"Hmm... This should be Okhema's medical facility, right?"
Twilight Courtyard, Okhema.
"Looks like it. Look at the mess you've made."
"At this rate, the whole place will be completely paralyzed soon."
Arriving at Twilight Courtyard, Herta surveyed the chaotic scene and then turned her gaze toward the main culprit.
During the journey here, Herta had returned to her usual self, making no further mention of what had just happened.
Lumina had similarly remained silent on the matter.
The "Wife" topic was now a thing of the past. As a powerhouse and "Big Sister Herta," Lumina disdained using the same trick twice.
Well... that's assuming things are going my way.
If the tide turned against her, Lumina would employ every single method she'd once used to win Herta over, doing whatever it took to turn the situation back in her favor.
The truly great don't sweat the small stuff.
Lumina would always remember those words.
"Let's go find Hyacine."
"The Twilight Courtyard is so busy right now. Hyacine, with her great reputation, must be here somewhere."
Without replying to Herta's words, Lumina looked left and right, using the most primitive method to search for Hyacine's figure.
With Lumina's strength, she had no need to use such a primitive method for searching.
A single sweep of her spirit could locate even a single small cell directly.
But doing that would rob her of the pleasure.
While the result is certainly important, the process is equally worth enjoying.
Unless there was an emergency or she was in a great hurry, Lumina would always savor the process of searching for a beautiful girl.
"Let me correct you." Hearing Lumina's words, Herta shot her a faint glance and snorted, "It's not 'we,' but you."
"I have no time to help you find your person."
What a joke! Not only do I have to watch Lumina cuddle with a beautiful girl, but I also have to help her find one?
Even an incompetent husband wouldn't be this useless, right?
Herta complained silently in her heart.
When had Madam Herta, an Emanator of Erudition with immense honor throughout the Cosmos, ever suffered such humiliation?
And all this humiliation had begun the moment she rushed to the Space Station...
Herta sighed in her heart. Why did she have to be the first to arrive at the Space Station upon learning it was under attack?
And look at the mess she's in now. She met Lumina and fell head over heels...
But if Herta were given the chance to do it all over again, she would still choose to fall.
As for the reason?
Falling deeply for someone doesn't need a reason.
This was Herta's most honest thought.
"Alright, alright." Unaware of Herta's inner monologue, Lumina smiled upon hearing Herta's words and then teased, "You have no time to help me find anyone, yet you have plenty of time to stay by my side."
"Could it be..."
"Staying by my side isn't some trivial matter, but actually something very important?"
Lumina could naturally interpret Herta's words that way.
However...
This line might have worked on the old Herta.
But for the present-day Herta...
"Yes, yes, isn't that obvious?" Herta waved her hand, readily admitting it and countering with a question.
This verbal assault, to Herta, was completely ineffective now.
Hmm... The previous, alluring "wife" attack wasn't a verbal assault—that was a Seduction Attack, so it didn't count.
"Yes, yes, you're right. Madam Herta is an Emanator of Erudition and a member of the Genius Society. Everything she says is correct. Lumina wouldn't dare disagree."
Lumina could have continued along this line of questioning, chipping away at Herta's mental defenses until she finally cracked.
But there was no need. Lumina had already spotted Hyacine.
Her main objective here was still Hyacine, after all. There was no need to dwell on other matters.
As for Little Herta, she'd just landed a critical blow. Time to let her simmer for a bit.
Even a dog will jump over a wall if pushed too far, Lumina mused. If I push the esteemed Madam Herta too far, even I'll have a real headache on my hands.
Shaking her head, she didn't think any more about it. Her gaze fell upon Hyacine in the distance, who still looked extremely dazzling even in the busy and chaotic scene.
"Little Herta, it's so crowded here. Do you need me to hold your hand to prevent you from being pushed away by the crowd?"
On the journey to the Twilight Courtyard, Lumina and Herta had not continued their previous wrist-holding action and had long since separated.
Although their bodies were still very close to each other, without that layer of "connection," it seemed as if the two were just good friends.
