Peace Hunter

"Please heal my mother and wake her from her long sleep," Irene said.

"Heal your mother?" I asked.

I wasn't surprised by Irene's words, as I'd already guessed she would ask me to do that.

"Yes. I'm asking for your help, Rid," Irene said.

Although it wasn't obvious, Irene's face showed she was genuinely begging me. I fell silent for a moment after hearing Irene's words. After a while, I began speaking again.

"I already know about what your mother experienced, Irene. She fell into a 'Frozen Sleep' because she allegedly used a forbidden technique possessed by the San Lucia family. Her 'Frozen Sleep' caused her heart to be enveloped in ice. That frozen heart is what caused her to fall into this deep slumber. She won't wake up until the ice surrounding her heart is gone," I said.

"Yes. It's just like Brother Asier told you before," Irene said.

"But Irene, your mother isn't injured at all. Her only problem right now is her frozen heart. The healing magic I possess can only heal wounds. My healing magic can't melt or remove the ice surrounding your mother's heart. So it seems I can't help you heal your mother," I said.

"Can't you use healing magic derived from fire magic, Rid? You used that healing magic when you healed Elaina's frozen body after my attack. Your healing magic successfully melted the ice on Elaina's body without injuring or burning her. At the same time, it also immediately healed her wounds," Irene said.

"I can indeed melt the ice on Elaina's body, but the ice I melted was on the outside of her body. I don't know if I can melt ice inside someone's body because I've never tried it. That's why I'm afraid I can't help you heal your mother, Irene," I said.

"If you haven't tried it before, you can try it now, Rid. You can try it on my mother, whose heart is currently encased in ice. I beg of you, Rid,"

"I've been holding back all this time. When I saw you melt the ice in Elaina's body so easily and quickly, I thought you might be able to do the same to my mother. But I held back from forcing you to go to my father's residence so you could heal my mother as soon as possible. I've always been waiting for the time when you could come to my father's residence without me having to force you. And finally, now is the right time. You've come to my father's residence on your own to take your final exam as a fourth-year student. Therefore, I won't hold back any longer. Please heal my mother, Rid. I'll do anything if you can heal her," Irene said.

When Irene said that, her face looked sad. She seemed to be pleading and hoping for me. I immediately responded to Irene's words.

"You don't have to say that, Irene. I don't know if I can do that. But ok, I'll heal her," I said.

After I said that, Irene immediately looked at my face. Then, Irene immediately lowered her head.

"Thank you, Rid," Irene said, bowing her head.

I couldn't see her face at the moment, but I knew she was smiling and seemed satisfied with what I said. After that, I immediately walked to the side of the bed where Duchess Arlet was lying and approached her. Once I was beside the bed, I immediately placed my right hand on Duchess Arlet's left chest, where her heart was located.

~Fire Magic: Healing Fire Blanket~

I released a fire magic from my right hand. The fire magic immediately enveloped Duchess Arlet's body. Then, I looked at Duchess Arlet's left chest. I saw a white and blue aura radiating from it. This white and blue aura seemed to be Duchess Arlet's frozen heart.

I continued to direct my right hand, which was emitting fire magic, towards Duchess Arlet's left chest. At the same time, I continued to observe and observe the white and blue aura. If the white and blue aura disappeared or changed to a different color, it would mean Duchess Arlet's heart was no longer frozen.

However, after 5 minutes of this, I saw no change in the white and blue aura. 10 minutes later, 15 minutes later, even 20 minutes later, I still saw no change in the white and blue aura. Since there was no change, I decided to stop using my fire magic. Irene looked a little surprised when I stopped using my fire magic on Duchess Arlet.

"What's wrong, Rid? Why did you stop using your magic? Have you managed to heal my mother?" Irene asked.

