Miss Witch, please don't leave your fragrance everywhere

"?!"

"Mmmmm... Salami... so delicious..."

"Why is it that every time Sister Angelica talks in her sleep, she is eating?!"

Abigail, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, pulled back Angelica's quilt and forcibly woke up Angelica who was still mumbling.

"Sister Angelica! Mr. Stewart, he, he..."

"…He's still alive, right?"

Angelica said lazily, yawning.

"What did Sister Angelica do?"

"No, I'm not a doctor, and magic can't cure diseases."

Angelica washed up as usual before going to Stewart's room with Abigail.

Stewart sat on the bed with a confused look on his face. Chloe had been keeping vigil all night. When she saw that Stewart was still alive, she instantly lost all sleepiness and excitedly praised the greatness of God.

However, Stewart felt that it was probably Angelica who did something. His amulet was not effective in preventing death, and Angelica was a powerful magician.

"Ms. Angelica, could it be that you..."

"I did not do anything."

"That's really weird... the doctor said today is my death date... why am I still alive?"

Angelica held her forehead in her hand silently. It was actually a very simple truth.

"Mr. Stewart, why do you think that doctors are so powerful that they can accurately determine the date of a patient's death?"

"Can't you?"

"I can assert that no matter how skilled a doctor is, he cannot predict that a patient will die two years from now. Predicting death is a magical field. The doctor in Devin is just an ordinary person. He does not have any magic tools."

When Stewart claimed that he would die in a dozen days, Angelica found it strange. In the world where she lived before coming to the other world, technology was so advanced that the average life expectancy of ordinary people could reach over 75 years old. However, even so, the medical technology of her time was still unable to accurately predict the life expectancy of each person.

Humans are both strong and fragile creatures. Sometimes they can survive for a month in the ruins of an earthquake thanks to their desire to survive, but sometimes a fall from the ground is enough to be fatal. It is impossible to accurately predict lifespan with pure technology, at least in an alien world where technology from the Middle Ages is common.

Angelica felt helpless when she saw Stewart's incredulous expression.

"Mr. Stewart really doesn't understand anything about medicine..."

Human cognition changes with the development of the times. For example, in history, humans believed in the geocentric theory for a long time and firmly believed that the stars in the sky revolved around the planet. This was not until the Age of Exploration that this belief was gradually overturned. To be fair, Angelica did not think that Stewart was stupid. After all, people in the Middle Ages had extremely immature medical knowledge.

Like Stewart, he has completely fallen into the misunderstanding that whatever the doctor says is the truth.

"I specifically went to talk to the doctor who treated you and bewitched him with a little magic. He immediately told the truth. Many people came to Mr. Stewart to ask for money by trying to establish a relationship with him. He once came and hoped that Mr. Stewart would fund the renovation of their house. At that time, Mr. Stewart refused him."

“…I have basically no impression of it.”

"But he remembered that there was a thorn in his heart, so when Mr. Stewart went to see the doctor, he had no intention of treating him seriously."

"unacceptable!"

Chloe was outraged.

“Does this count as being a doctor?”

Angelica thought that there were probably many such people. After all, in this era, there was no need for special examinations or certifications. Doctors in many towns were even butchers working part-time. Although most people thought that these were two completely unrelated professions, it was true that many towns without full-time doctors were like this.

"The so-called life expectancy of Mr. Stewart is today, which is nothing more than a date made up by the doctor. It is neither special nor meaningful. Mr. Stewart is indeed ill, but the reason for being bedridden is more of a psychological suggestion of Mr. Stewart. Mr. Stewart himself gave up treatment. Someone once told me that no matter how skilled a doctor is, he cannot save a patient who has no desire to live."

Stuart's eyes widened in astonishment. In fact, if he had tried rehabilitation, he would have easily discovered that although his body was not as good as before, how could he live less than two years? Perhaps his relatives tortured his heart so much that the exhausted Stuart fell into depravity and chose to wait for the arrival of Hades.

"My commission ends here, Mr. Stewart. Although you have wasted two years in bed, you still have a lot of time left."

40 The Witch Lady's Harvest

For a period of time afterwards, Angelica still stayed in Devin Town. She finally found the Adventurer's Guild and had to earn enough funds.

About a week later, Angelica felt that she had saved enough money and planned to leave Devin. Before leaving, Angelica decided to say goodbye to Stuart and his family. Angelica did not see Stuart again for seven days. She thought that Stuart should be allowed to calm down.

When visiting Stewart's house again, Angelica saw Stewart talking to a well-dressed man at the door. There was a carriage parked in front of the door, and several strong workers were moving items under Chloe's command.

When Chloe saw Abigail, she excitedly started chatting with her. After Stewart survived, Chloe became much more positive.

