I Told You I Won’t Love You Anymore

I Told You I Won't Love You Anymore

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There were only five men in the last tent. There was one person my age, two middle-aged men with unkempt hair, and two others who seemed to be in between.

Jayden snorted impatiently as soon as he saw them.

“Huh. What kind of treatment do they even need? You could just ask them to recover on their own.”

Certainly the pirates were less injured than the villagers. I also felt like the anger that I tried to calm down was coming back up.

“Hey, lady. Even if we are fine, this one’s really on the verge of death.”

Perhaps he noticed that I was a healer based on my blood-stained apron. A middle-aged man interfered.

“What? You ungrateful bastard! How dare you make a fool of us!”

Jayden, who was already uncomfortable, kicked the rude man hard. Since his hands and feet were completely tied to a stake driven deep into the ground, the man could not resist and only groaned.

Of course, I didn’t mean to stop them either, so I quickly scanned their condition with cold eyes.

“I’ll only return the broken and torn parts to their original state, so deal with the rest of your pain on your own. Everything will be all right in time. But that one. I think he could really die.”

As the rude pirate said, a man of my age with a pale face was lying on the innermost side of the tent and was suffering from stab wounds.

I went straight up to him and examined the affected area. The wound, which started from the pit of his stomach, extended to his waist and completely split his upper body diagonally. The first aid was just a bandage, so I felt like I was going to lose my breath at the sight.

“It’ll hurt.”

I knelt beside the man and hurriedly removed the bandage. As soon as I reached out for his hand, he struggled with a tremendous groan.

“Ugh…”

“Hold it.”

Fortunately, both his arms and legs were tied up, so there was no need for strong anesthesia that consumed a lot of mana. However, the wound was so deep that treatment could not be completed at once.

In the end, he was able to breathe only after I barely sutured the affected area by overlapping my mana several times.

“It will take a while for the skin to fully adhere. If you move, it will open again, so stay here and pretend like you’re dead.”

The man, who had his eyes tightly closed throughout the treatment, slowly lifted his eyelids. His clear light brown eyes turned to me.

“……I live thanks to you. Thank you very much.”

The man greeted me calmly as if the pain had subsided.

“Be quiet. If you talk, you’ll recover slowly.”

“You’re my lifesaver, and I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Derek.”

I got up from my seat and shook my head. If he ignores my warning not to speak, then it no longer matters to me if he gets hurt.

I turned to treat another pirate next to the man, and this time I heard a more absurd narrative than the self-introduction behind my back.

“Hey, even if you laugh, I have nothing more to say…… I fell in love with you at first sight.”

What the hell did I just hear?

I crumpled my face and looked back at the man. He grinned brightly. His limbs are tied and his upper body is clearly exposed, and he is dressed in dirty clothes, looking like a beggar.

The man did not seem to understand his current position. I thought he didn’t deserve a reply, so when I shot him with a pathetic look, I heard a giggle around me. In an instant my displeasure spread. Pirates are uneducated, so is that why they are so rude?

“Jayden.”

Immediately aware of my intentions, Jayden warned the pirates in a menacing voice.

“From now on, I will cut off the ones who spill anything other than breathing out of their mouths. These are not just empty words, so engrave them into your minds properly.”

The tent quickly became quiet. I hurriedly treated the remaining people in an uncomfortable mood and quickly left the place.

“You’ve had a hard time dealing with scum like that.”

Jayden consoled me with anger. Still, I smiled slightly because I thought that he was the only one on my side in the world.

“Thank you. Let’s go and get some rest.”

“Yes, I’ll take you to your bedroom.”

“Yes.”

In the past, he must have been very devastated by my death. I don’t know about Leopold, but at least for him……. I’m leaving soon, leaving him who’s so generous.

Still, we are not separated forever like before, so as long as both of us are alive, we will see each other again someday.

I held my increasingly regretful feelings and put it deep in my heart, and began to plan to leave the village quietly.

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I wrote a diary until morning came, fell asleep, and when I woke up the sun was already in the middle of the sky.

I simply filled my hunger with the fruits prepared in advance on the table, and headed outside again to check the condition of the patients.

