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*******
When Eristella finally arrived at the scene, she found the situation to be more organized than she had imagined.
“It’s not a contagious disease, but we’re maintaining quarantine because it would be faster to investigate separately.”
By separating the people according to their symptoms, a system was created, which made management easier.
“The first zone is for people with milder conditions. And the second is where the critically ill are gathered.”
While guided, Eristella turned to Leighton and Oliver.
“You two can help out in the first area. It should be doable since its mild symptoms.”
“Yes. I will work hard!”
Leighton and Oliver’s enthusiasm were somewhat reassuring.
“Get plenty of rest. It’s good to be motivated, but there’s nothing more stupid than harming your body.”
Eristella called after the strong backs of the two children.
It was obvious that if she didn’t explicitly say so, they would foolishly overdo it by saying, ‘Let’s rest later.’
Eristella started moving again with the party.
“Now that this has occurred, we need to be more thorough and certain in collecting the items.”
“That’s the problem.”
“…Why?”
Her steps stopped as she asked.
“People know there’s a problem, but they’re still hiding it.”
Even though the commoners trembled in fear at the fact that the items contained black magic stones, they were unable to cut it off.
It wasn’t until they couldn’t hide their symptoms anymore that they confessed.
It was different from the nobles who bought fashionable items just for a moment’s pleasure.
“It’s even said that the items are secretly traded at a high price because they are no longer publicly available.”
“…Ha.”
A deep sigh came out. It was infuriating.
Eristella’s lips parted slowly.
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“How regrettable and thoughtless.”
But she couldn’t entirely fault them. As she knew why they did so.
The daily life in front of them was heavier than the fear of what would happen someday.
“It would be difficult to see an effect simply by warning of the danger.”
Heinricion also penetrated the heart of the matter.
“Until now, only high-status wizards or nobles could enjoy items powered by magic stones.”
“Others must have needs too.”
It was taken for granted that society had exclusions. Having enjoyed that convenience for the first time, it would have been difficult to give it up.
The real solution would be for the people to not need the stuff.
“We have to come up with a replacement.”
Then, naturally, Diaclen’s items would disappear.
“But the problem is that it’s not possible all at once.”
“From research to safety review and cost issues, it will inevitably take time.”
That was a real issue.
So, they had to find an immediate stopgap measure.
“Let’s check the people’s condition first.”
The remaining areas were the second and third zones.
The four informants would move between zones and support wherever the need was greater.
“I’ll go to the third. Heinricion, please go to the second…”
“Eristella.”
“Huh? You’re not telling me to go to the second zone, are you? I’m not ignoring your advice, I’m just…”
It was a time when Eristella was eagerly making excuses for fear of being caught by Heinricion.
“Who’s telling you where to go?”
Heinricion casually said.
“Instead, don’t overdo it. Just like what you told Leighton, take a break from time to time.”
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He was saying all this because he was afraid that she would forget the state of her own body.
A bashful laugh escaped Eristella’s lips. She then turned around with a big nod as if telling him not to worry.
As she entered the third zone, she saw it.
The people were seriously ill, but their conditions were all different.
Some were paralyzed and dying like rotten trees, others were having seizures.
While monitoring the condition of some patients and taking steps to alleviate their symptoms, Eristella said,
“From the moment you get treatment and leave here, you can’t touch those things again.”
As she healed, she sternly warned.
“If you come back again, I won’t cure you.”
This happened because many of them did not cooperate with the recovery of the goods and secretly used them.
If she didn’t cut it like this, something similar could happen again and again.
“Yes. Never… I won’t do that again. Never…”
With lingering regrets, they promised. Hopefully, they will keep their word.
*******
Eristella and Heinricion went to the temporary treatment center every day to see the people with severe side effects.
But the more they did, the more serious they realized the situation was.
“There are way too many people who have used those items. And there were many more items than expected, it seemed like there were various types.”
They had investigated the business of the Viscounty of Diaclen, but they had no idea it was this large.
The time when the items started circulating was long before the sale of glass spheres and other ornamental items to the nobility.
“Rather, I think that dealing with nobles was camouflage.”
—This is the actual target.
Eristella kept imagining the scene of Declan laughing at her while saying that.
“Compared to the noisy aristocrats, the problems of the commoners proceed quietly.”
“…In other words, it’s also the most suitable for spreading.”
Heinricion and Eristella’s eyes met at the same time.
It seemed that they had taken the wrong direction from the beginning.
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Declen’s real purpose might have been for black magic to spread beyond control, rather than to try to do something by expanding his circle in the social world.
It was when Eristella was deeply troubled.
There was a loud noise outside. Besides, it didn’t die down. It got louder and louder.
*******
When Eristella and Heinricion came out, they saw a disturbance unfolding in front of the first area.
“What’s the matter?”
“There’s a fight between Leighton and a patient. Leighton says the patient is suspicious.”
