“What in the world is this! A malicious Treant is attacking three women. But saving lives comes first. I’ll save the woman who’s been stripped nearly naked and is barely conscious!!”
Swan Hilda’s surprised voice could faintly be heard.
Then, as they rounded a bend, they saw the three women being attacked by a Treant, and Swan Hilda gliding down from above towards the scene.
“Manifest.”
As expected of Swan Hilda, a descendant of the gods, even if of a lower rank, she approached the captive woman who had been stripped nearly naked and was being drained of her life force – barely conscious – and easily severed the vines binding her with her manifested divine sword. She then hoisted the woman up and returned to the carriage.
“Hal-sama, this is the first victim. There are two more! I’ll be right back!!”
Swan Hilda laid the woman, who was in a pitiable state, before me and returned to the attack site.
“Th-this person is… Saintess Lounamaria, an upper-rank cleric… W-what a state she’s in!”
To my surprise, the woman Swan Hilda brought back was an acquaintance of Lester the Cleric, my past self.
Even in this life, I had seen her from afar when she performed at the Thanksgiving Concert held in the territory of the Old Kingdom of Vandis, where we had stopped during our expeditionary trip to the Southern Nations.
Saintess Lounamaria, stripped naked, had five vines growing from her mouth, both breasts, labia, and gluteal cleft.
Upon immediate examination, Saintess Lounamaria was critically wounded and in a dangerous condition, with only faint movement in her chest.
After a moment of hesitation, I unleashed a powerful high-level Healing Magic to stabilize Saintess Lounamaria’s condition.
I feared my presence being discovered by Saintess Lounamaria, but saving her was the priority.
Cover-up measures could be handled later.
When Swan Hilda brought me Saintess Lounamaria, her cheeks were gaunt and slightly withered, but my Healing Magic brought a flush of color back to them.
However, her entire body was still in a terrible state.
Five locations – her mouth, both nipples, labia, and gluteal cleft – had vine tips embedded, draining her lifeforce.
Currently, Swan Hilda had severed the vines, leaving only the tips.
I decided to carefully remove them one by one.
I had only temporarily restored a minimal amount of her stamina, so depending on the situation, I might need to use Healing Magic to stop the bleeding with each removal.
If I were to fully heal her at this stage, the embedded vines would be absorbed as well.
Conversely, if I had tried to remove the vines from her in her near-death state as Swan Hilda brought her, Saintess Lounamaria would have surely died.
First, I removed the vine embedded in her mouth and confirmed that its tip was shaped like a penis.
In other words, that Treant was essentially displaying obscene items in public.
What a shameless monster.
It definitely needs to be vanquished.
As if that weren’t enough, upon examining Saintess Lounamaria’s mouth, I found a bite mark at the base of her tongue, which was swollen and discolored purple.
It seemed that it wasn’t just draining her life force, but also injecting some sort of neurotoxin or paralytic poison.
I cast Healing Magic on her oral cavity, healing the bite mark and the status abnormality caused by the poison.
Next, I removed the vines that were attached to her nipples.
Saintess Lounamaria appeared to be the type who looked thin even when well-dressed, and while not quite the definition of big breasts, she possessed magnificent breasts.
However, bite marks remained around her areolas, swollen and discolored purple.
Applying Healing Magic to her breast area, the bite marks and swelling subsided, revealing beautiful breasts.
As a Saintess, Lounamaria had likely never had her breasts caressed by a man.
What a waste.
Saintess Lounamaria was a popular idol; if she had renounced her vows and married, it would have been big news and surely would have reached my ears.
Next, the troublesome vine that had latched onto her vagina opening was difficult to remove as it had burrowed deep inside.
The tip of the vine had ruptured her hymen and penetrated even further.
The traces of blood she shed were pathetic.
Ultimately, it was the Treant’s vine that caused Saintess Lounamaria’s virginity loss.
To cause a beauty like this to lose her virginity… that Treant must not be forgiven.
Finally, after struggling to remove the vine that had penetrated her anus, her vagina opening and anus were left gaping and a sore sight.
Moreover, she was bleeding from the bite marks, but the blood was pitch black, likely due to the poison.
Judging by the state of the wounds, it seemed the Treant had absorbed most of her lifeforce through her vagina opening and anus.
After waiting for a while, once the discharged fluid mixed with blood returned from black to red, I healed the status abnormality and then used Healing Magic again on the bite marks, completing the treatment.
Looking again at Saintess Lounamaria’s secret places, her labia were hidden by curly silver pubic hair, confirming her as a mature adult.
And, as expected, her vagina opening and anus were tightly closed.
Personally, I felt like shaving this jungle…
Currently, Saintess Lounamaria was unconscious, but based on past experience, I thought she would likely regain consciousness by tomorrow.
However, she had been on the brink.
If any more lifeforce had been drained and she had withered further, even my Healing Magic would have been unable to save her.
And if she had died in this state, Resurrection Magic likely wouldn’t have worked.
