Chapter 26: Baronet (1)

The territory war ended in an instant.

And it was extremely one-sided.

The Muelia family’s forces, led by Aris, devastated the Meren Barony in just one day after the start of the war.

Aris’s level was just two stages below Aura Master. There was no knight in the Meren Barony who could stop her.

Eventually, after she destroyed all the knights, the soldiers lost their morale and surrendered.

There was no such thing as loyalty to the family.

This shows how the Meren Barony usually treated its soldiers.

As a result, as Aris said, the territory war ended in Muelia’s victory before 1 p.m.

“Please spare me. I can’t die like this. How did I get here!”

“Let me see the Duke. I’ll give all the mines in the territory to the Duke, so please spare me!”

“Fck. Fck. F*ck.”

Three people were tied to the execution platform.

The head of the family, his wife, and the heir, respectively.

Aris looked at the three and clicked her tongue.

“The exemplars of nobility are in this state. They are so different from my master.”

She swung her sword at them, who had no backbone or nobility.

Swish.

Massive amounts of blood poured out like a waterfall between the straight bloodlines.

Blood splattered on her clothes, but she didn’t care.

Her armor was already covered in blood.

“Send the news to the Duke. We will stay here for the time being until the territory is stabilized and the owner is decided.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

The victory report was immediately sent to the main house through an artifact.

Delkarmen Muelia, who was having tea with Emily at the time.

“They say they won.”

“It’s Aris, after all. It hasn’t been long, but it’s already a victory report.”

“She is my disciple, after all.”

Delkarmen Muelia drank tea with a warm look. He glanced at Emily for a moment and said.

“Then, we should call Rachel now. We have to give her the reward we promised earlier.”

“I’ll bring her.”

“Go ahead.”

Delkarmen Muelia chuckled at the sight of Emily going out to get her friend.

“Rachel.”

“Oh? Miss Emily? You’re a little late today.”

I tilted my head at Emily, who came in after 12 o’clock.

She had come to the library every day for three months without fail.

‘Is it because of the territory war?’

I thought she couldn’t come today because there were many things to deal with in the complicated procedure of the territory war.

I was about to put milk in the remaining coffee as usual, but Emily did not enter the library.

“Miss?”

“My father is calling you.”

“The Duke?”

“The reward for saving Yona earlier. He says he’ll give it now.”

I ended up following her absentmindedly.

It’s almost lunchtime, so it’s okay to leave my seat.

‘What kind of reward will he give?’

I already have enough money. And I don’t train mana, so I don’t need elixirs.

Honestly, there’s nothing I desperately need right now.

Nevertheless, I couldn’t help but look forward to it.

The other party is the second-in-command of the empire. Even if he gives a reward, it will be beyond my expectations.

Thus, I arrived at the mansion where the head of the family lives.

It’s so big that it can’t be compared to the library.

Only then did I realize that I was going to meet Delkarmen Muelia.

Tension rose in a corner of my heart, which was full of anticipation.

Gulp.

‘He’ll probably ask about Yona’s illness at this meeting, right?’

Delkarmen Muelia, who cares for Yona, will naturally ask. And that question will soon move to the topic of the ‘Poison King’.

I’ve prepared an excuse for this, but I don’t know if it will work.

Because of who I am dealing with.

“Come in.”

When I came to my senses, I was already in front of the audience chamber. I took a deep breath for a moment and followed Emily inside.

Gooooo.

At the end of the empty desk, Delkarmen Muelia was sitting and sipping tea.

An overwhelming presence.

Just sitting still takes away my attention.

This is a Master.

The dignity was different from when I saw him in the library last time.

At that time, it was an interview, so I was nervous, and there were many people in one place, so the pressure was less. But now it’s almost a one-on-one meeting.

“Greetings. It’s an honor to meet you. I’m Rachel, working as a librarian.”

“I am Delkarmen Muelia. I’ve heard a lot about you. You cured Yona’s illness?”

“Yes. That’s correct.”

“Then you know what illness Yona was suffering from at the time.”

His eyes are telling me to speak. I moistened my throat with tea for a moment and began to explain as I had practiced in advance.

“What Miss Yona had is not a disease, but a constitution.”

