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The Boy With No Shadow and the Inquisition Officers

 “There’s a child with no shadow?”

 An old man was wearing a characteristically styled hat of a priest, a cape, and a white robe with a stand-up collar where the hemming was embroidered with gold. He was the head priest of the Guardian Church of the Wind; a Marseille parish.

 “Yes, an orphan from the orphanage claimed to have witnessed it personally on the beach. According to the orphan’s story, the boy with no shadow had removed a portion of the seawater to help a drowning child.”

 The Head Priest didn’t pay much attention to it, simply signing the piled up documents with a quill.

 The priest began to explain in a very serious manner.

 “Since the orphan was annoyingly noisy about it, the priest in charge of the orphanage’s religious affairs went with the child to the beach the next day. And then. . . it seems that divine power had accumulated in that area.”

 “You said the next day, so it still remained?”

 “I’m certain that the accumulated divine power didn’t disappear. Many priests have confirmed it too.”

 “The seawater was removed. . .? Did he use a Water Divine Art of the negative attribute?”

 If it was true that the accumulation of divine power had occurred, then it was certain that the boy with no shadow had used a Divine Art. However, he had never heard of, nor seen, such a Divine Art. The Head Priest, who had finished signing the documents, began to grin unkowingly as he listened closely to the priest’s story.

 “Yet he had no shadow. Wait, what does that even mean in the first place?”

 Nonetheless, evil spirits don’t usually walk in broad daylight, nor can they accumulate divine power since they haven’t received the divine blessings of the Gods. That was the conclusion the Head Priest had came up with.

 It was a strange story. Even though the Head Priest had been in power for a long time, he didn’t remember anyone who would fit that description. First of all, the Head Priest had memorized all negative attribute users of every element within the diocese of Marseille, since negative attribute users were very rare.

 The Head Priest began to press for an answer.

 “Get in contact with the Inquisition Bureau. And locate the boy.”

 The Inquisition Bureau of the Great Church. It was a bureau specialized in purging heretics and exorcising evil spirits.

 A few days later, an order to search for the boy was sent to all the parish churches on the continent.

 Falma and the gang finished their inspection of the Marseille Province and went back to the Imperial Capital. While they were gone for a week, the pharmacy had been closed. Upon their return, the business was reopened. Just as Falma prepared to go back to work, the Captain Knight guard from the pharmacy rushed over to de Médicis mansion.

 “A wagon crashed into the pharmacy!?”

 “Yes my Lord, the door of the shop and some products were damaged. Normally we guard using a two-person system, however, when morning came we opened the iron gate. It was then that two wagons with no coachmen rode through the gap in the gate and crashed in quick succession. We weren’t able to stop it, even though we were there. We are very sorry, my Lord. We also don’t know who the owner of the wagon was, as it didn’t even have a registration number.”

 The compounding room was located behind the counter, which meant that it was isolated. It was the core of the pharmacy, and Falma would be distressed if that room was ruined.

 “What cargo was the wagon carrying?”

 “It was dirt and sands.”

 Ah, I will have to temporarily close the pharmacy, and so Falma gave up today’s sales. Before the opening time of the store, he had to quickly create a notice.

 “Oh well. . . It’s a good thing the wagon was unmanned when it crashed.”

 “Someone is trying to sabotage our business..”

 “To some, a shop that sells strange medicines isn’t amusing in the slightest. They think it’s frightening, and there are even those who think that it’s harmful.”

 “Perhaps. . .”

 “We have to reopen the pharmacy as soon as possible. Our customers will dwindle the longer we dawdle.”

 “This is. . .”

 When Falma, Lotte, and Cedric went to the pharmacy, they were met with a horrible sight. Did the dirt from the cargo rot? The shop was filled with a terrible smell, and part of the interior was almost filled with both dirt and sand. Luckily, as the knight had said, the compounding room was safe. Since Cedric’s Divine Art was Earth of the positive attribute, it wasn’t possible for him to remove the dirt and sand using divine power. However, he was able to purify the contaminated soil.

