Chapter 232 Meeting Between Two Races Plus One, Part I
I received a bag containing multiple documents from Jillietta-san, who is Failroud-san's junior and belongs to the Dragonkin's security department. In return, I handed over some materials to her.
"Yeah, thanks. Then, this is the data our vassals gathered. It's all compiled, so could you pass it on to Alverate-san? And also, please let him know that we'll have another meeting after lunch."
Alverate-san refers to Count-san, the Head of Security.
"Yes... I understand."
Whoa, it's like I'm nailed to the blueprint. ...Well, that's to be expected. It's information about the top of the unknown mountain, after all.
"Hey, hey, let's take a break and read this somewhere else."
"Yeah, okay. I'll let him know."
I slightly stiffened my expression. Jillietta-san probably understood.
"By the way, I'd like to ask Alverate-san something."
"Yes?"
"I heard that 11 women were kidnapped from here."
"Yes."
"But we only found 5 of them. We did find the princess-like woman with thin purple horns, so that makes 6. It doesn't seem like they're being held in a different building. Maybe they were taken to a different location."
"Yes..."
"So, it might be a tough story, a tough job, but I'd like you to investigate the backgrounds of the kidnapped women and the attributes they possessed."
"Okay, I understand."
"Then, I'll head to the shrine. Can you thank him for the materials?"
"Yes."
After that, I arrived at the shrine. It feels like I managed to slip in just before the treatment started. Maya-chan is being carried by the small kids and floating in mid-air. She looks like she's having fun. Don't fall, okay? Even if you do, we'll somehow manage.
"Good morning, Master."
"Yeah, good morning, Jag-san. Did you read this? Ah, before that..."
I was about to hand Jag-san, who was sitting in the treatment room, the report I got from the security department, but I heard something.
"What is it?"
"I'm sorry to bring up a painful topic, but it's about your late niece..."
"It's okay. I've come to terms with it to some extent since that day."
Yeah, he killed Bergalide, after all. Maybe that method will be necessary again in the future.
"Did she have holy attributes?"
"Yes, she did. She was also decided to serve at the shrine."
"Figures... Ah, yes..."
I have a meeting at the security department in the afternoon, and Jag-san will be attending too. But I only told him the necessary parts.
"So that's how it was... I see. I have a report that everyone had holy attributes. I suppose that's how it was..."
Even Jag-san, who's usually carefree, couldn't help but be serious, especially since the Her Highness was still alive.
"So, what about Her Highness the princess... Sorry, Maya-chan, but can you come here for a bit?"
"Okay."
"Jag-san, can I use your private room?"
"Yes, Master."
Maya-chan and I followed Jag-san to his private room, which was also the head of the shrine department's room.
"Berberi-san, Neta-san, can you keep watch outside?"
"Understood."
"Got it."
"Brother, Ber-san is Maya's..."
"Yes, yes. Sorry about that. 'Mana Recover' spell, okay? Maya-chan, can you put up a barrier?"
I cast the 'Mana Recover' spell on Maya-chan. I'll cast it again after the treatment, but it's better to be safe than sorry.
"Actually, I knew it. Then, 'Air Wall'. Oh, it doesn't decrease at all."
The 'Air Wall' spell consumes a lot of mana, which is why she could only make phone calls at night back then.
"So, what's this, Master?"
"Jag-san, this way, no one outside can hear us."
The wall looks warped. This must be the effect.
"This is the magic where Maya-sama was used before, right?"
"Yeah. Sorry, Jag-san. We can't let outsiders know about our lord's business (Mylavirna)."
"Of course."
"So, Ensgard's lord was dead once, as we discussed before..."
"Yes. It's certain, due to overusing holy attribute magic, right..."
"Yeah. Holy attribute purification, like Maya-chan..."
"I see."
"It seems that Oso (Dreadful element) poison is absorbed by her, recognized as a purification target, and then the effect is triggered..."
"...Yes."
"So, like what happened to the radish earlier, with magic... I think that's because Oso poison removal."
"I see, that's probably true."
"The women who died, as far as I've seen, were made to absorb Oso poison to the limit, weakened, and died. We can't deny that possibility..."
"Yes. What Master says might be true."
"Then, Her Highness of the Dragonkin, who also uses holy attribute magic, has been doing purification activities for a long time. This might sound strange, but how is she still alive?"
Maya-chan is nodding too. She's also a holy attribute holder and saw what happened to Mylavirna-san.
"Her Highness has..."
""Yeah?""
"Just between us, but she also has the 'Healing Attribute'."
""What?!""
"Her 'Holy Attribute' is at level 3, and 'Healing Attribute' has reached level 2, I believe."
""What?!?""
What's that? As someone from this side, that's incredibly high, right? Even Jag-san only just reached level 3.
"She was born with a rich amount of mana and has continued purification activities for many years..."
"I see, so does Your Highness know how to use 'Detoxify (antidote spell)' for Oso poison treatment?"
"That's beyond my understanding."
"Hmm, so maybe it's medicine?"
"That's for sure. Although it's extremely painful, there's a secret medicine called 'Antidote Honey' that can slightly alleviate Oso poison. It was being misused..."
So, that's how it is. This Arlheave is surprisingly advanced in medicine, and mana honey has medicinal properties too. And Jag-san was like a junkie, after all.
"So, she drinks that and ease her own pain... wait, maybe..."
She's currently a prisoner, but why is she somehow managing...?
"Yeah, brother. Maybe Her Highness has a 'Space Attribute' or something?"
Maya-chan has the same idea.
"Yes, that's correct, Master and Maya-sama."
"No way, that's cheating! That means she's coming to Ensgard for trade too!"
"That's a major cheat!"
Still, even if she gives the kidnapped people the antidote honey, I don't know if they can withstand the intense pain. But she's the only one who can treat them, and Her Highness must be having a tough time, I suppose.
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