Yesterday, the other party members all stayed in rooms on the second floor of the inn.

And so, the Hero-sama and I rented out one entire large room on the first floor and the two of us took on the detoxification—result: succe… I mean, success.

It was a terrible ordeal, but the Hero-sama’s poison, which had turned him violent halfway through, is completely gone now, so that’s a relief.

Well, the damage I took was pretty severe too, though.

‘Fuaaah… it’s still early, and with yesterday’s exhaustion, no one’s up yet, right? Well, if they do wake up, everyone’s gonna come straight to this room first.’

I open the door.

The cold early morning air touches the tips of my feet that my robe can’t fully cover, cooling off the heat.

The reason the other party members didn’t stay with us is because something similar happened before, where a companion was afflicted with a troublesome poison, and it took the entire night until morning to detoxify it.

Back then, everyone stayed in one room saying they’d help, but honestly, they were completely useless, and since it took until morning, everyone ended up sleep-deprived.

Based on that past experience, this time they just left it to me and slept normally in their own rooms.

‘I knew from analysis magic it was troublesome, but I didn’t think it’d get that bad… ow, my hips still feel like they’re giving out… damn it, <Heal>’

The poison that had been eating away at the Hero-sama was a type of berserk poison that makes you unable to distinguish between friend and foe.

But until I started detoxifying it, he was just groaning a little in pain, so I can’t deny I let my guard down.

‘The guy we fought yesterday seemed like the scheming type, so it was probably a poison meant to make allies kill each other… but still… there’s no way I could’ve known Aleid had built up that much…’

The Hero-sama, Aleid, is the very image of a perfect young man.

He can be a bit dense sometimes, but there’s no doubt he’s an incredibly good guy.

He’ll definitely become a great king in the future, and anyone would understand why the gods chose him as a hero.

Since forming the party and setting out on this journey, I’ve never once seen a rough side of him, nor any hint of a bad personality, he’s a person of pure light through and through.

Yesterday, as I was progressing his detoxification treatment, I also advanced the analysis of the poison in detail, and I only finally realized, while he was thoroughly taking me, that it seems to trigger a berserk rampage based on sexual frustration.

Simply put, the stronger the frustration, the more violently they rampage.

I see, from the Demon King’s army’s perspective, if they use it on humans who seem greedy or desire-driven, it’s a poison that can make them rampage in towns and cause damage, a strategy to collapse humanity from within without effort.

And in other words, that means Aleid also had things building up, even if he never showed it on the surface.

‘Because of that, I had to keep detoxifying him while being done… seriously. Well, a prince and Hero-sama going berserk would be no joke, so I’m just glad it worked out… oh, right, I almost forgot. <Anti-Pregner>’

In a panic, I place both hands on my lower abdomen and use magic.

…Back when I was at the church, among the people who came seeking treatment for injuries and illnesses, there were occasionally those who came to consult about a certain matter.

Every single one of them was a young woman.

To be honest, their concerns were the kind that would probably make a god of life frown, but when I researched whether there was magic to deal with it… there was.

<Anti-Pregner>

It transforms all fluids within the womb… into non-toxic purified water.

Just hearing that, it sounds like it simply detoxifies and cleanses harmful substances that entered an important place.

But the true essence of its effect is, in other words, exactly what you think.

‘Well, most of the people who consulted me weren’t selfish cases of fooling around, but the result of being assaulted, so in terms of extending a helping hand to them, the gods probably approve of this magic.’

I may not look it, but I seriously worked as a “Nun”.

I’ve properly learned all about the gods and religion in this world, you know.

If I were to quote the part about the relationship between magic and the gods, it says, “All magic that exists does so because the gods have acknowledged its existence.”

So if the gods acknowledge the existence of this magic, then that means they allow things like this too, in this world.

‘Speaking of being a Nun…’

I glance back into the room.

No smell.

No stains.

No dirt.

No wrinkles.

‘Mm, perfect if I do say so myself. Not a single trace left… yup, yup. This is what you call experience paying off.’

Even if it was small, I cleaned my church spotless every single day, so this is no exaggeration, hohoho.

I never thought those skills would come in handy like this, though.

‘Alright then… soon someone—’

“Ah, Seti! Morning! Did it go well? It did, right?”

“Fwaaah… morning, Randia. Yeah, the detox worked. Pulled an all-nighter again, so I’m insanely sleepy though.”

She’s Randia.

One of the Hero party members, a 24-year-old female swordswoman whose vibe is about the same age as mine, a bit young mentally.

By the way, Seti is the nickname everyone uses for me, my real name is Seitinias.

Since I left the noble registry when I became a nun, I don’t have a family name.

Back when I was a nun, my name as a clergyperson was Sherina, and people called me Sister Shelly, but since I changed jobs to White Mage and returned to the secular world, I went back to Seitinias.

“That’s good… oh, his complexion looks better, he’s sleeping soundly.”

Randia peeks into the room.

…Right, this is exactly why I pushed myself to clean thoroughly even though my body feels heavy and sluggish.

Now that I’ve become a woman, I understand—you must never underestimate how sharp women can be.

‘I cleaned everything thoroughly, but I hope it’s okay… If Randia didn’t notice, then the others shouldn’t either… my heart’s pounding.’

Well, even if they did notice, I could just blame everything on Aleid and make myself the victim.

Which is true, anyway.

“Good work, Seti. What are you gonna do? You didn’t get a room, right? If you want, you can sleep in my room.”

She didn’t notice.

As I felt relieved, it suddenly hit me.

When we carried Aleid into the inn, everything was chaotic, and I immediately started the detox process, so I completely forgot, but I left the room arrangements to everyone else.

And this party tends to be a bit careless in situations like this, and that carelessness meant they forgot to book private rooms for me and Aleid this time.

Well, it was obvious it’d take all night, so it’s fine.

“Hmm, Aleid can stay in the large room like this. That means I’m the only one without a room, but if you’re okay with it, Randia, I might take you up on that… I think I’m seriously at my limit with sleepiness.”

For now, I managed to hide the fact that I got thoroughly done yesterday.

And in that state, Aleid had no sense of self, so according to the poison analysis, his memory should be gone, he shouldn’t remember what he did.

I also cast soundproofing magic on the room in case it got noisy, and the cleanup afterward was perfect.

Everything’s all okay.

As long as I stay quiet, the Hero party will continue as usual.

With that conviction, it finally felt like everything was over, and I suddenly got overwhelmingly sleepy.

So I honestly decided to sleep in Randia’s room.