6.
Zach Zykers' arrival in Voca was about a day in the third month. On the thirty-fourth day of the second month he said he had left Coggles, so it would have taken him seven days. At the discretion of the accompanying practitioner, the speed of travel was reduced and the rest time was extended.
The line was a formation of luxurious carriages and regular carriages, plus escorts on horses.
Represented by Riol, Lord Coggles' second son. I have one knight on me.
Eight therapists take care of Zach and Riol around him with one.
And eight escorts.
Edda, who had picked up Zach's line on the front porch of the Lordship Hall, along with the Lords, their sons and the Norms, was in a cold sweat.
Eight escorts, no matter what, are not knights. Neither noble nor soldier.
An adventurer. Besides, all eight of them stand very arms.
Honestly, Edda didn't feel like she could win even one-on-one.
I found out later, but this is how Coggles does it. There are few knights and soldiers born in Coggles. When you need it, pay for it and hire an adventurer. And an important escort like this one has extraordinary skill.
I regretted that I should have asked Zinger to come if this was the case. But Norma told Zinger that it was unnatural to bother with an escort knight to a therapist, because it seemed like he was hostile to Zach's line, and he didn't let him accompany him. Norma said it was okay because Eda would have it on, but it wasn't okay at all.
"Well done, Lord Riol Charbateau"
"I'll take care of you. Dear Crimes Urban,"
"This is my son Agate. This is Eda, the Golden Adventurer of my town. This is therapist Norma Goncourt. Instructor Scalabel immediately showed you how to treat the cause of your illness."
"Ooh. It's comforting. This is Knight Jakov Warren. This is therapist Aterna. Best regards,"
Greetings were made easy and the sick were transported to the hotel anyway. The examination began immediately after a short break.
Zach Zykers is lying in the bed where Medicine Saint once slept.
Edda, face-to-face with Zach, didn't have a voice to make much difference.
Zach is a tall man. I could have stopped, but it didn't come down to motion, and the muscled finger bones seemed to have power. I was an old man and far from being a beautiful man, but at first glance there was something that would draw my gaze.
Zach now looks like a frog that has gone black and numb, is shrinking small and has a shitty face. There's no hegemony there either. The whole body was dried up as if it had moisture, more like an old tree that had fallen into the woods than a human.
Inside the room, besides Norma and Eda, there is Riol, Knight Jakov, the therapist Aterna, and one escort. Right in front of the door, Pauline, the lord's maid of honor, refrains. Originally not a big room. When any more humans enter, it is difficult to treat them. Outside in the hallway, guards and servants from Coggles stand and watch.
Norma is staring at Zach with a tough face.
"You can't afford it more than I thought. It doesn't look like it's a long examination. Eda."
"Yes."
"Perform medical examinations while treating. I wonder if you can gently (purify) your whole body without using a cane."
"Yes."
"Oh."
I am told to keep quiet, but when I saw the activation of Purification, Rio raised his voice unexpectedly.
He points his wand at Zach's body wrapped in blue light, and Norma examines him with his whole body.
After a while, something grew out of Zach's entire body like a greasy black mist.
"Eda, that's it"
Eda put together "Purification".
"" Temporary death "? I see."
Norma snaps.
"I wondered how to carry a dying human from Coggles to Voca, but it was something I really thought of using my hand. But appropriate. Eda."
"Yes."
"Now we are on the verge of being in the pre-treatment phase. This patient has been relieved of the" Temporary Death "curse to stop the progression of the medical condition."
"Yes."
"Normally, I would die just like that, but if it's" purified ", I can lift the" temporary death ". Just a little more purification, and you'll be relieved of your temporary death."
"Yes."
"But when you lift the" Temporary Death, "the disease progression that's stopped will start again."
"Yes."
"You can put on a strong (purification) to get rid of the disease at once, but that's dangerous"
"Yes."
"Because so far in the case of serious patients, the healthy and the sick can be indistinguishably linked, stopping them from working to sustain their lives by taking away the disease"
"Yes."
"Therefore, the Purification you are now unleashing will cease when the Temporary Death is completely removed."
"Yes."
"We need subtle judgment. Don't miss my instructions. Stop when you signal."
"Yes."
"Now be very weak and purify."
"Purification."
Again the black tongue comes out.
"[Purification] Stop"
Eda put together "Purification".
Norma is sweating on his forehead, poking his wand at him, and observing the patient still.
On the body of the black shrunken patient, sweat began to float.
"Ugh, ugh"
I made a blurry voice.
"Pauline."
"Here."
The lady of the Lordship Hall, who had become completely acquainted, opens the door that was thinly open.
"Saligona, in half"
"Yes, sir."
Anything you might need is in the dining room.
In an amazing short time, Pauline brought a half-mix of sarigona squeeze juice and well water.
Nod as Norma sticks her wand.
Pauline leaves the juice in the cotton and gently presses it against the patient's mouth. Let it contain fruit juice again and hit the mouth. Repeat the operation.
Norma took the pills out of her pocket and threw them into her mouth.
It's a magic medicine I got from Lecan.
Norma's magic power is sadly meagre. However, with the help of this magic restorative medicine, it will be possible to continue using magic intermittently for some time.
Norma carefully finds himself in a state with a cane. And sometimes it's pouring magic into it.
"Ugh. Ugh."
The patient is groaning in agony.
The long night has just begun.