The fairy named Yueyue held the compass and said seriously to Lynn:
"Boss, you truly are a very friendly outsider! You're actually the first good person who didn't try to drug me unconscious and take me back for... you know... after meeting this fairy! You're someone who can be considered Yueyue's closest friend, kule!"
[Ding! Black Moth Fairy's trust in you +30]
[Ding! Black Moth Fairy's favorability toward you +30.]
Lynn: "..."
Somehow.
Hearing these two notifications didn't bring him any happiness at all - instead, a sense of guilt welled up in his heart.
Indeed, he really was a morally bankrupt person.
Lynn massaged his forehead and said, "Since I'm someone who can be considered your closest friend, let me offer some friendly advice as this close friend. Those who say they're not bad people aren't necessarily good people either. Those who say they won't deceive you aren't necessarily telling the truth about that either."
"Don't casually eat things others give you, don't casually turn your back to others, don't casually follow people home. Just remember these few phrases, and I guarantee you'll have smooth sailing ahead."Click—
The fairy named Yueyue pushed up her knight helmet and said seriously:
"Very sincere advice indeed. This one shall remember it, kule."
[Ding! Black Moth Fairy's trust in you +10]
[Ding! Black Moth Fairy's favorability toward you +20.]
Click—
The knight helmet's visor fell down again, covering her face.
Lynn looked utterly speechless.
"Alright then." Lynn closed his eyes, putting on his mask and gloves as he said:
"Judging by your injury, you've probably done some preliminary bleeding control, but to prevent infection, we still need further wound debridement."
"First take off your armor. I'll perform a small clinical procedure for you."
Click—
The fairy named Yueyue lifted her knight visor and said seriously:
"Refused! Knights never remove their armor, kule!"
Lynn shrugged and said:
"Fine, you don't have to take it off. Do you want anesthesia? Let me remind you beforehand - without anesthesia, it will be extremely painful!"
Fairy Yueyue seriously lifted her visor and said:
"Refused! Anesthesia only affects a knight's reaction speed! Moreover, my pain tolerance is max! This is the result of a knight's rigorous training, kule!"
Lynn said: "Impressive! You're the second person this brave that I've encountered."
...
A few minutes later.
In front of the operating table.
The fairy named Yueyue lay flat on the operating table, seriously watching Lynn who held two scalpels in his hands.
"Ready to begin anytime, kule! I am now like fish on a chopping block!"
Lynn broke out in a cold sweat.
This fairy always enjoyed seriously saying all sorts of strange things.
Lynn's expression turned serious as he said gravely:
"If you can't bear it, scream - just don't bite off your tongue. I'm going to start cutting now!"
Ding—
A cold glint flashed on Lynn's scalpel.
The fairy named Yueyue closed her eyes and said, "I already told you, my pain tolerance is max! My pain resistance attribute is already maxed out! I won't—"
Squelch—
"KULE!!!"
With the first cut, Fairy Yueyue instantly pupils dilated, her mouth opening to let out a high-pitched, caught-off-guard scream.
Squelch—
"Yada! Yada!"
The fairy named Yueyue instantly sat bolt upright.
Tears streamed beneath her knight helmet as she hugged half her body, shaking and saying:
"Why does your cutting hurt so many times more than others?! Are you using some strange thing that causes extra pain?!"
Lynn closed his eyes and said without wasting words: "Let's use anesthesia."
"Refused."
The fairy named Yueyue lay down again, gritting her teeth, tears streaming as she said:
"My pain resistance is maxed out! Knights possess the perfect quality of endurance! I won't—"
Squelch—
"Yah!!"
Squelch—
"Yamei!!"
Squelch—
"Pain! Lighter! Too rough, kule! Aaaah!"
[Blade Skill +1]
"Didn't you say your pain resistance was max?! Don't squirm around - if you squirm, I might cut somewhere else!"
"But! But! Even though it's max resistance! Every cut of yours breaks through max and causes pain!"
Squelch—
"Aaaaah—I'm going to split open! Yueyue is going to split open! Going to break!"
"Don't make such strange sounds! I've only scraped a few times so far!"
[Blade Skill +1]
"˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅ Yada yada yada!! You're hurting me! This knight is going to die from pain!"
"Help! Help! I'm going to be torn apart! I want to go home, I don't want to do this anymore! Wuwu!"
"Kill you! Kill you, kule!!"
The fairy named Yueyue screamed, baring her sharp teeth, ready to struggle and give Lynn's arm a good chomp.
Clearly, under this immense pain, even the powerful Knight Commander had reached the edge of losing rationality.
Lynn grew anxious.
While forcefully pressing down on the fairy's head - who was click-clacking her teeth ready to take a bite out of him - he vigorously continued debriding her wound.
Finally, to complete the final debridement.
Lynn quickly grabbed the rolling pin nearby and, at the moment the fairy opened her mouth.
Thump—
Shoved it right in, blocking those sharp teeth.
"Mmph—~~"
The fairy named Yueyue's eyes widened in shock as she struggled desperately.
"Bite down tight, just hang on a little longer! It'll be done soon! Endure! Endure!"
...
Over ten minutes later.
[Ding! Your Blade Skill has successfully reached Intermediate level. You gained 300 basic experience]
[Ding! Your Surgical Ability has successfully reached Intermediate level. You gained 300 basic experience]
Fairy Yueyue lay on the operating table with her mind buzzing, her dark eyes vacant and wide open, her entire body completely drained as she lay there. Sweat from the intense pain had soaked through her entire body.
Pop—
Lynn pulled the rolling pin that had prevented her from biting off her tongue out of her mouth.
Lynn took off his gloves with satisfaction and said:
"Preliminary debridement is complete. You can get up now. Next we can proceed to the next step."
The fairy named Yueyue vacantly got up from the operating table.
Then she vigorously shook her knight-helmeted head, blankly rubbed her eyes, and said:
"It was like a nightmare... almost... broke..."
Lynn washed the blood off his hands, closed his eyes and said:
"Normal reaction."
Yueyue stared blankly at her left shoulder where the arm had been cleaned, shook her head vigorously, then seriously looked at Lynn, pointing at him and saying:
"You're the first man who could make me hurt this much! You've left a very deep impression on me, kule!"
[Ding! Black Moth Fairy's favorability toward you +20]
Lynn: "???"
She climbed off the operating table, squinted her eyes, and picked up that thick rolling pin.
Looking at the tooth marks on it, she narrowed her eyes and said:
"You're also the first man who dared to shove such a thick thing into my mouth!"