Proof of conspiracy (Part 2)
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“By the way, Princess Concedia, how is your mother, that is, the queen consort of the dwarf king?”
“My mother… passed away three years ago.”
“Did she pass away soon after the appearance of Rekornai?”
“T-that was just a coincidence.”
“Once the queen consort fell ill. Despite trying various recovery magic and medicine, she couldn’t recover. Then, Rekornai brought medicine. When she tried it, her condition improved dramatically, as if it were a lie. Isn’t that right?”
“…”
“However, after a while, her condition worsened again. And then, Rekornai brought another medicine, and she was cured. But after a while, her condition worsened again. Wasn’t it a repeating pattern?”
“W-well, my mother had poor health to begin with…”
“To tell the truth, that medicine is a drug that amplifies bodily illness. Moreover, it is a poison with a paralyzing effect that prevents pain and suffering for a certain period of time.”
“Lord Basam!”
“What kind of illness did the queen consort eventually pass away from?”
“T-the queen suffered from various illnesses that made it impossible to treat.”
“Father!”
“King, Princess Concedia, how long does the average dwarf live?”
“Generally, they live to be around 200 years old.”
“Rekornai’s purpose was to annihilate the dwarf race. Using poison is an effective way to bury many dwarves at once. However, dwarves live a long time, which means they have a strong life force. That’s why Rekornai used the queen consort. They gave her some kind of drug to make her sick and then gave her a fake recovery medicine, which was actually poison. They were thus testing the effectiveness of the poison. In other words, the queen consort was used as an experiment.”
“That’s ridiculous…”
“Moreover, I’ve heard that female dwarves tend to live longer. If the poison that affected the queen consort works, it can be assumed to work on all dwarves.”
Princess Concedia was stunned. She took out a carefully wrapped paper package from her pocket with trembling hands. When she opened it, several black pills appeared.
“Could it be that the medicine that Doctor and Utonica gave me was the poison that killed my mother…?”
“Yes, I believe there’s no mistake.”
“Perhaps Utonica was the one who nursed the queen consort. She pretended to take care of her while observing the effects of the poison. The queen consort, who was unaware of this, thanked Utonica every day and expressed her gratitude. However, that scum was laughing in her heart.”
“Could it be…”
“Princess Concedia was chosen as the final experiment for the poison they created. Fortunately, the princess did not fall ill with an unknown cause like other members of the royal family. If young female dwarves fell ill and died quickly, their poison would have been completed. Other dwarves can undoubtedly be killed. That’s why when the princess was attacked by a unicorn in the forest, she was stabbed in the thigh, not the chest. They probably planned to heal the wound immediately and then give her medicine, calling it an antibiotic or something.”
“That’s a lie… it can’t be true…”
“I understand how you feel. But it’s the truth. You probably won’t accept it. So I want to conduct an experiment here.”
I ordered Ferris to teleport one of Rekornai’s subordinates. She disappeared suddenly, and after a while, appeared with a black rabbit beastman. The king and the princess couldn’t hide their surprise.
“Please forgive my rudeness. This is the teleportation technique used by all Pousehai. It’s easy to use once you understand the formula. Princess Concedia, you had also been teleported using this.”
We used the technique to teleport the princess from the Imperial Capital’s mansion, where she was about to collapse due to anemia, to Niza while she was sleeping under a spell.
“When I woke up in the royal palace, was that what it was all about?”
“Now, princess Concedia, do you recognize this black rabbit?”
“This person is Rihannmeru-san, who was researching under Dr. Rekornai.”
“Well, Rihannmeru. You look pale. I think you might be sick. I’ve been told that Concedia-sama will give you medicine. Please accept it gratefully. Concedia-sama, please give this person the medicine from earlier.”
The princess took out a black pill and handed it to Rihannmeru. The moment he saw the medicine, Rihannmeru’s body moved for a moment. Then, the hand of Concedia-sama, who was giving him the medicine, was also trembling.
“Drink it right now.”
“Well…that’s…I’m not sick or anything…”
“Is this a poisonous medicine?”
“N-No! It’s definitely not poison…”
“Then you should be able to drink it. If you have any side effects, I’ll heal you with recovery magic. Drink it.”
“Ugh…no…!”
“Drink it!”
I forcefully took the medicine from his hand and pushed it into his mouth.
“Ugh! Gah! Nooo!”
He immediately vomited out the medicine.
“Is it really a poisonous medicine?”
