Proof of conspiracy
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“I can hardly believe it…” muttered Yuri, the Prime Minister of the Niza Kingdom, finally speaking from the bottom of his heart. Beside him lay the dwarf king on the bed, and next to him was the princess Concedia, who had a pale face.
Beside me were Mei, Ferris, and Luala, and an old white-haired man.
“…As expected, the Deer God did not abandon us dwarves,” said the weak voice of the dwarf king, tears streaming down his cheeks.
The dwarves were shocked. It was understandable, considering they had thought the deer were their enemies.
The water purification system created by Lekornai’s team had been a valuable resource for the dwarves. The water used for ore refining originally caused pollution and odor in the river that flowed through the Niza Kingdom, so the water quality became poor. Therefore, this country has been using mountain spring water for drinking and agricultural purposes. As a result, there were limits to crop production.
However, if the river water became clean, the situation would be different. There would be no need to go all the way up to the mountains to get spring water. And by using that river water, the cultivation area could be expanded. The dwarves were overjoyed.
Fields were immediately opened up within the kingdom, and seeds and seedlings were planted. The land, which had been grassland until then, was filled with crops.
At this time, everyone in Niza, including the dwarf king, was convinced that this country would leap and develop further. However, that was when the deer damage occurred.
“When the Deer God happened to eat the crops offered by a nearby farmer, he realized that the crops were poisoned. And he immediately realized that this would lead to the downfall of the dwarves.”
“But if there is poison in the river water, shouldn´t we be dead? Yet we are still alive, aren’t we?” asked Yuri.
“Yes, the poison is not immediately effective; it accumulates in the body over time. Of course, those who drank the poisoned water will continue to be affected, but even if they eat crops made from that water, the poison will accumulate in their bodies.”
“Does that mean that all our people are affected by the poison?” asked Yuri.
“No, we believe that the damage from the poison to the people is currently minimal,” replied Lynos.
“What do you mean?”
“Since the kingdom initially focused on opening up the grasslands, they did not draw water from the river to the town. The people have been drinking mountain spring water as usual, so we believe that the damage from the poison is minimal.”
“I see…”
“The Deer God realized that the crops were poisoned and knew that he couldn’t feed them to the people. So he ate the crops himself to prevent the people from being affected by the poison.”
“Are you saying that the hundreds of deer were all following the Deer God’s command?”
“No, it wasn’t an order, but rather the Deer God himself.”
“What do you mean?”
“The Deer God had differentiated himself and created a herd. Each one of those deer was the Deer God himself.”
“That’s ridiculous…”
“In the end, the country suffered from a food shortage and had to receive food aid from various countries. However, since the food was not affected by the poison, the damage to the people was minimal.”
“Then why are only the king and the royal family affected by the disease?”
Isn’t it because I had erected a barrier around the palace garden where the royal family’s exclusive crops were grown? And wasn’t the water drawn from the river?
“Uh, that’s…”
“In the end, the royal family, who continued to drink poisoned water and eat poisoned crops, suffered the most damage.”
“We nobles also survived on relief supplies, like the commoners, so I can’t say much… But how about Princess Concedia? She looks perfectly fine…”
“Princess Concedia has a natural resistance to strong poisons since birth. She has already been infected with poison, but it’s still in a stage where it hasn’t manifested yet.”
“Why does Princess Concedia have such resistance? It’s strange, isn’t it?”
“The Prime Minister’s point is well taken. It would be better to hear an explanation from princess Concedia herself.”
“I have bestowed my protection upon Concedia. I made a promise to Summer to bestow my protection when a princess is born to the royal family.” Spoke the old man with the white beard.
“Su-Summer!? Could it be the late mother of the previous king… You are?”
“I am Tyos.”
Yuri’s eyes widened as he looked at the portrait hanging on the back wall. Ah, it was a person who looked a little younger, but was identical to Tyos.
“Are you the Duke king… Could it be that you’re still alive?”
The Dwarf royal family has always been a male lineage. It is rare for a female to be born, and only four women, including Concedia, have been born in the history of the Dwarf royal family.
About 1000 years ago, a crisis struck the Dwarf royal family. The Dwarf king died young. The only one left was Princess Summer, who had fallen in love with the Deer God, Tiyos, and was quietly living in the Niza Forest.
However, due to the circumstances, Summer had to ascend to the throne as empress, and Tiyos was given the status of a Duke. He then entered the palace and became in a position to assist the empress as a duke. That’s why Tyos became known as the “Duke King.”
A few years later, a child was born between this “Duke King” and “Empress,” and their descendants led to the current Dwarf king. The current attitude towards deer was also established by Summer.
“At that time, the monsters in the forest were tough opponents. If we didn’t live in our forest and defeat the monsters, this country would have been trampled on.”
The Deer God Tyos strokes his chin beard and reminisces about the past with nostalgia.
“What Lynos said is true. There may have been other strategies, but this is the only one I could think of. Please forgive me. After Summer died, I never wanted to take on human form again, but I broke that promise. Despite promising to protect the royal family, I allowed my granddaughter and the king to come to this point. Please forgive me.”
