Episode 58 – The Scion is Dispatch
Now I was walking to the office of Marquis Sebatia.
I looked around and saw many people covering their noses and mouths with cloth masks.
Everyone was afraid of being infected with infectious diseases, so they always wore masks.
I passed between masked cadets and arrived at the office of Marquis Sebatia, raising my hand and knocking on the door.
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“Who are you?”
As I knocked on the door, Marquis Sebatia’s voice came through the door of the office.
“This is Cadet Alberto. I came because I have something to discuss.”
“Please disinfect your hands and clothes before entering.”
Like Marquis Sebatia’s words heard from inside the door, I washed my hands with the holy water and made my clothes clean with the artifacts enchanted with clean magic.
And when I opened the door and went in, I saw Marquis Sebatia wearing a mask doing business.
“Oh, yes. Are you here Alberto? What’s happen?”
“I came here because I have something to tell you about the epidemic that broke out in the empire.”
“Epidemic? Sit here Let’s sit down and talk calmly.”
I heard that I have something to tell you about the plague, so Marquis Sebatia stopped what she was doing and invited me to sit down.
I sat down on the sofa in the office, and soon the Marquis of Sebatia sat across from me.
“So, you have something to say about the epidemic?”
“Yes.”
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Sitting on the sofa, wearing a mask, I told Marquis Sebatia everything I had learned from my conversation with Nina so far.
“I see. Does that mean that someone is responsible for this epidemic?”
“Yes. That’s right.”
After hearing my explanation, Marquis Sebatia sighed.
“If it’s Professor Julia’s words, you can trust them. No one at the Royal Academy knows better than Professor Julia about the diseases that affect the human body.”
“Isn’t it possible that Professor Julia is wrong?”
“Professor Julia is not a person who asserts something without any basis. If she said that, it means she had a reason.”
The Marquis of Sebatia seemed to support Professor Julia’s theory of an artificial outbreak of an epidemic.
“Then, shouldn’t we investigate?”
“What do you mean?”
“Where did the epidemic spread, what vector did it spread, and who is spreading it?”
“Um.”
When Marquis Sebatia heard my suggestion that he should investigate, he started thinking about something with a serious expression.
“Yes. Then Alberto. You go.”
“Yes?”
“Seeing that you said this, didn’t you come to ask me to send you as someone to investigate the cause of the epidemic?”
“Actually, that’s true, but… ….”
The Marquis of Sebatia knew exactly why I had come to see her.
I have come to ask the Marquis of Sebatia to participate in finding the cause of this epidemic.
Because my intuition told me that this incident was the work of those who follow evil spirits.
Professor Julia said that this epidemic is a disease that targets people who cannot handle mana or aura.
The number of people who can handle Aura and Mana is less than one in 10,000 of the entire population.
As much as that, Aura and Mana were something that only a select few with talent could handle.
Those who handle auras and mana engage in occupations that utilize them.
That meant that people who couldn’t handle Aura and Mana would have a normal job.
There is definitely a difference in status between nobles and commoners.
But if you think about it the other way around, wouldn’t it be that there are nobles and royalty because there are commoners?
In a world without commoners, if we were to call each other nobles, we would all be of the same status.
The status of a commoner makes up the majority of the people of the empire, and many people live by the things they produce.
The food we eat and the tools we use are all made by commoners.
In addition, the administrative system of the empire worked by making numerous common civil servants work hard.
In other words, this incident could be said to be an attack aimed at the common people, the invisible gears that thoroughly move the empire.
Who benefits from the common people dying?
Other countries?
Other countries also have commoners, so why would they try to win the war by unleashing an epidemic that threatens to kill their people?
There was no one who would do that except for some crazy people.
Monsters had low intelligence, so they were an exception, and the only ones left were the followers of evil spirits.
They will love it as the world goes into chaos.
That way, it was because it was convenient for them to be active.
Silk, not just the Bregern Empire, but the common people who are the foundation supporting all countries are dying?
This means a loss of national power, and in the long run, it can cause the fall of the empire.
The followers of the evil spirit wanted to resurrect the evil spirit and rule the world, so for that purpose, they would not have blinked an eye even if hundreds of thousands died.
It’s just my opinion, though.
Anyway, for this reason, I thought this was the work of the followers of evil spirits.
“I think the followers of the evil spirit are involved in this.”
“I just thought of that too. Unless they were quite insane, they wouldn’t have spread an infectious disease that could kill them themselves.”
“Then would you allow me to leave to investigate the cause of the epidemic?”
“With the authority of the head of the department, Alberto, I will change your end-of-semester evaluation assignment. Go find out the cause of the plague, and stop it from spreading. I’ll give you points just for figuring out the cause, and I’ll give you the highest score for stopping the spread of the plague.”
The Marquis of Sebatia unexpectedly accepted my request with a single stroke.
As a bonus, he gave you a new task, not hunting the magma drake, but identifying the cause of the epidemic and preventing its spread.
As long as I solved this well, I could spend this semester comfortably without doing anything.
But at the same time, the faces of the people who must be living in our territory came to mind.
Those who can’t handle mana or aura, but who sprout their own talents and work for Yeongji and us.
What if those people die from the plague?
I am embarrassed to see their faces in the underworld.
The status of being a nobleman is only complete when you fulfill your duties as a nobleman.
“Cadet Alberto, I will immediately head to the territory where the plague first spread, find out the cause of the epidemic, and, if possible, carry out the mission of stopping the spread.”
“Permission to carry out the mission. Be sure to report the situation to the academy every two days. If you need assistance, do not hesitate to contact us. Because the Royal Academy cannot afford to lose valuable talent. Good luck, Cadet Alberto.”
The Marquis of Sebatia gave me a mission in a solemn voice.
With this, I can leave the Royal Academy and head to the area where the plague is breaking out.
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“Brother? What is all this burden?”
“Things to use in an epidemic area.”
As I was packing my things, Nina spoke with a surprised expression on her face.
“Yes? Are you going there?”
“Yes. Perhaps, this is highly likely to have been done by the followers of evil spirits. Go, check it out, and if you think I’m over it on my own, I’ll ask the Royal Academy to apply.”
“Bocchan, are you going alone? Never!”
“Nina, I have to go. What should we do if the plague spreads to our territory?”
“… ….”
Nina didn’t answer me at all.
“…… Why do you want to walk into a limb again?”
“It’s not about walking on a limb. Nina.”
Nina said that because she was worried about me.
I know she’s saying that because she cares about me, so she was able to understand.
The person you love is heading to a dangerous place, and who won’t stop it?
Unless someone with fanatical trust would stop at least once if someone they loved had to go to a dangerous place.
“Haa…… All right. Instead, don’t get hurt, get treated right away if you’re hurt. Got it?”
“Okay. Nina.”
“P-, only words?”
Anyway, it seemed that Nina wasn’t satisfied with just saying that I would have a good trip.
Seriously, hugs used to be enough, but now it seemed to demand something really embarrassing.
I cautiously approached Nina.
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Neither Nina nor I were wearing her mask because she was in her dorm room.
I cautiously brought my face closer to Nina’s.
Nina gently closed her eyes, as if she was anticipating what would happen next.
I didn’t want to spoil the atmosphere, so I carefully covered Nina’s lips with hers.
How many minutes did it stick like that?
I moved my lips away from her Nina’s lips.
“Have a good trip. Young master.”
“I’ll be careful.”
“When I come back injured, I will kiss you openly in front of people.”
“Ugh.”
I have a reason to never come back hurt.
I shook Nina’s hand one last time and left the Royal Academy.
So I moved toward the Venas territory, where this plague is said to have started.