Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 46



Only Noblemtl

Ghost of the Sea (2)

Although Lilia is usually a cheerful person, she sometimes becomes serious.

Rather than saying she was clueless, it would be more accurate to say she was so innocent that she didn’t know how to lie.

Being good at socializing usually means knowing how to entertain others while hiding one’s true feelings, but Lilia’s straightforward way of speaking, which lacks that, often leaves the listener feeling bewildered.

In situations where she wasn’t smiling like she was now, Lilia was very serious.

“Please step aside! Is it okay if I lay people down for a bit?”

“Yes, yes!”

Since we couldn’t block the middle of the street, we moved the patients to one side. We had to block the entrance to the store for a while, but in this situation, there were no big merchants who would dare stop the priest.

The senses enhanced by the miracle of the rigid body were focused. Without even examining each patient, Lilia was able to immediately detect the person with the weakest pulse and breathing.

“No, you don’t have a knife.”

The miracle of the light that shone in Lilia’s hand created a small dagger. It wasn’t sharpened, but it was enough to serve as a dull sword.

“Oh!”

The miracle of the light used by the bishop is rarely seen by the general public, but the fact that he created a sword out of light is a miracle to anyone. Sounds of admiration and prayers could be heard here and there.

Lilia paid no attention. She approached the most critically ill patient and slashed the area near the wound with her sword. The clothes were torn apart.

The miracle of purification washed away all the dirt and blood stains. The wound was so large that blood began to gush out again.

Pfft!

First, a miracle of vitality poured into the patient. The patient, who was dying from excessive bleeding and exhaustion, was injected with life force and saved his life.

At the same time, Lilia examined the inside of the wound with eagle eyes, not caring whether her hand was soaked with blood or not.

Phew!

Then came the miracle of healing, along with a dazzling flash of platinum. The wound that had been split open to reveal internal organs began to heal from the inside.

If it were a surgical operation on Earth, it would take a long time for the flesh to heal after stitches were placed, but the process is progressing at a visible speed.

As the rank of a priest increases, not only will he be able to use higher level miracles, but existing miracles will also become more powerful.

As a bishop, Lilia was able to provide much more effective healing than she had as a priest.

In the meantime, Galen asked the passersby to leave his horses for a while.

‘I’ve never written it this way before.’

Walk towards Lilia and check your senses.

Water manipulation is a magic that gives the feeling of kneading the surrounding moisture with an ‘invisible hand’, ‘perceived by the unique sensory sphere of water manipulation’.

As the level increases, the range of sensory spheres expands, the number of hands increases, and more detailed movements become possible.

But this by no means meant that he was omnipotent and omniscient when it came to water.

Representative examples include body fluids.

The blood and other liquids inside the body were not captured by the sensory area of ​​the water flow manipulation. It felt like being wrapped in a veil.

Since the awareness itself was not there, I couldn’t even fiddle around with it. It was a little different, but just like the fog of the bottomless pit didn’t let me give orders.

However, it was possible to recognize and control things like sweat and blood flowing out of the body.

Of course, it still cannot interfere with the body, so it does not mean that sweat or blood that has not yet been discharged can be forcibly extracted from the body.

‘Hemostasis is when blood clots and clumps together. You can help or hinder clotting.’

Galen, who arrived at the patients’ side, sat quietly and focused his mind.

Most patients didn’t even have proper bandages, so they were just roughly tied up with cloth or something.

Sssss!

The blood that had been flowing out of the wound flowed back.

But the blood that had pooled together clung to the wound. It wasn’t scabs, but it felt like a lid had been forcibly closed.

It wasn’t an urgent situation like a battle, and it was easy for Galen to treat a dozen or so patients lying still at the same time.

“uh?”

After finishing emergency treatment for the first patient, Lilia was about to see the next patient when she noticed Galen belatedly. She couldn’t help but notice something strange, as the blood wasn’t flowing and was pooling on the wound.