The Resurrection Magic I use is rare and powerful, but it doesn’t work on missing parts.
It also doesn’t work if the bodily tissues have suffered more than a certain degree of damage, such as from being burned at the stake.
Saintess Lounamaria’s body had sustained damage just short of that point.
The load on Saintess Lounamaria’s body was probably equivalent to being revived by Resurrection Magic.
A previous case similar to this was Mai’s recovery from a near-death state.
If that’s the case, won’t she come to admire me if I keep Saintess Lounamaria nearby?
However, as a being embodying the divine power of the Asgard Holy Church, Saintess Lounamaria is someone who needs to work hard.
Once she regains consciousness, she, along with the other two, must return to the Asgard Holy Church.
Speaking of which, the reason I hesitated for a moment before casting Healing Magic was the possibility that she might realize something about my identity.
Well, even so, she wouldn’t be able to realize that I am the reincarnation of Lester Adamon, who is currently active in the Hero Party.
Treating Saintess Lounamaria took more time than I had anticipated.
The mental energy consumed exceeded the amount required for Resurrection Magic.
It took time because I had to peel off the vines attached to her body and because she had a status abnormality from being injected with poison.
Well, with this, I managed to save Saintess Lounamaria.
Actually, I had to guzzle several Magic Potions during the healing process as my mental energy was depleted.
Drinking any more risks side effects.
Therefore, for the remaining two, I have no choice but to rely on Mai, who can use basic Healing Magic.
It seems that Swan Hilda’s Holy Magic can also heal the status abnormalities.
“Hal-sama, I’ve brought the second victim.”
“Swan Hilda, thank you for your hard work.”
“Well, this is just a small thing, but that Treant is furious because its prey was taken.”
As soon as I finished treating Saintess Lounamaria and took a breath, Swan Hilda brought in the second victim.
This woman had vines wrapped around her ankles, and her clothing was torn around the chest, exposing her breasts, but the vines themselves weren’t clamped on.
However, the woman was unconscious.
Her clothing resembled a nun’s habit, what is commonly called a holy maiden’s garment, a pure and modest outfit.
From this, I deduced that this woman was a Saintess belonging to the ‘Holy Church’ faction of the Asgard Holy Church.
She was a face I didn’t know, but the Asgard Holy Church is a massive organization, so it’s understandable that I wouldn’t know everyone.
No, I feel like I’ve met her somewhere before… but it’s probably my imagination.
Like Saintess Lounamaria, this woman also had beautifully full and magnificent breasts.
Upon re-examining her breasts, her left breast was swollen.
It seemed the Treant had injected poison here.
This was likely the cause of her unconsciousness.
Just in case, I lifted the hem of her holy maiden’s garment.
Since that Treant seems to suck life force from secret places, I need to check for any abnormalities.
Her shapely bare legs appeared, but the area where the vines had been wrapped was discolored from internal bleeding.
Well, having been held upside down, this was within expectations.
Lifting the hem further revealed her crotch area, and as I suspected, her panties had been removed.
This unknown Saintess’s crotch also had curly blond pubic hair, indicating a mature adult’s genitals.
However, apart from her panties being removed, no abnormalities were found in her vagina opening or anus.
Ultimately, the treatment for this Saintess would involve Healing Magic on her entire body and healing the status abnormality caused by the poison injected into her left breast.
This should be treatable by Mai.
“Mai, please heal this woman’s injuries and the status abnormality caused by the poison that entered her.”
“…Nn.”
I was exhausted from treating Saintess Lounamaria, so I decided to have Mai, who could perform basic Healing Magic, handle the treatment.
Mai wouldn’t be able to fully cure her, but it would be fine as first aid.
At this rate, she should wake up around the same time as Saintess Lounamaria.
And once they wake up, they should be able to heal themselves with their own Healing Magic.
After all, there is one more victim. I need to conserve my mental energy.
Once Mai’s treatment was also successfully completed and I could finally breathe, my gaze shifted to the Treant.
This Treant had grown into a Giant Tree and was a formidable opponent.
The last victim was hanging upside down from the tree, and numerous vines writhed around her, warily watching Swan Hilda in the air.
The vine tips were shaped like penises, and poisonous fangs for injecting venom were visible within the widely opened urethral openings.
Swan Hilda attempted to approach occasionally, but the vines would menacingly rear up like a poisonous snake.
Even Swan Hilda seemed to be struggling to find an opening.
And the victim appeared to be a female knight belonging to the Holy Knight order, clad in light leather armor, but most of it had already been stripped off.
The Treant had skillfully suspended the female knight upside down in mid-air and seemed to have untied the clasps and ties of her light armor.
Somehow, it felt as if it were experienced.
Numerous vines writhed around the female knight, and it would be dangerous for Valkyrie Swan Hilda to rashly engage.
What a troublesome opponent.
Thank you for reading.
episode29-6 The Summit Pass ③ △ was scheduled for 0:00 on February 7th.
