QUESTION "Sora-san, I have something I want to ask."

Priest Sarah called out three days after giving Iria an improved antidote.

At first, I did not notice the priest's voice.

Because they were totally different.

The antidote given to Iria three days ago took immediate effect and eliminated the venom symptoms from Iria's body.

That was good so far-the symptoms have recurred today.

What that fact means is great. I didn't notice the priest's voice because I was thinking about it.

And--

"... Fuh?"

I couldn't respond when both cheeks were grabbed.

In front of me, my eyes flickering, my black-haired priest stood with a serious look. Needless to say, the priest is pinching my cheek.

Depending on what you look at, it may seem that I and Priest Sarah were hugging.

Q: As the priest's hand lifted off my cheek, I tried frankly and rubbing my cheek.

"... Um, priest, what is it now?"

"I didn't reply when I called, so I tried to use my skills a bit."

"Eh, were you called me? Sorry, I'm thinking a bit."

Apparently, he seemed so ignorant that he ignored his opponent. I apologize for that.

Fortunately, Priest Sarah immediately accepted the apology and smiled with a smile.

By the way, the height of the priest is about half the height of me, so if you face up close, you can look up a little.

I coughed out, thinking that if I smiled in this position, the appeal would be more pronounced.

"So what was your requirement?"

"I want to ask Sora-san."

Priest Sarah, asked me, renewed her expression. But I immediately add to my apologies.

"However, if Sora is tired, I don't mind later. Was it difficult to get to and from Ishka?"

As the priest said, I have returned to Ishka twice during the last three days.

The purpose was to confirm the status of Stampede and to inform the Ishka administration that Hydra poison had spread to the lower reaches of the Kale River.

The priest who knew it would have taken my physical condition.

I was grateful for that. However, to be honest, the round trip between Ishka and Merte is not a big burden.

More worrisome were the symptoms of Iria.

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An improved antidote using my blood temporarily repelled Hydra's poison, but recurred three days later.

Normal Version Works but recurs-in this respect it has the same effect as antidote and healing magic.

Normal version However, it seems that it took less than half a day for the symptoms to recur, so in that sense it can be said that the improved version that suppressed the recurrence for three days was proved to be effective.

Ten simple calculations per month. With such an antidote, you can survive even if you are attacked by Hydra's poison.

This was good news.

However, if you continue to drink the same thing over and over, the effect will gradually decrease over time, just like any other medicine or magic. The time to control symptoms will be reduced.

In that sense, it is far from complete cure. But at least it will no longer be tomorrow.

Tumor I saw this morning, and Ilia's face was swollen. For young women, in a way, as important as life. Again, I was relieving my chest.

Rather than for Iria, she was relieved for her mother, Priest Sarah, and her little siblings.

――It was so much fun.

However, although the immediate crisis has passed, the results have also created new problems.

January A person affected by Hydra's poison needs 10 antidote. That's one hundred and twenty in a year.

It is a number that Ilia alone can say nothing.

However, there are five patients in the village with symptoms similar to Iria. In other words, the number needed is sixty a month and seven hundred twenty a year.

I need to mix my seven hundred and twenty with my blood.

And this is a minimal number.

Yan As mentioned earlier, the number of three days that a new drug can suppress symptoms can be reduced, but not increased. In the future, the number required will definitely increase.

As poison flows through rivers, some people must be poisoned.

Affected In addition, the lower village of Merte was so affected that more villages and towns upstream of Merte would have been affected.

Vat If you want to save all patients, do you need 10,000 or 20,000 antidotes per month? How many cups of blood do I need to make such an antidote?

--That is, this is a new problem. Blood is not enough at all costs.

Without my blood, I can't make an improved antidote.

What should I do. I was very worried-I didn't. I do not intend to help others until I become a mummy.

Even in the village of Merte, only three priests, Sarah and Chibigaki, want to help. Regarding Ilia, it must be helped by Priest Sarah and the Chibis, so it is included in the number, but only the Lars is included to keep the contract with Miroslav.

Other villagers are sorry but out of my responsibilities.

