Miss Witch, It's Time to Clean Up the Entries - Chapter 29

Splash—

A sudden heavy rain attacked Green Shade Territory.

Rainwater pounded on the roof of the Blackberry Tavern but was blocked outside the tightly shut door.

Anna closed the tavern door, waiting for the guards to arrive.

Looking at the gradually anxious crowd, Leon generously admitted his identity,

“Yes, I am your Lord.”

“Lord, what should we do? Will we die?”

The women asked nervously.

Leon comforted them, “No, you will all receive healing from the church. Don’t worry.”

Hearing Leon’s words, the customers and women felt inexplicably at ease and were no longer so panicked.

“Lord, please follow me.”

The obese bartender lowered his head, his brows tightly furrowed, and turned to walk into the depths of the tavern.

Leon, Annie, and Layla followed.

Layla, at some point, held a wine bottle in her hand.

“Layla, what are you doing?”

Leon asked.

“I want to protect you. Please rest assured, I will do my best.”

Layla said with a serious expression.

Leon tapped her forehead, “A knight holds a sword. Someone holding a wine bottle is a hooligan. Please respect your profession.”

“Ah? But I don’t have a sword.”

“Now you do.”

Leon unbuckled his sword and handed it to Layla.

Layla held the sword with a moved expression, struggling to keep up behind him.

Having lacked exercise since childhood, she found it difficult to hold a real sword. It felt like carrying 10 pounds of rice, making her quickly fall behind the group.

Leon had already learned the details from Layla on the way here.

Layla had been frequently going to the outer city recently because of her sister Bella, who was in love with a commoner.

Bella loved music and met the commoner musician Ansel at a music charity performance. They fell in love at first sight, but Bella knew her father would definitely not allow her to be with a commoner, so they could only express their longing through letters.

But recently Bella hadn’t received any letters from Ansel, so she could only ask her brave sister Layla for help in finding Ansel.

Because of her young age and lack of artistic talent, Layla had a low sense of presence at home. Even if she wanted to go out, her parents wouldn’t stop her.

Layla was moved by her sister and Ansel’s love and agreed to Bella’s request. Following the address on the letter, she found the Blackberry Tavern and found Ansel.

She conveyed Bella’s feelings to Ansel. After learning about Bella’s love for him, Ansel asked Layla to be their messenger.

Going back and forth, Layla became someone who frequently interacted with Ansel, and that’s how she got infected with the Red Itch Plague.

Therefore, to find the source of the Red Itch Plague, they had to find Ansel, who infected Layla.

The tall, obese bartender pushed open the door of the wooden house in the backyard and shouted,

“Ansel, I took you in as a friend, but you deceived me.”

Ansel lay in bed, wrapped in a black cloak that covered most of his face. He was also covered with a linen blanket and seemed very cold, still trembling.

“Sorry, I really don’t have the strength to apologize to you. Can you close the door? I’m afraid of the light.”

Ansel said weakly.

He seemed not to have noticed the bartender bringing Leon and others in.

His hearing also seemed to be problematic.

“Photophobia, fear of cold, vision and hearing problems, these are all symptoms of the later stages of the Red Itch Plague.”

Annie said in Leon’s ear.

Leon nodded slightly, seeing the red entry 【Severe Infection】 swaying above Ansel’s head.

It seemed Ansel wasn’t the real 【Source of Infection】 either.

But they could only continue investigating among the people he had been in contact with.

Leon sat down beside Ansel, “Ansel, you are under arrest, on the charge of spreading the plague and endangering the safety of Green Shade Territory.”

“Ansel, the person speaking to you now is the Lord.”

The bartender said.

Because their voices were loud enough and they were close enough to Ansel, Ansel heard their words clearly.

He wrapped himself tighter in the linen blanket and said tremblingly,

“I’m sorry, Lord, I didn’t want to be infected with the plague. I didn’t mean to spread it to everyone. I just wanted to survive.”

“A murderer will also say they didn’t want to kill, but that’s meaningless.”

“I’m truly sorry. I really didn’t want this to happen, Lord. Please don’t come near me, it’s easy to get infected.”

“If you can tell me who infected you, I can consider saving you.”

Leon felt a pang of compassion looking at the 【Business Acumen】【Underappreciated Talent】 entries above Ansel’s head.

Green Shade Territory needed people like him.

Ansel hesitated, “Save me? I’m beyond saving.”

“Ansel, the Lord can save you. He is a divine physician. He is the one who cured me.”

Layla said seriously.

Ansel was stunned for a moment. He poked his head out from the linen blanket, revealing half of his face. This half of his face was already bloody and disfigured, without a single inch of intact skin, looking very terrifying.

Leon felt that even if he recovered, there would likely be scars on his face.

He wondered if Miss Bella would still be interested in him then.

“Can you really save me?”

“I’ll give you 1 minute. If you can’t remember who infected you, or if you lie to me, I will have you taken outside the city and buried alive.”

Leon took out his pocket watch and started the timer.

Ansel tried hard to recall and analyze from these memories who could have infected him.

“5, 4, 3, 2.”

Leon started counting down.

“I remember.”

Just in the last second, Ansel said excitedly, “Giovanni Keegan!”

Leon put away his pocket watch, “Explain clearly.”

“Giovanni Keegan, he’s the one who infected me. A month ago, we were having a gathering here. He had just escaped from Blue Moon Territory. He said the Guardian Witch of Blue Moon Territory might be losing control, and many people had fled Blue Moon Territory.”

Ansel said.

Leon looked at Annie, “Who is the Guardian Witch of Blue Moon Territory?”

“Plague Witch Dora.”

Annie said, “When she loses control, she unconsciously spreads diseases.”

“So, it’s highly probable that Ansel is telling the truth.”

“Yes, Lord Leon.”

“Ansel, how many people were at your gathering?”

“33 people. We were all in a circus together once, old friends.”

Ansel hesitated for a moment and continued, “We also called 10 women… and 3 young men.”

Leon sweated. You guys really know how to party.

“Write down all the names.”

Annie handed Ansel a piece of paper.

Ansel shook his head, “I can’t write anymore. I remember their names.”

Annie recorded all the names Ansel mentioned.

“Everyone, go out. I’ll help Ansel with his treatment.”

“Alright.”

Annie took Layla and the bartender out of the room and closed the door.

This time, Leon was quick and agile. He grabbed the red entry with one hand, not giving it any chance to escape.

After crushing Ansel’s 【Severe Infection】 entry, Ansel’s condition instantly improved significantly. He was no longer afraid of light and didn’t feel as cold.

【Entry Points +200】

The points gained from severe infection were indeed higher.

This time, Leon didn’t feel Ansel’s pain, just like when he treated Layla. Perhaps it was because his physique had improved, or perhaps because the entry points were too low.

Maybe the points need to exceed 500 for him to feel the pain simultaneously.

Leon guessed this, took out a sharp knife, and pricked Ansel’s finger.

“What are you doing?”

“Bloodletting therapy.”