Chương 115: Chapter 99. Wake Up

Anna Ericsson's Point of View / Woosh! / Sarah cleared the smoke from the building. I looked up to see that the ceiling was gone. All I saw were the clouds that were passing by. Sarah and I both looked at each other and then at where John was last. What we saw scared both of us." My Love!"" Darling!" Wipe! Wipe! Wipe! We saw John was laying on the floor and not moving. We rushed to him. Once we arrived, Sarah and I began to remove all of the dust that was covering him.

I placed my hand over him and began to cast a Healing Spell." Natural Healing!" My Spell worked, but John simply laid in our arms. He was breathing deeply. Actually, he didn't even look injured." Sarah... I think.... He's sleeping?"" Yes, it looks like it. Why would he pass out though? Mana exhaustion?"" No, his mana is still at a decent level. Why would his mana go out of control? What could've happened?"" Was he poisoned?"" No, I checked every grain of food he's had on the road.

He's also been using Holy Heal after every meal."" This doesn't make any sense!" While Sarah and I were trying to work out what happened, a different person spoke." What did that human do!?"" Who are you!?" A red Demon approached us. He was a tall and burly man. He had 4 eyes and large fangs protruding from his mouth. He approached us with bloodlust leaking out of his body and a sword raised at us as soon as he saw John in our arms. GRIP! He tried to swing his sword down at us.

I protected John with my body and began to use a Barrier Spell. /CLANG! /" It seems that it was unnecessary to erect a barrier." How Dare You Try and Attack My Love!" Even stronger bloodlust began to leak out of Sarah as she clashed her halberd with the red Demon we had never seen before. I placed John's head on my lap, so he wasn't laying on the hard cold ground. Sarah spoke once more after confirming that John and I were fine." I'll tell you this once. He is the new Lord of these lands.

To attack him is to attack these very same lands! Put your blade down now! Before my Husband has one less mouth to feed during the winter!"" You married a man, who needs his wife to protect him!? How weak can a human get!?" / Woosh! / Sarah seemed to have enough. She pushed the man back with the effort it takes to swat a fly and began to spin her halberd." Death it is!"" No human-lover can kill me, girl! He's the one who used some kind of weird magic in this house in the first place!"" STOP!"" You!?"" Sis!"

All of a sudden, the girl that John had healed jumped in between the man and Sarah. She looked at the man and began to speak." Garlo! Enough! This man healed me! He isn't an enemy!"" He blew up a house, Claire! How much more proof that he's working for Promethia do you need!?" If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement." What ever happened, was out of his control! He pushed Mikey out of the way before he got hurt!" Garlo! Enough! That man is an Ally!

He helped us kill the Demon Alligator out back! It's the reason that Claire was hurt in the first place! I stand as a witness, that man fought the gator and healed Claire!" Under the dual assault of the freshly healed girl, whose name was Claire and the red lady from the city gates, the man finally backed down. The man spoke to the red woman." Then why did a gator attack us? It's too out of the ordinary, isn't it? On the same day that this kid arrives?"" Why would we fight the gator then?"

Sarah spoke up in response to the man's words. Seems he didn't want to accept Sarah's answer." Who are you to question me, outsider!?"" I am Sarah Drake! Before I Married, my name was Sarah Dreadnaught! I am the First Princess of this Country in all but name now! I'll ask any question I damn well please! Especially if it is to a man who tries to attack My Husband for no reason!"" The Princess!? Ruby! Is this true!?"

The man looked towards the red woman for an answer, she began to nod before speaking to shed further light on the subject." Yes. I've seen it myself. While fighting the gator, the girl... Sarah fought in a way that matches with the accounts of her that I've heard, Garlo. They also have a Royal Decree with the Royal Crest handwritten by King Warrick. As confirmed by Rodrick."" No way! You mean... I tried to fight the Princess?"" Not only that, but you attacked My Husband!"

