Skeleton Knight in Another World (Light Novel) Vol. 4 by Ennki Hakari

Author:Ennki Hakari [Hakari, Ennki]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Seven Seas
Published: 2019-11-16T16:00:00+00:00

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The next morning, Ariane and Chiyome discussed how to care for Arc until he woke up. “The Dragon Lord said it should take about four or five days,” Chiyome said. “I wonder if we need to give him water, though, to make sure he doesn’t get dehydrated or anything.”

Ariane glanced at the skeleton laid out on the kitchen counter. She cocked her head to the side as she thought it over. “Hmm. Even if he’s in no shape to eat, he probably still needs water to stay alive. Arc’s always eating, but do you think it’s possible for him to…to starve to death if he doesn’t get enough food?”

Chiyome crossed her arms. She didn’t have any answers. “I don’t know, but we can’t just leave him like this. We should treat him like any other sick person, and do what we can to promote speedy recovery.”

“I agree. Let’s start with water, to make sure he doesn’t get weaker than he already is.” Ariane hesitated. “How…how do we make him drink while he’s still unconscious?”

“We’ll just pour from the waterskin straight into his mouth.”

Ariane followed Chiyome’s suggestion. She brought her waterskin to Arc’s mouth and tilted it, allowing a small trickle of water to pour past his jaw and into the empty cavity below, slowly filling the base of his skull.

“Well, he’s definitely not drinking it.” She looked over to see whether Chiyome had any other ideas.

“How about pouring water from the spring on him first?”

“Oh! That could work.”

Ariane collected more hot spring water, returned to the shrine, and splashed it across Arc’s face. Once he was covered in flesh again, she brought her skin to his lips and poured in some water, hoping he wouldn’t choke. The liquid trickled down Arc’s throat, agonizingly slow.

Unable to just stand by and watch, Chiyome butted in. “You know, Ariane, it’s going to take forever to help him drink enough like that. It’d be a lot faster if you did it mouth-to-mouth.”

“Wha…?” Ariane jerked her hand up in surprise and poured the remaining water all over Arc’s face.

“Gyaugh?! Glurg!” Arc coughed reflexively.

“A-are you okay, Arc?” Ariane turned Arc’s head to the side as he coughed up water.

Once Arc’s throat was clear, his eyebrows furrowed, as if he were having a nightmare. Ariane was glad that she hadn’t accidentally drowned him while he was unconscious.

“Don’t joke around like that, Chiyome!”

The tips of Ariane’s ears burned, but Chiyome looked puzzled at her outburst.

“If it’s an issue for you, I can do it instead. It doesn’t bother me.”

Ariane felt her entire face flush. “Th-that’s ridiculous! I mean, the very idea…”

Chiyome shrugged. She told Ariane she was going to head into the woods to look for more food.

Once Ariane was alone, she let out a loud sigh, her shoulders slumping. She slapped the motionless Arc several times on the cheek with her open palm.

“C’mon, wake up already!”

Arc grimaced, groaning, and still looking as though he was lost in a nightmare. Ariane continued slapping him, yelling incoherently, until she ran out of energy.

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