I carefully wrapped the vomited pill in cloth.
“Just in case, I’ll have my wife appraise it. Mei, please examine this medicine. Maybe it would be better if someone from the dwarves were also present.”
“I’ll examine this medicine.”
“I’m counting on you.”
The dwarf king was looking up at the ceiling with his eyes closed. Princess Concedia was in a state of shock.
“What foolishness. To hire the ones who killed my wife and almost had my daughter killed…haha, hahaha…”
The dry laughter of the dwarf king echoed in the room. Eventually, his laughter turned into crying.
Later, Mei proved that the medicine the princess had was poisonous. Under the supervision of Prime Minister Yuri, who had just returned, they gave the medicine to a thief who happened to be locked up in the underground dungeon, and he died instantly.
In the forest, the Pousehai who had been restrained by my barrier were all restrained while Mei was conducting experiments. It was quite difficult to cast a barrier on each of the approximately 40 Pousehai and prevent them from using teleportation and thought projection. In addition, all those who had the self-destruct skill had their skills taken away.
Thanks to Mei’s medicine, all the members of the royal family who had been poisoned were able to recover safely. The princess also drank the medicine and vomited out all the poison, but since then, she has not appeared in front of us. The Deer God also returned to the forest barrier soon after. However, he is always willing to meet with us. If we have time, let’s bring an offering to that big tree.
After the Pousehai poison experiment, Mei immediately investigated the river water and found that it was heavily contaminated. The dwarf king immediately issued a ban on the use of river water.
Mei immediately developed a chemical to detoxify the river’s water. According to Mei, water quality would not improve immediately, but at least the toxins would be neutralized. All they could do now was wait for the river to naturally purify itself.
After the dwarf king’s condition stabilized and his complexion returned to normal, they finally began to discuss countermeasures in earnest.
The biggest problem was soil contamination. We considered using rainwater to soak the soil and remove the pollutants, like with Krumfar, but this poison was apparently not so simple. After Mei conducted various investigations, we decided to implement two strategies.
The first strategy was to have Mei and Fairy work together to reclaim farmland that had been used up to this point.
It was discovered that the dust produced from the wings of fairies can neutralize toxins on farmland. While Mei and I were talking in the mansion, the fairy flapped her wings and dropped the dust, asking, “Is this what you’re looking for?” When Mei examined it, it was confirmed that it contained components that could neutralize toxins. Her genius mind produced a medicine to enhance the effectiveness of the dust.
The original farmland was not heavily contaminated, so Mei and the fairy could manage it. However, the problem was the newly developed farmland. Its contamination was severe, and the palace’s fields were also affected. As for the palace, the plan was to abandon cultivation immediately and build some kind of structure. For the vast farmland that remained, we decided to use brute force to solve the problem.
In other words, the strategy was to pile up soil on top of the existing land and trap the contaminated soil within it. Fortunately, Niza was a mountainous country, so we would cut into the mountainside and use that soil for the fill. With the help of my earth magic and hiring dwarves and other adventurers, we began to implement the plan. The expected future food shortage would be supported mainly by the Hideita Empire, and Niza was able to see the prospect of recovery.
However, both Mei and I still could not leave Niza. We continued to commute from the mansion to the palace and the work site every day. By the way, only the Dwarf King, Princess Concedia, and the Yuri Prime Minister knew about my teleportation magic. Actually, I was using my teleportation barrier to move around, but for now, I kept it a secret. I probably didn’t want to cause a stir in society for no reason.
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It had been two months since we first visited Niza. Finally, the reconstruction plan was more or less settled, and we were about to start working on it when Mei and I were summoned by the Dwarf King.
“Dwarf King, how are you feeling?”
“I am not yet able to stand, but my mood is much better than before.”
“That’s good to hear. So, what is the matter? I also have a request for you, Dwarf King, so this is perfect timing.”
“Oh, my matter is nothing important. It’s just a request that is similar to a favor. The request from Viscount Basam is much more important. Whatever it is, please tell me.”
“Sorry, it’s extremely difficult for me to say this…”
“You don’t need to hold back. Please tell me. If there’s anything I can do, I won’t hesitate to help.”
Upon hearing his reassuring words, I felt re-energized. I took a deep breath and looked straight at the Dwarf King.
“What I’m going to ask is nothing else but this. Can you give me the 40 Pousehai from your jail to serve under me?”
The tense atmosphere was so thick that it made one forget the early summer heat.
