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

I-In the city of Crusell!? Has she managed to assemble monsters and plot an attack so quickly!? What is the damage to the city!?

The saint raises a shocked voice. The succubus has no combat ability by herself. It should take a few days for her to assemble a force of thousands of monsters in order to attack a city. And just yesterday, she attacked this labyrinth city.

For sure, this is way too soon for another attack.

Oi, isnt Crusell pretty close to here? Wont it be bad if we dont send reinforcements?

This labyrinth city was unharmed thanks to reinforcements from nearby as well as my existence, but I remember Crusell being a smaller-scale town than this one. If it received an attack from the succubus without even gathering reinforcements, it would likely fall easily.

If theyre still able to resist, we need to head over there with reinforcements as fast as we can.

No, that is not the case! I-Its a misunderstanding! Its not that the succubus brought monsters to attack the town!

However, when the knight sees our surprise, he hastily corrects his statement.

Then what is the meaning of this?

The succubus appeared by herself before the bishop of Crusell wanting him to heal her leg.

In response to the saints enquiry, the knight speaks with some difficulty.

Her leg? And in front of the bishop, unaccompanied? My apologies, but could you provide more details?

Yes. The succubus initially tried to manipulate Crusells Bishop-sama using her ability in order to get her petrification treated, but with his honest and virtuous character, it seems she was unable to influence him in the slightest.

The succubus attempted several methods, from seduction to using clever words to invite him to join the evil gods forces, but Crusells Bishop-sama wasnt moved and rejected her.

In the end the succubus clung to Bishop-sama, showing him her leg petrified up to the ankle while repeatedly sobbing and begging for her life like Its a once in a lifetime request, so please heal meee! At this rate Im gonna dieeee! and so on.

An apostle of the evil god was begging for her life?

When I hear the knights report, all of the tension drains from my body. I thought I needed to go back them up as soon as possible, but it sounds like thatll be completely unnecessary. Seems like shes just been running around trying to get her leg treated.

And furthermore, shes at her wits end to the point of ignoring her shame and forsaking her reputation.

I-Indeed, the bishop of Crusell should not be able to use anything beyond High Heal in the first place, though What did Bishop-sama do after that?

Apparently he called soldiers over and they tried to capture the succubus, but she just barely got away.

The ideal approach, and yet is that so, she was able to escape?

When she hears that the succubus got away, the saint bites her nails.

Man, the succubus image is steadily crumbling. In the Bible it was written that at times she moved in secret and at times she crushed cities from the frontlines, throwing mankind into disarray and carving out huge chunks of their territory.

That she was an apostle who could certainly be called the right hand of the evil god. But like this shes just just a perverted young girl with a sheetty personality.

The succubus sure sounded more impressive in the Bible.

Certainly, neither the number of monsters she manipulates nor her strategic nature are up to the level described in the Bible

The saint picks up on the surprise in my voice. However, she makes a sullen face as she speaks.

Yet we mustnt be careless. In biblical times, the succubus once created internal strife within humanity, causing the slaughter of many human beings without lifting a finger herself.

Seeing through the weaknesses in peoples hearts and cleverly taking advantage of them to win people over to her side, that more than anything is her true strength. It is most disconcerting.

Although presently her body is weakened, and it seems she is powerless against those humans with no openings, such as the bishop of Crusell

The saint glances at me as she says that. Is she implying that someone like me, full of openings and brimming with worldly desires, absolutely needs to watch out?

Now that she mentions it, the succubus saw through my personality just from me gazing at her defenseless chest a little bit, and came to seduce me.

Even after Eris intervened, the succubus tempted me with honeyed words like If you join the evil gods camp Ill make you a harem with all the beautiful women in the world, using my true feelings to try to get me to betray humanity.

She likely doesnt just use her own body as bait, she tried to make me turn traitor by giving me a glimpse of what I desire. I guess that being capable of such negotiation is why shes known as an apostle.

And yet, if that is the case, there is a possibility that the succubus will appear at the churches in other cities. I shall entreat the surrounding cities to fortify the defenses around their churches and eminent priests.

After giving a concise message to the knight, the saint seems to think about something a little, and soon speaks to me.

There are currently no priests in the vicinity capable of using EX Heal other than myself and Shiki-sama. If the succubus knew this, she would invariably return to attack this labyrinth city.

Particularly, there is the justification that Shiki-sama is the Sage, and given the fact that she was able to easily manipulate you once before, the possibility that she will target you is extraordinarily high

Its extraordinarily high, huh?

I must speak with Lord-sama immediately concerning the defenses of this mansion and our coordination with the nearby cities. I shall prepare countermeasures, but please exercise adequate caution.

Well then, Astel, you have your instructions.

Then, leaving the rest up to the young dog-eared girl known as Astel, the saint hastily returns to the lords mansion.

