Riese - 04

  Stay healthy!

(The reason why I chose Shinkan-sama instead of Priest will become clear later on in the story)

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Episode 4

While dozing off, I opened my eyes and it was still dark in the room.

Is it still night? Looking around restlessly, I noticed the sunlight through a gap in the curtains.

I wonder if he closed the curtains because I was sleeping?

If it were before and I was sleeping, I would be having cold water thrown at me, or be kicked into a bright place.

I absent-mindedly lied down on the fluffy bed.

I'm not really sure, but.

It looks like I'm in a place close to heaven.

Nobody has come to wake me up from this fluffy bed.

Nor have they thrown cold water to wake me up.

Sometimes, they would suddenly kick my head.

Neither has someone told me to stay standing all the time so that I don’t fall asleep.

Having slept in such a fluffy bed is like a dream for me since I was always sleeping on the hard floor.

It's actually a bit too fluffy, it makes me feel weird.

I tried getting up, but my body doesn’t move as I want.

I wonder why?

Looking at my hands closely, they don’t hurt anymore, but they are still filled with blueish marks.

Could it be, it's because my wounds from when I was tossed from the carriage aren’t healed yet?

What should I do? I wonder if I'll get yelled at for sleeping all this time?

Squirming a bit, I tried to get up for now.

"Ohh, you woke up? Did you sleep well? "

Shinkan-sama entered the room.

He's holding a water jug in his hand.

After Shinkan-sama placed the water jug next to me, he opened the curtains and smiled.

I struggled to sit up, but it seems I'm not even able to get out of bed.

"Ahh, please don’t overdo it. It's reckless to move with such a delicate body. I removed the pain with magic, but your body hasn’t healed yet."

Saying that, Shinkan-sama held my hand.

"With you being so thin, suddenly eating a proper meal might do more harm than good to your body. For now, let's just try drinking water little by little. I mixed some medicine in it so it might be a bit sweet, can you drink it? "

I nodded to Shinkan-sama's calming words.

What a beautiful water. I always drank cloudy water, so this is the first time seeing such clear and beautiful water.

I've already forgotten how it was when Mama and Papa were alive.

While I stared at the water, Shinkan-sama helped me sit down on the bed.

He then poured some of the water into a small glass and handed it to me.

A mysterious taste spread across my mouth.

Sweet, and very delicious.

Ahh, I remember it. It's similar to the taste of honey that Mama once gave me.

I was enjoying drinking it since it was very delicious, but suddenly my throat felt weird and made me cough it out.

Ahh, what should I do!?

I spilled some water!!

Will he get angry!?

Feeling scared, I looked at Shinkan-sama.

"I know you must be thirsty, but your throat is dry so you shouldn’t drink it that fast, okay? Just drink little by little. ……Was it too much to bring a glass? Wait a moment. I'll bring a spoon."

Saying that, he put me in the bed again and went somewhere.

……He wasn’t angry.

I stared at Shinkan-sama's back puzzled.

I wonder why is he being so kind to me?

I should be a complete stranger to him. I'm just poor and of lowly birth.

I'm nothing but a dirty child.

Or are the people who worship God, different after all?

Or perhaps this is truly heaven.