429

Episode 429 I will save you. (3)

The girl returned with Giselle. The girl's mother was still lying there, breathing heavily.

Jiselle gave the medicine straight to the girl's mother.

'Eternal Punishment' was also a medicine that could be cured in one day. Although it was diluted, the symptoms of the disease were also weakened and contagious, so it should be effective enough.

After a few minutes, the girl's mother's complexion noticeably improved and her spots began to fade.

"mom...."

The girl held her mother's hand with tears in her eyes. It was obvious that she had overcome the crisis.

A sense of joy and relief came over me that my mother was alive.

The girl's mother also slowly opened her eyes and asked.

"What is this… … What is happening… … ."

"Mom? Are you okay?"

"Yeah… … I feel a lot more comfortable."

"Your Majesty, the nobleman has come. He has saved us!"

"nobility...?"

"Huh, uh, North? The Count! Oh, Fenris! The Lord of Fenris!"

"Fenris?"

The girl's mother opened her eyes wide. She knew about Fenris from the rumors she heard.

Among the nobles, there were rumors that Giselle was the devil himself, but among the people of the estate, it was completely different.

It is said that in Fenris, no one goes hungry and no one is treated unfairly.

Rumor has it that it is a paradise on earth, but there is no way to verify it, as movement of commoners is restricted.

Every time I heard the rumor, I wondered if it was true. I really wanted to go to Penrith.

But who would have thought that the lord of that place would come and save the people of the city!

"ah...."

The girl's mother turned her head and saw Giselle standing in front of her.

She tried to get up and bow somehow, but Giselle waved her hand.

"Okay, there's no need to be formal."

"Ha, but… … ."

"Just take care of yourself more."

The girl's mother was at a loss, but Giselle is the type of person who doesn't care about manners or status.

He turned back to Gillian and said:

"Gillian, everyone is probably feeling weak, so make sure to pack food into every house without fail and have the soldiers cook for them. For now, everyone's recovery is our priority."

"All right."

"And I think it would be better to clean up the city and repair it at the same time. I saw it on the way here and it seems like other diseases will spread."

"I will handle it quickly."

Gillian and the soldiers moved immediately. Before leaving, Giselle patted the girl on the shoulder, made eye contact, and spoke.

"Take good care of Mom. I must now go and help others."

"Thank you, thank you very much."

The girl kept bowing her head and expressing her gratitude. She tried to lie down on the floor, but Jiselle waved her hand to stop her, so she could only nod her head.

Jiselle smiled and said to the girl who kept thanking her.

"I just did what I had to do. I'll give you the cloak as a gift."

The girl still held tightly to the red cloak Giselle was wearing.

The girl shouted at Giselle, who turned around and left.

"I, I definitely will!"

"huh?"

As Giselle turned around, the girl shouted, tightening her grip on her cloak.

"I will definitely repay this favor someday!"

"I'll look forward to it."

Giselle chuckled and turned around again. The girl couldn't take her eyes off Giselle's back until the very end.

To the girl, no one else but Giselle was the savior of this world.

Jiselle didn't just save the girl's family.

Rattle, rattle, rattle.

Countless wagons and soldiers entered the city.

The Northern Army, under Giselle's orders, quickly moved and began to rescue the people.

Most of the people who remained in the city were barely able to move properly. The soldiers searched every house and alley to rescue people.

"Hey, move quickly!"

"Here he is still alive!"

"Bring me some blankets and clean water!"

It was still early in the epidemic. Those who were weak had no choice but to die, but there were many more people who survived.

The soldiers gave medicine to the people themselves and even prepared food for them.

They cleaned the streets for hygiene, removed dead bodies, and repaired houses.

As many as 10,000 soldiers entered the city alone. As soon as they moved, all problems were solved in an instant.

At first, the people thought their lord had come to rescue them, but they soon discovered that this was not the case.

"Oh, Count Fenris… … ."

"The Northern Army, whom I had only heard of through rumors, is coming… … ."

"As expected, he came… … ."

