Episode 17: Holy Regeneration

 

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You have acquired the 'Holy Regeneration Venus Heal'!

 

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It seems that defeating the area boss has increased my level and allowed me to learn a new healing spell.

 

If I remember correctly, it's an all-attribute healing spell that you can learn at level 10.

 

I can't see a status screen like in the game, but I feel like my stats have gone up quite a bit.

 

Anyway, with this, the area boss has been defeated.

 

This was according to plan, but not everything went as expected.

 

"Rain…!"

 

"Yeah, I'm coming."

 

Sion, who bravely tried to protect everyone, was gravely injured.

 

Blood was pouring from his severed right arm. He might also have severe internal injuries. It's a race against time.

 

"Sion, hang in there!"

 

"The wounds are deep... We need to get him back to town quickly…"

 

When I got back, his two companions were already performing first aid on him.

 

However, the items you can bring to the hunting grounds are limited. At best, they had some healing potions and bandages. With injuries this severe, he won't last until we get back to town even if we keep using expensive healing potions.

 

"Move aside."

 

I pushed his two companions aside and knelt in front of Sion.

 

"What are you doing!? We haven't finished stopping the bleeding!"

 

"Don't interfere!"

 

The two companions, losing their composure, protested.

 

But there's no time to explain calmly now.

 

"That kind of treatment won’t keep him alive until we get back to town. It’s useless."

 

"…What!?"

 

"Hey, you…! You don't know that until we try!"

 

At that moment—

 

"...The newbie is right. Cough… I know my own body best. It won’t last much longer. Even if by some miracle I make it back to town, there's no healer in the world who could heal these injuries…"

 

Sion spoke, coughing up blood.

 

It seems he has internal injuries too. Just staying conscious is a miracle in itself.

 

"No…"

 

"No, no, this can’t be happening!"

 

"Cough…! Leen, Shear. Thank you for everything. Traveling with you guys was fun. Sorry for being such a lousy leader till the end… You can forget about me… though I’d appreciate it if you remembered me sometimes…"

 

Sion forced a smile, enduring the pain.

 

"Sion, you're not lousy! Stop talking like it's the end!"

 

"Yeah! Don't give up…!"

 

Good grief. This would make for a very emotional scene in a movie. In fiction, Sion would die here, and his two companions would cry.

 

But with me here, that’s not going to happen.

 

"I won’t let you die."

 

I used the 'Holy Regeneration' spell I had just learned.

 

A dazzling white light enveloped Sion, and his body rapidly began to regenerate.

 

First, the internal organs that couldn't be seen from the outside were healed, followed by the restoration of the severed blood vessels and nerves. Finally, his lost right arm was regenerated, and all traces of injury disappeared.

 

The key to all-attribute healing magic is 'regeneration.' Single-attribute healing magic can only promote the target's self-healing ability.

 

In contrast, the all-attribute healing magic I used not only promotes self-healing but also regenerates lost body parts simultaneously.

 

This is because with a single attribute, you can only perform a single task. But with two or more attributes, you can assign one to healing promotion and the other to physical regeneration, allowing for multitasking.

 

In principle, single-attribute magic can also be made to multitask by distributing resources, creating a kind of logical attribute threading. However, since it’s just resource distribution, both healing and regeneration end up being half-baked and impractical.

 

Anyway, the healing is complete now.

 

"Th-there's no pain... From that state!? W-what is this…!?"

 

Sion, who had resigned himself to death, seemed bewildered.