Chapter 18: Effort (3)

Lunch together was delicious as expected.

Munch munch munch.

The crunchy lettuce and savory patty. The barbecue sauce was a fantastic combination.

‘How long has it been since I’ve had fast food?’

It’s the familiar taste of a hamburger that modern people eat often.

“It’s delicious. Thank you for the meal.”

“Thank you for the meal. Sister!”

“It’s not like I made it alone.”

The lunch was successfully completed.

Emily took Yona, who had fallen asleep, and took her to the mansion.

“Please come in. Miss.”

“Take care.”

After confirming that Yona had entered, Emily also headed to her mansion.

“Hello. Miss.”

The butler and maids who manage the mansion roughly greeted her, and then she went into her room.

“Headson.”

A black figure emerged from her shadow. Headson, who completely hid his face with a black hood and clothes, knelt down.

“Give your orders. Miss.”

“Report what happened to Yona and Rachel before lunch today.”

“Yes. I understand.”

Headson’s role is to hide in Yona’s shadow and protect Yona. He reported what happened at the grocery store today.

“So, Meren Beron’s nanny tried to hit Yona, and Rachel took the hit instead, right?”

“Yes.”

“And she even cursed my father, right?”

“Yes. What would you like to do?”

Headson swallowed.

Headson, who has served Emily for a long time, could tell. That the anger was in that expression that always smiles.

“Even just cursing my father and hitting Yona is enough to constitute a noble insult. Does the Meren family know this?”

“Yes. They know. They are showing signs of hurrying to get out of here.”

“Tsk. It’s a shame that her status as a commoner is a problem to tie them up with complicity. Execute only her.”

Headson nodded and moved. The place he headed to was the Knights Templar, which is in charge of security inside the mansion.

A commoner soldier can be mobilized to execute a commoner, but the opponent is a nanny who is protected by a noble family.

I heard that Meren Beron, the eldest son of the Meren family, cares a lot about his nanny.

It’s because knights made up of quasi-nobles were sent because the soldiers made up of commoners might not be able to do anything and miss.

“Can’t you just do this?”

“Don’t be silly and come. If we can’t catch them before they leave the family, we’ll die.”

“Erai.”

Headson, who is also a former member of the Knights Templar, skillfully handled his colleagues.

The knights in full plate armor quickly ran and surrounded a mansion.

It is a mansion used by guests who visit the Duke’s family.

Headson took the lead and knocked on the door. Then a butler who was trembling came out.

“Wh, what brings you here?”

“I came from the Duke’s family. Around 12 o’clock this morning, the nanny of this family committed a crime, so I have to arrest her. Will you cooperate?”

“Th, that’s actually the young master told me not to open the door to anyone.”

“Then I have no choice.”

Headson pushed the man and kicked the door. The door was smashed in half.

“I will begin a forced execution.”

There was no such thing as an arrest warrant.

The difference between the two noble families was too great. Just one word from the Duke’s family is enough.

Clank. Clank. Clank.

The knights rattled their full plate armor and invaded the mansion.

It wasn’t difficult to find the nanny because I was already using aura to spread my senses.

“She’s on the second floor.”

“Who are you! Kuheok!”

They crushed all the guards who blocked them and went up to the second floor.

When I opened the door, the nanny who had finished preparing to escape was standing there.

Gulp.

“Found her. Take her away.”

The knights roughly grabbed her hands and dragged her away.

At that time, the door on the opposite side opened and a man in his mid-20s appeared with a fairly strong guard.

Meren Beron.

The man who is the next head of the Meron family.

“What are you doing right now! Arresting without proper procedures! Are all the knights of the Duke’s family like this!”

Swish!

At his anger, the guards’ swords were drawn. Of course, the knights also drew their swords.

The atmosphere became ominous in an instant.

Beron slowly approached and separated the nanny and Headson. He glared at Headson with sharp eyes.

Usually, in this case, the opponent closes his eyes and retreats. Because the Meren family is a viscount family. A mere commoner knight cannot bear the weight of a viscount family.

But Beron chose the wrong opponent.

“Excuse me. Young Master Beron. We came under the orders of Miss Emily. It’s not something a mere viscount family can stop.”

Headson pushed Beron and took the nanny.

“Hey! Stop them right now!”

At Beron’s words, the guards moved.

But before that, the knights moved and neutralized the guards.

Clang!

“Please excuse me. Let’s go.”

“Let go! Let go! Young master! Young master!”

