I Secretly Healed the Illness of the Twin Princesses While Wearing a Mask, and Now the Entire Kingdom Is in an Uproar ~Please Stop Trying to Expose the Street Healer~ - Chapter 1

“Ugh, it hurts…”

A young man with bandages tightly wrapped around his arm was walking down a dimly lit road.

He was an adventurer.

To prepare a nice birthday meal for his younger siblings, he had accepted a dangerous monster-hunting request.

But he failed and ended up breaking his arm.

“At this rate, I won’t be able to take any jobs for a while. What will I do for money… huh? W-what!?”

Someone was standing in the road ahead.

A suspicious figure wearing a crow-like mask and a hood, wrapped in a pitch-black coat.

The young man’s eyes met two shining golden eyes glowing from behind the mask, and at that moment, the masked figure suddenly sprinted straight toward him at full speed!!

Feeling his life was in danger, the young man tried to pull the sword at his waist―

“Ouch, n-no!!”

The pain in his arm made him drop his sword by accident.

But the strange man didn’t care at all. He rushed closer, shouting in a bizarre and wild voice.

“Hyahhaa!! Any sick people here?! Anyone injured?!”

“Eek!?”

“You there!! You’re an adventurer?! Thank you for fighting monsters every day!! So you broke your arm!? Hyahahahaha!! Looks painful!! You poor thing!! I’ll heal you right away!!”

“N-no, thank you!!”

“Don’t run, don’t be scared, don’t hold back!! Extra heal!!”

The moment the stranger chanted the spell, a warm light wrapped around the young man.

“H-huh? The pain is gone… m-my arm is healed!?”

“You also had a hole in your stomach, so I fixed that, too.”

“Huh? Ah, n-now that you mention it… the stomach pain I’ve had for weeks is gone… Th-thank you?”

“Hyahahaha!! I’m glad you’re healthy again!! Make sure to relieve your stress properly!! Your body is your greatest weapon!! Live long and stay healthy!! Hyahahahahahaha!!”

Without asking for any money, the mysterious man said that and ran off at full speed.

The young man looked up at the night sky where the full moon hung.

“I feel like nothing can scare me anymore…”

Would he ever experience anything scarier than this again?

After that night, the young man went on to defeat dangerous monsters, earn a fortune, raise his younger siblings, marry a beautiful wife, and retire from adventuring.

After retiring, he wrote a novel called “The Mysterious Healer Man,” which became a hot topic, but that is a story for another time…

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One day.

When I went to my older sister’s room after she called me, she sipped her tea gracefully and said,

“I heard that the ‘Mysterious Healer Man’ showed up again while I was away in the capital for work, Asuku.”

“Yeah.”

“I think it’s just an urban legend, but if the rumors are true, he’s a better healer than I am. I’d love to meet him and talk to him at least once.”

“Yeah.”

“That’s where you’re supposed to flatter me and say there’s no healer better than your sister.”

…Hmm.

“There’s no healer in this kingdom better than my beautiful, kind, and perfect big sister Franc.”

“Big sister Franc.”

“There’s no healer in this kingdom better than my beautiful, kind, and perfect big sister Franc.”

“Exactly, there’s no healer more talented than me. When I think about it calmly, it’s obvious. The ‘Mysterious Healer Man’ is just a silly rumor.”

My name is Asuku Medix.

I’m the eldest son of the Medix family, who rule over the Medix territory in the Xylica Kingdom, and someday I should inherit the viscount title, or rather, not really. 

Because I have an older sister, Franc Medix, who is extremely talented.

In this world, all living beings have magic inside them, and the technique called magic exists.

There are many types and attributes of magic, but the Medix family specializes in healing magic.

The magic that cures any injury or illness.

And among us, my older sister is a true genius.

Even though she’s only sixteen, she has treated members of the royal family many times.

Oh, speaking of royals―

“Big sister Franc, how was your job in the capital? You went to treat the twin princesses ―The ‘Golden Princess’ and the ‘Silver Princess,’ right?”

“…Tch.”

My older sister clicked her tongue and instantly looked annoyed.

“It was awful. Do you want to hear your big sister complain?”

“No thanks, I’m not interested.”

“Shut up and listen.”

“Yes.”

“I’m a genius healer. But even a genius can’t instantly cure an illness they’ve never seen or even heard of. Anyone with common sense would understand that, right?”

