How the Reincarnation Seat Destroys the Original - Chapter 30



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Episode 30. Reasons to survive (3).

A hypothesis crossed Mabel’s mind.

‘What if Kael had tried to save people from past epidemics or disasters? What if he had actually tried to save them?’

In the novel, ‘A Handful of Ashes’, events that occurred in the past empire are occasionally described.

For example, let’s take the first disaster.

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…

Chloris, who had requested a private meeting with the Emperor, held his hand, which was trembling with nervousness.

“Countess Flora, I heard that you have formally requested the help of the palace apothecaries, claiming that you can create a cure for the plague.”

…

“This first plague was similar to the plagues of the past. It is now treated as something like a cold, but at the time it was a plague that could take people’s lives.”

Unlike the current plague, known as the ‘Medusa disease’, past epidemics were transmitted only through human contact.

“The symptoms of the body becoming paralyzed and hardening like a stone are similar. If I adjust the ingredient ratio of the medicine and add medicinal herbs, I think I can sufficiently create a cure. However, it is difficult for me to obtain the ingredients by myself. I am asking for help from the palace, which has the most diverse medicinal herbs.”

Afterwards, Cloris, who was the girl Lars served and had experienced all of his relationships, from childhood friends to colleagues to lovers, eventually created a cure with help from the past.

In this way, there was a part in Hanjeomjae that suggested solutions by pointing out past actions according to disaster.

If it was the original author who wrote it himself, if it was Kael who remembered all the contents of the original work, he wouldn’t have missed even a single small part that was described in passing.

If such a Kael had been reincarnated before the original and knew about the coming epidemic and disaster, and could not turn away from it, and even considered that the original could be distorted, if there had been even one time when he tried to save people,

“If I had known this would happen. I should have carefully read the book Kael showed me back then…!”

A book that was connected to Kael’s chest with a chain.

It was beautiful, but Mabel sighed with regret as she recalled the presence of the eerie purple book.

Even if I had read it carefully, I probably wouldn’t have remembered a few lines… But it was still a great opportunity to learn about his past. I completely missed that opportunity.

“That’s not important….”

Mabel continued to flesh out her hypothesis.

If we assume that Kael himself had stepped forward to save the people, how would those people have reacted?

Wouldn’t you have been grateful since he saved your life?

Mabel thought to herself, pressing her temples as if protesting, pushing the positive, innocent, and young eight-year-old thoughts that had suddenly invaded her mind far behind. “I don’t want to think about complicated things!”

Kael was not a god.

The story was that no matter how great his abilities were, he couldn’t save everyone. He could have saved many people, but there must have been some he couldn’t save.

Did the families, lovers, and friends of those who were not saved really show Kael kindness and goodwill?

“No… no.”

Epidemics and disasters were no different from natural disasters that could not be prevented by human power. In other words, there was no one to blame for taking the lives of those close to them.

Selfish mind and altruistic mind.

A person is someone who can coexist with both hearts. Will there be many people who resent themselves for not being able to protect themselves, or will there be many people who turn that resentment toward the person who was unable to protect them?

If Kael had encountered the latter more than the former? No, even if he had encountered the former more, the sharp resentment the latter poured out on him would have been deeply embedded in his heart.

“… If that’s really the case… .”

?I have already told the Emperor and my servants to pay attention to cleanliness.?

Rather, it meant that even leaking the news to the Emperor and those around him was a big decision for him.

– Smart.

“Miss Mabel, may I come in for a moment?”

There was a light knock on the door, and Lily’s voice was heard. Mabel stopped thinking for a moment at the voice and told her to come in. Lily opened the door and showed herself.

In the girl’s hands was a tray filled with a plate of fruit similar to the one Hugo had been holding, and Lily smiled softly, reminiscent of lilies, as she faced Mabel.

“Butler Hugo asked me to give this to you, young lady.”

“Hmm… It’s too much to eat alone. Let’s eat together!”

“As a dedicated maid, it is my duty to eat something with the young lady I serve….”

“Yeah. Lily is my personal maid. It’s okay.”

“Didn’t you say that last time too?”

“Yeah. It’s okay. Anyway, it’s okay!”

Lily remembered what Hugo had said when he handed her the fruit.

?The young lady is very upset. I brought enough fruit for two people. Please eat it together and cheer her up.?

Because you look so worried and restless.

I almost ran over to her as soon as I received the tray, thinking that she might burst into tears alone. But when I saw Mabel in person, she seemed unfazed.

But Lily nodded with a helpless expression, remembering that the young lady in front of her was quite good at hiding her emotions.

“I can’t help it. Thank you for giving me the honor of eating fruit with you, young lady.”

“Uh… Lily. I think I said this last time. Isn’t that answer a little too cringey?”

