[Equi's POV!]
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After running around the town the entire night, I finally stopped at a random corner.
'Seems like I am still not powerful enough to track them,' I thought as I recalled I couldn't find those gods again, no matter how much I tried. There were a few traces, but those were intentional. If I followed them, I would be able to find them, but they too would know of my existence.
"Can't really let that happen," I sighed as I then observed the line at a distance.
It was a long line of people that carried one form of injury or another. While normally I would have ignored anything minor like that, right now I had nothing to do. And looking at the lack of my arms, I wondered if the place was good enough to provide amputation?
In the dwarven lands, they sure had things like that.
And with that in mind, I altered my face a little, before following towards the place where the line was leading to. While the line was long, it didn't take much ti to reach the place.
'NEPTUNE'S CLINIC: FREE MINOR TREATNT CLINIC!'
My eyes narrowed at the people entering the clinic and those leaving with bandages. My eyes searched for people with lost limbs first, and when I found a girl without a hand, I moved closer to her.
"Ummm… excuse ," I tried starting conversation first, gathering her attention and those in the surrounding. They all looked at , giving a cautious look before the girl narrowed her eyes and asked,
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I nodded and then politely asked," does this place provide amputations and prosthetics, too?"
There was hesitation in my voice. Looking at the rundown clinic, I expected little, but since the line was long, I thought I should at least ask before leaving from here.
"Ah! You too lost your limbs?"
It wasn't the girl, but the middle-aged man in front of her. He observed my body, focusing on the arm area. Making a solemn expression, he continued,
"For a pretty young girl like you to go through sothing like this. This world has truly fallen… just what exactly are the gods doing when we need them the most?"
I observed that pity with a blank expression. Can't really tell him I am one of the gods he is talking about, can I?
"Don't mind him, miss. He just… Well, a lot of things happened with him. You can actually just go to the clinic directly. People who need amputations are given priority there, and since everything is free, nobody complains," the woman behind the lady chid in.
Though this raised the question of why the lady in the middle wasn't going to the clinic. Surely, given her condition, she should be given a priority too, right?
I looked at the girl standing there without speaking anything, so I sighed and then thanked that woman and man before moving towards the clinic.
As I walked, the other looked at with an odd look. So talked among themselves, others just observed , though not minding them I reached in front of the rundown clinic.
Much to my surprise, it was run by a bunch of kids running here and there carrying bandages and herbs.
"Excuse ? I heard amputations and prosthetics are also provided here," I tried starting a conversation with one of the kids who was on guard here.
Hearing my words, he sighed. Then he answered," yes, it is provided. But only when master Neptune is present. He is the only one who can do that."
I heard as I looked at the clinic's na before turning back to the boy," is he not here, yet?"
"No. And neither do I know when he will return. Also, you should follow the line since that's the only way you can enter the clinic. And no, we do not provide priority to those who need amputations, rare diseases or anything else. Even ergency cases aren't given priority.
And yeah, wherever you got that information about priority, you were lied to," he spoke in a monotone, not even bothering to look at .
"…"
I stood there blankly, as I looked back at the woman and man standing back at the line, laughing at .
"This is how this town is now. Lifeless… lawless. Don't be surprised… this did not even scratch the surface," a voice ca from behind as a girl appeared. Dusting her hands, she then stretched and sat beside the boy before taking out so form of al from her pocket.
The boy, who was lacking any enthusiasm, then stood up and moved inside the clinic while the girl kept observing .
"Munch munch… You must be new here… munch munch… since sir Neptune is the only one who can …munch… help you, I suggest …munch… waiting here than following the line. Gulp," she gulped the whole bread-like al into her mouth before gulping it down with water.
"That was refreshing!" She smiled brightly before looking at as she spoke," my na is Jasmine. What's yours?"
I observed her for a few minutes before answering," Ei. My na is Ei."
"Eh? Peculiar na. You must have co from quite far," though surprised, Jasmine made little of my na. She just smiled at before continuing," So, Ei. What brings you to this Coast City? Are you traveling to the Light Continent or going to the rmaid Land?"
"I am… just looking for sothing. It's sothing important to … the last traces were seen in this city, so I thought I should check the city out," I told Jasmine as I looked around the city. I sighed as I wondered just where the [Chalice of Equilibrium] would be?
"Is that so? Well. You ca at quite a peculiar ti… co sit here. Since I got nothing to do for another hour, I could at least tell you about this city," she smiled as she patted the seat next to her, signaling to sit there.
I nodded as I sat beside her. Since I had no lead as of now, I guess I can pass so ti too.
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