Chapter 317

Now that we’ve received the proposal, all that’s left is Rod’s complete recovery. We immediately entered Rod’s bedroom.

Judging by his appearance, it seemed that his soul had significantly deteriorated—he looked to be in his mid to late twenties.

Even with wrinkles, he had an impressive demeanor, hinting that he must have been quite the looker in his younger days.

A typical “man’s man” style, if you will. I shook off my troubled thoughts and glanced at his legs, filled with questions.

“Rize.”

“Yes?”

“Why does Grandpa’s leg look like that? Did someone break it?”

“……”

Instead of answering, Rize averted her gaze. It seemed that she was the one who did the breaking.

I had no idea what had happened, but I could guess that Rod had been the first to cause problems.

Wasn’t there a rumor that Rod used to follow Rize around back in the day? His personality wasn’t the best either.

“Hmm… this might actually end up being easier than I thought. It seems like a simple fix since it’s not a direct hit to the heart.”

“And the memory?”

“That’ll come back nice and clean. What I’m doing is akin to a full restoration.”

Despite having a trashy personality, he seemed to be quite skilled. I let out a sigh of relief.

But there’s always an exception, and the Hero brought up a slightly concerning topic.

“However, there’s one thing that’s a bit troublesome. A hint of Purple Energy has permeated his heart.”

“And if that’s the case?”

“It’s one of two possibilities: either he’s stuck with heart disease for life, or he absorbs all of the Purple Energy. Once it’s in the heart, there’s not much I can do.”

I remembered Rize mentioning something similar before. Red can neutralize Purple.

But the Purple that has infiltrated the heart can’t be neutralized. The moment you pump in Red Magic, it’s likely to explode.

Even if the hero’s personality is dreadful, he doesn’t speak nonsense. No matter what, he tends to stick to the facts.

“Still, since he has Blue Magic, the latter option is more likely. They claimed the curse was placed by a lie, didn’t they?”

“Yep.”

“That guy too. I guess you both are in a bit of a hurry.”

“……”

As the hero chuckled, Rize flinched. It seemed he had touched a nerve.

Unbothered, the hero placed his hand on Rod’s body. It was the moment when tension was about to rise.

“As I said before, aside from the healing, there will be aftereffects. It’s either heart disease or absorbing all the energy. Got it?”

“The latter sounds better, right?”

“Of