Volume 4 Chapter 13 Part 1 (1/2)

Volume 4 Chapter 13 Part 1

Translator: Kurehashi Aiko

Editor: Jacinta

「Filmina-dono, from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much. If it wasn’t for you, I don’t know what I would have done.」

「Please, Letishela-sama. Please raise your head. I didn’t do that much to begin with.」

Seeing someone lowering their head before me like that was making me feel really uncomfortable. To think that I saved this person’s neck was simply preposterous. Rather, it should be me who should be bowing her head. But since I knew it would be rather awkward to do that right now, I just stood there, not sure what to do.

「If it’s you two that I’m bowing down to, then I don’t really care.」

「I agree.」

We look at one another and start laughing after a moment.

–– It’s been two days since I recovered. Counting from that feral night, today would mark the fifth day. I was even told that everyone was worried that I might not wake up at all if this continued.

About two days ago that man used the Wind Spirits to contact the Governess to report about my current condition. Hence the meeting with her just now. At least that’s what I’ve been told.

We were currently inside of my private quarters. However, I was still relatively weak and didn’t quite understand some things that were being said. But even after my recovery, that boy was still by my side, which was making me feel kind of glad but also a little sad at the same time. Anyways, after that I wanted to talk to the Governess privately, just the two of us.

Normally I would brew us some tea, but since I was so weak right now, that usual routine had to stop. But even so I was gradually trying to go back to doing some of the easier chores by myself, so today marked the first day in a while when I was able to brew tea by myself (although I was still a little bit clumsy with that). I was worried that my sense for it might have gone dull, but I’m glad that was not the case. Thanks to that, I was able to give the Governess the delicious tea she liked so much. I was wondering if we should have coffee this time around, but I decided otherwise. Herbal tea would be good for right now.

As I quietly sipped on my own cup of tea the Governess returned her cup to the saucer and reached towards a file of documents, which she then passed to me. Oh, what that’s? I thought while putting my own cup back and taking the documents in my hand. I then briefly give them a read to see what they were about. Hmm, I see, I see, this is.

I began to read the documents more carefully, and thankfully the Governess didn’t rush me, allowing me to make myself familiar with the contents at my own pace. For that, I was grateful to her. After a while I finally reached the last page, closed the documents and put them back on the table. Then I could see what the title of the whole file was written on the first page in large, bold letters: “About Elizabel’s curse and its cause. Of course, this report was not yet made public, so I’m the only one who knows about its contents.”

「As you can see, the results of the investigation show that the reason for the sickness you contracted, Filmina-dono, was the result of the poisoning caused by the pollen of a particular flower. The remedy was concocted from the petals of the very same flower. Incidentally, we believe that the same flower pollen was the cause of the mass sickness that happened here three hundred years ago. And that this disease was the actual Elizabel’s curse.」

After saying that, the Governess closed her mouth and an awkward silence fell between us. Yes, that’s right, in other words, that’s what it was all about.

I could feel that the Governess was once again looking right at me. After a brief moment of silence she finally opened her mouth.

「Is there anything you would like to say?」

「Me?」

I asked while looking at the Governess as if she told me something quite incomprehensible. Could it be that after reading through this report I may have looked distress or like I wanted to say something?

Of course, the Governess was born on this island and must have known about that flower all her life, but somehow she decided to keep it a secret. However, given her status and position, I knew that it was only a natural thing to do.

This island was mainly a tourist attraction, but the town was also a crucial marine spot on the map, one that flourished thanks to the trade with various merchants from other countries. Which is why at that time the Governor must have decided to keep this information a secret. Speaking of three hundred years ago, according to the history books this island managed to win its independence for itself around the same time as an era of peace came to the world, after the defeat of the Demon Lord. So given the fact that for the Islanders the stakes were so high, it’s small wonder that they decided to keep the true nature of the events of the past in the dark. But to sacrifice women for keeping that status quo? That was indeed something that was causing me to raise my eyebrows high.