บท 56: Waking up
Inside Ryu's bedroom, there was an air of sadness that surrounded everyone in it, on the bed, Ryu was laying with a bandage around his head and chest, although Aiena already healed the injuries it was for assurance,
Geld was standing near the window, Aiena was sitting beside Ryu near the bed bending her knees and Lina was sitting on a chair beside Ryu's head, her eyes still wet from tears.
'Why my son!?...' she thought as she held her tears back
The village chief was kneeling beside the bed,
'You are alright right… Ryu?' thought the village chief with a despairing look,
Snow was most restless.
Being unable to see Ryu like, this she went to the home's backyard followed by Lana and Hina,
Jue, who was scolded earlier by Hina, wasn't affected a bit by the scolding.
His mind was filled with worry and concern for, Ryu who hadn't woke up,
"It… is my mistake!!" Jue said again as he hugged Geld's leg tightly.
Aiena cast another healing miracle on Ryu,
She had been learning miracle casting since she was 15 and wouldn't fall behind the priestess in healing.
"Ryu… wake up!!" she pleaded with a sad face as she finished casting,
Amidst all these people, Ryu, who was on the bed covered by his familiar blanket, was actually awake for an hour now but was afraid of what will happen once he sat up.
'Mom is sure to scold me for lying!! Everyone seemed sad,' Ryu thought while debating when to open his eyes,
'I don't even know what that brat told everyone… in the first place who brought me here' Ryu thought as his lips moved a bit,
"He moved!! Ryu moved Lina big sister" Aiena who was staring at Ryu noticed this small moment and shouted,
And seeing Aiena nearly cry while speaking made Ryu's heartache,
'Man, I am stupid!! Even if I get scolded, I can't keep these people on hold… I should open them'
"Ryu can you hear me!?" Lina said looking towards Ryu's face,
'At the count of 3, 1… 2…'
"Where am I?" Ryu spoke as he opened his eyes looking towards Lina.
Aiena fell limp on the ground by her bottom. She was waiting for this moment for 6 hours now casting miracles of healing again and again and finally
"Ryu, you are awake!!" Aiena said as she finally began to cry and hugged Ryu,
"I was scared… I tried my best," Aiena said to Ryu as she cried and Ryu started patting her naturally,
"I am fine I am fine Aiena… see" Ryu cooed,
'Guess I scared her too much,' Ryu regretted his stupidity of not waking up and continued patting as Lina was looking into his eyes.
Lina was confused about what to say or what to ask her son who was brought home dyed in blood this afternoon, since then she had multiple emotions fear, concern, and feeling of betrayal that the Village chief made her child do something dangerous behind her back,
'I don't want to be like him, but still…' she thought as she remembered her over-concerned father,
"Ryu, what was it?" Lina asked the first question to make sure whatever Jue told them was true.
"It was a big snake monster mom, very big, almost as wide as this bed and double the size of our stairs,"
Lina could imagine well being a late adventure just what kind of monster her son had fought. She was scared her small child, who is barely 13 fought something that even multiple C rank adventurers won't be able to defeat,
"Why did you never tell me?" Lina asked with a sad gaze with tears dripping down her eyes,
'She wants to know about my forest training' Ryu looked towards the Village chief who nodded slowly to me,
"Mom, remember the contest when I was 5?" Ryu asked as he felt a bit numb in his back and shook a bit,
"I remember, Ryu lay down you just awoke you need rest… tell while laying your head on the pillow" Ryu complied and continued speaking with an inspiring voice
"Mom back then when Jack rushed to me… I felt weak and helpless if not for big brother Geld, Kit, and Snow I would've been hurt… I never wanted to feel helpless against someone coming at me being protected I want to save myself and protect those close to me… so I asked Grandpa chief to help me with training and leveling,"
Everyone was shocked at what Ryu said for different reasons.
'The same as Ralph… protect those close to me and save myself' Lina thought as she remembered Ralph saying a similar thing to her in the past,
'Was I too lenient on him?' thought Geld, wondering if it was due to his sword teaching lacking that Ryu take this path,
'Big brother cool!!' Jue thought, not crying anymore,
Only the Village chief was thinking 'this little brat has some talent in lying!!' shocked at Ryu coming up with a perfect lie which was also inspiring.
