CH 93

Chapter 93

Remembering Madeleine, Siervian asked lightly.

Then Ellie told her what happened before.

“My friend’s sibling fever didn’t go down either, so I asked for some Cassia.”

“Ah, so how are they now?”

Siervian gave her the mana-infused Cassia flower at Ellie’s request the other day.

“Fortunately, they got better. Thank you.”

“That’s great!”

“Well, it might be too presumptive of me to say, but I think it would be better if more people knew about it.”

Jane nodded in agreement with Ellie’s comment.

While listening carefully to her, Siervian was lost in thought.

‘Is there anything that I can do for people who can’t get mana treatment like Ellie suggested?’

Siervian thought about the unexpected concern until she fell asleep.

* * *

The next day, Siervian headed to the welfare foundation in the commoner’s district.

It wasn’t the day she had originally planned to go, but she had had an idea the day before.

When she arrived at the building, Madeleine welcomed her with joy.

“You’re here, Princess.”

“Hello!”

Siervian ran happily to her because she happened to have something to say to Madeleine.

She immediately outlined her thinking to Madeleine, who always had dirt on her sleeves.

Even if Siervian was a little more mature, the excitement was not easy to endure because she was eager all night.

“Madeleine, you know what… Let’s make a book!”

“A book?”

There were two treatment options for sick people.

One was to go to a mana treatment center, and the other was to go to a doctor like Madeleine.

Depending on the disease, there were times when mana treatment was more effective. But there were also times when it was better to consume medicine.

“I think it would be nice to make a simple list of medicinal herbs for poor people.”

However, some people were unable to choose anything.

Children in the slums, in particular, were less likely to receive such benefits.

That was why there was an overwhelming number of patients who ended up dying from fevers in the slums.

They were in a situation where they couldn’t pay for treatment when their fever rose.

“Oh, that’s a good idea. There are doctors who would reduce the cost of treatment if they brought the herbs themselves.”

“That’s great!”

Standing before the Cassia flower garden, Siervian discussed it with Madeleine for a long time.

Then suddenly, she noticed Madeleine’s shopping basket in her arms.

“Where are you going?”

“Oh, today is ‘the original sin of greed.’”

“The greed, what?”

Siervian asked, tilting her head slightly at the sudden foreign term.

Madeleine smiled tenderly and continued to explain.

“Did you know that the commoner’s district market is held with different themes every day?”

“Oh, I know! The themes are food, valuables, plants and animals, entertainment, and, well, there are many great deals!”

“Yes. You understand it very well. Among them, when food ingredient market stalls were set up, the theme is called the original sin of greed.”

“Oh…”

When she came to see it in disguise with her father, there were many animals and plants because that was the theme at that time.

Siervian’s eyes shone when she heard her explanation.

So she looked at her escort, Sir Roid, who was guarding at the back.

“Can I go with you, too? Sir Roid, can I?”

Every time she visited the welfare foundation, Sir Roid accompanied her.

Hearing Siervian, he merely nodded his head as if he could not win against the princess’ twinkling eyes.

“But I think it would be better to wear a little disguise.”

“Yes!”

Nodding her head, Siervian pulled a ring from her pocket.

“What is that, Princess?”

“Watch carefully.”

As soon as it slid onto her finger, a faint light flashed.

And then, there was Siervian with normal brown hair and eyes.

“Oh my!”

Siervian had already felt the need for a disguise from before as she frequented the welfare foundation.

So, while she was attending the magic class, she made a ring with the help of Karmen and her brother. But the effect was not very long-lasting yet.

“Hurry up and let’s go!”

Perhaps the magic was fascinating, so Madeleine could not take her eyes off Siervian’s transformed face.

She suddenly came to her senses and put a robe on Siervian.

“The robe is a little old, but I think it’s better to cover your clothing because that’s a luxurious outfit.”

“Thank you!”

Siervian decided she should bring some more appropriate clothing to the welfare foundation later.

“How are the kids?”

“They’re very healthy. It’s the birthday of one of the children soon, so I’m going out to buy some ingredients.”

“I see.”

Sir Roid kept a distance from them, while Madeleine and Siervian walked side by side like a mother and daughter.

As she walked around the corner from the building, she could see the complicated landscape of the market.

“There are a lot of people. There are usually a lot of people on the day of the original sin.”