The conversation between Stewart and the man seemed to be coming to an end. After the man left, Stewart came up to him, leaning on a cane and in high spirits.

"Hello again, Miss Angelica."

"You seem to be in good spirits."

"I have done some rehabilitation these days, and I can walk with crutches now, but I am not in the same condition as before. Maybe this decision is a bit hasty, but I think it's time for me to leave my hometown."

There was still a look of reluctance in Stewart's eyes.

"Devin is my hometown, but I think my soul doesn't belong here after all. Decades ago, I packed my bags and set off. I was fascinated by the new world outside the town and was full of expectations for a new life every day. I returned to Devin to settle down and retire, but I curled up in an iron cage like a bird that is used to flying."

"Are you determined to leave, Mr. Stewart?"

"Yes, maybe after helping my hometown repair the roads, I should leave. If I continue to stay here, I will only be seen as an evil dragon guarding treasure. I sold the house and some unused furniture inside to a wealthy businessman in the neighboring town, and I will leave with Chloe... As for where to go, I haven't decided yet."

Stewart laughed again. Angelica had never seen Stewart when he was young decades ago, but now Angelica seemed to be able to see the young adventurer in Stewart's narration, who was completely at ease no matter he went to the North or the Kingdom of Amauroti.

"Miss Angelica is right. I wasted some time, but a passage in "The Witch's Quotes" always inspires me: As long as we set foot on the starting point now, it is not too late..."

“…I never said that.”

Angelica said in a low voice, but since it inspired Stewart to leave his hometown and set off again, Angelica felt that there was no need to dwell on it too much.

Stewart then placed a magic item that looked like a ring in Angelica's hand.

"This is part of my family property. Consider it my reward and a thank you gift."

"It can fetch a lot of money?"

"Haha... No, please inject magic into it."

Angelica did as she was told, and she immediately discovered the secret of the ring.

"Taurus Sequence 6: Overload... They actually put the magic formula into the tool?"

Taurus Sequence 6 Overload is a very convenient magic for long-distance travel. The principle is equivalent to creating an independent storage space, where the user can put some heavy items. The size of the space is proportional to the amount of magic the user has learned. The storage space does not have oxygen, so it is not suitable for storing animals or plants.

"Its name is the Ring of Containment. It is a magic item promoted by Merlin, the great wizard of the distant Kingdom of Pilsen. Thanks to it, I was able to bring the gold back home."

"It also has a binding effect. That stupid disciple is quite capable."

The containment ring is like an overload of magic itself, and can recognize its owner by injecting magic power. According to Stewart's explanation, after Merlin's several improvements, the containment ring now even has the ability to emit magic signals to avoid theft.

The ring that Stuart gave to Angelica contained a large amount of gold, and the witch's prophecy when she accepted the commission came true. Although the witch was very good at squandering money, there was no guarantee how long the gold would last, but it should be enough to support Angelica to reach her destination, the Kingdom of Radeboyle.

As they chatted, the carriage was configured and Chloe acted as the coachman. Only then did she realize that the magic of the Riding King that the witch lady taught her was indeed very useful.

"Can we still keep in touch in the future?"

"I don't know... where are you going?"

"My sister Angelica and I plan to go to the Kingdom of Radeboyle."

Abigail and Chloe already have a deep friendship, and now the two are reluctant to part, because they have no fixed residence, and it is difficult to communicate through letters.

"What about you? Where are you going?"

"I...I hope to go to a place where there are outstanding doctors and cure the master's illness."

"Don't worry about where it ends, Chloe."

Stewart came to the carriage. He bought the carriage with his own money, so he didn't have to worry about returning it. In his early adventures, Stewart had traveled on foot. Now that he was old, he had to rely on a carriage, but he felt that such a trip was not bad.

“Traveling without a destination is also fun. I don’t plan to go back on the beaten path. I want to visit places I’ve never been to before.”

"I won't let the master do what he wants in a place that's too dangerous."

Chloe, who was helping Stewart into the carriage, declared this in an unquestionable tone. Although she was very young, Angelica and Abigail both believed that Chloe was capable of taking good care of Stewart.

The group chatted as they came to the outside of the city. The direction of the Kingdom of Radboyle was opposite to the route of Stewart and Chloe, so they had to part ways outside the city.

"We will definitely meet again in the future!"

"Well! Definitely!"

Abigail and Chloe agreed to this, and Angelica and Stewart, who had rich travel experience, did not break the beautiful fantasies of the two girls.

The world is big, and no one knows what the people on the other side of the world are doing. If the goddess of fate is willing to take care of them, the separated people will meet again. However, more often, the separation is the last one, and it will only be remembered many years later. At that time, the separation is not sad at all because we firmly believe that we can meet again.

