Outside, a group of villagers had gathered in the square, and in the center of the circle, a rugged cat-beast man with dirty bandages wrapped around his body was slumped down.


'Get out of the way for a moment, will you? I'm going to take a look at the wounded now.


　I push past the villagers and approach the fallen beast man.


　This is ...... terrible.

　How can you get hurt like this?


　As I removed the bandages on the body of the fallen beast man, I found a large sword wound and a large portion of his skin was burned off, and one eye had already disappeared with the entire eyeball gone, which was more like a life threatening condition than an injury.


　It's because he is a beastman with a strong natural resilience that he is barely alive even in this situation.

　Although the wounds could be healed to some extent with recovery magic .......

　But still, there are signs that this beastman has received treatment, but why did he come to the village in such a dangerous state?


　I've been thinking a lot about it, but I touched the body of the beast man who was breathing hard and activated his recovery magic.


'The magic element (mana) that resides in my body. Be the light that heals those you touch. Healing Light.


　When the pale green light envelops the man, the reddish-black sore skin turns a beautiful peach color and a new skin is created under the influence of the healing light that speeds up the man's healing power.


It seems to prevent any infection from the skin. I'm sorry, but can you bring me a clean cloth and some boiled water?

'Oh, yes. Yes, sir. I'll get it to you right away.


　He asked the villagers who were watching him next to him to prepare a cloth and hot water.

　After watching the villager go to get the things he asked for, he again observed the man's injuries.


　His left eyeball, which is missing an eyeball, is no longer viable.

　Noelia also said that you can't restore something that isn't magic.

　The large sword wound on your back can be covered up.


It's mana!　Be a shining light to heal the wounds of men!　'Glow of Recovery'


　Consuming more magic power, I regenerated the flesh on his back that had been slashed and lost in a sneaky way.

　With the magic activated and based on my magic power, the large sword wound on the man's back was filled in with a bang and regained its original shape.


'Huh, I think I've done most of the healing now. Now all we need to do is wipe the man's body clean with a clean cloth and hot water, put a new bandage on him and rest, and he should be able to recover.

Oh, thank you. Hey, guys, let's carry Marco!

We'll take care of the rest at my place. You can bring it in there.


　I instructed the villagers to carry the man, who had finished his emergency medical treatment, on to the house they had rented for him to sleep in.

　As I watched them carry him in, I was approached from behind.


'Lord Flick, we thank you for saving Marco,'


　The owner of the voice was Eugene, the village representative.


''I've been taking care of you. Let me at least do this. So, is that beastman from this village?''


　The villagers were calling the man's name, and I was curious to ask Eugene a question.


''Yes, yes. I'm from this village. But I'm just someone who went to work in the mine with my family many years ago. ......

I was at the mine: ......

Yes, I believe my daughter and daughter-in-law were there with me: ......


　Looking at the scars on that back, should we see that he was almost killed?

　If that's the case, it's possible that things have changed a lot at the mine as well: .......


　There is one case of human hunting, and on top of that, since there seemed to be some movement on the part of the frontier county, the thought that the mines may have noticed our presence and started moving.


''I see. From the way he was injured, he had a strong feeling that someone had almost killed him. Especially since he received a large sword wound on his back. A large slash to the back is the only way to say that he was exposed to the defenseless ......

The miners have begun to take care of the beastmen: ......


　Eugene's face was blue as he said what I wanted to say.

　There were still a number of people in the mines who had left their villages to go to work or had been taken on a man-hunt.


'I don't want to think they're that outrageous, but ...... the worst thing that could have happened is that it could have happened. In the meantime, I'm going to ask him to talk to us when he comes to his senses.

'Yeah, yeah. I hope that hasn't happened to you: ......

That's what I think, too.


　I lightly tapped Eugene's shoulder, encouraging him to keep his blue face on, and I walked off to continue treating the man who had been brought into the house I was renting.


　When I returned to the house, I found the man lying in his room, his body cleaned and freshly bandaged by the villagers.


'Master Flick, is this gentleman the one from earlier?


　Susana, who was helping me, noticed my presence and called out to me.


'Yeah. For now, I've decided to stay over here and check on you. I've healed most of the wounds with my recovery magic, but he was hurt so badly I think he's lost quite a bit of blood.


　Susana glanced at the man and checked his wounds.


'Then I'd better prepare a nourishing meal for you. You are asleep at the moment, but I am sure you will need it when you wake up.

'Yeah, I'd appreciate it if you did. Besides, I've got a lot of questions to ask you when you wake up.

Yes, sir.


　With that, Susana disappeared into the kitchen.

　I stayed behind and looked down at the beastly man as the villagers finished wrapping a new bandage around him.


　I wouldn't want to hear anything nasty from him if possible, though.

　That seems like a pretty tough thing to do, given the circumstances.


　It was around noon the next day that the beast man regained consciousness.