Not best friends with a very close relationship...
Moreover, it was so crowded and chaotic here. Lumina reached out her small hand to Herta again.
With so many people and such chaos, if they didn't hold hands, they might be pushed apart to opposite sides.
But this actually had nothing to do with the two of them, Lumina and Herta.
"If you want to hold my hand, just hold it."
"Either hold it directly or say it bluntly."
"I really don't like beating around the bush."
Herta huffed, criticizing Lumina for her roundabout way of saying it.
But despite the criticism, Herta still extended her small hand and held Lumina's.
Lumina just wants to hold my hand, that's for sure.
Whether it's me or Lumina, facing this crowd of "ordinary people," we don't even need to do anything intentionally. Just the pressure naturally radiating from our bodies is enough to make them unconsciously yield a path wide enough for the two of us to pass through.
As for whether Lumina would have a sudden impulse to experience what it's like for an "ordinary person" in such a crowded and chaotic environment...
That's definitely impossible... well, not entirely impossible.
If everyone present were a beautiful girl, Lumina would probably be very willing to experience the plight of an "ordinary person."
But under normal circumstances, she would definitely not do such a thing.
Doesn't Herta understand Lumina's personality?
She's not the type who likes being touched by others; even if it's just a nudge, she'd definitely be unwilling.
Of course, all of this is based on the premise that the other person is not a beautiful girl.
Many of Lumina's boundaries are just the most basic forms of social interaction when it comes to beautiful girls...
But by the same token, Lumina also has a boundary when it comes to beautiful girls.
And that is, she doesn't feed them.
Literally.
"Let's go, we need to go help Hyacine."
Lumina tightly held Herta's small hand, but she didn't interlock their fingers.
Feeling the warmth from her hand, Lumina couldn't help but rub it a few times.
Herta: ...
"Ahem, let's go, let's go."
"Be careful not to get separated."
Quickly coughing, Lumina started walking toward Hyacine's position.
And on the path Lumina walked, the crowded people around them parted, creating a wide path for Lumina and Herta to pass through.
Herta was right, Lumina would definitely not actually go push through the crowd.
Lumina knows her own appearance. If she really ran into the crowd to push, it would truly be a doujinshi plot...
Although the crowd around them made way, making the already crowded area even more congested.
But no one was harmed by this at all.
I'm just making things convenient, it won't have any impact on the crowd.
Lumina still understands dangerous behaviors like overcrowding and trampling.
As a Physician, Lumina would not allow such things to happen.
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"Hmm... your physical condition is completely normal, you can go home now."
"Remember to come back to the Twilight Courtyard for a check-up after a while."
On Hyacine's bright and cheerful cute face, a hint of fatigue had appeared by now.
But she still showed a smile to the patient in front of her, washing away the worry and fear in the patient's heart.
"Alright, alright, alright, thank you, Miss Hyacine." Hearing Hyacine's words and receiving her diagnosis, the patient in front of her also breathed a deep sigh of relief.
After thanking Hyacine several times, he hastily left the place.
Hyacine was very busy, and the patient could understand that. He could also see the fatigue on her face.
But he couldn't help Hyacine with anything. The best help he could give her was to leave quickly and let the next person in line be examined by Hyacine.
Following the wide path opened up by Lumina and Herta, he quickly left the place.
As he passed by Lumina and Herta in the middle of his departure, he didn't seem to notice anything.
He didn't even perceive the strangely appeared path at all and quickly left the place.
"Look at what you've done. All these people have looks of utter panic on their faces." Watching the patient's departing back, Herta took in the expression on his face and the expressions of the surrounding crowd, then turned her gaze to Lumina once again.
Almost everyone here was from The Grove.
And without exception, their faces all showed expressions of utter panic, while at the same time feeling that the scene before them was incredibly dreamlike and surreal.
It made sense. Just one moment before, they were fighting monsters, then watched as they were killed by the monsters with their own eyes.
And yet the next moment, they appeared outside the gates of Okhema City, and all the injuries they had sustained while fighting monsters in The Grove had completely recovered. How could they not be terrified? How could they not be worried?
