Nausicaa suppressed the discomfort in her chest and walked to the bedside to inquire: "How are they doing?"
"Thanks to your timely treatment, Birch has multiple broken ribs, but his internal injuries are healing. His life should be safe."
"Though Captain Baro’s injuries are severe, with your help, there’s a sign of improvement."
Another doctor added, "However, even if he recovers in the future, there is a significant chance his head shape will remain deformed."
"Yes, but that’s already extremely fortunate. As long as he lives, it doesn’t matter if a big man has a slightly misshapen head."
After talking about Birch and Baro’s injuries, Nausicaa’s gaze fell on the last hospital bed.
There was only one medical monitor beside Birch’s bed, while Baro’s bed had a doctor with two medical staff. However, near the last bed, multiple doctors were busy, including Little Flea.
From the allocation of personnel, it was clear that the patient in the last bed was in the most critical condition.
Nausicaa walked over: "Is his condition improving?"
After a moment of silence, Little Flea, covered in sweat, shook his head sadly.
The doctors opposite, also exhausted and wearing masks, looked helpless: "We’ve done our best, but Renko’s life is still rapidly fading."
This fading was not due to poison, but the aftermath of taking a secret potion.
After madness comes irreversible death.
They couldn’t solve the aftermath of the secret potion, let alone the insurmountable poison.
In the eyes of the doctors, Renko was beyond saving.
However, as long as Renko still drew breath, even a thousand efforts without reward, they would still do it. This is why they remained by Renko’s side, refusing to leave.
Nausicaa looked at Renko, lying pale and ghostly on the bed, and recalled the events in the stone cave not long ago.
Though she was unconscious at the time, her Spirit sensed everything happening around her.
She heard Renko’s last words to Birch: After leaving Ghost Ship Island, inform his distant family of his death.
Such a plain will, very much like the wills her crew made when they followed her through the seas, risking everything for adventure.
Though they fought fiercely on the seas, chasing exciting lives and unafraid to challenge the waves, their wills still conveyed this same simple guilt and longing for their distant families.
Nausicaa also remembered how Renko, when they remained hidden in the stone cave but were discovered, stood up trembling without complaint, picked up the Knight’s sword, and stood fearlessly in front of everyone: "Your opponent is me."
This was upholding the principles of his heart with his life.
Although Nausicaa didn’t like the knight’s Holy Mother-like standards, she admired those willing to uphold their righteous principles unto death.
Moreover, her rescue from Dock #1’s "pigsty" largely depended on Renko.
Even though she had a way to escape without their help, since they saved her, she was grateful.
So, she wanted to save Renko.
"Step back, let me take a look," Nausicaa tapped Little Flea’s shoulder, soaked with sweat.
Little Flea: "Master, your injuries..."
Nausicaa: "My injuries don’t prevent me from saving a person, while you need to rest after staying up all night."
Little Flea shook his head. Although he met Renko formally for the first time today, Renko’s actions deeply influenced Little Flea, and he was willing to contribute.
"Ask yourself, if you truly want to save him, do you think you have a way, or do I have a way?" Nausicaa said calmly.
Little Flea bowed his head and was silent for a moment before stepping back. Although he didn’t know why Nausicaa possessed such Extraordinary Power, he understood that under the current situation, Renko was basically hopeless without a Miracle.
And it was clear that Nausicaa, possessing extraordinary power, had the best chance of creating such a Miracle.
Although he stepped back a few steps, Little Flea did not rest and stood by, wanting to see how Nausicaa would operate.
The other doctors also quieted down to watch Nausicaa’s actions.
But contrary to their expectations, Nausicaa did not perform any medical tests. Instead, she extended her left index finger and gently tapped Renko’s body. From the brow to the neck, then to the heart and lungs, and finally the navel.
Each gentle tap seemed to cause an aura to surge.
And as the waves of light shimmered, Nausicaa’s face grew increasingly pale—a sign of Magical Core depletion.
After expending the last bit of Magic Power, Nausicaa’s knees gave way.
Fortunately, Little Flea responded in time to catch her, otherwise Nausicaa would have collapsed to the ground.
"Master Asberr, are you alright?"
Under the concerned gazes of everyone, Nausicaa shook her head: "I’m fine, just a bit exhausted."
Little Flea looked at Nausicaa, then at Renko, whose breathing was nearing failure: "Is there any hope for Renko?"
Nausicaa’s expression turned slightly serious, remaining silent.
Although Nausicaa said nothing, the group understood her meaning.
Even a Transcendent like Nausicaa couldn’t save Renko?
Though they had already believed it was unlikely to save Renko, when the final answer became clear, their hearts were filled with deep sorrow.
The atmosphere of silence and sadness lasted a long time.
When some began to weep softly, Nausicaa finally spoke: "I can’t save him, but I can use some means to temporarily freeze him, delaying death."
Nausicaa’s words rekindled hope in the group, their spirits lifted once again.
"Even delaying death helps," Little Flea said. "Given our current environment and lack of medical facilities, we can’t treat Renko immediately. But if we manage to escape this accursed island and find a proper healing environment, perhaps we’ll save Renko!"
Little Flea’s hopeful words, however, received no echo.
How could outside medical equipment possibly surpass Nausicaa’s abilities as a Transcendent?
With Nausicaa unable to heal, Renko’s fate seemed sealed.
Little Flea understood their unspoken sentiment, remaining silent briefly before speaking: "My medical teacher once mentioned a distant continent, home to a nation called Axo Saintia. It’s said to be the birthplace of modern medical techniques, a Holy Land of medicine that can create Miracles. If we reach it, maybe Renko can be saved."
The other doctors had never heard of Axo Saintia and assumed Little Flea was spinning tales.
But they chose not to expose Little Flea’s "lie," as they themselves hoped Nausicaa could freeze Renko.
Even if it only delayed death, it was better than decaying to bones and resting forever beneath the earth.