I Work As A Healer In Another World’s Labyrinth City

A few days have passed since the beauty contest raid incident.

In the end, neither the saint nor anyone related to the Church of Medine has paid me a visit. I thought that maybe the saint just didnt want to talk with me in public and shed come to visit a few days later, though.

The Area Heals at the time of that Krankheit Turtle incident were called a miracle from god by the citizens. So, in order to preserve that rumor, there might have been no way she could talk to me in that jam-packed beauty contest plaza.

That thought occurred to me after the fact, but seems like it was off the mark too.

Theres a possibility that shes observing me without making contact, but if someone was shadowing me then Yuel wouldve noticed them to begin with. I indirectly asked Yuel about it, and it seems she hasnt sensed any indications of that.

Somehow, it would appear that the found you really was my misunderstanding.

Which is to say, things are peaceful.

Master, heres your towel.

Yeah, thanks, Yuel.

I was worried about what Ruruka kissing me would do to Yuels mental state, but she didnt particularly have a problem with it. Well, its not like it had no effect, but she isnt sobbing over it like she did that last time when I rubbed Rurukas breasts.

As far as the effects are concerned, lately theres been the danger of Yuel starting to sleep in such a way that her lips will touch my cheek just by rolling over in her sleep.

Or the danger of suddenly noticing her staring intently at my cheek at such a close distance that it seems like Ill bump into her. Also, like just earlier, the danger of feeling her gaze more intensely than usual when we enter the bath together.

Its at most to that degree.

If Yuel were to become severely depressed or anguished, Id be stressing out about how to deal with it, but at this level its fine. I get the feeling her behavior has had this sort of aspect to it since the beginning, too.

Well, this time, in the end all I did was get kissed by Ruruka, so its not like I did anything myself. Perhaps for Yuel that was just barely on the safe side. She recovered surprisingly fast.

Unexpectedly, she may not be bothered that much by Ruruka.

Which is to say, things are totally peaceful.

I take the towel from Yuel, wipe my body, and put on my clothes. Im about to leave the bathroom just like that but,

suddenly, in the dressing room, I notice Yuel stop in the middle of changing and start craning her neck around. Plopping down on the ground, arching her back against the wall, all the while moving her neck this way and that. What the heck is she doing? Is she stretching or something?

That reminds me.

The tavern where she occasionally works part-time as a waitress is flourishing, so its a reasonably strenuous job. Quite possibly, she might have hurt her body somewhere while working. Knowing Yuel, theres a chance that shed hide injuries and fatigue like that so as not to trouble me.

I cant ignore it.

Yuel, whatcha doing?

Umm, a waitress at the tavern told me that breasts get bigger if you suck them, but it seems impossible for me after all I was hoping that my body would soften up after a bath and Id be able to suck them myself, but

I should have ignored it.

And Rurukas are big, so if mine get big too then

The waitress said she could do it by herself, though.

As shes saying that, Yuel shyly lowers her head.

So she was worried about Ruruka after all, huh.

Although, looks like it was something I should really pretend I didnt see. Saying I cant suck them myself, Yuel makes a face like she just realized something and stares intently at me. But I cant sympathize with the intent behind that gaze.

Hold on, that Waitress-san can do it by herself? Thats awesome. Just how limber is her body? No, maybe shes not flat-chested like Yuel.

I bet she has huge tits and apparently shes making them bigger by sucking on them herself. I want to be introduced to her by all means, but right now Yuel is restlessly rubbing her fingers and thighs together as if shes going to turn to me and say something at any moment.

This isnt the time to think about such things.

Umm. Maste-

Cmon, Yuel! Hurry and get dressed! Thats right, Im gonna teach you healing magic today! Apparently when youre with me your mana increases, So you might be able to use a spell or two soon!

If you dont mind, could you su-

Alright, Ill be waiting in our room, so get dressed and join me! Make sure youre properly wearing clothes, okay!

I ramble on in order to drown out Yuels voice as I escape towards our room. Im not listening. I cant hear a single thing.

Man, what do I do?

As I feared, Yuel is seriously worried about Ruruka. At the time, Ruruka herself quickly left, so I was somehow able to calm Yuel down. But I wonder how shell react the next time they see each other?

After that beauty contest, I was kinda nervous about what I should do the next time I see Ruruka, but at the moment my emotions are a complex mixture of wanting to meet her and not wanting to.

As for what I really think, I want to meet her without Yuel or Eris finding out. In secret. Eventually, I want to raise my goodwill with both Eris and Ruruka and create a harem.