"No, I didn't manage to heal your mother. Your mother's heart is still frozen as before. If you don't believe me, you can look at your mother's heart. You can also see the aura, right? The aura around your mother's heart is still a mix of white and blue, indicating that your mother's heart is still covered in ice. The ice surrounding your mother's heart is very strong, even I can't melt 1% of the ice surrounding your mother's heart. I'm sorry, Irene, it seems I can't heal your mother," I said.

Irene looked shocked after hearing my words.

"This is impossible. Even with your magic, you can't heal my mother? What about your ~Full Healing~ magic? Can't it be used to heal my mother too?" Irene asked.

"My ~Full Healing~ only heals wounds, so I don't think it can be used to remove the ice surrounding your mother's heart. Still, I'll try," I said.

I returned my right hand to Duchess Arlet's left chest.

~Full Healing~

After using my magic, I looked at Duchess Arlet's left chest to see the aura surrounding her heart. The aura around her heart remained the same color, a mix of white and blue. This meant the magic I used had no effect on the ice surrounding Duchess Arlet's heart. After realizing that my magic had no effect, I immediately lowered my hand that I had previously directed at Duchess Arlet.

"As I said, Irene, my healing magic can't be used to heal your mother. Your mother's heart is still encased in ice," I said.

Irene was shocked again after hearing my words.

"Don't you have any other magic, Rid? You must have magic that can heal my mother, right? You've learned a lot of magic from the magic books your parents left behind. Please help me heal my mother, Rid," Irene said.

Irene's face looked pleading and hopeful. I'd never seen Irene's face like this before. It seemed Irene loved her mother very much, as she begged me to heal her. She must have been very worried about her mother, but she couldn't express her worries to anyone else. And now, the worry she'd been holding back burst out.

"I'm sorry, Irene," I said.

"Please, Rid. Please heal-" Irene said.

"That's enough, Irene," said a someone.

Irene was about to beg me again, but before she could finish, someone cut her off. Irene and I immediately turned to the person who had interrupted her. And that person was Duke Louis, already standing in front of the door to this room. The door had been open without my realizing it. Duke Louis wasn't alone; Commander Mina seemed to be accompanying him.

"Uncle Louis," I said.

Duke Louis then walked into the room and approached the two of us.

"I'll be guarding the door, Lord Duke," said Commander Mina.

"Yes," said Duke Louis.

Commander Mina then closed the door from the outside.

"I was looking for you two in the banquet hall, but I couldn't find you. Then I received information from some knights that you two had gone to this room, and it turned out to be true," said Duke Louis as he walked.

Duke Louis continued walking until he was close to us.

"I know you love your mother very much, Irene. But you shouldn't force Rid to heal your mother if he's already said he can't. Rid is indeed a strong and reliable man, and he can even use healing magic. But there are certainly things he can't do, one of which is healing your mother. So you shouldn't force him, Irene," said Duke Louis.

Irene fell silent after hearing Duke Louis's words. Not long after, she began to speak again.

"Ok, Father. And Rid, I apologize for forcing you," Irene said.

"Yes, it's ok, Irene," I said.

Then I looked at Irene's face. She looked sad. Perhaps she thought I could cure her mother. So, once Irene learned that I couldn't, she was immediately sad because I couldn't fulfill her hopes. It seemed Irene really wanted to see her mother recover as soon as possible.

"You don't need to be so sad, Irene. I promise I'll heal your mother soon. I'll find the Fire Spirit to heal her," said Duke Louis.

"Yes, Father," Irene said, her face looking a little gloomy.

Meanwhile, I was a little confused by what Duke Louis had said.

"Fire Spirit? Why Fire Spirit, Uncle?" I asked.

"That's because Fire Spirits possess fire magic that's hotter than ordinary fire magic. The Fire Spirits I'm looking for are intermediate-level and above, because their fire magic is even hotter than the high-level fire magic possessed by races other than the Spirit race. Their fire magic can definitely be used to melt the ice in Arlet's heart," said Duke Louis.

-To be continued

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