"The Honorary Knight has no obvious external injuries, only knocked unconscious. Mr. Venti has some bruises and a low body temperature, and also…" Barbara looked to the side.
Paimon, frozen solid in a block of ice, was placed on the table, which greatly troubled Barbara.
She had never encountered a situation where someone was completely frozen in a block of ice before. She had heard seniors mention such cases in the snowy mountains, but such cases were too rare, and Barbara didn't know how to treat them.
"Leave it to me." Ann stroked her chin and looked, then said to Barbara.
"Eh? Does Ms. Ann have a way?" Barbara looked at Ann with some surprise, then stepped back a few paces to make way for Ann.
"Don't force yourself, Ann," Acting Grand Master Jean said with some worry.
"It's fine, I know what I'm doing." Ann looked at Paimon, who was trapped in the ice, and couldn't help but murmur to herself.
She used to joke that Paimon was emergency food, and now, this emergency food was quick-frozen.
Shaking her head to clear the strange thoughts from her mind, Ann pulled out her club.
"Eh?! Ms. Ann, wait…" Barbara had not expected Ann's method to be so simple and crude, and quickly tried to stop her.
But she was ultimately a step too late; Ann's club had already swung down.
Of course, she didn't use her usual strength, just a light tap with the club.
The moment the ice block was touched by the club, it was covered in cracks, and then slowly shattered.
"Whoa!!" Paimon first landed on the table with a thud, then immediately got up and flew wildly in the air: "So cold, so cold, so cold!"
"Paimon, calm down…" Before Ann could finish speaking, Paimon seemed to have found a target and instantly darted into Ann's arms.
"Ah!" Now it was Ann's turn to make a sound.
After all, Paimon was very cold, and even had a slight hint of moisture on her body from just coming into contact with the air.
Ann only felt a chill spread across her chest, making her head buzz from the cold.
"Sigh…" Barbara and Acting Grand Master Jean wanted to help when they saw this scene, but seeing Paimon's state, they didn't know how best to help.
After a moment of chaos, Paimon finally emerged from Ann's embrace.
In turn, due to the moisture on Paimon's body, Ann's chest was stained with a large wet patch.
She was already wearing a thin white undershirt, and now, it was even more revealing, extremely see-through.
Both Barbara and Acting Grand Master Jean had red faces and dared not look at Ann.
However, both of them, with a tacit understanding, couldn't help but sneak glances at Ann, making Ann feel completely uncomfortable.
"I, I'm sorry, Ann, I was just too cold," Paimon said, looking at Ann apologetically.
She instinctively sought a place that could bring her warmth.
She always told Lumine that Ann seemed to have a furnace inside her, which made her instinctively burrow into Ann's embrace without even thinking.
She had to admit, it was indeed very warm, and although Ann's external appearance wasn't large-scale and couldn't compare to Acting Grand Master Jean, it was at least much more comfortable than Lumine's.
"It's fine…" Ann helplessly pulled her outer garment tighter with both hands, preventing her chest from being seen.
"Um, Ms. Ann, why don't you go change your clothes first?" Barbara suggested to Ann.
This was the Westwind Church's infirmary, and there were indeed patient gowns that Ann could temporarily change into.
"Hmm, okay." Ann nodded helplessly.
"Then, Barbara, you continue to look after them. I'll take Ann to change clothes," Acting Grand Master Jean immediately said.
"Eh?! But, ah, well, that's…" Barbara initially seemed to want to refuse, but couldn't find a suitable reason.
After all, she was a Deaconess, and it was most suitable for her to take care of the patient.
She could only watch helplessly as her older sister took Lumine to the adjacent room.
"Lumine, you can wear this shirt." Acting Grand Master Jean handed a shirt to Lumine.
The shirt was similar to Lumine's original one, but its collar wasn't as wide as the old one.
"Mm." Lumine took the clothes, then looked at Acting Grand Master Jean, hesitatingly opening her mouth: "Um… Acting Grand Master Jean, perhaps you could step out for a moment?"
Acting Grand Master Jean was staring at her so intently, as if expecting her to change her clothes right then and there.
Under normal circumstances, she and Acting Grand Master Jean were of the same gender, so she wouldn't care that much.
But her constitution prevented her from doing such a thing; Amber was a prime example.
If something were to happen again with Acting Grand Master Jean… not only would she be letting Amber down, but given Acting Grand Master Jean's personality, it would likely cause a huge problem.
"Oh, right, I'm sorry." Acting Grand Master Jean quickly turned around, though she didn't seem to intend to leave.
Lumine didn't say much, merely quickly taking off her outer jacket, then the soaking wet white shirt underneath, and then swiftly putting on the clothes Acting Grand Master Jean had brought.
"Alright, it's… done…"
Hearing Lumine's voice, Acting Grand Master Jean turned back around.
"Lumine, leave your clothes to me." Acting Grand Master Jean glanced at the clothes Lumine had placed beside her, then said, "The Knights of Favonius has a dedicated laundry room."
"Ah? No need, I can do it myself." Lumine was slightly startled, quickly replying.
She wasn't worried about Acting Grand Master Jean doing anything to her clothes; Acting Grand Master Jean was a true gentleman, and she trusted her completely.
The problem was, her clothes didn't really need much washing to begin with; as a Trailblazer, this special garment, influenced by her power, had a self-cleaning effect.
It was just wet, nothing major; once it dried, it would be good as new.
"But it's not convenient for you there, is it? If I take it to the Knights of Favonius now, you can pick it up by evening." Acting Grand Master Jean insisted.
"Uh…" Lumine hesitated, and in the end, didn't insist, as she didn't know how to explain the special nature of these clothes to Acting Grand Master Jean, so she could only nod.
"Good, then just come find me in the evening to pick them up." Acting Grand Master Jean said with a smile.
It seemed Lumine agreeing to this made her very happy.
"Alright, let's go back." Lumine stood up.
She didn't dare to be alone in a room with Acting Grand Master Jean for too long, otherwise, something might happen again.
"Mm." Acting Grand Master Jean nodded, carefully folding and putting away Lumine's clothes, as if she were handling a precious treasure.
"Lumine, thank you…"
"Hm?" Lumine, who was about to open the door and leave, stopped her movement, turning her head in confusion to look at Acting Grand Master Jean.
"It's, um, your comfort earlier, thank you." Acting Grand Master Jean blushed, lowering her head.
"It's nothing, aren't we friends? It's what friends do." Lumine smiled bashfully.
Recalling those words now still felt strangely embarrassing.
"But just as I said, if you're willing, you can always come find me."
"Mm, I… I will."
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