Jue, who was till now sticking to Geld's feet, rushed to Ryu, kneeling in front of him crying again. he shouted
"I am sorry big brother!! Due to me!!" Ryu was shocked at the sudden change in Jue and spoke in a baffled voice
"No need for sorry… we are family, Hina' sister would be sad"
'Maybe his words have much of truth' the Village chief thought as he saw Ryu remembering how Jue won't be here if not for Ryu saving him. He was also a bit scared due to things that Jue only told him,
'Black blood with a crimson glow, miasma… this kid never ceases to surprise,' Village chief thought,
"Ryu!!" a voice came from the door.
Snow come towards Ryu almost running and hugged him hard. Aiena was also hugging Ryu but she had already fallen asleep due to exhaustion and patting,
"Why?" Snow's question wasn't very different from Lina, so Ryu answered the same thing after hearing it Snow said
"Rest!!" with a concerned look as she patted Ryu,
'Ryu is doing his best… but' Snow thought and she kept patting Ryu,
"I am fine Snow… I used a decrease speed message on a very huge monster!!" Ryu said cheerfully to divert the topic but it only made them gloomier,
Ryu finally figured out a question that will divert their attention and also, and he was curious about
"Who carried me back?" Ryu asked in a low voice because he remembered there was no one nearby when the fight ended, but it seemed like he was back home an hour after the battle who carried him.
"I did!!" Jue answered happily,
Ryu was shocked beyond belief as he asked Lina with a stupefied expression.
"He did!?" and Lina just nodded because she was still shocked too when Jue carried bloodied Ryu who is 3 years older than him back to the house while being followed by other adventurers who concernedly joined in the way,
But Jue did not let anyone else touch Ryu until he finally stepped into the home, himself covered in Ryu's blood.
'How can he!?' Ryu wondered because Ryu, unlike him, was not leveling since a young age and wasn't doing weight lifting or anything,
Ryu's eyes shined as he checked Jue's status
(Level-3
Blessing- [Blessing of Valour God-B]
Skills- [Silent stepping I], [Inhibition]
Salvaged Skill- [Ground bound])
Level being 3 was normal because the level raised from other things besides killing monsters too,
'This blessing!? He didn't have this before,' Ryu wondered as he use [Seek] of [Hide & seek] on blessing,
[Blessing- Blessing of Valour God-B: the blessing of God of Valour and fight bestowed upon the bearer for showing Valour and strong will in time where otherwise spirit must've been broken, by the effect of Blessing the bearer will be able to show strength a few times his normal every 2nd day for an hour]
'How did he!? This is awesome?' Ryu looked towards Grandpa chief who nodded again, meaning he already knew about Jue's blessing,
"I think Ryu should rest, for now. I know there are many things needed to be discussed but now is not the time," Geld said sensing Ryu's exhaustion,
Everyone agreed that letting him rest is best and checked on Ryu personally one by one,
Geld spoke before leaving
"Be ready Ryu, training after the resting is done will be harder!!" with a motivating look in his eyes,
Ryu got chills somehow from that line as he knew his training, which was already hard enough, was going to turn into hell now. Ryu thought
'Hope it won't be as worst as the snake fight' he still could remember the feeling from back then.
"Also, Ryu mom loves you but there will be a punishment for lying… I'd rather have you not telling me where you are going than lying" Lina said as she pat Ryu,
"Grandpa, can I stay here tonight? I will help big brother so he doesn't have to move much," Jue spoke and Ryu was shocked as hell seeing Jue have taken a 180-degree switch,
"Okay but be sure not to bother Ryu much," Grandpa chief said while standing up to leave.
"Yes, grandpa!!" Jue answered happily,
Everyone had dinner at their home that night. Jue brought food for Ryu to the bed and Ryu thought while frowning a bit
'Is this the same brat who was throwing mud at me till yesterday!!'
That night Jue slept in their home and Ryu felt well-rested in bed,
Everyone was already asleep, which means this was time for Ryu to think about everything that happened and some other things,
'Finally, he is asleep,' Ryu thought as he saw Jue on another bed,
Ryu's eyes turned crimson as he looked towards the rings he just acquired after killing the Naga.
'Interesting indeed,' Ryu thought as he began reading the stats of the swords that are on his fingers as rings.
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