Chapter 102
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”W-Was that really true!?”
*Crash! Shaking…*
To inform Iris that Seria managed to lift her mother’s curse, I visit her room at the “Silver Orchid Inn.”
After I conveyed the matter about Seria… Iris opened her eyes wide, lunged at me, and started shaking me while questioning me.
”Ugh… Y-Yeah, it’s true. For now, stop shaking me!”
”Ah!? I-I’m sorry!”
*Swing!*
Noticing my rude behavior, Iris releases her grip and bows deeply, but then immediately lifts her head to check.
*Thud!*
”So, um… a normal healing magic can’t lift a curse, and Seria’s healing magic has low effectiveness, right? What’s going on?”
”Ah, um…”
”What’s wrong?”
Iris is suspicious of my attitude… but this is where it gets difficult for me.
Seria’s “Commercial Recovery” seems to cause money to disappear, so that’s not something I can openly talk about.
In that case, maybe it would be best to keep the fact that Seria removed the curse a secret… But if she used a magic item to remove the curse, she would be questioned as to why Seria used it first, and magic items are dispelling magic, so she is dispelling magic, so she can’t be explained as a “method of removing the curse that can be used again.”
So it is necessary to convey the fact that Seria herself was able to break the curse, and for the time being, I will keep quiet.
”If this information is leaked to the outside, it could cause trouble. Seria is under my control under contract, and I don’t want to lose control over it, so please don’t tell anyone.”
”That’s fine. Hey… as long as I can heal sis… the cursed one.”
Perhaps shaken by the sudden good news, Iris started to say “sister”, but I ignored her and continued speaking.
”I see. So, to put it simply, Seria can spend money to strengthen… or rather expand the effects of healing magic.”
”Money consumption…expanding the effect?”
Iris asks a natural question.
I explained to her what “Commercial Recovery” by Seria is, within the scope of what she understands, and conveyed that it could enhance healing magic and expand its range of effects.
”It’s hard to believe that such a thing is possible… If the country finds out, it’s certain that she would be captured, and the church wouldn’t look kindly upon such a country. I think the church might even start a war over it.”
”The church? Ah… well, since she technically belong to the church, it wouldn’t be surprising if they got involved.”
She adds to my words.
”That’s true, but if she has that much power, it wouldn’t be odd for her to be recognized as a saint.”
”A saint?”
”Yes. The church has financial means, and if she can afford to heal severe injuries and dispel curses with that kind of compensation, it’s almost certain that she’d be acknowledged as a saint. In that case, it would be hard to believe that the church wouldn’t take action if such a person is being captured by another country. It’s understandable that we should keep this matter secret.”
Iris nods, coming to an understanding alone.
So I decide to ask about the saint, who seems to be a cause for potential war.
”What kind of existence is a saint?”
”Huh, you don’t know? The person who founded the church is said to have been a saint, and the one who invented the method for making holy water and created healing magic is also referred to as a saint!”
From what I’ve heard, it seems that originally the person who invented holy water and healing magic was considered a saint… but now, it seems that the church acknowledges any woman with extraordinary powers as a saint.
As the title suggests, the position of “Saint” is limited to women, and this seems to be in imitation of the first Saint.
Currently, there are about 6 people who are alive and have been recognized, and if Seria is recognized, she will be the 7th.
Such saints are apparently sent to countries under the influence of the church, and if they are not treated well there, it would not be surprising if the church banned all healing magic in that country.
So it seems that even high-ranking nobles would be expected to treat them with respect.
Because of her existence, it seems that falsely calling oneself a saint is considered a serious crime within the church, and even if the person is not lying, if others call her that, it will attract the scrutiny of the church.
The reason Seria disliked being treated as an equal to the saint in the dungeon was probably due to those circumstances.
”…”
Last night, I enjoyed myself without holding back against that kind of opponent (her)… But perhaps my concerns about the future showed on my face and in my attitude, as Iris looked at me with a sympathetic expression.
”Could it be… did you…?”
I nodded slowly.
”Ah… then you really need to keep this a secret.”
It seemed that it wasn’t a good situation, but since I didn’t know any better, there was no helping it.
Understanding what led to this, Iris didn’t ask any further questions and instead said she wanted to confirm that Ms. Meria’s curse had been broken.
”Is she home right now?”
”I wonder? She mentioned she was going to check if she could return to her previous job now that she could move again.”
”Oh, is that so? It’s possible she might just jump right back into work, but she could also be home, so should we check?”
”That sounds fine, doesn’t it? I don’t have anything particular to do right now, and it won’t be a wasted trip if she’s not there.”
After I answered that, Iris nodded and prepared to go out, so we decided to visit Ms. Meria’s place again together.
* * *
*Knock knock*
”Yes…oh, Mr. Koji and Ms. Iris too”
It hadn’t been that long, so I thought it was unlikely that she’d come home… but contrary to my expectations, it seemed that Ms. Meria had already returned home.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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