"Don't say something so foolish. Knowledge about the human body and each type of magic are all crucial secrets Maple Leaf has accumulated. It's not something to be shared so easily…" Cameron said, then suddenly looked startled.
"I see. That's how it is," he muttered, seeming to realize something.
"What is it?" I asked.
Cameron raised an eyebrow and looked directly at me. "So, this is how you gather information about the magic of other countries?"
It seemed he had greatly misunderstood and now viewed me as a con artist.
With a sigh, I raised a hand. "Well then, I apologize, but could we return to the special room? I will first show you my magic. If you think it's worth listening to me after that, then let's talk."
Cameron made a complicated expression but eventually nodded.
When we returned to the special room, another person with severe injuries had been brought in, occupying the spot where the young man had been.
I was informed that the most severely injured were taken to the far right end, so I was guided there again. Unable to refuse, Strass, Cote, and Alabarta were brought along as well.
I turned my attention to the screams and groans coming from behind the white curtains.
"Then let's begin. Could you please remove all the curtains? It's fine if it's only from one side, but it’s better to have a clear view," I requested.
Cameron hesitated with a stern face but eventually said to the students, "Aoi-dono from Fiddiq Academy will demonstrate healing magic. Please open all the curtains temporarily. If there's an issue, I will handle it. Please inform the other students."
The two students looked back and forth between Cameron and me before responding and rushing off.
Although there was still caution and suspicion, it seemed Cameron was curious to see what I would do.
"Thank you," I said before surveying the special room.
The curtains were pulled open one after another and tied to the poles. It seemed short poles had been set up at regular intervals for pitching tents, and the curtains were attached to them.
From a distance, I could see people with serious injuries lying on examination tables. Eliza and the others were huddled together, trembling in fear.
The students waiting by the examination tables were watching with mixed emotions, mainly anxiety and tension, but some were clearly angry. The ones opening the curtains were likely students studying magic.
Feeling everyone's eyes gradually turn towards me, I checked the injured. There didn't seem to be anyone as severely wounded as the young man from earlier.
So I began to focus my mana while keeping everyone in my view.
"[Life Wind]"
I spread a thin layer of mana like wind, selecting the most injured to envelop. The mana wind grew stronger, penetrating the bodies of the injured. The mana, guided by my knowledge, began to heal their bodies to a normal state.
I simultaneously treated ten people from one end of the special room to the other. However, none seemed to be in critical condition.
With a faint glow, I healed all their injuries within about a minute.
While everyone looked at the healed people in amazement, I turned to Cameron. "The treatment is complete. Most of them only had minor injuries, such as deep lacerations, minor internal injuries, or fractures. However, the unconscious large man in the middle had significant internal damage, which was a bit dangerous. But I believe all his internal organs are functioning normally now."
I looked at Cameron, silently asking, "How was it?"
With wide eyes, he looked back and forth between the healed patients and me. Then, without saying a word, he walked over to the patients.
He spoke to the students and checked the condition of the treated patients. Using methods still relevant in modern medicine, he checked their breathing, heartbeat, and pupils, which suggested that he had a solid understanding of medical knowledge.
After a while, Cameron returned, looking somewhat exhausted. "Indeed, the treatment seems to be complete. It's unbelievable, but there's no way to deny what we've seen. Healing multiple injured people over a wide area simultaneously… This is a great magic only the highest-ranked healing magicians, such as saints or saintesses, can perform. To think that someone from outside the Maple Leaf can do it…"
I shook my head. "No, my magic is limited to visually inspecting the injured and treating those within my range. If saints or saintesses can use healing magic to treat people over a wide area without limit, that is a different magic approach from my own research. It’s worth examining if possible."
Cameron looked down, his chin tucked. "The current saintess is not good at wide-area healing magic. Even so, she can treat more than five critically injured people at the same time. Her focused healing magic can even fully restore lost eyes, ears, arms, or legs. Both methods consume a large amount of mana, so they can only be used once or twice a day…"
Cameron spoke about saints and saintesses in a low tone, quite different from when we first met.