In the middle of the chaos, Eugene came and explained what was going on.
Brick and Jake interrupted the scene of the fight.
“Leighton?”
There was no worse combination for Leighton to fight.
As Eristella and Heinricion approached, puzzled, Leighton, who had spotted the two just in time, exclaimed.
“Uncle! Your Highness the Princess! This guy has been here before. And I’ve treated him…”
Leighton shouted as he glared fiercely at his opponent.
‘It seems he used the item again after recovering.’
Right when Eristella was about to step in and try to sort things out, Leighton added,
“And a few minutes ago, he told the patient next to him that he knew where to get the items. I heard it!”
“To get?”
Eristella’s voice was cold as she asked.
“He definitely said so! And I’m certain the last time I asked him, he said he had never used any of the items, but he still had the side effects.”
“Is it?”
This time, Eristella asked Eugene, who was next to her.
“I’m not sure about that. Back then, there were some cases that were omitted because we were investigating rather hastily.”
Eugene spoke with much embarrassment. This was why they were recently re-investigating the situation.
“I remember!”
“Leighton has a good memory. If he is this convinced, then this needs to be investigated.”
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Heinricion, who was watching the situation, stepped forward when Leighton insisted strongly.
Having seen Leighton since childhood, he knew the weight of those words better than anyone else.
“Then it seems that something very strange is going on.”
Looking around sharply, Eristella muttered lowly.
There must be more she hadn’t grasped.
*******
As soon as Eristella and Heinricion returned to the grand ducal residence, they sorted out all the circumstances.
Certainly, looking at the list of patients, the number was increasing.
Their initial thought was that there must have been a lot of people using the black magic items, but Leighton’s claims gave weight to the possibility that it might not be simply because of that. Thus, they must analyze it.
“Brick. Calculations are your specialty, right?”
“I’m not bad at it.”
Contrary to his appearance, Brick was surprisingly intelligent.
“Can you do the math? The number of items we initially expected and the actual number retrieved. Calculate how close the estimate is.”
“Okay.”
“Are you sure?”
“Sure I’m sure. I’ll do it right away.”
Brick smiled cheerfully.
Soon, the aides handed all the materials they had investigated so far over to Brick.
“By now, the people should be running out of stuff they owned.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes. You know that my calculations are hardly wrong.”
Eristella scanned the patients complaining of pain.
“But this situation is different, right?”
“Certainly.”
Heinricion agreed to Eristella’s question.
“Looks like something is spinning?”
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*******
When Eristella finally arrived at the scene, she found the situation to be more organized than she had imagined.
“It’s not a contagious disease, but we’re maintaining quarantine because it would be faster to investigate separately.”
By separating the people according to their symptoms, a system was created, which made management easier.
“The first zone is for people with milder conditions. And the second is where the critically ill are gathered.”
While guided, Eristella turned to Leighton and Oliver.
“You two can help out in the first area. It should be doable since its mild symptoms.”
“Yes. I will work hard!”
Leighton and Oliver’s enthusiasm were somewhat reassuring.
“Get plenty of rest. It’s good to be motivated, but there’s nothing more stupid than harming your body.”
Eristella called after the strong backs of the two children.
It was obvious that if she didn’t explicitly say so, they would foolishly overdo it by saying, ‘Let’s rest later.’
Eristella started moving again with the party.
“Now that this has occurred, we need to be more thorough and certain in collecting the items.”
“That’s the problem.”
“…Why?”
Her steps stopped as she asked.
“People know there’s a problem, but they’re still hiding it.”
Even though the commoners trembled in fear at the fact that the items contained black magic stones, they were unable to cut it off.
It wasn’t until they couldn’t hide their symptoms anymore that they confessed.
It was different from the nobles who bought fashionable items just for a moment’s pleasure.
“It’s even said that the items are secretly traded at a high price because they are no longer publicly available.”
“…Ha.”
A deep sigh came out. It was infuriating.
Eristella’s lips parted slowly.
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“How regrettable and thoughtless.”
But she couldn’t entirely fault them. As she knew why they did so.
The daily life in front of them was heavier than the fear of what would happen someday.
“It would be difficult to see an effect simply by warning of the danger.”
Heinricion also penetrated the heart of the matter.
“Until now, only high-status wizards or nobles could enjoy items powered by magic stones.”
“Others must have needs too.”
It was taken for granted that society had exclusions. Having enjoyed that convenience for the first time, it would have been difficult to give it up.
The real solution would be for the people to not need the stuff.
“We have to come up with a replacement.”
Then, naturally, Diaclen’s items would disappear.
“But the problem is that it’s not possible all at once.”
“From research to safety review and cost issues, it will inevitably take time.”
That was a real issue.
So, they had to find an immediate stopgap measure.
“Let’s check the people’s condition first.”
The remaining areas were the second and third zones.
The four informants would move between zones and support wherever the need was greater.
