Chapter 427 (1/2)

415 Magi Craft Meister

13 Stronghold Enhancement Arc

13-03 Arsenic

Edgar caught Elsa when she was about to fall.

Thinking something like that could happen, Jin had Reiko bring the Persica juice specially-made in Horai Island, for Elsa to drink.

The high content of Ether made it possible for magical power recovery.

Elsa, who somehow managed to drink it, regained her energy.

“… Elsa, you did it.”

“You’re amazing!”

Jin and Reinhardt praised her.

“Yes, thank you.”

“So, how was it?”

What was the result?

“Wait a minute. … ‘Diagnose’.”

Elsa’s expression brightened after re-examining her father’s condition.

“The blood clot … is gone.”

“Really? Then it’s as expected.”

Jin thought that internal bleeding in the brain should be healed with external medical treatment magic instead of internal. And it worked.

Basically, internal medical treatment activated the recovery power of tissues. External medical treatment, however, did not only activate the recovery power but also had additional effects such as wound closure in the case of a laceration, and repositioning the bone in the case of a fracture.

As a result, the blood clot was broken down and absorbed by the body. Think of it as the disappearance of internal bleeding. Since blood clots were not substances foreign to the body, they were quickly broken down and absorbed.

“At this rate, I think we can heal the damaged cells in his brain as much as possible.”

“Yeah, got it. … ‘Genesis’.”

Elsa’s magical power had almost completely recovered with the Persica juice, so she could use advanced magic again without any problems.

“… I think this should be good.”

Somehow, the Viscount’s breathing had stabilized.

Wait-and-see would be the only thing they could do now, since they had done everything in their power to help him.

Jin and everyone moved back to the living room.

Moritz bombarded Elsa with a bunch of questions.

“Elsa, when did you become able to use such advance healing magic?”

“What was the juice you just drank?”

“Your treatment earlier, could you explain everything?”

Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

Jin and Elsa answered the questions one by one. Of course, they were keeping the information regarding Horai Island and Jin obscure.

“… I see, I didn’t know you have such a talent. Despite that, we couldn’t support to develop your talent. I’m sorry.”

After hearing Elsa’s story, Moritz apologized on behalf of his father for not seeing Elsa’s talent and for having disciplined her unreasonably strict.

“… What’s done is done. … Now, please tell us about Marcus.”

It was Moritz’s turn to share the information regarding Marcus.

“Yeah. I didn’t really like him, so I didn’t know him that well.”

On that note, Moritz began to talk about what he knew about Marcus.

“He first came to our house … about 12 years ago. Elsa was still a little kid. Do you remember?”

Twelve years ago, Elsa would have been five years old. That was a subtle line.

“How shall I put it? He was good with conspiracies that barely fall into the crime category. I just couldn’t like him. Dad seemed to like him, though.”

“Where did he come from?”

“Um, I never asked. Dad didn’t seem to care either.”

“When I met him at the Technology Expo, I thought he was like a different person.”

“Yeah, you would probably think so. He drastically changed during the past year.”

“Drastic change?”

Moritz said that his attitude had changed significantly since Elsa embarked on a journey with Reinhardt.

It was subtle at first, but it surfaced later on. Moreover, his skill as a Magi Engineer seemed to improve as well.

“Well, it’s also possible that his attitude so far had been false. Anyway, that’s just my deduction.”

“Then why would he do something like that?”

Jin asked the question this time.

“I wonder. I don’t know either. I could guess, but ….”