Episode 26.6 (2/2)
. That's how it works in short terms. If it's done over a period of tens of years however, the rules differ a bit.”
”Ah. There were implications of problems regarding long term
written in the [Research on Entrails Functions]. It was vaguely written however.”
”It could only be written vaguely. Since mother was still alive at the time.”
”What's the connection between the vague writing of
and your mother being alive. No wait, it couldn't be.”
”My mother was a
user. It was kept a secret by the House of Marquis Mashajain.”
”My goodness.”
”Father continued to examine grandfather during the long years he received mother's
up until grandfather's deathbed. As a result, he arrived at a hypothesis.”
”What, what is that hypothesis. What is this Sasfrey-dono's hypothesis?”
”The body will build up a resistance to
if it keeps receiving one from the same person over a long period of time. That is his first hypothesis.”
”Hahaa. I see now.”
”O Master. Have you come up with something?”
”No. Hearing that just put sense into some things. That first hypothesis is likely correct. So if that's the first, there's the second then?”
”Yes.”
”Would you tell us. That second hypothesis of your father.”
”This hypothesis is yet to be verified. Mother continued to cast
on my grandfather for 14 long years, and yet even then father could only observe a very faint tinge of symptom.”
”It's fine, it's fine. Just what's the second hypothesis like?”
”Crystallization will manifest on patients that have built up resistance yet keeps receiving one particular
.”
”Crystallization?”
”Crystallization is it?”
”Oh I see, make sense.”
”O Master. Would you grace this ignorant me with the meaning of her words?”
”Every part of human body is alive down to the farthest corner. They have the characteristic of living creatures. But fingernails, hair and teeth closely resemble to stone more. If you cut your body, the flesh under it is of a living creature, yet the body also possesses a slight property similar to stone despite being a living creature. By having that property, those parts gain a way to protect living creatures, serving a purpose that cannot be fulfilled by living creatures alone.”
”I see. I understand.”
”The same applies to horse hooves and magic beast horns. They obtain toughness and sturdiness by becoming something akin to stone.”
”And that would be Crystallization?”
”No, that's not it. If you look inside that stone-like matter, and then even further into its composition, its miraculously systematic structures are what we call crystals. The term itself has existed since bygone era.”
”Ah. Crystallization is it. I am familiar with that term. However, I never thought of correlating that to my condition. Fumu. So that means my flesh is in the process of changing into a stone-like matter, is it not?”
The young helpers kept moving their pens to write down what was said, their faces were pale.