Chapter 29
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Chapter 7. That's Too Much (3)
Of course, the class was canceled, and I spent the day quietly at home.
Even without taking classes from the Academician, my day was quite busy.
Exercising with Maria, learning the piano with Leon and Ian, and doing the mountain of homework given by the devilish Academician, before I knew it, the sun had set.
Hoo, even I thought it was a fulfilling day.
If I were writing a diary, I'd have to give myself a self-praise stamp. I was a complete model student!
In fact, I felt very proud that I did all these things, which I could have avoided if I had stubbornly refused.
"Shana, you're very quiet today."
"Ella, I've always been good."
"Oh, really...?"
"Of course! I'm a good girl!"
Take this, sparkling eyes attack. The eyes of a virtuous model student.
"Ah, I see...."
Ella smiled kindly and pulled the blanket up to my neck. She was kind, but she never affirmed that I was good. What. Why. What. Why so cold.
"Good night, Ella."
"Sweet dreams, our one and only young lady."
Ella gave me a goodnight kiss on my forehead. It must be because my parents are absent, and there's no one to give me a goodnight kiss tonight.
How long had it been since Ella left the room? I thinly spread the Clay that filled the room. Ella, Maria, and Bailey are strangely sensitive, so slowly, carefully.
I hadn't just studied this world for four years.
I had discovered that Healing Clay could be solidified, so the ways to use it were endless.
It can be solidified, but it disappears if it's more than a certain distance away from my body, and it becomes harder as the concentration increases. Conversely, if I adjust the concentration of the Clay to be thinner than slime, thinner than water, it floats lightly like smoke.
'It took a long time to be able to make the subtle adjustments to make it into smoke.'
But this smoke has almost no healing effect. Instead, even the most sensitive Bailey doesn't notice it.
The Clay reacts to abnormal conditions, whether it's illness or injury, and abnormal conditions include 'fatigue.'
If you over-treat it all at once, the body becomes so comfortable that you fall asleep like someone who has had a massage.
'If only I could use magic, one shot with sleep magic would do it.'
I wouldn't have to go through the troublesome method of approaching the Clay made into smoke and changing the surrounding concentration in one go. Sob sob. This was all my karma for not having anything other than this ability. It's cumbersome, insignificant, and healthy.
Even the means of putting people to sleep is so peaceful. Relieving fatigue and making them fall asleep because they're comfortable. It's really harmless.
I can't use magic, I'm short, my stamina is weak...
Perhaps because there are so many talented people around me, I often feel relatively deprived. I wanted to shoot magic and swing a sword aura too.
They say if your head is bad, your body suffers, but if your body is bad, your body suffers and your head suffers.
"Let's go, Evelyn."
"You're really amazing, Shana!"
"Oh, it's nothing..."
"You knocked down Ella, Maria, and Bailey all at once...!"
Putting them to sleep comfortably is counted as knocking them down... Evelyn is always generous with her scores for me.
"It's nothing. Let's go quickly!"
"Yes!"
I felt sorry for the people around me for trying to figure out this usage.
For example, erasing Ella's old scars, solving Maria's menstrual cramps, or eliminating Bailey's nervous headaches.
I think it's okay because it's good not to be in pain. Maybe.
'What do you call treatment without consent? Violent treatment...?'
Not violence, but coercion...?
I felt even more sorry, especially for Bailey, because I did so many things without asking.
When I couldn't move inside the mansion, I was curious about how far the Clay would go if it was separated from me, so I secretly attached it when Bailey went to meet Ayl.
I later heard that Bailey went to meet Ayl because he was sick, but what was the name of the disease? Was it a cold...? Bailey doesn't talk about his son very much, so I don't know.
Old scars, menstrual cramps, headaches, colds... When I put them together, it looks like a collection of minor illnesses, but minor illnesses are also illnesses. So it won't be a bad thing. Maybe.
'But let's not get caught... I feel like I'll get scolded...'
Somehow, I often get scolded even when I do good things. Especially Bailey, he's scary when he's angry.
"It's my first time sneaking out, our house is so big..."
I haven't even left the house yet, but my desire to do bad things has already been broken. I thought my legs had gotten a lot longer since I was 7 years old, but apparently not.
I wanted a bicycle. These damn short legs! Raven, Leon, and Ian are already flying around!
"Then shall I give you a ride?"
"......? Not piggyback?"
Instead of answering, Evelyn smiled and transformed into a large black dog. It was so big that it easily surpassed my height. Wow, damn.
"Woof!"
Dog awesome.
***
Evelyn was also very fast on her feet.
She's the best as expected. Awesome. Lovely. As I clung to her back and buried my cheek in her glossy fur, I had already left the mansion and arrived in a dark alley in an instant. It felt like fur was getting into my nostrils every time she breathed, but it was still good.
Evelyn occasionally stopped and sniffed.
'It's a little... strange that such a pretty girl is smelling a boy and chasing after him.'
