CH 22

“Now that you mention it… Not all of them are single, but still, nice catch Roa.”

Says Ahri.

“I brought them from the assembly tent for singles.”

Says Roa. Apparently a lot of the patients she brought me yesterday live in this tent for single people.

I stand up, excited about finally finding a clue, but something else catches my eye.

While thinking back to their conversation, I casually turn the 《Transcribe》 scroll to the food.

“《Initiate transcription》, 《Display》.”

“Master Rust? What…?”

Says Ahri, as both turn their attention to me.

“Shh. I found it! Stop eating!”

I say while intently reading the scroll.

“It’s a very small amount, but it’s definitely poison derived from a monster. It affects the nervous system, so it matches the symptoms. But this composition… Where did I…”

I mumble while reading the scroll. In the meantime, Ahri stands up and goes around telling people to stop eating, and Roa stares at me.

“Here it is! I knew I saw this somewhere, but… Hm? But then… Oh?”

Ahri returns with a middle-aged woman.

“Master Rust? Did you discover something?”

“Yes, I have it more or less figured out. But who is this lady?”

“I am the one responsible for this area.”

Says the middle-aged woman while nervously looking around.

I introduce myself and explain that I am investigating the disease spreading through the camp under Kalin’s orders. I ask Ahri and Roa to inform Kalin while I examine the kitchen.

I finish examining it and it’s as I thought, so I tell the person responsible what needs to be done.

“Lady Kalin, done.”

Says Roa after returning. A person of few words as always.

“Thank you Roa. Ah, and go see Lady Kalin in about an hour. We should explain everything to her.”

I say to the woman in charge, and head to the single’s tent to collect evidence.

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An hour later, everyone relevant to this case is standing-by outside of Kalin’s tent.

“So Master Rust, I hear you have solved this epidemic.”

Says Kalin.

“Yes, it was caused by this poison.”

I say as I put my hand in my backpack while wearing the harvesting gloves with the effect of 《Purify》.

What I take out is the catfish-like monster that attacked the white lizard. I collected it because I thought it could serve as transmutation material.

Everyone focuses their eyes on it.

“This monster lived upstream, and the poison from its tentacles caused the disease.”