Published: September 10, 2025
Satou here.
I think the first time I came across the word "night crawling" was in a manga about Heian nobles.
I still remember the scene where the heroine of a shoujo manga screams "molester!" and kicks the nobleman in the head, leaving him stunned.
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"Good evening, I'm a thief."
"You don't need to say unnecessary things."
I lightly tapped Arisa, dressed like a phantom thief, on the head and walked over to Lady Weiyali, who was sleeping on the bed.
Somehow, it felt sinful, like a night crawling man.
Visiting a woman's room in the middle of the night wasn't for lascivious reasons.
It was to repair the missing limbs of the hero's companions.
"Advanced mental magic is amazing. You can mess around as much as you want."
Arisa whispered mischievously while poking Lady Weiyali's long ears, who was deeply asleep.
Not only Lady Weiyali was asleep, but all the guests and staff of the inn, including the hero party, were as well.
"Still, if you just used 'Geass' to forbid talking, you wouldn't have needed to put them to sleep."
"This way is less troublesome, right?"
Besides, my goal was to restore their limbs, not to make them indebted to me.
"Let's begin—"
I said, then transferred Lady Weiyali onto a transparent bed I created with "Magic Mold," and asked Arisa to undress her.
Of course, since it wasn't for naughty purposes, Arisa covered her body with cloth after undressing her.
"First, I'll dispel the miasma."
I activated "miasma sight" and examined the missing parts of Lady Weiyali.
I saw black, ominous mist, the miasma, binding her body from the points of missing limbs.
To see her whole body, I removed the cloth, but while using miasma sight, the view turned monochrome and like a negative image so there was no erotic feeling at all.
Like untangling knotted threads, I peeled away the miasma mist—called the curse of the Demon King.
It was quite strong and complex, but within about 10 minutes I succeeded in removing it.
"Sampling."
From blood taken from Lady Weiyali, I reproduced the missing arms and legs.
Those familiar with modern science might look at me skeptically, but cloning using advanced arcane magic doesn't require stem cells if it's the person's own cells. That's fantasy for you.
"Wound restoration."
I used the demon blade extended at my fingertip to cut open the scar tissue on the missing parts and restore the wounds.
To avoid excessive bleeding, I covered the wounds with a transparent cover created by "Magic Mold."
"Joining missing parts."
I pressed the previously created limbs onto the wound, sprinkled elixirs, and they attached perfectly.
Using advanced necromancy "Perfect Possession," I possessed Lady Weiyali’s body to check if the attached arm moved.
"Success."
"Whoa, I thought you woke up."
In my joy, I spoke while still possessing Lady Weiyali.
I returned to my original body and apologized to Arisa for the scare.
"Sorry, I forgot to return. Let's continue, Arisa."
"Okay!"
I attached the rest of Lady Weiyali’s limbs and then repaired the missing parts of Russus and Fifi as well.
Of course, I also healed Fifi's eye.
"All that's left is leaving a letter."
I placed a letter signed by hero Nameless at the bedside of bureaucrat Nono, explaining the limb restoration and rehabilitation after healing.
After returning to our rooms, I解除(the magic) and called the companions sheltered at the Isolated Island Palace back to the inn. That night, we happily slept together in a large bed.
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"Satou! It's urgent!"
"Wake up! Something's wrong!"
Half-naked Russus and Fifi burst into the room early in the morning.
They were wearing only low-rise panties and short shirts that exposed their navels.
Apparently no bras, their movements were dynamic and lively.
"Good morning, Russus, Fifi—what happened to your limbs?!"
I pretended to be surprised and got out of bed to approach them.
On the bed, Nana and the children rubbed their eyes and groggily looked up.
Liza, who had already woken, was practicing spear swings in the garden; Lulu was doing morning exercises beside her.