Sarah added on to the guilt the man was feeling. Sarah turned away from the man and returned to John's side. We sat there and the girl he healed... Claire her name was, she also came over." Is he okay?" I looked at Claire and answered." We don't know. Physically he's fine. This is something else. It might be related to his Job Class."" Well, what is his Job?"" He's a Paladin. And he will be fine! He won't leave us like this. He wouldn't allow it and neither will I!" Sarah answered Claire's question.

The red lady.... I mean, Ruby, also walked over to us." Are you sure he didn't sustain an injury in battle?"" Even if he had, I just healed him with a powerful Healing Spell. The problem can't be physical. Maybe he fainted from stress? No, that doesn't fit. This is far from the most stressed he's been. As I spoke to Ruby without lifting my head, a moment changed everything for the better." WOAH!" Sarah and I exclaimed in unison. In front of our eyes, thick white mana had enveloped our vision.

It was like a thick mist. I couldn't even see John's face that was resting on my thighs." Oh! Whoops!" And like that the mana dissipated." Sorry! Something happened and I guess it effected my Mana Control for a moment!" John woke up! He started looking around. Once he saw Sarah and I, he began to calm down. After his expression relaxed, he looked around and raised an eyebrow when he saw the big man... Garlo, currently on his knees, looking as if he was given a death sentence.

He turned back to Sarah and I and began to speak." Sarah, Anna, I'm sorry about all of that. I'll explain what happened later. For now, let's handle this problem first." \ Pinch! Sarah and I pinch both of his cheeks." Do you have any idea how worried we were, My Love!?"" We had no idea what happened, Darling!"" I'm sorry, but it wasn't something I was in control of... This time." Hold... John held each of our hands as he apologized. Release... Once we had our fill of our Husband's apology, we released his face....

For now. With red marks on his face, John turned to the rest of the room." Ahem! Sorry about the show, people! Everything's fine now!" John saw Claire, the woman he healed, standing next to us." Ah! You're up! Good! Seems my Healing Spell worked like I said it would! Isn't that right, kid!?" John looked at the little brother of Claire with a smile." You didn't say anything about blowing the roof off of the house!"" Well, to be fair, I didn't know that would happen." John gave the little brother a thumbs up.

After that, he looked at Garlo." Who's the big guy?"" He entered the house and thought you caused the gator to attack." Sarah sold out Garlo in a millisecond." Wait, Marquess Drake! Please spare him! He's a fool, but he's an honest, good man! I swear on it!" Ruby spoke on behalf of Garlo. John looked quizzically at Ruby." So now I'm who I said I was?"" I ask for forgiveness. If you would let me explain, it might help you understand why we're like this.""

Do you mean how outsiders keep getting put in charge here, but instead of helping the people. They use the town in different money laundering schemes that involved abusing the locals and crashed the value of the lands, so most of the population left for better economic opportunities elsewhere in Diablos?"" H... How do you know that?"" I worked with King Warrick before coming here. I asked for the history of the lands here in the Rose Swamps that he had.

I was saddened that all that was available were criminal records of the previous Lords."" Is that why you weren't acting aggressive with us? Because you knew?"" That and because I'm a Human in Diablos. I expected push back to my presence here." Ruby was shocked at John's explanation. As soon as what he said registered to her, Ruby dropped down on one knee in the same way a Knight does. She began to speak to him." I apologize for my previous attitude! Please forgive me and my cousin, Garlo's transgression!

Please allow us another chance!" John looked at Ruby before speaking. I guess he's thinking of what's best to say." Miss..."" My name is Ruby, Lord Drake! Ruby Flameskin! Please call me Ruby."" Well then, Ruby, I forgive you. Please stand. I may be the Lord of these lands. However, I'm still a novice when it comes to Governance and the history and other aspects of this land. I hope that I can rely on the citizens as much as they rely on me. I hope to make the Rose Swamps return to its glory days.

I hope I can have your cooperation with that goal."" Of course, Lord Drake!" And with that, John had gained an ally in Paradise. Perhaps he's more fit for being a Noble than he believes? The fact that Sarah and I both felt uncomfortable with the way Ruby now looked at John... Was a story for another day.