Rehabilitation Therapist for the Broken Warrior

“Excuse me, Regressor, weren’t you thoroughly prepared to treat me?”

“I was.”

“But is it even possible that there isn’t a single hospital room available?”

“I’ll keep that in mind for the next round.”

Due to the always-full Kingdom Rehabilitation Center, I ultimately had no choice but to bring Sion to my house.

While I cleaned a suitable room in the house and unpacked her luggage for Sion, who could barely move, she grumbled a bit about the situation, but soon became quiet as if there was no other way.

“The me in the next round will be lucky.”

“That’s good, right?”

“No, it’s not…”

It didn’t take long to unpack the luggage, which was about the size of a large bag.

Rather, it took longer to clean this unused room to accommodate Sion.

“That attendant… What was her name?”

“Serin.”

“When did Serin say she would be coming?”

“It will take about three weeks. She has a lot of luggage and it’s a long distance.”

Princess Nao had assigned Serin as an attendant for Sion, and the kingdom had decided to continue taking care of Sion, but since only Sion and I had permission to use the Magic Tower, Serin was separately packing the necessary luggage for Sion and transporting it overland.

Three weeks… When Serin arrives in the kingdom, she’ll come to where Sion is to help her, and it would be a problem if that place was my house.

“I’ll try to arrange a hospital room somehow within three weeks. I’ll also find a separate place for Serin to stay.”

“Somehow? As I heard earlier, there are thousands of people on the waiting list hoping to be hospitalized…”

“I’m the director of the center. I can admit one patient right away.”

“You can’t do that! Abuse of authority is prohibited!”

“And that answer is the reason why I’m not admitting Sion right away.”

I don’t think it’s quite abuse of authority…

I thought that she wouldn’t want to push out other patients and take their place because she’s an upright person befitting the title of hero.

“But I’ll admit Sion before Serin arrives. Admitting Sion is essential for effective treatment.”

“Ugh…”

Treating Sion, the hero, is a matter of the world’s fate.

If I put it that way, she’ll probably accept it obediently.

Sion still had an uncomfortable look on her face, but she closed her eyes tightly and seemed to be going through a process of persuading herself, or maybe she was thinking deeply about something, then,

“Director Hope.”

She quietly raised her eyes and looked at me.

“Yes.”

And the moment I met her gaze, I could immediately sense that she hadn’t accepted it obediently.

I felt a certain determination in her eyes.

“Could you please put my admission order back in line with the other patients?”

“Why is that?”

“Because that’s the right thing to do.”

The right thing to do.

In the novel, that was a line that was like Sion’s identity.

I never thought the day would come when I would actually hear those words.

It is natural for humans to do good.

It is natural for people to save people.

It is also natural to keep promises, follow order, and do what is right.

No reason is needed, it’s just the right thing to do.

Hero Sion was a person who sincerely believed in the value of the high values that humans pursue and acted upon them without doubt.

“You said that psychology is also important for rehabilitation. If I get admitted first, pushing aside the patients who have already made reservations, my mind will be uneasy and I won’t be able to get proper treatment. Surely, following the order is a more efficient way to treat me.”

It’s certainly something Sion would say, but even if she says that…

“Sion. I, as a specialist, know better what the treatment efficiency will be. I’ll admit Sion when the time is right, so just know that.”

“Is treatment efficiency the problem?”

“Of course. If Sion doesn’t recover within two years…”

“Then there’s no problem if I recover.”

In the middle of the freshly cleaned room, bathed in the sunlight and breeze coming through the open window, Sion, with her vermilion eyes shining like the sun.

Although her body was broken and she was sitting in a wheelchair, struggling even to lift her arm, she was still a hero.

She still possessed the spirit and brilliance befitting her resolve.

“I will definitely recover within two years. And this time, I will definitely finish off the demon king. Then there’s no problem, right?”

I see, so this is how Sion’s companions felt.

When Sion was in her prime, she always took the lead, slaying monsters at the fastest speed, radiating strength and will, and leading everyone, so everyone trusted and followed her.

“Sion…”

But even if I feel this way, I can’t just fall for such absurd logic.

“Still, I’ll admit you in three weeks.”

“Oh, really! Why would you say that in this atmosphere?”

“It’s uncomfortable for me, for Sion to be at my house.”

“Then when Serin comes, I can stay with her there! I was originally staying with Serin anyway!”

“Then the accommodation fee would be double… No, if it’s money, the center’s operating support fund is overflowing…”

“Ah! Embezzlement is also prohibited!! If it’s just the accommodation fee, I can pay for it, so it’s okay, right?”

“Sigh… Sion.”

Actually, keeping Sion at my house and watching her broken daily life is something I’m doing because I want to and desire to.

