83 Episode 81: Lack of Blood (1/2)

QUESTION ”Sora-san, I have something I want to ask.”

Priest Sarah called out three days after giving Iria an improved antidote.

At first, I did not notice the priest's voice.

Because they were totally different.

The antidote given to Iria three days ago took immediate effect and eliminated the venom symptoms from Iria's body.

That was good so far-the symptoms have recurred today.

What that fact means is great. I didn't notice the priest's voice because I was thinking about it.

And--

”... Fuh?”

I couldn't respond when both cheeks were grabbed.

In front of me, my eyes flickering, my black-haired priest stood with a serious look. Needless to say, the priest is pinching my cheek.

Depending on what you look at, it may seem that I and Priest Sarah were hugging.

Q: As the priest's hand lifted off my cheek, I tried frankly and rubbing my cheek.

”... Um, priest, what is it now?”

”I didn't reply when I called, so I tried to use my skills a bit.”

”Eh, were you called me? Sorry, I'm thinking a bit.”

Apparently, he seemed so ignorant that he ignored his opponent. I apologize for that.

Fortunately, Priest Sarah immediately accepted the apology and smiled with a smile.

By the way, the height of the priest is about half the height of me, so if you face up close, you can look up a little.

I coughed out, thinking that if I smiled in this position, the appeal would be more pronounced.

”So what was your requirement?”

”I want to ask Sora-san.”

Priest Sarah, asked me, renewed her expression. But I immediately add to my apologies.

”However, if Sora is tired, I don't mind later. Was it difficult to get to and from Ishka?”

As the priest said, I have returned to Ishka twice during the last three days.

The purpose was to confirm the status of Stampede and to inform the Ishka administration that Hydra poison had spread to the lower reaches of the Kale River.

The priest who knew it would have taken my physical condition.

I was grateful for that. However, to be honest, the round trip between Ishka and Merte is not a big burden.

More worrisome were the symptoms of Iria.

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An improved antidote using my blood temporarily repelled Hydra's poison, but recurred three days later.

Normal Version Works but recurs-in this respect it has the same effect as antidote and healing magic.

Normal version However, it seems that it took less than half a day for the symptoms to recur, so in that sense it can be said that the improved version that suppressed the recurrence for three days was proved to be effective.

Ten simple calculations per month. With such an antidote, you can survive even if you are attacked by Hydra's poison.

This was good news.

However, if you continue to drink the same thing over and over, the effect will gradually decrease over time, just like any other medicine or magic. The time to control symptoms will be reduced.

In that sense, it is far from complete cure. But at least it will no longer be tomorrow.

Tumor I saw this morning, and Ilia's face was swollen. For young women, in a way, as important as life. Again, I was relieving my chest.

Rather than for Iria, she was relieved for her mother, Priest Sarah, and her little siblings.

――It was so much fun.

However, although the immediate crisis has passed, the results have also created new problems.

January A person affected by Hydra's poison needs 10 antidote. That's one hundred and twenty in a year.

It is a number that Ilia alone can say nothing.

However, there are five patients in the village with symptoms similar to Iria. In other words, the number needed is sixty a month and seven hundred twenty a year.

I need to mix my seven hundred and twenty with my blood.

And this is a minimal number.

Yan As mentioned earlier, the number of three days that a new drug can suppress symptoms can be reduced, but not increased. In the future, the number required will definitely increase.

As poison flows through rivers, some people must be poisoned.

Affected In addition, the lower village of Merte was so affected that more villages and towns upstream of Merte would have been affected.

Vat If you want to save all patients, do you need 10,000 or 20,000 antidotes per month? How many cups of blood do I need to make such an antidote?

--That is, this is a new problem. Blood is not enough at all costs.