A week had passed since Shivalier taught them Summoning Magic.
"Sorry, I... didn't want to bother you two... cough... cough..."
"But Julie can only use beginner-level Healing Magic."
That evening, Nanahoshi Shizuka knocked on the door to Sylphy and Cui Ciyou's room.
When the door opened, they were greeted by Nanahoshi Shizuka's paper-white face.
She leaned against the doorframe, swaying on her feet, one hand pressed tightly against her chest.
Violent coughing broke up her words, and fine beads of cold sweat dotted her forehead.
Incidentally, Sylphy could already use King-level Healing Magic.
Her talent for Healing Magic rivaled Rudeus's talent for offensive magic in the original story.
She was the sort who could quickly learn a spell as long as she had its incantation.
She had obtained that King-level Healing Magic from the Armored Dragon King.
"Cough, cough!"
As her coughing grew more violent, Nanahoshi curled in on herself slightly from the pain.
"A little while ago... my cough started... getting pretty bad."
Nanahoshi struggled to force out the words.
"...Cough... cough... I wanted to ask Sylphy to cast Healing Magic on me."
"Of course, it's fine. I'll cast Advanced-level Healing Magic on you!"
Seeing her condition, Sylphy immediately stepped forward with a gentle smile.
She motioned for Cui Ciyou to help support Nanahoshi, then extended her slender, fair hands and gently placed them over the appropriate areas of Nanahoshi's neck and back.
She focused, and pure magic power began to flow within her as she used Silent Casting to perform Advanced-level Healing Magic.
"Huh?"
The instant the healing light seeped into Nanahoshi Shizuka, something went terribly wrong!
Rather than improving, Nanahoshi Shizuka began coughing even harder.
"Cough... cough...!"
"Huh? Something feels strange. The magic power seems... huh?"
Sylphy was puzzled. She could sense that after entering Nanahoshi's body,