The Strongest in the World Doesn’t Want To Do Anything

45 – Droplets of the Divine

Wolfgang, having received the gun back from the innkeeper, still adorned with Ghost and the thief girl, exited the restaurant and headed towards the entrance.

Wolfgang, who easily escaped the city, began walking towards his hiding place.

After walking for about two hours, he began to feel his strength gradually waning.

Especially the shoulder carrying Ghost and the arm holding the thief girl were reaching their limits.

“Why won’t these guys wake up?”

Wolfgang, arriving in a secluded forest, gently laid down the living luggage created by the summoning spell and the biologically troublesome living luggage for a moment to catch his breath.

Worried that something might be wrong with both of them, Wolfgang examined their conditions more closely, although he didn’t have medical knowledge, his extensive combat experience allowed him to easily distinguish between life and death.

First, Ghost, being vulnerable to holy attacks, was likely to have suffered fatal damage from Haganess’s attacks. Even if he was conscious now, Wolfgang didn’t know what reaction he might show as time passed, so he decided to use every method he knew to check Ghost’s condition.

“Alright, here goes, Ghost!”

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Wolfgang’s fist soared high into the sky, then with incredible speed, it flew towards Ghost’s face. The sharp end of the fist cut through the air, producing a sound reminiscent of an arrow.

“Ghost! Please! Snap out of it! If you keep going like this…”

Did Wolfgang’s earnest plea reach him? Ghost, who showed no signs of waking up at all, skillfully avoided the meteor-like fist heading towards him, emitting a terrifying sound, with a spout of blue flames.

Wolfgang cheered, spreading his arms.

“I saved him! Ghost!”

“Hehehehe.”

Ghost, seemingly happy too, responded with laughter-like chuckles.

“Well then.”

Proud of his successful medical technique, Wolfgang proceeded to check the next patient. Whether her condition had worsened or not, the thief girl’s body was drenched in cold sweat. Wolfgang was genuinely concerned.

“Sigh… It really seems like something’s wrong. If it’s some infectious disease, it could be a big problem.”

Wolfgang thought it would be difficult to use the same treatment method he used on Ghost for Laelly. So, Wolfgang decided to open his fist and use the edge of his hand.

And once again, Wolfgang’s medical technique shone brightly.

As he lifted his arm to start the treatment, miraculously, Laelly’s eyes flashed open.

Impressed by his own talent, Wolfgang stared into Laelly’s eyes. The size of her pupils seemed normal. Although consciousness seemed to have returned, for some reason, she turned into stone, unmoving and unresponsive.

“Oh, this is unfortunate. Seems the shock was too much. It’s a pity she has become a plant-human. I have no choice but to leave her here. Hopefully, the spirits of the forest will protect her…”

Wolfang, as if in pity, laid Raeli’s body on the ground and got up, intending to leave with Ghost.

“Uh, uh!? Where am I?? Who am I?”

Miraculously, Raeli regained consciousness before Wolfang could even take a step, looking around in confusion and babbling incoherently. Wolfang raised an eyebrow at Raeli’s bewildered expression.

“Oh, right. Are you finally coming to your senses?”

“…Ah…hahaha. Yes, yes… You are the one who saved me. I don’t know how to express my gratitude…”

“Should I bang your head?”

Without hesitation, Raeli immediately bowed down and banged her head on the spot. Ghost let out a short whimper, as if finding the sight amusing.

“You should bang your head too.”

In this way, with Ghost and Raeli, they began to repent in front of Wolfang, with their heads still bowed, for their wrongdoings.

“I…I’m sorry for stealing from your pocket without thinking. Even though it would have been cool to play around by snatching my neck right there, you saved me and even carried my useless body, which couldn’t move due to being unconscious, in your arms to a safe place. I apologize for pretending to be unconscious until the end, without realizing it. I’m sorry.”

It was a very quick and precise apology. It was one of Raeli’s skills, as she had often sought forgiveness before.

On the other hand, Ghost, who couldn’t speak, expressed her apology to Wolfang in her own way by banging her head deep into the ground.

“Alright. I get it. Everyone should stop now and get up. Ghost, let’s get ready to go home. You, I know you can run without resting today.”

“Phuiiiing.”

“What’s with the ‘phuiiiing’? If you were really alive, we would’ve had a full-course meal instead of going back today.”

