"Well... in that case, the backyard can meet your needs. Your companions are there too."
It should be referring to Mitis, Ella thought. Mitis said she wanted to take a good bath before coming back. As for the water problem, it must have been created by Mitis herself using magic.
"No problem. I'd like to book two more rooms."
Because Kamisia's room was stained with blood, another one needed to be booked. The extra room was given to Kanzaki Kagamika.
"Of course, but..."
The proprietress looked curious and stretched her neck, trying to understand what was going on in the room.
Ella closed the door and handed the proprietress a few copper coins. In addition to keeping the secret, these coins also covered the cost of cleaning the room. It would definitely be quite troublesome to clean the blood-stained sheets.
"It's better to put aside your unnecessary curiosity."
"Of course, no matter what you do, we won't ask any questions, and your meal will be delivered immediately."
"Just leave it at the door, we'll get it ourselves."
"OK."
After saying this, the proprietress walked down the stairs while counting the copper coins, her face full of joy.
Ella could only sigh helplessly. If the landlady knew that there was blood on the bed sheet, she would definitely not have this expression. Feeling a little troubled, Ella brought the wooden basin that the landlady had placed outside into the house.
During the conversation, Camisia and Lotte had already finished resetting the joints.
"Princess, it's over."
"Yes, thank you."
"No, you don't have to be so polite. It is my honor to follow your orders."
Perhaps because of the words of thanks he had said, Camisia looked a little flustered, but he had no intention of taking them back. After all, the person he had saved this time was someone he had no connection with, and it would be a bit too much if he didn't even say a word of thanks.
"As long as I accept Miss Ella's healing magic, I'll be able to wake up tomorrow morning, but I'm in this state... Where did Miss Ella find it?"
Not only were the tendons of his limbs severed, his joints were bent from the beatings, his ribs were broken to varying degrees, and his internal organs were in a state of failure, not to mention the wounds all over his body and the marks of blunt force trauma. Coupled with his emaciated appearance and countless missing teeth, he looked more miserable than anyone Ruthie had ever seen. Even the soldiers who died on the battlefield looked better than her.
Ella glanced at the other people in the room and answered in a low voice.
"We met at the Colosseum."
"The Colosseum?"
"Well, the Colosseum people gave me an unbeatable opponent, so I ended up like this."
Afterwards, Ella briefly explained what happened to Kanzaki Kagamika.
"So, Ella-chan brought this girl back because she—should I say Kagami-chan?—possessing the special magic of 'rewinding time'?"
"Well, that's it. If possible, I'd like to buy the spell for this magic from her."
"Ah, alas, unexpectedly there's a legitimate reason. I thought you took it home because you couldn't bear it, just like seeing a cat caught in the rain."
Having said that, Iris glanced at Shen Gan, and Shen Gan immediately showed an expression that seemed to be about to get angry - the cat being wet in the rain refers to the time when Ella met Shen Gan.
"Well, the treatment isn't over yet, so let's continue. Can Lotte take the child to the bath later?"
Although he really wanted to do it himself, the thought of facing a naked woman made his face feel hot, so he had to ask Luty for help.
"Okay, Miss Ella."
"Then... first, treat the poisoning state—[Blessing of Detoxification]."
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*October 12, 6187, at 08:19 AM, the Earldom of Wood, Kingdom of Untermire
“Ah—Hmm.”
Ella stretched her body and yawned while covering her mouth while snuggling in the quilt.
Since last night's treatment lasted until the early morning, Ella woke up much later than when she was traveling. Of course, if possible, Ella would rather sleep until ten o'clock in the morning. The reason she woke up now was entirely because of the noise in the hotel.
"It's annoying."
Of course, the sound of mumbling to oneself could not be heard by the outside world. The sound of scolding could still be heard from the first floor of the inn. Ella could only cover her head with the pillow - it smelled bad, but there was nothing she could do about it. Like most areas, the Kingdom of Untermire was very short of water. The reason why the pillow smelled bad was probably because the water used for washing was of poor quality.
