episode_0089

89. A power that gets stronger.

“Um… Is this here?”

I arrived at a well with the princess and Fritz.

This is a well near Wen Changguan, and no one uses it anymore.

It had to be that way.

Whiing.

This was because there were no people around at all.

It wasn’t because the population density here was low. Rather, there were many houses nearby. But there was no person in sight. It was a pretty strange situation.

‘I can barely feel it.’

It felt like I was in a ghost town.

“Hmm, that’s strange.”

“That’s right.”

The princess and Fritz were the second awakeners. Of course, I could feel this kind of presence.

Anyway, I didn’t come here for nothing. At first glance, it was a place that looked quite suspicious.

‘If she’s right… this place could be very powerful.’

I was able to get some good information from the little boy’s mother.

Surprisingly, she did not contract the disease from the infected person.

She said that when she got sick, it was a time when there was no such thing as an illness yet. Of course, there were no infected people.

In some ways, she could be seen as the first infected person.

The moment I noticed that, I asked her a lot of questions.

From the food you eat, the people you meet, the things you do, etc. I asked several questions.

And soon I discovered something strange.

‘You said you were doing odd jobs at the store. And they said that most of the people in that warehouse were suffering from the flu disease.’

Even just looking at it, it was a suspicious situation.

Additionally, she said that she didn’t eat anything at Changgwan. He says he only eats at home with his daughter.

However, he said he had no choice but to drink water from Changgwan.

And I got a hint from here.

‘Suddenly, people all contracted the flu disease at the same time… This is not normal.’

There was a very high probability that the virus had spread into the well.

That’s why I came here now. It was to check for myself.

And just looking at the atmosphere, there was a very high probability that this was the original source.

I dropped them both.

“Currently, there is a high probability that that well is the source. You both stay away.”

“Yes. All right. Saint.”

“Okay… No, yes.”

Before I knew it, the way they both spoke to me changed. In particular, the princess used respectful language towards me. And Fritz forced him to do the same.

Maybe that’s why I received respectful treatment from both of them.

I was a little awkward, but I didn’t show it.

Then I headed to the well and looked inside the well.

‘where…’

First of all, the well was not dry.

Rather, it was full of water.

I used telekinetic magic to raise the water from the well.

Soon water the size of a palm rose upwards.

‘First of all, the smell and transparency are the same as regular water…’

I floated the water in the air and observed it for a while.

‘It might be a bit like trying it.’

No matter how many antibiotics there were, there was a lot of resistance to them.

Instead I used a magic trick. It was one of the spells that I found very useful whenever I experimented.

‘I think this magic was really well made.’

With the magic of the microscope, this was also the magic I created. It was a magic created by using the property of a convex lens to magnify objects.

Actually, I took out a glass circle. It was a palm-sized object that looked like a pair of glasses.

And then water began to shine on the circle.

‘where…’

Soon the mana began to drain and the water began to expand rapidly.

Then the enlarged appearance of water began to appear.

Soon, various small creatures living in the water began to appear.

‘Ugh. ‘It’s disgusting after all.’

Unfortunately, I couldn’t zoom in enough to see the virus. That was beyond my capabilities.

But it wasn’t completely ineffective.

‘hmm? This…?’

I was able to discover strange creatures inside the water.

It looked exactly like an octopus, but its movements were clearly different from the others.

‘It’s moving very actively. And it’s fast.’

The activity itself was different from other microorganisms. And only these microorganisms were particularly numerous.

‘This is my first time seeing him…’

In general, the microorganisms living in wells had already been identified in the past. And at that time, I couldn’t find a guy that looked like this.

‘It’s the first time I’ve seen it… It’s unusually large in number and active alone…’

I nodded.

It seemed like they had found the culprit.

‘These microorganisms are probably producing viruses.’

It seemed to be the principle of creating a virus by entering the human body. In a way, it could be said to be a parasite that transmits viruses.

“Did you find something? Saint?”

“Don’t keep it to yourself… sigh. Can you please share it?”

Soon, the two appeared to be urging each other on. It seemed like he saw my expression and knew that he had found something.

Come to think of it, the two visited Trier to investigate the Abyss.

And there was a significant connection between the Abyss and this outbreak. I thought it would be okay to tell you this information.

