Ilisha, supported by Raymond and Alicia from either side, followed Rulus and Anya towards the examination room, walking unsteadily.
Ilisha had fallen into a critical condition the day before yesterday, perhaps from the fatigue of their journey, and her condition had not improved since then.
When her condition worsened beyond a certain point, I had no choice but to use my Healing Magic excessively.
Moreover, Sophie’s health was also poor, and my true intention was to rush here just in time.
While I could handle normal injuries and illnesses with my Healing Magic, it was frustrating that this was not the case here.
“It seems the first patient is about the little girl. Please get undressed from the waist up so I can examine her,” Rulus said, sitting down and putting on his stethoscope.
He might be a self-proclaimed quack doctor, but he carried himself with great confidence.
“I… I’m embarrassed…”
Ilisha, named by Rulus, slowly backed away and hid behind Alicia.
“I am a doctor, there is no need to be ashamed!”
Seeing Ilisha’s reaction, Rulus calmly stated the facts.
“B-but, I cannot bear to expose my skin to men…”
However, Ilisha hesitated, embarrassed about being half-naked.
Ilisha, who was a Homunculus, had little life and romantic experience, and her emotions, such as shame, were weak, like those of a normal girl…
Through her etiquette lessons, it seemed she had developed a normal amount of shame.
Ilisha’s face was flushed red with shame, and she shook her head, saying “No, no,” but most of her movements and expressions were hidden by her deeply hooded robe and the Valkyrie-like mask.
For a moment, the thought flashed through my mind, “Isn’t ‘lady training’ similar to ‘adult woman training’?” But the atmosphere was not suitable for making jokes.
“No! Ilisha. You’re not feeling well, so you must be examined by the doctor.”
“Her name is Ilisha… That’s a cute name.”
As I was secretly wondering how to persuade Ilisha, Alicia sternly instructed her.
Alicia was also involved in the “lady training competition” against Nicola Osuf, the “young master of the slave traders.”
While Liliana primarily taught her daily etiquette, Alicia also participated in the training when she visited the Princess Harem’s Base Mansion.
Meanwhile, upon learning the patient’s name, Rulus smiled.
“…Yes, I’m embarrassed, but… I will obey Alicia.”
Convinced by Alicia’s educational guidance, Ilisha removed her hooded robe, which had covered her deeply, and then removed the Valkyrie-like mask covering her face.
“You… you’re Sasha No. 2!? No, judging by the fact that you don’t know me, your creator, or Anya who took care of you after your awakening… you’re a deteriorated copy!!”
“N-no! I am Ilisha, Sasha’s twin sister!!”
As soon as Ilisha removed the Valkyrie-like mask and revealed her face, Rulus concluded that she was a deteriorated copy of Sasha No. 2.
In fact, Rulus was the one who created Sasha…
The world is indeed small, or rather, this is an unexpected trouble.
Furthermore, Anya, who was waiting behind Rulus, looked up at the sky with a sigh of shock.
As a result, the atmosphere in the examination room suddenly became tense.
“Raymond, this is a deteriorated copy of my work. Therefore, I have the right to dispose of her. Anya, throw her into the processing tank and decompose her!! I cannot forgive anything that defiles my work!”
Rulus instructed Anya in a furious tone to dispose of Ilisha.
Ilisha’s face turned pale, and she trembled violently at Rulus’s sudden change in attitude.
At the same time, Alicia’s eyes widened to their limit in surprise, and she froze.
“W-wait. Ilisha lives independently of Sasha. And, as you pointed out, her body is flawed. Even so, I brought her all this way to try and save her life! Your attitude is too much! Please, Rulus, help her! P-please!”
Amidst this, I desperately defended Ilisha and urged Rulus to change his mind.
“N-no, I don’t want to die… Aaaaah!!”
From our conversation, Ilisha realized she would be killed and collapsed with a scream.
I managed to catch Ilisha as she fell and gently laid her on the examination table against the wall.
Ilisha was lying there lifeless, breathing with difficulty.
Rulus’s cruel words must have been unbearable for the weakened Ilisha.
While I understood Rulus’s point of view, if I didn’t protect Ilisha here, she would truly be disposed of.
“Rulus, please, help Ilisha. Even with her broken body, she has lived her life to the fullest every day, so she deserves some form of salvation!”
Following me, Alicia, who had recovered from her shock, also tried to persuade Rulus.
However, Rulus just glared at Ilisha with a stern expression.
“Rulus, Ilisha is indeed a deteriorated copy of Sasha No. 2, but she is currently a valuable asset brought by our guests… a patient. Furthermore, your research expenses have exceeded the budget this month, so you need cash income. Wouldn’t it be better to examine her body first and then make a decision?” Anya also chimed in, offering a helping hand.
This was unexpected reinforcement.
Rulus, his spending pointed out by someone from within, gave a wry smile.
“Hmm, that’s also true… I’ll examine her for now, following Anya’s advice. As a ‘seeker of the ultimate beautiful girl,’ the sight of a deteriorated copy of my work triggers a destructive impulse, but I do need research funds… Raymond, if you undress Ilisha, I will examine her.”
“A-ah, thank you, Rulus. I understand about the undressing.”
Rulus seemed to have made a difficult choice and reluctantly agreed to examine Ilisha as a patient.
Alicia, judging that they had escaped immediate disposal, let out a sigh of relief, and I followed suit, exhaling deeply.
Meanwhile, Anya, standing beside Rulus, was smiling.
Ilisha, with her hooded robe and Valkyrie-like mask removed, was wearing a dress adorned with frills, typical of a little girl.
This luxurious dress, unbefitting an adventurer at first glance, was part of her “lady training” to get used to the attire of a noblewoman, according to Liliana.
A noblewoman is someone nurtured by noble blood and a life of nobility, is she not?
Speaking of which, Freya, when she first joined the Princess Harem, was derided as a “downtown princess.”
Freya too, polished by her Party Members, now carried herself like a proper princess.
“Ilisha seems to be well taken care of.”
Anya smiled and, with practiced ease, began to remove Ilisha’s accessories and dress.
First, she unfastened the pearl necklace around her neck and removed the spindle-shaped emerald earrings.
Next, she smoothly loosened the sash at her waist.
This sash was tied in a complex floral knot at the waist, but it came undone surprisingly easily.
Then, she removed her shiny red shoes and her light green socks, revealing her cute legs.
Her legs, soft and smooth like a young girl’s, looked fresh and very cute.
Her toes were similarly soft-looking.
Then, she began to remove the main piece, the dress.
Anya, who was examining the dress’s structure, turned Ilisha over onto her stomach and skillfully unfastened the hook hidden near her nape and the buttons that followed.
The dress’s hooks and buttons were undone, revealing a part of her back.
“I’m sorry. Could you hold her like this for a moment?”
Turning Ilisha back onto her stomach, Anya asked Alicia for help, finding it difficult to remove the dress from the unconscious Ilisha.
“Yes, of course. Ilisha… I’m sorry for undressing you without your consent. But this is necessary for you.”
Alicia readily agreed and supported Ilisha’s body, while Anya removed the dress sleeves from her arms.
With Alicia’s help, Ilisha’s dress was removed, leaving her in only a chemise and panties.
Through the sheer, finely-laced white silk chemise, Ilisha’s chest was visible, but it was completely flat, lacking any allure.
However, the cute Ilisha possessed an adorableness akin to a bisque doll.
With Alicia’s cooperation, the chemise and panties were easily stripped off, revealing Ilisha in her original
