I Became an Unofficial Healer

“S-sorry, Jin-sang… I-I’ll be fine after a short rest. Um… hic!”

“Yes! Of course! Rest! Come to think of it, I’m also tired from falling in the water! Ah!”

I quickly sat down to rest.

Luna had used up all her stamina to save me.

Making such a Luna cry?

I would be the worst person!

“Th-thank you, Jin-sang.”

“No need to thank me! I should be the one grateful for being saved!”

Trying to change the subject, I said to Luna.

“Ah! By the way, how did you save me from the King Slime? I was completely out of it, so I couldn’t really tell what was happening!”

“Ah, yes. I just… moved quickly and attacked the King Slime from various directions. If you attack from only one side… King Slimes can immediately move to another location.”

“Ohh, I see. Come to think of it, Luna was incredibly fast when creating distance too!”

When I expressed admiration, Luna hung her head again.

“I’m sorry… I went ahead first… I should have gone together with Jin-sang, then this wouldn’t have… happened…”

Oh no.

“Not at all! That was just my mistake! Besides, if I hadn’t put magical power into the slime in the first place, this wouldn’t have happened. Luna, it’s not your fault!”

“Hic… now that you mention it, really. It r-really turned into a King Slime.”

Good! Luna picked up on the topic.

“That’s right! I just tried it thinking ‘will it work?’ And to think it actually worked, that’s amazing. This time I fell by mistake, but… next time I’ll cast Heal and then throw it far away. Oh! Could you catch it for me again next time?”

“Ah…! U-um! I’ll do my best to catch it! Ah! B-but that… o-one is my limit… Hic, s-sorry.”

“No! No! There’s nothing to be sorry about! You moved so quickly when catching the King Slime! It’s natural to get tired after moving so fast!”

“B-but… other C-rank adventurers… don’t get tired like me just from attacking a bit. Ah! B-but I’ll d-do my best! J-Jin-sang! S-so that… p-party disbandment…!”

Luna’s face turned pale.

Ah, if I don’t answer quickly, this could trigger trauma.

“Come on! What do you mean ‘a bit’! There’s probably no one who can attack as quickly as Luna!”

“R-really?”

“Yes! Why are you so fast, Luna? Is there some secret?”

“Uh, hmm… r-rather than a secret. Our M-Moon Rabbit tribe was f-fast…”

“Moon Rabbit tribe?”

“Y-yes! The Moon Rabbit tribe. There’s a rabbit b-beastkin tribe. I g-grew up in that tribe.”

“I see. Ah! Luna must have been the fastest there, of course?”

“Yes! I w-was the fastest among my p-peers. So the chief s-said I had potential and taught me the Moon Rabbit Dance. Hehe…”

“Moon Rabbit Dance?”

“It’s a t-technique? passed down in our Moon Rabbit tribe. It’s originally based on dancing, but it was refined into a t-technique. There are t-techniques modeled after seven dance moves.”

“Ohhhh! So it’s like a secret art!”

“Yes…! But… I received the transmission.”

“Received it?”

“Sniff! I l-learned all the techniques. But I get tired quickly even using just one, so the chief was sad. Sniff, because I lack s-stamina… Hic.”

“Oh.”

Why does this happen every time we talk?

“Thanks to the techniques the chief taught me, I c-could at least make a living as an adventurer. I was able to r-rise to C-rank here too. But… sniff. In the end, everyone… me…”

Uwah! Something! Something to reassure Luna!

“D-don’t worry, Luna! You have me now! I’m always planning to be in a party with Luna!”

“Sniff. Thank you, J-Jin-sang. Even if it’s just words…”

“I-it’s not just words. I really mean it!”

Abandon Luna who is not only my party member but also my lifesaver?

I’d never do such a crazy thing!

But Luna, who had experienced party disbandment multiple times, probably wouldn’t believe me so easily.

Unless I showed some definitive proof…

That’s it! That’s it!

“Luna!”

“Yes?! Wh-what is it? Ah, sorry. I’m just c-crying too much, it must be annoying…”

“No, no, no, not at all! Luna, are you still… tired?”

“…Sniff. Sorry. I h-haven’t fully r-recovered yet. B-but I! I’ll m-manage! Even if I have to c-crawl…!”

“No, no, you don’t need to crawl! Actually, it’s fortunate that you’re tired right now!”

Luna’s self-esteem was in more danger than I thought.

“B-being tired is f-fortunate…?”

“Yes! I had something I wanted to say!”

“Something to say…?”

“Yes!”

