Reincarnated Vampire Princess and Former Hero, Trample Over Mankind - CH 56

Former Hero and the Crisis in the City

Translated by AmaLynne

AN: I’ve changed the synopsis a bit.

「Lean…I will cut you when you come back.」

Zedd-san was pissed at me for two for destroying the arena.

…It was Lean who ultimately caused it to be destroyed.

Well, it could be said that I also contributed to the destruction of the arena by using my sword to spread the magic that Lean used…

For now, let’s cut Lean as soon as she returns. Let’s do that.

To regain the spirits that had been lowered by my anger, I had come to town for a visit after I finished today’s training.

「Auntie, good evening. Can I have two beef skewers?」

「Yes, please wait! …Oh, it’s you, Yomi-sama! I’ve missed you since you haven’t been here lately!」

「Hahaha… And don’t call me「-sama」. You’ve known me since you were a low-ranking soldier.」

「No, no, no, that low-ranking soldier is now an executive! We should be polite!」

…She said, but then again, they are probably just teasing me.

Yes, it’s delicious. I guess living creatures are beings that somehow come to get along with whatever comes their way when they eat meat.

And after eating salty meat, sweet food tastes good.

That’s why I visited a hidden gem of a restaurant that Leanne and I often go to together that serves delicious cakes.

「Good eveni――」

「What should I do……I knew I should get a towel……but, such high fever……」

「Umm?」

「Ha…! Oh, welcome…Yomi-sama! I beg your pardon!」

「No, no, it’s fine with me…Is something wrong?」

「No, no, no! I don’t mean to bother you! Please, sit down!」

「Hahaha……」

Something was wrong.

I heard something about a fever.

Anyway, I ordered my usual cake.

After a while, it came out and four cakes were laid out on the desk.

What? Four?

「…Ah, I accidentally ordered one for Lean too…Oh well, eat it all!」

I always come with Lean. I made a mistake.

Then let’s get back on track and eat. First of all, shortcake, right? The moderate sweetness is also exquisite……

「………HMPHHH!」

…Along with the sweetness, there’s a mysterious saltiness in there.

No, it’s not usually like this, okay? What’s this? Exploring a new taste? I think you’re exploring in the wrong direction!

I mean, this is…

「…Um, Manager-san. Are you sure you didn’t use salt in this one by mistake…?」

「What? …Ah! I’m so sorry! I’ll get you a new one right away.」

「No, I mean…what happened? There has never been a mistake like this in the three years I’ve been here…」

「No, no, it’s not something you want to talk to the executives about…」

「Even so, it would be a bit of a problem if you don’t bring back the taste of cake here…If you talk to me, I might be able to help you somewhat, so why don’t you talk?」

The manager made a hundred faces for a few moments, then looked down as if in contemplation――and then told me what had happened.

「Actually, it’s…」

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「…My wife is a devil tribe and a senior second-rank soldier in the Demon King’s Army. Yesterday, she returned from the battlefield. However, she was fine yesterday, but this morning she developed a very high fever and was unable to move even a single step from her bed…」

Speaking of the senior second-rank soldiers of the demon king’s army, they are quite skilled, with an average status of around two thousand five hundred.

As every living thing increases in level and status, its resistance to disease and the like also becomes stronger as a side effect.

A warrior of that caliber has a fever so high that she can’t move a step?

「Can I see your wife?」

「Yes…this way.」

I followed the manager upstairs, and when I passed through the door of the room, I could hear her breathing very heavily.

I looked at… As I expected, there was a woman with a sturdy body lying on the floor, the opposite of the hunchbacked manager.

But the bluish skin, characteristic of the devil tribe, turned even bluer, and the body was burning hot.

…I mean, this…Could it be…

I hurriedly checked her body and found a wound on her arm that looked like she had been stabbed with a knife. It’s also a recent, rather deep wound.

It looks like it’s being healed by recovery magic, but maybe this…

「What do you think?」

「…This is poison. And it’s quite potent…」

「What!? Poison!?」

「Maybe it was used by humans in the war… But it’s strange, you should be under the detoxification spell on your way home from the battlefield, why…? Anyway, please wait a moment.」

I told the manager this and took out a piece of paper from the pouch on my waist.

It is one of the magic items that contain the mental magic《Telepathy》.

With this, I can use telepathy even though I can only use body enhancement magic.

The destination of the call is――I don’t like the idea of doing this, since he just got angry with me a few minutes ago.

He is mainly capable of creating and using the undead, but before his death, he was a very skilled senior priest, a bishop. He must have a deep knowledge of detoxification.

『Zedd-san, can you hear me? This is Yomi.』

『Yomi-sama…what is it? I am busy rebuilding the arena you destroyed.』

『Sorry about that…No, it’s not that. Actually…』

『 ……Hmmm… I see. I understand the situation. I’m on my way.』

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After a while, Zedd-san came and observed the wife and… Eventually, he applied some antidote magic, but for some reason, the wife’s condition did not change.

「Zedd-san, perhaps it wasn’t poison…?」

「…No, it was poison… You’ve done a great job, Yomi-sama. If you hadn’t discovered it, it could have caused a great deal of damage.」

「What?」

「This poison is made from a special flower callel『Misel』that humans cultivate on their own.  Moreover, because of its nature, it cannot be detoxified by the priests of the demon tribe.」

「Right… Then, what should I do?」

「…Furthermore, that is not the most frightening part of this poison. Misel’s poison, once inside the body of a demon tribe, incubates for a while… After a couple of days, it suddenly activates and takes the life of the poisoned person. Not only that, but it uses the body as a breeding ground to spread the same toxin around the area. In other words, if we leave her like this, the residents of this city… All but us undead and fairy folk, who are congenitally fully resistant to the poison, will be contaminated. After that, the number of contaminants will increase in a rat race fashion.」

「N-No way!」

This city will be contaminated?

The city that welcomed me five years ago?

「…Essentially, humans do not use this poison. As I said at the beginning, Misel is a superlative medicine for humans. In addition, it is rarely used against demons because it is produced in very small quantities…You seem to have been caught off guard.」

「Can you do something about it? Any way to detoxify it?」

「There’s nothing that can’t be done, but…」

「But?」

「Oh, please! My wife… Please help my wife!」

「…Ok. Misel is said to be the flower loved by the goddess Misery. That is why it is harmful to the demon tribe. Then, the opposite…Goddess who loves the demon tribe. In other words, we use the flower that is said to be loved by Isuzu-sama. A flower that blooms only in the territory of the demon tribe. The medicine that can be taken from the flower called『Suzune』is the only antidote that can neutralize Misel.」

「Then, the flower…!」

「But there’s a problem. The nearest colony where tin can be collected from here is about five to six hours away by foot. You can get there in plenty of time. The bad news is that there is a vicious『magical beast』that lives in the vicinity of the colony.」

Magical beast. A beast that both the Goddess Misery and the Evil Goddess Isuzu-sama unintentionally created, and that both demons and humans abhor.

There are individual differences in power, but…The strongest class is a walking disaster, capable of devouring even the Demon Army Executives and the Twelve Holy Apostles.

「…The magical beast in question is a very high-ranking. And they act in packs. Even you might be in danger, but still…」

「I’m going.」

「…Are you sure?」

「Yes, I am. I want to save as many lives as I can. I will use this life saved by the demon tribe for your sake.」

I will definitely save them.

My ability…I’m going to show you this power, which is said to be the strongest in the Demon Army if only in terms of combat power.