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13. A Little Salvation

1.

At first, I thought I had heard a prayer by accident as soon as I was empowered by Limen.

But I quickly realized that it wasn't a coincidence.

[Please save my dad. You'd rather take someone like me instead......]

When I close my eyes, I see a blurry image of a boy.

In what appears to be the emergency room of a hospital, a boy prays fervently while holding the hand of a man lying in a hospital bed.

The boy, who looked to be about our age, didn't just "accidentally" pray at the right time for me to be given the office.

[My dad...... Miracle for my dad......]

The boy had been praying for a long time.

And the boy's fervent prayer had now reached my ears.

I frowned, then silently looked out the window.

Tuduk-.

A light rain was knocking on the window.

"Originally, I was going to run with Leo, but it made it easier for me to go. Thank you, Kim."

"Tomorrow morning, there was almost an article with a provocative headline, 'A Strange Creature Threatens Seoul's Night?'"

"Wouldn't that be fun?"

“…… Recently, I lost my hair and went to the doctor, and they told me it was stress hair loss. Haha......."

In fact, our team leader, Kim Dong-sik, who now feels like my personal secretary, told me that he only leaves work when I get home.

Of course, I couldn't get home from work because I was staying up late at the temple, so he decided to take us to our destination as we were about to leave the night.

Even if Kim hadn't been there, we would have planned to run to our destination.

The destination is the emergency room of a university hospital in Suwon.

The moment I heard the boy's fervent prayer, I knew instantly where he was.

The effect of the power granted by Limen could only be described as amazing.

"I'm going to have to get home early, early. I think Mrs. Kim really hates me."

"I'm proud of you."

"Yes?"

"I'm very proud of helping you. Maybe it's because my wife is also from the Talent Management Department."

Why does that make me feel weird?

I hesitated what to say, then leaned back against the backrest.

"If I have time, I'll make you a meal."

"Thank you for your words. Siu, you've arrived at your destination."

“…… You're here in no time."

"I stepped on it because it seemed urgent. I'll park and follow you, so go in first."

"You can leave the office."

"Don't worry. The overtime pay is pretty good."

Kim nodded slightly, and Leo and I got out of the car.

Soon, the entrance of the university hospital came into view.

"Let's get in."

"Yes, Your Holiness."

As I entered the hospital, I could smell the smell of disinfectant that was unique to the hospital.

I feel awkward because I haven't been close to the hospital in the past or now.

Leo glanced around, curious about the hospital he had never been to before, but he didn't show much of it.

So we quietly headed to the emergency room.

But after a while.

"You are not allowed to enter unless you are a guardian."

We were stopped by a hospital employee who was guarding the front of the emergency room.

…… It was an unexpected obstacle.

I said to the staff with a puzzled smile.

"I'm here to see some patients inside."

"What's the patient's name?"

It was a one-headed man.

I don't know his name. I just know the voice and the way it looks.

"That's why......."

When I hesitate to answer, the staff looks at me suspiciously.

Seeing that he puts his hand on the walkie-talkie on his waistband, he looks like he's going to call a guard.

Let's just say something.

"We're not bad guys. I just want to see the brothers in the emergency room.......

"So, what's the patient's name?"

"I don't know. Name...... Does it matter?"

Despite my wit, the employee was relentless in bringing the walkie-talkie to his mouth.

“…… Please send security personnel to the emergency room. Strange outsiders are trying to get into the emergency room."

He was a very professional employee.

Just as we were about to be taken away by the security guards.

"I came from the Department of Scientific Management."

Team leader Kim, who finished parking in no time, appeared and began to sort out the situation.

Team Leader Kim said as he skillfully pulled out his official ID card from his bosom.

"We're going to vouch for their identity, and we'd like you to allow them in. It's urgent."

"Did the patient who came in bleeding in earlier commit any problems?"

"I can't tell you because it's confidential. We would appreciate your cooperation."

It is said that the Talent Management Department is a bit of a pushover, but it seems to be a pretty scary organization for the general public.

The staff member, who had been suspicious of us a moment before, hurried out of the way.

Seeing the staff's frightened expression, I whispered quietly in Team Leader Kim's ear.

"Isn't this an abuse of power?"

"You just don't have an accident."

“…… Oh, yes."

Still, it was good to come with Team Leader Kim.

If it had been just me and Leo, I would have been taken to the police station for trespassing in the emergency room.

I nodded slightly, and slowly made my way into the emergency room.

"I can see it."

"What a pure, so beautiful seed."

The protagonist of the prayer was not far away.

One hospital bed you see as soon as you enter the emergency room.

A man was lying on a hospital bed with his eyes closed, and a small boy was standing next to him, holding his hand and closing his eyes.

Silently, I walked over to her.

He gently placed his hand over the child's head.

"Hello?"

Then the boy crept open his eyes.

Her eyelids were swollen from crying all the time, and her eyes were bloodshot.

How sad it was.

“…… Huh?"

The boy stared at me for a long time, blinking, and I patted him on the head.

"I've heard prayers. I'm sorry I'm late."

2.

Jin Seung Woo.

The name of the boy who continued to pray was Jin Seung-woo.

The man Seungwoo was holding his hand tightly was Seungwoo's father.

Sungwoo's father was not feeling well.

There were stab wounds all over his body, as well as magic scars that showed he had been damaged by magic.