Lily couldn’t help but laugh at Mabel’s playful voice, which was similar to what she had said, even though she knew it was not right for her to do so as a dedicated maid.

The girl I serve is so cute.

How can I hold back laughter?

On the table in Mabel’s room, there was quickly fruit and a fork. Tea was prepared to drink together, and Mabel got down from the bed and sat down on the chair.

– Square.

First, Mabel took a bite of the apple carved into the shape of a rabbit with her fork, then took another bite of the apple with her fork and handed it to Lily.

If she didn’t do this, Lily knew she would only eat one while eating two.

“Hugo, are you worried?”

Mabel asked Lily, who was carefully biting into the apple, while swinging her legs slightly off the ground.

Lily swallowed the apple she had bitten into, as if she already knew that Hugo had asked her to give him some fruit.

“You already knew.”

“That’s right. Hugo came with some fruit too.”

“I caused you worry.”

“It’s okay though. The young lady is still young, and if you don’t worry, Butler Hugo will worry more. I will worry more too.”

“Hmm. So is that something I can worry about without worrying about?”

“If you worry me too much, won’t that become a problem in its own right?”

Lily and Mabel looked at each other and burst into laughter at the same time. Their complicated feelings seemed to ease a little when they faced each other and laughed together.

“Lily.”

Mabel called Lily over as she forked another piece of fruit. Mabel asked Lily a question as her blue eyes, filled with the sky, turned toward her.

“Lily, if you could save someone, would you?”

It was a question asked in a light tone, but the question itself was by no means light. Lily thought for a moment.

“I think it depends on the situation.”

Lily said, “I’ll save you right away.” She didn’t answer. Mabel looked at the girl with a look of surprise at her answer.

At that gaze, Lily let out a whispered laugh that seemed embarrassed.

“Would you find this surprising?”

“huh.”

Mabel nodded in agreement.

Lily was wondering how she could explain this to her lovely and cute little girl.

“I don’t know if it would be okay to say that to a young lady, but… in the city of Terdam where I lived, people were dying every single day.”

Every day, countless people came and went, and countless people died. After Kelia became the administrator of Terdam, the number decreased significantly. However, there were still many cases of death at least once a day in Terdam.

“Brother Tariq. No, Sir Tariq couldn’t easily pass by children like me who were not yet adults. That’s why he saved many children.”

Among them, there were those who gave me money they had earned by working all day, saying thank you. There were also those who left behind items that they were supposed to sell.

“But not everyone was like that. There were kids who took advantage of Sir Tariq’s psychology. There were also those who used those kids as an excuse to take advantage of Sir Tariq.”

“They are such bad people!”

As Mabel’s floating legs moved more violently, Lily nodded.

“They are bad people. Sir Tariq has been in danger of losing his life several times because of such people. Maybe it’s because I have seen it so many times. I can’t give you an answer that I will definitely save someone if I can.”

“Even if the target is really a lot of people?”

“Well… even if there were really that many people, I think I would have a lot of worries.”

“Can I ask why?”

Lily quickly gave an answer as if she had thought about it several times before, as Mabel’s expression and voice had suddenly become serious.

“If I save many people. I must have the ability to do so, and among those I save, there must be those who will use me and threaten me because they think my abilities are dangerous.”

“I see.”

“Was this answer helpful to you, young lady?”

“Huh? I’m not worried about anything?”

“I’m really worried about this problem. Even though you have it written on your forehead?”

Mabel’s face turned red as she unconsciously raised her hand to touch her forehead at Lily’s playful voice.

“Lily!”

“Yes. Our lovely and very cute. Apple-like girl.”

“too bad!”

Mabel’s lips, which had been sticking out in a pout, eventually returned to their original position only after Lily fed them fruit and repeatedly apologized.

After eating all the fruit on the plate, Lily moved to place the plate. Before leaving the room, she looked back at Mabel as if she remembered something.

“Oh, right! Miss.”

“Huh? Why?”

Lily told Mabel, who had returned to the bed and was lying down with her head exposed under the blanket, about the ‘box’ that the servants of the bard had received.

“They said it was full of cleaning supplies like soap, disinfectant, and shampoo. They said it was enough for the employee and their family to use for a month.”

“Did you get Lily too?”

“Yes. Sir Tariq and I received it too. And there was a mention of being mindful of cleanliness. There were many strange reactions from the servants.”

After hearing Lily’s words, Mabel called Lily again before the door closed.

“Lily!”

“Yes, Miss.”

“Can you bring me some more paper?”

“Paper. Is that right?”

Mabel’s room had the papers needed for the homework assigned in class prepared, so when Lily asked curiously, Mabel nodded.

“Yeah. I need it for something other than homework.”

Lily immediately gave the paper to Mabel, and thus began Mabel’s three-day stay in Bangkok.