(EP-164.1) Night #5

164 – Day and Night #5

It was a complete mess.

First, I thought I should stop the bleeding on Mirna’s hand as she could end up losing too much.

Droplets of crimson dripped down her pale hand, painting the floor red. There was a dizzying scent of iron in the air.

The characteristic smell of blood was stronger than one could imagine.

Even Elga frowned at the scene.

“What is this all about? Why are you doing this? Have you finally gone crazy?”

Meanwhile, Mirna sharply responded to Elga.

“You just barged into my room as you pleased. Lacking the proper manners, as always, I see. Please leave at this instance…!”

Of course, Elga wasn’t the type to leave just because she was told to. My heart couldn’t stay calm either, considering Mirna’s agitated state and injuries, and I couldn’t just leave her alone.

“Lady Mirna, please calm down first and let’s treat your wounds.”

“…….”

Mirna silently looked at me. She resembled a rabbit with her red swollen eyes, probably from crying.

Then, finally, she said something.

“I don’t need any help…”

Her voice sounded like that of someone who had given up on everything. That was right. Surrender. Self-destructive. It was a sign of someone who was completely broken.

It was unlike the usual young lady, who always maintained composure and elegance.

Something must have happened to Mirna this morning. Without thinking, I looked at her ears.

There were traces of the hole piercings but the earrings that Narmi courageously wore yesterday had gone missing.

Could it be that the culprit was the missing earrings? It was very likely.

Then Mirna shouted loudly.

“I told you to get out! I don’t need your help!”

“…….”

It made my sensitive fairy ears ring for a moment.

I figured I needed to calm her down somehow, lest the agitated Mirna lost control and did something more unexpected.

“Elga-nim, can you watch over Mirna-nim for a moment?”

“What? Why me?”

“She might get injured further if we leave her alone.”

“… You’re just making this complicated!”

While Elga was keeping an eye on Mirna, I reached for my waist.

From which I took out Angmar’s Magic Tome.

Being able to store one spell, I chose a small-scale space-time magic that I had requested from Aira.

“What are you planning?”

Mirna seemed to be interested by the tome spread out on the floor. But instead of answering, I simply continued to activate the spell.

─Squirrel Cache-!

Jjak.

After chanting the spell with a clap, the magic circle began to emit a soft light. Then, I slowly reached towards it.

Ssuuk.

My hand was drawn into the magic circle, disappearing as if it had been absorbed. Well, it didn’t actually vanish into dust, but rather, it entered a space connected to the magic circle.

I still couldn’t get used to it despite having already tried it a few times.

Even the furious Mirna looked intrigued by it.

“… Isn’t that portal magic? But that requires at least a Rank 5.”

“That’s right. I had Aira-nim store it in my spellbook. So, I can use the connected space to store and retrieve items.”

In other words, it was an inventory where game characters could put in and take out items. The maximum capacity of the “Squirrel Cache” was roughly equivalent to the cargo space of a one-ton truck.

On a side note, the reason it was called “Squirrel Cache” was because Aira gave it that name… Apparently, she found squirrels cute.

Anyway.

Thanks to this, my life had become much more convenient, without the need to physically carry things around.

Finally, after rummaging through, I took out some bandages and ointments.

* * *

Fortunately, the wound on the back of Mirna’s left hand was not that deep or severe.

It might leave a little scar, but we could take care of that later. For now…

“It’s just a temporary treatment, so be careful not to move too much, or the wound might reopen.”

Seukseukseuk.

I securely wrapped the bandage around Mirna’s hand.

And Mirna, who initially reacted with resistance, seemed to have calmed down as she left her hand to be treated.

However, she still seemed discontented. Her lips were tightly sealed and her puffed out cheeks were very much pinchable.

“You’re not a child, why the hell are you throwing a tantrum? Has all that black magic finally driven you crazy?”

Rattle, rattle.

Elga swept the glass shards on the floor with her slippers as she condescendingly asked Mirna.

Of course, Mirna sharply shot back.

“You know nothing!”

“Yes, I suppose so~.”

“Elga-nim, please don’t touch the glass shards, you might get hurt. I will clean it up.”

I used a broom and mop to clean up the broken glass and bloodstains on the floor.

After removing the broken window frame and the shattered mirror and placing them outside the hallway, the atmosphere brightened, finally resembling a place where people lived.

However, Mirna still seemed under the weather.

“…….”

Mirna was staring at the teacup I gave her when she suddenly swung her hand up high. She looked like she was about to smash it on the floor.

“What are you doing?”

However, she couldn’t carry out that action because Elga grabbed her wrist and took the cup away from her. It was a good thing that I had Elga here. I wouldn’t have been able to stop her on my own.

“It seems like she’s not in her right mind. What is going on?”

By this point, even Elga was curious about Mirna’s state, but Mirna didn’t even attempt to explain. Perhaps she didn’t want to share it with Elga.

It was probably a sisterly dispute.

As I saw it, that was definitely the culprit.

Meaning, she probably had a lot to say that she didn’t want Elga, an outsider and the eldest daughter of a rival family, to know.

“Can Elga-nim step outside for a moment?”

Edited by: faker