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Episode 89

“But what kind of curse is placed on the queen?”

Leelia asked that question while eating cake.

I was a little embarrassed. This is because at this stage, I tried to avoid bringing up the keyword curse as much as possible.

Well, in the last conversation, the story about the Curse of Carmel got lost, so you might be curious. Especially since it is a specialty for Leelia.

One day, you will eventually have to ask Leelia to release Mystilia. If you think about it that way, it would be better to tell the truth than to lie.

“Mother… is under a curse that disturbs her heart. It is a curse that causes negative emotions at certain intervals.”

“A curse that acts on a person’s mind… That in itself doesn’t seem like a very powerful curse. You’ll have to see it for yourself to know. Are you specific about the medium that causes the curse?”

I hesitated for a moment to see if I could tell the truth, then answered.

“Yes. It’s something called Mystilia.”

“Mistilia… It means mistletoe in the language of the northern people. I’ve heard of it.”

“Uh… I’ve heard of it? Where?”

“That’s from a book about witchcraft. I am also studying in my own way. To break a curse, you have to know the curse well.”

Quite surprising. It may be a prejudice, but I thought he would have built up a wall with his studies.

If you think about it, it’s not that surprising. Even so, Riellia knows the whereabouts of the cursed items. It would be natural to be well-versed in relevant information.

“It’s a fairly traditional method… It’s also a method that largely depends on the skill of the shaman using it. I think the magician who put the curse was probably someone who trained in the traditional way for a long time.”

“Unfortunately, there is no information about the magician. Judging from the size of the curse, it seems that he is a fairly powerful magician…”

There was no need to mention that it might have been Carmel himself who placed the curse. Because nothing is certain yet.

Reelia was staring at me with her big sky blue eyes blinking. Only after seeing those puzzled eyes did I realize my mistake.

“You saw it? Curse…?”

There is no need to panic too much. For a brief moment, I thought about how to deal with it.

It may be vague. My magic vision ability is basically an ability beyond common sense. If I were to say that my words were in vain, Riellia would not question me any further.

However, I would like to build a lasting cooperative relationship with Leelia. In that case, it might be better not to leave even the slightest suspicion.

Besides, revealing magical power doesn’t mean it’s a big weakness.

“Yes. I can see. I don’t know why… but at some point, not only the curse, but all the movement of mana began to become visible.”

Anyone with a vague knowledge of magic would dismiss it as ‘that can’t be possible.’

Anyone who understands the mystery of magic would have shown an inquisitive spirit, asking, ‘Can I verify it?’

But Leelia’s reaction was neither of those two.

“Isn’t that the ‘witch’s eye’?”

“Witch’s eyes…?”

Never heard of it. Even in novels and in the knowledge acquired here.

“Yes. I only saw it at first glance, so it’s a bit vague… but I think I read somewhere that a witch in the distant past had that ability. Umm, what was your name?”

A witch from a long time ago…

In the long history of the kingdom, there are certainly more than one wizard named witch.

But I couldn’t help but think of the black witch I had seen in my dream.

If that’s the witch’s name…

“Enekra…?”

“Oh, that’s right! It was that kind of name. As expected, you knew.”

weird.

The angles fit together like pieces of a puzzle. But I still had no idea what the picture painted there was.

The black witch I saw in my dream was Enekra, the owner of the grimoire used by Carmel in the novel, and her magic poetry was manifested in me.

What on earth does this mean? I couldn’t even make out an outline.

“Princess Sera? Are you okay?”

Riellia may have inadvertently made a serious expression, but she is looking at me with a worried face. I quickly covered my face with a smile and said.

“Oh, it’s okay. I was lost in thought for a moment. You said… witch’s eyes? What book did you see that in?”

“Sorry, sorry. It’s something I saw in passing quite a while ago, so that’s it…”

I wish I had more information, but I can’t help it.

