As dusk approached,

  the number of wounded being sent to the aid station finally dwindled.

  After a full day of search and rescue, most of the injured had been treated. The rest would be handled by the night shift.

  When their work was temporarily announced over, the clerics—their eyes vacant—collapsed in unison, unconscious.

  "What’s happening?!"

  The station supervisor was terrified. He quickly called for guards, who scrambled to carry all the clerics onto empty beds. Now it was their turn to be rescued......

  As for the Overachiever who caused all this,

  "Hulim, work’s on hold for now—shall we go have some tea?"

  "Sure."

  Hulim stretched her slightly sore limbs and followed Miko outside.

  Passing the clerics being treated along the way, Miko asked in confusion:

  "What’s wrong with them?"

  "Nothing serious—they just collapsed from exhaustion."

  "Huh? Really? They’re amazing! They didn’t even care about their own bodies to save people?"

  "Yeah, the Church has truly admirable aspects. By the way, will there be pastries with the tea?"

  "Of course......"

  Their voices faded into the distance, while the clerics behind them remained in peaceful slumber......

  ......

  "Has the casualty statistics been compiled?"

  In the lounge, Hulim asked while eating pastries.

  "Ah," Miko nodded, "we have a rough estimate already!"

  "It’s really bad, isn’t it......"

  "Yes. This is probably the worst disaster Haelinx has suffered in nearly a century."

  "Estimates say it will take at least half a month just to restore order in Haelinx, and reconstruction of the damaged districts will take years!"

  "That bad...... Will this year’s festival be canceled then?"

  "Well, actually, no."

  "No? It’s impossible to hold it in this situation."

  "It’s true that it can’t be held now. After all, the Grand Arena was badly damaged—especially a central area. No one knows who fought there, but it’s almost completely shattered, and the entire arena’s main structure has been severely affected."

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  Hulim: "......"

  "However, the Council has approved an emergency restoration plan. The Grand Arena will be rebuilt in about half a month and reopened!"

  "？Go to such lengths?"

  "Of course! Precisely because Haelinx has suffered such a disaster, the people need a grand event to lift their spirits!"

  "So the Royal Martial Arts Festival must go on no matter what—even better to reopen as soon as possible!"

  "I see...... Indeed, more than physical injuries, the residents of Haelinx now need a grand ceremony to dispel their gloomy moods."

  Knock, knock.

  At that moment, there was a knock on the door.

  "Excuse me—Is Miss Hulim here?"

  "I’m inside, please come in."

  Squeak~!

  The door opened, and a woman dressed as an Adventurers' Guild clerk walked in.

  "Hello, Miss Hulim. Considering you don’t have time to visit the guild to confirm, the Haelinx Branch specially sent us to inform you about your mission reward."

  "Oh, it’s about that. Please have a seat!"

  "Thank you."

  The guild clerk sat down on a nearby chair and handed a guild document to Hulim.

  "We’ve confirmed that you’ve completed the emergency mission you accepted. Please check if the information is correct."

  "Okay."

  Hulim took the document and began to read.

  As a Rank C Adventurer, Hulim was registered with the guild. Earlier, while traveling in Haelinx out of curiosity, she had visited the Adventurers' Guild to see what quests were available and how they differed from those in Langard.

  Her identity information had been kept at the Haelinx Branch ever since.

  So when the Adventurers' Guild issued the city-wide emergency mission, Hulim was naturally among those summoned.

  She had casually accepted the mission to heal the wounded.

  Yes...... The reason Hulim was healing the wounded at the temporary aid station instead of clearing debris like Miko was because of this mission.

  "Is the mission reward incorrect?"

  Seeing the mission completion description, Hulim frowned.

  She had only accepted one mission, so why did it show multiple completed missions? Moreover, the reward was the highest for a Rank C mission. Adding to her previous achievements, she had almost fulfilled all the quota for Rank C missions......

  "That’s how it works,"

  the guild clerk explained with a smile.

  "As you know, most users of Healing Magic in the world belong to the Church. Although our Adventurers' Guild is large, the number of adventurers with healing abilities is extremely small."

  "So we have special policies for such exceptional talents. Your mission isn’t counted as a single task—instead, it accumulates based on your work performance."

  "In today’s healing mission, you treated several times more wounded than other clerics. So your accumulated mission completions aren’t just one, but multiple."

  "As for the reward, the guild has always set the highest possible standards for such missions. Since you performed exceptionally well, we’ve directly given you the top tier!"

  "I see...... Thank you for explaining."

  "You’re welcome!"

  Hulim signed her name on the document.

  "Alright, my business here is done!"

  The guild clerk stood up, holding the confirmed document.

  "Miss Hulim, feel free to come to the guild if you need anything in the future—you’re always welcome. Now, if you’ll excuse me, have a pleasant day~!"

  The guild clerk left the room.

  "......"

  "......What are you trying to say? Just spit it out instead of staring at me like that."

  Ever since the guild clerk left, Miko had been staring at Hulim with a big smile.

  "Giggle, Hulim, you’ve been noticed by the Adventurers' Guild now! They won’t let an unaffiliated Healing Magic user slip away easily~!"

  "What do you mean...... unaffiliated Healing Magic user?!"

  Hulim grabbed Miko’s ears and pulled them.

  "Ouch ouch ouch! I’m joking! I’m sorry, please forgive me!"

  Miko begged for mercy quickly.

  "What are you even thinking......"

  Hulim let go of her hands.

  "It’s not that serious. Besides, not many people leave the Adventurers' Guild once they join—most just retire."

  "Mm......"

  Miko rubbed her ears pitifully.

  "It is that serious! Hulim, you underestimate how much the Adventurers' Guild values Healing Magic users. They might even try to get you to sign an exclusive agreement......"

  "......"

  Recalling the clerk’s attitude earlier,

  it wasn’t impossible......

  Oh well, it wasn’t a big deal anyway.