“Buueckshun!!”
In the living room of the House of Genesis, Kousuke’s loud sneeze resounded.
“Oh? What’s wrong?”
Sylvia, who was nearby, asked with a curious expression, as if she had never heard him sneeze like that before.
When Sylvia looked around, Kouhi and Mitsuki, in a very rare occurrence, also wore surprised expressions.
Kousuke had almost never coughed before, so everyone present was bewildered.
“No, my nose was just ticklish… Oh?”
Kousuke, who had been lying on the sofa, tried to get up with a slightly bashful look but ended up burying his face back into the cushion with a thump.
Seeing this, Sylvia seemed to realize it wasn’t a joke and hurried to Kousuke’s side.
“Kousuke-sama? Are you truly alright?”
Sylvia, looking flustered, placed her right hand on Kousuke’s forehead and her expression turned to surprise at the heat she felt.
“You have a fever! Why didn’t you say anything until you got like this!?”
“A fever? Ah, I see. It’s been so long, I completely forgot about this sensation.”
Finally realizing he had a fever at Sylvia’s words, Kousuke said this and turned onto his back.
Hearing that Kousuke had a fever, Kouhi and Mitsuki quickly used magic to produce ice.
While injuries could be healed with magic, it was generally advised against using methods to lower a fever.
This was believed to be for the purpose of enhancing the body’s natural immunity.
Of course, this did not apply to life-threatening situations, but in the early stages, observation was recommended.
Therefore, Kouhi and Mitsuki, knowing this, did not attempt to interfere with magic.
Kousuke, now realizing he had a fever and looking pained, was asked by Sylvia with a worried expression.
“I think it would be better if you went to bed properly, rather than staying here… Can you stand up?”
“Hmm. I wonder? I think I can manage… Ah, maybe not.”
Kousuke tried to get up on his own, but once he became aware of the fever, his body refused to cooperate.
He ended up lying back down on the sofa with his upper body, which he had managed to lift halfway.
Seeing this and judging that he couldn’t manage, Sylvia turned to Kouhi and Mitsuki and said.
“Excuse me, but could you perhaps carry him using magic?”
“Understood.”
It was Kouhi who replied, and she immediately slipped her hands under Kousuke’s body to carry him.
It was natural for them to use magic, so weight was not a factor at all.
Meanwhile, Mitsuki, watching this, said to Sylvia, who seemed to be missing an important point.
“It might be overstepping, but shouldn’t we confirm with the Goddess first?”
Kousuke was originally a Human, but now he was an Avatar.
They couldn’t be sure if what was happening to Kousuke was just a simple illness or something else.
“Eh? Ah… Now that you mention it, you’re right. I’m sorry. Thank you.”
Flustered by Kousuke’s condition, Sylvia had completely forgotten about this. She bowed her head to Mitsuki and immediately contacted Elisamil.
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“It’s a cold.”
When Sylvia communicated with Elisamil (God), this was the reply she received.
“A cold, you say?”
Sylvia, faced with such a common ailment, responded to Elisamil with a somewhat dazed expression.
“Like an Avatar, Kousuke-sama’s body is fundamentally the same as a Human’s. Although it’s rare, he can catch a cold.”
“Is that so?”
Sylvia, still not feeling completely herself, responded to Elisamil, the sender of the message, in her usual tone. She had simply been taken aback by how ordinary the illness was.
Elisamil then spoke to Sylvia with a hint of concern.
“Sylvia, are you alright?”
“Oh! Yes! I’m fine.”
“That’s good to hear. In any case, I believe Kousuke-sama will recover with ordinary treatment and rest.”
“Understood.”
Just because he was an Avatar, it didn’t mean special treatment was necessary. Rather, since he possessed the same immunity as an ordinary person, the treatment methods were no different.
“If I had to say anything, perhaps Shurein, who has children, should avoid getting too close.”
“That’s true.”
It was only natural to keep children with developing immune systems at a distance. Sylvia nodded at this very obvious advice, then tilted her head at a sudden thought.
“Still, why would he suddenly catch a cold now, when he never has before?”
Kousuke, especially when creating magic tools, would often neglect his personal well-being. Despite this, he had never caught a cold to the extent that Sylvia barely remembered it happening. That’s why Sylvia was worried that something might have happened this time.
Elisamil replied to Sylvia in a casual tone.
“There’s no particular reason. Even with the utmost care, people still get sick when they’re going to.”
“Ah. Is that so?”
Sylvia could only offer a similarly ordinary response to this everyday explanation.
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News of Kousuke catching a cold spread quickly, and by nightfall, everyone except Shurein had gathered at the House of Genesis. Shurein couldn’t come because, as Elisamil had said, she had children, and she was very disappointed about it. Regardless, the three who had gathered entered Kousuke’s room and offered their condolences.
“I was so surprised. Even Kousuke can catch a cold.”
“That’s right~. I feel like I’m seeing it for the first time too.”
“And after all the reckless things he’s done.”
“Hey…”
Kousuke, unsure whether to retort to their words, which were a mix of well wishes and teasing, remembered his weakened state and stopped himself. Seeing this, even the three realized they shouldn’t push their luck further and stopped.
Instead, as if to compensate, Sylvia glared at the three.
“All three of you, please remember that it’s only because Kousuke-san has a cold that we can relax!”
The three nodded hastily at Sylvia, whose expression held a subtle hint of suppressed emotion.
“Of course, we understand.”
Floria spoke for the group, and Sylvia nodded as if satisfied and changed the towel on Kousuke’s forehead.
With Sylvia back to her usual self (?), the three sat around Kousuke, starting to talk in a way that wouldn’t disturb his rest. After all, accustomed to caring for children, the three were capable of sitting quietly if needed. Their earlier teasing was just an impulse from their usual demeanor. That was, until Sylvia’s thunderous gaze brought them back to their senses. From then on, the three devoted themselves to caring for Kousuke, making sure not to provoke Sylvia. And, as Elisamil had predicted, by the next morning, Kousuke was back to his usual self.
The author has no memory of this.
Did Kousuke ever catch a cold in the story? lol
And so, here’s Kousuke, down with a cold. I had thought that perhaps as an Avatar, he wouldn’t get sick, but I decided it would be fine for him to catch a cold.
*Tomorrow’s update will be cancelled. m(__)m
