Chapter 75 - Opening His Mana Circuit
“Wait a minute. I’ll take out so holy water in advance first, and…” I trailed off and went to gather all the holy water in Mayer’s room. It was a recovery potion of sorts, a necessity for any expedition mber. In their case, a considerable amount was required. Not for healing, however; it was to balance out the concentration of demonic and holy energy. Once I was done preparing, I approached Mayer, feeling like a doctor about to operate. This was my ‘surgery’ to perform… I pulled a chair next to the bed and observed my ‘patient’ with solemn determination. His mana was very still, and understandably so: it had been lying dormant for 15 years. Good.
I grasped Mayer’s hand, so large that two of mine barely covered it, and began to gently transfer mana into his body. He stared at working for a mont before remarking, “…You seem accustod to this sohow.”
“I told you to trust in . I’m not new at this.”
“Not new?”
“I’ve unlocked the mana of quite a few people.”
For so reason, Mayer looked dissatisfied at those words. I was convinced then that he didn’t believe . Perhaps I needed to give him a concrete example… This had to be why precedents were important in business. “I smoothed out Sevi’s mana path too. Surely you didn’t expect that I’d volunteer for sothing this important without any experience?” I said, giving him a more specific example from my experiences to reassure him. He didn’t reply, so I continued. “All you need to do, Captain, is to sit tight and trust.”
Mayer kept his silence. Judging by how his face wasn’t easing up, he still seed distrustful, but what of it? My mana had already entered his body and it was too late to stop. For an instant, his forehead twitched and he gripped my hands harder. He must have felt my mana moving into him; the man sure did have good senses. Mayer exhaled deeply and slowly asked, “That… Did you always proceed in a bedroom like this… with the others?”
Incredulous, I asked, “Does that matter right now?”
His question was far too trivial and pointless in the current situation. Mayer shut his mouth, his eyes shaking. He was unable to speak the reason, or perhaps he was unaware of it himself. For him, it was the first ti a woman had entered his bedroom, so I guessed he would mind about it. Could he be nervous, wondering whether I was up to no good? The man was almost a monk practicing chastity, was he not? I sighed. ntal stability was the first priority when it ca to opening a mana circuit. To prove I had no strange ulterior motives at all, I talked to him in a sowhat tough voice. “Captain. I’m only borrowing this place out of necessity.”
“And that is why you waltz into the bedroom of other n like this?”
“There were won too.”
“That is not the point!” Mayer raised his torso, appearing upset for so reason. His unusual behavior took aback. Thinking that I should lay him down again first, I pressed down on his shoulders to put him back on the bed. Mayer obediently laid down again, but he kept his head raised to stare at , clearly keen on saying more. “You really are a piece of work…”
“Are you nagging now?” I asked in disbelief. It was no wonder I was feeling nostalgic; he was acting like my parents when they scolded for breaking curfew.
Mayer flinched at the word nagging and followed up his words in a sowhat placating tone. “…I do not an to nag. I am worried. While I am aware you are acting out of goodwill, are you not making it easy to cause misunderstandings?”
“So long as you don’t misunderstand, Captain.”
“Why ?”
“Because you’re the reason I’m staying in the Dark Knights. It’d be terrible if you get so misunderstanding and start avoiding . As for the others, well… it doesn’t matter what they think,” I answered disinterestedly. I was getting loads of misunderstandings from others already anyway. “People always got the wrong idea about when I was with Fabian too.”
“…Are you sure there was really nothing between you two?”
I scowled. “What bull are you talking about?” I was only explaining to ease any worries Mayer might have, yet he was jumping to conclusions again. I had to make things clear. “I’m taking this opportunity to tell you that we’re not in that kind of relationship between a man and woman. We’re only comrades who joined to defeat the demon lord. I won’t misunderstand you acting unusual sotis so I ask you, Captain, to not mind my actions too much.”
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