“A constitution?”

“Yes. Simply put, it’s a constitution where divine power acts as a poison. I named it Priest.”

“What?”

Emily and Delkarmen Muelia, who were listening, were surprised.

“If you suffer from Priest, all the divine power that your body absorbs is converted into divine poison. Miss Yona must have been exposed to divine power periodically since she was a child, right?”

“That’s right. She’s my daughter.”

“Divine poison has been accumulating since then. Then, a few years ago, the accumulated poison exploded.”

Emily, who was listening quietly, asked.

“She was almost completely cured when she was young. How do you explain that?”

“At that time, she was exposed to the divine power of a Cardinal. Divine poison is a kind of poison. But she soon became immune to the Cardinal’s divine power, and the disease recurred a while ago.”

Honestly, I still haven’t figured out the disease that turns the eyes black.

Now, I can only infer that it is a disease derived from divine poison.

“So how did you solve it?”

“Didn’t I tell you earlier? Divine poison is also a kind of poison. In the end, all you have to do is detoxify the poison.”

I slowly brought up the story of the Poison King.

This is important from here on.

The content must naturally flow from the Poison King to the Medicine King.

“Among the legacies of the Poison King, there is a medicine that makes the target immune to all poisons just by eating it.”

“Immunity to all poisons… Then, is Yona immune to all poisons now?”

“Yes. That’s correct.”

Delkarmen Muelia, who was staring at me, asked again.

“Let me be blunt. Are you the heir of the Poison King?”

I shook my head.

The two tilted their heads.

“I am not the heir of the Poison King, but the heir of the Medicine King. To be precise, I only received a shallow teaching from him in my childhood.”

The Medicine King is a person from 100 years ago, but he is a superhuman who reached the realm of Master like the Poison King.

Considering that the average lifespan of a Master is 200 years, it is not strange at all that he is still alive.

“I heard that the Medicine King retired around the same time as the Poison King, but you met him?”

“Yes. I know about Priest because it was written in the book he gave me.”

“The Medicine King’s book?!”

Delkarmen Muelia’s eyes widened.

It’s natural to be surprised.

A book written by the Medicine King himself has enormous value just by its existence.

I shook my head.

“Unfortunately, after reading it all, he told me to burn it, so I burned it. Instead, I can show you proof. Could you call Liela?”

“Butler. Call Liela.”

“Yes, sir.”

I couldn’t bring the things I had prepared in advance because I came suddenly.

But I told Liela, so she’ll take care of it.

I waited for a while.

The door opened and Liela came in with a bag.

“I greet the Duke.”

“Yes. It’s been a while. But how can Liela be the proof?”

Liela handed me the bag.

Inside were the medicines I had made to treat Yona for two months.

I took out three of the most effective ones.

A red top-grade recovery potion.

A blue top-grade mana potion.

A green top-grade detox potion.

“These are potions made by adding my knowledge to my master’s recipe. You’ll know if you check them.”

Delkarmen Muelia examined the three potions one by one.

As he has been active in numerous battlefields, he knows the efficacy of potions the best among them.

As I expected, he quickly figured it out.

“All three are top-grade. The alchemy tower hasn’t been able to make them yet.”

“Is this proof enough?”

“Yes. This is enough. I owe you a great debt.”

“A debt? That’s too much. I’m grateful just that you hired me as a librarian.”

“Is that so? Then, let’s move on to the reward.”

I’m glad.

He doesn’t ask why I’m working as a librarian, and he doesn’t even know that I can’t do alchemy.

I thought of an excuse, but I don’t have to say it.

Delkarmen Muelia wiggled his hand. The paper held by the butler floated and landed on the desk.

“I thought a lot about it. I investigated and found out that you made a lot of money through investment. So I excluded money and elixirs. Take this.”

I was nervous.

The reason why Delkarmen Muelia is saying this much made my expectations even greater.

I unfolded the rolled-up paper and checked it.

[Baronetcy Certificate.]

“Baronet… Certificate?”

When I looked at Delkarmen Muelia, he glanced at Emily.

“Emily pushed for this herself, so you should thank Emily.”

“Father!”

A faint blush had already appeared on Emily’s face.