“I’ll try to stop the bleeding for the time being. Don’t be so hasty.”

“thank you!”

Lilia, who had briefly shown a bright smile, quickly returned to her serious expression.

Galen was buying time, and Lilia quickly took care of the critical patients. Since there were many patients, rather than holding on to one patient, she moved on to the next patient once she felt she had overcome the crisis.

In the meantime, several carriages arrived at the scene. The man who had run to the church earlier to ask for help was the first to jump out, followed by a crowd of men and women in white robes.

“This way, this way!”

The people around them gave directions on their own. The priests started walking quickly.

“Brothers! Sisters! Please start by looking at the patients you haven’t seen yet!”

Lilia shouted. Galen thought for a moment and added some light magic.

The water that had gathered in the air changed into an arrow shape that anyone could immediately recognize.

“The arrows are people who have not yet received treatment.”

“Go, thank you!”

It was a simple and effective instruction. The priests who had almost arrived separated on their own without even having to stop walking.

As soon as the priests were brought in, the scene quickly regained stability.

It was even worse because Lilia had already taken care of the patients who were really at risk.

“Primary treatment is complete! Everyone is safe!”

The report said there were no deaths. People cheered.

The middle-aged priest, who seemed to be the oldest, approached Lilia and Galen with a sigh of relief.

“We plan to move the rest of the treatment to the treatment center. We can’t continue treatment on the street until the end.”

“Okay. Are you going to church?”

“you’re right.”

“I’ll go and help you out a little more! I was just about to stop by the church anyway.”

The sea seemed to have already disappeared from his mind. Well, that was the case for Galen too.

The middle-aged priest bowed his head respectfully, his expression moved by Lilia’s words.

“I couldn’t even greet you properly because I was so busy, but you’ve been helping me all the way. Thank you so much, sister.”

“It’s something that should be done. There’s still treatment left, so let’s go quickly!”

“Yes, sir. I appreciate your help, Brother Wizard.”

“Never mind. We came on horseback, so we’ll follow.”

“Yes, I understand.”

After exchanging a quick greeting with the priest, Galen took a step forward. Lilia quickly followed him at a brisk pace.

“Thank you, Father!”

“thank you!”

People shouted together. It didn’t seem like they were just saying things for show. Some people even had tears in their eyes.

Lilia, who had returned to her normal self, smiled at people who just looked at her and felt their hearts soften. A bright and warm energy spread.

The middle-aged man who had been holding the reins of the two men for a moment was clearly the one who had ordered them to do this, but he was so embarrassed that his hands were shaking.

After each of them received a bridle, Galen said:

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Brother Galen too!”

“What have I done?”

“Thank you for stopping the bleeding and guiding others!”

Lilia laughed bashfully.

“Thanks to the time we earned, everyone was able to stay safe!”

“It’s probably thanks to Lady Lilia.”

Galen answered with a smile, then lowered his voice and whispered.

“However, regardless of the successful completion of the treatment, the atmosphere on the streets has been unusual both before and after.”

“Was that so?”

Lilia also lowered her voice.

“I’m sure Lady Lilia hasn’t seen you because she’s busy treating patients, but judging by the reactions of the people, it seems like patients are often brought in. And the atmosphere right now is a bit too joyful.”

“Well, if this kind of thing happened often, the mood in the city would have been gloomy. That would mean there would have been more sad things than happy things. Is it because of the pirates?”

“I guess that’s the only reason why······.”

I’ve never heard anything this bad from Myra.

“Let’s go to the church first. They said they were in charge of eradicating pirates there.”

“yes!”

*

The church at Belpas was as large as the church at Abaca.

It is not called the center of the Eastern Archdiocese for nothing. Belpass was also the largest city in the East.

It wasn’t much different from Nigerte, which was just one of many port cities in the southeast, but that couldn’t be helped because the east was so barren.

