There's No Way the Hot Girls Would Fall for an Ordinary 'Healer NPC' Like Me! ~About How I'm Just Treating the Beat-Up Heroines, But For Some Reason Their Reactions Are Getting Really Weird~ - Chapter 30-31

Chapter 30: I’ll Rub Them

Why? Just why?

Why was the hero of this game trying to destroy the World Tree?

The figure that showed up in the video was definitely the hero character I had been using. No mistake.

Handsome face.

Strong, steady presence.

Everything about him looked perfect for the hero role.

But in the video, his face was twisted with evil.

“Why… why are you hurting me…?”

“If you break, all the women in this world will fall. I want everything.”

The words came out so flat and cold.

Like he wasn’t even human.

“N-No…”

Nel’s shaky voice echoes deep inside my head.

In the video, the hero reaches his hand toward the World Tree.

Black magic power pours out from it.

The light that should be holy looks pitch black and dirty.

“Stop…!”

“Relax. I’m not just breaking it.”

The hero smiles gently.

But that smile is scary.

It sends chills down my spine.

“This world will be mine.”

“Women, power, all of it.”

The black magic flows into the World Tree.

Right then—

“Aaaaaah—!?”

Nel’s scream rings out.

The whole World Tree throbs hard.

Branches and leaves shake like crazy, and the space itself starts to creak.

“Urgh…!”

I press my hands to my head without thinking.

It’s pouring in.

Nel’s pain.

Her fear.

The feeling of being broken apart.

“It hurts…!”

“Stop…!”

“I’m scared…!”

But the hero is laughing.

“Nice face.”

“Keep breaking like that.”

The video cuts off with a snap.

“—Haa!”

I realize I’m breathing hard.

This is the worst.

What the hell was that?

Wasn’t the hero supposed to save the world?

“Leon…”

Elfina looks at me with worry in her eyes.

Kanaria has a grim look on her face too.

“Did you see it too, Lady Elfina?”

“…Yes.”

My throat feels dry and the words don’t come out right.

But there’s no doubt.

That guy was seriously trying to destroy the World Tree.

“I… tried so hard…”

Nel whispers softly.

“So everyone wouldn’t suffer… for so long…”

Her small shoulders are trembling.

“But… it’s too late now…”

Black vines creep further into Nel’s body.

If this keeps going, the Nel World Tree will really break.

“…I’ll rub them.”

“Huh…?”

I can’t just watch anymore.

I don’t know for sure if those black vines are some status effect.

But I can’t stand by and do nothing.

I move closer to Nel gently.

“D-Don’t come near…”

Nel shrinks back, looking scared.

But her voice doesn’t have the same strong rejection as before. There’s fear mixed in now.
She probably thinks I’ll hurt her again.

“It’s okay.”

I speak as kindly as I can.

“I won’t do anything that hurts.”

“…Really?”

“Yeah.”

Nel’s eyes shift like she’s unsure for a moment.

All the while, the black vines keep slowly eating into her body.

There’s no time.

I slowly kneel down and reach out my hand carefully in front of her.

“…!”

Nel’s shoulders jump with a flinch.
She’s scared after all.

Can’t blame her after what happened.

“I’ll touch you now.”

I whisper to check, then softly touch her shoulder.

“!”

The moment I touch her, the whole World Tree throbs hard.

At the same time, heat flows into my palm.

“Hot…!”

What is this?

It feels like it’s burning.

“It hurts…”

Nel presses a hand to her chest, looking in pain.

The black vines are spreading from there.

So that’s the source.

“Excuse me.”

I carefully reach toward Nel’s chest area.

“Ah…”

A small breath slips out of Nel.

Her voice shakes like she’s hurting and burning at the same time.

It’s soft.

But I can clearly feel something wrong underneath.

Some black thing is pulsing there.

“This is it, right?”

I focus hard.

“!…Ah…!”

Nel’s body jumps.

At the same time the black vines squirm like they’re alive.

“Leon…!”

Elfina’s voice sounds worried.

Kanaria has her hand on her sword too.

But I can’t stop now.

I keep going and slowly press on the spot where the black vines are gathered.

“Ah… n-no…”

Tears spill from Nel’s eyes.

But the black vines shrink back a little.

“Is it working?”

“Ah… ah…”

Nel looks down at her chest in surprise.

“It doesn’t… hurt…?”

It’s true.

The World Tree that was throbbing wildly before has calmed down a bit.

Then—

I can do this.

“Nel.”

I call her name to reassure her.

“I’ll definitely save you.”

Black vines are wrapped around Nel’s small breasts.

I carefully push them aside and dig my fingers into the spot where they grow from.

“…N… Hya…”

Nel makes a little pain sound.

But I have to stay tough here.

“…Ah… N…”

When I close my hand like making a fist, a small cry slips from Nel’s mouth.

But it doesn’t sound as painful as before.

The black vines are pulling back.

“——Hii!”

Just when I thought it was going well, Nel suddenly cries out.

W-Why!?

I quickly look at her body.

Ah.

The black vines that had pulled back are now digging into Nel’s crotch.

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Chapter 31: Happily Ever After

“Kuh! It won’t come off!”

I pulled at the vines wrapped around Nel’s crotch, but they didn’t budge at all.

