ARCANUM

CHAPTER 17

JENNIE KIM POV

I hate him!

But seeing him lying almost unconscious with high fever and face and body full of wounds somehow made my heart ache a little. He didn't answer when I asked him. And to be honest, I was a little worried.

The sound of Rattle's deep breathing rang out on the other end of the line. She asked me to wait a bit and pass the phone to Irene.

"Hi, Jen, how are you?" Irene immediately asked. She seemed to be the same as JIsoo, already expecting this to happen. After all, she was the one monitoring Manoban's vitals, and the first to find his stat was a little different. I don't know how she could detect it and what Manoban's vital information looks like on The Arc's system. But what is certain is that she understands how Manoban is. Like Jisoo, she considers him like her brother. After all, they grew up together and had experienced similar things.

I described to Irene how Manoban's condition was. She asked me to lift Manoban's sweater so what I assumed was a fractured rib could be seen more clearly. Then she switched the voice call to a video call and asked me to hold my camera close to the horrible blackish-blue wound.

"Just a little closer, Jen," Irene ordered, and I brought my phone closer to Manoban's side.

"Hmm..." Irene mumbled while furrowing her brows. "Put your phone to his face and try to press the bruise a little bit gently," I followed her orders and slightly hesitantly touched the blackened bruise. When my fingertips touched it, I immediately felt the heat of Manoban's body, then I slightly pressed the bruise. Manoban frowned slightly but didn't growl.

"Okay. Now try to tilt his body. Your phone stays in his face," Irene said, and I did all her orders. Once again, Manoban winced and now groaned slightly as I managed to twist his body a bit.

"Hmm... From the wound, it's quite suspicious, but it doesn't look like it's broken. He didn't really react. If it is broken, he will be in more pain and react more than this. But to be sure, you better put plaster and bandages on her body, Jen. I'll send you the steps, you can do it. The plaster and bandages were in the medicine box in his bathroom. He has and usually puts it there. Try to find and put it. Not too tight, but also not too loose. Then for the fever. Please take a picture of Luc's medicine box. If he didn't throw it away, I'm sure he has the medicine. If he doesn't, I'm sure you have," Irene explained, and this is one that impressed me quite a bit. She had prepared everything beforehand. Right, before leaving on a mission, Irene had prepared a first aid kit for me to take.

According to her explanation, it is one of the operational standards when an agent carries out his or her mission. So, when I first set out on my mission here, I carried it around in my suitcase, wondering what it had to be. And it turns out that this may be one of the reasons.

I did all of Irene's orders. And yes, I found Manoban's first aid kit in the bathroom. Precisely in the storage behind the mirror. It contains all the necessary supplies and medicines for an emergency. One of them is medicine for fever. I took the medicine bottle that Irene told me after I sent the photo of Manoban's medicine box and prepared it. Then I took off Manoban's sweater, leaving him half-naked. His body was a little thinner but more muscular than I remembered. I tried to ignore the warmth that was starting to run down my cheeks and concentrated on applying a special large-white bandage over his black bruises before wrapping the bandage around his body the way Irene showed me in the video. After it worked, I took a photo of it and sent it to Irene who replied to me with a thumbs up.