They even briefly wondered if they had already turned into monsters, and their minds were just deceiving them into feeling normal.
If someone hadn't stopped them, they probably would have chosen to commit suicide directly after hesitating for a moment.
After all, no one would like to have turned into a monster.
"Don't worry, I've definitely put some protections in place."
Lumina wasn't some Little Physician without abilities. Lumina was a Little Physician with some abilities.
After resurrecting them all, Lumina had also left a trace of energy within their bodies.
This energy would activate once their dangerous emotions, such as suicidal or self-harming thoughts, reached a critical threshold.
Once activated, the energy would directly purify their minds, completely eliminating all negative emotions.
This was helping someone all the way.
A one-stop service like this was no trouble at all for Lumina, taking only an extra second or two.
"Hyie, we meet again."
Without thinking further, Lumina seized the right moment and approached Hyacine directly.
At the same time, a faint green aura flooded into her body.
"Ah!" Immersed in treating a patient, Hyacine was visibly startled by the voice that suddenly appeared beside her ear, but she quickly reacted.
She turned her head to look in the direction the voice had come from. "Lumie, Hertie, why are you here!"
Upon seeing Lumina and Herta, the exhaustion on Hyacine's face and in her heart instantly dissipated, replaced by a surge of pleasant surprise.
"We heard there were some problems here at the Twilight Courtyard, so we came to take a look."
"It just so happens that I'm also a Physician, so maybe I can be of some help."
Lumina volunteered, gesturing to Hyacine with a smile.
Although those people were completely fine, when it was time to put on a performance, one still had to perform well.
"Are... are you really sure, Lumie? Are you really willing to help?" Hearing this, the joy on Hyacine's face deepened.
But soon, the joy on Hyacine's face was replaced by a wave of hesitation.
Aglaea had briefly explained Lumina and Herta's identities to Hyacine.
So Hyacine knew that Lumie and Hertie were not Amphoreans, but Outworlders.
They were Travelers, honored guests.
And now, to let these honored guests do tiring work in Okhema, it was not quite right, was it...
"What, is Hyie doubting my Medical Arts?"
"Although I am just an obscure Little Physician, I can still identify some simple symptoms."
Taking in Hyacine's expression, Lumina knew what had happened to Hyacine during the time she had been away from Okhema.
Aglaea probably told her about her and Herta's identities.
Hmm, a small matter.
The fact that Hyacine was still using the nickname "Hyie" was enough to show that she wasn't particularly concerned about it.
Of course, this was also partly because she didn't know Lumina and Herta's exact strength and identities.
If she knew Lumina's true identity, she probably wouldn't have been able to stay so calm.
"No, no, no!" Hearing Lumina's words, Hyacine hurriedly waved her hand, indicating that she wasn't underestimating or looking down on Lumina's Medical Arts.
After hesitating for a moment, Hyacine finally spoke: "It's just... Lumie, Hertie, you're both guests of Okhema. It wouldn't be right to ask guests to engage in Medical Practice..."
"What does that matter?" Lumina shook her head and chuckled softly. Then she turned to look at the crowd waiting for examination and said softly, "With the Twilight Courtyard's current staff alone, there's no way you can handle all these people, right?"
"If that's the case, Hyie has no reason to refuse, does she?"
"Uh..." Upon hearing this, Hyacine didn't refuse immediately. Instead, she turned to glance at the current situation in the Twilight Courtyard.
Then she looked at Lumina with a serious expression and said, "Lumie, please help me."
Help the Twilight Courtyard, help everyone.
Lumina was right. With so many people, the Twilight Courtyard's current staff simply couldn't handle the load.
If things continued like this, the Twilight Courtyard would surely become a complete mess...
Lumina's offer to help at this moment was truly a huge help to the Twilight Courtyard.
When I have some free time later, I'll definitely give Lumie and Hertie a proper reward, Hyacine added silently in her heart after agreeing.
Even though Lumina and Herta hadn't said anything, they deserved all the compensation and thanks they were due!