“I’m so sorry… It’s all because of my incompetence… your effort has gone to waste…”
The Dwarf king wipes away his tears and speaks with difficulty.
“It’s okay. It’s okay. However, that poison was terrible. I was prepared to die myself. Even after being poisoned, you are still alive and thinking about the country. I am proud of you.”
The Dwarf king bows down in tears.
“Anyway, Lynos’s barrier was amazing. I didn’t expect to suffer so much damage when I passed through it. My lifespan was shortened by that barrier.”
“You’re joking, right?”
“No, it’s true that my body was injured. That barrier wasn’t your full strength, was it? If you put up a barrier with all your might, even a god wouldn’t be able to penetrate it.”
“Thank you very much.”
“Now, Dwarf King, you have a lot of work to do. You must not die here.”
“I understand, but my body is no longer… and my son…”
“No, you must live. There is a cure for your poison. In fact, I met you thanks to that cure. Take this antidote made by my wife, Meirias. Please use it. Yuri, please distribute this medicine to the royal family members who are sick.”
I hand the medicine that Meirias made to Prime Minister Yuri.
“If you drink it, you will suffer temporarily, but it will make you vomit out all the poison in your body. Meirias is the best pharmacist. You can drink it with confidence.”
The Dwarf king silently takes Meirias’ medicine into his mouth.
For a while, the king groaned in agony, but with the help of Mei, he was able to successfully expel the poison. It seemed that he had been storing a significant amount of poison, as he continued to vomit for quite some time. As a result, the sheets on the bed were terribly stained.
Finally, the king’s painful moans subsided and he began to breathe peacefully.
“I think he’s alright now. However, due to the poison, his bones have become brittle. He needs absolute rest for a while. It will take about a year for his bones to fully heal, but after that, he should be able to return to a normal life.”
“Thank you, Mei.”
Upon seeing this, Prime Minister Yuri hurriedly left the room. He was probably going to distribute that medicine to the royal family.
“Please take this medicine, Concedia-sama.”
The princess, who had been staring intently at the medicine, slowly looked up at me.
“I understand the damage caused by the deer but killing Dr. Rekornai is a separate matter. In this story, is it possible that the doctor did not intentionally make the poison? If that’s the case, doesn’t that mean Basam-sama killed an innocent person?”
I glanced at Mei and let out a deep sigh.
“This is something I don’t really want to talk about. It’s an unpleasant topic, but… Alright, let me explain.”
Mei looked surprised as she gazed at me, and the king’s peaceful breathing was in the background. The view of the city, with its purple morning mist, was visible through the bedroom window.
Proof of conspiracy
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“I can hardly believe it…” muttered Yuri, the Prime Minister of the Niza Kingdom, finally speaking from the bottom of his heart. Beside him lay the dwarf king on the bed, and next to him was the princess Concedia, who had a pale face.
Beside me were Mei, Ferris, and Luala, and an old white-haired man.
“…As expected, the Deer God did not abandon us dwarves,” said the weak voice of the dwarf king, tears streaming down his cheeks.
The dwarves were shocked. It was understandable, considering they had thought the deer were their enemies.
The water purification system created by Lekornai’s team had been a valuable resource for the dwarves. The water used for ore refining originally caused pollution and odor in the river that flowed through the Niza Kingdom, so the water quality became poor. Therefore, this country has been using mountain spring water for drinking and agricultural purposes. As a result, there were limits to crop production.
However, if the river water became clean, the situation would be different. There would be no need to go all the way up to the mountains to get spring water. And by using that river water, the cultivation area could be expanded. The dwarves were overjoyed.
Fields were immediately opened up within the kingdom, and seeds and seedlings were planted. The land, which had been grassland until then, was filled with crops.
At this time, everyone in Niza, including the dwarf king, was convinced that this country would leap and develop further. However, that was when the deer damage occurred.
“When the Deer God happened to eat the crops offered by a nearby farmer, he realized that the crops were poisoned. And he immediately realized that this would lead to the downfall of the dwarves.”
“But if there is poison in the river water, shouldn´t we be dead? Yet we are still alive, aren’t we?” asked Yuri.
“Yes, the poison is not immediately effective; it accumulates in the body over time. Of course, those who drank the poisoned water will continue to be affected, but even if they eat crops made from that water, the poison will accumulate in their bodies.”
“Does that mean that all our people are affected by the poison?” asked Yuri.
“No, we believe that the damage from the poison to the people is currently minimal,” replied Lynos.
“What do you mean?”
“Since the kingdom initially focused on opening up the grasslands, they did not draw water from the river to the town. The people have been drinking mountain spring water as usual, so we believe that the damage from the poison is minimal.”
“I see…”
“The Deer God realized that the crops were poisoned and knew that he couldn’t feed them to the people. So he ate the crops himself to prevent the people from being affected by the poison.”
“Are you saying that the hundreds of deer were all following the Deer God’s command?”
“No, it wasn’t an order, but rather the Deer God himself.”
“What do you mean?”
“The Deer God had differentiated himself and created a herd. Each one of those deer was the Deer God himself.”