“Are you up? You should rest more.”

Maybe because I slept in, Jayden was standing guard in front of the accommodation.

“Did you ever take a break?”

“You shouldn’t underestimate the strength of a knight.”

I could hear a loud noise behind his cheerful smile. Everyone was still recovering, but I was suddenly scared. Even though I knew that nothing could go wrong, I was anxious because it hasn’t been long since I treated the people.

“But why is it so noisy? Did something happen?”

“It’s just that they’re excited because everyone’s getting better.”

Jayden grinned and tilted his head towards the entrance.

“It’s the healer!”

“The healer!”

Before I could even put my foot inside, there were emotional voices everywhere.

“Thank you!”

“Thanks to you, I survived!”

Those who could walk ran to me and bent over, and those who were lying down waved their arms as hard as they could or screamed loudly.

Their gratitude overwhelmed me in an instant. Beyond simple pride, my heart was indescribably overwhelmed. Immediately after my regression, I felt more alive than when I felt my flow of mana.

However, there was no time to be moved by their sentiments. I was alert to the sight of the patients staggering and moving.

“Everyone. You may seem fine, but don’t move yet. For at least two days, you must lie still and wait for your recovery. Make sure to eat your meals, too.”

The quick-witted knights calmed the people down. But they wouldn’t stop talking.

“I think I’m all better because the pain is gone!”

“That’s right. Besides, I…… my arms…… I thought I couldn’t use it again.….”

When someone opened their mouth as if they were choked up, they began to whimper here and there as if they had been waiting.

“If you cry, your energy will be weakened, so stop it. Come on.”

The moment I saw them wiping away tears, I was embarrassed and warned them, but it seemed pointless. All I could do was check on the patients one more time. Fortunately, the treatment went well overall, so I was able to relax a little.

The treatment of these combat injuries was easy. Based on the anatomy I studied throughout the academy, all I had to do was use magic like thread and needles to connect the wound. I also had to make artificial organs to fill in the gaps.

What is more difficult than that is treating diseases that do not have trauma such as colds. These diseases could also be treated by injecting mana to maximize the patient’s physical ability to increase immunity.

The biggest problem was a disease with no known cause, like my mother-in-law’s legs. Since the injury was neither visible nor caused by an infectious disease, immunotherapy alone had limitations, so it was very difficult to treat.

If I leave Pozetta, it would be helpful to purposely look for sick people and do more research. Besides my mother-in-law’s legs, it’s something I dreamed of all the time as a student.

My resolution was renewed. The value of my existence is confirmed by my ability, so I could move forward solely according to my decision, not others. I was no longer to be blinded by emotions that would one day be worn out.

When I finished checking the last patient, Jayden, who was following me, asked secretly.

“Will you look at the pirates?”

After thinking for a while, I decided to refuse. I didn’t want to step back into that unpleasant place.

“No. Just go check it out. I’ve done all the needed steps, so there won’t be a big problem. I’ll be scolded if Master finds out, but Master is not here.”

“Okay, I’ll keep it a secret. You must be tired, so please take a break. I’ll pick you up when dinner is ready.”

Jayden smiled brightly like a mischievous boy and moved away. He was often considerate of the time I spent contemplating. I wish I could keep seeing that smile.

I slowly turned my gaze to the sea, soothing my disappointment. Before I knew it, the sun was sinking below the horizon and coloring the sky red.

Perhaps because it was in the west, the sunset was especially beautiful. I had seen the sea before, but my memory was vague because it was a gloomy time. I think I came all the way out of frustration. I don’t have to think of emotions that I do not like.

I walked to the beach trying to empty my head. I carefully stepped down the stepping stones and walked slowly along the wide beach. The sound of sand grains in the square was pleasant, and the sea breeze passing through my cheeks was warm.

And the smell of the fresh forest that I always loved…….

There is no forest around here.

He couldn’t have come here.

I was about to turn my head to see where it was coming from. Someone grabbed me from behind. At the same time, a damp cloth covered my nose and mouth. In an instant, my field of vision darkened and Leopold’s smell completely disappeared.