01x04 - I PUNISHED THEM

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He went flying so easily.

A far cry from the holy maiden.

Are the powerless otherworlders

really this weak?

He always acts so c*ck.

He's just a scoundrel who dares

to harbor feelings for Her Holiness!

Oh

I forgot to give this to Seichiro.

He's so capable.

Perhaps we should even give him

the authority to act independently.

Seichiro!

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EPISODE 4: I PUNISHED THEM

Hey, Aresh.

What kind of person are you interested in?

What kind of person is he?

He has no resistance to magicules

yet still insists on overworking

his exhausted body.

He's also a picky eater

and keeps trying to sneak in tonics

if I don't keep an eye on him.

Now that I think about it,

he's so troublesome and infuriating.

But

Someone I just can't leave alone.

How bittersweet!

I see. Someone you just can't leave alone.

New feelings are confusing him.

Surely we can call this his first love!

Commander Indolark!

The royal medical bureau? What is it?

What do you mean?

Like I said, someone in particular

is responsible for all of Kondu's care.

I can't heal him.

You're the director of the medical bureau,

the best doctor and healer

this kingdom has.

Why can't you heal him?

Technically, it's not that I can't

heal him, but that I shouldn't.

No, well

I've already sent for someone

suitable to treat him.

Kondu's peculiar constitution is connected

to his relationship with Aresh.

I don't want to blurt that out by accident

and see my head separated from my body!

I've heard there are those who dislike

him because he's from another world,

yet not the holy maiden

Huh?!

That's how you're interpreting this?!

If I don't treat him, I'll earn

the ire of the prime minister

who holds peerless political

power in our kingdom!

If I do treat him, I'll piss off

the highest-ranking and most

powerful man in the kingdom's military!

All I can do now is buy time!

If you absolutely refuse to treat him,

I will arrange for another healer.

Th-That

That'd be a huge problem! Absolutely not!

Aresh!

Commander Indolark?

I'll begin treatment. Please leave.

I'm terribly sorry, Your Excellency.

It's just that Aresh is responsible

for all of Kondu's care

Even so, why must we leave

for him to be treated?

I-It will take some time

I'm sure Your Excellency is quite busy,

so there's no need to wait here.

Aresh, is half an hour enough?

Make it an hour.

Got it.

Thank goodness Aresh got here in time!

With his constitution, Kondu would

have immediately gotten magic-sick

if I'd used the amount of magic

necessary to treat such serious wounds.

It could have even been fatal.

The thought of a healer who doesn't

know his constitution treating him

sends shivers down my spine.

Then there's acclimating

him to magical energy

I should just leave Kondu to Aresh,

who knows his constitution well,

and focus on how to get

through this situation.

I see. You're staying until

the treatment is over?

It hurts In fact, it's agonizing

He went flying so easily.

He always acts so c*ck.

He's just a scoundrel who dares

to harbor feelings for Her Holiness!

Those voices

I see. So it was them.

Then they must not be planning to k*ll me.

I just need to wait it out

I hope you've learned your lesson.

Know your place!

This is bad I can't move

If they leave me like this, I might die

So warm

I recognize this feeling.

Commander Indolark

How do you feel?

Much better.

Your injuries are still severe.

That's why I'm going to familiarize

my magical energy during the treatment

so it isn't interrupted

by magic-sickness.

It's going to take some time.

Okay. Sorry for always troubling you.

Does it hurt anywhere?

No, I'm fine.

I see.

His voice is hoarse.

You saved me.

Yeah.

This is the palace infirmary.

Someone must have carried me here.

I was lucky. I'll have to

thank whoever it was

They're broken.

I know. But it's better than

not wearing them at all.

Shall I clean your clothes with magic?

No, this is fine.

Yes, this is perfect.

My memory is hazy from when those th*gs

beat me until my treatment was over,

but I'll never forget their voices.

Two were men from the third royal order

who kept complaining about expenses.

The other was the second order knight

who harassed me at lunch.

Um, Aresh?

Time's almost up. Are you done?

Kondu!

Ah, you're finally finished.

That took a long time.

Ciro-san and Prime Minister Karvada?

What brings you here?

His Excellency was the one

who brought you here, Kondu.

I'm very sorry for the trouble.

No matter. I'm just glad you're safe.

Wait, hang on.

The prime minister

was the first to find me,

and the commander of the

third royal order treated me himself.

Isn't this an incredibly lucky

and convenient turn of events?

Kondu.

What happened? Tell us in detail.

Harvey. Matthew.

The commander is calling

for you. Come with me.

