My Beloved Dog is the Strongest in Another World

The Gift was the reason after all

“I’ve seen you use Weed Cultivation a number of times, Mr. Takumi. But there was something strange when you made the medicinal herbs to treat the wounded fenrir.”

“Something strange?”

Had there been something strange?

“Yes, you put your hands on the ground like you always do. However, unlike previous times, there was a light that shone from the ground.”

“A light… Yes, there was a light, now that I think about it.”

“And there was also a light when you touched the fenrir with the herb.”

“Yes…you’re right.”

There had been a light… But as this was a world where magic existed, I just assumed it was because it was a magical herb, and hadn’t put much thought into it…

“The herb that you made was similar to Loe in shape, but Loe does not glow like that.”

It was likely similar because I had been thinking about Loe while creating it.

However, I had been told that Loe was not capable of healing such grievous wounds.

In my mind, the herb and wound would glow, and once the light faded out, the wound would be healed.

Like some magical effect.

“And there is one other thing. After you fainted, Mr. Takumi, the fenrir seemed to weaken.”

“The fenrir?”

“Kyau?”

Upon hearing this, I looked towards the fenrir, but it just looked back questioningly.

Well, it didn’t look like it was weakened at all.

“It is quite normal now, but immediately after it happened, the fenrir became limp and immobile, just like it was when we first found it in the forest.”

“I see…”

“Thankfully, as the wounds were still healed, it recovered in a day. It was upon seeing this that I made a hypothesis.”

“…And what hypothesis is that?”

“The herb you made, Mr. Takumi, was not something that healed the fenrir completely. It just maintains a state that resembles recovery. And in the meantime, its energy and other treatments are completed more gradually.”

“Maintains…”

“Yes. And while maintaining it, you continue to use this power that’s related to the Gift. And it reached its limit just as you returned and rested in this room.”

In other words, the herb I had cultivated merely resulted in a state that resembled a healed wound.

And after that, I would continue to expend energy in order to finish healing it…

The herb I made would continue to have an effect, but its source of power was limited.

And so the power from the Gifts kept the effect going, so that the fenrir continued to heal…?

So perhaps when the light from the herb faded away, it had actually gone inside of the fenrir.

Indeed, if this was the case, then Sebastian’s theory that the duration was the reason I fainted would make sense. And it would explain why there was a delay, and why it happened after I returned.

“Mr. Takumi, this is only my educated guess after some research. As I said previously, I have no evidence.”

“No, I think you must be right, Sebastian. I just have a feeling.”

Well, that’s all it was, a feeling.

I wasn’t sure if it was because I was the one who had the Gift, but I didn’t feel like what Sebastian was saying was just a theory or imagination. It felt correct.

Besides, there was no other explanation that I could think of, and so I decided to believe it for now.

“Mr. Takumi, if what Sebastian says is true, perhaps it would be best if you abstain from using Weed Cultivation for a while?”

Ms. Claire had been listening quietly, but she now spoke up in a worried voice.

Now that I thought of it, the entire room had been very quiet the whole time. 

Leo, Ms. Claire, Ms. Lyra, and Ms. Gelda were all listening seriously.

Only Tilura and the fenrir still looked puzzled.

They did not understand what we were talking about. 

“Ms. Claire, I’m grateful for your concern. But I have so many plans for Weed Cultivation and I want to be useful.”

“But what if you were to faint again…”

“Don’t worry. If what Sebastian says is true, it should be fine as long as I don’t create anything with a continuous effect. So I just need to be careful about that. After all, I had created all kinds of things in the garden during my tests, and never felt anything wrong.”

“…Very well. However, you must promise to not work too hard. Leo isn’t the only one here who would worry about you.”

Upon saying this, the others, including Tilura and the fenrir, all nodded.

I was so thankful for their kindness.

“Thank you all. I will be careful.”

“You promise?”

“Yes.”

I then bowed my head and thanked them.

And promised Ms. Claire that I would not strain myself.

Overworking had been so normal for me not too long ago. But here, things were different.

Well, it wasn’t a company.

“By the way, Mr. Takumi…”

“Yes?”

Ms. Claire suddenly seemed to remember something.

“We never finished our conversation because you fainted… You were going to tell me about Weed Cultivation.”

“Ah, that’s right.”

While I wasn’t trying to conceal or delay it, it was starting to look like it by how much time had passed since I said that I would talk about it.

However, everyone who knew about my Gift was gathered together here now, so it seemed like the perfect time.

“Well, it’s nothing complicated. Uh, it all started on the first time that I tried using Weed Cultivation. That time, there was this one plant that I made that I didn’t know anything about. I believe I showed it to you and also Sebastian.”

“Yes, you did. It was a plant that we had also never seen.”

Sebastian must have been very curious, as he answered for Ms. Claire.