“That’s ridiculous…”
“In the end, the country suffered from a food shortage and had to receive food aid from various countries. However, since the food was not affected by the poison, the damage to the people was minimal.”
“Then why are only the king and the royal family affected by the disease?”
Isn’t it because I had erected a barrier around the palace garden where the royal family’s exclusive crops were grown? And wasn’t the water drawn from the river?
“Uh, that’s…”
“In the end, the royal family, who continued to drink poisoned water and eat poisoned crops, suffered the most damage.”
“We nobles also survived on relief supplies, like the commoners, so I can’t say much… But how about Princess Concedia? She looks perfectly fine…”
“Princess Concedia has a natural resistance to strong poisons since birth. She has already been infected with poison, but it’s still in a stage where it hasn’t manifested yet.”
“Why does Princess Concedia have such resistance? It’s strange, isn’t it?”
“The Prime Minister’s point is well taken. It would be better to hear an explanation from princess Concedia herself.”
“I have bestowed my protection upon Concedia. I made a promise to Summer to bestow my protection when a princess is born to the royal family.” Spoke the old man with the white beard.
“Su-Summer!? Could it be the late mother of the previous king… You are?”
“I am Tyos.”
Yuri’s eyes widened as he looked at the portrait hanging on the back wall. Ah, it was a person who looked a little younger, but was identical to Tyos.
“Are you the Duke king… Could it be that you’re still alive?”
The Dwarf royal family has always been a male lineage. It is rare for a female to be born, and only four women, including Concedia, have been born in the history of the Dwarf royal family.
About 1000 years ago, a crisis struck the Dwarf royal family. The Dwarf king died young. The only one left was Princess Summer, who had fallen in love with the Deer God, Tiyos, and was quietly living in the Niza Forest.
However, due to the circumstances, Summer had to ascend to the throne as empress, and Tiyos was given the status of a Duke. He then entered the palace and became in a position to assist the empress as a duke. That’s why Tyos became known as the “Duke King.”
A few years later, a child was born between this “Duke King” and “Empress,” and their descendants led to the current Dwarf king. The current attitude towards deer was also established by Summer.
“At that time, the monsters in the forest were tough opponents. If we didn’t live in our forest and defeat the monsters, this country would have been trampled on.”
The Deer God Tyos strokes his chin beard and reminisces about the past with nostalgia.
“What Lynos said is true. There may have been other strategies, but this is the only one I could think of. Please forgive me. After Summer died, I never wanted to take on human form again, but I broke that promise. Despite promising to protect the royal family, I allowed my granddaughter and the king to come to this point. Please forgive me.”
“I’m so sorry… It’s all because of my incompetence… your effort has gone to waste…”
The Dwarf king wipes away his tears and speaks with difficulty.
“It’s okay. It’s okay. However, that poison was terrible. I was prepared to die myself. Even after being poisoned, you are still alive and thinking about the country. I am proud of you.”
The Dwarf king bows down in tears.
“Anyway, Lynos’s barrier was amazing. I didn’t expect to suffer so much damage when I passed through it. My lifespan was shortened by that barrier.”
“You’re joking, right?”
“No, it’s true that my body was injured. That barrier wasn’t your full strength, was it? If you put up a barrier with all your might, even a god wouldn’t be able to penetrate it.”
“Thank you very much.”
“Now, Dwarf King, you have a lot of work to do. You must not die here.”
“I understand, but my body is no longer… and my son…”
“No, you must live. There is a cure for your poison. In fact, I met you thanks to that cure. Take this antidote made by my wife, Meirias. Please use it. Yuri, please distribute this medicine to the royal family members who are sick.”
I hand the medicine that Meirias made to Prime Minister Yuri.
“If you drink it, you will suffer temporarily, but it will make you vomit out all the poison in your body. Meirias is the best pharmacist. You can drink it with confidence.”
The Dwarf king silently takes Meirias’ medicine into his mouth.
For a while, the king groaned in agony, but with the help of Mei, he was able to successfully expel the poison. It seemed that he had been storing a significant amount of poison, as he continued to vomit for quite some time. As a result, the sheets on the bed were terribly stained.
Finally, the king’s painful moans subsided and he began to breathe peacefully.
“I think he’s alright now. However, due to the poison, his bones have become brittle. He needs absolute rest for a while. It will take about a year for his bones to fully heal, but after that, he should be able to return to a normal life.”
“Thank you, Mei.”
Upon seeing this, Prime Minister Yuri hurriedly left the room. He was probably going to distribute that medicine to the royal family.
“Please take this medicine, Concedia-sama.”
The princess, who had been staring intently at the medicine, slowly looked up at me.
“I understand the damage caused by the deer but killing Dr. Rekornai is a separate matter. In this story, is it possible that the doctor did not intentionally make the poison? If that’s the case, doesn’t that mean Basam-sama killed an innocent person?”
I glanced at Mei and let out a deep sigh.
“This is something I don’t really want to talk about. It’s an unpleasant topic, but… Alright, let me explain.”
Mei looked surprised as she gazed at me, and the king’s peaceful breathing was in the background. The view of the city, with its purple morning mist, was visible through the bedroom window.
