For the next week, Vieille lived a life of eating and sleeping.
When he woke up at six in the morning, he first drank a glass of water and immediately wiped himself clean with a wet towel. After that, he got dressed, ate breakfast, and had his morning medical checkup. After that, he went back to bed and fell asleep.
Around noon, he woke up again and drank a glass of water, then had lunch. After that, he lies down on his bed again and goes back to sleep. In the evening, when it was time for Mei and her family to visit the hospital for their checkup, he wakes up just in time to see them, and has dinner with them. After that, he takes off his pajamas again, strips naked, wipes himself clean with a wet towel, and goes to bed. She lived like this for a week. I could not help but be amazed at how she could sleep so well.
According to Posehay's buddy, Vieille is an extreme short sleeper, usually getting only about two hours of sleep a night. This is a story known to everyone in the Klimiana Order, and it was believed among the believers that the long working hours were what supported the Order.
However, according to May, this is not quite true. The truth is that Vieille was simply an insomniac who spent his waking hours doing his work.
"Well, two hours of sleep is certainly not enough. If it were me, I would have collapsed for sure.
When he was taken to the university hospital, his internal organs were in a serious state of ailment due to the accumulation of fatigue, not to mention the wounds he had sustained from the stone of Gourihif.
"If he had been a month later, Vieille probably would have collapsed."
Aphrodite has competent doctors, so the worst can be avoided, but in light of the current uprising, if she had fallen ill in Aphrodite, she probably would not have made it. In that sense, the little girl has tremendous luck.
Maybe that's why she can't get married.
May gave me an indescribably kind smile as I muttered something like that.
"After all, it is best for a person to lead a regular life. Wake up in the morning, get up in the morning, work during the day, and sleep at night. If you eat three well-balanced meals a day, you will not get sick so easily.
"Indeed. But, Mae, you should be careful, too, okay? You stay up all night sometimes, don't you?"
She apologizes apologetically. No, I don't blame her. ....... Mae herself is extremely busy with her various roles. Not only as a mother, but also as a university president, a teacher, a doctor, a scholar...... and as my wife and queen. She performs all these roles silently. I know that it is the result of her efforts in areas where we are not looking, but she tries a little too hard. I think she could cut corners a little more, but her fastidiousness does not seem to allow it.
The atmosphere has become a little sour, so I cough and continue to say more.
"But I don't know if I'm an insomniac,...... or not, but my master when I was a slave,...... Master Elsa's husband, the Marquis de Berthaume, was said to have worked three days without sleep. Master Elsa herself said that she had never seen the Marquis sleeping. ....... Is there such a person after all?"
"I don't think that's ...... possible."
According to May, it is impossible for a person to work three days and three nights in a row. Her guess is that the Marquis was probably sleeping when no one was looking, but now that he is dead, there is no way to confirm this. I will ask him about this when I see him in the afterlife.
After two weeks of hospitalization, Vieille started training her left hand for rehabilitation. There was still some pain in the affected area and she sometimes frowned when she moved her left hand, but she did not whine at all and continued the exercises silently.
As soon as it started, she took out a pen and paper and started to write something with a pen and paper. At first, she seemed to be sketching the view from the window of her hospital room, but gradually she started to write something like a diary. When the nurse asked her why, she replied that she felt she had been sleeping too much and her ability to think had decreased. She replied plausibly that he was developing his thinking ability by putting his thoughts in writing.
But that was Vieille's trick.
One day, after she had been in the hospital for a month and her wounds had healed considerably, she received a call from His Majesty of Heedata. At the same time, a note was brought to me by the faerie dragon as an urgent message from General Caries of Lamarone. It said that he had received a letter from Vieille and was perplexed, and wanted to consult with me.
I wondered when he had sent the letter, but then I realized that the little girl had a buddy in Posehay. With him, she could easily send a letter.
I wanted to confirm the truth with Vieille, but that might take a long time, so I went to the Imperial Capital to see His Majesty first. When I moved to the other side, the Prime Minister and the Duke of Vailas were already there.
"You are very late!"
His Majesty seemed to be in a good mood. In contrast, the Prime Minister and the Duke of Weiras had a puzzled look on their faces.
"No. I was just ...... wondering if you might be ...... talking to Klimiana today?"
"That's my brother-in-law for you. You're right on the money.
What did Vieille say to you?
"It's an invitation to go sightseeing."
A pleasure trip?
"Soon we will leave Agartha, where we are staying, for Aphrodite. It says here that you are going to crush the rebellion. Come and see what will probably be a historic battle. It was written that Heedata need not send reinforcements, but that he should bring soldiers to defend himself."
"...... that little girl."
Sounds interesting.
Your Majesty!
"My brother-in-law has the same look as the Prime Minister and the Duke. But to bring a spectator to the army is unprecedented! One wrong move and Vieille would be a greater disgrace to you than death, but the way this letter is written, you must be very confident.
His Majesty laughs and laughs. Don't tell me you're going all the way to Aphrodite, old man?
"Your face seems to be against my going on a pleasure jaunt, doesn't it? But I want to see it. I want to see it, but I don't know how everyone else feels. So, then. I'll send my brother Vyrus to you. How's that sound?"
"Brother!"
"You must go, brother-in-law. He'll be safe. And ...... wouldn't it be more convenient for him if he were to disappear from the empire for a while?"
At His Majesty's words, Duke Weiras turned his head with a regretful expression on his face. Has this man played his tricks again?
"Shall I send out about ...... three thousand troops? Brother-in-law, please take care of him."
No, I'm not going to ......
"No, you should go."
What do you mean?
The same letter was delivered to King Nike of Sandanzi.
"What? Even for Mr. Nike?"
That king likes to fight. I'm sure he'll be glad to get out there. But if he gets involved in a battle there ...... or even joins the war, we will have helped Crimiana's infighting. If that happens, Lord Vieille's authority will rise. I don't think that would be a good thing.
Your Majesty's words made me gasp. I wondered if that little girl had thought this far. If so, she mustn't be left alone. .......
"I want you to keep an eye on King Nike's movements while we watch the battle in Aphrodite. Can you do that for me?"
I had no choice but to nod at His Majesty's words. .......