The Doctor Cured the Villainess and Ran Away

43 – 43. The Two of Them (1)

―Kaaah!!

The fallen dragon writhes disgustingly after losing its wing.

Due to its massive size, dust and sand are kicked up, creating a storm.

Thanks to the mask, Asella’s mouth doesn’t get covered in dirt.

Wow, I never imagined I could cut off Wilhelm’s wing in just one strike.

Asella’s teleportation magic had a range smaller than the dragon’s body, so only a part was transported, resulting in a severing phenomenon.

Just imagining getting hit by that gives me chills.

“Haah, hoo.”

Asella breathes heavily. It seems that the mana usage was larger than expected.

Through the forced use of potions, she had replenished her mana, but it won’t be enough. “What can we do? The other palace wizards have taken their chances and left to protect the emperor, which means that Asella is the only wizard left to fight here.” She couldn’t simply leave other bad endings to their inevitable occurrence. Tackling the dragon was her best option: “Sealing it away is my only option.”

“Asella aimed her wand at the dragon. In that moment, the dragon lifted its head and let out a deafening roar that caused Asella to wrinkle her face and collapse. ‘Ow.’”

Her companion grabbed her shoulder to support her just as the dragon became more aggressive.

“If I were suddenly called to a battlefield, I would also be very angry. But the Middle Realm is incredibly far away; to recall myself here from there is impossible.” Asella’s summon, Hazellming, had been caught beforehand and placed in the tent.

“Did dragons live in this area originally?” They could have had a nest somewhere in the mountain range.

“Perhaps because of this event, they will be scouted by the Demon King’s army.” Asella looked over her Bad Ending List.

[No. 019: Dragon’s Curse 44%]

If she defeats this dragon, the ending where they lose to Wilhelm will also be removed. Killing two birds with one stone.

“Focus, Princess,” her companion urged.

“I will,” Asella responded, recomposing her magic circle and deciding on the next step. Knowing that she can use recall as an attack magic, she continued: “I’ll end this now.”

Asella aimed her wand at the dragon’s head, determined to move it and cut off its air supply.

“Recall.”

As the incantation was completed, a wave of magic was released.

-Kurung!

The dragon quickly rolled its feet.

In an unbelievably fast moment, it jumped up and rushed towards us with a huge body.

“Ugh!”

-Hwaack!

Asella’s magic hit the target.

However, He barely grazed the ribs instead of hitting his head.

He only caused damage to the extent that part of its abdomen was torn.

-Kaaa!!

The dragon roared more furiously and charged forward without stopping in anger.

Without wings, it turned into a truly gigantic lizard. Its sharp claws tore up the ground and its large mouth opened wide.

“Oh no.”

It looked like we were going to be eaten alive. It was quite difficult to deal with this guy, who was also agile and speedy.

I quickly reacted, took a reinforced strength injection from my coat pocket, and held it vertically against my chest while pressing the button at the end.

Just before the dragon attacked us, I hugged Asella and jumped to avoid its teeth.

-Kwaaang!!

The ground where the dragon had just landed collapsed and disappeared.

“Las?!”

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

“Uh, no…”

The dragon immediately turns its head to us without any sign of stopping yet.

Black energy emerges from its jaws.

“I’m going to shoot a breath. If you get hit, you’ll burn under a curse.”

It’s not magic but an attack that explodes evil mana indiscriminately.

It is not easy to avoid because it is accurate and fast.

I thought I could jump one more time and hugged Asella by her waist.

“Haaap!!”

-Chaeng!

A sturdy bastard sword pierced the dragon’s mouth, which was shrouded in black energy.

The Sarueng Dragon, who could stop a sword with its teeth, closed its mouth.

The knight, the owner of the sword, leaped through the air, waving his red cape.

It was Tanya.

“Teacher! Princess, please leave your seat!”

Tanya exploded with energy, pushing the dragon away in a fierce battle.

The dragon was momentarily stunned, not expecting to be pushed back by a human’s strength.

“Your Highness, it’s our chance.”

“Yes.”

We understood each other.

Neither of us had any intention of running away.

Of course, I couldn’t retreat.

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I couldn’t turn my back on Asella and show her my weakness until I settled the score.

“Princess?!”

Tanya was taken aback as she watched Asella casting her third spell.

Although Asella sweated profusely, she let out an evil laugh.

“Oh, facing a dragon as an opponent.”

Golden mana exploded from her magic circle.

“It will be the best magic demonstration, don’t you think?”

– Paaang!!

Asella’s recall spell was cast.

The rotating magic circle shone with a more dazzling golden light than ever before.

The target was precisely fixed on the dragon’s head, chosen by Tanya.

Glittering particles poured out from the dragon’s neck, and in the next moment…

– Kuuung!

In front of us, the large dragon’s head detached from its body while sticking out its tongue, falling from the sky.

With a clang, Tanya’s sword also fell to the ground.

The enormous body of the headless dragon lost its balance and collapsed with a loud crash!

“Haa, haa.”

Asella took heavy breaths.

Exhausted from using consecutive difficult magic, she felt like she could collapse at any moment.

“You’ve worked hard.”

“…I won.”

“Yes. The princess won.”

Asella weakly smiled as she looked at the dragon’s head lying on the ground.

It’s not exactly fun to see sticky blood flowing like that. A bit grotesque.

