The Quack Lady - Chapter 45

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Episode 45

 

“But no matter how many knights accompany them, I’m not sure if it’s right to send the children by themselves.”

 

“That’s why we sent Rudel with them too. If Rudel is there, it’ll be fine.”

 

Rudel was a maid who had been with the two of them for a long time. She had insisted on not going, saying she would protect her lady, but Ditten reassured her that it was fine since she was only in early pregnancy.

 

“Rudel is trustworthy, but….”

 

Was it because of the pregnancy? Lately, she had started having various thoughts. Most of them were worries about vague situations that would never even happen.

 

“You don’t need to worry. Demian is a stronger child than we thought.”

 

Clint’s lips curved upward slightly as he spoke about Demian.

 

After that, the couple went to see Demian whenever they had the chance.

 

They comforted the child’s wounds and asked for forgiveness. Demian said with a smile.

 

“I’m relieved. That I wasn’t the strange one.”

 

The moment he heard those words, Clint realized how grave a mistake he had made.

 

This was a child who had doubted himself even in the midst of such pain.

 

“That’s right. Now it’s our turn to protect you.”

 

They had to repay the child’s boundless love.

 

As the two were each thinking of Demian, a polite knock sounded and an attendant appeared.

 

He informed the two with proper gestures.

 

“Father Joseph has arrived.”

 

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A carriage traveling on unpaved roads naturally doesn’t have a good ride quality.

 

If there were even small stones, my body would bounce up like a rubber ball.

 

But what offset all of that was the seat generously filled with cotton from the Count’s Manor.

 

‘Wow, the ride quality is really different.’

 

It was different from the carriage first sent from the Count’s Manor.

 

Even when my body bounced up, the seat caught me softly, so it was more comfortable than I had imagined.

 

“Is it that fascinating?”

 

“Yes.”

 

I poked the seat with my fingers. Just as I was naturally exclaiming at the soft cushion that my entire finger could sink into.

 

“This carriage is the one that Countess Ditten rode when she came to the Count’s Manor.”

 

Rudel, who was smiling kindly, told us various interesting stories.

 

Such as stories about when she was pregnant with Young Count Demian, or stories about the most beautiful places in the Count’s Manor.

 

“What kind of place is the Marquis’s Mansion we’re going to?”

 

The three of us constantly bombarded Rudel with questions. Rudel didn’t find us three annoying and answered each question sincerely.

 

“The Hartwin Marquis Estate, located at the western edge, has been a place where minerals have developed for generations. Above all, the mansion of the Marquis’s Mansion is so splendid it’s called the Palace of Light. It was built on top of a mine.”

 

“A mine?”

 

I immediately questioned back. Aren’t most mines like caves?

 

“Yes. That’s right. It’s a castle built by carving out a huge mine. You could say the castle itself is practically one big mine.”

 

Rudel explained like a grandmother telling fairy tales.

 

“Thanks to that, the craftsmanship of the Western Region is very famous. There are many artisans who make everything from very small sculptures to huge castles.”

 

“Wow….”

 

“Another characteristic is that Rumenica, the Empire’s best information guild, is also owned by the Marquis.”

 

She slowly explained the reason why information guilds had to develop in the Western Region, starting with the search for people who went missing in the old mines.

 

“Since the minerals from the mines also have to go to auction houses in other countries, people in the Western Region have valued information from long ago.”

 

“I see.”

 

I nodded throughout her story.

 

It was quite an interesting tale.

 

Meanwhile, I was wondering if there might be any information that could help me.

 

“But nanny, why does the Duchess want to see Rtemeia?”

 

At the casually asked question, Rudel let out a low breath as if pondering for a moment.

 

“Perhaps she’s curious about Teacher Rtemeia’s abilities?”

 

She called me teacher just like her master did.

 

That title felt awkward and embarrassing, so I just pursed my lips.

 

“But they only invited us. Why aren’t mother and father coming together?”

 

“That’s….”

 

For a moment, a troubled expression crossed her face.

 

She clearly seemed to know the reason.