“Um, by any chance…”

“Yeah. You can go back on your own from now on. I was grateful for what you did, and I think I’ve returned the favor, so let’s part ways here.”

Raeli’s stomach dropped at Wolfang’s firm attitude. She had barely escaped from that hellish place, and now she had to go back with nothing. Even if it meant becoming a slave, she couldn’t do that.

Moreover, the man standing in front of her was Wolfang.

The one who inherited the power of the gods.

For Raeli, just being in contact with such a giant was equivalent to using up all her luck in life.

“This is an opportunity…”

Raeli kneeled down, prostrating herself in the most humble position she could think of, and started pleading to Wolfang.

“Oh dear!!! Wolfang-nim! Please take this foolish woman in!! I will do whatever you ask!! Cooking, cleaning, and laundry are obvious, and if you want a massage filled with care, I’ll do it every day!!!”

“No, I don’t need that. I prefer being alone.”

He spoke as if he truly didn’t need it. Sensing the crisis, Raeli desperately appealed her presence.

“Oh, please!!! Then I’ll quietly live as if I’m living alone!! I can use some magic, you know? Magic that instantly teleports to wherever you want to go. I’m an extremely exceptional servant who knows simple cooling magic. So please! Just let me serve you for just one year. After that, you can ask me to leave…”

“Wait, what did you say?”

“Yes? Ah, please let me serve you for just one year. If that’s too inconvenient, then 9 months… no, 8 months…”

“No, I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about the cooling magic you mentioned earlier.”

“Yes… I know how to use it easily.”

Wolfgang took out a small bottle from his pocket and handed it to Raelli.

“What is this?”

“Try it. Cooling magic.”

Raelli clutched the bottle in her hand and, for some reason, intuitively felt that she had to somehow freeze this water.

In truth, her level of cooling magic was not enough to freeze liquids, so she had to find a way to succeed no matter what.

Raelli closed her eyes and focused all her attention on the palm of her hand, which held the bottle.

It was the highest level of concentration that she had shown since she lost her hair.

The chilly coldness rising from the bottle gradually made its way to her palm through her elbow.

“Great!”

If she could just maintain this state, she seemed to be able to freeze the water in the bottle without any problems.

“Good! But why do I need this ability?”

Raelli couldn’t wait any longer and started to get lost in her thoughts. She felt the coldness in her palm gradually weakening.

“Oh no!”

Trying to regain her scattered focus and revive the coldness, she couldn’t easily bring back her shattered concentration.

“Stop.”

At Wolfgang’s command to stop, Raelli lowered her head.

Silently, when Wolfgang reached out his hand, Raelli, who had half given up, weakly handed him the barely cooled bottle.

After receiving the bottle, Wolfgang opened the lid without any change in his expression and drank the water.

Having quenched his thirst enough, Wolfgang put the empty bottle back in his pocket and got on the ghost leading to the summit.

“Ha… Is this it then.”

Raelli let out a deep sigh and began preparing herself to become disheartened once again.

“Follow.”

“Yes… Yes?”

Startled by Wolfgang’s unexpected offer to travel together, Raelli almost let out a scream.

“Yes!”

Before Wolfgang could change his mind, Raelli quickly got on the back of the ghost.

That was how everyone, including Raelli, was together in Wolfgang’s hideout, enjoying honey beers.

“Wow! It’s really cool, just the right temperature for the beer to taste delicious! You truly are the best magician I’ve ever seen.”

“Hehehe.”

Raeli’s ability seemed like a gift from the gods to Wolfgang, who couldn’t bring himself to drink the copious amount of honey beer he had purchased from the wandering peddler he coincidentally encountered in the forest.

“Ah, it’s so delicious.”

While Wolfgang, with a criminal record, couldn’t fully trust Raeli, he decided to keep her around for a while, seeing many immediate benefits.

A peaceful rest in his own space, undisturbed by anyone. It was a part of the life Wolfgang had always yearned for.

Haganess, Rosalia, Tendrial…

The names of the betrayers were not easily erased from his memory, but Wolfgang found his moments of relaxation too precious to be consumed by thoughts of revenge and anger.

“I wonder how they’re all doing. Probably living in their own worlds? I hope they’ve gone to hell.”

Joyfully intoxicated by the sweet taste of alcohol after a long time, Wolfgang endured, resisting the urge to fall asleep until Raeli had drifted off first, then tied her up with a rope before finally succumbing to slumber.