Sir.

These two like to storm into the royal

accounting department over expenses.

I wonder if they've filed

a complaint about it.

Before, Aresh would have totally

ignored something like that

Aresh, I've brought them.

Enter.

What happened, Aresh?

Harvey Morales. Matthew Nieves.

Where were you during

the water hour yesterday?

Sir! We were both organizing the

storerooms before afternoon training

to check on our equipment

for the expedition.

The storerooms on the

second floor of the east wing?

Yes.

I see.

Then this scrap of cloth most certainly

belongs to one of you, does it not?

Y-Yes! I believe it must have caught

on something during our inspection.

I see.

By the way, yesterday, a high-ranking

civil official was assaulted.

Multiple people punched and kicked him.

Huh?

Said official was found unconscious in

a second-floor storeroom of the east wing.

He had countless bruises.

His ribs and arm were fractured.

Might this high-ranking civil official

be the holy maiden's tagalong?

That's right. Do you know something?

No, we just happened to pass each other

when we were leaving the storerooms.

I see. So something happened after that

"The holy maiden's tagalong."

That's Assistant Director

Seichiro Kondu of accounting.

He was an unbidden plus one

on the holy maiden's summoning.

Not only does he have no powers,

he also has no resistance to magicules.

He can barely eat or drink anything.

Yet even so, various departments

are wailing that he's

interfering with the palace accounts,

cutting their budgets.

There are rumors that Aresh, who usually

shows little interest in others,

has started having lunch with

Kondu and manages his meals.

The victim says that he tore off a piece

of one perpetrator's clothing with

a nail that he found on the ground.

What?!

I knew it

Why would they do something so stupid?

That look in Aresh's eyes

That means he's seriously pissed off!

We're innocent!

Would you really take a nobody

like him at his word, Commander?!

That's right!

He was unconscious, wasn't he?

Shouldn't we think whoever discovered him

is using him to frame

the third royal order?!

Excuse me.

Y-Your Excellency?!

It was Prime Minister Karvada who found

Kondu and carried him to the infirmary.

I could hear your voices

from the other side of the door.

So? What did you want to say

about whoever discovered him?

This is the second time we've met.

Huh?

Do you remember our encounter in front

of the accounting department?

Seichiro was in terrible shape.

He would have died if left alone.

No way It wasn't that bad.

Oh? You didn't know?

Since he has no resistance to magicules,

he can't consume normal medicines

or receive holy magic.

That's why he needed special treatment.

Your superior took care

of that personally.

We've already obtained

evidence from your peers

that you frequently pressured

Kondu regarding expenses.

How could you two do such a thing?!

Y-You're wrong, Vice Commander!

We were incited

What?

Excuse me.

Commander Makovska

of the second royal order!

I've brought him.

The holy maiden's bodyguard?

Yeah! It was him!

He's the one who asked for our help

teaching the holy maiden's

tagalong his place!

You b*stards!

I don't care about your

internal conflicts.

You will all be punished.

A one-week suspension,

a restraining order preventing

contact with the victim,

a year's salary reduction,

and monetary compensation

Is such light punishment

really sufficient?

Yes.

Shouldn't they be stripped

of their knightly titles?

No, knights are rare enough as it is.

We can't afford to lose any

from the second order,

which protects important people,

or from the third order,

with their resistance to magicules,

ahead of exploring the demon forest.

Regardless, this is too

short of a suspension.

It's almost too long.

The suspension only serves to let

everyone know that they've caused trouble.

I'd rather have them working more.

Cutting their high salaries as knights

is good for the national treasury.

Then there's compensation for damages.

Including the medical expenses,

I'll be sure to collect

all 400,000 rula from the three of them.

400,000 RULA - 10,000,000 YEN

Even so, why settle things with money?

Wouldn't a punishment that hurts

their pride or dignity be better?

The only value I see

in them is their money.

More importantly

Thanks to this, the kingdom

has issued a statement

declaring that I am

a protected individual,

and now the second and third

royal orders owe me a favor.

Also, the holy maiden's demon forest

expedition getting moved up

will greatly reduce our expenses.

Take a look, Prime Minister Karvada.

I finished calculating the costs

of the expedition yesterday.

Let me see, Seichiro!

Hold on, Kondu.

You suffered serious injuries yesterday

and used up much of your

strength in treatment.

I've told you many times that

you need to rest properly.

Oh, crap.

What's wrong with you?!

You didn't listen to a single thing I said

and worked on documents all night?!

It wasn't all night. I did get some sleep.

Some sleep?

Er, no. I got plenty of sleep.