Well, she wasn’t wrong.

If it were a completely unknown illness, it would take time to figure out how to treat it.

“And then those high-ranking nobles, who hate seeing me succeed, told me to cure it within three days! Are they insane!? Those bastards!!”

“So that’s why you came back so early this time?”

“Yah. I had to come home while they laughed at me, saying, ‘So much for the Medix heir.’ I will never forget the humiliation those bald old men gave me.”

“That sounds rough.”

“It was rough!! Treat your big sister with more care, Asuku!! Comfort me!! Pat my head!!”

“Yes, yes, you worked hard, you worked hard. Good job, good job.”

“Ahh, the only one who praises me honestly is you, Asuku… The thought of you someday getting married and being defiled by some random pig woman already makes me sick.”

My older sister started muttering under her breath.

When she’s this emotional, she’s a pain to deal with, so I should just calm her down.

“By the way, what kind of illness did the princesses have?”

“It doesn’t have an official name yet. I just called it ‘The Illness That Makes All Flesh Rot and Fall Off.’”

“That sounds pretty gross.”

“It was gross. And because of that, some idiots convinced themselves it was contagious, so they stopped taking care of the girls. Their condition got even worse because of it.”

Contagious, huh.

Even though magic has pushed our world’s development a bit forward, it’s still basically a world less advanced than medieval Europe.

It’s not surprising that many people would think like that.

Still, I’m curious about what exactly this “Illness That Makes All Flesh Rot and Fall Off” really is.

If it truly spreads to others, that’s a huge problem, and I’d honestly really like to examine it myself.

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And so, after running for a full day, I arrived at the royal capital of the Xylica Kingdom.

To hide my identity, I wore a black coat, a plague mask, and a hood.

Yes, this outfit is exactly what people describe when they speak of the “Mysterious Healer Man.”

Because that rumored “Mysterious Healer Man” is actually me.

Huh? You already guessed that?

Then let me give you a quiz, you over there, deden.

Why do I secretly heal injured and sick people on the streets?

Tick-tock, tick-tock, time’s up.

There are two main reasons why I heal people in secret after being reborn into this world.

One is pure kindness.

The other reason is that, even in my past life, I admired heroes who hid their identity while helping others.

That’s right, my past life. I remember everything.

In my previous life, I suffered from a serious illness and could barely get out of bed. Those days were painful.

Just knowing there are people out there suffering the same way makes me feel sick.

So I heal people partly out of kindness… and partly because it satisfies me on a personal level.

The same goes for the twin princesses this time.

Now that I know they’re sick, I can’t rest until I make them healthy again.

“Let’s see, I think the twin princesses’ room is in the highest part of the castle? Probably that one.”

After climbing the castle wall and slipping into the courtyard, I jumped toward their room.

Boom!! With a loud sound, I landed on the balcony.

Soldiers in the courtyard shouted, “What was that sound!?” and began gathering. But that only made the guards near the princesses’ room relax, so it actually helped me.

Huh? You’re wondering why I casually jumped all the way up to the balcony?

Sooorry, sooorry. I forgot to mention something important.

This world has monsters and demons, the natural enemies of humans.

Since I died young in my previous life, I want to live longer and healthier this time.

So ever since I was a baby, I used healing magic to modify my own body in many ways. If your body is enhanced, life becomes much easier.

You should all try it too, maybe starting today.

“Excuse meee.”

Keeping my voice low, I broke the window, unlocked it, and slipped into the princesses’ bedroom from the balcony.

The room was filled with a rotten, sickening smell, like decaying flesh.

I followed the smell to its source and found two lumps of mangled, rotting flesh lying on the bed.

“The illness that makes all flesh rot and fall off, huh. If it were me, I’d call it meatball illness.”

Well, the name doesn’t really matter.

I need to get back home before sunrise, or my family will get suspicious. So I should hurry and heal the twin princesses.

“Who… are… you…?”

“…I’m surprised that you can still talk in that condition?”

“Ah… finally… finally someone has come… to take me away…”

Huh? Does she think I’m the god of death?

…Wearing a plague mask and a black coat, it’s understandable.

“Please… I beg you… Even if it’s only in the next life… let my sister… live normally… Even if it’s just… my sister…”

“That won’t be necessary. I’m going to heal both of you.”

