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 33

In the main square of the capital, the ground suddenly sank, and Veltica, Maidall, Christina, and I fell straight into the abyss.

We decided to find our way back to the surface and entered a dungeon, but we ran into the Sword Saint inside.

“Hahaha!! Hey, we meet again!!”

“…Why are you here?”

“I don’t really know myself!! I was chasing the street swordsman through the waterways, got sucked into some weird hole, and next thing I know, I’m here!!”

Eh.

“So, does that mean the street swordsman is in this dungeon?”

“Yeah!! And that thing lying over there? That’s the street swordsman!! It was tough to destroy it!!”

The Sword Saint pointed to a golem lying in the middle of the corridor.

Ah, so he destroyed this golem.

No, the street swordsman’s true form is a golem guarding the dungeon?

“I see, that makes sense now.”

Said Maidall, who was examining the golem’s remains with Veltica, as she was nodding as if she understood something.

Did she figure something out?

“This golem seems to have a magic program built in to attack intruders. But there’s something wrong with its movement range.”

“Movement range?”

“Yes, it’s supposed to attack armed enemies nearby. I think it probably wandered out through the hole Gamran passed through and attacked people in the capital.”

Come to think of it, Garu said the street swordsman only targeted adventurers, soldiers, and knights, so regular citizens weren’t in danger.

Adventurers, soldiers, knights…

All people who carry weapons all the time. That makes sense.

Huh? But something feels off.

“Wait. Even if that’s true, why has the street swordsman only started causing trouble recently?”

If Maidall’s explanation was correct, there should have been attacks much earlier.

That’s when it happened.

“Maybe, it’s my fault…”

Veltica nervously raised her hand.

Huh, what does she mean?

“This golem seems to have been triggered by the magic power in my holy sword…”

“…So the attacks by the street swordsman started when foreign students arrived at the Hero Academy, my friend said…”

“I-I’m really sorry!!”

“No, there’s no need to apologize.”

It doesn’t seem like she did it on purpose. Besides, I healed all the victims who ran into the street swordsman, so it’s not her fault.

…Still, what a situation.

“You two, Maidall and Veltica, sure know a lot about golems.”

“…W-well, I like dungeons, so!!”

“As for me, it’s part of a maid’s training…”

“I see.”

Wow, being a maid sounds impressive.

“By the way, shorty over there, you’re strong!! Fight me!! And hand me your head!!”

“…?”

“You!! The one with the shiny golden sword!!”

“Are you talking about me? I’m not short!! …Well, compared to others my age, I am a little shorter.”

“Doesn’t matter!! Fight me!! If you don’t come, I’ll come to you, shorty!!”

Veltica’s veins were popping.

Apparently, she’s sensitive about her height, and the Sword Saint calling her short hit a nerve.

In the middle of the corridor, blood splattered everywhere, forming countless puddles.

“Hahaha!! You’re stronger than you look!! I didn’t expect to lose!!”

“…You’re weaker than you look.”

“Being weak means I have room to grow!! Hahaha!!”

Positively thinking.

If I leave the Sword Saint with all his broken bones, he might die, so I decided to cast a healing spell.

Huh? His injuries are lighter than I thought.

There are some cracks in the bones, but it’s not as bad as it looks. I guess Veltica held back a bit.

“I, the genius, have realized something!!”

“Wait, don’t shout suddenly!! You scared me!!”

“Hey, Faceless!!”

“…Do you need something from me?”

“Do you want to team up with me!?”

Team up with the Sword Saint?

“Are you trying to say that if Faceless-san keeps healing you, you can fight again and again?”

“No!! It’s even more genius than that!!”

“…That doesn’t sound genius at all. So, what do you want to do by teaming up with Faceless-san?”

“First, I’ll slash strong enemies!! Then you heal them!! Then I slash them again!! That way, I can fight strong enemies forever!!”

Wow, he’s terrifying.

Veltica seems to agree with me, glaring at the Sword Saint coldly.

“I’m not dealing with someone this crazy. Let’s just find the teleport magic circle at the deepest part of the dungeon and go back to the surface.”

“Huh? You want to go to the deepest part of the dungeon?”

“…That’s right. You can come along if you want.”

“I’ve been stuck here for days!! I know the way to the deepest part of the dungeon!!”

“Could you have told us that sooner?”

“You didn’t ask!! Hahaha!!”

And so, thanks to the Sword Saint guiding us, we finally reached the very deepest part of the dungeon…

At the dungeon’s end, in front of what was probably a door leading to the teleport magic circle, stood a golem.

It was about three meters tall as it was completely white, and had a strangely sci-fi look.

That’s cool.

It looked just like the main robot from a mecha anime I loved in my past life.

“That’s the guardian protecting the deepest part of the dungeon.”

“That’s the one I tried to beat dozens of times and couldn’t!!”

“With Christina here, I’d like to avoid danger.”

“Mmm, Faceless-sama… don’t underestimate it… mmm…”

Christina, I wonder what kind of dream she’s having.

But as Maidall said, it’s hard to fight while also protecting Christina.

We need to find a way around it… wait.

“Can’t we just go out through the hole the Sword Saint fell from?”

“Huh? I smashed that and blocked it. Water kept pouring in, and it was annoying.”

“What on earth were you thinking!!”

Hmm, it looks like our only option is to defeat that robot and keep moving forward.

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Afterword

One-Point Story

Author: “Most guys like robots. When they’re kids, they like the machines the heroes or rivals use. When they grow up, they prefer machines based on mass-produced models that they can customize.”

A: “I still like the hero machines…”

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