The people were moved. The lord to whom they had paid taxes had abandoned them, but a lord living in the far north who had nothing to do with them had saved them.

It was the moment when Giselle's name was deeply engraved in their hearts.

"As expected, the rumors about him being a crazy bastard were a lie."

"It's clear that the rumors were spread by the nobles out of jealousy."

"I heard that the governor there is very honest and upright. He doesn't know anything about gambling or bribery."

"They say there are no slaves at all. They say there is also a great successor to the Magic Tower."

"It's because the lord is clean that the servants are clean too. Can't you tell just by looking at them now?"

The problem was that false rumors were also spreading.

While the soldiers saved the city, bearing the misunderstanding of the citizens on their backs, Jiselle spread out a map and discussed the next plan with her aides.

I came to this city first simply because it was the closest. I planned to make this the center of the epidemic eradication effort and save other places as well.

"Dark, contact Claude and have him send several administrators as well. There are too many empty cities. Tell him to send all the extra supplies and medicine here as well."

The nobles and magistrates were the first to flee when the plague spread. There was no one to govern the city.

As soon as Dark turned into a crow and left, Jiselle continued talking, pointing to various places on the map.

"The urgent matter is as follows. Divide the troops and send medicine and food as quickly as possible. I will assign each person a task."

These were all places where the epidemic spread because the lords did not distribute medicine properly. We must quickly control the epidemic before it becomes more dangerous.

Jisel notified the commanders of Fenris of the new formation and set the quantities and items that must be distributed, such as medicine and food.

Gillian asked cautiously after hearing the explanation.

"What should I do about the cracks?"

The cracks were widening relatively close to the city. The local forces were being pushed back and were forced to request reinforcements from the northern forces.

I couldn't just leave it there either.

"If we use cavalry, it won't take long to transport the medicine. The rest of the Northern Army can hold off against the Crackers while the Fenris Army carries the medicine."

"Then who will be in charge… … ."

Jiselle looked at Tennant and said.

"Tenant, you lead the Northern Army and hold the line. Do you think you can do that?"

Everyone was surprised by those words. They were entrusting such a large force to someone who had only recently joined the army and was originally an enemy.

Even the tenant asked, a little embarrassed.

"Can you leave the troops to me? I might have other ideas."

Jiselle asked back, as if she was dumbfounded.

"If you take the Northern Army and tell them to do something else, do you think the soldiers will follow?"

"… … ."

Tennant was speechless at those words. The loyalty the Northern Army showed towards Jiselle was certainly sky-high.

Tennant, who had brought up the subject without any success, nodded with a bitter smile.

"Okay, I'll set up a barrier."

"Okay. Just hold on."

Tennant was a decent commander. Although he was defeated by Fenris, he had experience leading a large army.

Given the overwhelming capabilities of the Northern Army, it will be possible to create a defensive line and hold out.

Tennant immediately led the bulk of the Northern Army towards the rift.

Jiselle looked around at her entourage, then pointed to Kaor and Alfoy.

"Kaor, Alpoy. I'll give you the list, so you two go get the medicine and medicinal materials from those lords. Can you do it?"

"Oh, that would suit me perfectly. I'll strip you of everything."

"Can't I take the fief and make it my lord? I want to be a count."

These two guys are not at all suited to helping anyone. They would be much better off gathering herbs for the remaining lords.

The rest of the commanders were also busy.

"Get it up quickly!"

Hundreds of hot air balloons carrying wizards and soldiers rose into the air. Jiselle planned to use the methods she had used in her past life.

In places where roads were connected, cavalry could quickly transport medicine and food. However, in places where roads were not paved or the terrain was poor, moving by hot air balloon was much more effective.

There is a limit to how much you can hang and carry on a hot air balloon, so you can't go to many places, but you can prioritize going to the most remote and difficult to reach places.

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!

The Fenris army, all of which knew how to ride horses, spread out in various places, leading wagons of medicine and food.

Jiselle said as she climbed onto the Black King.

"Gillian is guarding here. Claude will send medicine and food here."

