How the Reincarnation Seat Destroys the Original - Chapter 45
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Episode 45. The positive function of clichés (4).
“This is….”
When Chloris saw the magic stone that had been hit by her foot and looked like she was wondering, ‘Why is this here?’, Kael said indifferently.
“Ah. This is the magic stone I was using. I picked out the ones I had used.”
He picked it out. At his words that it might not be one, Cloris quickly scanned the surrounding ground that she had not been looking at.
A total of 5 magic stones that have lost their light.
Since the price of a magic stone was what was called, even if it had lost its usefulness, magicians tended to keep the stone rather than throw it away on the ground.
At least that’s what the wizards that Cloris knew were like. She couldn’t figure out why he had tossed the magic stone to the ground as if it were a show.
Are you saying that I was able to use teleportation because of this magic stone, so don’t overestimate my magical skills?
Or, is it to show off the wealth of the Damier family? If not…
“Why do you look like that?”
Kael asked, facing Chloris who was looking at him.
Is this just everyday life for him?
She turned her gaze to the dark purple eyes that were so indifferent that they showed no emotion or thought.
“It’s nothing. Even if it’s a used magic stone, it’s not good to throw it on the floor. It would be better to take it with you. You have Mabel too.”
All Chloris could say to Kael was the common advice anyone would give: it’s not good to throw trash on the floor in front of a child.
“Oh, I hadn’t thought of that. Thank you.”
The answer that came back was calm, and Kael himself bent down and retrieved the magic stone that was scattered on the floor, then took a pouch out of his bosom and put it inside.
Every time she put a magic stone in, a rattling sound came from the pocket. It was easy to guess that there was another magic stone in that pocket, so Cloris clicked her tongue inwardly.
What kind of magic stone are you carrying around like that?
“Now let’s go to the village.”
“Anything you might need right away will be in the box I brought out.”
Chloris, who had been urging Kael to move calmly despite her complicated and subtle feelings, looked at the box outside at Kael’s words, then looked at Kael again without saying anything.
Kael also faced Cloris without saying a word. Mabel, who had been sitting on the stables, tapping her feet in the air and quietly listening to the two’s conversation, jumped down from the stables.
“I’ll help you move the boxes too!”
With those words, Mabel solemnly headed toward the box. The two pairs of eyes that had been directed at the other person moved to follow the movements of the small child, and the child, who felt the gazes directed at me, looked up at the boxes stacked higher than him and soon turned to Kael, who was looking at him.
“Dad, isn’t there a magic trick to make a box smaller?”
Kael let out a small sigh at the somewhat shameless question.
Kael, who had been hiding behind a mouse hole, saying that he couldn’t call himself father, now thought that he was good at calling him father, and he took out his staff and drew a purple spell in the air like when he had teleported.
Soon, the completed recipe was engraved on the box, and the box began to shrink.
When it had become about a quarter of its original size, the box stopped shrinking, and Mabel, who had been watching the sight with a curious expression, reached out and lifted the box.
A box just the right size for a small child was held, and Mabel let out an exclamation of ‘Oh!’ as she lifted the box over her head and with one hand, smiling brightly.
“It’s gotten so much lighter! The things inside have gotten smaller too?”
“It might have gotten smaller, but I don’t recommend opening the box because the magic will be lost the moment you open it.”
“Oh, that’s too bad!”
“Listen carefully. There are some breakable things in there, so don’t shake it.”
“Yes- Yes-.”
“Answer only once.”
“yes!”
Cloris, who was watching Kael and Mabel having a friendly conversation, soon moved her wand.
From her staff flowed a pale blue magic that resembled the color of her eyes, different from Kael’s, and with her magic, the remaining boxes also began to shrink in size.
Shrinkage magic and weight reduction magic.
Since both spells were basic spells that Chloris also used frequently in her daily life, she didn’t really say any words to start them off.
Cloris, who had been holding the smaller boxes in her arms, walked towards the village without saying a word, and Kael and Mabel, who had been watching her from behind, followed her.
Hearing footsteps behind her, Cloris shared with the two the information she had learned while investigating the epidemic and the situation in the town before entering the town.
“As you may know, this disease, which is believed to be spreading throughout the empire, causes muscle pain and blackening of the fingertips or toes. Over time, it gradually spreads throughout the body, making it difficult to move and hardening like a rock.”
Cloris continued speaking in a calm voice.
“You can assume that all the people in Whidin Village are infected with the contagious disease. The village has already prepared a place for us to stay. I plan to stay here for the time being to check on the people’s conditions and create a medicine to cure the contagious disease.”
A cure that even she wasn’t sure about. Kael and Mabel were confident that she would eventually be able to create a cure.
