I’m The Brave Puppy That Will Save The Villainess - Chapter 59
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Episode 59
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Belief and Coco had set their education time for ten o’clock every night.
Coco had been eagerly counting down to that time.
But…
“You don’t know exactly how to use your special ability?”
“Yes! I find it difficult to use my special ability properly. If you could ‘transfer’ knowledge so I can truly use my Animal Affinity ability correctly…”
“It’s not Animal Affinity, it’s Light Ability.”
Coco’s eyes widened.
“How could I not know that as an educator? They’re as different as heaven and earth.”
She’s really careless in unnecessary places. Did she really think I wouldn’t know her true ability?
On the first day he accepted Coco as his disciple, when Coco described her ability as ‘Healing Power,’ he had already realized it was Light Ability.
For a five-year-old, she was strangely clever, yet kept making mistakes in odd areas.
Belief didn’t know that Coco had the vague condition of only becoming smart about ‘matters related to her sister,’ so he thought this way.
“I’m not sure why you’re trying to hide such an amazing ability like Light Ability, but you must have your reasons.”
“Yes…”
“I’ll keep it secret.”
Seeing Coco’s visibly relieved expression, he shared his knowledge about Light Ability.
“I have something to tell you. Light Ability is famous for its healing power that can even revive the dead. That’s why frequent use is fatally harmful to the body.”
“Huh, what? Why?”
“All other abilities are based on mana within the body, but Light Ability is healing power based on life force.”
“Ah…”
“Don’t just say ‘ah.’ In other words, you’re shaving off your own life to heal others.”
Coco stared at Belief intently.
‘Does this mean I might not even live the full 5 years with Sister?’
However, she soon steeled her resolve.
‘I came here to make Sister happy.’
Thinking that if she could just reduce Sister’s rampage risk, life force wasn’t precious at all, Coco spoke up.
“If I practice this hard, I can cure people who keep going into rampage, right?”
“…I suppose so. If it can revive the dead, why couldn’t it save someone in rampage?”
“Then that’s enough.”
Coco looked at Belief and said.
“Please teach me how to save someone at risk of rampage.”
“There’s no such method… but I do know the principle behind resolving rampage.”
“What kind of principle?”
“Most people at risk of rampage have tangled mana flow. So you need to untangle the twisted mana flow one by one.”
“Hup…”
“Of course, if your healing power is tremendously strong, you might be able to release that mana flow all at once. Or, you could target that healing power very precisely into the mana circuits inside that person’s body.”
“Then, I… I want to start by practicing shooting healing power at precise locations!”
“Give it a try. I’ll prepare a target for you, so practice shooting at it.”
Even as he said this, Belief didn’t think Coco would practice for very long.
‘Scraping away life force to emit light must be extremely difficult.’
However.
One hour passed, two hours passed, three hours passed…
Coco continued gathering light at her fingertips.
While trying to shoot at the center of the target.
Belief sighed as he watched Coco continue trying to move even in her exhausted state.
“Huff, huff, huff…”
“Stop now. You’re shooting pretty close to the target anyway, aren’t you?”
“No. I need to do more. I think it’s still not enough. I can’t shoot exactly where I want to.”
He watched Coco training her healing power with all her might.
After emitting light once, she would immediately roll around on the floor.
But she would quickly raise her small body up. Her eyes held determination.
Gritting her teeth, she stretched out her hand again.
‘Even though she’s clutching her stomach like a sick puppy.’
Coco whimpered and asked him.
“Do you think this much will be enough to stop a rampage?”
…Why was she so desperate and urgent?
“Well, I don’t know… Life is long, you little thing. If you act as desperate as this, you won’t live even five years.”
At those words, Coco’s body flinched.
“…That’s exactly why.”
“Huh?”
Why did she have that expression?
‘As if she really won’t live long.’
Like someone who has something she must protect despite that.
“…I have to do it.”
There was no choice.
He could only stroke that round head comfortingly.
Belief looked at Coco with worried eyes.
‘If she keeps depleting her life force like that, she won’t last long.’
But she looked so earnest that he couldn’t bring himself to stop her.
“…If you look like you’re in more pain, we’re stopping the training immediately.”
“Yes! Really! That’s fine!”
Coco closed her eyes tightly and waved her hands frantically.
Until faint light flickered weakly from her fingertips.
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The next morning.
I woke up groaning and aching, but fortunately had recovered a little.
And so, I was busy lurking around Sister.
The fact that I possessed a Light Ability was still a secret from everyone except Belief.
Of course, it wouldn’t matter if Sister found out about my ability.
‘But if it definitely can’t be healed, Sister will be disappointed.’
So I made up my mind.
‘Should I secretly try healing her first, then see if Sister likes it?’
And so!
I was watching Sister while hiding in the Grass Field of the Annex…
I waved my hand toward Sister with a swoosh.
Before I knew it, pure white light that had precisely targeted flowed toward Sister.
Looking up at Sister drinking Tea while gazing out the Window…
‘Sister is smiling!’
Is she feeling good from being hit by the light?
“Coco, should Sister show you Darkness?”
“Woof!”
“Oh my, how pretty. The stars are twinkling in the Darkness, aren’t they?”
“Woof woof!”
Sister, who feared unknown Darkness but wasn’t afraid of the Darkness blooming from her own fingertips.
I really hope Sister can regain her original power.
With earnest hope, I cast a faint light toward Sister.
Then through the gaps in the light, I could see the flow of Mana that made up Sister’s inner self.
‘Gasp! That must be it!’
The moment I aimed new light precisely toward that flow.
The moment light spread throughout Sister’s entire body.
‘Did it work?’
A drop of sweat fell from my forehead as I watched the light gradually dispersing in the middle of the Window.
And just when it seemed like Sister’s gaze was coming toward me!
I ran rushing toward my Annex.
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‘Could she really believe she’s invisible?’
After finishing dinner, Chloe leaned against the Window of the Annex and thought.
She recalled the five-year-old Child who had only her eyes sticking out from between the Grass Bushes earlier.
Every time she rested her chin on the Window and savored Tea with her eyes closed.
A pure white light flowed from that child’s hands.
When my body was enveloped in that warm light, I felt subtly better.
The pain that had been wildly stirring inside my body gradually disappeared.
But still.
‘Why on earth is she secretly shooting that light at me?’
And while pretending to be so discreet about it.
“What is that thing.”
It’s extremely rare for such transparently pure white light to flow from a person’s hands.
Only beings with Light Ability can do such a thing.
‘Light Ability has healing power, they say it can even save the dying.’
But officially, Coco’s special ability was Animal Affinity, not light.
‘…But what enveloped my body was definitely healing power.’
Though I haven’t had rampages strangely enough lately, the side effects from experiencing rampage crises for a while were unavoidable.
Things like constantly feeling nauseous or having headaches.
But the moment Coco’s light touched me, they vanished instantly.
‘Full of secrets, really.’
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After healing Sister, I trudged back to my annex.
‘It still seems insufficient.’
Though I did watch Sister smile from afar,
“Coco, what are you doing here.”
At the voice that suddenly appeared, I lifted my head that had been looking at the ground.
“…Oh, Caligo?”
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