
There is currently a disease spreading throughout the village where I live.
It is a disease that causes intense fever, body aches, and coughs.
My mother had this disease and is now sick in bed. His body is burning hot. My neighbor's aunts and uncles, and even the older sisters I had played with, all died from this disease.
…… Is mom okay?
We had enough money to buy medicine, but since everyone bought it, it ran out soon and could no longer be bought.
Moments after the disease spread, my older brother and sister who had gone to the city to become adventurers finally returned. The older sister who lived next door who left with them also returned. But it seems like he also had an illness and was bedridden.
My older brother and sister had the rest of the medicine, but it wasn't that effective.
If this continues, will everyone die? I didn't want that to happen, so I decided to go to the forest to look for medicinal plants.
I heard that there are fewer monsters in deeper forest areas these days. That's why I have to be okay alone.
I went through the forest by following the river next to the village.
Medical spices are located quite deep in the forest.
I finally reached the depths of the forest. But my leg really hurts.
According to what I heard from the uncle hunters there should be medical herbs growing around this area, so I left the riverbank and headed into the forest. After walking for a while, I found medical herbs growing in an area. The medical herb has the same appearance as the one I got with my father from before, so this should be the right one.
I worked hard to gather medical herbs. I managed to collect a lot.
…… This should have been enough, with this mother will be fine. I was happy and I let the tension out of my body. But at that moment, I heard an unpleasant cry from behind.
I turned around and saw the goblins. Three of them.
I tried to escape, but my legs were shaking and I couldn't move. This is where I'm gonna die? The goblin standing in front of me raised the sword in his hand.
“No....”.
I don't want to die. Tears started to come out of my eyes.
When these thoughts crossed my mind, I heard a loud noise and suddenly the head of a goblin disappeared. Immediately after, a huge wolf appeared and jumped towards the leftmost goblin behind.
As the goblin next to him followed the wolf's movements and turned its head around, someone suddenly jumped forward and landed a kick on the goblin's head.
The goblin whose head was kicked seemed to be dead. Am I safe?
The person who kicked the goblin put on the veil and looked back at me.
“Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere? ”
“A-Ahh …. . ”
I tried to say something, but then I saw a wolf goblin goblin on the back of that guy. Will it eat me too?
When I thought about that, I became so scared that my vision started to darken, then my mind went blank and I lost consciousness.
When I woke up, I was at home.
I glanced around, it seemed like a very nice house. Much better than my house. But where was I?
“You're awake? How are you feeling?”
A voice called to me. That's the guy from before.
“Where is it here? Where am I?”
“Goblin .....!”
Suddenly I remembered what had happened before. I was attacked by goblins. My body started to shake.
But I was saved, right? But what about wolves?
“It's okay now. No more goblins. ”
“There are also wolves ... . wolves! … . Is this going to eat me? “
“It won't eat you. If you talk about that wolf, it's sleeping outside. Do you want to see?”
“....No . ”
Even though I was told that it was fine, I still felt uncomfortable. Most importantly, such a big wolf was terrifying, no matter what.
When I fell silent, the person wearing the veil brought me a drink and gave it to me. It looked like some kind of brewed drink and it was very warm. But can I drink it?
When I was confused what to do, the hooded person took a sip of his own cup that had the same liquid. …… It seems safe to drink. I decided to drink too.
When I drank a little, I could feel the honey and sweetness spreading all over my mouth.
“Lezat....”.
I felt a relieved sensation sweep over my body, and then the person started talking to me.
“By the way, what are you doing in a place like that? Isn't the deeper part of the forest dangerous because there are various monsters around? ”
This guy doesn't seem like a bad guy. Could it be that I am talking about my situation?
“…. . My mother.. . she is sick . ”
When I explained the situation, the hooded man was deep in thought.
He stayed that way for a while, then took something out of his pocket and started explaining it to me. Although it was in a strange-looking container, it looked like some kind of medicine.
“Get your mother drink this. ”
“What is it?”
“Medicine for his illness. After drinking this, make sure to eat well and sleep well, then he should be cured. ”
It looked a little different from the medicine I knew, I made a mental note to remember it just in case.
“Medicine? Is that a medical potion? “
“It's not a medical herb, but it's a medicine. ”
“...... Is the older sister a witch?”
“Hah?”
She lives alone in the deep forest alone and she can make medicine like this, I can only think of her as a witch. And she's been wearing a veil all this time. So she even looks like a witch. No matter how I look, I can only see a witch.
“I'm not a witch. I just stay here. ”
“Betulkah? But ... I have no money to buy medicine .... ”.
“I don't need money. But stay here for tonight because it's too late. ”
…… She said she wasn't a witch, but she must have lied. But this guy's a good witch.
The dinner consisted of food I had never seen before, but it turned out to be delicious when I bit, and before long I ate enough to fill my stomach. The older sister witch looked at me with a smile on her face.
The bed in the room where I was allowed to sleep was very soft and it turned out to be comfortable, I finally fell asleep.
The next morning the older sister witch gave me another remedy when I was going home. It's in a bottle, some kind of drink.
After illness, the body will become weak, but it turns out this is a drug that can rejuvenate the body. I know that, this guy is a good witch.
With mom, this is definitely going to get better. I was happy and immediately ran back to the village.
But at that time, I did not know what would happen because of the medicine I received.