My injuries healed quickly

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What was surprising, was that the desperate orc had quickly changed directions and come towards me.
And so I ended up unsheathing the katana and cutting its stomach, just as I had done against Deam…
I could hear Leo, Ms. Claire and Liza shouting from a distance, but I ignored them.
My left arm hurt a lot.

“Hah…hah…damn! Hyah!”
“Gyua! Gyuaaa!”

Without being able to catch my breath, I turned towards the orc and swung repeatedly.
I wished that I could swing faster than the eye could see, and slice the orc into pieces…but I had no skill to do that.
Besides, the pain in my arm was slowing me down.
However, the blade was still sharp. Thanks to that, I was able to make deep cuts into its arms and legs. And when the orc finally fell to the ground, I plunged the sword into its chest.

“Hah…hah… It’s finally finished…?”

I grimaced from the pain and raised my head. The orc was on its back, and not moving at all.
…So I managed to defeat both of them.

“Wou! Wou-wou!”
“Mr. Takumi!”
“Papa!”

Just as I sighed with relief, Leo and the others came running to me.
That was how worried they were…
Mr. Ekenhart was walking slowly, but he was frowning with a creased forehead… Perhaps he was angry, because I put myself in danger.

“Haha, I managed to do it… Thanks, Leo. For believing in me.”
“Wou-wou! Kuun!”
“Are you alright, Mr. Takumi!?”
“Papa. Does that hurt…?”

To show that I was fine, I laughed and thanked Leo, who had arrived first.
It would have been possible for her to jump to the rescue and defeat the orc in a flash.
And so I thanked her for not doing that, in spite of being worried.
It was probably because I told her to stay back, unless it was particularly bad.

“I’m…well, not completely fine… But I am alive… Ouch…”
“Mr. Takumi… I’m so relieved.”
“Kuun…”
“It looks painful, papa…”

While I tried to smile at Ms. Claire, I was clearly winching.
And I could not move my arm, due to the pain.

“Ahh… Leo, sorry…”
“Wuff.”
“Mr. Takumi?”
“Papa?”

I bore the pain and moved my back towards Leo, and then leaned against her fur.
Leo understood, and quickly lay down so that she could support me.
Ms. Claire and Liza became worried as they saw this.

“…Good. Like this… Ah, sorry, Ms. Claire. Can you help me?”
“Weed Cultivation… Ah, of course!”

I leaned against Leo as I sat on the ground. And then I used my uninjured right hand to use Weed Cultivation.
Once it was grown, I picked it, and changed it so that it could be used immediately.
However, as it would be difficult to apply it with one arm, I asked Ms. Claire for help.

“Ah…! Gah… Hah… It’s much better now. Thank you.”
“Yes…I’m so glad…”
“You were rather reckless… Mr. Takumi.”
“Ah, Mr. Ekenhart. …Yes, the orcs were faster than I expected.”

When Ms. Claire applied the Loe, it hurt so much that I gasped. Perhap there was more than a fracture.
But I felt the effects after just a few seconds, and the pain faded away. Loe really was amazing.
Once the pain was gone, I thanked Ms. Claire, and she sighed with relief.

And then Mr. Ekenhart arrived.
Even I agreed that I had been reckless.
As I had only been thinking about winning, I didn’t realize how reckless it was at the time… Was it adrenaline? But as he was watching from a distance, Mr. Ekenhart could tell.

“You had the right idea. But you should have weakened the orc a little more. Did you panic?”
“Yes… I think I was thinking too much about killing it quickly.”
“There are times when you have a good idea, and get too caught up in executing it. Well, you have much to think about now. Still, I did like how you used the katana at the end. I was not expecting that.”
“Well…it was a coincidence. I was able to cut it while unsheathing the sword, but it was that close.”
“Mmm. Think of what you can do in the moment, and use it to find a way to win. …While I had some harsh words, you still fought quite well.”
“Thank you.”

Mr. Ekenhart really did see through everything…

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