Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 270

(EP-270.2) #2

270 – Reconciliation #2

The test was conducted quickly.

It consisted of nothing more than inserting a very long cotton swab deep into my nose, so deep that I thought, ‘Can it go any deeper?’

“Hieeek...!”

“Ahh-! I made a mistake...! We need to try the other side...!”

‘Fųck off!’

Anyway, apart from the discomfort of having a swab pushed deep into my nose, the examination was simpler than I had expected.

There was no cutting open my stomach, no drawing blood, and no attaching strange machines to my body.

Thanks to that, it only took an hour to get the results. It was good that things moved quickly. Perhaps it was because the people of Angmar didn’t like to wait.

When the test results came back, Medinoi said.

“Theonoi, it’s great a pity...”

“W... Why?”

“Theonoi, it’s very unfortunate that you missed the opportunity to be the first to experience our latest medical devices and treatments...! Better luck next time...!”

“... What do you mean?”

“It means you don’t have the Nymph Flu Coronoi...!”

“.......”

What a nasty little nymph. That was not pitiful at all!

In the end, this entire incident turned out to be a kind of farce. Apparently, I wasn’t infected with the nymph flu or whatever it was called.

“Theo, I’m glad you didn’t catch the flu.”

Only then was I able to have a meeting with Aira, who had been watching me from a distance in the isolation room. For some reason, I felt somewhat relieved seeing Aira’s reaction.

Not only Aira was there, but also Mirna and Elga. Both had some minor injuries on their faces, but they didn’t seem to be seriously hurt.

However, the Drug Nymph Medinoi had a dark expression, showing quite a pessimistic outlook.

“But Theonoi’s body is not normal...! For some reason, it seems like Theonoi’s body is under extreme strain, even for a nymph...!”

Elga was the first to respond to that.

“... So, he doesn’t have much time left? His body is overstrained, and his lifespan has been drastically shortened, hasn’t it?”

“You can see it that way...! I am the Drug Nymph Medinoi. I can instinctively sense the lifespan of other nymphs....”

Lifespan.

While I was puzzled by that strange term, Medinoi continued to chatter on.

“Your body clearly can’t keep up with your magic...! The only way to fix this is to cauterize the magic circuit with a special drug and then surgically remove and seal ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) it...!”

Mirna sounded highly distressed by this statement.

“What do you mean by that? If you cauterize the magic circuit, doesn’t that mean he won’t be able to use magic anymore? Are you saying he’ll have to live as an ordinary person?”

Medinoi replied with a very sorrowful expression.

“That’s correct...! But there’s no other choice... it’s very unfortunate, but Theonoi’s remaining lifespan is only...”

Medinoi stopped speaking. Her expression was very serious and she looked like she was about to cry, which made me incredibly nervous.

My lifespan was short?

And to fix it, they need to cauterize my magic circuit?

Just when I thought things were going to get easier with magic, I was back on hard mode. I guessed magic didn’t come without a price...

It was almost like I knew things were going too well.

While I was feeling down, Aira, with a rather sorrowful expression, asked.

“... So, how much time does Theo have left? Assuming the magic circuit isn’t removed. Tell me the truth.”