[Madeleine]

Thoughts: I’d like to hold her hand, can I?

Madeleine hesitated, but she was worried about Siervian who was still child-sized.

Seeing her status window, Siervian reached for Madeleine’s hand first.

“Hold on tight.”

“Yes!”

[Madeleine]

Thoughts: I won’t let go of the Princess’ hand. She held me first…!

She thought Madeleine would be a little bit better because she saw her often, but she had remained awestruck.

Siervian smiled awkwardly but soon focused on the surrounding scenery.

As it was a day to sell food ingredients, the streets were overflowing with all sorts of people. In particular, on one side of the street, stands selling snacks were densely lined up without gaps.

“It seems delicious!”

Near the stand, children carefully holding coins were drooling and looking up at the stand.

On the other side, a merchant promoting fresh meat shouted loudly. It was a lively scene where people with twinkling eyes were waiting to buy things a little cheaper.

‘There are more buyers today.’

During her last visit, there had been far more merchants than buyers.

It was so amazing to know that the market changed drastically depending on the items sold.

Then Sir Roid, who was walking at a distance, approached her.

“I’ll guard you up close.”

“Yes!”

Siervian nodded at his careful words. He didn’t use her title just in case someone was listening.

Siervian suddenly became nervous and peeked at his status window.

[Adante Roid]

Thoughts: There are more people than I anticipated… Well, if I knew this would happen, I would’ve increased the number of guards.

Even he, a noble, seemed to have never expected such a crowd in the commoner’s district.

Siervian enjoyed the scenery while looking around with her eyes twinkling.

Every time she concentrated on someone, their status window popped up, but now, she could control her ability to some extent. The trick was not to stare too long.

“Huh?”

At that time, even though she didn’t look at the person for a long time, she saw a far away status window.

“What’s wrong?”

“Um…”

[Zecko]

Occupation: Navafal’s Spy (Lv. 4)

He was a spy, but she kept forgetting him because of his low level.

“Oh, it’s Zecko. You have a great eye.”

“Yes.”

Well, Zecko was so far away that it was strange to find him at once.

Fortunately, Madeleine didn’t think it was strange. Hence Siervian smiled awkwardly and kept an eye on Zecko, who continued to move.

[Zecko]

Thoughts: Where did they go?

‘Is he in the middle of spying?’

She was even more nervous when she realized that. Who was he looking for in such a large crowd?

“Hmm, he said he was going to find his parents. I don’t know if it went well.”

“His parents?”

For a moment, she was suspicious.

However, Siervian didn’t say anything when she watched his status window change.

[Zecko]

Thoughts: Mom, Dad… Why did you disappear without me? The imperial palace wasn’t even good so why?

“Ah…”

For a moment, Siervian remembered Hex’ thoughts with a grim face.

Some parents thought it was a better choice for their children’s future to leave them here because it was backed by the imperial palace.

“Marco said they would still get support from the foundation even if they visited their parents. But we can’t get in touch with Zecko’s parents.”

Madeleine explained that Zecko was the only one who didn’t know the whereabouts of his parents at all.

For a moment, Siervian felt emotional.

Obviously, considering his status window, she still needed to be wary of the child.

[Zecko]

Mood: Sad.

She couldn’t help but sympathize with the child inside.

Zecko disappeared into the crowd like a lost child.

She watched him until she couldn’t even see his hair, but her feelings did not disappear.

Thus, throughout her trip back to the welfare foundation after the tour, his status window remained in her head.

“You’re here, Princess.”

Marco was waiting for Siervian at the building.

“Yes. Marco, hello.”

Siervian continued to worry while greeting him.

Strangely, she kept thinking about Zecko.

“Oh, Princess.”

“Hello Tanka.”

Tanka was being held tightly by Marco so greeted her with difficulty.

Both of them seemed to be busy with work.

“What happened out there?”

Marco asked tactfully as Siervian returned with a serious look on her face.

Come to think of it, key figures of this welfare foundation were gathered in this place.

Thanks to this, Siervian, who had been busy worrying alone, finally opened her mouth.

“I have something important to say.”

She had to choose. Should she treat Zecko as a spy and punish him, or should she try to embrace him?

“Zecko…”

Siervian couldn’t change her grim expression as she began to speak.

She worried about how this would go.