He decided to personally patrol several relatively small villages, as dividing his troops into small groups and having them move individually was inefficient in many ways.

"Does it really have to be done by the lord himself?"

"That's the fastest and most efficient way."

"Okay, I understand."

Surprisingly, Giselle said she would move with only a few of her knights and a small force.

There was one reason why that was possible.

"Kongiya, let's go!"

Heeeeeeling!

The Black King roared loudly and ran forward.

And then, more than 100 wagons started moving behind Giselle on their own.

Rattling! Rattling! Rattling!

Jiselle was pulling the cart with Mana's thread.

Others who saw the wondrous sight opened their mouths.

Kaor in particular was both impressed and distraught.

'Wow, that's a real monster. How do I beat that?'

He himself had become much stronger than when he first met Giselle. Perhaps even stronger than Giselle was back then.

But that monster was growing stronger and stronger as the days passed.

'Ugh... ... First, I need to step on the inspiration and think clearly.'

Gillian's skills haven't been very visible lately. It seems like there's a gap between them again.

The new tenant or whatever joined there is someone who has reached the level of Master.

'I don't like it.'

It is said that he was originally a successful swordsman who was called the best swordsman in the West. He is of a higher status than Kaor, and is also older, so it is possible that his skills may be better than Kaor's.

But as always, Kaor couldn't convince herself that she was weak right now.

'The butler is like that, and that Alfoy guy is like that… … Vanessa is a 7th circle… … .'

Just when I thought I was finally catching up, everyone else was already moving forward. As a result, I found myself losing focus on my own performance.

Kaoru was secretly upset about that.

'Let's just wait and see. I'll catch up.'

He is a man with a lot of venom, even if he doesn't have much guts. He grumbles and thinks about how he can become stronger.

The immediate issue could be resolved by beating up the lords who refused to give up their medicine. Kaor hurriedly led the assault team and moved.

Alpoy was surprised to see Jiselle's skills, but he wasn't as conscious of it as Kaor.

'Because I'm a wizard.'

Anyway, the fields are different. Later, when I become the Magic King(?), I will be able to defeat the Lord. And I believed that I would be able to end the slave contract.

'Hehehe, then I should become a lord and a count too.'

He was smart enough to become the successor to the Magic Tower, but his condition deteriorated slightly after coming to Fenris. Fenris was a place where it was difficult to survive if you were not simple.

He moved with a few wizards and knights as his escort. Just thinking about what kind of bullying he would do to the lords when he met them was exciting.

So everyone started moving quickly and distributing medicine and food everywhere.

All those who saved their lives praised Giselle.

"Thank you, thank you very much."

"Thanks to the Count, my family survived."

"I will definitely repay this favor."

Most of the places that Jiselle saved were neglected areas. They were places that the lords had abandoned due to their greed, or places that could not be saved due to lack of preparation.

They were people who despaired that their lords had abandoned them. Their loyalty to their lords had long since disappeared amid the suffering of the plague.

Instead, their loyalties were directed elsewhere.

"Goddess' blessings upon Count Fenris!"

"The one who saved us was Count Fenris!"

"Count Fenris is the savior!"

A new rumor began to spread among the cities and towns that Giselle had saved. It was a rumor that Giselle was the 'savior' who would end this war and save everyone.

Some even said that Earl Fenris was the chosen one of the goddess. This was quite plausible, as it was based on the rumor that Giselle was a saint in the old capital.

Even though Jiselle herself knew full well that it was a sham play planned with Porisco.

'Savior... ... .'

It was true that I felt a little uncomfortable with the word Salvation Church because its meaning was similar. However, I couldn't stop people from calling it whatever they wanted.

Suddenly, Jiselle turned her head and looked in one direction.

The Shadow Mountains, full of monsters. It was in the direction of the Turian Kingdom, which had been fighting the monsters for a long time.

'saver.'

That wasn't a term referring to himself. In his previous life, there was someone else who had that title.

'It's about time for him to come out into the world.'

A person who belonged to one of the seven great powers of the continent in a previous life.

The person who can be called a true 'savior' will soon appear.