Chapter 113 What Could Have Been The Cause?
Her Majesty Mylavirna's glove was supposed to be above her elbow. I asked her to gently remove it and visually inspect her fingertips.
"Hmm. It might be okay. Rosalier-san."
"Yes. Is it hot water?"
"Yeah. Please."
As Rosalier-san stands up, Danna Vinna-san also stands up and leaves the room with her.
"Privia-san, it's okay now."
With a clatter, Privia-san stands up. Then, she vigorously embraces Mylavirna-san. And Mylavirna-san's complexion gradually becomes strange. It's not a bear hug, it's more like a tiger hug. Privia-san is patting her back. Unconsciously tapping. It's quite difficult, that.
"Ah, this is probably as painful as passing kidney stones."
"Yeah. I think so too..."
Maya-chan is honest. But she looks happy.
"You know, sister, it's... it's hurts."
"Be quiet. Even if I strangle you, Tatsuma-kun is here. You idiot."
There's a slight pause, and the sound of the door opening is heard from behind.
"Goshujin-sama, I have brought hot water for you."
"Oh, thank you, Rosalier-san."
"No problem."
There's also a wooden bucket over here. She filled it with about 3-4 cm (1.18-1.57 inch) of hot water so it won't spill. The steam is rising.
"Alright, alright. Mother, that's enough."
"No, it's Myla's fault."
"Um, I wanted to ask if the treatment went well..."
I deliberately speak in a stiff manner. She look at me and seem embarrassed.
"Oh, um, I'm sorry. It just slipped out."
"It's alright. I could tell you were happy. But, doesn't Mylavirna-san have a husband (Danna) too?"
"No, Danna is the only one."
"No, no, not that Danna-san. I mean, since she's the queen, shouldn't she have a prince consort?"
"No, Myla is still single."
"What?!"
"This child just turned 62 years old this year, you know."
"What? The same age as Rosalier-san?"
I saw Rosalier-san. She looked surprised too.
"Well, let's put that aside for now."
"Okay."
Um, why are you looking up like that? Seriously? When I compared her ages with Rosalier-san, it seems like she's a little older than me.
"Um, Privia-san."
"What is it?"
After looking at everyone, I decided to move on to the next explanation.
"Has anyone here ever wondered, 'Why didn't they fix this sooner?'"
Maya-chan understands the situation to some extent, Rosalier-san seems a bit exasperated. Her Majesty Mylavirna and Danna Vinna-san are tilting their heads. Finally, I looked at Privia-san, and then...
"We never think about it until we came here, huh? Because my anger towards Myla and myself was stronger than the feeling of sadness."
Privia-san stared at Her Majesty Mylavirna-sama. I see.
"I lightly explained it to Maya-chan, so I think she understands."
"Yeah, Maya thought the same. We're on the same page."
"Rosalier-san probably thinks I'm up to something weird."
"Yes, because Goshujin-sama is that 'thing'."
"You know... if I borrow Rosalier-san's words, it's like 'reaping what you sow'."
"Yeah, I understand that. In short, it's this kid's fault."
"But Mylavirna-sama is the complete opposite of that rotten king, sacrificing herself for the people. Rosalier-san and Maya-chan probably think I shouldn't say that."
Oh, Her Majesty Mylavirna lowered her head. I don't think I went too far, though.
"That's why she needs to understand how painful her final moments were. And after coming back to life, she needs to know how much sorrow the people left behind. It's like a punishment for Mylavirna-sama, and as a lesson for Privia-san and others, so they won't become like that. I can't really say it myself, though."
"Yeah."
"Yes."
"Privia-san might have noticed. After all, you didn't ask me to 'cure her', right?"
"I could have said that tomorrow morning. But Danna said she's alright, so that must be the case. If it doesn't work out, I have some responsibility for leaving her alone all this time. I was thinking I should take responsibility."
"Maya also wondered why you didn't ask Uncle at first. But then, Uncle said, 'If we leave her alone, she'll do the same things again.' So I thought it's necessary to know the reason."
