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 25

The day after, we went looking for the sword-slashing criminal.

My older sister grabbed me by the collar and dragged me into the student council room.

“Huh? A school tour for the students from the Hero Academy?”

“Yes. We were already thinking about doing it, but Veltica-sama asked if we could do it sooner, so it was decided for tomorrow.”

“Oh. Good luck, big sister.”

“Stop right there. Why are you trying to casually dump this on me?”

I tried to run away because it sounded troublesome, but she caught me instantly.

“Big sister, someone like me can’t handle such an important job. It has to be you, the perfect and flawless beauty.”

“Then here’s an order from that perfect and flawless big sister. Obey Princess Christina’s command.”

“Boo.”

And that’s how I ended up being the one to guide the Hero Academy students around the school…

Someone laughed at me.

“Hm. Sometimes, Asuku should do student council work too.”

“You as well, Victoria.”

“Eh?”

“Lately, all you’ve been doing is eating snacks in the student council room instead of working, no?”

“…That’s… not exactly wrong…”

Victoria quickly hid the cookie she was holding.

“I’m worried, just as you know. If Victoria keeps this up, what if you end up becoming lazy and shapeless like a blob of slime…”

“A slime-like body… Hm. That would be a serious problem. It would hurt my dignity as a princess.”

“Then I’m counting on you, Victoria.”

Christina is starting to become more and more like my sister.

Christina, you really should choose your friends more carefully.

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“So that’s why I need your help, Garu.”

“Why me!?”

“You know a lot of things, right? So I thought you’d be perfect for guiding the school tour.”

“At least don’t tell me on the same day…”

While Garu grumbled, Victoria bowed her head and asked him sincerely.

“Hm. I’m asking too, please help.”

“Hey, Princess Victoria!?”

“See, the princess is bowing her head like this. Come on, help us out.”

When I said that, Garu’s face twitched.

“Ugh, that’s hard to refuse… Also, why aren’t you bowing?”

“Oh. I’m the eldest son of the Medix Viscount family and am trusted by the king.”

“If you’re going to say that, then I’m the second son of the Garwolf Frontier Marquis family, entrusted by the king to rule the border.”

“Ugh. I am deeply sorry for acting all high and mighty, Garu-san.”

A frontier marquis is basically equal to a duke.

I only recently learned that Garu is someone I definitely shouldn’t talk to casually.

I should treat Garu with respect, that’s what I thought at least.

“Tch, fine, fine. I get it. But talk normally like before. It’s weird if you act polite now.”

“As expected of Garu. I’m so happy to have a friend who understands.”

“Why did I become friends with this guy…”

“Hm. I’m jealous. Asuku has a fluffy friend.”

“And why is this princess petting my tail nonstop? This is harassment.”

With Garu on board, we headed to the separate room where the Hero Academy students were waiting.

“I’m sorry to keep you waiting, everyone from the Hero Academy.”

“Hm. We’ll start the school tour now.”

“Thank you so much. Princess Victoria, and um, the one who was with Franc.”

The students and their leader, Veltica, looked at my face and trailed off.

That’s right, I never introduced myself.

“I’m Asuku Medix. And this is Garu, who’s helping us today.”

“Ah, yes. It’s nice to meet you, Asuku-san, Garu-san.”

“Alright then, Garu, let’s start the tour―”

“Ah, please wait a moment. One person hasn’t arrived yet…”

And just then.

The door swung open, and a flustered girl rushed in.

She had a huge crossbow on her back, and her moss-green hair was tied in a half-up style. She was a real beauty.

“Hah, hah, I’m so sorry I’m late!!”

“You’re very late, Ridiel. What were you doing?”

“Ugh. I’m sorry, Veltica-san. I was helping a classmate look for something they lost… We found it, but before I knew it, it was already this late…”

The girl called Ridiel got scolded by Veltica.

At that moment, Garu called me over.

“Asuku. Hey, Asuku.”

“What?”

“That girl. She’s the one I told you about, the one who gathered the lower nobles and formed a faction.”

“Oh, really? …She doesn’t look like someone with bad intentions at all.”

“…Yeah.”

I can’t explain it well, but she seems like a good person.

Even her being late was because she helped someone in trouble.

“Hm. Since everyone is here, we’ll start the school tour… Garu.”

“Yeah… Princess Victoria, can you stop touching my tail?”

“No.”

And so the tour of the Magic Academy began.

At first, Lio, who had picked a fight with Princess Christina, made a fuss, saying he wouldn’t be guided by someone weaker…

But the moment he saw me, he suddenly calmed down.

Even he didn’t know why. But a calm lion looks cute like a big cat.

“Yeah, we’ll start with the main facilities of the academy.”

“““““Yees.”””””

The first place we went to was the cafeteria.

“This is the cafeteria. The food here is great.”

“Oh, I ate here too! The food is way better than the food in the Empire!!”

“Is the Empire’s food bad?”

“…I wish it could be described as bad. Asuku-san, can you imagine things like fish jam, or slime pie, or dishes that make you wonder why anyone made them…? The Empire has a lot of those.”

Veltica spoke with distant eyes.

It reminds me of those herring pies I heard about in my previous life.

Now I kind of want to try them.

“This is the shop street. They sell daily goods not only for humans but also for beastkin, elves, and dwarves. If a rare race submits a request, the shop will stock things for them, too. There are restaurants as well.”

“Wow, it’s like a small shopping district inside the school!!”

On the shop street, lower nobles who don’t have much money sometimes work part-time there.

Since the Medix Viscount family is pretty wealthy, that kind of thing has nothing to do with me.

“Oh, isn’t that Garu? What are you doing here?”

“Ugh. Why is Cainsetts-senpai here…?”

“As you can see, I’m working part-time at the steamed bun shop!!”

“Do you really need a part-time job, Senpai? Your family is pretty rich, right?”

“It’s true the Cainsetts Baron family earns a ridiculous amount from the shipping business. But our family motto is ‘Earn your own money’! I’m going to become a millionaire without relying on my father!!”

“Senpai, your voice is way too loud.”

So the first step to becoming a millionaire is working at a steamed bun stand…

…Money.

I’m not especially obsessed with money, but if I want to live my life healing people I pass by, I should probably think of a stable way to earn money.

Ah, but the people in the Whistle Village seem to be doing lots of things. Maybe they could earn the money, and I could just focus on healing…

Hm? That would make me a freeloader, right? Well, details don’t matter.

“Oh, isn’t that Ridiel-chan over there?”

“Good day, Frude. And stop calling me Ridiel-chan! I lose all dignity!”

“Senpai, you two know each other?”

“Yeah!! She helped me when I was in trouble the other day!!”

“Hmph, helping someone in trouble is only natural for a hero!! If anything happens again, just call me anytime!!”

I see.

Ridiel is just a good person, and because she keeps helping people, everyone gathers around her.

She doesn’t even realize she’s creating her own faction.

“Garu, buy some of my freshly steamed buns before you go.”

“I’ll pass. I have a sensitive tongue.”

“If I don’t sell enough, the manager will get mad at me!! Please buy just ten!!”

“You’re so greedy!!”

Now that he mentions it, I’ve never seen Garu eat anything hot.

Oh. So Garu has a sensitive tongue.

…A Siberian Husky with a cat’s tongue is kind of funny.

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Afterword

One-Point Story

Author: “Garu’s tail is fluffy because Asuku brushes it for him.”

A: “It’s part of my daily routine.

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