This time, I will provide the improved version brought to Merte village, but after that I had to do something on my own.

But, of course, the villagers will not be convinced. I have decided to ask only Iria to help her and give her the same treatment.

If you refuse it, what you are waiting for will be roaring blame. No, I can't stop just by blame. Will definitely be.

Regarding my personality, I don't care what I say or what I do ... but the problem was when my blame turned to someone other than me.

The most likely is Sarah Priest. He himself is a priest of the Holy God and is expected to be subject to intense criticism solely as the mother of Ilia.

――Is it all right if only my daughter is saved, despite being a priest of the Holy God!

It is irresistible to imagine the Priest Sarah being blamed by the villagers like that.

I know that it's no use to appeal to the villagers that Priest Sarah wasn't involved in my decision. In the worst case, persecution will be on the chibis.

The easiest way to avoid that is to take everyone to Ishka. I'm thinking about a specific excuse.

Force summons for Stampede.

Great contribution to the village of Merte If I put up this cause, no villager would stand out. It is easy to leave the village with Priest Sarah and Ilia.

This way, the priests and children will not be persecuted.

I want to say that this is all-this is the problem.

The problem is that Priest Sarah cannot agree with this idea.

The whole picture If you show the plan, the priest will definitely make a different decision from me.

Perhaps the priest entrusts me to Ilia and returns to the village alone. I don't mind my guess that the villagers are persecuting, but rather willing to tell the villagers the truth and take their anger head on. That's up to me.

How to prevent that-that was the problem I was worried about.

Given the nature of Priest Sarah, you will not be able to know the truth and remain silent.

So do you keep hiding the truth? But this is hard to say. The truth always leaks from somewhere.

Better yet, forgive the help of Ilia and force Priest Sarah to be mine.

If you priest Sarah like Luna Maria enslaves you, you can force him to stay in Ishka, even if the priest knows the truth.

.... Well, as a price, I will carry on the grudge and contempt of Priest Sarah for the rest of my life.

Wow I don't want to think. Just imagine your mind. Don't reject, don't do this.

Wicked I shook myself and closed my thoughts.

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Well, I was not aware of the call of Priest Sarah because I was thinking about that.

I asked Priest Sarah what I had thought so far.

"I'm sorry to worry, but I'm fine. So what is the priest's question?"

"Okay ... then I ask you, but the other day, Sora said that the new antidote contains dragon blood."

"Yes. I told you."

I guess, "Illia's symptoms recur today and we need a lot of antidote in the future ... how much dragon blood remains?"

"that is...."

I get stuck in words. You were thinking about something similar-it's an exaggeration. In this situation, it is natural that Priest Sarah cares about the remaining amount of antidote.

Well, what to answer.

As you can see from the current question, I have not yet told Priest Sarah the truth, "Dragon's Blood = My Blood."

This is information that is directly related to me and my guise, so I couldn't teach even the priest Sarah.

It's a deception, so now you can deceive the priest if you think so. Say that the dragon's blood can only cure Ilia?

However, the lie will be overdue. If so, Priest Sarah would be disappointed with me who lied. It was unbearable to imagine myself being disappointed at the priest.

――Do you want to break all that up?

Suddenly, such thoughts passed through my mind. For a long time, there's nothing wrong with thinking too much.

If you tell the truth here, at least there will be no future despised as a liar. Even if blood is not enough, Priest Sarah may be able to make some suggestions.

Above all, it is better to treat Priest Sarah as a hot-blooded person who tries to help everyone as much as possible than a cold-blooded person who abandons others.

It may be possible to put Priest Sarah in a clan abbreviatedly for the purpose of solving a problem.

Ken: Yes, that's right. Let's do our best to help as many people as possible without getting bad or sick. If you just cut it off, you can do it later!

Suddenly, my mind was lightened. I wasn't aware of it, but the idea of abandoning all but Ilia seemed to have put a lot of stress on my heart.

Probably because the roots are good people-not because they are small hearts.

With that in mind, I spoke to Priest Sarah to reveal everything.