By the Grace of the Gods: Volume 14 [Complete] by Roy

Author:Roy
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 9, Episode 2: Let the Healing Begin

“He’s up,” a voice said.

Who’s there...? A girl? I feel like I should recognize her.

“You woke him up. He still seems half asleep, though.”

Gain... That’s right, he was going to break the curse on me. How long was I out?

Gain was looking down at me as I opened my eyes. “How do you feel?”

“Fine...” I answered. My mind still felt sluggish, but that was about it. “Is it over?” I sat up to find Kufo, Lulutia, and even Tekun and Fernobelia standing around me. “What are you guys doing here, Tekun?”

“Gain called us over so he’d have more time,” Tekun said.

“The longer you can stay, the more thoroughly he can treat you,” Fernobelia explained.

Right! I forgot there was a time limit for me staying here each time. “Thank you,” I said.

“Don’t sweat it. Drink up.” Tekun passed me a bottle. Every time I saw him, it felt like he was offering me a drink.

“Now?” I asked.

“Bottoms up.”

I took a swig, and I felt my body warm, although not from alcohol. “What is it?”

“Medicinal liquor. It stimulates your mind and calms your nerves. Perfect prescription, don’t you think?” Tekun grinned.

“It definitely woke me up,” I said. Despite Tekun’s description, I didn’t taste any alcohol in the liquor, but the minty herbs had cleared my mind. At this point, I finally remembered something. “Just now, I saw a goddess I didn’t recognize—”

“Here.”

I whipped around to find a goddess standing there in the form of a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes. With her impassive face and frilly dress, she almost looked like a porcelain doll... Hopefully she wouldn’t find my impression offensive. Based on what I’d been told before, she was either Manoailoa or Meltrize. “Nice to—”

“I am Meltrize, the Goddess of Death and Sleep. Nice to meet you.”

“The pleasure is mine.”

“I’ll explain the situation,” Meltrize started.

“Wait a minute. You guys haven’t met before,” Tekun pointed out.

“You have to make better introductions than that,” Kufo said.

“I have already been given information about him,” Meltrize countered. “He can not stay here much longer. Discussing the matter at hand should take priority.”

Tekun and Kufo fell silent, but I guessed they were still arguing by communicating in a way that I couldn’t hear. I was already starting to get a picture of Meltrize’s character. I’d had members on my team who always spoke too directly and others mistook their brevity for rudeness. As much as I was careful about it, I had a habit of being too direct myself. My intense facial features had made any directness on my part come across as defiance to those above me and as overbearance to those below me. I felt a kindred spirit in Meltrize.

“I don’t need to watch my words as you do,” Meltrize said, “because I have no one to offend. But your impression is accurate, for the most part.” Apparently, she’d heard my silent thoughts. “It’s fine. You did not offend me.”

“I’m glad I didn’t.”

“Let’s continue,” she said.

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