What, you think he's actually going to say "OK, well, you're missing half your limbs and can't walk or take care of yourself, but I'll just dump you out in the woods, see ya!" after all this time? Yeah, this is the most blatantly oblivious protag-kun ever, but they're clearly ending up a couple.
Obviously, but what he is probably intending right now is to transfer her care to someone (read:elf) in her forest of birth. Strictly speaking, right now she is just a patient, and returning them home was his goal from the start.
This is leading to her regaining her memories in the most traumatic way, and Apothecary-san quickly realizing her home is the last place she should be going back to, isn't it? The question is whether it's before or after they actually get there...
This is leading to her regaining her memories in the most traumatic way, and Apothecary-san quickly realizing her home is the last place she should be going back to, isn't it? The question is whether it's before or after they actually get there...
I 2nd this. “Returning home” might reintroduce trauma or have us meet acquaintances of her abuser. The calm before the storm…
I lean more towards a "I don't care about my past, I want to be with you" type of thing. I'd need to see what was actually in the pay-only prequel thing to make concrete judgments, but from what snippet was shared before, she probably hated/was fearful of humans, sticking to elves, while now, she'll be basically completely alienated from elves and only fit in with Kusuriuri-san and his village.
Thinking about it, a sight like this would've been unbelievable naught but a few months ago. What I felt as I looked at her face in profile was, if her memories would just return, she's recovered enough that she could return to her birthplace without issue. That being the case, the end of my role is drawing close, and it may be about time I told her my true intentions...Shall we have lunch for now?*Wind in the trees*Even my workshop has two regularly scheduled days off a month. If she can use magic now, then being in a place with a large amount of inherent mana would be good for her. So on that day, with the purpose of convalescing and replenishing her mana, we set out to find a spot nearby with clear and abundant mana to spend our time in.It's not shaking too much, is it?It's perfectly fine!Hello thereApothecary-san, I...
I like this place, and its people... Enough that I'd like to stay here... forever...