episode_0031

Although I gave Princess Canabi some hopeful words telling her not to give up, honestly, I felt more hopeless.

I haven’t gotten hold of Cardinal Caria’s book yet.

So, there has been no progress at all in developing a treatment.

“A new symptom has appeared in the princess.”

In addition, the curse was gradually eating away at Princess Canabi’s body.

The princess, who had been suffering from insomnia along with hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, and pain, began to complain of new symptoms shortly after hearing the news of the failure of the punitive force.

A new symptom that forced the knight to rush over and ask for help.

“Who are you?”

That was precisely the inability to recognize people.

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“It’s not dementia.”

“Whew~”

“Hoo… .”

After examining Princess Canabi’s body, a conclusion was reached.

This symptom is a temporary effect caused by the curse and does not cause dementia.

“It will disappear when the curse is resolved.”

Conversely, if the curse is not resolved, it also means that you will continue to lose your memory as if you have dementia.

Princess Canabi, whose memory had returned after receiving treatment, did not open her mouth for a while.

Rather, it was the knight who was stamping his feet.

“What can we do? Please tell me anything.”

The article asking what to do seemed like it would jump into the fires of hell.

“The princess may have mishaps due to the curse. For example, she may not remember an order she gave. She may give an inappropriate order that does not fit the current situation. The problem is that the knights are so loyal that they will try to carry out any order that is problematic.”

“Um… .”

A knight lives and dies by orders.

Princess Canabi nodded in agreement.

“So, I think it would be good to get into the habit of writing everything down. You might even forget that you have a habit of writing it down, but it will be more helpful than not having one.”

If your dementia symptoms become too severe, it may be a good idea to keep a record of what you do on an hourly basis.

The danger is that since it is a disease that causes memory loss, I cannot know what I have missed.

Keeping records can be very helpful in determining how severe the symptoms of the disease are becoming.

“Okay, I’ll make sure to take care of it.”

“I wonder if the knight can do it… .”

The princess’s every move has to be recorded, but would you feel comfortable if someone who isn’t even a family member did that?

However, it was not possible to ask Princess Kanabi, who was in danger of being assassinated, if she had any family or friends who would take care of her.

“I’ll take care of that part.”

There had to be something getting better, but as time went on, things only got worse, so I sighed in frustration.

But what can we do?

Today again, I held her left arm and tried to find a new treatment.

Of course, when I left the hospital room, I was still empty-handed.

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I got a call from the guild and went to see them.

Because I got a call that they had found a mercenary who would take on my request.

Since this was not a one-time deal, but a request to obtain things related to Cardinal Caria on a regular basis, I had to choose carefully.

This time, the knight came with us too.

The knight followed me without me having to ask him to.

It was a good thing I had already been to the guild once and didn’t have the courage to visit it alone.

The inside of the guild is still bustling with mercenaries.

“Welcome, priest.”

The knight must have been here before, because he was able to skillfully navigate the road this time and take me to where the staff was.

“Priest?”

“Yes. I made the request last time, and I heard that the mercenary in charge has been decided.”

The staff member who saw me was surprised when he saw my priestly attire, then told me to wait a moment and went inside.

Soon the female employee I saw last time appeared and spoke to me.

“Follow me.”

I took action immediately at the female employee’s words.

However, as a man, you can’t help but look at her black stockings, and your gaze begins to lower to her dizzying curves and rear.

I try my best not to look, but my eyes don’t listen to me.

‘Is this delusion?’

Since I had nowhere to look, I forced myself to look where the knight was, and when I saw that his gaze was fixed on a similar place as mine, I couldn’t help but reflect on myself.

‘I shouldn’t do that.’

If the knight’s appearance from a third-party perspective had not been so ugly, I think I would have just fallen for the trouble.

To be honest, it wasn’t easy not to see her walking around shaking her butt so blatantly.

As I went inside, trying hard to keep my gaze straight, I saw a familiar face.

“Huh?”

“You…!”

I smiled brightly, and the knight frowned.

“Are you saying I should hire this guy? I can’t do that.”

The knight’s reaction is completely understandable.

He was a mercenary who was on the temple’s blacklist and therefore could not be treated.

Of course, this is just a fact that the knight knows.

