’s strength is also declining. I can’t exactly tell him to walk all the way to the clinic.”
He wonders if something is happening at the clinic. Looking at the setting sun through the window, Zenos began to prepare to return home.
A/N: Man, hurry up…!