I examined about forty patients with a strange illness, and the cause was the alcohol made from the stolen sake koji.
The skill for information conversion during such times is quite convenient.
“They are poisoned.”
“But we’ve also been using detoxification magic. Why then?”
“They must be ingesting the poison again after the detoxification. We need to find their common factor.”
“But their professions and ages are different.”
“Let’s start by investigating their food. Ask them in detail about everything they’ve eaten. Look for anything they consumed regularly before and after treatment.”
“Understood.”
Lord Dardale quickly began interviewing the patients.
We started searching for common points among the information. Though this is a setup, we came across several ingredients, aside from the alcohol, that might be the cause.
However, by investigating these, we could pinpoint the exact cause.
“I’ll confirm what contains poison right away.”
The poison in the various substances was quickly identified, and it was clear that the alcohol was the culprit.
The alcohol produced in the Bettenbams domain of Viscount Fiatt is sold under the name Sake King.
The poison contained in Sake King accumulates in the body to a certain level, leading to health problems. This confirmation didn’t take long.
In this world, they also test substances they suspect to be poisonous on rats to observe the effects.
Since the quantity that affects small animals like rats is minimal, we got results quickly.
“There’s no doubt that Sake King contains poison that causes health issues.”
This poison doesn’t cause any harm unless consumed in excess. The symptoms only appear when it’s over-consumed.
And even then, if the person abstains from drinking for five to ten days, the symptoms naturally subside.
As I mentioned before, it’s the continued drinking despite poor health that turns this into a warning for heavy drinkers.
Deuro-sama may be called the god of alcohol, but I’m not saying people should drink excessively.
Moderation is key. I want people to decide how much they should drink by listening to their own bodies.
The poison in Sake King will disappear after ten days without drinking, but it’s still common for people to damage their health from simply over-drinking. I hope heavy drinkers take this lesson to heart.
The temple immediately sent people to the Bettenbams domain of Viscount Fiatt.
At the temple in Bettenbams, they were going to obtain Sake King before it’s shipped out and test it on rats again.
“Well, I’ll be taking my leave now.”
“We’re grateful for you identifying the cause of the strange illness.”
Poison treatment is the temple’s specialty. Since this was the first time encountering this type of poison and symptoms, they were initially unsure whether it was poison or a disease, so they had been stuck.
But now that we know it’s poison, we can leave it to the temple.
After saying my goodbyes to the Pope, I mounted my horse and left the headquarters.
“This will be the end for Fiatt. They’ll probably cry to Lightstar now. Heh-heh.”
Grandfather smiled as he peered out from the carriage window.
It’s almost certainly Lightstar who stole the sake koji. I think he gave it to Fiatt to make the alcohol.
I don’t know how the situation with the poison will unfold, but Fiatt, a branch of Lightstar, should take a huge hit. I’d be happy if it also damages Lightstar.
Once we entered the royal capital and slowed down, we arrived at the Bayerlein Duke’s residence in the noble district.
Since the academy hadn’t started yet, Rosemary and her brother Helmut were also staying at the mansion.
Grandmother, Lady Teresa (Alexander-sama’s wife), Rosemary, and Helmut came to greet us.
Rosemary doesn’t like me much, so I think she was greeting Grandfather instead of me.
“Welcome home.”
Passing through the servants, I reached the family.
“I’m back.”
“Welcome back, dear. You, little Thomas.”
“Father-in-law, Thomas-kun. Welcome home.”
“Welcome home, Grandfather.”
We decided to stay at the Bayerlein Duke’s mansion for the night and head home tomorrow.
We had dinner and rested in our room.
Since I didn’t know what might happen at the headquarters, I didn’t use up all my mana. Tonight, I decided to use up my mana for the first time in a while.
I placed a stone on the table and used Conversion to turn it into a gemstone.
When my level reached 150, my Conversion skill level increased to 4. Then, the effect of Conversion level 1 increased, and I was able to convert materials into precious metals or gemstones.
However, converting precious metals and gemstones consumes a large amount of mana.
At level 3, Conversion lets you change a visible location (A) into another location (B).
This is like teleportation, but it uses a lot of mana.
I have more mana than others, but even for me, teleporting just 100 meters consumes almost all of my mana. I was shocked by how much mana was used when I first tried it.
Even so, it’s quite useful. In battle, I can quickly move two or three meters to dodge an enemy’s attack. Therefore, I only use teleportation in critical moments.
Conversion, Level 1: Material Conversion – Convert materials into another material.
Conversion, Level 2: Information Conversion – Browse and convert information.
Conversion, Level 3: Location Conversion (Teleportation) – Convert visible location A into location B.
Conversion, Level 4: Event Conversion – Convert one event into another.
Conversion, Level 5: Rank Conversion – Convert the rank of a target.
Looking at it this way, Conversion is an incredible skill…
But I believe this power will help me take revenge on those self-proclaimed gods.
I’ll continue leveling up!
I poured a large amount of mana into a fist-sized stone and converted it.
I ended up with an emerald about one carat in size.
Currently, my maximum mana is a little over 35,000, but converting a one-carat emerald used 5,000 mana points.
Stone (fist-sized) to Emerald (1 carat) Conversion: 5,000 points.
Stone (fist-sized) to Sapphire (1 carat) Conversion: 5,000 points.
Stone (fist-sized) to Ruby (1 carat) Conversion: 5,000 points.
Stone (fist-sized) to Diamond (1 carat) Conversion: 6,000 points.
I spent a total of 26,000 mana points just converting four types of gemstones.
If I attach these gemstones to a gold ring…
Emerald (1 carat) + Iron (1 kg) to Emerald Ring (Gold): 4,000 points.
Sapphire (1 carat) + Iron (1 kg) to Sapphire Ring (Gold): 4,000 points.
Ruby (1 carat) + Iron (1 kg) to Ruby Ring (Gold): 4,000 points.
Diamond (1 carat) + Iron (1 kg) to Diamond Ring (Gold): 4,000 points.
Converting the rings costs 16,000 points of mana. After making the emerald and sapphire rings, I had only a little over 1,000 mana remaining.
Once my mana drops to 10% of my maximum, I start to feel fatigued. So, right now, I feel a bit sluggish and sleepy.
I’ll use the remaining mana and go to sleep.
Right, I should use Conversion to make a cold patch for the sore muscles from riding the horse.
A cold patch didn’t consume much mana, but I used Teleportation to drain all my mana.
I felt extremely sleepy. Before sleeping, I placed the cold patch on my thigh.
“Ahhh…”
It’s so cold…
Cotton Cloth (1 square meter) + Slime Gel (500 grams) to Cold Patches (10 pieces): 200 points.
And then I fell asleep.
