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 35

“Aah, King. Black King. Please forgive us foolish ones.”

I had no idea what was going on, but the robot knelt in front of me and bowed its head.

Eh, what?

“Maybe it’s mistaking Faceless-san for someone else?”

“Can I smash it already?”

“Gamran-sama!! Please read the room!!”

“Christina-sama, you’re the last person who should say that.”

While Christina and the others argued noisily, the robot kept talking.

“King. You were always right. Even when it looked wrong, you always walked the right path and guided your people.”

“Um.”

“We betrayed you. We believed a god would save us, so we turned our backs on you.”

“I.”

“King. Please, King. Please punish us. We are fools who betrayed the King who was truly right. Please punish us.”

Punish them out of nowhere?

I still didn’t understand what this robot was talking about. Ignoring it crossed my mind.

But then.

“King. Please, give us our punishment…”

Even if it’s a robot, it looked like it would cry any second. I couldn’t just ignore that.

I walked up to it and placed my hand on its shoulder.

“I forgive you. Thank you for everything you’ve done.”

I had no way of knowing what the robot did in the past.

But it seemed like this Black King, whoever named that, needed help, was someone they really admired.

Someone who was loved this much wouldn’t reject a sincere apology.

At least, I wouldn’t.

And since the robot had mistaken me for this Black King anyway, I might as well forgive it in his place.

“King. Ahh, merciful King. You will forgive us. If it were possible, if we could, may we gather once more under your banner… Please… Please… Al-low… us… ga… ga…”

“Oh, it stopped.”

The light vanished from the robot’s eyes. Then part of its body exploded and scattered.

At the same time, the door that had been protected slowly opened.

Seeing what waited behind it, Veltica’s eyes sparkled.

“W-aaait!! W-what is this mountain of gold!? Even if we split it, it’s worth hundreds of Manni!?”

At the deepest part of the dungeon lay piles of gold and treasure.

Right, the robot did say something like the King’s treasury is beyond this point.

Wait!?

I’ll never have to work again in my life if we take all of this home!?

…No. I should stop. Because―

“Huh? I don’t care about money. Hey, Faceless! Team up with me!! I feel like we could kill anything with you around!!”

“I didn’t really do anything, so please divide the treasure among yourselves. As for Christina-sama…”

“If a princess claims ownership of treasure found in a dungeon, it becomes a political nightmare… so I will refrain as well. Please divide it between Faceless-sama and Veltica-sama.”

The Sword Saint, Maidall, and Christina all refused to take the treasure.

And more importantly.

“If that’s the case, then everything from here to here is mine!! I’m not giving it to anyone!!”

Look at Veltica. Her eyes have literally turned into money signs.

A descendant of the Hero is rubbing her cheek against a gold bar and drooling.

That’s not cool at all.

Faceless is supposed to be cool.

So he can’t act greedily about money. And I really don’t want Christina and the others looking at me the same way they look at Veltica right now.

“I’ll pass as well. I’m not attached to gold.”

“Then all of this is mine!!”

Veltica grabbed piles of gold coins and started stuffing them into her pockets.

…I did say I didn’t want any.

I glanced toward the robot that had stopped moving at the entrance of the treasury.

“Veltica. I don’t need any treasure, but may I take that robot ―The golem?”

“Huh? Yeah, go ahead… but it’s completely broken. Even with modern magic tech, a golem like that can’t be restored to its original power.”

“I understand. But it feels wrong to leave it alone again after waiting here all this time.”

“…It’s just a golem?”

“I know.”

Even if it’s just a golem, I still feel sorry for it. I can’t help it.

“Hehe, Faceless-sama is secretly a romantic.”

“Faceless-sama, you’re wonderful!!”

“…Indeed, Christina-sama.”

“Hey, seriously, team up with me already!! Then we can kill strong guys and heal them and kill them again!!”

And so, since everyone agreed, I decided to take the golem’s remains.

I used the silver chain from the treasury as a rope to secure the golem so I could carry it out later. Just when I finished.

