Chapter 33: Taking Care of the Patient
After Alice and Siria left, peace was restored inside the ship.
With the medicine powder, there was no need to worry about the condition worsening, but Elus’s expression turned somewhat melancholic and helpless.
During the previous examination, Elus had also believed that Lonis would be fine—after all, wasn’t the little idiot immortal? So she could have fun however she pleased, without any worry of her leaving!
But now…
Elus was facing a possibility.
Even Lonis might leave her.
Perhaps one day, when she woke up, she would no longer see Lonis.
This person chose to sacrifice herself for some future. And thus become a photograph sealed in a pocket watch, disappearing forever.
So…
“Little idiot, why are you so silly!! So foolish, you’re making me so angry!”
Elus angrily grabbed Lonis’s big ear and rubbed it back and forth with considerable force!
Even though she was being “cursed” by Elus like this, Lonis felt no grievance in her heart.
Because she knew that Elus was extremely uneasy right now.
Although Alice had gone to investigate the situation, this matter was like facing judgment. Before the results came out, no one knew what was really going on.
So…
…
“E-Elus.”
“Hmph, little idiot, don’t try to comfort me. This time, I don’t need your comfort.”
“Huh?”
“You’ve become such a silly appearance yourself, and yet you’re trying to comfort others, how stupid!”
…
Seeing Elus glaring at her fiercely, Lonis finally realized what mistake she had made.
Because…
If she really died, wouldn’t the more she comforted Elus now, the sadder this black-haired girl would become?
It was precisely because she was used to it that she couldn’t bear to leave.
It was precisely because she had long decided to be together forever that she absolutely could not accept any other future.
…
Therefore, even Lonis didn’t know what to say at this moment.
Even her usual act of acting cute to beg her wife for pity seemed so out of place.
Lonis could only lower her head and say:
“Elus, why don’t we… tell everyone about this?”
“Mm, we definitely have to tell everyone, but… not now.”
“Huh?”
“Because we haven’t figured out what’s going on yet? Even Alice doesn’t know what’s going on, so everyone will definitely be even more at a loss. Telling them now will only cause our companions more trouble.”
“!”
“Of course, if the little idiot insists on saying it, I won’t stop you? Anyway, you’re so stupid, you idiot fox!”
“Ah… then I, then I’ll wait a while before saying it. Mm…”
Lonis knew that the atmosphere inside the ship was undoubtedly relatively relaxed and pleasant.
If she made everyone unhappy because of herself, Lonis would also feel a bit guilty—of course, this didn’t mean escaping. Everything still depended on Alice’s reply?
So…
…
“Forget it, don’t worry about this matter. Elus, what should we do next?”
“What else? You little idiot, just lie in bed honestly and recover.”
“Huh?”
“It’s okay if you get as fat as a pig. The most important thing is that you survive for me, do you hear me?”
Elus said with her hands on her hips, quite seriously.
…
However, although for ordinary people, getting sick indeed required rest.
But for Lonis’s situation, illness involved too many complex matters, and the difference between resting or not was practically negligible.
The most crucial thing was to maintain a good mood, right?
Therefore, Elus didn’t assign any tasks to Lonis.
Although this treatment was what Lonis had enjoyed as a “shut-in” before, the silver-haired girl lying in bed couldn’t feel happy at all.
Because…
All sorts of thoughts would involuntarily emerge in her mind…
What if she really died? What would she do?
Let alone Elus, even her companions wouldn’t be able to accept it, right?
“Wuwu, the only thing I can do now is pray. Perhaps, I could also write some diaries or something? That way, even if I die, I can leave something in this world… No, no, it’s not time to do these things now.”
…
Just as Lonis’s thoughts were in utter chaos, the door opened.
Elus, dressed in white, walked in. The black-haired girl frowned, holding a bowl of fresh-looking food in her hand.
…
“Elus, this is…”
“Mm, this is your little idiot soup.”
“Little idiot soup…?”
“Hmph, hurry up and drink it while it’s hot!”
“Ah…”
…
Seeing Elus placing the soup spoon in front of her, Lonis quickly leaned forward to try it.
However, Elus frowned and directly grabbed the spoon.
…
“E-Elus?”
“Hmph, aren’t you a little idiot who’s sick? Then don’t eat by yourself, I’ll feed you.”
“Ah, no… I… I don’t feel too bad?”
Lonis blinked her eyes. Actually, if it weren’t for the measurements, she herself felt no different from before.
However…
“Hmph, even if you’re fine, I’m still going to feed you! Because you, you perverted idiot hero, love being taken care of by a princess the most, right?”
“Huh?”
“Being taken care of by a tsundere big princess, admiring the beautiful girl’s slightly displeased yet dutiful expression?”
“Wow!”
It was nothing at first, but after Elus said it like this, Lonis found her wife more and more adorable the more she looked at her!
Her eyes were filled with playful anger, but rather than being daunting, it seemed like a deliberate act to calm her inner worries.
It made one want to get close and look at that beauty for a few more moments…
“Hmph, you’re showing that disgusting expression again. Stop looking, hurry and open your mouth!”
“Ah…”
…
Elus brought the hot porridge to Lonis’s mouth, and as that peculiar silkiness flowed down her throat, Lonis felt extremely comfortable.
Although it was a little sweet, the taste was just right. The aroma filled her mouth, and under Elus’s care, Lonis’s eyes became hazy.
…
“It’s… it’s so delicious…”
“Hmph, of course it is.”
Elus bit her lip again, not mentioning that she had personally cooked for two hours to make this bowl of porridge.
Because if she said it, Lonis would probably worry unnecessarily, right? With her personality, she would definitely feel like she owed her something.
So,
The only thing to say now was…
“How is it, Lonis? Do you feel good being taken care of like this?”
“Ah, it… it is very good…”
“Since it’s so good, then use your perverted powers to think of a way!”
“Huh?”
“Because if you, you idiot, get seriously ill, you’ll never get this princess’s care again! You’ll never see this princess’s black stockings again, so for the sake of being perverted, you have to live, understand?”
Elus leaned close to Lonis and said forcefully.
