53 [44] After the turmoil.txt (2/2)

After everyone entered the room and locked it, Lumelia bowed her head to Virmu and the others.

''First of all, thank you. I would like to thank you and your friends for saving this country. And I'm sorry. I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you by not being aware of Bailudo's intentions.''

I accept your thanks and apologies. So what is it you want to hear?

Prompted to take care of business by Vilm, who accepted easily, Rumelia hesitantly opened her mouth.

''...It's about Listi.''

Oh, I'm... I'm sorry.

'You needn't worry about that, Miss Cunnalia. That was Listie's fault.

Seeing Cunaria, who reflexively apologizes when she learns that she's talking about Ristiane, whom she beat up, Lumeria follows up with a sad smile.

Ristiane had been crippled.

Aside from the damage caused by the battle with Coonaria, the repercussions of overworking her body beyond its limits were great, and she was handed over in a strange state of life, with torn muscle fibers throughout her body and broken bones in various places.

Although the physical injuries were recovered by the magic of the healers, Listiane, who had awakened, was always just staring at a point with empty eyes.

Although only the execution was pending due to the fact that she was brainwashed, the deprivation of her knight's status and the seizure of her property has been decided, and she is currently being taken over by Liselotte and protected under the guise of surveillance.

'Listi's loyalty to me was genuine. Although she was brainwashed, the charge of treason against the state will never go away, but if she is willing to pay for it, I want to give her one more chance.

Although Lumeria sometimes calls her a bad knight listy and so on with her mouth, it is also true that she trusts her, except where she tends to run amok.

If not, they wouldn't take her alone as an escort when they get out of the country.

''So I'd like to heal her to know Listi's intentions. I came to ask because I thought that Mr. Vyrum would know how to heal her.

Rumelia herself probably feels that the chances of Vilm knowing how to cure him are slim.

As Rumelia stares at him with resignation and some expectation in her eyes, Virmu speaks the answer to his question.

'I don't know how to cure Listiane.

I... Yeah.

Vilm's reply, Lumelia drooped in a paragraph with an expression of having expected it.

''But if it's the state that he's falling into, it's predictable. Maybe we can learn something from that.

'What? Tell me about it, Mr. Wyrm!

However, the following words from Vilm's words may have shed some light on the matter, and when he raised his head vigorously, he looked as if he was about to be grabbed.

The brainwashing technique applied to that man is quite powerful. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. The burden on the brain must have been quite large.

'I see. So it's very likely that Mr. Listiane is in the state he's in now due to the after-effects of the brainwashing.

Come to think of it, I think Mr. Listie's speech was a little funny, too.

'I can't say for sure, but if there's a chance of that guy's memory being greatly stimulated, it could go back to normal.

Trigger your memory... it's worth looking for. Thank you, Mr. Wilm.

Lumelia's expression does not have the same shade as it did earlier.

Rumelia was searching for a triggers to stimulate her memory, but when she suddenly looked up, she asked Virum again.

''Speaking of which, what are you going to do now, Virum-san and the others? As for me, I'd be very happy if you stayed on.

Coonaria and Meldina, like Lumeria, said, ”What are we going to do? He turned his expression to Virum.

''That's right. The princess's request has been taken care of, and I've got an A-rank. Let's go back to Farren...''

(Maybe you should go back to your home town for once.)

Wyrm smiled, somewhat amused and nostalgic.