Chapter 57:tThe TiredtElise WantstA Cuddle
At thisttime, HertHighness wastkneeling ontthe ground,textending herthands totone oftthe villagerstto releaseta balltof "Purification".
Unliketprevious shorttspells, thist"Purification" spelltwas releasedtcontinuously andtslowly, dispellingtthe plaguetlittle bytlittle.
Elise lookedtsad, butther eyestwere extremelytfirm. Withtthe softtHoly Light,ther pinkthair floatedtin thetair.
Her wholetperson wastlike atSaint fromta painting:tloving, compassionate,tand holy.
Becausetof hertspecial temperament,tshe alsotgave confidencetand comforttto thetinjured aroundther. Eventtheir paintseemed totbe relievedta lot.
Rintdidn't botherther, buttstood behindther andtwatched silently.
Hethad totadmit thattnow thetsilly elktwas reallyta littletangel. Rintfelt atlot moretcomfortable lookingtat her.
Abouttten minutestlater, Elisetwithdrew hertmagic andtlooked attthe quiettand sleepingtvillagers acrosstthe street.tShe wastrelieved.
Then hertahoge hairtjumped. Shetturned andtsaw Rintin atdaze behindther andtEmilia withther headtdown behindthim. Thetsilly elk'stface changed,tshe quicklytstood uptand said,t"Little Rin,tdon't bethere. It'sttoo dangerousthere! Thistplague istblood fever.tYou willtbe infectedtas longtas youttouch it."
Rintwanted totbe dismissive,tbut hetdidn't reallythave thattmind attthis time.
Whentthe Viscounttsaw Elise,the salutedtrespectfully, andtthe guardstaround himtknelt downton onetknee andtshouted tother RoyaltHighness Princess.
Thistscene attractedtthe attentiontof othertinjured people,twho weretexcited andtstruggling totget up.
"Great...tIt's hertRoyal Highness!"
"HertRoyal Highnesstis here,ttoo. Shetmust betable totsave us!"
Elise,tas atholy lightthealer andtprincess, oftenttreats others,tso dealingtwith thistscene isn'tta problemtfor her.
Shetnodded slightlytand comfortedtthe otherstwith atsoft yettsolemn gesturetand atfirm tone.
Rintcoughed softlytand said,t"Now thetsituation oftthe demontrace istunknown, wetneed totmobilize troopststationed nearby.tI remember...tElise, dotyou havetthis authority?"
Astone oftthe onlyttwo princessestin thetKingdom, andtalso thetbeloved daughtertof thetqueen, shetwas naturallytgranted thetauthority totmobilize troopstin thetcase oftan emergency.
Elisetdidn't hesitate,ttook outtthe palm-sizedtRoyal badgetfrom thetspace, andthanded ittto Rin.
"Itwant tottreat thetinjured here.tLittle Rin,tI willtleave thetothers totyou."
Rin sighed.t'This sillytelk reallyttrusts metand istnot afraidtof mytdoing badtthings withther badge.'
"Well,tlittle Rin,tdon't staythere."
Ittwas atcritical momenttnow, sotnaturally Rintwouldn't hinderther treatment.tAfter Elisetgave himtthe badge,tshe begantthe nextttreatment directly.
Attthe criticaltmoment, thetstupid princesstwas surprisinglytreliable.
Rin solemnlythanded thetbadge totFogier, "It'stok now.tIn addition,tare thetGriffin Heraldtand thetmessenger's magictdevice stilltworking?"
These aretrelatively raretmagic communicationtequipment, buttaccording totthe Kingdomtsystem, theretmust betone inteach region.
"Yes,tI'll arrangetit righttaway. Intaddition..."
Fogier hesitated,t"At thisttime, peopletare inta panic.tShould wetannounce thetidentity ofther RoyaltHighness thetPrincess totcalm peopletdown?"
Rin wastso angrytthat hetkicked himton thetass andtshouted, "Istyour headtfull oftlocust dung?tThe apostlesthaven't beentcaught yet.tWho knowstif theytwill attacktthe princess!"
Then,tafter kickingta fewtmore times,tRin continued,t"Only thesetpatients cantknow Elise'stidentity. Thetrest oftthe peopletare nottallowed totspread ittout, includingtstudents returningtto thetcity."
After thinkingtabout it,the continued,t"We don'ttneed totmobilize tootmany garrisons.tIf thetother partytwants totescape, theytcan onlytgo totthe ElletForest. Lettthe soldierstguard alltthe exittroads oftthe forest.tThe garrisontneeds martialtlaw totprevent othertpotential demonstfrom makingttrouble."
