Near the Church of Bethlehem, the parish of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima, Mat was there alone (this was because... Well, he had no one to go out with, and Aelin stayed with Samantha in the room).

It was 4:30 PM.

He was surrounded by many passersby buying things from the street vendors in the area. There was also a man preaching something on the street, holding a red Bible. Several people were listening attentively. He also saw many people lining up in stores to buy essential items.

Even while walking, a girl dressed in rags approached him to ask for food. This moved him, and he gave her some money, telling her to give it immediately to her parents, which she did as instructed. The girl left.

He also learned about the extremist movements that had emerged in the country due to this situation, groups that even harmed people not involved with the government. He had heard that some cars had exploded in crowded areas elsewhere in the country. This worried him greatly.

"Should I... do something about this?" he thought, but... This wasn’t something that one person could change alone.

Despite everything, he continued walking. The thing was, Mat, being a foreigner, attracted people's attention, which made him a little uncomfortable.

He had gone out for a walk, but while doing so, he tried to help anyone on the street, which was a bit strange, but people were grateful for what he did, and he even healed a couple of people from various ailments without them realizing it at that moment.

While doing this, he also noticed the country’s economic situation. It was much worse than he had thought, and it was getting even worse.

After a while, Mat found a stray cat missing a leg. It was dirty, and its wound was infected. He felt a lot of pity.

Because of this, Mat wanted to help it, but... There were many people around, so he decided to take the cat to a place where there weren’t as many.

As he carried the cat, he came across a man, around seventy years old, who was blind. He was walking in the area using a cane to guide himself.

Seeing him like that, Mat also wanted to help, but... Not knowing how to do it with all those people around, he realized something.

He cut his finger slightly with an invisible PSI blade and directed his blood towards the man. He did this without moving strangely or anything; he continued walking while carrying the cat.

At that moment, the man, who was still moving slowly, started to wobble. He exclaimed, surprised, that he could see. People were puzzled by this, and those who lived in the area and knew about the man were greatly surprised and helped him, as he still wasn’t used to seeing.

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Mat moved away from the spot, but... A boy had seen what had happened and began to follow him. This boy seemed to be about five years old.

Mat finally reached a place where there weren’t many people, and those who were there were somewhat far away.

Because of this, Mat put a bit of his blood on the injured leg of the cat, and... now it was healed. In fact, it had that leg back.

Mat was amazed by what he had done, but he was also happy to have helped that cat.

Out of nowhere, the boy approached him and surprised Mat. Mat asked if he saw what he did, to which the boy replied yes and also said he had a request: to heal his mother, who was extremely sick.

Mat agreed but asked why they hadn’t taken her to the hospital first. The boy said they couldn’t because he didn’t know how to call the hospital, and they didn’t have any money either. The latter made Mat feel pity without knowing that one could go to the hospital without paying, although... the service was terrible...

So, Mat followed the boy, who guided him to his home. Along the way, they glanced at Mat out of the corner of their eyes. The house was in the low area of Bethlehem, a place that floods when the river rises, and it was made of wood with a leaf roof.

They entered. Inside the house were the mother and some family members (though most were outside, in the living room), and they were bewildered by the presence of a young foreigner they didn’t know. The boy wanted to explain why he brought him, but Mat, seeing one of those family members—a slightly overweight, short man with a beard and short hair who seemed to have a cold—put a bit of blood on him without him noticing, and... now he felt better. Moreover, he had liver problems (cirrhosis), and at that moment, he was in a bit of pain, but... he no longer felt any pain. He was healthy, and he told everyone as well.

Because of this, they believed him, so Mat quickly entered the mother’s room, who was lying there, and did the same: he put blood on her body, but... she seemed to have healed.

In essence, the state of the mother was... No, it’s better not to give too many details.

The thing is, the boy was happy to see that, supposedly, his mother was now healthy, but Mat...

“I’m sorry... I couldn’t do anything... I’m sorry...”

Mat was crying.

The boy’s mother had passed away, and nothing could be done. She seemed healthy, but she no longer breathed... Mat asked the family for help to see what they would do with her... And Mat apologized to everyone, but he stayed.

He didn’t return to the hotel that day.

And so, it was already 3 PM the next day. The night before, they had completed all the paperwork to get a coffin and a niche to bury her. Mat was the one who helped pay for all of this because they had no money. He took everything out of the Infinite Bag. And so, they had kept vigil for the lady all night, and the next day, at the house.

The lady's family asked him why he stayed, to which he just said that “he felt guilty.” Then the man he had healed the day before approached him to talk. His name was Raúl Mendoza, the brother of the lady who... passed away. The lady’s name was Giuliana Mendoza, and she had only one son named Oswaldo. Giuliana was a widow since her husband, Manuel Vásquez, had died in a traffic accident a year ago. Because of this, she had returned to her parents’ house.

But... shortly after, the lady's health began to decline. She had type 2 diabetes... and had not received adequate treatment, so her health began to deteriorate more and more until... until that happened. Raúl told him all of this, who in the end went to see his wife Rosaura to comfort her because she was very close to Giuliana.

An hour passed, and it was time to head to the general cemetery. Mat accompanied the family.

Once there, at the General Cemetery, while the other family members prepared to say their final goodbye to Giuliana, a priest arrived to begin the funeral ceremony. Tears streamed from the eyes of everyone present.

After the priest's words, some men came to give the lady her burial. They carried her and took her to her niche. The family followed them, with great sorrow in their hearts. In the end, they placed her in her final earthly resting place. Those who were most distraught were her brother and her son.

After the burial, Mr. Raúl approached Mat, along with some other family members, including his parents, to thank him, as without him they wouldn’t have been able to afford the burial. But...

“I’m sorry...” Mat said, looking very sad...

“Boy, don’t be like that,” the mother said. “She is resting now. She was suffering a lot, but now she is at peace, with the Lord.”

“...” Mat.

“She's right, young man,” Raúl said. “There’s nothing that can be done anymore... But life goes on; we must move forward.”

“That's right,” the father said. “But let me thank you for helping us. We barely know each other, and yet you helped us enormously. Without you, we wouldn’t have been able to pay for all this. Thank you very much, young man.”

“You're welcome...”

“If only I had arrived earlier...” he thought.

In the end, he said goodbye to all of them and returned to the hotel.

Samantha was very worried about him and scolded him when he arrived. Mat didn’t tell her what he had done during the day.