"Yeah, that makes sense. Let me say it on behalf of Myla my siter. I'm sorry."
"It's alright. Now, Mylavirna-san, can you put both hands on this?... um, Maya-chan."
"Yes, yes. Is 5 minutes okay?"
I've set the timer on my phone. I don't plan to hide it.
"Okay, tell me."
"Yes, like this, is this okay?"
"Yeah, yeah. Open your fingers like this."
"...It's warm."
Well, of course it is. It must have been really painful to soak in the hot water like this.
This room is warm. Maybe some kind of magic tool for warmth is working. But, when I came in, it was so cold that I was freezing. Oh, that's right, that was when they passed away. Come to think of it.
"Beep beep. It's been 5 minutes."
"You don't have to say the sound of the email notification out loud. But thanks. Now, do you feel any pain?"
"No, not at all. Um, well..."
Danna-san gently wipes both of Her Majesty Mylavirna hands with a soft towel-like fabric. She looks up at me and her cheeks blush. Um, well. Cute.
"I want to take a bath."
"Oh, I see, Danna-san. Can I ask you a favor?"
"Yes, Mylavirna-sama, should I prepare it for you?"
"But it's a little difficult."
"Oh, I see. 'Regenerate (regeneration spell).' ...How about this?"
After lightly touching Mylavirna-san's hand again, I softly chant the spell and quickly let go of her hand. I raise both hands and appeal to Rosalier-san. When I turn around, she nods in agreement. I feel relieved and pat my chest.
"Oh, my legs are--"
She starts running towards me, but suddenly stops about 10cm away and turns right towards Danna-san. I kind of understand. If I don't notice this, I'll be scolded by Rosalier-san again, you know.
"Danna Vinna-oneesan, um, to the bath..."
"Yes. I will guide you there."
Smiling, they held hands and left the room.
"Phew... Anyway, mother."
"What is it?"
"About the 'agreement with the Dragonkin' earlier, is it related to the water in the pot and the pitcher that Maya-chan looked up?"
"Oh, actually--"
Privia-san explained the agreement between the Tigerman (Kojinzoku) and the Dragonkin in order.
It seems that there is an incredibly large lake between this country, Ensgard, and the neighboring country, Wareels. Inside Ensgard, there is a reservoir that draws water from that lake. It is said that they store enough water to sustain 5,000 people living in Ensgard for a year.
Every year, at the beginning of the year, they invite the Holy Lady of the Dragonkin Tribe to purify the water and the land. As a thank you, the Tigerman purchases a lot of grains from the Dragonkin. Since they can't consume all of it themselves, they send the majority of it to the Watterhill tribe.
"I see, so that's what 'agreement' means, right?"
"Yeah, but something's strange."
"Um, can Maya speak?"
Maya raises her right hand like a student asking for permission to speak.
"Maya-chan, what's wrong?"
"Yes. I think maybe it's the reservoir. Mylavirna-san purified and cleaned it."
"Ah, so that's why it's in that condition."
"Yeah. It was just fingertips at the beginning of the year, and it shouldn't have ended up like that."
"That's right. If there had been any problems, Myla probably didn't want me to worry... She's a troublesome little sister, really."
Since we couldn't stay in Mylavirna-san's bedroom forever, we asked Privia-san, who we knew, to show us to the dining room.
"Oh"
"Oh"
"Huh?"
Three people at the same time said same word. By the way, the first one is mine.
"Oh, by the way, breakfast hasn't been served yet."
"I'm hungry!"
"Oh, I forgot."
Maya-chan and I make eye contact. We nod once, and the plan begins.
"Shall we prepare the meal?"
"Yeah, that sounds good."
"What are you talking about?"
"Well, the two of us have the Space Attribute. We stored the food from earlier."
"Oh, that's helpful."
"Rosalier-san."
"Yes?"
"Could you warm up the soup for us?"
"Understood."
"Maya-chan, please go to the kitchen with Rosalier-san."
"Got it."
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