“Huh? W-wait, what is this!?”

“Veltica, did something happen?”

“T-that!! That’s an artifact!!”

“An artifact?”

What Veltica was staring at was a large scythe.

A huge scythe that looked like something a grim reaper would carry.

“No doubt about it!! That pattern, that color on the blade, it’s an alloy of orichalcum and mithril!! It must be from a time even older than this dungeon!!”

“You can tell just by looking?”

“I can!! This is an artifact from before the ancient magic civilization that made this dungeon! A time even older than magic itself. A pre-magic civilization!! Just like my holy sword!!”

Her holy sword is from that long ago!?

“C-can I take this too!? No, I will take it!! ―Ouch!?”

“Are you alright?”

The moment Veltica reached out to touch the scythe, sparks burst with a crack.

Her hand was pitch black and burned.

Oh, that looked painful. There must be some kind of invisible barrier around the scythe.

For now, I needed to heal Veltica’s hand.

“Let me heal it.”

“Um, thank you… It looks like there’s a really strong barrier on it.”

“…Hmm. Let me try.”

“Faceless-san? Even you won’t be able to touch it…”

“I should be fine if I endure it.”

“Eh, endure it?”

I reached my hand toward the scythe.

My fingertips began to burn and turn to charcoal, but I immediately healed them with healing magic.

It hurt like crazy, but it was pain I could handle with some patience.

Alright, I grabbed it.

Now all I had to do was pull it out of the barrier with brute force―

Artifact, get.

“You really forced your way through…”

“Here.”

“Huh?”

“…? Isn’t this what you wanted?”

“Eh, no. I-is it really okay? You’re the one who got it!”

“I don’t mind.”

“F-Faceless-san…!!”

I wouldn’t have any use for a giant scythe anyway.

“Uh, if we weren’t enemies, I’d want to marry you… Won’t you become our ally? Even now?”

“I’ll pass.”

“…You didn’t have to answer so fast. I’m still a girl. Rejection hurts.”

I handed the scythe to the puffed-up and sulking Veltica.

But as soon as she received it, she instantly brightened, staring at it with sparkling eyes and swinging it around to test it.

And then.

The scythe suddenly slipped from Veltica’s hands, shot into the air, and came spinning straight toward me.

“Whoa… What was that?”

“N-no!! It just flew off on its own!!”

“Really?”

“Really!! Watch!!”

“Hmm?”

Still unsure, I handed the scythe back to Veltica. It spun wildly and flew straight at me again without any warning.

Whoa, seriously?

“What is going on…?”

“It’s probably an artifact that recognizes the first person who touches it as its owner… Um, so I’ll give that scythe to you, Faceless-san.”

“I-I see.”

I felt bad for Veltica, but if that’s how the scythe works, I’d accept it.

“Since when did Veltica-sama and Faceless-sama become so close… I’m jealous!! I want to get closer to Faceless-sama too!!”

“Just do it if you wanna get close.”

“Please don’t make it sound so simple, Gamran-sama!! Um, why did Faceless-sama choose Veltica-sama over me…Haah!! C-could it be that Faceless-sama prefers smaller chests!?”

“Christina-sama, that kind of comment will make some women very angry, so please be careful.”

While everyone laughed and dug through the treasure room together, it happened.

A voice echoed throughout the entire dungeon.

“Core missing detected. According to protocol, the self-destruct system will activate. Please use the teleportation array to escape immediately.”

Oh.

This dungeon really loves blowing itself up. The robot did the same thing.

“M-my treasure!! I haven’t picked it all up yet!!”

“Veltica-sama, your life comes first!! Hurry to the teleportation circle!!”

“U-uwaaaaaahhhhhh!!”

Veltica’s heartbreaking scream echoed through the dungeon. Right after we teleported out, a massive explosion shook the royal capital.

And that’s what I call an explosion ending.

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Afterword

One-Point Story

Author: “Veltica is the type who can turn even the strictest person into a spoiled, useless mess once she starts dating them.”

A: “Oh.”

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