The hotel didn't even have a bathtub for bathing. If necessary, you could only cover the area with a curtain and rinse your body in a bucket.
After enduring for a while, Ella frowned and crawled out from under the pillow, angrily pulling back the thin quilt.
"Damn it! If you argue over such trivial matters, I'll definitely hang that guy from the city gate."
Quickly changing into her ordinary travel attire—a white top with a slightly pink tint—Ella pushed open the wooden door and walked down the stairs quickly, making the floor clatter with her feet.
Since it was still early in the morning, the first floor of the hotel was full of diners sitting - no, to be more precise, they were standing. They were treating the thing in the shadow opposite them with disgusted expressions, as if they were treating mice. In addition, the boss and his wife could be seen repeatedly bowing their heads to apologize.
"Why did you let the slave in?!"
"You're making me breathe the same air as the slaves. What if I get sick?"
"Perhaps even this table has been used by slaves."
"It's so dirty."
Conversations like these filled the first floor of the hotel, and Ella couldn't help but frown.
"Let the slave out now!"
"This guest, she is the slave of our distinguished guest. Could you please be a little more lenient..."
"Guest? I'm not your guest anymore?"
"this……"
The boss kept bowing and smiling.
At the same time, the slaves who had been hiding in the shadows also leaned against the wall and moved towards the door step by step. There was a lot of timidity in their movements, as if they were afraid that they would be beaten if they made any unnecessary movements.
"That's... Kanzaki?"
Because Kanzaki Kagamika's current appearance is very different from yesterday, and it can even be said that they are two completely different people, so Ella was unable to tell them apart at first.
Her originally dry and withered skin has turned into one that glows with health and vitality. Her dull and turbid eyes have now turned into a beautiful deep red. Her unkempt long white hair is casually spread out. Combined with her petite figure and rose-red Gothic skirt, she is completely worthy of the word cute.
Especially the timid aura emanating from his body and the frightened look on his face, which makes one want to hold him in his arms and love him dearly.
Ella even had the thought, "These people are really weird for just treating her as a slave instead of a sexual outlet."
"Sending a child like that to the Colosseum...will definitely lead to hell..."
While muttering to herself, Ella quickly walked down the stairs. Because she was not wearing a mask, she quickly attracted the attention of the diners, and the original accusations suddenly decreased by half.
Under everyone's gaze, Eira walked to Kanzaki Kagamika and gently placed her hand on the shoulder of the girl who looked as old as Fuka. Perhaps because of the shock, Kanzaki Kagamika's whole body trembled, but Eira did not let go. Instead, she turned to the diners in the hotel.
"This is the child I took in. Please, for my sake, please stop forcing her. In return, I will treat you all to breakfast today."
"Who are you--"
Before Jinghua could speak, Ella signaled him to be quiet with her eyes.
A look of hesitation appeared on the diners' faces.
"You're leaving me with this slave just for breakfast..."
"I heard the boss bought rabbit meat from a hunter yesterday."
"What? There's meat?"
"Tsk, I'll take advantage of this no matter what."
"But that guy is a slave!"
"If you don't eat it, I will. Anyway, I won't care anymore."
"you……"
Although they were still hesitant at first, as groups of people sat down for the rabbit meat, the last stubborn ones had no choice but to listen to the majority and give up blaming Jinghua.
Seeing this scene, Ella breathed a sigh of relief, but—
"Eh?"
Before Ella could react, Jinghua broke free from Ella's restraints at a sprinting speed and ran out the door. When he came to his senses, he had disappeared around the corner of the street.
"This guy……"
Although she didn't understand why Jinghua wanted to run away, if she let her escape like this, she would definitely be caught and become someone's slave. Without thinking too much, Ella threw two silver coins to the boss and quickly caught up with Kanzaki Jinghua.
