The Blind Saint Who Can See - Chapter 68
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#68. Desert Night (3)
Two men jumped out at the sound of a loud, midnight cry.
“Youth!”
“Youth! What’s going on!”
“That’s it, Liliana…!”
My mouth was shut as I tried to explain the situation while holding Liliana’s body.
But, what do you call this?
Oh my god, Mr. Yuushi. My kid took a panacea and collapsed. What the fuck is this? Isn’t this a placebo?
There was no need to explain it, because Liliana looked seriously ill, as if she had been poisoned by some kind of poison, even at first glance.
“Liliana!”
This time, the famous teacher Yuushi Izumi called out Liliana’s name and looked her over.
And to cut to the chase, the elixir Alice gave was a real one. That’s because Liliana woke up about 10 minutes after Izumi’s ‘no problem’ diagnosis.
“… It felt like my whole body was being torn apart and put back together again. I didn’t know it would hurt that much.”
“hmm.”
The original elixir wasn’t like that.
When Izumi used it in the original, it sounded exactly like an average fantasy elixir.
‘Is it the difference between trauma and circuit?’
Liliana’s injuries were beyond natural healing, so it seemed they had to reconstruct her from scratch.
If I had to compare it to something, I would say it’s like a complete transformation like in a martial arts novel.
“How are you feeling?”
“It doesn’t hurt at all.”
I don’t need to confirm, but I asked anyway.
By the way, the ‘Area Heal’ that I’ve been using on Liliana for a while now isn’t working.
It means there are no injuries to treat.
“That’s really great!”
(Light) Fixed manual cannon evolves into a moving automatic cannon! (Axis)
I happily grabbed Liliana’s hand and smiled brightly, but she looked away in embarrassment.
“… Hmm. Ahem.”
Oh my, you’re so cute.
My gaze, infinitely merciful to useful tools, looked at Liliana with pleasure.
“Now all we have to do is cross the desert.”
Let’s see, because in the animation, crossing the desert was a 10-second cut with a few slides.
Will it take three days?
There was a time when I thought that.
Day 2.
To avoid the sweltering sun, I covered my head with the cloth I had bought in advance.
Fortunately, the saint’s priestly attire was loose, breathable, and light, making it perfect for the desert.
‘Air conditioning… … ice cream… … .’
But that doesn’t mean the hot heat will go away.
After living in a holy country with a cool climate all year round for ten years, the desert climate was too harsh.
At night, the temperature dropped and it was bearable. We lit a campfire and burned off the water and food we had stored up.
Day 3.
I drank nearly half of the water I had stored.
It’s to die for.
Day 4.
it’s tough.
Day 5.
It’s hot.
Day 6.
“I’ll only drink one sip a day from now on. And of course, you too, Izumi Polly.”
“What?! Where is that?”
Izumi, who had been resisting fiercely while covered in sweat, became silent when she saw Cedric, the water officer, holding a water jug.
Half a 1L water bottle.
There is roughly 500mL left.
I couldn’t even see where my destination was. I don’t know if I was lost or if the desert was wider than the map showed.
And there is a word that has been used to express this situation well since ancient times.
X is done.
Day 7.
We took turns treating three people suffering from dehydration.
Fortunately, the three of them looked quite relaxed, but the problem was me.
“Youth!”
“Oh, yeah… … It’s okay.”
Oh my. My head is spinning.
It’s to die for.
Day 8.
The three people who received my complete healing could survive without water, so the remaining water was all mine.
“But how can I alone-”
“No, you should drink it. The moment you pass out, everyone else will be wiped out.”
It’s a favor I would normally have declined.
But I was really out of breath so I decided to take it.
Day 9.
I can’t see the road at all.
Day 10.
The water is all gone.
Day 11.
I almost fell off the camel.
Luckily, Cedric caught him, but his mouth and throat were so dry and his head was spinning that it was hard to think.
Dehydration, that’s scary.
Day 12.
Save me
Day 13.
“Oh, oh, oh!”
While Izumi was in despair, she shouted loudly.
“There’s a village! I see a village!”
We ran in a hurry.
It was a mirage.
Day 14.
… … .
Day 15.
“This time it’s a real village!”
No one believes the shepherd boy’s words.
But surprisingly, this time it seems to have been real.
So, after two weeks of adventure, we escaped the desert and entered a human home.
***
Wow wow.
Crunch crunch.
Gulp gulp.
Chaeng chaeng chaeng!
If you ask what this ugly noise is, you’ll say it’s the sound of a group of warriors (not an adventurers) greedily eating after escaping from a shipwreck.
Even Liliana, who usually maintained her dignity as a princess, was losing her mind and eating.
It was worth it.
The food that Cedric originally prepared was only enough for three days.