A little, it was. Later, if Raven asks how I found him, I'll have to gloss over it. I thought he would be shocked if he knew that he had a smell that could be smelled from afar, even though I didn't know what kind of smell it was.
'I should give him soap as a gift...'
I arrived at Raven's temporary accommodation in an instant and got off Evelyn's back.
"Shana?!"
"Hello, Hugh!"
"Sh, Sh, why is Shana here? Am I finally sick and hallucinating?!"
Hugh turned pale and started trembling.
"There's no way Shana, Wentworth's young lady, would be alone on this street, especially at this late hour...! This is a dream. I'm dreaming with my eyes open...!"
"I came with Evelyn."
Hugh is good in many ways, but he has a strong tendency to escape reality.
"Ah, if it's spread to me, it must have already spread to young Raven!"
"Hugh? Is Raven inside?"
"That's why I told you not to come to dangerous streets in person!"
"......"
"His Highness doesn't listen to me at all..."
There's no use in saying this. I grabbed Evelyn's elbow, who had turned into a human, and passed Hugh and headed inside. It seemed like they had hurriedly cleaned up an empty building, and the entrance was guarded by an Imperial Knight. Fortunately, I knew him.
"Shana, how did you get here? There's no way the Duke would have allowed it."
"Can you keep it a secret?"
"I will contact the Duke's family."
"A bribe..."
"It doesn't work."
The Imperial Knights who are friends with my father are all incorruptible people who don't accept bribes. The future of this country is bright. Your healthy smile is refreshing.
In this case, I had to quickly take care of things and go back. I threw open Raven's bedroom without knocking and shouted.
"Come hither!"
"Go away."
Ah, awkward.
Raven was sitting leisurely on the sofa, reading a book, even though it was time for a good child to be in bed. Acting elegant at the age of 12.
"Aren't you asleep?"
"I thought you'd come."
"Ian said that too, do you guys have divine powers?"
What if you have divine powers in this world? There are no shamans, so you can't receive a divine descent. Can divine sickness be treated like an illness or injury? No, this is not the time to get lost in other thoughts.
"Raven, are you really crazy?"
"What did I do?"
"Even if you're a prince, how can a child come to a place where disease is spreading?!"
"...Aren't you forgetting that you're 7 years old?"
"I'm fine. Do you think the disease will avoid you because you're a prince? In the first place, what will be solved by you coming when an epidemic is spreading? You should send an expert! How can you not take care of your body?"
You safety-blind person.
"You mean send a priest or a Healing magic?"
"You know it well!"
"How long will it take to receive support, and how long will it take to select them?"
Raven said, closing the book.
"Do you think those heavy-assed people who only know how to cherish their bodies will risk doing business that doesn't make money?"
"......"
This 12-year-old is too pessimistic.
"So you came directly? What will change if you come? You're smart, but you can't use Healing magic either. It's said that diseases can't be cured with magic, but still."
Carrot (smart but) and stick (can't use Healing magic) tactics.
"The Imperial Magician will come with me to protect me."
"......"
"The Temple can't stay still when the young Crown Prince is visiting in person. The nobles will be too embarrassed to stay still, right? Haha. If they're embarrassed, they'll at least give money, right?"
"......"
"If I really get sick, the pharmacists will desperately make medicine to save me. Then it'll be solved."
"Hey, you crazy bastard..."
"Is there a faster solution than this?"
Losing if you think there isn't.
"Besides, Father entrusted me with the epidemic, but he doesn't really intend to save anyone. It's always been like that. When winter comes, disease spreads in poor streets, and the areas where sick people live are isolated, but it's not worth investing expensive manpower. In the first place, neither magic nor Divine power can cure epidemics. Fundamentally, the disease can't be caught, and the only things that are effective are temporary fevers, coughs, and wounds. It's a calculation that investing high-quality manpower in a short-sighted show is a waste."
How old is he... He keeps making me forget. I wish he would tell me honestly. How many lifetimes are you on?
"Duke Algren recommended me for that reason. It might be good to temporarily package me as a Crown Prince who cares about the people, but it's something that will eventually fail. He wants me to get cursed. Well, if I had a lot of time, I'd rather get cursed, but I wouldn't do such a troublesome thing."
"You have a lot of time..."
"I have to take classes. I can't take classes with you soon when I go to the dormitory, so you want me to keep holding on to something that may not be resolved? I have to solve this quickly to take classes again."
I lost my words. So, you came to a place where there is no medicine for the epidemic because you didn't want to lose the time to take classes with me? I knew it, but this...
'He's an amazing crazy bastard.'
I remembered Ian's crazy smile when he hit his head with a block before. Are there only crazy people around me?
They say birds of a feather flock together, so maybe if others see me...? Oh, no.
"Are they making medicine?"
"They're probably pretending to. Isolating and pretending to find a way is the cheapest way to end it, so they won't rush it. When the medicine is made, they'll pretend to save people, or they'll collect it all and burn it."
"Burn it? What?"
Raven stared at me.
The back of my neck felt cold. Silence told me the more accurate answer than words.
That's too much!
