Fortress

A meeting of witches had been had several times and they started to exchange theories and sometimes participated in a group project together.

The time had kept passing until Blush had started to feel her growth in power start to stagnate once again as her psychic powers were getting much closer to her magic power level.

It was much safer to go to different places and to make other plans since her power had grown and she was in need of a new adventure.

There was still a lot to explore on the island or country she was born in so she could not leave everything undiscovered.

Much further away from the capital was a large fortress by the sea with many ships docked there and being build in other locations.

It was a prime location to have if someone wished to take hold of the nearby seas and establish a trade route through them.

The main problem was that pirates were a great danger so there needed to be someone capable enough of going against them and keeping them from reaching the land where they could cause more chaos.

One noble family had served the royal family and were a ducal family so they were highly esteemed and possessed great power but there had been a problem with the family that had caused the duke to be less successful in his duties.

He was a human being with emotions and other priorities so he could not handle everything well enough especially when he was met with different setbacks.

Blush had heard about him from the information that had been obtained from the medical based guilds and there had been requests under his name that had not been solved yet.

A bird had flown over the port city and fortress before landing near a tower window.

It then pushed open the window and entered before transforming back into the human form of Blush.

There was one big difference from her past experience and that was that her overall outfit had changed along with there being more accessories on her body.

More piercings were on her ears along with there being snake bite piercings beneath her lips.

There was a new necklace around her neck, sparkling buttons and cuff links on her clothes, jewelled bracelets and a pair of chain anklets.

The style of her clothes was slightly different too and had more of an Arabian look to them with a mix of black, dark red and white which had made Blush look slightly closer to the image of a young female Genie or Djinn.

The first layer of clothes was only a dark red off the shoulder crop top style shirt with short sleeves, matching shoes and loose baggy white pants.

Around the midriff was made from a more transparent material so it covered her body a little more between her top and pants and the extra layer of clothes were darker which had been a piece of fabric that had wrapped around her shoulder and was tied together to cover her shoulders and chest.

The transparent dark fabric was thin and transparent even though it was black in colour so the dark red top underneath was still partly visible, some more was wrapped around her waist and was hung around her waist reach down past her thighs and an additional piece of black fabric made a veil that was hanging over the lower half of her face.

It was very hot out and there were often times where running around in a sweater, lab coat and baggy pants was not the best option.

The place she had been born into had many times when it became scorching hot and it was far too bothersome to keep protecting herself from the suns rays or to keep herself cool with her magic.

There were some other options available in the form of medicines or creams to help her out so Blush had invested a little time into making some to be sold in the capital.

The clothes the had worn were very light and comfortable while they had become quite popular among the women in the capital so when she had come across some new recruits to Alchemi, they had designed her some new sets of clothes in that style to bring out her beauty more.

The clothes were nice to wear and did not get in the way of what she was doing so she had some made that could fit her body and be adjusted during her transformations.

Rather than being a half demon like her original appearance which would have caused others to fear her, her current appearance looked like a friendly and beautiful female Djinn that had appeared to grant peoples wishes.

Blush sat on the windowsill and looked over towards the man that was sitting by a bed in the middle of the room. "You must be the owner of this place."

The Duke had looked startled and moved over to protect the person laying on the bed near him.

He was about to open his mouth to call for assistance but he saw Blush move her hand slighting as if pinching the air with her fingers. "Shh."

The psychic power of Blush had moved to pinch his lips together so that he could not open his mouth so all that could be heard were his groans and muffled words. "Mmf. Hmm! Mm!"

Blush looked at the man opposite him along with the woman laying on the bed then spoke. "So the reports were true. She really is in a state that is difficult to cure. At least in this age it would be difficult and without the use of other methods.

I come here with a proposal for you and in return, if you accept then I will make your wife healthy again and it may be possible for a new heir to be born."

The Duke had a sorrowful look on his face which had lost all hope from all of the past attempts to cure his wife.

His family and many others had fallen sick within the city in the past so it was believed to be a spread of some kind of plague.

People had come from the medical guilds to look into the problem but had been unable to figure out how to solve it.

He had lost a son and his wife had been unwell for a long time so there was no heir to succeed him and there were problems within his territory which had distracted him from his original duties.

The Duke loved his wife dearly and was very loyal to her so he had no other lovers which was rare for people in the current age who had such a high status.

It was not an option for him to take in another woman when he still loved and wished to save his wife just for the sake of producing another heir.

His vassals and others had already been making suggestions and demands to do so but he remained stubborn about it so many had foreseen the end of the Ducal household.

His eyes looked towards Blush with suspicion in his eyes. "I have never asked a witch for help. Is my wife under some kind of curse? Is that why you are so confident?"

It was a valid guess since nobody else could cure his wife and he had rarely been exposed to magic but he was not right in his guess.

Blush rolled her eyes and pulled out a contract. "I am a doctor and a witch so I know a lot more than most. I am confident that I can achieve what I have promised. Look over this and I will examine her more closely."

She already had an idea of what the problem was but it was better to examine the patient some more in case she missed anything small.

Once the discussion and contact had been over, she spread out her psychic power and magic to examine the body then started drawing up a recovery plan.

She handed over what was required so when the Duke had looked over it, he had frowned. "Huh? Why are these fruits listed?"

Blush sighed and explained. "Everything can be explained later. You really owe me this time."

She watched as the Duke sent his men to purchase fruits from merchants then let out a sigh. 'Really… to think that I would encounter Scurvy. Good old Vitamin C should solve this so it is not like it was something complicated that needed to be done in order to save her.'

She looked down towards the sleeping sick woman that was the Duchess. 'I thank you for helping me settle this little contract that I will benefit from greatly with little effort being done on my side.'