I Became the Maid of the Lout Prince

Chapter 358

“For now... it seems... it’s safely reattached, Lord Blackwood.”

“Haa, haa... Thank you, Saintess Ceresta.”

Ethan had somehow managed to retrieve and reattach his lost arm.

Lilith had feared that Ethan’s injury might get worse or that they wouldn’t be able to reattach his arm, but thankfully, things hadn’t turned out so direly. It was a relief, to say the least.

“Are you in your right mind, Young Master Ethan? How could a Sword Expert, especially a dual-wielding one, even consider sacrificing an arm?”

“...Maybe because I’m a dual-wielding Sword Expert, Lilith. After all, having a sword in each hand means that even if I lose one arm, I can still fight with the other.”

“...”

“...That was a joke. Wasn’t it funny?”

“I’m relieved. If you had been serious, I was considering breaking your other arm as well.”

“...”

“Of course, that’s a joke too, Young Master Ethan.”

“Y-yeah... I knew that...”

Really, she knew how to make someone’s heart skip a beat.

When Lilith had hurried to assist him after finishing off the younger Okam, seeing Ethan with his shoulder completely severed had made her feel as if all the blood in her body had drained out.

‘Thank goodness Ethan’s arm wasn’t far away. If it had been damaged by a stray sword or stepped on during the battle...’

If his arm had been injured beyond the point of reattachment, the recklessness of his actions would have been unforgivable.

Even though he had been successfully treated, it wasn’t an injury one could simply brush off as “lucky.”

“Haa, please make sure to rest your right arm completely for a while, Lord Blackwood. Lifting a spoon is fine, but you’re not allowed to swing a sword or axe for the time being, understood...?”

“...I understand, Saintess Ceresta.”

“I’m honestly shocked. What did you do to end up more injured than the hero?”

“...I was just weaker, that’s all.”

Her primary role was buff magic, but she could also be equipped with daggers to serve as a secondary combatant. While her low Luck stat made her attack magic inefficient, she could contract with spirits and act as a spirit summoner.

And most importantly, even though she had lost her qualifications, she had once been deemed worthy of becoming a Saintess. As a result, Lilith possessed recovery magic that ordinary mages couldn’t learn.

‘I really didn’t want to invest more points into support magic.’

As a solo adventurer, offensive magic was obviously more advantageous, so I had intended to focus on that. After all, support magic wouldn’t be of much use once I graduated from the Academy.

But since Ethan had come so close to death and needed to recover quickly before the Humanities Exploration Event was over, I had no choice but to learn the Tier 3 support magic, Aura of Healing, and use it on Ethan.

And to maximize the effectiveness of this healing aura, there was one critical requirement: physical contact with the person receiving the spell.

“I clearly told you to take off your clothes, Young Master Ethan.”

...Just to clarify, this is absolutely not an act to fulfill some selfish desire.

The Aura of Healing skill that I possess increases its effectiveness the closer the physical contact between the caster and the person receiving the spell.

Aura of Healing: Recovers injuries of surrounding characters within range of the caster. The closer the physical distance between the caster and the target, the more the healing effect increases exponentially.

The aura’s effect increases not just proportionally but exponentially with proximity. Even something as thin as a piece of cloth between the caster and the target would significantly reduce its effectiveness. Naturally, the design of this skill was meant for Luminor Academy's service scenes.

The premise of maximizing physical contact was an easy excuse to justify the protagonist and Lilith being naked together for healing.

Additionally, if I wanted to heal the other female characters’ injuries at the same time, it would provide a convenient reason to embrace multiple women naked.

It might seem like an absurd and embarrassing scene, but the effect was undeniable, and for Ethan's recovery, I needed to use Aura of Healing to its fullest potential.

“Uh, don’t you think it’s a bit inappropriate to undress out here, Lilith? Even though we’re in a tent, this is still outside, and the hero and the others are in the next tent.”

“What kind of misunderstanding are you having, Young Master Ethan? I’ve explained several times that this is purely a healing spell.”

“I-I get that. I don’t doubt what you’re saying, Lilith, but still, doing this here...”

After losing the battle, it seemed the maiden side of Ethan’s heart had awakened. Despite my persuasion, he hesitated to undress, showing a strangely bashful attitude.

“If you’re going to act all shy and unmanly, then I’ll go first.”

Swoosh.

“Lilith...?”

Thinking that if I got naked first, Ethan might be less embarrassed, I began taking off my clothes, one piece at a time, in front of him.