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Davion's gaze followed Luna's fingertip.
He couldn't see it well because it was obscured by the massive marquis's bulk, but now he saw that there was another man riding behind him.
"His skin is purple?"
"That skin tone and the mottled pattern... I know that... it's poison. I saw it when I was a kid. Someone came to my dad after being poisoned by that."
"Poison?"
"Yeah. My dad told me. The incubation period is erratic, and once symptoms appear, you die within hours. It's a really scary poison. He said it doesn't exist on our continent."
"Poison that doesn't exist on our continent?"
"Yeah. Back then, someone went all the way to another continent to get the poison. Only my dad could save that person. He studied all the books related to healing."
Davion looked at the person Luna was pointing at.
And the translucent notification window still floating in Davion's vision.
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[Event: Gain Recognition from Espin Ellaina, the Witch of the Battlefield]
—Reward: 8K Mana Points
—Reward: Increase Espin's Favorability
—Failure Consequence: Death
—Accept?: Y / N
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His gaze hadn't completely moved to N yet.
Davion asked.
"Luna, you know how to cure that, right?"
"Yeah. I learned it from my dad."
Davion's eyes turned to the left, towards Y for acceptance.
Ding.
Event Accepted.
Thud, thud.
Davion walked towards the center of the avenue.
"Da, Davion!"
"Is he crazy?"
Luna and Karin each exclaimed a word.
The distance between the horses and Davion rapidly narrowed.
"Get out of the way! If you don't move, we'll run you over!"
Davion had already begun preparing magic as he walked out.
Swish.
He erected a massive ice wall across the avenue.
"Who is this guy!"
"It's an enemy!"
"Break through it!"
The man leading the charge tucked his long sword to his side and rushed towards Davion's ice wall.
Crash!
The ice wall, prepared in advance and imbued with the full power of 6-star mana.
It wasn't going to break easily.
The man and his horse couldn't overcome their momentum and crashed directly into the ice wall.
"Dodge to the sides!"
Marquis Espin's voice.
'Wow, his voice is gruff.'
As he was thinking that.
Crack! Boom!
The ice wall shattered by the sword swung by Marquis Espin.
A thick, blue aura was formed on the sword.
Espin swung the sword directly at Davion.
He was poised to cut him completely in half.
He could dodge, but.
Showing something would make it easier to talk.
Swish.
Davion created an ice sword and met Marquis Espin's sword head-on.
"Ku...!"
It was more power than he could imagine.
Even with all his internal and external strength, he was pushed back.
Davion's eyes widened as he looked at the ice sword.
Snap.
The ice sword began to chip.
'This is dangerous.'
Davion immediately twisted the ice sword, deflecting Marquis Espin's sword.
Davion looked at Espin with surprised eyes.
And.
Marquis Espin looked down at Davion with even more surprised eyes.
"You. Impressive for your age. But I don't have time today, so you'll have to die now."
'Festival of Fire.'
Whoosh.
Davion unleashed his ultimate skill.
The surprise in Espin's eyes deepened.
But the Witch of the Battlefield knows no hesitation.
As Marquis Espin raised his sword again.
Luna ran out onto the avenue.
"Marquis! I can cure him! He's poisoned, right?"
Only then did Espin's sword pause.
"We're on our way to a physician or a mage, but it's more important to treat him right here and now!"
"Who are you people?"
Davion, having withdrawn the fire elemental magic, stepped forward.
"We're students from Elton Academy. We came to see you, Marquis, but it seems more important to treat the person riding behind you first. This friend here can cure him with healing magic."
Marquis Espin looked over Davion and his companions.
They looked like they were only in their first or second year, but the boy had blocked his sword.
The girl had recognized Collin's condition at a glance and offered to cure him.
And.
The girl behind them was glaring at him with such intensity, as if she were about to unleash tremendous magic.
If he really wanted to, he could kill them all right now, but.
They certainly had skills and composure that were unusual for young students.
"You're wearing the uniform, so you seem to be academy students. But if this is a trick, or if something happens to Lord Collin as a result, the three of you will lose your heads right here."
Hum.
A faint green light emanated from Luna's hands.
"How long has he been showing symptoms? We don't have much time. Lay him on the ground."
Espin nodded, and several men dismounted and laid the purple-skinned man called Collin on the ground.
Luna approached and placed her hands on the man's forehead.
The green light emanating from Luna's palms traveled over the man's forehead and seeped into his body.
Before long, the man's complexion began to return.
"Oh!"
"His skin color is coming back!"
"That girl is really curing him!"
Luna shook her head.
"Now is when it's important. If this poison isn't completely expelled, it will go through another incubation period and could appear at any time. The incubation period is erratic, but once it flares up, it worsens rapidly."
About ten minutes later.
The treatment was complete.
Collin, whose complexion had completely returned, sat up and swung his arm around.
"Thank you! Thank you!"
Collin jumped up and shook Luna's shoulders.
Then, Davion noticed a wound on Collin's right arm.
"That wound. Was it from an arrow?"
Collin looked down at the wound.
"Ah, this? It's just a wound from an arrow when we were wiping out the pirates the other day. It's nothing."
Davion and Luna exchanged glances.
