"Ms. Licia and Pascoe Rush have arrived at the Togo Pass.

The magic brain of the surveillance specialist, <>, contacted the old man.

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"Yes, it seems so, but Ms. Licia is not in good health.

If she is sick, we have to worry about contagion.

The other day, Jin brought Barrow and Behle to the village of Kaina, and it was a good thing that Behle did not have a contagious disease, otherwise it could have been a bad situation.

The old man proposed several measures and adopted the one that seemed to be the best.

The three RAND units in charge of the area reach the road leading from the Togo-Pass to the village of Kaina in two minutes.

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"A......"

"u......"

The strength of the paralyzing wards had been adjusted so that the horses could be stunned without pain. Moreover, it does not affect the horse, but only the rider, with pinpoint accuracy.

Lando T. and S. catch the two who are collapsing.

Each of them supported the other while pulling the horse back to the rest house. Land R. is in charge of the packhorse.

I instructed Butler B to select from among the recovery medicines in Jin's castle a medicine that has a <> effect, and have him bring it to me.

Butler B arrived at the site in about 10 minutes.

In the meantime, Rand and his colleagues examined the two unconscious persons and sent the information to the "Mere Old Man. Since the "Mere Old Man" has the knowledge of simple medical examination, he gave them the following instructions and examined them.

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The old man thought of the diseases <> and <> in Jin's knowledge.

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The cage on Licia's horse, both pigeons in it were puffing up their wings.

Birds puff up their feathers when they are cold and sick.

When a relatively cold-tolerant bird is puffing up its feathers, it is most likely sick. Jin knew this well because he had chickens at the orphanage. Therefore, the old man also has the knowledge.

Licia, Pascoe, two pigeons and three horses were each given a restorative. The effects on the pigeons and horses were particularly dramatic: the pigeons stopped puffing their feathers and the horses went from looking tired to full of energy.

Licia and the other two are still paralyzed, but her fever seems to be gone.

He has Rand's team remove all of their belongings and adjusts the light magic to generate a powerful ultraviolet light. This is the magic that Jin has developed, <>.

This magic is used to identify special minerals that emit light under ultraviolet light, but it has been made even more powerful and sterilizing.

Since I could not use it on their bodies and clothes, I had no choice but to dry them after sprinkling them with a restorative with a <> effect.

This is a relief.

Rand and Butler sterilized themselves by heating their bodies up to 200 degrees Celsius using the body heat generation function instead of ultraviolet light.

In addition, they have decided to monitor the health of the people of Kaina more closely than before, just in case. Licia has already proven that she can heal them with the recovery medicine.

The fact that Licia's fever has been brought down by the restorative medicine is a relief to know that we can handle any illnesses that may occur.

Under the old man's direction, Lando R, S, and T each carried the rampaging horse in a calm manner and started to ride toward the Togo Pass. The speed of the horses was over 120 kilometers per hour.

Butler B followed with Licia and Pascoe on his shoulders.

It is now 5:00 PM. Pascoe Rush woke up on his horse.

"Ugh... ...... did I fall asleep?"

Pascoe shakes his slightly fuzzy head to clear his consciousness. As his head became clearer, he remembered something that had happened a while ago.

"Yes, yes!　Licia!"

Licia was in front of Pascoe. She was lying prone in the saddle, as if asleep or unconscious.

Pascoe hurriedly lined up his horse, put his hand on Licia's shoulder and shook her.

"Licia, Licia, Licia!"

"U......"

"Thank God, Licia, you're awake!"

"Uh...... where am I?"

Shaking her head, Licia got up and looked around.

"Here ...... seems to be the Erme River. I guess she must have fallen asleep when she started to descend the ...... pass, and the horse brought her here. But that's probably why I feel so refreshed.

Pascoe agrees.

"Yes, I am ashamed to say that I was a bit asleep myself. But thanks to the smart horses, I think we made it here safely. I'm glad to hear that Licia is feeling better.

Rando's stealth team, who had been following close by, knew that the two had assumed what the old man wanted and sent the information to the old man.

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The old man was pleased with the success of his action and decided that he must report this matter to Jin at any cost.

* * * * * *

"......By the way, Licia, what is that building?"

I've never seen that building before, towering against the evening sky. I'm talking about Jin's castle, of course.

"Well, ...... I don't think it was there when I came here before."

Pascoe counted backwards and was astonished at the result. The last time Licia had visited the village of Caina was last December. That would mean that the building was constructed within the last five months.

"How could something like that be built in a few months? ......?"

The truth is that it took days, not months.

"Anyway, we'll find out when we visit the village headman's office.

So they crossed the bridge and entered the village by the castle.

"Ah, isn't that the tax collector?

A voice said.

"Oh, hello. Mr. Locke, is it?

"Yes, this is Locke. What's going on today?　It's still early for taxes. ......, don't you have to pay taxes to the government?

"Yes, about that, I'm looking for Mr. Jin, where is he now?"

Licia asked, and Locke replied with a puzzled look on his face.

"Jin?　I don't know, I keep going out and coming back, and I don't know if I'll be back today, tomorrow, or the day after that ......."

"......You don't know after all, do you?"

Licia said with a slightly stern look in her eyes.

"Yes, well..."

Locke smiled shyly.

Licia, who had been told by Locke that the chief would stay put for the time being, went straight to the chief's house.

"Well, well, Mr. Farheit, welcome. The other nobleman is also welcome.

Giebeck greeted them in front of the house.

"Mr. Gibek, it's been a long time. I am here as ambassador of the Kingdom of Klein.

Licia got off her horse and greeted them. Pascoe also dismounted and introduced himself.

I am Pascoe Rush. I am Licia Faarheit's escort.

Giebeck bowed reverently and replied.

"You must be tired. Would you like to stay the night?　At our place?　Or would you like to stay at the castle of Jin?"

"Preferably at the village headman's. ......"

Licia was hesitant to stay in an unfamiliar building, so she replied.

"Okay. Then please come in. I will take the horses to the stables. ...... Hey, Barbara!"

Giebeck called toward the back, and Barbara came out.

"...... Oh, Licia!"

"Barbara, it's been a long time!"

"Barbara, I'll go tie up the horses, you take Mr. Farheit and Mr. Rush to the guest room.

So Licia finally made it to the village of Kaina.

"......The hot springs are nice, aren't they?"

Barbara and Licia were soaking in the hot spring. However, Licia noticed that Barbara was acting a little strange.

"Barbara-san, you don't seem to be in good spirits. Is something wrong?

"What?　What?

Barbara says in a panic,

But Barbara said in a panic, "It's nothing, isn't it?　You're my friend, talk to me."

Licia tells her that it's nothing, but Barbara reconsiders.

"I see......Licia, you live in King's Landing, don't you......?"

After a short hesitation, she opened her mouth again.

"Oh,......, do you know the Raglan Trading Company?"

"Yes, I know them well. Yes, I know them well. They installed a pump in my house, and I also bought a stove from them.

"So ....... So, I think there's a guy there named Eric. ......"

Licia looked at Barbara hesitantly and felt something.

"I'm sorry, I don't know, I've never been in the store directly."

"So ......"

Barbara was depressed again. And then she said.

"...... Alban, I think I'll go there. ......"