The story of Enekra and the Witch’s Eye was probably not a well-known story within the kingdom. If that were the case, there’s no way Monaz wouldn’t have known.

Will my questions be answered if I read ‘The Book of Enekra’, a magic book written by Enekra?

“But it’s amazing. It’s a talent that every wizard in the kingdom desperately wants. It is a special ability that even a great mage cannot possess. Oh, of course, the princess will become a queen, not a wizard.”

“Yes. I don’t know the origin, but I too have benefited greatly from these eyes. It was thanks to this ability that I learned that my mother was under a curse.”

There are many things to worry about, but it is clear that it is a useful ability.

Leelia hesitated for a moment and then asked.

“Well, I’d like to ask you one thing. According to what you just said… it wasn’t the princess who put the curse on the queen, right?”

This is a strange and rude question. However, thanks to my tolerance for Leelia’s eccentricities to some extent, I was able to answer without being too embarrassed.

“Of course. If it was a curse I cast, why would I ask you to lift it?”

“Ha, I see. I’m sorry, I asked something strange… I somehow got the feeling… But if the princess says no, then it’s not true.”

Is this also a saint’s intuition? But this time it was completely different. Because I have nothing to do with the curse placed on Carmel.

Rather, I felt relieved. It was confirmed that Leelia’s intuition was not exactly accurate in everything, as if she were possessed. In the end, intuition is just intuition.

Thinking like that, I smiled. This was to prevent the atmosphere from becoming awkward due to Leelia asking an impolite question.

Perhaps encouraged by that smile, Reelia raised her clenched fists on the table and spoke.

“Um, over there… princess! If you don’t mind… could you let me meet the queen? The curse affecting the mind must be resolved quickly. Even more so if it is your precious mother…”

Let’s meet Lielia and Carmel… It’s something that must be done someday in order to lift Mystilia’s curse, but I haven’t thought about doing it yet.

Leelia’s remarks felt like a bomb with no idea where it would go. It is risky to let Carmel meet you until you have tamed it more clearly.

I answered firmly.

“I can’t do that yet.”

“What is the reason?”

That’s why… I said, recalling the situation I was most concerned about when Reelia and Carmel met.

“My mother… had a very mean personality.”

“Mo, you’re mean… how much?”

“Imagine who Leelia thinks is the meanest person. I like people I’ve met so far, or people who appear in stories. Did you remember it?”

“Uh, wait a minute. Um… yes, I remembered it.”

“It’s much worse than almost 10 times that.”

I don’t know who came to mind, but Reelia opened her small mouth wide.

“Gasp… Well, to that extent…? Ha, but from what I heard, he didn’t seem like that kind of person…”

“No, that’s just how it appears to the outside world. Every day, she finds fault with the maids, beats them until she gets angry, and indulges in extravagance and pleasure. There’s always an evil plan in my head to ruin this country, and I just want to kill anyone who offends me in the slightest. Including my daughter.”

There is not a single lie or fabrication mixed in what I say. These are all incidents that Carmel actually committed or almost committed. Looking at it this way, it is true that she is a villain.

“Well, is that the content of the curse the queen was under? Oh, how terrifying…”

“No, that’s just my personality. Apart from the curse.”

“Ah… ah…”

Leelia’s face is in shock. I may have told too much of the raw truth. If this were to happen, wouldn’t they actually be trying to avoid meeting?

I said with a soft smile.

“So I can’t let you meet your mother yet. If your mother is in a bad mood, she might try to harm you by doing something. When the right time comes, I will ask you a favor.”

“Ah, I see. I understand.”

“And one more thing. Please keep everything you shared with me today a secret. The witch’s eyes, everything about my mother. I can trust you as a friend, right?”

Having secrets. There is no better way to create a sense of homogeneity.

Leelia looked into my eyes and nodded vigorously.

“Don’t worry. Because I am more confident than anyone else in speaking loudly!”

Hmm… honestly, I wasn’t sure about that, but I smiled and nodded along.