After finishing treating the patients at the church’s infirmary, Lilia was immediately guided to the bishop’s office. Of course, Galen was with her.

“I heard the story.”

The Archbishop’s representative, Roald, was a man of similar age to Myra. In contrast to Myra, who had sharp eyes and a somewhat stern impression, his slightly droopy eyes gave him a gentle appearance.

He was already like that, but he had dark circles under his eyes, probably because he was very tired. That made him look even more haggard.

It is unlikely that a high-ranking priest who is blessed with the miracle of vitality would be physically exhausted, so it must be due to mental distress.

“You took care of the wounded on the street? The priests all praised you. They said that the initial response was so good that there wasn’t much to do.”

“Thanks to everyone’s help!”

Lilia answered cheerfully. Roald smiled faintly.

“It’s just as I heard from Myra. Whatever you think, don’t deny that your role was the most important. Thank you. You really helped me a lot.”

Lilia just smiled. Roald took a sip of the steaming tea, took a deep breath, and asked.

“Now, let’s get to that. Priest Lilia, what brings you here?”

“I came to deliver Bishop Myra’s letter before leaving on his pilgrimage!”

“Wow, it’s a pilgrimage.”

Lilia handed Roald the thick envelope she had taken out of her bag earlier.

Originally, I would have submitted a separate report regarding the Devil’s Cradle, but since Lilia was going to Belpass anyway, I entrusted it to her all at once.

“Ugh.”

Roald read the long letter carefully with a serious expression and let out a soft exclamation of admiration.

The Devil’s Cradle appears occasionally, so I guess that’s true, but I was a bit surprised by the part about Moritz making a contract with the devil.

Even more shocking than that was the presence of Lilia and Galen.

“Priest Lilia, excuse me, but could you prove to me the miracle of light?”

“yes!”

The platinum light that bloomed on Lilia’s hand grew long into the shape of a wand.

Roald got up from his seat and touched the staff himself. As he was also a bishop, he could not help but notice the miracle of the light.

“Really. It hasn’t even been a year yet, and you’re eighteen… Hehe.”

It was fortunate that I had heard a lot about Lilia from Myra, otherwise I would have had a hard time believing it even if I saw it with my own eyes.

Roald, who had been laughing blankly for a while, turned to look at Galen.

“And… you are the one who contributed the most when dealing with the devil’s contractor, aren’t you, Duke Galen?”

“I saw it too! Brother Galen is stronger than me!”

“They are truly young heroes.”

“You are too kind.”

“I don’t think that’s an exaggeration. At this point, it wouldn’t be surprising if someone who is jealous of your genius tried to harm you.”

Roald said it without a joke. In fact, Galen also agreed inwardly. If it was known that it was possible to steal someone else’s magic and grow it at an extremely high speed, then it was a problem that we should really be concerned about.

“Anyway, let’s say Priestess Lilia came to deliver this. What business did Lord Galen have? Did they just come together because their paths overlapped?”

“Actually, I heard rumors about this place from Bishop Myra······.”

Galen took Myra’s letter of introduction out of his arms and handed it to her. After reading it through, Roald opened his mouth.

“Both in the letter and in the letter of introduction, it seems that Bishop Myra really liked you.”

“Is that so?”

“You didn’t say a single bad word, and only filled it with good words. From my perspective, I really wish that were the case. The situation must be so dire right now.”

“I was wondering about that too. I saw the city atmosphere earlier and it seemed a lot worse than I had heard.”

“Abaca and Belpas are far away. It is not necessary to deliver personal correspondence with utmost urgency. In short, the situation here that Bishop Myra knew about is a matter of several months ago.”

“So things have gotten worse so quickly in a few months?”

“That’s right. Especially, a while ago······.”

Roald, whose voice trailed off, let out a deep sigh and spoke.

“The combined fleet of Belpass has been annihilated. Contact with the Dawn Archipelago has been completely lost.”

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