10 - Old man became a part time healer

"Hi mister, welcome to our church. May I know what brings you to our humble place?" The angry sister suddenly change her personality 360 degree and become a graceful holy maiden, greet me with full of politeness. Well, it's too late for you to act like that, you know?

"Thanks for your polite greetings. My name is Life. I come here to inquire about the job that the church offered. I waiting for the head priest to interview me...." Without pointing her personality, I went straight to the point, asking about my objective coming to this church. She widen her beautiful eyes, surprise about my motive waiting here in this room.

"Huh... You want to be a healer here? Are you stupid or a saint, wanting this crap salary work? Are you kidding me, young man?" I'm older that you, little girl.

"No, dear holy maiden... I just wanted to work here, to train myself...." I try to praise her so she'll calm down and be more rational ladylike person to continued our discussion.

"Huh?! Do you really have the required skill for this job, young man... Wait.... How come you know that I am a holy maiden?!" Ah, my stupid mouth.

"You polite speech and aura shines your holy maiden status, as you, stolen my sight with your beauty. Yes, for you first question my lady, I already learned the cure skill..." I continued to praise her so she won't keep asking about myself. I rather hide my ability to avoid any envy of others.

"Hmmph... Like I feel happy with your praise. It sounds to me like sarcasm when it come out from your mouth.... But really, you have learned cure huh.... I bet you also have high mastery on the heal skill...."

"Yes, I already maximize the heal skill mastery...." She look at me with a unbelievable face, after hearing my answer.

"No, you joking around, right?" Maybe I shouldn't told her about that. Haa... Too late anyway.

"Nope, I only speak the truth. It's nothing good for me to lie you with that matter. You can try my ability if you want, my lady. Like people said, seeing is believing..."

"You cheeky little guy....." When Mariel tried to finish her sentence, suddenly a loud bang because of someone open the door with a quite force, stop her to continue our conversation.

"Who?!" She get angry after been disturbed that the rude appearance.

"I'm really sorry Priestess Mariel, but we got urgent case here. The grave injured holy knight has been sent here by the headquarters and require your attention!" One of the sister in the church has convey the emergency message while catching her breath.

"Wait, I am not replenish my magic potential (MP) yet! How can I help him right now...?" No wonder, Mariel MP slowly increasing but she not in good condition to do any healing operation by her magic. But the sister insist her help.

"But holy maiden, they will cut our budget again if we failed to help them!" The sister crying helplessly, and openly state their secret problem. No wonder this church quite small and unrefined one. Mariel look at me and suddenly smile weirdly. I don't like what happen next...

"Fine.... Ah, you... A bright young man, please follow me. I will show you the work of a healer here..." That shameless holy maiden try to let me pick the burden, dammit!

"Sure, thanks for the opportunity to let me experience the work of holy maiden-sama..." I stand up from the chair and walking behind her.

"Thanks for your understanding. Follow me, young man..." It funny when this beauty called me young man. Well, let it side first and focus my first job; healing a holy knight!

When I enter the treatment room, I see a man that wearing a full set of holy-like armor, lay on the bed with critical condition. His HP getting less and less, so I use the 'heal' first before I use the 'cure'. It's seem that the knight has inflicted with abnormal status like bleeding, infection and confusion, so I have to cast three times the cure skill to relief that man from his illness.

"Okay, I am done treating him. Oh, I am sorry for doing this without asking you for the permission. That person would die if I don't treat him as soon as possible..." Realizing that I taking my own actions, I apologise to Mariel that keep silenced after I done the job.

"Impossible..." The other person who distracted our conversation and bring us here, one of the staff, a cute sister said those word. What she meant about that?

"Aaaa.... Life-sama, you should start the job right now! Hey Elena, bring him to priest quarters and ask them for the room and clothes for him. Do it, now!" Mariel open her mouth suddenly when I tried to ask the sister, who apparently known as Elena, and ask that fellow to prepare me for working here.

"As you wish, my lady..." Elena bowing after listening Mariel order. It's seem that she got some authority here, maybe because her 'Holy Maiden' things.

"Thanks for the opportunity. I gladly accept the job..." I give Mariel my gratitude for letting me work here.

"Life-sama, please follow me." After that, I been brought to my room, well it's just a ordinary one, but comfortable. I given the new priest cloth and finally started my job. I told the that I will do the job in the morning only as I want to train and do some adventurer job in afternoon and evening. The head priest, Adebalan-sama accepted my condition and it's set that my job begin at 8 a.m until 12 noon. It's normal for people like me as I only a part timer for this profession.

I didn't take any break like Mariel because my MP doesn't decrease that much while using my "Cure" skill. I need 2 MP for the 'Cure' skill while only 1 MP for 'Heal'. Because I just sitting on this healer room while waiting for my patients, my MP replenish itself. Unlike when I fighting the monster, I don't need any rest for MP recovery or eating the mushrooms that I cook. Ah, I miss those mushrooms, it's delicacy food for me when I train in the Tutorial Forest. My most regret are I can't bring any of the mushrooms from the forest.

As for my job, I glad that I got many patient that send to my room, so I can leveling my 'Cure' mastery skill. I managed to get three levels in the first day of my job. I also feel happy for the gratitude that shown to me by the patients; their smile and happiness after watching their family members and beloved person cure from their illness. By the way, drop dead your Riajuu... Don't start lovey dovely in front of me. Hey, don't kissing and hugging your damn Riajuu! It's not I'm jealous or envying them, huh.....

After having my lunch, prepared by the church, I changed my clothes to normal one before leaving the place. I have a date with Lilith in the jungle in 2 pm. By the way, the lunch is so so but it's not that bad. Mariel cooked it for me, while others ate their lunch prepared by the cook house. I don't know why the holy maiden prepared for me, but I can see that she acting meekly and cutely when we meet, but that's is for another story.