Restarting Life In Another World - 128 3.40 Taking care of injured

I followed Dale inside a tent. At this point, it had gotten a lot brighter as the rays of the sun could be seen coming from the eastern horizon.

The condition inside was miserable. More than ten injured people were kept in the same tent, and there was a serious lack of resources for treatment.

When I took a closer look, I realized we even lack essential resources like cups and glasses to drink water and clean clothes to cover wounds.

Marina, who was using holy magic to treat Diane’s wounds, looked surprised when she saw us enter.

“O-oh, you are finally back.”

“Yeah, I am,” I replied with a smile and then turned towards Flare. “Can you heal these people, Flare?”

“Yes, that’s a simple task, master. It looks like some of them are cursed, while the rest are just physically injured.”

“Thanks, that will help a lot.”

Flare started treating the injured using her flames. She could heal most of the physical injuries and cure curses, so there shouldn’t be any problem.

Marina looked tired; she was probably treating the injured all night.

Considering her kind nature, I expected nothing less from her. But even though it was a Dire situation, I couldn’t help but feel like she should care about herself more.

“Marina, take a break. We can take care of things from here. And while you do that,”—I moved closer to her ears—”Can you arrange some clothes for Flare?”

Her clothes were fine since the flames weren’t see-through. But when I touched her, I could feel her skin, so a change here was absolutely necessary.

Marina nodded. “Um-hmm, I will look for something.”

After saying that, Marina stood up. But when she was about to walk out, she turned around.

“Nara, I-I felt something strange today. Even though I used a lot of magic, I don’t feel tired.”

That was indeed strange, but the reason was apparent. And as long as it’s useful and doesn’t cause any harm, it should be alright.

“Okay, please take care of yourself, and let me know if there is anything else that you feel odd.”

“I-I will. Also, everyone else is currently helping the injured in other tents. They have been working all night, s-so I think I will help them for a while.”

Contrary to what she said, her face did look tired. She may still be magically strong, but her body wasn’t adapted to that level of magic flow.

“No, please take a break. It’s already morning, and Flare and I can handle the rest in just a few hours.”

“O-okay.”

After Marina walked out of the tent, I joined Flare. The two of us started treating the injured one after another.

I left the severe cases to Flare and took care of the rest. I was still feeling weak, but since I only needed to use my own magic, it was somewhat easier.

“Master, I think I am done with the ones here,” Flare said.

Diane and Ria were in severe condition, so Flare was treating them. Normally, it would have been wise to treat serious cases first from here on, but we had no means to know which one to prioritize more.

I stood up and turned towards Dale and Emma. They were looking at us with a worried expression on their face.

“It’s alright, they are fine. They have been completely healed. Now, all we can do is wait for them to regain their consciousness.”

Dale looked somewhat relieved, but Emma still had the same worried expression on her face.

“Emma, Ria is just sleeping. You will be able to play with her again once she wakes up.”

A small smile appeared on her face. And somehow, that cute little smile felt so soothing to my heart.

Kids can do miracles sometimes. All you need to do is see them smile, and all the stress you are feeling flies away.

“…Oh, by the way, where is Elly?”

“She is in the other tent. She is helping the healing team since there aren’t many holy magic users.”

“Okay, we will join them then.”

After walking out, Flare and I went to other tents and started healing the injured one after another.

The healing team was doing a really good job of preventing the situation from getting worse. And it was because of their help that we were able to get there in time.

Nina, Ronald, Yoru, and the princesses were also on the healing team. I was a little concerned over Ronald’s health, but he wasn’t showing any kind of weakness, so I let it slide and continued treating the injured.

As for Arica, it looked like she was helping the knights in fighting the nearby monsters and collecting food.

It was a lengthy job, but we were able to finish it before the afternoon. There were a few who would need some days to make a full recovery. But we were able to save those who were still breathing.

It looked like they were preparing food for people in several places. The forest was rich in firewood and animals, so it wasn’t that surprising that they were able to find enough food. But there was still the concern that we would run out of food in less than three days.

However, by then, we would probably be able to get the food from the destroyed city. Or at least that’s what I was hoping since Markus and the team hadn’t returned from scouting.

We had a few horses and many weapons that knights brought along with them. We had the essential tools that we needed, and we could dig the rest from the destroyed city. So, building the necessary facilities using those tools first was a good idea.

I was no engineer, nor was I that big of a nerd who understood how everything worked. I was just a normal man in my previous life. All I had was some knowledge to make work efficient. But it’s not like the people here lacked their own method to do that.

However, after considering everything, there was still a lot that I could do for them. Though before that, I needed to eat something since the smell of food brought my suppressed hunger out.

: A plan