After the wedding party in Kaina village, Jin and Elsa took a day off and flew to Borgia, the capital of the Kingdom of Elias, on August 14.
"Welcome, <>."
The Minister of the General Affairs, the Marquis of Firenziano, greeted them smilingly.
There were five attendants and ten knights guarding him, a small contingent.
The Marquis, who has known Jin for a long time, knew that he did not like a showy ceremony, so he kept the number of guests to the minimum to welcome the state guests.
"I congratulate you on your marriage to Elsa Ehime."
"Thank you very much."
At this point, Jin and Erza, who are , responded. Reiko, who was accompanying the couple as a cavalryman, also bowed silently.
"First, please go to the back."
We were led to the first guest house adjacent to the royal castle. This is where first-class state guests are entertained.
It was 2:00 in the afternoon.
Leaving their luggage in the suite, Jin and Erza went to the reception room to meet with the Marquis Florenziano to discuss the banquet.
There they were served kuje, a specialty of the Kingdom of Elias, and topopo chips.
I picked the topopo chips and found that they were much tastier than the ones I had bought at a stall in Potrock the other day.
The sweet potatoes may have been carefully selected, but the salt was delicious. The lightly salted taste lingers in the mouth.
"This is delicious, isn't it?"
When Jin expressed his honest opinion, the Marquis smiled happily.
"Thank you, sir. <
After taking a break from drinking kuhe, a meeting was held to discuss the banquet.
The arrangements made by the Elias Kingdom were explained to Jin and Erza, and only minor modifications were made.
According to the report,
On the 14th, a dinner party will be held from 5:00 p.m. after the meeting. The meeting with the king and other dignitaries of the kingdom will be held on the 14th.
The wedding banquet is to be held on the 15th, with a parade in the morning (with Jin and Erza playing the leading roles, of course), followed by a banquet from noon to night in the hall of the royal castle.
On the 16th, a quiet luncheon is held in the courtyard of the royal castle as an after-dinner party. Only the royal family and some nobles attended.
The only attendees were the royal family and some nobles.
Except for the parade, Jin was relieved to find that the event was as he had expected, or rather smaller than he had expected.
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"Sir Jin Nido, Princess Elsa Nido, Princess Reiko, welcome to our meeting.
The King of the Kingdom of Elias, Blitzen Skala Elias XII, greeted Jin, Elsa, and Reiko in the reception room, not in the audience hall .......
He was about 60 years old with gray hair and gray eyes. He was not looking well because he had been ill.
He is not sitting on a throne, but on a comfortable chair like a sofa bed.
Next to him is the first prince, Alphonse, who is assisting him.
This prince was a man of great age and had an air of vigor and vitality about him.
To his left and right were the leading figures of the country.
The only person Jin recognized was the Prime Minister, the Marquis Godopher de Toves Rossi.
After the customary greetings, the dignitaries leave, and the remaining guests are the king, the prince, the prime minister, and the marquis of Florenziano, in addition to Jin and the others.
Jin was relieved that the dinner was so informal.
However, the presence of the king and the prince, who hardly knew each other, made him a little nervous.
During the after-dinner kuhe time, Erza first spoke up.
"...... are you feeling well, Your Majesty?"
Prince Alphonse answered.
"It's been on and off, Elsa Ehime. I would be happy if you, the court-appointed healer (Reichsanstalt), could take a look at it once, but this time you can visit ......."
The prince swallowed the words he was about to continue with, "You've just been married, and I'm sure we'll ......>> see each other again.
"......Yes, let me examine you."
Elsa answered immediately.
Because Elsa had an idea of what was wrong with the king, and it seemed that he needed to be treated immediately.
Elsa got up from her seat and walked to the king's side. And then..,
"I beg your pardon."
and put her hand on his chest,
"<>".
He cast a spell.
"......"
His face is frowned.
"How is it?"
"<>"
Elsa doesn't answer, and makes another diagnosis.
"...... pulmonary tuberculosis."
Elsa's diagnosis is made.
"Tuberculosis. ......"
"Yes. But the lesion is not large.
On Earth, before the advent of drugs such as streptomycin, air, rest, and nutritional therapy was used to treat patients in clean-air sanatoriums to promote natural healing and prevent anything from interfering with it.
King Elias had symptoms that were a little advanced from that stage.
He probably went through a period of intense political work when he was on the verge of recovery, then his symptoms worsened again, and he went into a period of rest and recuperation.
When Erza told them this, the prince and the vizier sagged.
"...... you are right," she said.
"It's a very difficult condition to cure because it recurs before it's completely healed. This is entirely the fault of the people around him."
"...... no face."
Erza's complaint made the prince droop even more, and the Prime Minister looked embarrassed.
"But..."
After the bitter words, Erza spins words of reassurance.
"It can be cured at this stage.
In fact, it could be much worse, but she doesn't say so.
"Are you sure?
"Yes, I'm sure."
Elsa put her hand on the king's chest and used healing magic.
"<>"
At this stage, the patient can be cured by improving his own healing power.
"<>"
He examined the patient again and confirmed that the affected area was gone.
"You should be fine now. However, you must not overdo it just because it is healed.
"Yes, of course."
The prince replied on behalf of the king.
is a disease caused by the tubercle bacillus.
When the tubercle bacillus enters the lungs, the body's immune system surrounds the tubercle bacillus and forms a small <>. This is why the name "tuberculosis" is given to the disease.
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Elsa's healing magic not only greatly improves the patient's healing power, but also temporarily super-activates various functions of the body.
At the same time, the healing magic <> that Elsa has devised has also killed all the bacteria that had almost metastasized to the organs.
"...... Then there is the possibility that it has been transmitted to those close to His Majesty."
"What?
Elsa was right.
The prince, the vizier, and several attendants were infected.
Needless to say, they too were treated by Elsa.
The gratitude of the Elias royal family to Elsa was so great that even the queen, the second prince, and the princesses came to thank her afterwards.