Come to think of it, Eris as well. The way she is, lately as soon as I think shes making eye contact frequently, she makes a difficult face and immediately averts her eyes, which is to say its happening increasingly often. She too seems to have a lot on her mind about that thing with Ruruka.

I justified myself more or less, but it didnt feel very effective.

Well, with Eris personality, she seems like shed be considerably resistant to kissing and stuff between an unmarried couple. It wouldnt be strange for her to have such a strong sense of virtue to the level of kissing comes after marriage.

I mean, she makes a subtle face even when Im just rubbing Yuels head or her ears.

I get the feeling that Eris would absolutely never accept a harem.

No, but, polygamous harems are apparently common among a part of the noble and wealthy classes. Although monogamy is standard for common households, and those are the values that Eris and Ruruka both hold.

But, beyond being approved institutionally, as long as I keep steadily raising my goodwill points there should still be a way to bring her into my harem. I dont have any definite prospects yet, though.

-And, as Im contemplating the future,

the very same Eris shows up, coming from the other end of the hallway. Perhaps shes planning on taking a bath. When our eyes meet, she abruptly looks away as she continues down the hallway.

Yo, Eris. Going to take a bath?

Yes.

Ah oh yeah, I think Yuel is in the dressing room, so if shes not dressed yet could you tell her to put on some clothes?

Alright. Ill tell her.

When I call out to her, Eris keeps looking down as she gives curt replies. Our rhythm is always like this lately. Its undeniable, that issue lowered her opinion of me after all. I made progress with Ruruka, but I feel like I took a step back with Eris.

Wait, rather than losing favor I could still see it as her feeling down and just getting lost in thought. But with Eris personality, its natural to think that I lost favor with her due to that issue.

I take a look at Eris as Im thinking it over. A real good look at her body thats about to enter the bath.

Suddenly, Eris raises her head.

Ah

And, the moment she sees my eyes, she immediately averts her gaze again. I wonder whats the matter? It looked like she was about to say something, but I also get the feeling that she just noticed that I was openly staring at her tits.

Master, I got dressed!

Whoa, you sure are fast, Yuel-san. Alongside her voice, Yuel herself comes racing out from the dressing room.

Im worried about Eris, but letting Yuel speak freely right now would be exceedingly unfavorable. As much as possible, I need to lead the conversation away from the topic of breasts.

Yeah! Healing magic, right, healing magic. Leave it to me, if Im the one teaching then youll be able to use healing magic in no time!

Yes, Ill work hard so I can heal Master when you get injured!

But I can just heal myself. Although, Yuel is brimming with motivation. Like this, she probably wont blurt out anything dangerous. Yet the second I feel relieved, Yuel suddenly glances at Eris.

Eris-san, whats wrong?

I take a look, and Eris hasnt moved from that spot. Even though she said she was going to take a bath, shes been watching me and Yuel in a daze.

Then when she notices me looking at her, Eris hurriedly averts her eyes,

Nothing at all, Yuel-chan. Well then, Im off to take a bath.

and she quickly enters the dressing room.

As I thought, somethings definitely a bit off with Eris.

I wonder if I should ask someone like Aria for advice? No, but if I show my face in front of Aria now, something tells me shes going to cross-examine me about Ruruka first. After that incident, between the monster corpse disposal and directing the spectators, Aria didnt have much time to talk to me.

When we meet, shell no doubt accuse me of cheating and whatnot. Or perhaps I should say, if things dont go well with that overprotective Aria, then I can kiss my chances goodbye of ever including Eris in my harem.

Besides, maybe its because Aria is busy with her knight brigade job, but she hasnt shown her face once at the hospital and we havent been able to meet in the first place. Well, with a monster raid incident happening in the middle of the city, I guess theres no helping that shed be busy.

Master?

Perhaps sensing a problem when I show no sign whatsoever of heading towards the room, Yuel timidly peers into my face. Well, I cant think of a good solution. Guess Ill teach Yuel healing magic for now.

Nah, its nothing. Alright, why dont we do some healing magic practice!

Yes!

As she answers, Yuels ears twitch up and down. I can tell the flow of her emotions just from her ear movements. She seems considerably pleased to learn healing magic. It makes me want to teach her not just to the level of Heal, but all the way up to EX Heal.

-However, those ears of hers suddenly go stiff.

And, for some reason she latches onto my clothes.

I check Yuels expression, and its a mixture of anxiety and loneliness.

Shikiii, you theeere!?

And the reason soon becomes clear. Its a familiar, cheerful voice. I can hear it coming from outside the hospital.

Coming by so late at night its Ruruka-san.