If they had walked straight across the desert, that would have been enough. It wasn’t because the desert was small, but because two of the party were superhuman, and if it was necessary, they could just abandon the camel and each person would carry the remaining one and run.
There was one thing they overlooked.
The fact is that humans can never walk straight on flat ground without any direction markings.
Fortunately, since it was a desert, we could find our way back by looking at the sun during the day and the stars at night. If we had been in a deep valley where the sun was not visible, we would have been lost for at least a month.
Anyway, after surviving for two weeks with only three days’ worth of food and water, I must be really hungry. Your noble bodies and even the not-so-noble Cedric have joined forces to eat this much.
Justinian, on the other hand, was different.
‘Ah. I’m dying.’
The remaining three, except for their mental hunger and thirst, received treatment from Justinas from time to time.
Justinas, unable to heal himself, lasted for almost five days, barely licking the morning dew.
Even if you don’t normally eat, you can consider it okay to be hungry, but people can’t live without water. Justinas, completely exhausted, drank a spoonful of porridge and a bottle of water before collapsing into bed.
So, three days at an inn near Sugok.
The warrior party, which was the most beggar-like of beggars, began to look somewhat human.
“This guy has become a total human being.”
“You are the one.”
Cedric, who had always been unable to fit in with the crowd, had become quite friendly with Izumi and was willing to take her jokes.
That’s understandable, having been stranded in the desert for a full fortnight and sleeping together in a cramped tent. Unless you’re a bitter enemy, you’ll become close.
It’s a kind of camaraderie.
“That’s right, Cedric. I think you’d better get a wig before you go to the water lily.”
“wig?”
Liliana questioned Justina’s words.
I don’t know the whole story because I didn’t go into Nigel.
Justinas explained simply.
“That’s actually… … .”
“her.”
Liliana sighed after hearing the story.
“I heard that Hyunjae really hates black hair. But I never thought he would treat me worse than a slave.”
“Liliana, I have a question for you.”
Izumi, who was listening to the story, asked.
“You say that when the current emperor ascended the throne three centuries ago, he oppressed the black-haired? Wasn’t that three centuries ago, 300 years ago? How are they still alive today?”
“… … Don’t you study history?”
“Hehehe, isn’t it natural for a normal person to not be interested in history?”
“You’re saying that now.”
Liliana had a look of utter bewilderment. It was quite a sight to see her rolling her eyes and scratching her cheeks.
“The current Doseongji is famous for its strangely long lifespan. Some even question whether the real current emperor has already died and is just pretending to be the same person from generation to generation, but it is best to refrain from mentioning this within the country.”
“Because it’s treason?”
“I guess you know.”
If the citizens of a country question the emperor, it is treason, and if two people, one from the royal family of another country and one from the nobility, do it, it is a threat.
Either way, it was good for my health to be careful with my words.
Meanwhile, while they were talking, Justinas was devising a disguise for Cedric.
“I hope it went well?”
It was dyeing. And it was dyed by Justinas himself!
Cedric, who had been dyed in the brown dye common in hydrangeas, had a much softer impression than before.
“Yeah, that’s good.”
Cedric carefully brushed away the hair that had been touched by Justinas’s hands.
Her skills were so poor, as she was blind, that he would have to start over from the beginning, but he couldn’t help but feel his heart flutter every time his head touched it.
“Just a moment. Tilt your head a little… … .”
Cedric, who was fixing his own hair, immediately bowed his head at her words.
Fall, fall.
The sound of a soft hand running through hair echoes. Cedric stands awkwardly, tense from the occasional softness that brushes his ears.
It was a pleasant torture. Of course, even this was all Justinas’ intention.
After the act of writing “dyeing” and reading “seduction” (and “gaslighting”) ended, the other two faced a completely transformed Cedric.
“Wow! Dye!”
Izumi, who considered this world to be similar to the primitive era, opened her mouth in admiration. Of course, from the perspective of modern Japanese people, the country was closer to the primitive era.
In that respect, even Liliana, a pure-blooded person, couldn’t help but admire it.
“What a novel idea to dye your hair. Do they decorate like that in the Western Continent?”
Justinas opened his mouth, thrilled with admiration.
Wow! You know how to dye your hair!
This is so amazing.
“The pigments of the Western Continent are a bit more advanced, so once you dye it, it doesn’t come off easily. Now, I guess I’ll have to re-pigment it every morning.”
Lee Yuna’s frivolous nonsense was automatically translated and flowed out.
Anyway, all preparations are complete.
“Welcome to the hydrangea.”
Everyone entered the cool water park where no ID checks were done.
and.
“I fell in love with you at first sight. Will you marry me?”
Cedric quietly fiddled with his sword as he watched that rascally bastard attack Justinas.