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 5

Chapter 5: The Protagonist’s Fiancée

What the heck should I do?

The other person is a princess, you know.

Can I really say something like “Please take your clothes off”?

If I mess this up, won’t I get arrested for sexual harassment or something?

It’s necessary for the treatment, but if she doesn’t get what I’m trying to do, it won’t mean anything.

At this point, there’s no other way.

“Please let me take Alicia’s clothes off!”

“Huh…?”

If I can’t say it, then I have no choice but to take them off myself.

“L-Leon… you want to take them off…?”

“Yes! I think this is the best (and least problematic) way to do it.”

“If Leon says so…”

Yes! Got it!

This way I can treat the princess without her thinking anything weird.

I tried to look away as much as possible while gently placing my hands on the princess’s shoulders.

The dress was clearly expensive, and just touching it I could tell the fabric was top quality. If I ripped something like this, I felt like my life would basically be over.

Well, the part around her waist was already torn wide open, though.

“Excuse me…”

I spoke softly, then moved my hands around to her back.

I felt around with my fingertips for the fasteners and carefully undid them one by one. I had no idea how these things were supposed to work.

Pulling too hard might make it tear even more, and it was seriously nerve-wracking…

“Mm…”

The faint sound that slipped out almost made my hands freeze.

No, this is treatment. Focus, me.

Once the fasteners were undone, I slowly slid the dress off her shoulders.

The fabric fell smoothly, revealing her white skin. It was stained with blood, but even so, the elegant dignity of royalty still shone through.

From the torn part at her waist, I could see the thigh I’d already treated.

…Yeah, it’s healed properly.

Good, so far so good.

“Are you okay?”

“Y-Yes… I’m fine… ♡”

Why does she sound a little happy?

No, it’s probably because the pain is going away. Yeah, that must be it.

I tried not to think about anything extra and carefully removed the rest of the fabric while getting ready for the treatment.

“Now, next I’ll check your chest.”

“…Y-Yes…”

The princess stiffened up just a little and gave a small nod.

I tried not to think about anything unnecessary and gently placed my hand on her chest.

Unlike yesterday, there were no visible external injuries, but there was still a good chance of internal damage.

Stuff like this can cause problems later if you don’t check properly.

“Does it hurt to breathe?”

“…Mm… j-just… a little…”

Just as I thought.

I focused my mind on the center of her chest and slowly moved my hand as if applying gentle pressure.

It wasn’t about the surface — I pictured working on the inside.

“Any discomfort here?”

“…Ah… there… a little… mmm… ♡”

The reaction meant there was still some strain inside.

I focused on that spot and carefully loosened it up.

Rushing would only add more stress, so I had to be gentle.

“Once the blood flow is back in order, you should feel better right away.”

“…Haa… ah… it’s easier… than before…”

Good, it’s working.

I repeated the same motion a few more times, and her ragged breathing gradually calmed down.

The rise and fall of her chest looked more natural now too.

“I think that’s good now.”

“…Thank you… Leon ♡”

The princess let out a small, relieved sigh.

…Yeah, it’s definitely healed properly.

Still though—

Why do all the beautiful girls in this world keep getting hurt in the chest?

Same with Elfina. She looked completely fine on the outside, but when I touched her she said it hurt (♡), so the damage must have been deep inside.

…No, it’s seriously weird.

Anyway, the treatment was done, so the princess should be able to move around without any problems now.

That’s what I had just decided when—

“…Leon.”

“Yes?”

The princess was still looking at me with somewhat hazy eyes.

It was a little different from the relieved look she’d had earlier — her gaze had a kind of heat to it.

“…It was my first time.”

“Huh?”

“Being touched like this… by someone… um…”

The princess lowered her eyes as if searching for the right words.

Her white fingertips gently pressed against her own chest.

“…I felt… safe.”

“I-I see. That’s good.”

Yeah, it’s honestly nice to hear a patient say that.

This job really isn’t so bad after all.

—Or so I thought.

“…It’s strange.”

“Strange?”

“Yes…”

The princess slowly brought her gaze back to me.

“Normally… someone like me should hardly ever have the chance to be touched by another person…”

Well, she is a princess.

With all the guards and etiquette, the personal space rules must be super strict.

“…And yet.”

The princess murmured softly.

“For some reason… it feels nostalgic.”

“…Nostalgic?”

What does that mean?

I only met her today for the first time.

“Yes… almost like… from a long time ago…”

She cut her words off there and shook her head a little.

“…No, I said something weird. Please forget it.”

“Y-Yeah…”

Well, it was right after her injury.

She might still be a bit confused.

I’ll just leave it at that.

Besides, there’s an uncrossable wall of status between me and Alicia.

Alicia N. Eldia is the third princess of this country — the Eldia Kingdom. And she’s also one of the other heroines in Kinpuru.

She’s supposed to get engaged to the protagonist who becomes the hero and then, well, do all that stuff with him.

For an NPC like me to casually ask about her true feelings would be disrespectful.

So this was a bit unexpected.

“Um… you should probably put your clothes back on now…”

“No, I won’t ♡”

Please stop standing there with your chest completely exposed in front of me, an ordinary NPC.