Jed and Louise stood in position, covering their surroundings as if they had coordinated beforehand.
Fresa took out a reagent bottle from Lauren’s dress sleeve and opened its lid.
“We need to administer it immediately. If the symptoms worsen, we won’t be able to suppress them with temporary medication.”
“Understood.”
Lycaon nodded and slightly lifted his cloak.
The storm of magical energy caused by Lauren was growing stronger.
Without hesitation, Fresa forcibly pushed the mouth of the reagent bottle into Lauren’s slightly parted lips.
Fortunately, the symptoms had not fully manifested yet, so there was little resistance.
This was also thanks to Lycaon holding him with magic.
After successfully administering the medicine, Fresa checked Lauren’s condition.
The magical waves seemed to be gradually calming down.
“…Your Majesty?”
Lycaon softly muttered, calling Lauren.
Lauren, with his eyes tightly closed, slowly opened his eyelids.
His pupils had returned to the same purple color as Lycaon’s.
It appeared that the medicine was working.
Lauren, dazed, gazed at the empty air and then looked down at the shattered glass.
“I guess I lost consciousness again…”
“The medication was only temporary, so its effects won’t last long. But at least, this seizure was safely passed.”
Fresa finally exhaled in relief and explained softly.
Since the music was reaching its climax, the dancers would soon start returning one by one.
It was very fortunate that the situation was resolved before that.
Lauren looked at Fresa blankly for a moment, then gave a tired smile.
“Thank you, Fresa. Truly.”
“It’s too early to be thanking me. Please let me know once you successfully create the cure.”
Fresa responded firmly and looked at Lycaon.
His expression was no different from usual, but she could tell he was also relieved.
Before the next seizure occurred, they had to make the cure at all costs.
‘I need to contact Cade again.’
Although things seemed to have gone smoothly on the surface, Fresa, feeling somewhat tense, had no energy left to enjoy the banquet.
“Then I should go back and rest. Everyone, thank you for your efforts.”
Lauren, perhaps feeling the same, spoke with a somewhat weak voice and left the banquet hall with Louise.
Before completely leaving the room, Louise briefly looked back at Fresa and bowed her head.
It was probably a somewhat late thank you.
Fresa slightly nodded and quietly watched their backs.
“Resa.”
“Lady Resa.”
Lycaon and Jed called Fresa simultaneously.
She then finally turned her gaze to them, offering a gentle smile.
“Anyway, we’ve safely sorted out the situation. You both worked hard. Still, don’t you think our coordination during the work was quite good?”
Though her tone was light, she didn’t take this matter lightly.
It was just that Lycaon and Jed’s atmosphere was still quite heavy, and she felt the need to lighten the mood a bit.
Jed glanced cautiously at Lycaon and asked carefully.
“Can we really make the cure?”
“Yes, we can.”
“If Lady Resa says so, then it must be true. Anyway… I feel relieved.”
Jed let out a small sigh.
It seemed he had been quite worried all along.
Indeed, if it weren’t for Jed, Fresa wouldn’t have known what happened to the Emperor at all.
Probably, Lycaon wouldn’t have told her everything until the end either.
Fresa naturally turned her attention to Lycaon.
He listened quietly to their conversation with a somewhat strange expression, then extended his hand toward Fresa.
“Now, it’s best to return to the Magic Tower.”
“Yes, I need to go back and study the cure a bit more.”
“Let’s rest today and start tomorrow. There won’t be any other plans for now.”
Lycaon, walking leisurely, muttered softly as he led Fresa.
To outsiders, it looked as if they were engaged, even if only as fiancés.
Meanwhile, the gentle and calm music was filling the banquet hall once again.
Fresa placed her hand on Lycaon’s arm and looked up at him.
“By the way, you didn’t ask me to dance today?”
“…Do you want to dance?”
“No, I don’t have the strength for that. I just wanted to tease you.”
As Fresa playfully said this, Lycaon looked genuinely surprised.
Seeing his reaction, Fresa couldn’t help but smile softly.
