It can’t be that hard to open a hospital in another world, right? 67
by adminChapter 67: Midsummer’s Day Dance
Heimlich maneuver.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
The moment these two life-saving techniques were mentioned, the scene nearly went out of control. Clergymen, or rather, healers—using Gretel’s previous life’s description of doctors, he would say—who hasn’t taken the life of a few people? Witnessing a patient die without being able to save them, that’s something everyone remembers for life, something everyone reminisces about decades later:
If only I had done this or that, perhaps I could have saved them…
Gretel was instantly surrounded by people. Antony, William, even the beautiful Joanna who had questioned him, their eyes shone with admiration, desperately pushing forward. Elder Elwin, taking advantage of his high level and combat strength, reached the front row but was almost pushed off his feet by the crowd behind him. With no other choice, he resorted to using his staff—
“Ah, ah, ah! Elder, you’re cheating!”
Thick as a bowl, the snake-like vines emerged from the ground. Every single healer present was caught by the vines around their waists, suspended in mid-air like little gourds.
Gretel, thanks to this lecture, skyrocketed his reputation within the sect. He was almost forced to stay right there. It was only because the sect didn’t have a permanent temple that he was able to escape, being sent back to the Lawmaster’s Tower by Elder Elwin. With lingering fear, Gretel refused to leave anymore, burying himself in the Lawmaster’s Tower, staying until Midsummer’s Day.
Learning magic, learning divine techniques; reading journals, writing papers. It was only on Midsummer’s Day that he finally crawled out of the Lawmaster’s Tower to meet up with Uncle Kalen’s family.
Celebrate the holiday!
Play hard and have fun!
Help Brother Raymond chase girls on Midsummer’s Day!
Gretel still remembered that on his first day at the Lawmaster’s Tower, Aunt Eileen stayed up all night to shorten Brother Raymond’s new clothes for him to wear. Those clothes, however, were meant for Brother Raymond to wear on Midsummer’s Day…
Gretel couldn’t judge sizes and dared not buy clothes randomly. He could only buy a piece of high-quality cotton fabric, quickly returning it to Aunt Eileen’s family, and then, deeply remembering this kindness in his heart.
He had to go!
He had to perform well and help Brother Raymond get the girl!
Gretel walked behind Aunt Eileen, pulling Avril with one hand, looking around curiously. The Midsummer’s Day streets were a hundred times livelier than usual and a hundred times brighter. Vivid red, light yellow, and deep blue—all sorts of vibrant dresses were visible everywhere.
The women were all wearing brightly colored long skirts, plain ones, ones with vertical stripes, ones with scattered flowers…Young men who usually only dared to wear rough hemp vests, or even work shirtless, were now dressed in fine linen or even cotton shirts.
This city’s entire year’s worth of color seemed to have been splashed out on Midsummer’s Day.
Merchants wouldn’t miss this opportunity either. Especially the street vendors, they set up all their stalls, hoisted colorful flags, and displayed all sorts of things. Gretel pulled Avril’s hand as they bought things all the way: a piece of fried fish, a flower for her hair, a slice of sweet melon…
All of them could be bought for a copper or two. Avril held them in her hands, eating as they walked, her eyes curved into crescent moons with laughter. Aunt Eileen couldn’t help but stop her: “That’s too much…”
“I bought it for my little sister.” Gretel smiled back. He turned around and bought a string of fried meatballs, stuffing them into Avril’s hand, asking softly: “Avril, are you tired?”
Midsummer’s Day was a traditional holiday in the kingdom, usually chosen within ten days after the summer harvest in late May, of course, it had to be a sunny day. The City Lord’s Mansion would usually host a grand celebration, inviting local nobles, the temple, mages, etc. to celebrate together. In front of the City Lord’s Mansion, there would even be specially invited circus troupes and jugglers.
Of course, those who were eligible to attend the banquet at the City Lord’s Mansion were all prominent figures in the area. A Lawmaster Disciple like Gretel, well, just go play by yourself.
So Gretel went to play. He took Avril along, buying and eating all the way, until the little girl looked tired before carefully sending her back. As soon as he turned around, he was pulled by Brother Raymond into the crowd of dancers.
Everyone in the street was dancing.
This kind of dance for the common people was very simple: male, female, male, female, standing one after another, holding hands, forming a circle. In the lively music, they stepped forward, raised their hands, stepped back, lowered their hands, kicked their legs, lowered their legs, released their hands, turned in place.
Then the women stood still, the men moved one position counterclockwise, exchanging dance partners, and did it again…
Gretel danced until he was dizzy. All around were blooming long skirts, girls’ flying braids, occasionally brushing against his face, tickling his cheeks.
He left one circle and joined another. Soon, Gretel saw Brother Raymond holding a girl’s hand, the two of them spinning in a circle.
The girl wore a fiery red long skirt, her figure tall and slender, her red hair burning like fire. She had fair skin and bright emerald eyes. Gretel noticed that Brother Raymond secretly squeezed her hand when they turned, and when the girl turned back, her cheeks were instantly flushed red…
This is it!
The little person in Gretel’s heart had already propped up his chin. This round was over, and it was time to exchange positions again. Raymond moved from the girl’s left to her right, Gretel naturally stood on the girl’s left, and just as he stood firm, he heard Brother Raymond introduce him:
“This is Gretel…”
“Ah, you’re Gretel?” The girl was slightly surprised. She looked Gretel from head to toe, and then from toe to head, her eyes shining brightly, and suddenly she giggled:
“You’re quite handsome!”
“Of course! Little Gretel is already a Lawmaster!”
Gretel: “…” What does being a Lawmaster have to do with being handsome…
They had only exchanged these two sentences when the music started again. Gretel had to start dancing again, moving forward, backward, raising his arms, kicking his legs, completing a circle and exchanging dance partners again. This time, Brother Raymond stood still, refusing to move no matter what.
“Wow~~~”
A wave of good-natured laughter erupted from the circle. Brother Raymond’s face was flushed red, he still held the girl’s hand and refused to let go, and the girl showed no intention of breaking free either. Whistles sounded everywhere, people around them clapped and stamped their feet, shouting and yelling:
“Do one! Do one!”
This was about to turn from a group dance into a pair dance. The musicians who played the music were also playing along, changing the music, adding a touch of liveliness. Raymond held the girl’s hand with his right hand, his left hand on her waist, and quickly spun her in a circle.
Colorful sounds filled the air. The flutist played even harder, the drummer played even more enthusiastically. Men and women, all those in pairs, danced along with the music.
It seemed like Brother Raymond had already secured the deal… There was no need for him to be stuck in the middle as a part of the atmosphere, potentially turning into a lightbulb…
Gretel looked around for a while, quietly backing away. He had been dancing for so long, and the food he had eaten earlier had disappeared. He had to go eat some more. Ah, he had only gone through half of the stalls on the street…
He could choose much more freely by himself. Gretel was not afraid of eating something bad for his stomach, a skewer of roasted meat in his left hand, a skewer of roasted birds in his right, he ate until his mouth was greasy. As he ate, he suddenly heard an uproar ahead, followed by screams:
“Help!”
Gretel took off running.
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