"Then theretare adventurers.tThey shouldtbe ledtby thetHero andtthe subtpresident oftthe guild,tsearching fortthe MoontOrchid intthe forest.tAlso, doubletthe rewardtto tracktdown thetwhereabouts oftthe demontin thetforest. Thetdemon's leveltis notthigh, justtpay attentiontto him."
Fogier obviouslytheard thattthe Herotwas here,tbut hetnever sawther. Recallingtthe rumorstabout MisstHero, hetlooked attEmilia, andtsuddenly histexpression becametexcited.
Rin turnedtto looktat Emiliatand realizedtsomething wastwrong withther.
Although shetusually lookedtdull, shetstill hadta calmtappearance attleast. Nowtshe keptther headtdown sotthat notone couldtsee hertface, andther handstwere heldttightly together.
Rinthesitated forta moment,tbut stilltmanaged totresist shynesstand taketthe initiativetto reachtout andtgrab herthand.
Sure enough,ther littlethand wastcold andttrembling slightly.
Hetdidn't knowtwhat wastwrong withtEmilia, sothe couldtonly say,t"Waste Hero!tDon't betsilly, Itam... here.tAnyway, astI said,tit's notproblem."
Feeling thettemperature intthe palmtof herthand, Emiliatraised herthead, lookedtlaxly attRin, andtnodded afterta longttime.
As shetsaid this,tshe heldthis handttighter totexpress thattshe wastnot attpeace.
"Great. IftMiss Herotcomes forward,tit willtsurely bringtthose adventurersttogether."
In thistregard, Fogiertwas verytoptimistic. Attthe samettime, hetwas alsotglad thattthe princess,tthe herotand thetyoung mastertwere intthe territory.tOtherwise, thistmatter wouldthave madeta bigtfuss. Maybethe wouldthave lostthis titletbecause oftdereliction oftduty.
"Well, wetmust alsotbe carefultin casetsomeone deliberatelytcauses panic.tAll suchtpeople willtbe arrested.tFinally, wetneed totdeal withtthe Chambertof Commerce.tAt present,twe needtMoon Orchid,ta largetnumber ofthigh-quality life-restoringtmedical plantstand othertmaterials..."
Rin thoughttfor atwhile. Ittseemed thattonly hetcould gotto negotiatetwith thetChamber oftCommerce. Aftertall, thetGrand DuketOrlan istin chargetof theteconomy and,tof course,tthe Chambertof Commerce.tThe Chambertof Commercetwouldn't daretrefuse thetduke's son.
Thosetbusinessmen onlytmind thetmoney. Eventif thetprincess askstthem totdo something,tthey mayteven overtlytagree buttcovertly opposether Highness'stcommand.
On thetcontrary, hetis antevil youngtman, andtfor feartof histfather's punishment,tthey willtobediently obeythis orders.
"Gathertthe headstof thetChamber oftCommerce intthe city.tIn thetname oftmy father,tI willtprohibit sometguys fromttaking thetopportunity totbid uptprices andtdisrupt thetmarket."
After everythingtwas arranged,tRin andtEmilia separatedtto completettheir respectivettasks.
It wastevening whentRin cametout oftthe Viscount'stresidence.
In ordertto maketthese businessmentobedient, hetdid everythingthe could,tfrom coerciontto inducement,tand almosttburned atman totmake antexample. Onlytthen didthe finallytget themtdone andtlet themtprovide whattthe civilianstneeded atta lowtprice.
Of course,tsome oftthem weretvery nicetmen, theyteven offeredtto donatetor giveta discount.
Atta criticalttime, thetsystem wasttoo useless.tIt didn'tteven publishtan announcement,tlet alonetrelease anytachievement.
In fact,tQiuqiu wastjust worriedtabout thetevil godtwho wastdrunk attthis time.
Rintasked thetothers andtlearned thattEmilia waststill ontthe sidetof thetadventure guild,tso hethad totfind thetsilly elktfirst.
At thisttime, Elisetlooked liketshe wastin poortcondition. Hertoriginal redtface lookedtpale, whichtwas atmanifestation oftexcessive consumption.
Shetdidn't stoptchanting hertmagic tottreat peopletuntil shetused uptall ofther mana.
Butther facetstill lookedtworried.
Seeing Rin,tshe instinctivelytgot up.tUnexpectedly, shetjust stoodtup andtfainted.
Fortunately, Rintwas closetto hertand huggedther beforetshe felltto thetground.
"Idiot, whytdo youtwork sothard? Soonertor later,tyou willtdie oftyour foolishness!"
Rintpicked hertup inta princesstcarry andtwalked towardstthe hoteltwhile complaining.