Angelica couldn't predict what the fate of Stewart and Chloe would be. She and Abigail waved goodbye and watched the carriage go away. Their future life should be much more comfortable than staying in Devin Town.

On the well-repaired stone road, horse-drawn carriages loaded with goods kept passing by the witch.

【Witch TIPS】

Amaurot is named after the capital city of the novel Utopia.

41 [Witch and the City of Justice]

"Huh? Aren't we on our way to the Kingdom of Radeboyle now?"

On a horse-drawn carriage carrying haystacks, Abigail realized as she approached the end that the ride Angelica took was not to her destination, the Kingdom of Radboyle.

"Yes, there's no rush anyway, so I plan to go to the country of Leerbo first."

"The country of Leer... seems to have heard of it..."

"You must have heard of another name for the country of Leirber: the City of Justice."

Angelica mentioned the City of Justice, and Abigail was indeed slightly impressed. The Kingdom of Lair was an independent small country on the continent, famous for its fair and strict legal decisions, hence the name of the City of Justice. People living in the Kingdom of Lair were very righteous and vowed to bring anyone who violated the laws of nature to justice.

Their slogan claims that the wicked deserve to be tortured in hell, and our mission is to send the wicked to hell.

"Sister Angelica, are you going to sue for something?"

Abigail was puzzled. The Court of Justice in the City of Justice was so famous in the continent that many foreign cases were sent to the City of Justice for litigation. People often said that if one really had a clear conscience, one should go to the Court of Justice in the City of Justice for judgment, and justice would come to its own conclusion.

"I have no interest in litigation. If I have any trouble, I can just use magic to escape. No one can catch up with me. I took a detour to the country of Leerber mainly to see my old friend who is buried in the country of Leerber."

After a while, the carriage arrived at the main city of the Kingdom of Leer. Abigail was amazed by the towering city walls. She had never seen such majestic city walls before. There were guards armed to the teeth patrolling, and they were searched when entering the city.

After bidding farewell to the driver who had paid the fee in advance, Abigail was completely attracted by the solemn style of the main city of the Kingdom of Lair. If Abigail were to describe her feelings when she first saw the Kingdom of Lair...

“There’s a sense of being safe living here.”

"In the past, the State of Leer publicly executed a noble robber who was stained with sins. As a result, it was invaded by his followers and suffered heavy casualties. Since then, the State of Leer has realized that it must also have armed forces to judge those extremely vicious criminals."

“——That’s right.”

A man who looked like a country gentleman heard Angelica's story.

"Our soldiers in the City of Justice are not here to actively invade others, but to deter criminals and protect every citizen who needs protection. You really know a lot about the history of the City of Justice. Are you a professional historian?"

"Hmm... I just happened to hear about it."

"A friend that Sister Angelica knows?"

Abigail saw the strange man naturally join the conversation and reflexively thought that he was an acquaintance of Angelica.

But Angelica shook her head.

"This is our first meeting. There are often foreign travelers in the country of Laerbo, so the people of Laerbo are very hospitable. We plan to stay in Laerbo for a while. If it doesn't take up your time, can you introduce a family to us?"

Angelica has extensive experience traveling to and from the County of Lier. Abigail wonders why she has to live in someone else's house. The squire smiles and explains that there are no inns in the City of Justice, and this is done to prevent unknown outsiders from doing evil.

There were no identity cards in the Middle Ages, and outsiders lived in the homes of city residents so that they could be eliminated as soon as possible. Although some travelers felt that this was surveillance, the officials of the State of Leer insisted that this was to protect the safety of outsiders and minimize their mobility.

"You came at a bad time. There are many tourists coming to the City of Justice recently. My home and the homes of my friends are all full of guests. We can go to the open-air execution ground. There must be kind people there."

"Open-air execution ground..."

Abigail was a little scared, but the man used a gentle tone to dispel Abigail's fear.

"Don't be afraid, kid. There are no bloody scenes. The open-air execution ground is a public way of punishing prisoners. The criminals who have committed crimes are put in shackles and fixed on the wooden boards in the square. They must bend over and beg for forgiveness from the citizens."

Abigail's interest was piqued. Angelica had seen it many times and was accustomed to the way justice was served in the City of Justice. But on the one hand, there were indeed no scenes that were not suitable for children. On the other hand, it was getting dark. Angelica and the others had to stay in the main city of the country of Laer for one night. It would be troublesome if they could not find a vacant room in the house.

It was just right that Abigail could be taken to visit the country of Laer...So Angelica and Abigail were led by a man dressed as a country gentleman, and listened to him introduce the customs and culture of the country of Laer along the way.

On the way, Angelica also learned why there were so many visitors from the country of Leer recently.