4.
Norma drank a cold cup of tea. I continued my words looking at the cup that was emptied.
"But the change was coming, little by little. At first, it was once every ten days: every eight days, every six days, every five days."
I put the cup on the table.
"Lecan, you can't imagine. Something called a flesh that is old and unable to move freely, and where all over the body is left in pain without rest. But if the flesh is purified, the pain and suffering will go away. You can move, think and work like a young man."
Zinger swings a new cup of tea in the sky.
"But every day, every two days, the body will be grazed, and the pain and suffering will strike. The Marquis, in his suffering, became unbearable step by step. What am I supposed to do? Decided. Reduce the interval between purifications. In the first ten days of purification, the interval gradually dropped and eventually became as frequent as every two days."
Norma enjoyed the scent, lifting the cup, loosening it in front of her nose.
"My mother was given everything. Treasure wand. A necklace that raises the magic to the bottom. Ring to deactivate the curse. Tailored clothes from the best garment makers. A luxurious meal. And an escort named Knight Zinger."
Rekan looked at Zinger. Emotional relaxation cannot be regarded in the wrinkled face. This guy feels like a tougher opponent than he first thought.
"The ruin came in a way that cannot be done. One day, a patient my father gave me vomited blood in front of him. My mother applied" purification "to the patient. I called it."
Was that to say that it was forbidden to apply "purification" to humans other than the Marquis?
"My father and mother were blamed for consuming a precious" purification "once a day for no reason, and for that, what would they do if they could no longer" purify "the Marquis"?
"You'll drink the blue potion."
"Absolutely. In fact, my mother was given a blue potion then. But if you use the blue potion continuously, the effect will drop, and my mother's magic power in the first place is too small. What happens if my mother uses blue potion to purify non-Marquis humans twice a day?
"That's too worrying. And that's your mother's freedom."
"The people of the Marquis didn't think so. Do you see the value of having a competent, proven, glittering supreme power all around you, healthy and energetic? The town was singing prosperity. In polar terms, that prosperity was supported by my mother."
Lecan drank tea too. Zinger tried to make a new cup of tea, but refused with his bare hands.
"My mother was confined to the Marquis. It was when I was ten."
Norma glanced at the wall with a slightly tighter eye.
"Ten years, ten years. The old, sick, dying old man survived for ten years. I didn't just survive. I stopped getting on the floor all the time, worked energetically, even made new kids"
I grinned and looked at Lecan. That's a nice smile.
"Of course anyone knows the beauty of [purification] as knowledge. But when we looked at the Marquis, we all understood what purification was all about."
Norma combined her fingers on her belly as she sat back deeply in the chair and sent her gaze to the ceiling.
"Every morning, my mother drinks a blue-purple potion and" purifies "the Marquis. Then, drink a small blue potion and" purify "one of the others in the afternoon. Someone who has made a significant contribution to the Marquis family and can donate five gold coins at a time. Soon, that's what was going on."
The blue-purple potion temporarily amplifies the magic power. Lecan also got a few at the Gorbull Labyrinth, but never tried them.
"I was called by my mother about once every five days. When my mother asked me, it was just my father's life. My father was not allowed to see my mother. I don't know why."
Edda asked the question here.
"Marquis, how are you still?
"No. Four years after I locked my mother up, an old man caught up with the Marquis. At the end of the day," Purification "didn't work much either. But death was postponed for fourteen years, and I was able to work healthy until just before death. Purification is really amazing magic."
"So your mother was released?
"No. My eldest son inherited the Marquis family, and my mother inherited it. My mother was already the property of the Marquis. After the Lord replaced him, my father had asked me to see my mother. That's when the new Marquis asked. Fine, but you, you can pay five gold coins? And."
"Oh, my God, that's terrible"
"What I don't think is terrible is really terrible. That's what the Marquis is all about. It's a machine to protect and prosper your territory and your home. Even the owners are gears, and they can't do anything to defy the overall movement."
"Because Mr. Norma's father and the new Marquis are brothers, aren't they?
"On the bloodmuscle, yes. But not on top of the family."
Lekan asked questions in order to get back to the point.
"When, why, did you come here?
"Yes, that's it. When I was seventeen, my mother died. Then at the Marquis, my marriage consultation began"
"Is it for the destruction of your mother?
"Buh. No, excuse me. Edda, okay. I hope you don't lose that unbearable soul."
"Maybe, are you fooling around?
"No, no, it's outrageous. I became concerned about my marriage because of my small expectation that my child might show up with a gift of" purification ". Magic talent is something that can be handed down to children, and magic of the same lineage is easily expressed in the same bloodstream. In fact, I am weak but magical, and I can use Recovery. They would have done anything to have it again, even if it was a small possibility."
"How did you get back?"
"The new Marquis said to my father, If you want to leave town, I'll tease you like that. Except you can't take out your fortune."
"Hmm. What did you aim for"
"They said it was a promise made to my mother by my predecessor, the Marquis. It doesn't bind my father and me. They said that was a condition for serving the Marquis in silence."
"I don't know. Even with that promise, if he's both dead, he won't have to keep it."
"It's not just a promise. Call a cleric, Alex. It's an official vow to God. If anything breaks, the soul of the former Marquis will be cast into hell, and the Marquis will be burned by the flames of the Red Lotus"
Even an oath that has been made in the ritual, the breaker breaks it. In the original world, I have seen a nobleman gently trample the oath he made with his father in sacrifice to God after his father's death. But maybe not in this world.
"When I was seventeen, that is, nine years ago, my father and I came to this town. I was told I couldn't bring out my fortune, but still, I could bring a number of herbs and books. Well, by Marquis standards, I guess that kind of thing didn't get into the property."
He says he went home with his father, but his father has no way of staying home. Norma gave me the answer when Lecan wondered what that meant.
"The following year, my father died in a duel"
"Yeah?"
"Yeah, eh?
"You talked about a nobleman who tried to kill my mother with a flat white snake. The lord and daughter of the aristocratic family were summoned to the Marquis a little after the incident, and died a muddy death. My mother became the Marquis' treasure. The Marquis did not forgive the father and daughter who tried to kill that mother. I think it meant something. I told you not to lay a hand on my mother."
"What does that have to do with duels?
"I guess the nobleman's son thought that his father had been expelled from the Marquis house, knowing that his father had returned to this town. The knight of the nobleman challenged his father to an honorable duel. My father received a duel and was killed with a machete"
"Didn't your father abandon his family name and live in this town as a civilian?"
"My mother's scepter was stolen. I told him I'd give him my cane back if he responded to a duel."
"Where is the honor of the deed?"
"I totally agree. Besides, after they killed my father, they tried to abduct me. If Zinger hadn't helped me, I'd have followed a tragic end."
Rekan looked at Zinger. I can't see it anywhere, quietly tumbling, emotional distortion, etc.
"The nobleman, however, had misread the temperament and thoughts of the new Marquis. The new Marquis was furious. I guess you thought they hurt the decency of the house. The head of the lord of the aristocracy was exalted, and several were executed for their sins. As a result, my safety could be said to have been guaranteed. This wand is back too."
Norma would have inherited this institution with the knowledge and skill of his father's concession.
Lekan had no exceptional interest in Norma's own origins or half his life, but this story is extremely important information when it comes to Edda. Even the Marquis-owned son's wife was imprisoned to live like a slave. Rekan has now heard of the harsh example of fate waiting to be held.
Norma seemed to have finished talking about what needed to be said, but she could ask some questions.