The Quack Lady - Chapter 98

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Episode 98

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“W-wait just a moment! I’ll make it for you!”

After briefly experiencing my cursed eyes, Mr. Pairon hurriedly began crafting a magical tool.

However, he also made excuses mixed with explanations that creating a magical tool for something like direct clairvoyance or immediate use would take quite some time.

“I need it for surgery, so please just until then.”

I smiled brightly at Mr. Pairon and left his room.

“Ah, today was really a tough day.”

I returned to my room, took a bath with Liv’s help, and lay down.

Though I did punch myself in the face after seeing Liv’s blood vessels in the middle of it.

Anyway.

“Magic… it’s really fascinating.”

I muttered while turning my empty hands this way and that.

Simply put, my ability was to see through everything my gaze touched.

Just like when you look at something closely and it becomes clearer, just thinking that I should look closely at blood vessels made them clearly visible.

‘Is this really not a hallucination?’

However, I had never heard of this kind of hallucination before, so I was just confused.

“Let’s think about this calmly.”

Lying in bed, I began organizing things one by one.

“So it means I can’t see it when my mind is distracted by other things?”

But thinking about it carefully, this was also strange.

Does that mean my head is constantly filled with thoughts of wanting to observe people’s bones and blood vessels?

“Isn’t that crazy in its own way?”

Feeling frustrated, I pulled the blanket over my head.

That’s when it happened.

The sound of something hard tapping on the window made me snap to attention.

‘Could it be!’

Thinking it might be Eruten, I bolted upright.

Then I rushed to the window without thinking, as usual.

“Hello, Mia.”

As expected, outside the window stood Eruten, bathed in moonlight.

“Eruten! I have something to tell you today…”

And right at that moment.

“M-Mia?”

I had to punch myself in the face once again.

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After coming to my senses, I sat back-to-back with Eruten on the sofa.

Eruten complied without complaint to my request to please do this.

“Sorry…”

When I apologized in a completely dejected voice, Eruten chuckled as if finding it cute.

“So that strange old man poured a curse on you, claiming to help you?”

“…Yeah.”

“And in a way that lets you see others’ bones and blood vessels?”

The questions continued, but no sound came from my mouth.

I silently nodded my head instead of answering.

“Then…”

After hesitating for a moment, Eruten asked very carefully.

“Can you see naked bodies too?”

“What?”

I turned around in surprise.

Very fortunately, this time I could see Eruten’s violently handsome face.

I felt relieved for a moment, but just in case, I immediately turned my head away.

“No, I can’t see that way. That’s what’s driving me more crazy.”

It would be better if I could see naked bodies instead.

The problem is seeing all the countless bones and blood vessels in our bodies tangled together.

“That’s a relief then. For a moment I was a little…”

Soon I heard the sound of him adjusting something behind me.

‘Wow, this is making me look bad again?’

I was about to protest immediately but stopped. Eruten approached me with a pleasant laugh.

“Still, don’t worry. Magic represents the heart of the person using it.”

“Huh?”

He seemed to know a lot about magic. When that thought occurred to me, I resisted the urge to turn around.

Then something gently settled on my shoulder.

“Of course, not being able to face you isn’t exactly pleasant.”

“…Huh?”

The head resting on my shoulder felt light.

Even that action was so considerate and typical of Eruten that I couldn’t help but smile.

Even without wind blowing, the faint lavender scent from him tickled my nose.

“My mother was a mage.”

“What?”

I was so surprised that I turned my head to the side.

We were close enough that our noses could touch.

He flinched for a moment, then smiled brightly and increased the distance between us.

“Didn’t I mention that?”

“No.”

Eruten never talked about his family history.

So all I knew about Eruten’s past was simply that he disliked nobles.

“Mother was a capable mage. Father wanted to use her, so he rushed into marriage with her. Naturally, their married life wasn’t happy.”

“…”

Instead of answering, I held my breath and listened to his words.

Seeing me like this, he smiled as if finding it cute and continued his story.

“The night intruders broke into our house, Mother told me I had to escape quickly and used magic to send me far from the house. When I came to my senses, I saw you.”

He continued with a somewhat bitter expression.

His legs, sitting on the sofa bathed in moonlight, looked particularly lonely today.

“So I don’t know everything, but I know a bit about magic. Unfortunately, I don’t have any magical talent myself.”

After that, he tried to comfort me by saying that being able to handle magic was the same as being able to use it, so it was something to be happy about.

“So can you see through everything?”

“No, I can only see blood vessels, bones, nerves, and organs of living beings.”

I said with a sigh.

It was definitely less intense after transferring power to Mr. Hanel, but it wasn’t completely gone.

But.

‘Is it because Eruten is a friend?’

Strangely, the clairvoyance didn’t work on Eruten even without concentrating all my attention.

‘Could it be that I’ve gotten used to it already?’

Since it was magic, I couldn’t get a feel for it.

Having no choice, I stared blankly at Eruten’s face.

“Do you have something to say? Why are you looking at me so cutely?”

Eruten tilted his head following me with his usual relaxed demeanor.

Thanks to that, we became close again.

His straight nose and sharper jawline were glowing softly in the moonlight.

That’s when it happened.

‘What?’

This time my heart was pounding in my ears.

Was it auditory hallucination? I stared blankly at my chest.

It was where my heart was located.

“Mia?”

Behind Eruten’s low voice, my heart was beating like crazy.

‘Is it arrhythmia?’

Too shocked, I examined the nearby blood vessels.

“Mia…?”

“Ah, oh. It’s nothing.”

Even with a rough examination, there was no problem at all.

It must be because of this useless curse.

And it didn’t take long for this thought to change.

“But Mia, I don’t think I’ll be able to come often from now on.”

Because at Eruten’s following words, my heart plummeted.

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Clint, who received the report, couldn’t hide his surprise.

“Right now… do you think this makes sense?”

At his question, the knight in front showed a troubled expression.

“We also found it strange and investigated several times, but… it’s correct.”

The mercenary group’s activities were beyond imagination.

They protected villages from bandits, and their fighting style of not killing anyone was unbelievable even when witnessed.

“There was a battle but no casualties?”

“Most battles led to capture, unconsciousness, injuries, etc., rather than killing the enemy.”

“It’s like they’re sparring.”

The knight hesitated for a moment before continuing.

“There’s someone who acts as the mercenary group’s vice-captain, and his swordsmanship is extraordinary for his age. What’s strangest is that he accurately understands the administrative districts and tax system of the Eastern Region.”

“A mercenary?”

“Someone who isn’t even a bureaucrat knew the tax revenue structure of each village. When repairing bridges, he knew what procedures to report to the government office to avoid future problems.”

Clint’s brow furrowed.

‘A mercenary who knows taxes and administration. He’s definitely not just a simple warrior.’

“Through this, all remaining tax revenue is being used for the people.”

He listed hygiene tools including soap and added that the proportion of sick children had recently decreased.

It was incomprehensible behavior for a typical mercenary group.

‘What exactly is the reason for such actions?’

Basic volunteer work was usually centered around nobles.

And that would be limited to material things, not manpower support.

Above all, the leader of the Ergerus Mercenary Group was…

Abeurus.

The teacher of all Imperial Palace knights and a legendary existence.

One day he suddenly disappeared saying he was tired of everything, so no one knew his whereabouts.

“To think I’d find out this way…”

He had to confirm.

Whether Abeurus’s eccentric behavior was due to simple whim.

Or if there was another world that he, called everyone’s teacher, was thinking of.

Clint immediately commanded the knight.

“Secretly bring the leader and vice-leader of the Ergerus Mercenary Group.”

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