Kapitel 176: Proper Rest

"You need treatment…"

Iris suddenly commented, snapping Ren out of his flustered trance, looking at the bruises that took place on his body: purple, blue, green--he only just noticed them as well. 

"Ah, I'm fine...It doesn't really hurt."

Ren gave her a reassuring chuckle, quickly thwarted as a gentle flick against his arm shot through his body the pain of a thousand needles prodding his nerves. Tears instantly welled up as he tried to hide the pain--to no avail as Iris gave him an unimpressed look that soon shifted back into worry. 

"You're right…"

Giving in to this, he finally recognized the severity of the wounds he accumulated throughout the stressful day--even the subtlest brush of the wind against his skin began to bring with it a sense of pain.

"I can handle injuries of this level, but you'll need to be asleep."

"Asleep? I've slept twice today already--am I a toddler or something?"