As he watched his wife and child fly into a frenzy, Kurz was the only one who realized the source of this miracle. He had caught a glimpse of the pendant around her neck shining once Anna’s wounds did the same. It prompted Kurz to think to himself, I can’t believe it... That young lady really was an angel this entire time.
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Stone buildings lined the sides of the main street as Ristia and Nanami arrived. It was bustling with people transporting goods via horse-drawn carriage and people who seemed to be going home from the day’s work.
“Wowie... so many people~” The most Ristia had seen of humans was a small settlement. This was the first time she was able to see so many people living their daily lives like this. Ristia spread her arms and started turning around, stating how amazing it all was. However, just then...
“Lady Ristia, we need to talk.”
“Huh?“
“Just come over here.”
Nanami grabbed her by the arm and brought her over to the edge of the road.
“What’s wrong?”
“‘What’s wrong?’ Don’t give me that. That pendant earlier was enchanted, wasn’t it?”
“Yes, and?”
“‘Yes, and’? Don’t do this to me~...” Nanami clutched her head, stumped, as she had to repeat herself, leading from one headache to another. “Lady Ristia, you want to behave like a normal girl, right?”
“I’ve been a normal girl from the start.”
“A normal girl doesn’t just effortlessly enchant things like that!”
“Huh? Then, should I... put more effort to enchanting them?”
“More effort isn’t going to help!”
“Then, should I... put a lot more effort into it?”
“Okay, let me be frank, Lady Ristia. Just like how a person will never be able to fly on their own regardless of how hard they try, there are just some things in this world where effort alone amounts to nothing.”
“...Huh? But I can fly.”
“And I’m telling you that is not normal...” Nanami was getting discouraged.
Ristia had no clue herself, but even a millennium ago, humans were said to only be able to use up to Fourth-Level magic, and it was said that humans of this era were considered top class if they were able to use Third-Level magic. Of course, Level Three had enchantments as well, but the level at which they could handle them was altogether different. Essentially, it was common for a skilled sorcerer to take a long time in crafting an enchanted item. They weren’t the type of things that could be quickly popped out in a few seconds under any circumstances.
“By the way, what kind of abilities did you enchant it with?”
“I believe it was regenerative magic. Holding it in your possession will heal all wounds.” Before Ristia reached the end of her sentence, Nanami’s eyes, glued to her cute face, squinted dubiously at her. Seeing that, of course, made Ristia begin to think that she may have overdone it again. “Did I do something... bad, by any chance?”
“It is most certainly odd, to say the least. If that was some sort of healing enchantment, then it would normally help seal a wound on a finger for entire day, at the very most.”
“...Huh? But can’t that just instantaneously happen without even using an enchantment?”
“For a normal person, that alone would take several days.”
“O-Oh, you don’t say...”
Even if her body were reduced to cinders, Ristia would recover in few seconds, so to her, the fact that a simple wound on the finger took a few days to heal was outside of her realm of understanding.
“Then was having it heal any wound in a matter of seconds going overboard?”
“‘Overboard’ is one way of putting it, but I’d say it reaches into Artifact territory. If you were to sell it, you could afford more than just a stay at an inn. You could have several full mansions erected on its value alone.”
“Wha? It’s that remarkable?” Shoot, I could easily mass produce those if I wanted to... Ristia humored the ridiculous thought, but she had the good judgment not to utter that aloud.
“Should we go back and have him exchange it for something else?”
“...Hmm, would it be bad otherwise?”
“I’m not certain. The enchantment was just for regeneration... right?”
“Mm-hmm, mm-hmm. That was all.”
“In that case... I think it should be alright. If all it does is heal some slight bruises and illnesses, then it will probably be able to pass as an especially effective good luck charm.”
“Mm, I see... What if he gets it appraised, by the way?”
“I can’t say that would be impossible for him to do, but he didn’t seem to suspect anything, so I doubt he would go through the trouble of going to get it appraised. Now, if his wife were severely injured, it would be a different story, but I’m going to go out on a limb and say things will be just fine,” said Nanami decisively. Of course, she was clueless to the fact that Kurz’s wife was indeed severely injured, just as she described. Agreeing with the conclusion Nanami had come to, Ristia casually nodded her head.
As a result of Ristia’s actions, a huge uproar did occur—but it was one that Ristia and Nanami only caught wind of much later down the road.
“Then we’ll let it be.”
“The value of it doesn’t concern you, Ma’am...? I’m certain its value is through the roof, after all.”
“Nope. He was a kindly older man, so I want his wife to get nice and healthy.” In reality, Ristia had helped out so that the couple could raise a potential little sister, intending to help along her search with their only daughter... Well, not that Nanami knew about any of that. In her eyes, this only fortified her reverence for Ristia, making her think, She truly is an angel!
“Nanami!” A voice suddenly echoed as a young man came running toward the young girl. Upon seeing that, Ristia scooped Nanami up into her arms like a fairy-tale princess.
“Nanami—Whoa?!” Having lost his target, the young man hugged nothing but air, taking a headfirst dive into the ground below. Or so it seemed, but he managed to brace his legs and stop himself just before it could happen.