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 29

I sat on the roof of the royal castle, munching on the rice balls my sister made.

“Munch munch… Big sister, is it my turn yet?”

“Faahkushu kuuof kaff umi!!”

“Ruu, don’t talk while you’re eating. It’s rude.”

“Gulp, I want to see King Asuku do something cool already!!”

Ruu swallowed her rice ball in one big gulp.

I brushed off the grains of rice stuck around her mouth, and she said “Thank you,” before happily munching again.

“Ah, Ruu, that’s my tuna-mayo.”

“These rice balls are so goood!! Ruu loves tuna-mayo!! Ruu doesn’t want kelp… it tastes weird…”

“Tuna mayo is delicious. But I hate kelp. I wanted tuna-mayo, too.”

“King Asuku, being picky is not gooood!!”

“You’re the one being picky.”

I stole back the rice ball Ruu had taken a bite out of.

She may have dragon arms and legs and great physical strength, but I’m still faster.

“Ah! Don’t take Ruu’s tuna-mayo!!”

“It’s my tuna-mayo.”

“King Asuku is meaaaan!! Ruu wants to eat toooo!!”

Ruu pressed her body against mine, trying to take it back.

At that moment, her surprisingly soft chest bumped into my face.

Not as big as Christina’s or Victoria’s, but soft.

Probably bigger than my sister’s, though.

“…Fine, fine. Let’s split it in half.”

“Yaaay!! Ruu loves King Asuku!! I love you as much as tuna-mayo!!”

“That doesn’t make me happy at all.”

My sister was watching us as she muttered under her breath.

“For some reason, it looks like you enjoyed having Ruu’s chest pushed on you, so you decided to share.”

“It’s your imagination.”

“Really?”

“That’s just imagination.”

She stared at me hard, so I avoided her eyes.

After a moment, she sighed.

“You say you want your turn… Did you want to treat the patients yourself?”

“Not really? As long as fewer people get hurt or sick, I don’t care who heals them. I’m just bored.”

“Bored!! Ruu wants to play moooore!! King Asuku, let’s play catch!!”

“Playing catch on the roof is dangerous…. Anyway, big sister.”

“What is it?”

I looked down at the capital city below us.

The “Nightingale: Healers With No Restraint” was charging forward through the streets, knocking down knights and soldiers while heading toward a plaza full of injured people.

They weren’t screaming their usual weird cries today. Instead, everyone was striking dramatic poses and whispering cool lines.

“I didn’t do anything that painful when I was Faceless.”

“? I don’t really understand what you mean by that, but when you act as Faceless, you’re usually like that.”

“No way.”

“I’m not lying.”

Just then, we heard a soft tap on the roof.

Someone had appeared on top of the castle.

It was Veltica.

“…It’s been a while, Faceless-san.”

Hmm. She wasn’t wearing her white robe, and she didn’t have her mirror mask on either. So she must be looking for me as a student of the Hero Academy today.

I decided to answer her in Faceless mode.

“How did you know I was here?”

“If someone is giving orders to that many people, I figured you must be somewhere with a full view of the capital.”

“I see.”

Veltica is pretty smart. But now isn’t the time to admire her.

“Big sister, big sister. I’ll buy some time, so run away somewhere. Once the prey is healed, pull everyone back.”

“Are you sure? She’s the number one fighter at the Hero Academy. And stop calling patients prey.”

“It’ll be fine, it’ll be fine… Probably.”

“What are you whispering about?”

While my sister and I spoke in low voices, Veltica gripped the sword still in its sheath and took a stance.

Last time ended in a peaceful talk, but today she was clearly ready for battle.

Hmm, what do I do?

“Are you not going to let me go this time?”

“…I’m sorry. This time, I’m going to catch you with everything I’ve got.”

“Can I ask why?”

“Money.”

“Money.”

Huh, money?

“If I catch you, Princess Christina will pay a reward!! And if I get that, I can pay off all my student loans at once, so please just let me arrest you peacefully!!”

“Ah. Yeah… In that case, maybe I’ll resist a little.”

Students who struggle with money really have it tough.

I was born into a rich family in both my past life and this one, so I don’t really understand that hardship.

But still, I can’t get caught here.

“I’m coming!!”

In the next moment, Veltica rushed in and swung her sheathed sword straight down at my head.

I blocked with my arm on reflex, and a crack echoed through the air.

A complete, brutal bone fracture.

Even my sister has never managed to hurt me this badly. What insane strength.

This is going to break me… In every sense of the word!!

“…I’ll leave this to you.”

“Alright, leave it to me.”

“As ―Mmgh, mmggh!!”

Ruu almost said “King Asuku,” but my sister quickly covered her mouth and then leapt off the castle roof with her in her arms.

Alright, I need to buy time for them to escape.

But after that first attack from Veltica, I already understood.

She’s completely serious. If I don’t go all out, I’m done for.

First, I healed my arm that was shattered into a million pieces, then raised my fists.

Even if I learn mind magic or memory magic in the future, there’s no way I can fix her middle-school syndrome if I can’t even overpower her.

So I’ll treat this fight as practice.

“I’ll show you, Faceless-san. ―The power of a hero’s descendant.”

It happened in an instant.

Veltica’s figure vanished, and the next thing I knew, I was shot hundreds of meters into the sky above the capital.

◇　◇　◇

Afterword

One-Point Story

Author: “Ruu acts like a spoiled youngest child, but her body’s growing really, and it’s just too good, right?”

A: “Knights, arrest this person.”

If you thought, “She’s cute, but she shouldn’t steal people’s food,” “Is Veltica’s holy sword actually the real deal,” “Asuku should be the one getting reported,” please leave your thoughts, bookmarks, ★ ratings, or reviews.