I matched eye level with Luna and looked at her seriously as I spoke.

“Luna… you know I’m a healer, right?”

“Yes. J-Jin-sang is a healer.”

“Yes, I am a healer. And an incredibly awesome one at that. You’ve heard me advertise this many times at the adventurer’s guild, right?”

“Um… the advertisement about h-healing severed arms and restoring stamina or m-magical power?”

“That’s right, exactly that! Luna… honestly, you didn’t believe that advertisement, did you?”

“Huh?! N-no. I think… the b-bigger the advertisement, the b-better!”

She didn’t believe it.

“You didn’t believe it.”

“Uh, that… uh.”

Luna’s eyes were darting around.

Logically, it’s an unbelievable advertisement, so it’s understandable.

Even Miriana noona didn’t believe it at first.

“Luna, if that advertisement were true, would you believe it?”

“Huh? Well, I b-believe in Jin-sang! Jin-sang will s-someday be able to do that!”

Hmm~ That’s like a parent comforting a child who says “Mom, I’m going to be president!”

Well, since my recovery magic seems to be unique in this world, it can’t be helped.

If they don’t believe, make them believe!

“Luna, you may not believe this, but I really have an awesome recovery magic. I can heal not only amputated limbs… but also restore stamina and magical power.”

“Um, well…”

“You know I’ve been gathering herbs every day, right? And at a very fast pace too.”

“Y-yes. Even Celine p-praised Jin-sang for being quick.”

“Oh? Really? Hehe.”

Angel-like Celine praised me?

That feels really good.

No, that’s not the point.

“Luna, think about it calmly. Even in your opinion… ahem, I’m a weakling, right? In terms of strength and such.”

“J-Jin-sang? Y-you don’t have to put yourself down like that. J-Jin-sang has a lot of r-room for growth!”

“No, Luna. This isn’t self-loathing… well, it is self-loathing. The important thing is that someone as weak as me couldn’t possibly have that much stamina, right?”

“Um… I-is that so?”

“There’s a reason I could run quickly. It’s because I have recovery magic that can restore stamina.”

“Restore s-stamina?”

“Yes. By the way, as I’ve said several times in my advertisements, my… my recovery magic! Unlike other healing magic, there are no side effects or chances of mistakes! So, Luna!”

I built momentum and grabbed Luna’s shoulders.

Ah, so soft.

So squishy.

No, that’s not it!

“U-um! Jin-sang!”

“Would you like to try receiving my Stamina Heal that recovers stamina? Your stamina will recover immediately. For real.”

“F-for real?”

“Really! That’s what it means.”

“Um, hmm…”

Luna closed her eyes as if pondering something deeply.

This is not the time to overthink!

“Luna!”

“Yes!?”

“You trust me, right? You trust me, your companion, don’t you, Luna?”

“U-um! I, I t-trust Jin-sang!”

“Then trust me and just let me heal you once! If you receive my healing, Luna won’t have to worry about lacking stamina anymore! You’ll be able to use those techniques? The Moon Rabbit Dance? Multiple times!”

Twitch!

Luna’s ears moved.

“Uh, r-really? Can I r-really recover stamina…? F-for real?”

Luna, not only is your speed fast, but your adaptability is quick too.

“Yes! For real! Please trust me!”

Luna bowed her head for a moment, then quickly raised it again, looking at me with a determined and expectant face.

“J-Jin-sang. Then p-please cast that stamina recovery magic? on me!”

Yes!

“Leave it to me!”

Once she receives it, everything will be solved!

I jumped up excitedly and said to Luna.

“Then I’ll cast it, Luna!”

“Gulp…! Yes! Do it!”

A determined Luna.

Hehehe! I’ll show you the value of your determination right away!

“Stamina Heal!”

I stretched my hand toward Luna, using Stamina Heal.
A pale green light enveloped Luna.

“Done! How do you feel, Luna!”

“Huh? Yes?”

Blinking her eyes and looking around at her body, Luna suddenly stood up.

“Huh…? Wow! Wooow!”

Then Luna let out a cheer and hopped up and down on the spot.

“I-it’s true! I’m not tired at all! My stamina has recovered!”

“Hahaha! I was right, wasn’t I? It’s for real, right?”

“Yes! I-it’s for real! A-amazing, Jin-sang! Really… really my stamina has recovered!”

She must be really happy that her stamina has recovered.

Hug!

Luna hugged me tightly.

Ah, squish squish…!!!

I was truly glad that I restored Luna’s stamina.

He… hehe.

I can’t stop my mouth from curling up into a smile.