Don't lie to me!

Aresh never talks this much!

You're always like this!

You never look out for your health!

I apologize on behalf of my subordinates.

Please, that's already been addressed.

Moreover, you were the one who

healed my injuries, Commander Indolark.

So please raise your head.

No, I failed to supervise them properly.

Well, that's true

For starters, I didn't

expect much from you

as far as managing your

subordinates is concerned.

Now that they've promised to abide by the

rules set by the accounting department,

I think things worked out for the best.

More importantly, I should be

the one apologizing to you.

You? Apologize to me?

About my treatment.

I know you refused payment before,

but please allow me to repay you

for the magic treatment part, at least.

No. I mean

This was because of a

failing of my subordinates.

The undeniable fact remains

that you saved my life.

Not just once, but twice.

In addition, you've even offered

to cast a barrier spell on me.

I only have a general idea

of the going rates for magic,

but if you won't at least accept the

compensation I'm receiving this time,

then there was no point in extorting it.

Extorting it? Is that the reason you

It's true that recovery spells

are normally expensive.

Especially ones to treat life-threatening

injuries and illnesses like Kondu's.

More than half the treatment I've

provided thus far was voluntary.

And yet

If this makes him feel better

I understand. I'll accept the money.

I'll cast the barrier spell you mentioned

at the inn after this, as we planned.

Is that all right?

Yes, if you'd be so kind.

As I said, this barrier spell protects

the body from magical energy and magicules

like a protective suit.

If we add additional effects, it could

even protect you from physical contact—

in other words, repel violent attacks.

That's incredibly convenient.

That's what makes it so much

more complicated to cast.

Few can do it while

casting recovery magic.

The main issue is the sheer

amount of magical energy.

Using so much of it on you will directly

increase the effects your magic-sickness.

So, instead of casting it all at once,

it's better to gradually layer it

over you like a protective film.

I don't really understand the logic,

but I'm guessing he'll cast a thin

layer on me, allow me to acclimate,

and then repeat?

Take off your vest and sit here.

Huh? On your lap?

That's right.

Pardon me, then

You're still so light.

Prime Minister Karvada said the same

thing after I received treatment.

Honestly, that was quite a surprise.

I never expected to see the prime

minister carry Kondu in here.

What is it?

I've been thinking about

this for a while.

You've given me extensive treatment

and relief from magic-sickness

on two separate occasions now.

While I'm grateful for the care,

it feels inappropriate for me

to be such a one-sided burden.

So I've been thinking

The same goes for this barrier spell.

Gradually familiarizing me with

a large amount of magical energy

will take a lot more time and effort.

It's absurd to make him

do all of the work.

In the end, we just need contact for me

to acclimate to the magical energy.

If I act more cooperatively—

Commander Indolark?

Kondu, your first name

is Seiichirou, right?

Yes.

Do you know my first name?

Aresh-sama

Here you go.

The holy maiden's expedition

will depart six days from now.

Thank you very much.

Finally.

I immediately need to begin

calculating the costs

of the miasma damage and revise

the expedition budget.

Oh, and three days from today,

the royal family will be hosting a banquet

as a send-off for the expedition.

Come again?

I'm required to attend as well,

as your escort

Does that mean this is

Sei-san's big moment?!

What am I doing here?!

There's so much to prepare!

Why are you so excited about this?

Get back to work!

What?

Don't give me that!

They want to throw a banquet

when nothing's been accomplished yet?

This is just a publicity stunt to show off

the royal family leading the expedition.

Their goal is probably

to put some pressure on us

and let the nobles get a

gander at promising talent.

Depending on its scale,

this banquet could seriously

cut into the national budget.

Okay, Sei-san! I'll swing by

your place in three days!

Don't you dare run away!

Okay? You got it? Okay? Okay, okay, okay?!

Why are you so hyped up about this?!

I brought my mother's personal maids!

Sei-san, at the very least, we gotta

do something about those dark circles!

Please leave it to us.

After a massage with marisan oil,

we'll apply calbert lotion.

It will definitely firm up your skin.

Ah, please forgive me.

I don't have any resistance

to magicules

Right! We were told in advance.

The young master himself

arranged for a special lotion

in light of your constitution.

It's been a long time since I've seen

our young master so enthusiastic!

I brought you some formal wear!

These will definitely suit you!

Thank you, Nor.

Come to think of it,

he is from a wealthy family

Now, we'll use a special liquid

to treat around your eyes.

I will also begin the massage

to improve your circulation.

EPISODE 5

I WENT ON AN EXPEDITION