Wait, was this dog-eared girl the subordinate she wanted to introduce me to? Just from her age alone of course her chest is completely flat. So much for getting my hopes up a tiny bit.

After the saint goes inside the mansion, Astel makes a pouty expression and sighs.

You got in my way at the orphanage, didnt you.

Then she glances at Yuel and addresses her in a critical tone of voice.

Looks like she still holds a grudge over being chased around at the orphanage after all. Shes around the same age as Yuel so her animosity doesnt have much impact, but her feelings of anger are well evident. Shes puffing out her cheeks and going Hmph!.

That was an extremely important operation to expose the true intentions of that Archbishop Darnaud. Thanks to your interference, Saint-sama got really mad at me afterwards.

She got really mad, huh? Sure, the existence of Yuel may very well have obstructed the saints operation or whatever, but at the time, Yuel didnt know that Astel was an observer on the saints side. I mean, in the beginning even I didnt think that the saint was an ally.

As far as Yuel is concerned, telling her that she should have been considerate of Astel when she noticed her is unreasonable.

Um, I-Im sorry

You were sneaking around on the roof of the orphanage; Yuel was only thinking that you might have been aiming for me. She didnt do anything wrong. The problem was that archbishop and I just happened to run into each other at the orphanage by chance, thats all.

Yuel apologized, but just in case, Ill admonish Astel as well. Itll bug me if she blames Yuel too much over this matter. And even if she criticizes Yuel here, its not like Yuel can make use of that in the future.

The next time a suspicious person approaches me, Id prefer that Yuel try to remove them, seeing as how shes my guard. If were going to make the best of our mistakes, the lesson here is most likely that I need to teach Yuel how to properly differentiate between an enemy and an ally.

Well, it doesnt seem like theres much point in me telling Astel that, though. She said that the saint was furious, so she probably wants to blame Yuel whos around the same age as the cause of her failure. Plus she likely cant criticize me, now that Im being called the sage.

I bet shell reject my argument.

However, Astel doesnt lash back against my remarks. Rather, her mouth hangs open like she was taken by surprise.

Even though I was on top of the roof, you noticed me? You didnt just climb up onto the roof by chance?

After that, she hangs her head, grumbling about something in a small voice, seemingly depressed.

I was discovered I was discovered by an amateur

I wonder if, by some chance, she was confident in her ability as a spy to hide her presence? As a spy who works for the saint, I suppose its not good for her to be discovered by an amateur, much less a child such as Yuel.

Shes staring stupefied at Yuel as if its a huge shock to her, that kind of atmosphere.

She may have the title of the saints spy, but mentally she seems to act her age.

Oi, arent you here in order to teach Yuel your escort techniques?

But its gonna be bothersome if she just stands around in a daze like this forever. For the time being, I try calling out to her.

Thats right! You, fight me! Before I train you, Ill measure your abilities first!

When I do, Astel is taken aback and immediately recovers her composure. Then, in a strong tone, she faces Yuel and challenges her. That was a fast switch.

But her way of recovering is a little off. Somehow its like shes trying to defeat Yuel to prove her own merit, theres that kind of feel to it. I wonder if this is okay?

A fight, is it?

I wasnt sure if I should stop it, but when Yuel hears Astels words, her eyes begin to sparkle. You wanna fight her, Yuel-san?

Well, after all, she doesnt have any experience fighting a child around the same age. Im kinda interested to see the extent of Yuels ability, too. Astel received training as the saints spy. Yuel is strong, but I can easily predict that Astel is stronger than she appears as well.

I have as much training in the fundamentals of interpersonal combat as a knight. Id never lose to an amateur elf like you, whos only ever fought monsters!

Astel takes out a wooden practice sword and throws it to Yuel. She seems considerably self-confident.

Yuel, do whatever you want, just make sure not to cause injury. It may be a wooden sword, but stop right before you get a hit.

Yes, Master!

Just to make sure, I remind her safety first, and Yuel replies enthusiastically. Shes hopping up and down, warming up. She doesnt have enough there to go boing-boing, but her chest seems full of motivation all the same.

!

Astel glares at Yuel with a harsh expression. Whats she glaring for now?

Wait I meant it for both Astel and Yuel, but to Astel, it might have looked like I was coordinating with Yuel in advance. Like Kukuku, my escort Yuel. Astel or whoever over there may be a pushover, but dont go overboard.

Looking at it from her perspective, did it seem like we were looking down on her? I also get the feeling shes being too sensitive, though. Plus theres the fact that theyre around the same age, so I wonder if she sees Yuel as a rival?

But, well, having a rival isnt a bad thing. Theres nothing wrong with Yuel getting stronger, so lets have her train as much as she can without getting hurt.