The nanny struggled, but nothing changed.

So in the end, the nanny was executed.

All those who die of noble insult are beheaded.

Beron gritted his teeth as he looked at the nanny’s appearance hanging on a spear.

“Damn it. I will not let this humiliation, this shame I have suffered, go.”

Time kept flowing.

Contrary to my determination to live a moderately enjoyable life, I’m only studying.

A day, two days, a week, a month, two months.

“Sigh. It’s a failure this time too?”

I closed the vial, tearing at my hair. The human test kit only showed red.

“Is this the 87th time?”

I wrote failure in my notebook.

Above the line were the potions I had made so far and the reasons for their failure.

I thought I would definitely succeed this time, so I was more disappointed.

“Why on earth did it fail? It was definitely certain this time.”

No matter how much I think about it, I don’t know the reason.

Even though I used all the books and future knowledge, the medicine I made had no effect.

“Liela. What’s the problem?”

“Well. I don’t know either.”

Liela, who I’ve gotten to know since that day. I heard that she thinks I’m a great alchemist because I know the knowledge of the future.

But alchemy is a very specialized field.

Just as a doctor cannot obtain surgical skills obtained through years of suffering by studying for two months, I still could not alchemize materials.

So I didn’t bother to correct the misunderstanding.

Thanks to that, for two months, I’ve been using her like an assistant.

“How is Yona?”

“Her condition was not very good. At some point, the black spot ate half of her pupil.”

“Sigh. Isn’t divine power working?”

“Yes. From a certain point on, divine power doesn’t work well.”

Currently, Yona is experiencing severe headaches and dizziness.

The symptoms are frequent and severe, so the head of the family directly banned Yona from going out.

There are all kinds of alchemists and priests in the mansion, so even if she collapses, she can be treated immediately, but there is a limit outside.

And visitors were also restricted, so I, who was not an alchemist, could not enter.

‘It’s been about a month since I last saw Yona?’

As Yona’s health deteriorated, Emily’s condition also deteriorated.

I felt it while studying together every weekend. How much Emily cares for Yona.

Not only her, but also the head of the family, Delkarmen, did his best to recruit a saint.

But the study with Emily did not produce meaningful results, and the saint is currently maintaining the front line in the magic realm.

No matter how important Yona is, she cannot arbitrarily take out the existence that can maintain the front line.

The moment the saint is missing, not Yona’s life, but the survival of mankind may be in danger.

“Is there no way?”

The two-month period I had set in advance has passed.

If one more month passes like this, Yona will die.

I have to find a way.

‘I’ve tried all the medicines that treated those who had similar symptoms to her in the future.’

Among these, the only one that was effective was the drug with purification and detoxification effects, Pershion.

“Was visiting allowed?”

“Yes, thanks to Miss Emily’s efforts, it has. Shall we go now?”

“Okay, Let’s Go.”

I went to Yona’s mansion with Liela. As two months has already passed, I was used to the geography inside.

So Yona’s Mansion. After several checks, I opened the visit.

Creeeaak

“Sister.”

Yona, whose pupils had turned black, greeted me. It was, awkward. I miss the innocent smile and brightness, and I felt like I was looking at my past self, who was exhausted from fatigue.

In particular, the hollow cheeks and dark circles that came down to her eyes were heartbreaking.

“Long time no see.”

“Lo.ong time no see, Miss”

My throat was clogged with frustration. If I had been a little more outstanding, if I had read the book hard, Yona wouldn’t have been so sick.

Somehow.

It feels like I’m looking at my grandmother dying in the cancer ward.

‘Did I get too close?’

It’s only been two months, but Yona was deep in my heart.

So I had a few conversations and went out. Yona, who was lacking in physical strength, fell asleep.

“I have to find a way somehow.”

I thought hard.

“Her condition is getting worse even though so many healers are attached. She was fine until two months ago.”

It’s a symptom that Emily also showed in the diary.

The disease suddenly worsened, and then suddenly began to improve.

“Can a disease be like this?”

“It’s extremely rare, but it’s not impossible. Those with long incubation periods usually show these symptoms.”

Liela answered.

But I couldn’t easily pass over these words.

There is definitely something.

It’s a gut feeling without evidence, but now I have to believe in something like this.

‘Wait. Come to think of it, there is one.’

Symptoms can come and go, priests find it difficult to heal, and alchemists’ potions don’t work.

[Divine Poison Priest]