“Eh…?”

“Let’s see. From what I can tell, it’s just a magic-power overload gone really bad. If you lived normally, this wouldn’t happen… but this much is easy to fix.”

When I was modifying my own body, I ended up in similar conditions a few times.

So if I use what I learned back then and pour in my magic to stabilize their twisted magic flow―

“There, you’re healed.”

“Eh… ah, no way…? My body… my hands, my legs, my face, everything… everything is back…?”

The lump of rotting flesh quickly regained the shape of a human.

In moments, a beautiful girl opened her eyes with not a single piece of clothing.

She had long golden hair with streaks of red, and glowing crimson eyes that stood out.

Also, her breasts were extremely big. Huge.

She should be my age, one year younger than my sister, yet far more well-developed.

So this is the reality of chest inequality.

Still, she’s so overwhelmed by being cured that she hasn’t realized she’s completely naked.

… I’d better take a good look while I can.

“Am I… am I dreaming? This… this kind of miracle…”

“It’s not a dream, so don’t worry.”

“M-My sister too!! Please heal my sister as well!! I beg you!! If there’s anything I can offer, I will give you everything!! So please―”

“It’s okay. I already healed her.”

“Huh?”

I’m not the kind of monster who would heal only one twin and leave the other suffering.

I had already fixed the other lump of flesh, too.

She was a beautiful girl with silver hair down to her shoulders, streaked with blue, and pale blue eyes.

She was also naked. And big-breasted. Bigger than the older sister.

“Victoria!!”

“Mm… Christina… Sister…?”

“Yes, yes!! It’s me, Victoria!!”

The sight of the two naked, beautiful sisters crying and hugging looked like a goddess embracing an angel. Truly a blessing for the eyes.

But I shouldn’t stay too long.

“Well then, I’ll be going now.”

“Ah, w-wait!! Let us at least thank you!!”

“I’ll pass.”

Accepting a reward here would make me look uncool.

“T-Then at least tell us your name!!”

“…Hmm.”

In the hero shows I used to watch in my previous life, the hero would say, ‘I am not someone worth naming’ and walk away. That’s definitely cooler.

Hm? But wait a minute.

Lately, because I’d been doing healing outside the Medix territory too, the urban legend of the “Mysterious Healer Man” had begun spreading.

If I didn’t give them a name now, the princesses might go around saying, “We were saved by the Mysterious Healer Man.”

Yeah, that won’t do. That’s lame.

I always thought “Mysterious Healer Man” sounded terrible anyway.

I should say a cooler name here and walk off with style.

“I am ―Ahem. I am Faceless. I hope we meet again someday, Princess Christina.”

“Ah, w-wait!!”

Ignoring the princess calling after me, I jumped off the balcony and slipped into the darkness of the night, escaping the royal castle.

Some soldiers spotted me on the way but…

With all the physical upgrades I’ve given myself, there’s no way they could catch me. I easily shook them off.

“Hyahhaaa!! Anyone feeling sick out here?! Anyone feeling bad?!”

Doing something good always puts me in a great mood!!

On the way back, aiming toward the Medix territory, I went around healing random people on the streets again.

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Three days later.

I was spending the day doing my usual street healing in the Medix territory when…

“A reward of 100 Manni will be given to anyone who finds the ‘Faceless’ who cured the princesses’ illness across the Xylica Kingdom.”

“W-what…”

“Asuku? You’re sweating a lot. Are you feeling unwell?”

“N-nothing at all, big sister. Don’t worry about it.”

I had expected a few people to try and figure out who I was while thinking, “Who is that guy!?”

I even looked forward to it; it’s something any masked hero would experience.

But I never thought the entire kingdom would throw all its resources into hunting me down.

Scary stuff… a reward of 100 Manni.

Oh, by the way, Manni is the common currency in this world.

I decided I should hold back on street healing for a while…

And yet, the next day, the twin princesses, the Golden Princess and the Silver Princess, Christina and Victoria, arrived at the Medix territory.

My identity is already exposed!?

I tried to look cool and leave quietly, and now my secret is out in just one week… This is so embarrassing!!

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Afterword

One-Point Story

Author: “By the way, Franc is small but has nice breasts.”

A: “I really didn’t need to know that.”

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