The Great Sage Who Did not Remain in Legend - 31.2

“Iris, you’re an adult now, so you shouldn’t say things like that so easily to men.”

“Well, I’m Mergin-san’s wife in that regard.”

Thud

“Even as a joke, if you say things like that, you might really not get married.”

Afterwards, 3-Stan and Iris, saying they couldn’t eat anymore, were about to throw up while eating the rice cakes that had been grilled to a crisp with sugar and soy sauce.

The day after New Year’s Day.

“Is this Mergin’s shop?”

Although the shop was closed, there was a loud shouting. Even though they were enjoying the warmth of the kotatsu.

“Iris, go check it out since you’re being persistent.”

“I can’t. I don’t want to go out.”

“Just go and check!”

Mergin clung to the kotatsu and kicked Iris out. If the kotatsu is left out, they won’t go to training. It’s regrettable, but I’ll put it away. While Iris went outside to check, Mergin stored the kotatsu in the item box.

“Mergin-san, it’s Herald-san.”

Huh?

Iris brought the doctor Herald from the west gate to the house.

“I’m sorry to bother you so early in the new year. I need some snow flowers.”

“Are they already gone?”

For now, we went to the living room to talk. Iris was searching for the missing kotatsu, but it was already in the item box.

“The child with a high fever is becoming less responsive to the antipyretics, and the dosage is increasing.”

“That’s bad.”

“Yes. If it continues like this, there’s nothing more we can do, and antipyretics are the only option left.”

“Can’t you figure out what illness it is?”

“No… None of the illnesses I know of fit….”

It might indeed be a magical power overload.

“That child is the heir of a noble who hasn’t had children for a long time. We absolutely must save them.”

“If there’s no heir, will they be dissolved?”

“Yes.”

“Isn’t it possible to adopt a child?”

“That’s unlikely. There’s always a shortage of nobility in this country. There are those waiting in line to be granted a title as a reward. There would be those who would work to prevent an adopted child from being recognized as the heir.”

So there are those who wish for the child’s death. What a terrible world.

“Is there a chance it’s a curse?”

” curses are just something from fairy tales. There are no sorcerers. Don’t say such foolish things.”

It used to be true…

“I’ll give you as many snow flowers as you want, but isn’t it useless now? I’ve heard that giving too much of that antipyretic can cause problems in the body.”

“Even so.”

“Do you have some sort of obligation to that noble? It might be unnecessary to ask, but it’s rare for a town doctor to treat nobles, isn’t it?”

“The doctors for nobles have long since given up. That noble is a good person and an old acquaintance.”