Chapter 279: Treatment!
"Mm…"
Following Luke's movements, Edelweiss let out a faint muffled groan.
"Ah, sorry. Did I hurt you?"
"Although I have some experience, I'm still not that skilled at doing this kind of thing. I'll try to be gentler next."
"I-it's fine. I didn't make that sound because of pain… no, it's nothing. Please continue."
Edelweiss blushed. After hesitating for a moment, she did not finish speaking.
What she had actually wanted to express was that she had not been unable to stop herself from making a sound because of pain.
The reason she had accidentally let out that soft moan, which even carried a trace of ambiguity, was entirely because of the action the boy was currently performing itself.
Feeling his hands constantly moving over her body, an unusual emotion rose in her heart.
Having never experienced such a thing before, how could she, pure as a sheet of white paper, withstand this kind of stimulation?
Not only was her face red like an enticing apple, even the snow-white skin exposed to the air gradually began to turn pink.
As a result, she had failed to hold back and let a soft hum leak from the corner of her mouth.
That embarrassing sound was heard by Luke immediately.
Fortunately, he seemed to have mistook it as a sound she made because she felt pain.
Edelweiss, who had nearly wanted to crawl into a hole to hide, stopped after subconsciously explaining half a sentence.
Rather than letting him notice the abnormal state of her body, it was better to be misunderstood as being afraid of pain.
That was why she cut off her own words and silently accepted his explanation.
After receiving Edelweiss's response, Luke smiled somewhat apologetically before continuing his movements.
Perhaps because he thought he really had hurt Edelweiss just now, Luke's movements became even gentler this time.
As if cherishing a rare treasure, he carefully cared for her body once again.
…
After carefully finishing the washing and disinfection of the wound, Luke used the clean water he had prepared nearby to wash his hands.
After that came applying medicine and bandaging.
From beginning to end, it did not take much time, but the process was extremely stimulating.
Especially for Edelweiss, this matter could practically be called the most stimulating thing she had ever experienced in her life.
The pain of the wound intertwined with the strange feeling of being touched by the opposite sex, nearly causing her to awaken some rather dangerous special preferences.
However, compared to Edelweiss, who had been "deeply affected," Luke actually did not have many messy thoughts.
After all, a bloody wound was presented right in front of him, and he needed to carefully clean it.
Under such circumstances, Luke, who was highly focused, found it very difficult to feel anything else.
He had not even paid much attention to her changes.
After finishing her treatment, he let out a slight breath of relief and prepared to start dealing with his own injuries.
Luke, who had already been in this world for some time, had gained quite a bit of understanding regarding so-called Blazers.
Knowing that the powerful people of this world would become about the same as ordinary people after losing their magic, he had been somewhat worried that Edelweiss would have problems because of this.
This method of directly severing someone else's Device was also something Luke had used in actual combat for the first time.
The fact that Edelweiss did not faint surprised him, and the result of her losing her Device affecting her magic power also surprised him.
Luke had originally planned to use Starfall Sword's strike to make Edelweiss fall unconscious and end the battle.
The follow-up strike from Ser-Veresta had purely been an instinctive action after discovering that Edelweiss had not fallen.
After all, in a real battle, Luke did not have the habit of holding back.
But in truth, the instant he cut her, he had somewhat regretted it.
An opponent like this was not easy to find.
No matter what, Edelweiss was fine now.
And Luke did not intend to just let her go like this.
What kind of joke was that? He had finally found an opponent who could almost be called perfect and flawless. How could it end after only fighting once?
That would be far too wasteful.
While thinking about what method he should use to keep her by his side, Luke casually dealt with his own wounds.
It was different from when he had treated Edelweiss's wounds earlier.
When dealing with his own injuries, he was very casual.
No matter what, he had inhuman physical abilities. Even if he did not treat the wounds, they would heal on their own.
The reason he treated them simply was because of the two huge wounds crossing into an X shape on his chest.
After rinsing them with water, he applied some medicine. Then, without even bandaging them, the treatment was considered finished.
After dealing with the injuries, the atmosphere returned to silence once again.
Luke and Edelweiss had only met for the first time today, and after a life-and-death battle at that. They were still currently in a hostile situation.
No matter how one thought about it, it was impossible for them to suddenly start chatting familiarly.
However, after thinking for a while and failing to find a good way to keep her by his side, he decided to be the first to break the silence.
In short, he would chat with her first. Maybe he could discover something through the conversation.
With this thought, Luke placed his gaze back on Edelweiss and spoke.
"Speaking of which, your goal was to stop me from going to support Ikki and Stella, right?"
"What exactly did those two encounter?"
"In any case, your goal has already been achieved, hasn't it? Tell me about it?"
Luke's sudden words startled Edelweiss, who was still in a shy state. Her entire body trembled sharply. If she had been able to move, she probably would have directly run far away.
After that instant of nervousness, she came back to her senses and heard his question clearly.
After realizing once again the "hostile relationship" between herself and the boy, she immediately suppressed all her messy thoughts.
After calming her emotions, she answered Luke.
"I cannot tell you too much, and I actually do not know the details very clearly either."
"I have nothing to do with this matter, nor do I intend to participate in it."
"The only thing I am doing is repaying a favor I once received."
"Stopping you here is my mission. Aside from that, everything else has nothing to do with me."
At this point, Edelweiss paused.
Even she herself did not know why, but after hearing his question, the first thought that rose in her mind was to explain that she had nothing much to do with this matter.
And after drawing a clear line between herself and this matter, she finally told the boy some of the parts she could say.
"The reason you came here was because of the so-called 'giant,' right?"
"The 'Crimson Princess' and the 'Failed Knight' simply encountered the target of your trip."
"As for 'Raikiri,' just like you, she was held back by someone else."