A Highest Rank in Another World!

Chapter 172 - 171 – Worse Than I Thought.

With my arrival in the village, the atmosphere became noisy again.

But I ignored all the people eager to know who I had brought with me and ran straight to my house. As soon as I reached the door, it swung open, revealing Dala.

She was one of the women who came from the capital together with Emma.

"You came back!" A smile spread across her face as soon as she saw me. She opened the door wider and then I went inside.

"I came back and brought help. Come in." I called the four adventurers and they came after me. They all greeted Dala politely before entering.

Was it the afternoon, maybe four o'clock in the afternoon? So lunch was long over. I walked through the house to my room where Noah was, when I got there I found several people.

Lisandra, Lari, Ciaphia, Eli, Taciane. Everyone was there while Noah lay unconscious in bed.

Clachel who was Dala's daughter was also in the room, but she just seemed to be serving a snack. As soon as she saw me, she said goodbye and left the room.

As soon as she left, Emma, ??who had been distracted before, noticed my presence. A big smile appeared on her face and she got up quickly and then hugged me. Everyone in the room acted nonchalant about it.

As for the adventurers behind me, I could hear low smiles, especially from Carbrand.

'What's it? Never received a hug from your girlfriend?

"Did you finally come back, what took you so long?" Emma released me and then stood facing me as she stared into my eyes. I could see that she had dark circles under her eyes, showing that she didn't sleep very well.

Not just her, but everyone in the room looked haggard and sleepy. Have they all been here the entire time? It can not be.

"Sorry. I didn't spend much time in the city, but as we had to come in a carriage, it took longer than I expected."

"This was our fault." From behind me, Carbrand opened his mouth to say this.

"It wasn't their fault, just ignore it. I was lucky they agreed to come along with me."

"Look, you're paying us."

"You could deny payment."

"That's true. But if I had done that, Riata would have killed me."

"Hey..."

"Ouch..." Carbrand who was slapped on the head started to smile.

"Oh, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Emma and I'm Lucio's wife." Emma politely introduced herself to the four adventurers. She didn't act that way normally.

Maybe she was acting like that because they agreed to help Noah.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Carbrand, this is my fiancée... Cough... Cough... Girlfriend. Her name is Riata." He pointed at Riata but ignored the girl's a surprised expression and continued his introductions.

You shouldn't make a mistake like that.

"She's Nalett, and that one over there is the healing mage who was brought in to help your son, his name is Tomhe."

"I see... You guys can come in." I left the bedroom door and entered it. The four adventurers followed me and also entered the bedroom.

"I think it's a little tight here, there are a lot of people." The bedroom wasn't very big, so the environment was tight. Emma looked a little worried, so she made a decision.

"Girls, can you go out for now?" She asked Ciaphia and her friends to leave with the chairs. Emma didn't ask Lisandra and Lari to leave, I think I can understand that.

The girls didn't protest and left the room without complaining. Only Ciaphia seemed a little reluctant to leave the room, but she left anyway.

The environment was now more pleasant since there were not so many people in the room.

Now there was only Lisandra in bed along with Noah, and Lari sitting on the floor beside. And standing was Me, Emma, ??and the four adventurers.

The first to approach the bed was Riata who looked quite sad when she noticed the state Noah was in.

Moving closer, she touched Noah's foot that was outside the blanket.

"His body is very cold." She said startled as she widened her eyes.

Seeing this, Carbrand also caught Noah's feet.

"Is this boy alive?" Carbrand said without thinking. Hearing this, Emma who was beside me squeezed my hand and put a serious expression on her face. No, she was angry.

Riata, who noticed this, slapped Carbrand on the head.

"Don't say that kind of thing, you idiot."

Carbrand looked back and noticed Emma's sharp eyes. Her eyes seemed to have made him uneasy and nervous as he began to sweat.

'I know, she's pretty scary.' I thought as I hugged Emma's waist to try to calm her down as we watched the four adventurers.

Carbrand and Riata were standing next to the bed analyzing Noah's condition while Nalett was still standing near the door just watching from afar. I could see that she also looked a little uneasy looking at Noah.

I don't know if she was sad if she was nervous or if she was angry. She didn't show any feelings and that made it difficult to know what she was thinking at the moment.

And Tomhe was on the left side of the bed where Lisandra was lying. But he was standing at the side of the bed and he didn't look at Lisandra once, he just looked directly into Noah's face as he gripped her staff.

Yes, he was holding a staff with a gem that helped when casting magic. It was a gem that was normally used to increase the strength and accuracy of a spell, something common.

He was gripping his staff strong and looking very nervous.

'Is he like this because he thinks he can't help?' It was the thought I had. Because of that, I started to get nervous too, so I hugged Emma tighter as I watched the four adventurers.

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"Looks like he's not in very good condition. His body temperature is low and his heart rate is so slow I can imagine it stopping at any moment."

Carbrand looked surprised and worried as he felt Noah's pulse.

Riata who was beside him acted in the same way.

"How did he survive all these days like this?" Carbrand still didn't believe that was possible. He looked at me and Emma, ??but she just shook her head like she didn't have anything to add.

Carbrand released Noah's wrist, then sighed.

"He didn't eat or drink anything either, did he?" He asked Emma beside me.

"Not. He spent all these days sleeping."

"I understand. He is already in an advanced state of dehydration."

"…" I remained silent along with Emma.

"I don't know how he managed to stay alive, but his son is a warrior." Carbrand smiled at both of us and then left his side. After that, he looked at Tomhe.

"You look a little nervous, do you think you can do this?" Carbrand asked concerned as he also noticed Tomhe's expression and the way he was acting.

Riata, who before had not noticed how Tomhe was doing, was now even more worried. But even so, she kept her mouth shut and moved closer to Noah, and placed her hand on his forehead.

She was acting like a worried mother even though she met him for the first time today.

As Riata stroked Noah's head and ignored Lari and Lisandra beside him, Tomhe cleared his throat to respond.

"I can do this...I think." He didn't look confident.

"You think? Dude, you have to concentrate."

"I am trying. It's just that I've never healed such an injured person before, do you understand?"

"Can you tell how many injuries he has?"

"Multiple broken ribs, your left shoulder is broken, your right leg is broken, your right lung has been punctured and your organs are being pressed by your ribs."

"..."

"Plus he's showing signs of dehydration as you said before."

Emma who overheard all of this hugged me even tighter as she wrapped her arm around my waist. I also didn't know exactly what condition Noah was in, I started to shiver.

Again that restlessness took over my chest.

Because of that, my voice was a little shaky, but I looked at Tomhe and struggled to ask a single question.

"You can cure him, can't you?"

"…" At my question, Tomhe bit his lip and didn't answer. Carbrand, who watched him, clenched his fists but remained calm.

Riata, who was listening to everything, was silent and said nothing, but I could see that she was as worried as I was.

Emma beside me already had tears in her eyes as she approached her body to mine and hugged me with all her strength. Lari had already started crying again, but this time quietly.

Lisandra, on the other hand, looked at all that and didn't cry, just watched everything silently.

After a silence that continued for almost a minute, the first to break the silence was Carbrand.

"Hey, Tomhe. You can do it.." He encouraged Tomhe as he smiled.