Chapter 60

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"Such a drastic measure..."

All she could do was be amazed at her daughter's initiative. Luna had really done it. It was possible she hadn't thought it through, but she had done it.

"You worked so hard to make Papa get better, so you shouldn't keep hiding in your shell forever!"

That's what she apparently shouted. Of course, Valerie, who had a rejection reaction to the mirror, struggled. However, it seemed that Tida and the others had decided that they had to show their sister the reality, and they held her down, determined to go through with the drastic measure, and showed her the reflection in the mirror.

"As a result, Valerie had no choice but to face reality. And she realized that she didn't have a single burn on her body."

That's how Valerie regained her sanity. She apparently cried, tears streaming down her cheeks as she confirmed that there were no burns on her body.

"It was a drastic measure. Honestly, thinking about what would have happened if it had failed still gives me chills. But my sister is back. So, I can only be grateful to Lady Luna."

"How is Lady Valerie now?"

"She's getting herself together. After this year, well, a lot has happened, so she's currently cleansing herself in the bath. She's become quite thin due to lack of food and isn't in good health, but she will gradually return to her original self over time."

"Surely she will recover soon. By the way, how are the girls doing?"

"They are in the bath with my wife and sister. It seems they have taken a liking to the girls. My daughters have also become attached to them. The women are all getting along well."

Since the women were in the bath, the lord himself was watching over Reta. However, at first, Mina and Luna insisted on staying with Reta, but he apparently convinced them by saying that the doctor said it was fine. One of the reasons was that Tida himself wanted to thank Reta first.

"When my wives come out, we will also go to the bath. To be honest, the manor's bath is a hot spring. It's a bit of a pride of mine."

"Hehehe, I'm looking forward to it."

It was a bit intimidating to bathe with the lord, but it was too late to worry about it now. This young lord was easy to talk to and a good person. If he insisted, it would be rude to keep making Reta worry, so he decided to accept the offer.

"Um, may I ask a question?"

"Sure, go ahead."

"I didn't ask earlier, but do you have any suspects who might have cursed Lady Valerie?"

"To be honest, I have too many suspects to choose from."

In response to Reta's question, Tida answered with a bitter expression.

"Lords have many enemies. Some merchants who make unreasonable demands for special treatment and greedy healers are at the top of the list."

"Even healers?"

"Of course, we do request treatments from them. However, their exorbitant treatment fees are outrageous. I have repeatedly asked them to lower their fees, but they refuse to listen."

"Even if the lord himself asks, it's impossible?"

"They claim it's a fair price. Since all the healers affiliated with the Recovery Guild charge about the same, they say there's no reason to lower it."

"...The Recovery Guild, huh."

"Is Reta not affiliated with it?"

"No, I'm not. And I have no intention of joining."

Reta had been an adventurer, so he had no connection with the Recovery Guild. Seeing the arrogance of the healers, he genuinely didn't want to have anything to do with them in the future. Since he could call himself a healer without being affiliated with the Recovery Guild, he saw no need for it.

"That's probably for the best. I've heard that the residents are grateful for the low treatment fees Reta charges. However, the Recovery Guild won't be pleased."

"That's true. I expect a conflict will arise someday."

"I'll be there to support you. You're not just my sister's, but our benefactor. You can always count on me."

"Thank you."

There was no doubt that the Recovery Guild would contact him. Among the healers who generally charged high fees, Reta was different, and the possibility of them not being pleased was high.

(But, I really don't want to get involved with a guild full of greedy healers.)

Reta wished that such a day would never come.

"Anyway, my family has many enemies. I don't want to involve Reta, but since you treated Valerie, please be careful of your surroundings."

"Of course."

He had cute daughters. Even if the Rodenvaldt Margrave family wasn't bad, he didn't want them to get caught up in something. Without Tida even saying it, Reta decided to be more cautious about his surroundings for a while.