"By the time we got here, it was already hard to get better. Surgical emergency measures such as hemostasis were taken, but no further action was taken due to the extreme damage caused by the horsepower."

I had heard that it had come from the Artificial Management Department, and the doctor was briefing us on the patient's condition.

"Let me ask you something."

Team leader Kim, who had been listening to the doctor's briefing, frowned and asked the doctor.

"I understand that medical institutions at the general hospital level and above must have the necessary equipment to detoxify the magic, so why didn't you take action?"

The doctor replied to Kim's question with a puzzled expression.

"Of course we have it in our hospital. But......."

"It's because of the cost of treatment."

“…… I'm sorry. As you know, the price of the elixir spent on magic detoxification is prohibitive, so we can't take action without permission from the top or prepayment of the treatment."

"Huh."

I couldn't help but laugh at that.

Maybe since I returned home, I've only seen the surface of society.

Situations that can be treated but are not treated.

But I couldn't just blame the hospital.

"In addition, Jin Seo-joon had a lot of unpaid treatment bills, so we had no choice but to do so."

"Unpaid medical bills?"

"It's because of me."

It was none other than Seungwoo who received the doctor's words.

Seungwoo struggled to continue, his head bowed.

"I was sick, and my dad was working nonstop. It's all because of me. Daddy ......."

Wet voice.

I just laughed bitterly at the sound of the voice and stroked his head again.

"It's going to be all right."

"Siu, we'll take care of the expenses, so why don't you go into surgery right now?"

At Kim's words, I waved my hand and said,

"You can't be that bothered."

"But if we don't act now, this patient will ........"

Kim blurted out his words as he looked at Seungwoo.

I know.

If the magic spreads to the intestines, Sungwoo's father will die.

"If the Ability Management Department wishes, we will report it to the higher-ups and take action immediately."

The doctor who was listening to our conversation said:

I smiled at him and replied.

"Was this such a simple solution?"

"Siu, it's not easy to heal magic damage on Earth."

At Kim's words, I raised the corners of my mouth helplessly.

"Every time I see something like this, it reminds me that this is Earth."

It seems that only the outward appearance of the packaging of society has changed, but the essence has not changed.

To be honest, I don't really care about social structure, welfare, or anything like that.

Even before he crossed over to Eden, he was busy making ends meet.

Merely.

"It's just, it's annoying to me. It's bitter in my mouth."

I just didn't feel good at the thought that so many people would have died in this way.

Hearing my words, the doctor cautiously opened his mouth.

"I'm going to start treatment right away."

"You guys just stay still like they have always been. Even if you had stepped up, you wouldn't have been able to make a full recovery."

His pride was hurt, the doctor said with a frown.

"Our hospital's treatment of magic addiction is well known in South Korea."

"Can I take that to mean that I was watching people die on that level of appreciation?"

“…… That's it."

"Leo. We're going to finish it right away, so don't let people get to you."

"Yes, Your Holiness."

Leo nodded slightly, causing the rest of the group, including Seungwoo, to move away from the hospital bed.

"What are you doing?"

"I don't know what you're doing. You can't do that."

The white divine power flowed from my hand and seeped into my father's body.

Magic injuries were among the more common injuries in Eden.

Surgical operations were, of course, incomparably worse than Earth's, but it was true that they were far superior to Earth when it came to magical injuries.

I don't know how Earth's medicine has evolved since the opening of Dimension, but at least in Eden, Seungwoo's father's injuries were easily healing.

Woooo

The divine power moves quickly through the body of Seungwoo's father, who is lying in a hospital bed.

Trauma is a problem that has already been dealt with in the hospital, so it is only necessary to increase the natural resilience.

And the remnants of magic that remain everywhere will also be quickly extinguished by the divine power.

But there was something else I was looking for.

The unpleasant and insidious aura that I had felt before.

“…… I found it."

[Evil Magi is detected.]

It was a definite Magi.

The Magi hid his presence between the stab wounds and the magic shaking.

Sensing the divine power, Magi leapt out of the wound and quickly spread in all directions.

Boom!

The Magi was soon burned without a trace by my divine power.

"His Holiness. This is ......."

"I think it was killed by the Magi users."

There is only one case in which the human body is penetrated by another person's magic.

Whether it's magic or swords.

If you have been exposed to an attack by a Magi user.

In this case, there was a clear cut wound, which must have been inflicted by a player using a sword as their primary weapon.

Suddenly, he remembered the prayer that Seungwoo had prayed for earlier.

I had asked that the people who made my dad like this would pay for his sins.

In a voice that was not childish, but full of evil.

"It's Seungwoo."

Seungwoo answered my call, clutching his father's hand tightly.

“…… Yes."

"He's going to be okay now. So can you tell us your story? I've heard prayers for someone to pay for their sins."

Did he take my question differently?

Seungwoo bowed his head.

"True...... As long as it's okay with you, forgive me...... I can do it."

"We're so smart, aren't we? Where else did I learn the word forgiveness?"

"I learned it a long time ago when I went to church with my mom. Even sinners must be forgiven."

"Well, we teach forgiveness in our denomination, but there's a doctrine that comes first."

I pull up a chair and sit in front of him.

He said in a low voice.

"Do not pass by evil, for neglect is also the way to evil."

You can't just look at Magi and pass it by.

And the moment he heard such a small, good boy praying so desperately, he had no intention of letting it pass.

"Can you tell me what happened?"