The reason why I’m not admitting Sion right away and letting her stay at my house is because I want to see Sion up close.

But no matter how stimulating and ecstatic something is, if you keep seeing the same thing, you’ll eventually get tired of it.

So, I was planning to change the environment to a hospital room at the right time and see a new side of Sion, but I didn’t expect it to be rejected like this.

How can I persuade this unconditional absolute good order-keeper…

“Sion, that…”

What I’m feeling right now is frustration.

It’s frustrating that things aren’t going according to my plan, but this person, Sion, how can she react this way just to get admitted a little earlier?

She must have always lived at a loss.

That’s why she ended up as a cripple, her body broken, even after saving the world.

She’s really a frustrating person.

“Is getting admitted a little early such a great privilege? It’s not just for Sion. It’s to get better quickly and save everyone.”

“But…”

“And what if it’s a privilege? Sion, can’t you even enjoy that much privilege?”

“What?”

I don’t know about persuading anymore.

I’m just going to say what I want to say, I’m so frustrated I can’t stand it.

“Sion, you saved the world. Everything in the world exists because of you.

This kingdom, the center, even the lives of the patients, everything.

If Sion hadn’t driven out the demon king and closed the Gate, would these things exist in the world right now?”

“……”

“So, what’s wrong with enjoying it a little! You have the right to do that.

The right to demand anything from the world.

The natural right to receive rewards from the people you saved.

Can’t the patients just give up one spot in the admission order for Sion?”

I spoke strongly, almost scolding her, but I don’t think my way of speaking was wrong.

Even if I speak this much, I wonder if she’ll even understand.

If Sion still insists after I’ve said this much, there’s nothing I can do. I’ll have to admit her by force.

“Director Hope.”

“Go ahead.”

“Thank you for saying that, but I still can’t do that.”

“Sion!”

Are you really going to say that?

“I…”

Sion, who had been shining in the light and wind just a moment ago, was now bowing her head, her hands clasped tightly together on her knees, trembling.

“Sion?”

“I… I shouldn’t. I…”

“?”

Why is she acting like this?

How can such a reaction come out of the conversation we just had?

Is the wind too cold?

Since the ventilation seems to be over, I closed the window for now, approached Sion, sat down, and met her eyes at her level.

“Sion, are you okay?”

“Yes, I’m okay. But please don’t do that. I’ll definitely get better. I can get better. I swear on the name of the hero. So please…”

Perhaps because I closed the window, her body stopped trembling, but Sion still spoke with a trembling voice.

Since she’s begging me this much, I feel like I should at least pretend to give in, but still…

“Then let’s do this. I’ll refrain from using my authority to admit Sion.”

“Really?”

The moment I said I would refrain, the tremor in Sion’s voice instantly subsided, and a small smile bloomed on her face.

“Thank you, Director Hopei!”

But Sion’s admission and treatment must proceed properly. For her sake and for mine.

If she hates taking the place of other patients so much, the only way I can use in the end is,

“Instead, I’ll contact the patients who have the admission order that Sion needs and ask them to give up their order to Sion.”

“What?”

“Sion, as I said earlier, if I ask them, saying that it’s necessary for you, no one in the world will refuse. If you receive the order directly from the patients, that’s okay, right?”

“……”

Sion, who had momentarily smiled, lowered her head a little and thought deeply.

Soon, she nodded as if she understood and met my eyes again.

“If that’s the case, I have a condition too.”

“Is there still something left?”

“Let me make the request myself.”

She wants to make the request herself, could it be…

“Are you doubting me? Are you afraid I’ll just say I got permission without doing anything?”

“No, it’s not like that! There’s no way you would do that! It’s because I have to do it myself… That’s really all.”

Since it’s Sion saying it, it must not be a lie.

I thought I knew the personality of the protagonist well, but after facing her directly, it seems I was mistaken.

I never thought Sion would be this frustrating of a person.

Well, if I think about it, Sion, as well as Nao, Airi, and Hanamana, the members of the Hero’s Party, were all close to absolute good.

Maybe it’s because she only had companions who she could communicate well with that her personality didn’t show in this way…

Or maybe there are settings from a novel I don’t know about that are applied to this world.

Just like I didn’t expect Sion to be living like that after the ending.

“Then I’ll do that, so let’s talk about it when the admission date is decided.”

“Thank you so much…”

Anyway, now that the room is organized, this place is now my home and Sion’s room.

Until Sion is admitted and her attendant, Serin, arrives, I’ll be able to help Sion, who is unable to live a normal life, and see various aspects of her.

‘Hehehe… My heart is already fluttering. Just the anticipation is making me go crazy.’

I’m a rehabilitation specialist.

I’m the one who will return Sion to her normal life.

So, until then, although she doesn’t know it, I am hoping to receive the rewards steadily.