The Side Character's Obsession
Copyright© 2026 by HMaster
Chapter 19: I am proud of you
Austin was taken to the infirmary after the battle since he was gravely injured during the battle.
Naturally, the same could be said about Parkinson.
Austin had been in a slight daze since the moment he received a few notifications from the system. And he vaguely remembers whatever happened after that.
Inside the infirmary, the instructor told him to rest there for the time being until the nurse allowed him to return back to the room.
“Ou!” He winced as the nurse applied medicine to his wounds. It stings!
The nurse huffed, “You kids don’t know restraints even while sparring.”
Austin chuckled, “Blame my opponent for going so wild.”
The nurse frowned, “I heard what happened. Why didn’t you back out?”
Austin heaved a sigh, “Having the capability to defeat the opponent yet surrendering? Quite unbecoming of a warrior I would have been.”
The nurse didn’t say anything after that and continued to patch up his wounds.
It was rare for Austin to get injured this much. He generally heals himself in his office since he doesn’t incur more than a wound or a shallow cut, during training.
“Get up ... I need to remove your shirt.” There were some wounds on his torso and back, which she needed to clean before applying bandages.
Austin was about to get up when suddenly someone interrupted, “Let me take care of him.”
The nurse turned around and raised her brows seeing a frowning Valerie standing there.
“You can manage it, right?” The nurse asked as she got up from the seat.
Valerie nodded before the older one walked away—heading towards the patient which needed much more medical attention at the moment.
Valerie has seen several wounded persons in the past—given she has gone on a few excursions with the battalions to get some field experience.
She has been severely wounded multiple times in the past as well, during training and hunting. However, none of those wounds ever made her this shaken up as she was at the moment.
Her hands trembled when she unbuttoned his shirt and looked at his wounds.
“Hey ... I am fine, you know.” Seeing her shed tears, Austin assured her.
Valerie wordlessly picked the wet clothes before bringing it near the slit at his waist.
She softly cleaned the blood before taking the cotton pad and applying it to his injury.
“Val...” Austin held her hand and made her look at him, “Will you say something? More than my injuries, I am more troubled about you now.”
He cupped her cheek and saw the girl closing her eyes and weeping in silence.
She nestled her face in his warm hand, allowing her aggressively beating heart to attain some much-needed peace.
“You do know that I will continue to get injured in the future, right? After all, I want to become stronger ... so I can stand beside you.” Austin told her and someone who encouraged her Lord to participate in the tournament, Valerie knew he surely would get injured while trying to develop his skills.
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