Chapter 16: Aftermath
Chapter 16: Aftermath
I wake up. it's the same white as before. It's the ceiling. There's no physical pain.
My MP feels low. I try to sit up, I'm struggling a bit.
I notice someone sleeping in the corner.
Felmina.
Is this like last time, I look around I don't see Roka anywhere.
I try to get up. I throw off the blanket.
I notice the IV in my arm, looks like saline. I feel dizzy as I sit up.
I wait for it to pass. I push myself off the bed. I have no energy.
I pull up my status screen. My SP is 3/4 full, my HP is almost full, my MP is Empty,
no wait -1.
-1!!. huh!?
I put my feet on the ground holding on to the bed, there's no power in my legs.
I look over my stats again.
Ah ha there it is.
Status Effect: Drugged.
I try to get back into bed, but I can barely lift my arms.
Felmina's waking up.
"Husband"
I just stare at her as my mind is processsing information.
Husband!?
Wait wait wait wait wait, what now.
Did I?
I would've remembered...
Husband!?
"Let me help you."
She's right next to me, I didn't even..
She helps me back into bed, lifting my legs forcing me to lay down, I can't resist.
She pulls up a chair and sits by my side in silence for a bit.
""Ah-no""
We both talk at the same time.
"You first Felmina"
She looks kind of cute blushing like that.
"H-how are you feeling?"
"I'm fine now, but I have no strength"
I wiggle my arm the IV tube jiggles
"It must be this thing"
I look at the drip.
"What happened?, where's Roka? Is she Ok?"
She sits upright looks left and right in a panic, like she's not sure what to answer first. She puts her hand on her chest, takes a breath.
"They told me we were found collapsed in Roka's room, They then brought us all here, The next day we were cleared to leave, and so we stopped by. The doctor said you have something called MP Drain, Roka asked, and he explained but I didn't really understand anything so I kinda tuned it out and-"
I stopped her. I see so Roka's fine.
"How long was I out for?"
"I think it's 12 days now"
I think a bit.. I see these girls must have been sleeping here in shifts or something.
Before I forget about the elephant in the room.
"What do you mean exactly? You called me husband"
I point at her in surprise.
"Exactly what I said, we're married!"
But how. I'm confused I don't remember that, was I sleepwalking
what WHAT. I panic all over again.
"Let me explain... we kind of married you on the king's order while you were out."
She's panicing again
"To wake you up, I mean!!"
"Wait calm down start again"
I squeeze her hand, she calms down. Thinks for a bit.
"You see there's a lot of red tape involved in using artifacts from the royal vault. Like registering your identity to it and such, so we used a proxy with the doppleganger rings for the offical signing, then we did the real signing here. We then used the wedding registration document to get access to the royal vault, where we were able to finally use The Force Awake Stone on you a few days ago."
"Ok so wait, I'm now married so I'm registered as royalty. That means I could be treated with that Awake Stone thing, -"
"Yes, I do remember one thing the doctor said, he said that you need to be conscious in order to be treated. So when the king heard this he started putting plans in action. The first of which was sealing off this room, and assigning 24/7 bodyguards for me and Roka"
She looks pleased at her explanation just now.
"I'll go get Roka, she'll want to see you. I promised her."
She leaves.
I just lay there for a bit. Processing all this new information. I physically feel my predicament again. I feel really weak. So I think as I lay there.
Let's try that and see if it works.
I pull up my status screen, MP is still -1. I pull up my notifications.
[Level Up] [Accept].
I accept. My MP is now 0.
My other stats go full too, as expecected. Again.
[Level Up] [Accept].
I accept. My MP is full.
Oh damn I probably needed to do this first. I pull out my IV.
[Level Up] [Accept].
I accept. I am now Level 27.
I move my body. My strength is back.
I get up.
"I'm back baby!"
I say to an audience of 0.