Well, confirming the greatness of her own magic must be thrilling.

“Her Highness the princess has defeated the dragon!”

“It was an incredible magic…!”

“Is this the power of the Moonlight Palace!”

The royal knights, who had been preparing to charge with their spears from afar, were bewildered by the situation that had been resolved in an instant.

They gazed at Asella with awe.

Most of them probably didn’t realize the danger of the recall in this situation.

To them, Asella must have only appeared to show off her genius-level magic and single-handedly repel the invasion of external enemies.

“Princess Asella!”

“We are grateful!”

The knights cheered and applauded.

Even if she hadn’t earned points from the emperor, Asella left a strong impression on many members of the royal family at this martial arts competition.

Asella, too, seemed to be pleased with their response as she slowly looked around.

“Your Highness.”

“Yes?”

“Do you dislike the royal family?”

In response to my question, Asella oddly replied with another question.

“Gonja, do you plan to stay within the royal family’s medical center?”

Of course, I don’t plan to stay there. I originally intended to run a private medical practice, and being a resident physician in the medical center is just a passing phase.

“But I’ll stay there until retirement.”

That’s what I replied.

“…I see.”

Falling into a reverie, Asella received the cheers bestowed upon her with her whole body.

– The bad ending has been removed.

No. 019: Curse of the Serpent 44% → 0%

– The occurrence probabilities have changed.

No. 012: Empire’s downfall 92% → 30%

No. 005: Victory of the Demon Army 73% → 58%

No. 101: Magic Explosion 71% → 4%

…

– ■■■ ■, ■■ ■■ from 2% → 11%

-The probability of many bad endings has decreased considerably by subjugating the Serpent, a mid-level officer in the Demon Army.

The ending where we are defeated by the Serpent has been removed, and the probabilities of the normal ending and the good ending have also greatly increased.

The destruction of the empire has not been removed yet.

“I finally breathed a sigh of relief.”

Still, I am satisfied because it feels like we are going in the right direction.

The Moonlight Archers sprint towards us in a hurry. Even though everyone hurried, it seems Tanya was too fast.

“Well then, shall we go back? Since it was a fierce battle, please take a rest first, and I will thoroughly examine the princess’s health condition.”

“Yeah, let’s do that.”

Ashella seems more composed than usual, as if she has used up all her strength.

Not bad. Should I trick her into using up her mana as much as usual?

“…Um, Gongja?”

“Yes.”

Ashella calls out to me and I turn to her.

“Will you examine me while I rest? Then, during that time, can we talk about what I want to…?”

Her words didn’t reach my ears.

It was because the black energy enveloping Ashella came into view first.

The source was the severed head of the Serpent.

“A curse!”

The Serpent, who left a curse even after death. I immediately rushed towards Ashella, my heart pounding.

“Gongja?”

“Your Highness, get down.”

Asella quickly reacted to my words. She immediately drew a circle to counter the curse and tried to unleash a defensive spell.

“Urgh.”

However, with a short moan, Asella’s circle lost its power and dissipated into thin air.

Her mana had run out.

I wrapped my arms around Asella’s shoulders, just as she tried to push me away.

―aaah!!

A dark energy exploded and engulfed us, and a violent trembling surged from within, just like when we passed through the teleportation gate.

Everything before my eyes turned pitch black.

***

“Urgh.”

Asella slowly got up.

The smell of earth and grass permeated deeply into my nose.

A few small bugs were crawling on her arm, covered in the mud. It was unpleasant.

“Where is this?”

I looked around.

It was a perfect wilderness. We were thrown into the middle of nature.

It seemed like a mountainous area. The sunlight barely shone through the dense leaves of tall trees.

“What the….”

I stood up from my seat.

My splendid ceremonial robe was covered in mud, making a mess of it.

Thankfully, the staff in my hands was still intact.

“Where is this place.”

There was no doubt that the curse of the dragon was activated.

Then, what kind of curse was it?

It was not an illusion. Curses of the illusion system should be broken immediately when the caster dies.

“It must be a reflection.”

A reversal.

There was no doubt that the dragon had used a curse that reflected its own magic in its final moment.

Recall had affected Asella and brought us to the spot where the dragon was summoned.

It seemed to be near the dragon’s nest.

“Wait.”

She searches her memory.

She hadn’t come alone.

He was also there when she was affected by the curse.

“Ras.”

Ashella anxiously looked around due to a sudden sense of unease.

To make the master worry, he seemed like a disqualified doctor.

No, I’m not worried.

She was only looking for him because his presence would increase the survival rate in this unpredictable situation.

Although it contradicted her wish for him to stay safely at the stadium, Ashella justified herself and wandered aimlessly through the treacherous terrain.

At the end.

“Ras!”

Ashella discovered a young white-haired boy lying haphazardly among the pile of leaves.

“Ras, Ras?”

She vigorously shook his shoulders, but there was no response.

When she turned his body over, it seemed as if he had fallen into a deep sleep, closing his eyes with a peaceful expression.

She calmed her pounding chest and regulated her breathing in an effort to soothe herself.

“He’s still alive.”

Her fluttering heart indicated signs of breathing.

Ashella bit her lower lip.

“Phew.”

With mana depleted now, if she stayed quietly in this foreign land, she would simply lose her life without a sound.

Ashella gathered every last bit of strength and tended to Ras before taking a step forward.