*…N, ah…*

When I looked closer, the black vines had dug completely into Nel’s most private spot.

“A-are you okay!?”

I quickly looked up at Nel’s face.

She shook her head a little, her eyes still full of tears.

*U… I’m fine…*

No way she’s fine.

The black vines twisted around her body like they had a mind of their own.

And the more I pulled, the tighter they seemed to squeeze.

*Ah…!*

Nel’s body shook with a jolt.

This is bad.

Forcing them off might not be the way.

“Hang in there just a bit longer, okay?”

I pressed my hand over the vines against her crotch.

Then I started rubbing slowly.

*…! ♡*

Nel’s shoulders jumped.

Every time the black vines pulsed, the whole World Tree shook.

These vines have to be the source of the trouble.

“It’s okay… I’ll finish this quick.”

*Ah… U…*

Nel looked up at me with worry in her eyes.

Tears floated there.

Does it hurt?

Or is she scared?

Probably both.

I pushed around the vines as gently as I could, trying not to poke too hard.

Then—

*…Hya…!?*

Nel’s body jumped hard.

At the same time, part of the black vine shrank with a twitch.

“…Just like I thought.”

The vines weren’t only wrapped around her.

They had sunk into her body and were pumping something in.

And the main spot was—

“Right here.”

I pressed my fingertip against the part pulsing the strongest.

*Ah…! ♡*

A small sound slipped from Nel’s mouth.

Right then, the rustling of the World Tree grew a little quieter.

“It’s working…!”

Elfina’s eyes went wide.

Kanaria gripped her sword tight and watched with her breath held.

I kept changing the pressure carefully—push, release, push again.

Same as the treatments before.

Like washing the bad stuff away.

*…N… Ah… ♡*

Nel’s breathing got more ragged little by little.

But her face didn’t look like she was suffering anymore.

Instead, it felt like the heat was draining from the parts the black vines had attacked.

Then suddenly—

*Slip.*

The black vines lifted just a tiny bit off her body.

“…!”

I can get them off.

Now—

I slid my finger into Nel’s opening and pinched the vine inside.

*—! ♡*

Nel’s body jumped hard.

At the same time, the black vines pulsed wildly.

“So they really went all the way inside…”

I took a slow breath to stay calm.

Don’t rush.

If I yank them out, I might hurt Nel too.

*Ah… U…*

Nel grabbed my clothes with a worried look.

Her small hands were trembling.

“It’s okay.”

I spoke gently to calm her while I traced the flow of the vines with my finger.

The black vines had rooted deep inside her body like they were clinging on.

Black magic power was pouring in from the center.

“…This is the cause.”

I focused hard.

I moved my finger along the vine.

*…! Ah… ♡*

Nel’s breathing got even more messed up.

But every time, the black vines moved slower.

The rustling of the World Tree was calming down bit by bit too.

“Eh…?”

Elfina let out a surprised sound.

Kanaria’s eyes were wide open.

When I looked, the black vines covering Nel’s body were slowly losing their color.

*It doesn’t… hurt…*

Nel stared down at her own chest like she couldn’t believe it.

Her voice sounded way calmer than before.

“Just a little more.”

I put steady pressure on the center of the vines at the end.

Then—

*Snap.*

With a feeling like something broke, all the black vines pulled away from Nel’s body at once.

*Ah…!*

A soft green light poured out of Nel’s body.

Right then.

The whole World Tree glowed gently.

The pale green light felt warm like spring sunshine.

The creepy heavy feeling that filled the air slowly faded away.

The branches and leaves that had been rustling went quiet, and the World Tree seemed to breathe peacefully again.

The parts that had been withered here and there looked completely healthy now.

Well, I’ve never seen the original World Tree, so I’m just guessing.

*…Ah…*

Nel stared down at her own body in a daze.

The black vines had completely disappeared.

There were no more marks of the invasion on her white skin.

“Thank goodness…”

The strength left my body without me meaning it to.

Looks like I made it in time.

“Leon-sama…!”

Elfina ran over with a happy look.

Tears floated in her eyes.

“The World Tree’s magic power has stabilized…!”

“Really?”

“Yes… ♡”

Kanaria looked around and let out a small breath.

“I can’t believe you really saved a World Tree that was about to wither…”

Looks like it really worked.

*…It’s warm.*

Nel whispered softly.

She pressed a hand to her chest and blinked with a curious look.

*It hurt for so long…*

Those jade-colored eyes slowly looked up at me.

*It’s fixed…?*

“Probably.”

When I answered, Nel stayed blank for a moment.

Then—

*…Amazing.*

She gave a soft little smile.

That was the moment.

The whole World Tree started shining brightly.

“Wha…!?”

The sudden light made me squint.

Countless lights that had been sleeping inside the trunk slowly floated up and out.

“That’s…!”

Elfina’s eyes went wide.

The lights turned into particles, danced into the sky, and flew deep into the forest.

*Everyone can go home…*

Nel whispered happily.

*It doesn’t hurt anymore…*

Her voice sounded like a completely different person—calm and gentle.

Thank goodness.

Really, thank goodness.

I felt relieved.

Then—

*…U… Ahn… ♡*

A small cry came from Nel again.

I checked quickly and saw her squirming her legs around.

Oh.

I forgot to pull my finger out.