“I’m just joking to tell you not to worry too much, Lycaon.”
Lycaon stared at her intently, then suddenly chuckled.
“I’m not worried. I trust you.”
Fresa remained silent for a moment.
Lycaon’s honesty often made her feel awkward.
Just like now.
But she didn’t want to pretend she hadn’t heard or dismiss it as a joke.
Because his trust was genuine.
Fresa gazed at Lycaon with a faint smile.
“Yes, I trust you too.”
Knowing the importance of mutual trust, Fresa was confident she would believe in whatever Lycaon did.
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The next day, just as Fresa was about to contact Isaac, she noticed a light coming from the crystal and hurried to check.
She knocked on the crystal, and a familiar face appeared.
“Cade! I was just about to contact you. You called first.”
“Lady Resa, I’ve obtained that herb. It took longer than expected because I had to search all the fairies I knew. Do you know how hard I worked?”
Isaac cut straight to the point without even a greeting.
But since this was the call she had been waiting for the most, she couldn’t hide her excitement.
“Thank you, Cade. This is such a relief. Can we meet today?”
“…There’s no soul in your words, really.”
Isaac muttered with a crooked brow and a grumpy tone.
Fresa stared blankly at Isaac, who acted like a child expecting praise, then put on a businesslike smile.
“Why such a sad face? I’ve truly infused a lot of soul into it.”
“That’s enough. Judging by your reaction, you seem quite urgent, so I’ll head over. Where are you now?”
“Um… I’m at Lycaon’s Magic Tower.”
For a moment, Isaac’s expression seemed to flicker oddly—was it just her imagination?
“…A Magic Tower can’t be pinpointed by coordinates.”
She remembered having heard this from Lycaon before.
Magic Towers are protected by strong shielding magic, requiring a special invitation card made by the Tower’s master to enter.
Alternatively, you’d need to be accompanied by a mage affiliated with the Tower or have a special magic scroll, but none of those options were easy.
Regular magic scrolls are hard to acquire and expensive, and a direct teleportation scroll to the Tower would be even more difficult.
Moreover, I heard the Tower wouldn’t give those out to just anyone.
Since Fresa was traveling with Lycaon, she could have entered easily, but Isaac was outside the kingdom.
Of course, he could come near the Tower using a coordinate-based scroll, but that was unnecessary bother.
A better idea just occurred to her.
“I’ll go myself. It’s been a while since I visited the apothecary. When do you think would be best?”
“Midday should be fine.”
“Alright then, see you later, Cade.”
“Yes.”
Though only with a teleportation scroll, people could be transported, but not objects—such a limited convenience characterized this world.
‘Still, it’s better than nothing.’
Of course, the crystals or magic scrolls Fresa used were rare and difficult to obtain for ordinary people.
There are amazing people around who can get such things easily, and since Fresa herself is wealthy, she’s free to spend.
In any case, she was really relieved that Isaac had managed to find the herb.
Fresa shook the sleeping Reese, who was lazily dozing in the World Tree’s pot, to wake him.
“Reese, wake up.”
“…Did something happen again?”
Reese, hiding under the now larger leaves, peeked out with a sleepy head.
“I found the herb. We’ll go back to the apothecary around midday. We should start preparing now.”
“Really? You’re more capable than I thought, Guild Master.”
Reese stretched his thin arms upward and yawned.
Since his help was essential for making this medicine, she needed to bring the pot.
“I’ll pack my things and come back, so rest a bit longer. I also need to talk to Lycaon first.”
“Alright. Don’t rush and mess up.”
Fresa gently patted Reese’s head and hurried outside to find Lycaon.
‘Other ingredients are still at the apothecary, so no need to bring more. By the way, I wonder if Marie delivered the painkillers properly?’
Chloe asked someone to deliver the wolf Chichi’s medicine to a man, but since she hadn’t heard anything since, she wasn’t sure if it was delivered properly.
‘First, let’s put out this fire and then check.’
Fresa, excited about the possibility of making Lauren’s cure, hurriedly moved her steps, eager to get started.
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