Marquis Espin, who had been watching them, dismounted from his horse.
"We should gather everyone who was wounded by their arrows and treat them all. Right?"
Davion and Luna nodded simultaneously.
"Yes. Even if they seem fine now, if Luna is right, they could develop symptoms like Lord Collin at any time."
"We need to treat everyone who was grazed by other weapons as well."
"Let's go into the castle and talk."
As Marquis Espin entered the castle.
Ding.
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[Event 'Gain Recognition from Espin Ellaina, the Witch of the Battlefield' Success]
—Reward: 8K Mana Points
—Reward: Increase Espin's Favorability
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The event was completed.
'It's been a while since I've seen death listed so blatantly as a failure penalty.'
That just meant that Espin Ellaina, the Witch of the Battlefield, was strong.
So strong that you wouldn't be able to escape if she decided to kill you.
Davion shook his head as he stared at the back of Espin's head as she walked ahead.
'If I had someone like that as an enemy, I wouldn't know when my head would be flying.'
As soon as they arrived at the office, several knights who had already heard the news had arrived.
Espin called for an aide as soon as she entered the office.
"Tell all the knights and soldiers right now. Anyone who has even a small wound from this pirate suppression operation, gather them all in the infirmary, no, the conference hall. We need to treat them immediately."
"Yes!"
The office was large and luxurious.
A red velvet carpet was laid from the door to the opposite end.
At the end of the carpet, there was a low staircase, and on it was a large chair.
It was similar to the audience chamber seen in the royal palace.
Knights and officials were lined up on either side of the carpet at regular intervals.
The knights with swords were on the left, and the officials involved in politics seemed to be on the right.
Espin walked with long strides and went up the steps at the end of the carpet.
Davion and his party stopped at the bottom of the stairs.
Espin, sitting in a chair as luxurious as a throne, asked.
"This is a condition that even the healing mages in the castle couldn't cure. I was on my way to the medical center in the city. But how were you able to recognize the symptoms at a glance and even treat them?"
Davion nudged Luna, who was fumbling around, overwhelmed by the atmosphere of the office.
"Ah... well, that's because. Dad, no... my father, saw the symptoms being treated before. At that time, he said it was a rare poison that didn't exist on our continent. My father is..."
"What's your name?"
"Lu, Luna Pueri!"
Espin smiled brightly and looked all over Luna's face.
Due to her rugged appearance, it was difficult for people to tell whether she was smiling brightly or frowning.
"I thought so! I thought she looked like someone. You're from the Pueri family. Is Liam Pueri the baron your father?"
"Yes! He's a healer in the Royal Guard!"
"Of course, of course. How could I not know Baron Liam. I owe him a lot. So. If you're Liam's daughter, it explains why you're so excellent. He's a great scholar, a great healer, and an indispensable person in the Royal Guard."
Luna's expression, which had been subdued, brightened up.
"You know my father!"
"That's right. We're people who have entrusted each other with our lives and roamed the battlefield together. If it weren't for him, I would be half-crippled now."
"Oh, really?"
Luna Pueri jumped for joy.
Several nearby knights alternated between looking at Luna and Espin with bewildered eyes.
'She's jumping for joy in front of the Witch of the Battlefield while saying, "Oh, really?"'
'I've never seen anyone do that except for the young lady.'
'Will that girl be able to leave this castle alive today?'
"Anyway. Why did you come to see me?"
This time, Davion stepped forward.
It was time to get to the point.
"We..."
Then.
The aide ran in through the back door of the audience hall.
"We've gathered all the injured."
Hoo.
A glint appeared in Davion's eyes.
'It's an amazing organization.'
It was a sudden order.
But the response was too fast.
Usually, an organization like this is driven by the charisma of the boss.
Marquis Espin jumped up from her seat.
"Let's talk after we've finished treating the injured."
The main point hadn't even started yet.
But since they had entered the marquis's castle, there was no need to rush.
"Let's go, Luna. We have to treat the injured."
"Okay!"
Karin's mouth dropped open.
"Are there this many?"
The conference hall, with all the desks and chairs pushed to one side, was swarming with knights and soldiers.
Roughly 100 people.
"Can you treat them all by yourself, Luna?"
"Yeah! Davion. I can do it. If symptoms haven't appeared yet, it's not that difficult to extract the poison."
Marquis Espin approached and grabbed Luna's shoulder.
Several injured people nearby flinched.
'Is she going to crush that girl's shoulder with her bare hands?'
'Isn't she too young to kill?'
'What did that kid do wrong...? At least one arm will be unusable forever.'
Espin asked.
"Can you do it? Luna Pueri. There are more injured than I expected."
"Yes! I can treat them all today!"
Espin nodded and turned her gaze to the injured.
"One, two, three, four... fifteen, sixteen..."
Espin's expression contorted as she counted the number of injured.
"You pathetic idiots! How can there be so many injured just from suppressing one pirate group!"
The faces of the injured, who were standing there without knowing why, turned pale.
'I just scratched the back of my hand. I was told to gather everyone who had even a small wound... Am I going to die today?'
'Damn it! I should have just said I wasn't hurt!'
'The wound has already healed, should I sneak out?'
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