04. Treatment

After going through his skills and this life's memories, Andy started trying out his skills.

First he tried activating Heavenly touch, but it only showed himself as available targets.

'So it seems I need to be in physical contact with someone for this skill to work. Well the name clearly has "touch" in it'.

Then he cancelled it and tried activating his second skill, heavenly presence.

[Pick a target in range: Lily, Emily]

'The range of this skill is pretty decent, I can target anyone within the same house.'

Andy then cancelled the activation for this skill, it wasn't the time yet.

'I guess Absorb essence won't work either at this time, lets try barrier skill now'

Once Andy activated the barrier, he felt full control over this barrier. He could increase of decrease the radius of the skill at will. After covering only his room, he screamed at top of his lungs, but no one heard his voice.

'Good skill' he thought.

Then he tried expanding the barrier radius, max range turned out to be only a few meters. He could only cover his house with this skill.

As Andy was going to turn off the skill, when he clearly heard a door knock as if it happened inside his head. While he was confused trying to figure out what is happening, he heard few voices inside his head.

"Hi brother-in-law, how have you been? Please come inside, Andy needs your help urgently"

"I am fine Lily, please take me to Andy"

In that moment Andy realised

'Could it be this skill doesn't only allow sound to pass, but also owner of the skill can hear everything inside the barrier'

[Yes, but since the skill is only level 1, it has very limited radius and only works for sounds. After it level up, it will have a larger radius and you will be able to hear other people's thoughts as well if they are inside your barrier]

Andy was over the moon, initially he thought that this skill was just an ordinary skill which blocks sounds, but oh boy was he wrong.

Andy immediately turned off this skill and lied down on his bed as his uncle was coming to check his injuries. Soon he heard a knock on his door.

"Andy your uncle is here to heal you, we are coming in"

Then Lily opened the door and George entered the room along with her.

"How is my favourite nephew doing? I heard you got severely injured while on a mission"

"I am fine uncle, it is just a scratch. Mother is worried for no reason"

Andy wanted this lecherous bastard out of his house as soon as possible.

"Oh, you are as tuff as your father. Come on let uncle take a look at your injuries"

As Andy was about to decline, he felt his mother's stare. He clicked his tongue and allowed his uncle to check his injuries.

"Fine uncle, go ahead"

As George was checking the injuries a "worried" expression came to his face which Lily noticed.

"Whats wrong brother-in-law? My son is going to be fine right?"

"There is nothing to be worried about, he just need a healing potion, then he will be fine. I can go to capital city's Alchemist guid to get one. Lily come lets discuss it somewhere else and let Andy rest for now"

"Ok, we will be back soon Andy, get some rest till then"

Andy nodded as both George and Lily went to a different room.

'Did this bastard uncle of mine attended some Acting school? You can fool my mother but not me!'

Andy noticed that he had only 55 out of 60 mana left.

'Hmm this barrier skill seems to be a bit expensive' thought Andy, then he activated his barrier skill again...

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In a different room, looking at George's "grim" expression, Lily asked

"What is the matter brother-in-law? You said Andy can be healed with a potion, so what is the issue"

"Lily your son's injury is worse than I thought, if he doesn't get the potion soon his life might be in danger"

"What!?"

Hearing this Lily started sobbing. Seeing this George's lips raise a little before he controlled his emotions.

"Brother-in-law you are a healer yourself, don't you have any healing potions on you?"

"I do have one, but Wright family already reserved it as apparently their son also got injured during the fight with your son."

"That is impossible, how could Frank got hurt in a fight with my son when he is already a knight apprentice? They are lying to hurt my son."

"Sigh, I know, but who can go against the baron? Just before I came here, a guard from Wright family came to my house and paid for potion in advance. I am supposed to go to baron's mansion within an hour with the potion."

"Can you just checkup on their son and say that he is not in any danger and doesn't need healing potion and return their payment?"

"I.. you see I really needed the money as you know my younger daughter just got selected for Magic Academy and I need to pay their tuition fees next month. Baron offered a generous amount for the potion as this is the only potion in this city."

Lily could barely control her anger at this point, baron was really trying to get her son killed.

"How much did they pay, I will pay you the same amount"

"100 medium mana crystals"

"What?! A tier-1 healing potion is not even worth 10 medium mana crystals in capital city! Brother-in-law I don't have this much money right now, can I pay you later?"

"Haah, Lily I need the money within a month, will you be able to arrange it in such short notice?"

Lily bit her lips, she barely earned about 20 medium mana crystals in a month, how is she going to arrange this much money?

Looking at Lily's expression, a smirk appeared on George's face.

"There is another way you can pay" said George as he looked at Lily's figure with lust.