Proof of conspiracy (Part 2)
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“By the way, Princess Concedia, how is your mother, that is, the queen consort of the dwarf king?”
“My mother… passed away three years ago.”
“Did she pass away soon after the appearance of Rekornai?”
“T-that was just a coincidence.”
“Once the queen consort fell ill. Despite trying various recovery magic and medicine, she couldn’t recover. Then, Rekornai brought medicine. When she tried it, her condition improved dramatically, as if it were a lie. Isn’t that right?”
“…”
“However, after a while, her condition worsened again. And then, Rekornai brought another medicine, and she was cured. But after a while, her condition worsened again. Wasn’t it a repeating pattern?”
“W-well, my mother had poor health to begin with…”
“To tell the truth, that medicine is a drug that amplifies bodily illness. Moreover, it is a poison with a paralyzing effect that prevents pain and suffering for a certain period of time.”
“Lord Basam!”
“What kind of illness did the queen consort eventually pass away from?”
“T-the queen suffered from various illnesses that made it impossible to treat.”
“Father!”
“King, Princess Concedia, how long does the average dwarf live?”
“Generally, they live to be around 200 years old.”
“Rekornai’s purpose was to annihilate the dwarf race. Using poison is an effective way to bury many dwarves at once. However, dwarves live a long time, which means they have a strong life force. That’s why Rekornai used the queen consort. They gave her some kind of drug to make her sick and then gave her a fake recovery medicine, which was actually poison. They were thus testing the effectiveness of the poison. In other words, the queen consort was used as an experiment.”
“That’s ridiculous…”
“Moreover, I’ve heard that female dwarves tend to live longer. If the poison that affected the queen consort works, it can be assumed to work on all dwarves.”
Princess Concedia was stunned. She took out a carefully wrapped paper package from her pocket with trembling hands. When she opened it, several black pills appeared.
“Could it be that the medicine that Doctor and Utonica gave me was the poison that killed my mother…?”
“Yes, I believe there’s no mistake.”
“Perhaps Utonica was the one who nursed the queen consort. She pretended to take care of her while observing the effects of the poison. The queen consort, who was unaware of this, thanked Utonica every day and expressed her gratitude. However, that scum was laughing in her heart.”
“Could it be…”
“Princess Concedia was chosen as the final experiment for the poison they created. Fortunately, the princess did not fall ill with an unknown cause like other members of the royal family. If young female dwarves fell ill and died quickly, their poison would have been completed. Other dwarves can undoubtedly be killed. That’s why when the princess was attacked by a unicorn in the forest, she was stabbed in the thigh, not the chest. They probably planned to heal the wound immediately and then give her medicine, calling it an antibiotic or something.”
“That’s a lie… it can’t be true…”
“I understand how you feel. But it’s the truth. You probably won’t accept it. So I want to conduct an experiment here.”
I ordered Ferris to teleport one of Rekornai’s subordinates. She disappeared suddenly, and after a while, appeared with a black rabbit beastman. The king and the princess couldn’t hide their surprise.
“Please forgive my rudeness. This is the teleportation technique used by all Pousehai. It’s easy to use once you understand the formula. Princess Concedia, you had also been teleported using this.”
We used the technique to teleport the princess from the Imperial Capital’s mansion, where she was about to collapse due to anemia, to Niza while she was sleeping under a spell.
“When I woke up in the royal palace, was that what it was all about?”
“Now, princess Concedia, do you recognize this black rabbit?”
“This person is Rihannmeru-san, who was researching under Dr. Rekornai.”
“Well, Rihannmeru. You look pale. I think you might be sick. I’ve been told that Concedia-sama will give you medicine. Please accept it gratefully. Concedia-sama, please give this person the medicine from earlier.”
The princess took out a black pill and handed it to Rihannmeru. The moment he saw the medicine, Rihannmeru’s body moved for a moment. Then, the hand of Concedia-sama, who was giving him the medicine, was also trembling.
“Drink it right now.”
“Well…that’s…I’m not sick or anything…”
“Is this a poisonous medicine?”
“N-No! It’s definitely not poison…”
“Then you should be able to drink it. If you have any side effects, I’ll heal you with recovery magic. Drink it.”
“Ugh…no…!”
“Drink it!”
I forcefully took the medicine from his hand and pushed it into his mouth.
“Ugh! Gah! Nooo!”
He immediately vomited out the medicine.
“Is it really a poisonous medicine?”