“I’ll go to the third. Heinricion, please go to the second…”
“Eristella.”
“Huh? You’re not telling me to go to the second zone, are you? I’m not ignoring your advice, I’m just…”
It was a time when Eristella was eagerly making excuses for fear of being caught by Heinricion.
“Who’s telling you where to go?”
Heinricion casually said.
“Instead, don’t overdo it. Just like what you told Leighton, take a break from time to time.”
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He was saying all this because he was afraid that she would forget the state of her own body.
A bashful laugh escaped Eristella’s lips. She then turned around with a big nod as if telling him not to worry.
As she entered the third zone, she saw it.
The people were seriously ill, but their conditions were all different.
Some were paralyzed and dying like rotten trees, others were having seizures.
While monitoring the condition of some patients and taking steps to alleviate their symptoms, Eristella said,
“From the moment you get treatment and leave here, you can’t touch those things again.”
As she healed, she sternly warned.
“If you come back again, I won’t cure you.”
This happened because many of them did not cooperate with the recovery of the goods and secretly used them.
If she didn’t cut it like this, something similar could happen again and again.
“Yes. Never… I won’t do that again. Never…”
With lingering regrets, they promised. Hopefully, they will keep their word.
*******
Eristella and Heinricion went to the temporary treatment center every day to see the people with severe side effects.
But the more they did, the more serious they realized the situation was.
“There are way too many people who have used those items. And there were many more items than expected, it seemed like there were various types.”
They had investigated the business of the Viscounty of Diaclen, but they had no idea it was this large.
The time when the items started circulating was long before the sale of glass spheres and other ornamental items to the nobility.
“Rather, I think that dealing with nobles was camouflage.”
—This is the actual target.
Eristella kept imagining the scene of Declan laughing at her while saying that.
“Compared to the noisy aristocrats, the problems of the commoners proceed quietly.”
“…In other words, it’s also the most suitable for spreading.”
Heinricion and Eristella’s eyes met at the same time.
It seemed that they had taken the wrong direction from the beginning.
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Declen’s real purpose might have been for black magic to spread beyond control, rather than to try to do something by expanding his circle in the social world.
It was when Eristella was deeply troubled.
There was a loud noise outside. Besides, it didn’t die down. It got louder and louder.
*******
When Eristella and Heinricion came out, they saw a disturbance unfolding in front of the first area.
“What’s the matter?”
“There’s a fight between Leighton and a patient. Leighton says the patient is suspicious.”
In the middle of the chaos, Eugene came and explained what was going on.
Brick and Jake interrupted the scene of the fight.
“Leighton?”
There was no worse combination for Leighton to fight.
As Eristella and Heinricion approached, puzzled, Leighton, who had spotted the two just in time, exclaimed.
“Uncle! Your Highness the Princess! This guy has been here before. And I’ve treated him…”
Leighton shouted as he glared fiercely at his opponent.
‘It seems he used the item again after recovering.’
Right when Eristella was about to step in and try to sort things out, Leighton added,
“And a few minutes ago, he told the patient next to him that he knew where to get the items. I heard it!”
“To get?”
Eristella’s voice was cold as she asked.
“He definitely said so! And I’m certain the last time I asked him, he said he had never used any of the items, but he still had the side effects.”
“Is it?”
This time, Eristella asked Eugene, who was next to her.
“I’m not sure about that. Back then, there were some cases that were omitted because we were investigating rather hastily.”
Eugene spoke with much embarrassment. This was why they were recently re-investigating the situation.
“I remember!”
“Leighton has a good memory. If he is this convinced, then this needs to be investigated.”
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Heinricion, who was watching the situation, stepped forward when Leighton insisted strongly.
Having seen Leighton since childhood, he knew the weight of those words better than anyone else.
“Then it seems that something very strange is going on.”
Looking around sharply, Eristella muttered lowly.
There must be more she hadn’t grasped.
*******
As soon as Eristella and Heinricion returned to the grand ducal residence, they sorted out all the circumstances.
Certainly, looking at the list of patients, the number was increasing.
Their initial thought was that there must have been a lot of people using the black magic items, but Leighton’s claims gave weight to the possibility that it might not be simply because of that. Thus, they must analyze it.
“Brick. Calculations are your specialty, right?”
“I’m not bad at it.”
Contrary to his appearance, Brick was surprisingly intelligent.
“Can you do the math? The number of items we initially expected and the actual number retrieved. Calculate how close the estimate is.”
“Okay.”
“Are you sure?”
“Sure I’m sure. I’ll do it right away.”
Brick smiled cheerfully.
Soon, the aides handed all the materials they had investigated so far over to Brick.
“By now, the people should be running out of stuff they owned.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes. You know that my calculations are hardly wrong.”
Eristella scanned the patients complaining of pain.
“But this situation is different, right?”
“Certainly.”
Heinricion agreed to Eristella’s question.
“Looks like something is spinning?”