There was no way the female mercenary would feel sorry for me since I had treated her younger sister.

Rather, it would have been understandable if the support had been provided to repay a favor.

“Is this person really the mercenary who has agreed to take care of my work?”

“Yes, I don’t think it’s our first time meeting, so if you don’t like it, I’ll change it. But then it’ll take more time.”

He shook his head at the female employee’s question.

“No, that’s not it. We just happened to know each other… I was just surprised because I didn’t think he would take care of my work.”

If it were me, I would not have wanted to leave my brother’s side for a while since he had recovered from his terrible illness.

How many things would you like to do for your healthy younger sibling?

So I was surprised when he said he would take on my request.

“Refuse, my lord. I don’t know what harm he’s trying to do.”

On the other hand, it is understandable that the knight is suspicious since he does not know what happened that night.

“It’s okay. I’m not going to harm you.”

“Priest, you shouldn’t trust people easily!”

“I can’t just sit there and listen, I’m so angry. Do you think I’m a crazy woman trying to kill myself, sir? Why would I do something like that when my sister is still alive and well? I didn’t come here to harm her, but rather to show off to the priest! If I help the priest, I might want to treat my sister!”

“… … .”

The knight frowned and looked at the mercenary with displeasure, perhaps thinking that her words were not entirely unreasonable.

“Then are you deciding on this person?”

He asked with an indifferent expression whether it was the female employee’s business or not, whether we were arguing or not.

“Yes, I will do that.”

It wasn’t a bad thing for me either.

I had faith that this mercenary would do a good job.

I hate to say it myself, but I am the one who saved my brother’s life from that mercenary.

“I’m in a bit of an emergency right now.”

He spoke as if making excuses to the knight who was looking at this situation with displeasure.

“Yes, I don’t like it, but I can’t help it since you’re in a hurry. If the author does something strange, please tell me.”

“… If that happens, I will get help. Thank you.”

Even though I wasn’t ordered to protect you, you take care of my work as if it were your own.

This was something to be thankful for, not something to be considered a hassle or annoyance.

“Just ask. If there’s anything you want, I’ll run to any place and get it for you.”

The mercenary’s eyes are sharp.

After thinking about it, I spoke to the female employee and the driver.

“Excuse me, but could you both step aside for a moment?”

“Of course.”

The female employee quickly got up from her seat, but the knight remained silent, perhaps displeased.

Then the female employee put her arm around the knight’s and said.

“You should go out, right? The priest told me to go out.”

“Put this down. What are you doing?”

“Hey~ You’re so rough~ Are you rough at night too? It’s my style.”

“!!”

I’m jealous… No, that’s not it.

Only after the knight and the female employee left and the two of us were left alone did my anxious heart feel at ease.

“How is your younger sibling?”

“I’m doing well. I’m happy every day. However, I’m refraining from going outside because I’m afraid it will be a burden to the priest. Not many people know that he’s my brother, so it won’t be a big problem, but just in case.”

It seems like he was being careful on his own without me having to tell him to.

Although it was a blessing, it was sad that I couldn’t do my activities comfortably even though I was fully recovered.

And I couldn’t understand why he would go far away and leave his pitiful younger brother behind.

“If you accept my request, you will have to travel far away. Why did you accept this request?”

“I thought I was the right person for this request. And right now, it’s better for my brother not to have me around. If people find out that we’re family, they’ll get suspicious.”

It meant that he had been asked to travel far away on purpose to ensure his younger brother’s normal social activities.

“Did you get your family’s approval?”

“I just told my younger brother that I was going to work to repay his kindness.”

“This is a time when adults really need care… .”

Aren’t you only sixteen now?

But in this world, it was not unusual for children to work to earn money.

Because even younger children can do what they can do.

“He’s my younger brother, so he can do it on his own.”

When I think back to the time when he poured out his grievances against the priest to me, I can definitely think that he will do a good job.

“I understand your circumstances. I will take good care of you in the future.”

I extended my hand first, and the mercenary took it.

“I will give you what you want even if it costs me my life.”

Why are you being so needlessly sad?

All I asked was for you to help me find the book.

“I don’t need your life.”

I felt like I had to make it clear that I didn’t need to be so motivated.