CH 44

'Mother, how are you feeling?"

"Yes, much better than  before. I do have the sensation of losing some of my magic, but that is manageable thanks to the medicine. Hey, Sandra."

Mother responded to my answer, and with a smile, she called out to Sandra, who was standing by her side.

"I'll check the values from my magic measurements. Please be rest assured that I am checking the values by measuring the magic power and adjusting the dosage of the medicine on a daily basis."

Sandra was so polite that I could not imagine how she usually interacts with me.

This is what it feels like to be catty.

"....... Rid?　Are you thinking of something rude again?"

" Nothing at all?"

My face pulled back a little as she continued to display her keen intuition as usual.

My mother was smiling happily at the conversation between us.

"Since the day my mother had her attack and was on edge , Sandra has been like a doctor to her."

This is because magic exhaustion is a condition in which magic power drains out and eventually takes away one's life force, so ordinary medical treatment cannot handle it.

She was the right person for the job because she had been involved in magical power research.

In addition, she can use the "magical power measurement" that I developed and have taught her.

With this, she records the values of mother's magical power on a daily basis, and checks the amount of medicine, as well as the progress of symptoms.

We do not give out any information about the medicines for restoring magic power to the outside world until Mom is completely cured.

This is a decision made by my father, myself, and Sandra.

Since my mother's attack, I have been thinking more and more that I want to complete the medicine that can cure the depletion of magic power as soon as possible.

And if I could complete it, I would be able to save those who were suffering from the same kind of magical power depletion.

I found myself lost in thought.

'Rid?　What's wrong?　You look so grim. ....."

Mother looked at me with worried eyes as she placed one hand on the cheek of my face.

'No, I'm sorry. I was just thinking."

"I hope that's the case.　Then that's good. ......"

I gave my mother a smile along with my reply.

Mother seemed to be feeling uncomfortable with my words, but then Sandra came to my rescue.

'Master Rid, are you sure you don't need to go to Master Rainer's?"

"Oh, it's that time already. Mother, I'm going to see father."

"Yes, give my regards to Rainer.'

"Yes, ".

I bowed to my mother and left the room.

Then I went straight to my father's room.

Today, before I went to check on Mother with Sandra, Garn, the butler, told me to come to the office with a note from Father.

What was it about?　

It's not like I' m lacking in martial arts training or anything.

I was really surprised when Father came to participate in the martial arts training under the pretense of training my boldness.

I definitely don't feel that Father enjoys training where he comes at me wielding a saber.

As I was thinking about it, I came to the front of the office where father was.

I took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

He immediately replied, "Come in," and I said, "Excuse me," and entered his office.

Father was working on some paperwork at his work desk in his office.

When he saw me enter, he leaned against the back of his chair and stopped his work.

" Sit down there."

"Now, if you'll excuse me."

I sat down on the sofa where my father had told me to sit.

He got up from his desk and sat down on the sofa in front of me, across from the table.

Then he said suddenly,

"I heard that you went to see Nanalee. How is she?　I would like to go and see her, but I am very busy with the affairs."

" Mother was fine, Sandra told me. Thanks to Sandra, her condition seems to have stabilized."

Hearing my words, my father looked a little relieved and looked a little at ease.

''So, what is the matter today?　I heard from Garn that father wanted to see me. ...…"

"So, what happened today?　I heard father wanted to see me . ......"

"Yes, about that, we have a date to go to Renaloute."

......

I am so glad to hear that.

I've been waiting for quite some time since I said I wanted to go to Renalute, but now I'm finally going there.

There was one major problem with the "moonlight grass," which is used as a raw material for magic restorative medicine.

It was not cultivated and could not be mass-produced in the area.

The cultivation method is different from the usual method, but it has not been successfully used yet.

Currently, it is dependent upon Chris' trading company.

This is one of the reasons why we have not been able to announce the magic recovery medicine.

For this reason, I felt that I had to expand the pipeline of commercial distribution and exchange with Renalute.

And perhaps there would be information on medicinal plants that could be used as raw materials for the cure for magical depletion.

Various thoughts came to mind when I heard that the date had been set.

But Father looked a little grim, and then said,

"But, as expected, we cannot be too careful. It seems that the Renalute side is up for something . ......:

"What do you mean ......?"

I asked him, a dubious look on my face.

What are they planning to do?

What would they do to a potential marriage partner of a princess in a neighboring country?

The father let out a sigh and then said, "

'Well, it means that ...... Renalute is not entirely monolithic either. King Elias seems to be trying to move forward in a friendly manner. But it seems that some of his vassals are arguing that it would make sense for him to first make an arrangement with the prince of the royal family and then marry the son of the count on the frontier".

Father said with a wry smile. I guess every country has its own political games to play.

'So you think some of these vassals will try to do something?"":There is that possibility .They won't do anything as extreme as assassinating you, but they might try to make you withdraw from the list of candidates."

I see.

If I am not suitable as a candidate, they might think that they can drag the prince of the royal family to the marriage proposal.

Perhaps, the vassals who are grumbling are a faction that is dissatisfied with the secret agreement.

It is not hard to understand that they want to make their position as a country as equal as possible, even if only a little, even though they are a vassal state.

However, going too far has a scent of danger.

I thought about this and then a question came to my mind.

"Why did you give me such information?"

"I told you that there is no such thing as a united country.And if you can only gather information from the surface, you cannot protect your country, let alone your territory."

Father said this terrible thing as if it were a matter of course.

In other words, there are more than a few collaborators on the Renalute side who pass on political information to us.

And there must be some kind of intelligence controlled by the empire or my father.

Perhaps sensing what I was thinking, my father gave me a wicked look and said,

"Well, I'll tell you details later."

Please be go easy on me ......."

I was a little pale at his hard look.

Basing on father's face he seemed to be enjoying the situation.

It seems that he likes it when I make a troubled face.

After sighing in my heart at this exchange, I changed my mind and went to the meeting.

The next meeting  about get to Renalute lasted until late