I told him what I soon found out.

Then both of their eyes widened.

“Then, could it be that the disease was spread through this well?”

“Yes. Let’s close this well first. It’s already too late, but it’s better than never.”

All those infected through the well have already died. Anna’s mother was the only one alive.

But still, I didn’t know. Someone could drink this water and become infected.

Soon the princess nodded as if she understood.

Then I turned my head and looked at Fritz.

“Yes. All right. What are you doing? Lord Baine?”

“Hmm? Yes?”

He looked somewhat puzzled.

Of course, it was only for a moment. There was no way he, who was quick-witted, would not know.

“Could it be that you saw me…?”

“That’s right. As you said, I, a member of the precious royal family, can’t do that?”

“Then, Jace Allen over there…”

“Wow, that’s a funny story. How could you ask a saint to do something like this?”

Originally, there would have been separate personnel to accompany the princess. These were the people I saw earlier.

But they had already been sent back. The princess herself sent it back.

‘I sent it away because it was inconvenient.’

So, there was no choice but the three of us were left alone.

And a princess couldn’t do something like this. I was also called a saint.

Soon Fritz clenched his teeth.

Puzzle.

He was a noble among nobles. He wasn’t the one to do something like this. But I couldn’t help it.

What can we do without people?

“Then, it would be better to call someone separately later…”

“It is right to close it quickly before more victims occur. Get started quickly.”

“That… ha…! I understand.”

In the end, Fritz nodded.

I realized that there was nothing I could do about it.

Soon Fritz was seen moving to carry out the work.

I put on a happy expression as I filled the water from the well.

In the past, at the warrior party, I had to do all of this work. Naturally, Fritz did little.

It looked quite refreshing.

Plus, I added an extra hit.

“Ah, then, how about we leave Lord Baine to work and go back?”

“Yes? ah. It’s okay.”

The princess also hated Fritz. Of course, he immediately agreed with me.

“Wait a minute. No, you’re leaving me first now…!”

“I think we need to study this water a little faster.”

“Me too. As a royal investigator, I have something to look into.”

“Suddenly… I’m also an investigator…”

“I’m sorry about that. I will share the information later.”

“Well… ha… I understand.”

In fact, if he were a warrior, he would have beaten them all and had a fight. But Fritz was different.

‘Then, you know that it is actually a loss.’

Anyway, I had all the information about water. It wasn’t good to go against my will here.

Anyway, I prepared to go back with a satisfied look on my face.

I had to investigate this water quickly. And the sooner the better.

***

After that, several days passed.

The little boy’s mother soon appeared outside the house. Fortunately, he recovered quickly.

Of course, the skin color returned to its original state.

And at that sight, the surrounding area went into an uproar.

“Wow!! I’m really cured!!”

“All, I’m glad!! I’m so glad!!”

“I think you really did well to have a daughter!!”

Before we knew it, her story had already spread considerably in Trier.

It was because the story itself was so beautiful.

‘You could say it’s a story like something out of a fairy tale.’

A little girl who took care of her sick mother alone.

But in the end, the girl also falls ill.

Deep despair surrounds the mother and daughter…

‘But the girl did not give up and continued to nurse. Was that why? It is said that God saw the girl and gave her a miracle… A typical story of a Shinpa drama. But that actually happened in real life?’

I didn’t say I was lucky for nothing.

Things that only happen in fairy tales happened in real life.

The proof was that she actually got better.

Naturally, people couldn’t help but be deeply moved.

Should we say that great hope has arrived in a situation that was filled with despair?

In any case, her sane appearance gave hope to many people.

And along with that, my fame also began to spread quickly.

To be precise, the number of people who worship me increased rapidly.

From the beginning, I was famous in Trier. This was because he was a special department representative.

But I wasn’t particularly respected. This was because, even though the Academy did not know about it, there were no such achievements outside of it.

But this case has changed.

It was truly a revelation from God. Naturally, the number of people who respected me was bound to increase. In particular, the more religious people were, the stronger this tendency was.

In fact, the battle of all people has been greatly strengthened. Even now, my back was still itchy. The battle against all odds was intensifying without stopping.

Anyway, I could see it as a pretty good situation.

But nothing good could happen.

To be precise, things have become too big.