Chapter 147: Haggard Titti
Early in the morning, as I was opening my shop in front of Luganda Dungeon, Marco, looking rather uncheerful, ca in.
[Good morning, Marco. You look a bit down.]
[Titti hasn’t been feeling well since last night.]
Marco seed restless as he looked in the direction of their house.
Luganda is still in the developnt stage and we still don’t have any doctors.
The only healer who was doing his best for everyone was Titti, but if she herself were to fall ill, we would be in quite the trouble.
[Can’t a Healer heal her own illness?]
[I also asked her that, but she said she just couldn’t concentrate on her magic. Yahagi-san, do you still have an Elixir in hand?]
[Ahh, about that……]
There used to be a retro ga in my shop called Dungeon Crawler 10-rim ga.
It was a very difficult ga, with an Elixir as its prize.
However, that 10-rim ga no longer exists.
In fact, 10-rim gas are no longer available, being replaced by much later ga consoles.
Taking its place were video gas called “Invaders” and “Packing Man.”
It doesn’t give out any sort of prizes, but rle is addicted to them.
She’s always in the top 10 in the rankings.
She sure hasn’t grown out of her hot-tempered personality.
In any case, the only Healer we have is Titti, so there’s no one to examine her, which is a problem.
[I’ll go and visit him later. If his symptoms are too severe, I’ll ask Michelle to co and see her, so don’t worry.]
[That’s good to hear. Titti says it’s nothing serious, but she’s acting a little strange. I’ll leave her to you, Yahagi-san.]
As Marco went into the dungeon with Team Harukaze, I went to Titti’s place.
I went to Marco and Titti’s ho and knocked on their door, but there was no answer.
[Oiiii, Titti, are you there? It’s , Yahagi.]
That’s strange, Marco said Titti was at ho.
Putting my ear to the door to inspect what was going on, I heard groaning from the inside.
Mixed along with it were the sounds of gasping from vomiting.
[Yahagi…… Help ……]
I hurriedly opened the door and entered the house.
[Titti!]
Titti looked quite worn out.
Her skin had lost its moisture and her plump lips were wrinkled.
Her cheeks were also hollow, showing how much weight she lost.
[O- Oi……]
[Yahagi….. Powdered grape juice……]
[Powdered……? O- Ou. I’ll have it ready in a minute, so just wait a bit!]
I ran into the kitchen and looked for so water to scoop from.
Even so, powdered grape juice?
Of all the things she could ask for, what’s the point of her asking for this?
The powdered juices I sell have various effects, and the grape-flavored juice has an anti-curse effect.
Could it be, did Titti get cursed?
While supporting her body as she wobbled, I gave Titti the grape juice.
[How are you feeling?]
[I feel a bit better. It looks like it really was the symptoms of a curse.]
Grape juice is a mild redy for curses, but in the end, it’s still just a dagashi.
The effect is limited because it’s not a specialized dicine.
It seems like a complete cure hasn’t been achieved, as Titti remained pale-faced, lying down while looking tired.
[What’s going on?]
[A few days ago, I started showing symptoms of a curse.]
[You an soone has cursed you?]
[If this is a curse, there are too many possible culprits for to know who cursed .]
Titti sarcastically sneers to herself.
When she was the Queen Consort, Titti had expended a lot of money, so she must have had a lot of enemies.
Since she t Marco and was exiled to Luganda though, she has done a lot for the citizens……
[I’ll bring Michelle back after this and have her check on you.]
[I can heal myself just fine.]
[Stop with the boring stubbornness. If you could have dealt with it yourself, you would have done it by now. Marco is worried about you, you know? Just have it healed already.]
[…………………]
When I ntioned Marco’s na, Titti stopped resisting this idea any further.
Titti, who had a reputation as a woman of many romances, seems to be completely devoted to Marco now.
[For the ti being, I’ll leave you 10 packs worth of grape juice, so if you feel any pain, drink it.]
After preparing it in a pitcher and leaving cups within her reach, I left Titti’s house.
After returning to the capital, I was worried about Titti’s condition and couldn’t calm down.
