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 The old man spoke to Jin, who was troubled.


"Yes? What is it?"

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"Oh, I see."

 I'm told he's old. I don't know exactly how old he is, but I doubt he has much time left.

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 The average life expectancy in the Ars world today is supposed to be over 90 years old, Jin recalled. Jin thinks that a marquis with a 10-year-old child could not be nearly 90 years old.

"You left that information out. All right, Reiko, let's go.

 Jin decided to go around the town to gather information, and on his way he decided to ask the young proprietress about his current question.

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She said, "The Marquis is currently lying in bed with an incurable disease. He is not in danger today or tomorrow, but he is bedridden. So, if we don't decide on a successor, there is a possibility that the family may disappear if something happens to him.

 It is said that if a noble dies without a successor, the state (the royal family or the council) may appoint a successor for the continuation of the family if the noble was a great noble or an important person.

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 But in this case, if it is judged that they had enough time to decide the successor but didn't decide, the family may be cut off without any change.

"Is that so? ......"

 Incidentally, the current Marquis Kuzma is 69 years old.

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 Jin and Reiko left the restaurant and headed for the main street.

"...... but I can't think of a place where we can get more information than that inn."

 Jin muttered,

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"Father, as they say, a dog that walks will get the short end of the stick, so let's walk around first," Reiko said.

 Reiko said. When Jin heard this, he said,

"Yes, that's right. ......, it is also said that the sooner you get there, the better."

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 He decided to go north along the main street. There was a lord's mansion in that direction.

Count Kuzma's mansion is on the east side, right?

"Yes. At that time, I was the Commissioner of the Eastern District of the Blue Lands.

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 The other Count, Count Galana, was the Commissioner of the Western District of Vreeland, so his mansion was on the west side of town.

"And what about now?"

 Jin thought that the Duke of Bruu was the lord and the Marquess of Kuzma was his deputy, so he decided to ask someone on the street.

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Excuse me, are you a resident of Breuland?

"Yes, I am. Who are you?

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I'm a traveler. My name is Jin. I'm Jin. ...... Is the Marquis of Kuzma in the Lords' Hall?

No, he's not. No. The Marquis is recuperating at his mansion on the east side.

Oh, is that so?

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Are you the healer who came to cure the Marquis's illness? Then by all means! Then by all means, heal him!

 The man who had mistaken Jin for a traveling healer bowed his head repeatedly as he walked away.

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"It seems that everyone knows that the ...... Marquis is sick."

 The young landlady was right.

 Not only is he bedridden, but his illness has made it impossible for him to choose a successor. There can be no mistake now.

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"But now we have another option.

 Curing the Marquis' illness will give us more time. According to the current average life expectancy, as long as the disease is cured, he should be able to choose his successor or son-in-law after his eldest daughter comes of age.

"The only question is, what kind of disease? ......"

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 If Erza, Jin's beloved wife and the world's best healer in the past, had been around, he probably could have managed, but the breakdown in the transmission of technology by the <>, although not as severe as the <>, was hindering the development of this world.

 Looking back on this history, Jin said..,

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"It's a pity.

 Jin muttered, "It's a pity.

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 Erza's medical knowledge is partly derived from Jin and partly from Shuki Tsetsi.

 Shuki, in particular, had aspirations to become a medical doctor in his former world, and had come down with several medical books, contributing greatly to the development of medicine in this world.

 The rest is Elsa's own talent and experience, which together have created the rare healer Elsa Nido.

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"I don't blame you for asking for what you don't have, but I'd like to know at least ...... what the symptoms are."

"Father, in that case, shall I use my Peeper Telescope?"

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 Reiko is also equipped with a small peeping telescope.

 It is not easy to use at long distances because of its blurred focus, but at short distances, it is quite practical.

"I hope there is a place near the Marquis's residence where I can stay still and not arouse suspicion.

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 It would indeed be suspicious if we were to stand still outside the walls, staring at the Marquis' residence. Or rather, it would definitely be suspicious.

 Jin and Reiko walked around the area and found a small coffee shop.

"Let's go in here for a break.

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 It was a little after one o'clock in the afternoon. There were no other customers besides Jin and the others.



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 Jin and Reiko chose a seat in the corner.

"Welcome!

 A girlish automaton came to take their order. Jin thought that it might be a product of <>, since it looked somewhat like Beena's work.

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"Pancakes and tea for two, please.

"Yes, sir."

 Jin decided without thinking too much.

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 Meanwhile, Reiko remained motionless, probing the inside of the Marquis' mansion with her built-in "peepers.



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"Thank you for waiting."

 Reiko observes with her peepers for 10 minutes before the pancakes and tea arrive.

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"Come on, let's eat."

"Yes."

 Reiko can too. Of course, it is not digestible.

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 The previous method was to remove water and compress the food, but now the food is broken down into atoms, so there is less residue.



 Regardless, as she ate, Reiko reported the results.

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"Otto...... brother, the subject is showing symptoms like <>."

 This time, Jin and Reiko are <, and since is a bad word, Reiko uses the term .

"What! ...... no, is that so?"

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 <>. It is a disease in which the body recovers more magic power than it possesses, and the excess magic power undermines the body.

 Erza once had this disease, but she recovered completely through the teaching of No. 700672.

"...... but if that's the case, the cure is a ."

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 It is a substance extracted from the brain tissue of special demons and is extremely rare.

 It is needed to create a homunculus.

 As the name "catalyst" suggests, the substance itself does not change, but all creatures that use free magic element (ether) have it in their bodies.

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 With this catalyst, free magic element (ether) can be manipulated by the mind. It can be called an antenna for mental waves.

 By ingesting one millionth of a gram of this, Erza's hypermagic was completely cured.


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"There are still some left in Horai Island, aren't there?

"No, there are none left.

 Reiko answered.

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"Why not?"

"...... they used it for experiments."

"...... I see."

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 Jin's shoulders slumped.

 By using this mental catalyst, the accuracy of controlling the free magical element (ether) is greatly improved.

 Originally, there was less than a gram of the psychic catalyst. It was only natural that it would run out if used in such experiments.

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