Volume 2, Chapter 13 – Ailis

“First, take off her clothes.”

The injuries needed to be seen clearly.

If the patient were Camilla, Yisi might have felt embarrassed, but lying on the bed was a dirty, emaciated girl of about twelve years old. Having any other thoughts would be a crime.

Using a small knife to cut away the girl’s tattered clothes, Yisi lifted the girl’s back with one hand while pulling away the rags with the other. A body covered in blood and reeking of sour filth immediately came into view.

Just as Camilla had said, the girl’s right wrist and ankle had been beaten until they bent outward, hanging limp as if only held together by a thin layer of skin.

“To think someone could do this…”

A flicker of pity passed through Yisi’s blue eyes as she frowned slightly.

“Let’s heal her first. 『Advanced Healing Magic』.”

Controlling the golden light—bright enough to illuminate the sky—within the palm of her hand, Yisi slowly moved her hand from the girl’s head down to her feet.

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Pink flesh began to squirm, and the girl’s gaping wounds healed instantly. Everywhere Yisi’s right hand passed, the scars vanished without a trace.

This was within Yisi’s expectations. Even if 『Advanced Healing Magic』 had failed, she could have simply used 『Mistilteinn’s Blessing · Lowest Grade』, just as she had when saving the merchant Nix’s daughter.

What concerned Yisi was the mark of the Fallen.

If the Fallen were said to be an incurable disease, then why had the mark on her own body disappeared? Even if she had taken over the soul of the Count’s eldest daughter, there was no reason for the physical mark of the Fallen to vanish. There must have been some unknown external force at work.

From this, even if she didn’t know what that external force was, she could at least confirm that the Fallen weren’t an incurable disease—it was just that the cure was either unknown or the conditions for treatment were extremely stringent.

As long as it could be classified as a disease, there was a starting point for a solution.

“First, try removing the negative status.”

The status bar of a Fallen would display 『Fallen』, so Yisi’s first thought was to use a skill to dispel the negative effect. While not everything displayed in the status bar was necessarily a negative status, one thing was certain: for a normal character below level 10, the status bar should be completely empty.

“If I had 『Archangel’s Kiss』, the strongest status-removal skill, I could probably erase the Fallen mark easily. But that’s an ability learned at level 800… Even if I used 『Undine’s Whisper』 now, I might not be able to remove the 『Fallen』 status.”

Moreover, even if she had 『Archangel’s Kiss』, Yisi couldn’t be certain it would work. This was reality, not a game. She had previously tried using magic to cure a cold, but none of her healing spells had any effect. In the end, it was Camilla’s brew of winterbloom that restored her health.

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From that moment, Yisi had a faint premonition: if the illness was viral or bacterial, her healing magic might be useless. Of course, with winterbloom—which could cure most diseases—available, even if it was somewhat expensive, Yisi wasn’t worried. She had been reborn as a noble, not a commoner. With such an innate advantage, she might as well make full use of it.

“I hope it’s not a virus or bacteria. 『Undine’s Whisper』.”

This time, instead of light, a thick, pale blue liquid appeared. When Yisi summoned it, the liquid seemed almost alive, engulfing the girl whose body was covered in dark red patterns. The filth on the girl’s body disappeared at an astonishing rate, revealing pale, bloodless skin beneath.

Standing by the bed, Yisi frowned again.

“Can these stick-like limbs even support her body…?”

Even if she saved the girl, without several days of bed rest, she wouldn’t be able to stand. Remembering how the girl had initially leaned on a crutch and groped her way forward, Yisi let out a low, frustrated hum.

Anyone who saw this would feel pity.

If the girl’s slave owner were here now, Yisi would probably just buy her outright.

There was no doubt—the person who had abused the girl to this state was her master.

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Perhaps humans were more like vampires than vampires themselves.

Even the Count’s eldest daughter, at the peak of her cruelty, would grant her victims a quick death. She wouldn’t subject them to prolonged starvation, slowly breaking them down over time—let alone target an underage, defenseless girl, someone the Count’s daughter wouldn’t even bother tormenting.

Yisi didn’t consider herself a racist, but what she saw today was hard to stomach.

To observe the changes in the girl more clearly, Yisi used light magic again, brightening the room’s lamps.

The light shone through the pale blue liquid, and Yisi let out a sigh of relief—the Fallen markings on the girl’s body were gradually fading.

“Does this mean she’s cured?”

It seemed she now had a way to deal with the Fallen’s mark.

However, to avoid unnecessary trouble, Yisi had no intention of publicizing this discovery—at least not yet.

“If there’s a chance, I’ll test it with low-level potions from my inventory. If those can also reduce the Fallen’s mark, it might open up another way to make money.”

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She had an endless supply of low-level potions. Even if she started drinking them like water from now until her death, she’d never run out.

At this moment, Yisi couldn’t help but feel grateful for her hoarder tendencies as a player. No matter what it was, if it could be sold in a shop, she’d pick it up and never throw it away.

“Mmm…”

The girl on the bed let out a soft moan, her brows furrowing in pain. By now, the Fallen’s mark had receded from her head down to her chest.

She must be feeling suffocated. A few more applications of 『Undine’s Whisper』, and the Fallen’s mark would be completely gone.

Waving her hand, Yisi dispelled 『Undine’s Whisper』, which was causing the girl discomfort. Suddenly, she noticed a metal pendant hanging around the girl’s neck—something like an amulet.

Driven by curiosity, Yisi bent down and held it up to the light to examine the inscription.

It wasn’t in the language of the Hels Kingdom but in that of the Ymir Theocracy. Only a few simple words were engraved:

Ailis