I carefully wrapped the vomited pill in cloth.
“Just in case, I’ll have my wife appraise it. Mei, please examine this medicine. Maybe it would be better if someone from the dwarves were also present.”
“I’ll examine this medicine.”
“I’m counting on you.”
The dwarf king was looking up at the ceiling with his eyes closed. Princess Concedia was in a state of shock.
“What foolishness. To hire the ones who killed my wife and almost had my daughter killed…haha, hahaha…”
The dry laughter of the dwarf king echoed in the room. Eventually, his laughter turned into crying.
Later, Mei proved that the medicine the princess had was poisonous. Under the supervision of Prime Minister Yuri, who had just returned, they gave the medicine to a thief who happened to be locked up in the underground dungeon, and he died instantly.
In the forest, the Pousehai who had been restrained by my barrier were all restrained while Mei was conducting experiments. It was quite difficult to cast a barrier on each of the approximately 40 Pousehai and prevent them from using teleportation and thought projection. In addition, all those who had the self-destruct skill had their skills taken away.
Thanks to Mei’s medicine, all the members of the royal family who had been poisoned were able to recover safely. The princess also drank the medicine and vomited out all the poison, but since then, she has not appeared in front of us. The Deer God also returned to the forest barrier soon after. However, he is always willing to meet with us. If we have time, let’s bring an offering to that big tree.
After the Pousehai poison experiment, Mei immediately investigated the river water and found that it was heavily contaminated. The dwarf king immediately issued a ban on the use of river water.
Mei immediately developed a chemical to detoxify the river’s water. According to Mei, water quality would not improve immediately, but at least the toxins would be neutralized. All they could do now was wait for the river to naturally purify itself.
After the dwarf king’s condition stabilized and his complexion returned to normal, they finally began to discuss countermeasures in earnest.
The biggest problem was soil contamination. We considered using rainwater to soak the soil and remove the pollutants, like with Krumfar, but this poison was apparently not so simple. After Mei conducted various investigations, we decided to implement two strategies.
The first strategy was to have Mei and Fairy work together to reclaim farmland that had been used up to this point.
It was discovered that the dust produced from the wings of fairies can neutralize toxins on farmland. While Mei and I were talking in the mansion, the fairy flapped her wings and dropped the dust, asking, “Is this what you’re looking for?” When Mei examined it, it was confirmed that it contained components that could neutralize toxins. Her genius mind produced a medicine to enhance the effectiveness of the dust.
The original farmland was not heavily contaminated, so Mei and the fairy could manage it. However, the problem was the newly developed farmland. Its contamination was severe, and the palace’s fields were also affected. As for the palace, the plan was to abandon cultivation immediately and build some kind of structure. For the vast farmland that remained, we decided to use brute force to solve the problem.
In other words, the strategy was to pile up soil on top of the existing land and trap the contaminated soil within it. Fortunately, Niza was a mountainous country, so we would cut into the mountainside and use that soil for the fill. With the help of my earth magic and hiring dwarves and other adventurers, we began to implement the plan. The expected future food shortage would be supported mainly by the Hideita Empire, and Niza was able to see the prospect of recovery.
However, both Mei and I still could not leave Niza. We continued to commute from the mansion to the palace and the work site every day. By the way, only the Dwarf King, Princess Concedia, and the Yuri Prime Minister knew about my teleportation magic. Actually, I was using my teleportation barrier to move around, but for now, I kept it a secret. I probably didn’t want to cause a stir in society for no reason.
—————–
It had been two months since we first visited Niza. Finally, the reconstruction plan was more or less settled, and we were about to start working on it when Mei and I were summoned by the Dwarf King.
“Dwarf King, how are you feeling?”
“I am not yet able to stand, but my mood is much better than before.”
“That’s good to hear. So, what is the matter? I also have a request for you, Dwarf King, so this is perfect timing.”
“Oh, my matter is nothing important. It’s just a request that is similar to a favor. The request from Viscount Basam is much more important. Whatever it is, please tell me.”
“Sorry, it’s extremely difficult for me to say this…”
“You don’t need to hold back. Please tell me. If there’s anything I can do, I won’t hesitate to help.”
Upon hearing his reassuring words, I felt re-energized. I took a deep breath and looked straight at the Dwarf King.
“What I’m going to ask is nothing else but this. Can you give me the 40 Pousehai from your jail to serve under me?”
The tense atmosphere was so thick that it made one forget the early summer heat.