The grape juice seems to have helped alleviate her symptoms a little, but I feel like she could have a seizure at any mont.
Michelle has classes so she won’t be back until after dark, but we might not make it in ti if I had to wait for her.
I hesitated for a mont, but putting up a “Temporary Closed” tag on the door, I ran out of the shop.
It was my first ti entering the Magic Academy.
I was neither a student nor a teacher, so that was no surprise.
The academy grounds are surrounded by a high fence, with a gate as magnificent as a castle.
Facilities for more elderly citizens cost a lot of money.
Next to the gate is a guardhouse, where the gatekeeper is constantly on the lookout.
The gate is tightly closed, so the only way to get in is to ask permission here.
[Hello. My na is Yahagi Yuusuke and I’m acquainted with a teacher nad Michelle. An urgent matter occurred and I’d like to visit Michelle’s research lab. Can you let through?]
I approached him like this, but the gatekeeper looked at sternly.
[You know Teacher Michelle? Do you have any proof of that?]
[No, I don’t have anything like that.]
[The academy is off-limits to anyone other than authorized personnel. I must ask you to leave.]
[Her relative is ill and I need to tell her about this matter as soon as possible. Couldn’t you at least contact her?]
I asked politely, but the gatekeeper’s attitude didn’t change.
On the contrary, the guard’s attitude seed as if he didn’t want to get involved in troubleso matters, and he was trying to get rid of .
[Go ho, go ho. This is no place for commoners.]
Hmmm, doesn’t seem like he’d believe even if I tell him I have a court rank.
I was in a hurry, so I ca here in ordinary clothes and on foot.
Since this is an academy attended by children of nobility and royalty, it’s likely that this person isn’t just barring access out of malice.
I was wondering what to do, but then Carmine ca running from across the academy’s plaza.
[Yuusuke-chi, what are you doing here?]
[Ohh, Carmine. I ca here to see Michelle, but he won’t let in. I’m sorry, but could you go and get her for ?]
[I’m fine with that, but the next class is starting soon.]
Saying this, Carmine turned to the gatekeeper.
[Let Yuusuke-chi in.]
[Y- Y- You’re acquainted with Carmine-sama?]
The gatekeeper’s face turned depressingly pale, but why though?
[Unnn, he’s soone important. He’s also soone Papa always keeps an eye to.]
[Wha……]
At Carmine’s words, the guard’s complexion turned even more pale.
[Please excuse my rudeness!]
It seems like permission for to pass has been granted.
However, Carmine’s Papa?
I thought she was from a single-mother-and-daughter household, but it seems that wasn’t the case.
[Carmine’s Papa is soone I know?]
[Unnn?]
[Who is he?]
[Secret.]
She doesn’t want to tell .
She probably has various circumstances for why she won’t tell .
However, among my acquaintances, soone who keeps an eye on ……?
No way, Pri Minister Essel!?
However, when I was invited to the Pri Minister’s residence, I was introduced to his family, but I didn’t see Carmine there at that ti.
There’s also no way that Mrs. Essel is working as a Healer……
Could she possibly be an illegitimate child?
It seems to be common among the nobility, so that being the case is possible.
But still, Pri Minister Essel……
He had a mild-mannered look on his face, but he was also a perverted old man huh.
[Teacher Michelle’s lab is over there.]
[Thank. Right, right, the dagashi shop is temporarily closed today. Sorry about that.]
[Ehhh……]
Carmine looked very sad.
[Don’t look so sad. I’ll properly open up the shop tomorrow.]
[Unnn……]
Carmine suddenly ca up to and lightly pressed her forehead against my stomach.
[I wish Yuusuke-chi had been my Papa……]
[Oi, oi, can’t you at least fill in on the Onii-chan position?]
The sadness that had been on Carmine’s face when she looked at earlier had already disappeared.
[Ahahaha, that’s fine too. Latersss~~]
The first ti I saw her, I thought she was a bit of a loner.
This may just be my hunch, but I felt as if I had caught a glimpse of her loneliness.
Although a heartrending feeling welled up within , I hurried to Michelle’s research lab for the ti being.
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