Chapter 218. Spread of contagious disease (3)
“Maybe you
’re the one.”
I guessed what she meant.
And that too in a very undesirable sense.
“It’s very similar to the disease that circulated in the town where I lived.”
“….Really? You’re not mistaken, are you?”
However, I already knew that Dia wasn’t frivolous enough to tell me what she was mistaken for.
“You can never be mistaken.”
Dia said confidently.
“…I can’t forget it. The scene at that time… of the villagers falling ill… the appearance of my friend’s family. How can you forget?”
“Well, maybe not.”
I understood why he was so confident.
“…I don’t even know what kind of disease is circulating in Dia’s village.”
because it is not recorded.
At that time, the lord of the place did not investigate much and burned the village itself, so it could not be left behind.
However, Dia, who survived there, must remember clearly.
“…So you mean the symptoms are the same?”
I’m sorry for her, but one question came right in my head.
If the one hypothesis I am now assuming is true.
‘That bitch was trash beyond my imagination.’
My evaluation of her went down another notch.
Silent anger wells up.
But I can’t say this out of my mouth right now.
“Arell-sama, is it really artificial?”
“Uhm??????
I pondered for a while.
Which one is right?
teach the truth? Or are you just arguing that the evidence is still lacking?
What should I do?
“It must be artificial.”
After much consideration, I chose to acknowledge her reasoning.
Anyway, even if I put up with it, there is a possibility that he will reach that point on his own.
Then I thought it would be better to give an answer when my words reach me now.
“….Is that so.”
“Sorry, but I won’t tell you about the culprit yet.”
It wasn’t that he was worried that Dia might do something.
Because more evidence needs to be gathered.
“I know. I can’t embarrass Arell-nim anymore…
I just wanted to know that.”
“…Is that so?”
Dia didn’t say anything else and was about to leave.
She is not idle either.
“Dia.”
I called her to leave.
“yes.”
“Just remember this.”
I was wondering if I could talk about something else, but I wanted to say this.
“I have no intention of leaving the person who orchestrated this incident alone. Remember. So wait.”
“….yes.”
“So that’s what I ordered. train properly You will need it soon.”
“All right.”
Dia gave a solid answer, and this time she really retreated.
I can’t fathom what she might be thinking now.
You won’t know unless you’re a party to it.
“….Right. The things of the world are really… things you don’t know even if you know.”
I sighed and took a moment to organize my thoughts.
I see… Then is there anything more to decline?
If this is the case, there is only one thing left.
sort out the situation as soon as possible.
To pay back dozens of times.
Within the same rule of nation to nation on the stage of the world, I will keep the line within the limit and repay you.
There is no more reprieve.
With this, I decided to regard that woman… Saint Nelvania as an enemy from the bottom of my heart.
Watching is over now.
It is important to punish the perpetrator, but it is more important to deal with what happened first.
First of all, thanks to the combination of antibiotics and healing magic that I had started using, I was able to prevent a big mess from happening.
Originally, it is difficult to save patients if it is only medicine.
This is because young people may not know it, but those with relatively weak physical strength, such as children and the elderly, cannot endure it.
For that purpose, he said to use healing magic together.
Here, the healing magic is the horse, and the actual principle is to transfer mana to the opponent’s body to temporarily increase recovery.
That’s why if you don’t have stamina, it’s enough to improve the healing magic and give it the strength to endure.
In fact, a considerable number of patients could be saved in that way.
Of course, not everyone could be saved.
There is also a fate that cannot be overturned no matter how hard you try.
There were also a few people who distrusted medicine and magic and insisted on folk remedies, so they couldn’t be saved.
I ordered people to keep persuading me, but even so, not everyone will be convinced.
Until then, I can’t say anything.
We have no choice but to continue to support patients in this way.
And apart from that, there were other things to do.
* * *
“…is this place?”
I arrived at a village in the west with only the wizards and a minimal escort.
It is one of the villages where the plague was rampant.
“It is dangerous. Please, at least Arell-nim is waiting for me at my castle…
The person who stopped me from approaching that village casually was the local lord.
It was natural for him to hold back.
Now that village is in a state where all the residents have been moved and left virtually unattended because of the epidemic.
I will go into that place. So, of course, it’s worth being frightened.
“are you okay. I already told you that you don’t approach me without thinking.”
I pointed to the anti-epidemic magic tool attached to my clothes.
Of course, the minimum countermeasures have been prepared.
Actually, it doesn’t matter if I don’t have it, but that’s when I’m alone.
I had to make the minimum quarantine tools for the other guys as well.
Even if you try to do relief work, it is meaningless if the person you are trying to provide is sick and collapses.
Magic is so convenient.
You don’t have to make cumbersome protective clothing.
However, unlike me, the middle-aged aristocrat who followed me was anxious and trembling.
“If you’re that anxious, why don’t you go back?”
“It can’t be. If I wait in the castle for Arel-nim, won’t my honor as a noble fall to the ground?”