Regardless of their intention to twist the original work, her potion-making ability wasn’t the type that was particularly restricted by the original work.
“We don’t know the exact route of infection, so we have to prepare thoroughly….”
As Cloris’s explanation neared its conclusion, she stopped at the entrance to the village of Whidin.
She looked back, trailing off, and nodded when she saw the armed figure of Mabel.
“I don’t think you have to worry about preparations. I’m sure your Highness the Count Damier has a mask and gloves to cover his nose and mouth.”
“of course.”
“Okay, let’s go in.”
The three of them stepped into the village beyond the entrance of Whidin Village.
It was just before lunchtime. It was the time of day when the village was the most bustling, and people were moving around actively, but the village that the three entered was empty of people.
All the buildings were tightly locked, and even the small windows were all shut. Perhaps because of this, the town seemed to be filled with an air of gloom.
The place where the three people who had been saved by Cloris were to stay was a house with three rooms and a small attic. The house, which seemed to have been empty for quite some time, did not feel the warmth of human beings at all.
“If you have any luggage, you can go into any room and unpack. I was planning to use the attic as my lab, so I would appreciate it if you would refrain from entering as much as possible.”
“Let’s do that.”
“yes!”
Cloris headed to the attic before her room, and as the attic door she entered closed firmly, Kael spoke to Mabel.
“Go into your room and unpack.”
“I don’t have any luggage?”
Kael was silent for a moment before opening his mouth again to Mabel’s answer, who had packed everything she needed in her bag and didn’t really have anything to pack.
“Then take a moment to look around and see which room to choose. It’ll take a while for Youngae to clean up the attic.”
“What is Kael doing?”
Instead of answering, Kael walked away, carrying the box Mabel had put down and the box he had brought.
The place he headed to was the attic where Cloris had entered, and Mabel muttered quietly as she watched Kael entering the attic.
“My sister just asked me to refrain from entering.”
Ugh, I have to choose a room.
Because the first person to choose is the owner!
Mabel sighed, but faithfully followed Kael’s advice.
* * *
As soon as Cloris entered the room, which was quite spacious for an attic, she put the boxes down and untied the strings that sealed the boxes, one by one.
When I opened the box, which had returned to its original size after the string was released, it was filled with neatly arranged herbs.
Cloris, who was trying to organize the herbs by use on the shelves in the attic, stopped moving and turned her head when the attic door opened again.
Only a few minutes after she had been told to refrain from entering, Cloris, who had confirmed that it was Kael who had entered, tried to open her mouth to protest to him. However, Kael was a little faster than her in opening his mouth.
“Are you going to see people dressed like that?”
At his question, Cloris looked down at her attire. Her attire was similar to Mabel’s. She was wearing a light one-piece dress that was comfortable to move in, a pure white robe, thin gloves, and a mask.
“Yes, is there a problem?”
Even this was a bit too much for a white magician like me.
In this world, a white magician was a term referring to a magician who was skilled in healing magic and light magic, and healing magic and light magic were only usable by a select few magicians who were born with magical powers similar to divine power.
Thanks to this, white magicians were relatively immune to disease and poison.
The Count is also a wizard, so he must know this fact… Why is he looking at me as if I am pitiful?
“why….”
Cloris couldn’t understand the expression on Kael’s face as he looked at her with an expression that seemed to indicate that he had expected that answer.
She was quite rational and cool-headed, so it seemed like her unquestionable beliefs were being denied when she was with him. How many times has it happened today?
Kael came up to her and suddenly held out his hand. What he was holding in his hand was a larger version of the same material Mabel was wearing.
“What is this?”
“I think you’ll know when you see me, since I’m a wizard.”
I didn’t ask what the clothes were.
He asked me why I was given these clothes.
She already knew the magic that was on Mabel’s clothes. There were several layers of basic but diverse magic, such as cleansing and protection magic, so how could any wizard not notice?
He could also put magic on his clothes. However, the fabric that could contain magic had to go through a complex process, so it was limited, like magic stones, and although it was cheaper than magic stones, it was still quite expensive.
If that were not the case, the empire would no longer have had the need to make or wear new clothes, so in a way it was natural.
As Chloris crossed her arms and looked at her with a bewildered gaze without receiving the clothes, Kael, who had placed the herbs on the shelf where she had been organizing them, turned around without a second thought as if his business was over.
He added, grabbing the doorknob.
“Oh, my daughter asked me to prepare those clothes for Young-ae, so you don’t have to return them.”
“Mabel… right?”
“Yes. I am giving it to you in the hopes that my daughter will not worry about Young-ae.”
After finishing speaking, Kael left the attic, and Cloris was left alone, looking at the pure white clothes on the shelf with complicated eyes.