"I remember it was this direction—huh?"
After turning the corner, what came into view was Iris holding Jinghua by the back of her neck with one hand. Since Jinghua did not resist at all and looked like she had given up, Ella could not help but think of the kitten being held.
When she found Ella appearing in front of her and thought of Kanzaki Kagamika, Iris looked helplessly at Mitis beside her.
“How many times has this happened?”
"That's the fifth time. I don't understand why you're running away. We were the ones who healed our wounds and gave us clothes, but you didn't even talk to us. I should have thrown the food to the stray dogs on the roadside. They would have wagged their tails at me."
While complaining, Mitis reached out and pinched Jinghua's cheek who was picked up by Iris, causing Jinghua to look painful.
"Well, let's go back first. If she doesn't tell us what we want to know, then let her go. Bringing someone who can't communicate with us will only hinder us."
After announcing Jinghua's end, Iris finished her walk and walked towards the hotel carrying Jinghua.
Chapter 17 Visitors from Another World
Three women were sitting in a room of less than ten square meters. Since the only ventilation hole was installed near the ceiling, the room was not very bright. Fortunately, it was a sunny day outside, so it was not so dim that people's faces could not be seen clearly.
Because there was no other furniture in the hotel room except the stone bed and two chairs, Ella and Iris could only sit on the wooden chairs, while Jinghua sat on the bed.
After the silent confrontation lasted for about a minute, Ella couldn't help but speak first.
"You are Kanzaki Kagamika, right?"
With the description of the identification skill, he knew that the person sitting opposite him wearing a rose-red gothic lolita outfit was Jinghua. The reason he asked this was just to start a conversation.
Without answering, Jinghua just raised his eyebrows and turned his gaze to Ella.
"We can't communicate at all. Is there something wrong with your brain?"
Although she said this, there was no joking in Iris's tone, and there was a dangerous look in her eyes.
"Let me be clear, we rescued you from the Colosseum out of kindness. If you can't be of any use to us, I will throw you out without mercy. Looking at you, you should know what kind of treatment you'll receive if you walk out like that, right?"
Elise, sitting on the chair, crossed one leg and looked quite relaxed.
Once again, Jinghua's brows twitched, but unlike when he looked at Ella, this time he looked a little hesitant, as if he was weighing something.
After about five seconds, Jinghua finally opened his mouth slightly - a sound that was soft but contained strong vigilance.
"What do you want to know?"
Jinghua's words made Iris look satisfied. She looked at Ella who was sitting next to her and motioned for Ella to ask. After thinking for a moment, Ella chose to get straight to the point.
"Do you know the magic of 'rewinding time'?"
"How do you know—no, what is that?"
Although he quickly regained his nervous expression, Ella did not miss Jinghua's initial panic. However, what surprised Ella was that judging from Jinghua's vigilant reaction, his mental age should be much older than his appearance.
[Perhaps it's because I've seen a lot of things that I've become so experienced.]
Another person who is more mature mentally than in appearance is Shen Gan. Of course, Shen Gan may also seem unconventional at times.
In order to make Jinghua tell the truth, Ella directly reported Jinghua's information.
"Kanzaki Kagamika, age 12, level 9, possesses the magic spells 'Fireball', 'Light Arrow', 'Basic Healing', 'Appraisal - Low Level', 'Cashout Space', 'Appraisal Avoidance', 'Low Level Power Boost', 'Time Rewind', race—"
"how is this possible!"
Before Ella could finish her words, Jinghua suddenly stood up, his expression of shock evident in his eyes. He was a completely different person compared to his previous quiet appearance.
"Don't be nervous, we are the only ones who know this information."
Iris pressed her hand down, motioning Jinghua to sit down.
"I don't know why you possess the unprecedented 'Appraisal Avoidance' spell, but we're more concerned with 'Time Rewind' than that."
"Impossible! How did you know I have these skills?"
"It's just ordinary identification magic."
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