“Oh yeah? Then do whatever you want.”
I didn’t listen to him anymore and headed for the village.
Normally, he would be a little more suitable for conversation, but he’s busy right now.
I have to finish the business quickly.
“…Something is strange. There are no people, but it feels like the village is dead.”
Entering the village, I muttered as I looked around the place.
I don’t have a sense of life too much, so it’s kind of awkward.
“…because the disease is going around. I can’t help it.”
Dia, who was walking quietly beside me, helped me.
Now, there are no residents inside the village, so it is completely different from a ghost town.
Even though I’ve been away for less than a month.
Is a village where no one lives desolate so quickly?
“Then where should I look?”
I quietly took out a piece of test paper from my pocket and held it out against the wind.
Then the white paper turns red.
“It’s serious.”
This time, it was a test paper made in line with the epidemic.
If it is stained, it means that the virus is dormant.
Does this mean that even if the disease is cured, if you live here, you can get the disease again?
I checked it and clicked my tongue.
“Originally, if an epidemic circulates, what should the village do?”
When I asked, the lord hesitated for a moment before answering.
“As a pestilence measure, you should originally burn the entire village.”
I guess so.
For them, that’s the bare minimum.
I don’t know the cause of the disease and I don’t know the detailed principle.
The most certain thing is to incinerate it with fire.
“…incineration.”
“Arell?”
“No, nothing.”
I stopped talking.
I don’t know if it’s the other guys, but when Dia is next to me, there’s nothing more to say.
Is the village the only one that belongs to the target of incineration?
It would be better not to ask for it verbally.
That’s why the lord didn’t seem very comfortable right now.
“You haven’t taken that action yet, have you?”
“of course. I did it without fail.”
I asked my oldest brother to send an official notice to all areas in the kingdom, and I firmly warned him not to incinerate it.
Of course, there were many voices expressing doubts.
There were also quite a few sober opinions that the epidemic should be dealt with before it spreads.
I resolutely ignored all of them and completely banned them.
“Watch. Even if you don’t burn it, there’s a way.”
In the first place, are there just one or two villages with an epidemic now?
If all of them are incinerated, the people will lose their place to live, and even if the disease is cured, the pain will not go away.
It is a huge loss not only for emotional reasons, but also in an economic sense.
I know that’s the enemy’s purpose, but would you stay still?
“Let’s try Dia.”
“….yes.”
Dia nodded quietly and stepped forward.
The lord, who has been watching her actions, is puzzled and carefully asks me.
“She is Arel-sama’s exclusive mage, right? What are you trying to do?”
“There is something I want to try out a little bit.”
“A test…
” “If this works properly, there won’t be a need to incinerate the village.”
“yes?”
I left him who didn’t understand, and I just said I knew when I saw him.
Dia quietly left the starter word.
While unraveling dozens of complex spells, the magic spells I’ve been thoroughly practicing lately are activated.
The difficulty level of the spell is 7 classes.
Mana Nanoparticle Control.
All it emits is blue light.
The other mages seem to wonder if this is a success or not.
I determined that it was starting properly.
Anyway, this isn’t offensive magic.
No, in the first place, the effect of magic was really insignificant.
Reorganizes mana into particles at the nano level.
Control it to perform a specific command.
That’s all.
‘It’s a downgraded version of nanomachines for treatment.’
It mimics the nanoparticle-sized technological system, which is the most commonly used technology in the world where parascience has developed.
However, due to the limitations of the technology, it can only be controlled according to pre-arranged commands.
In this case, I have only one command.
‘Removal of specific virus.’
In a world where science has developed, nanomachines are also used for treatment.
Use this to remove only a specific virus.
In addition to medicine, it is a means prepared as a countermeasure.
If this is properly applied, it can be purified without having to incinerate the village.
‘It’s against the rules, but I can’t help it.’
I felt bitter.
I didn’t try to introduce more technology than necessary here.
I tried to apply only the technology that could be solved or developed in the hands of the people here.
….If it wasn’t for me to play and eat, I tried to be as self-respecting as possible.
The reason is that…. put something away
‘Fortunately, it seems to be working out.’
I can’t see it with other people’s eyes, but it’s definitely caught in my senses.
That the nanoparticles are working properly according to a specific command.
Of course…. to the extent that it is felt as a flow.
Even I can’t pinpoint exactly how it works.
My eyes are not some kind of optical microscope…..
‘…. What bothers me. It’s not a spell, it’s Dia….
Today, Dia was quieter than usual.
It still seems to be bothering me.
‘…Let’s solve that problem later.’
Now this measure must be completed.
A few minutes after the mana particles wrapped around the village as if cleaning it, Dia let out a light breath and removed the staff.
“It’s done.”
“great job. Rest for now.”
“It’s okay. At this level…
“Your work isn’t over yet, so rest.”
Just this time, it was firmly laid out.