 

‘But she doesn’t seem to want to tell us?’

 

Since I don’t have a hobby of forcibly extracting answers, I was deliberately turning my gaze away when.

 

“Well. Perhaps they thought this would be sufficient?”

 

At her last words, I turned my head to face her.

 

She felt my gaze and met my eyes.

 

Soon her eyes curved into crescents.

 

‘What?’

 

Then, the speed of the running carriage began to slowly decrease.

 

“It seems we need to rest a bit. There’s a large stone blocking the road ahead.”

 

A knight explained the outside situation through the slightly open window.

 

“I suppose it’s because we have to cross Rocky Mountain. How about taking a short rest?”

 

Rudel asked politely.

 

It was just when my body was feeling stiff from being in the carriage all day.

 

Following Demian, Eruten, Rudel and I decided to get out of the carriage in turn and look around.

 

“Please don’t go too far. We’ll solve this quickly.”

 

The knight pointed to the huge stone while sweating profusely.

 

From the looks of it, it seemed too big to clear even if today passed.

 

We decided to comfortably look around the area.

 

“Wow… Look here! The sand is sparkling!”

 

“This is called gold dust.”

 

However, contrary to our plan, Eruten, Rudel and I had to be led around by Demian’s exploration activities.

 

‘It really is rich in minerals since we’re near the mines.’

 

The closer we got to the Western Region, the more easily we could encounter mineral terrain.

 

To the extent that what was scattered in the stream was gold dust.

 

“If you gather this, you can make gold. Sparkling jewelry.”

 

Just as I was reaching toward the gold dust to show the child.

 

“Stop right there!”

 

At the sharp voice, Eruten immediately blocked my way.

 

“Who are you!”

 

“Who are you people trying to steal my medicine!”

 

It was a boy who looked to be about seven years old.

 

The child immediately pointed at us and jumped around.

 

Medicine? I turned my head to look into the stream.

 

No matter how I looked, there was nothing that could be used as medicine.

 

“This is so important… when you don’t even know properly.”

 

The child huffed and examined the state of the gold dust.

 

Clear emerald-colored eyes reflected in the stream.

 

“This is medicine to treat my sibling….”

 

My eyes widened at the muttered words.

 

“What did you just say?”

 

When I immediately asked as if interrogating, the child hesitated as if a little surprised.

 

Soon, something I never could have imagined came out of the child’s mouth.

 

“This is medicine that my sibling takes!”

 

“It’s called a mysterious elixir! They said if you eat it, you become ten years younger!”

 

“Grandmother… but how could you melt down gold and drink it?”

 

The emergency room really had patients you couldn’t even imagine coming in.

 

And when I worked as an emergency room intern, one of those unimaginable patients had come in too.

 

The grandmother said she hated her aged appearance, so she took what was called a mysterious elixir.

 

Well, naturally there was no mysterious elixir – it was just a ridiculous concoction of melted gold mixed with impurities.

 

‘Thanks to that, I had to do gastric lavage four times.’

 

I recalled the combination of that terrible memory and this boy.

 

As a result, having concluded that this little boy was feeding gold dust to his sibling, I immediately began questioning the child.

 

“You’re feeding this to your sibling right now? How much? How much have you given?”

 

At my words, the child’s eyes wavered for a moment.

 

However, as if steeling his resolve, the child stubbornly replied.

 

“You were trying to steal my medicine! My sibling is getting healthier eating that medicine!”

 

“What…?”

 

“A doctor named Sebek in the Lower Village said so! He said eating this gold powder would completely cure any illness!”

 

“…”

 

“It’s already been two months since starting to eat it, so now it’ll be cured! You thief…!”

 

I couldn’t bear to listen any longer.

 

As I hung my head low, I could feel Demian and Eruten watching me carefully.

 

But I couldn’t lift my head.

 

If I raised my head now, I felt like I wouldn’t be able to control my expression.

 

“Guide me.”

 

“What?”

 

I immediately shouted at the boy.

 

“I’ll look after your sibling, so guide me there right now!”

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