Medicinal Bath and Scar-Removal Ointment

"Phew... 186."

"...195."

"...200, haaah!"

Having just finished 200 push-ups, Cain stood up, his chest heaving violently as sweat poured from every part of his body.

After catching his breath a little, he looked at the puddles on the floor and his drenched body and could not help thinking:

Good thing I wasn't wearing clothes, or they'd be all sticky and uncomfortable.

Erza, waiting outside the door, saw that Cain had finished today's training. She shut off the Gravity Formation and handed him a towel after he came out.

Cain took the towel and thanked her. "Thanks, Erza. You can go in now."

Erza, dressed in a sports tank top and shorts, nodded before walking into the Gravity Room.

Cain went to the control panel, activated the Gravity Formation, and set the dial to seven. Enveloped by seven times gravity, Erza first loosened up her body before beginning her workout.

Watching Erza perform all kinds of exercises inside the Gravity Room, Cain could not help marveling at how quickly time had passed. A month had already gone by since the Gravity Room was completed.

Over the past month, Erza had improved tremendously. At first, she could barely adapt to five times gravity, but now she could handle seven times gravity with ease.

"Looks like seven times gravity can't put any pressure on Erza anymore."

Cain watched for a while before turning the dial to eight. The sudden increase in weight made Erza pause for a moment, but she soon continued training.

However, her movements were clearly no longer as smooth as before.

"I forgot to install an internal switch back then, so now it can only be controlled from outside. What a mistake."

Cain was rather annoyed that he had made such a simple error. Improving it now would be troublesome; he would need to dismantle the Sea Silver inside the room and set it up all over again.

Cain, who hated trouble, thought about it and decided to leave it as it was.

Speaking of which, when Erza had seen him training inside wearing nothing but a pair of shorts, she had thought it was a good way to save herself from washing an extra set of clothes, so she had wanted to copy him.

After Cain came out, she started taking off her clothes, instantly snapping the exhausted Cain wide awake. He hurriedly reached out to stop her.

Under Erza's puzzled gaze, Cain explained all sorts of things, finally making her understand that she could not undress in front of boys.

Thinking back on that scene still left Cain both amused and helpless.

Seeing that Erza would still need some time, he went to prepare the medicinal bath first. It was for Erza; Cain did not need it himself.

When the Gravity Room had just been built, Cain had exhausted all his strength while testing his limits, leaving him unable to even walk out the door.

Erza had been the one to carry him out. Fortunately, Cain had prepared a medicinal bath beforehand. It could relieve muscle soreness and fatigue, allowing the body to recover quickly.

While Cain sat in a chair recovering his strength, he discovered that the Holy Light Magic within him was slowly nourishing his body, which had been exhausted by excessive exercise.

This pleasantly surprised Cain, so he decided to see how long it would take him to recover.

Later tests showed that he could move normally after about thirty minutes, and Cain felt that the body nourished by Holy Light Magic recovered even better than it did with the medicinal bath.

However, it seemed to work best only within his own body. Once it was infused into someone else's body, the effect was greatly reduced.

That was also why Erza's right eye required Cain's long-term nourishment to recover.

Having finished preparing the medicinal bath, Cain took a shower and came to the Gravity Room. He found that Erza was nearly at her limit, so he shut off the Gravity Formation.

"Erza, the medicinal bath is ready. After you soak, I'll help you apply the ointment."

"Mm, got it."

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The ointment was Scar-Removal Ointment. Cain had noticed that Erza had quite a few scars on her body and guessed that they had been left behind in the Tower of Heaven, so he gave her the Scar-Removal Ointment he had made.

The scars on the rest of her body were easy enough to handle, but Erza could not reach her back, so Cain had to help her.

The scars on Erza's body had become very faint by now. Cain estimated that after a few more applications, they could be completely removed.

When Erza entered the bathroom and saw the green medicinal liquid, she could not help swallowing. Then, as though making up her mind, she took off her tank top and shorts.

She first tested it cautiously, then gritted her teeth and submerged herself completely.

The moment her entire body was soaked in the bathtub, a scorching pain spread throughout her body, making Erza want to get up and flee.

But in the end, Erza still clenched her teeth and endured it silently.

The medicinal bath was good, but it hurt too much. Hiss.

Sometimes, Erza wondered whether Cain avoided the medicinal bath because he was afraid of pain.

Just as Cain finished preparing a hearty breakfast, he heard Erza calling his name. He pushed open the door and entered her room.

Erza was lying facedown on the bed, her smooth back exposed right before his eyes.

Although he had seen it several times already, Cain was still a little embarrassed.

He walked to the bedside and looked at the few faint scars on Erza's back as he applied the ointment and said:

"These scars are already very faint. A few more times should get rid of them completely."

The cool sensation of the Scar-Removal Ointment made Erza, who had just suffered through the medicinal bath, feel rather comfortable. Her little feet kept swaying back and forth.

"All right, it should dry in about a minute. Remember to come downstairs for breakfast."

"Mm, got it."

Erza replied in a muffled voice.

About a minute later, Erza got dressed and came downstairs. Seeing the hearty breakfast spread across the table, she happily said, "Let's eat."

The two chatted as they ate. Erza was deeply enamored with this warm feeling.

Suddenly, Erza seemed to remember something and said to Cain, "Cain, after breakfast, let's have a fight."

This was not the first time Erza had made such a request. She had brought it up several times before, but Cain had refused on the grounds that she still needed to recuperate.

Looking at the intense fighting spirit in Erza's eyes, Cain nodded. "Sure. Let's go to the back mountain later."

Seeing Cain agree, Erza happily finished the remaining breakfast on the table in just a few bites.

Seeing Erza happy put Cain in a good mood as well. The reason he agreed this time was that, after this period of feeding and treatment, Erza's old internal injuries had been healed.

Her body was no longer depleted either, so Cain also wanted to test Erza's current strength.

The two arrived at the back mountain and took their positions. Looking at Cain in the distance, Erza's expression changed, her gaze instantly turning sharp. "Requip Magic!"

A flash of light passed by, and Erza's casual clothes were instantly replaced.

Though it was not one of the armors she would wear later, it was lighter and more suited for combat than casual clothing, with somewhat battered armor covering her upper body.

While Erza was requipping, Cain did not remain idle either. Holy Light: Guard, Holy Light: Speed, Holy Light: Strength.

The three support spells were complete.

The two rushed at each other. The longsword in Erza's hand gleamed with a chilling light, clearly a sharp blade.

The longsword slashed toward Cain so quickly that it produced a shrill whistle as it cut through the air.

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