 “Purification (La épuration)”

 Cedric held his wand and chanted the activation spell, purifying the soil.

 “Tis the only thing I could do.”

 “What is the meaning of this!?”

 “Ellen, can you take the take the medicines in the compounding room over to Medique and start working there instead? I want to be able to send the patients there.”

 “Here. . . This is only enough for all of the patients who scheduled to come today. So if a new patient comes in, I’ll write the prescription and send it over to Medique.”

 Ellen had recently learned quite a bit from Falma, it was to the point where she could compound modern medicine by imitating Falma’s techniques. If she hadn’t learned information from Falma, then she wouldn’t be able to cope with diseases other than the standard ones. Although it was possible to prescribe medical herbs and the like using this world’s traditional pharmaceutical knowledge, Ellen believed that Falma’s medicines were more effective, so she switch her formulation techniques.

 “Why? Will that place also get attacked?”

 “Eeh!? I want to help you here!”

 “Please do.”

 Falma decided to leave it to Ellen since she was an excellent Water Divine Art user. He remained at the Different World Pharmacy, and began formulating a plan for reconstruction.

 “What the hell happened here. . . Who were the bastards that did this to my favorite shop!?”

 “I thought I could finally buy some candy today! So this means I can’t drink the water then eitherー!?”

 “The jar looks dirty on the outside, but it’s clean inside. Because Mr. Jean is my best customer, I’ll give this to you. In addition, when the shop reopens, please do come and buy.”

 Old man Jean’s sparkled as he ran away with the jar held in his hands. He ran in a way that Falma didn’t think it was possible for an old man like him.

 “Sir Royal Court Apothecary, don’t be disheartened.”

 “Let us assist him.”

 “Thank very much, you have saved me the trouble.”

 Around the time when the pharmacy would normally open, the customers who were looking forward to doing business after a long time began arriving one after another. Falma was greeted several times as the newcomers saw that the shop was not ready for business. He just shook his head—- The patients who required medication were led to the second shop. As for the new patients, Falma wrote their prescription on the spot, and then told them to bring it with them to the second shop.

 “Everyone. . . Thank you very much!”

 “It is because this pharmacy is necessary for us.”

 After a while, old man Jean came back. He brought along 10 brawny men, who were muscular and half naked. Falma was taken aback.

 “They are young men from my home. This is payment for the sailor’s candy.”

 Thanks to the new workers, they managed to pile the sandbags that were carried out from the store in a twinkle. Also, when the Empress had heard of their circumstances, she sent soldiers to increase the security of Medique. They also helped in putting everything in order. The Empress’ page, Noah, came to see the place.

 Noah saw her fury and wanted to run away.

 “I think it will be a purge. Do you have any idea who was the mastermind?”

 The Apothecary Guild was the most probable one, although he couldn’t say that with full certainty. Besides, there was no evidence anyway. If Falma carelessly said that it was the Apothecary Guild, then the Empress would most likely crush them. As such, he didn’t take any action, for it could lead to a false accusation.

 As expected of her Majesty, she was quick to act. To have the Empress’ support was a fortunate thing, and Falma was grateful for it.

 “Let’s take a break since it’s lunchtime. Everyone, thank you for your work. Truly, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

 “You are very kind.”

 “Master Falma, it looks like we managed to finish just as dusk approaches.”

 Just when Falma and Cedric sat down on a bench outside the shop to take a break, a voice called out to them.

 A young woman in a panicked state approached Falma.

 “Is it a heat stroke? I got it, let’s go.”

 “Master Falma, are you going to be alright by yourself?”

 “If things get out of hand, I will return immediately to ask for assistance.”

 “Thank you.”

 “It’s here.”

 Falma got down from the horse along with the woman.

 I wonder if there really is a person who had fallen down. More importantly, what is he doing in a place like this?

 Falma wasn’t able to finish speaking before someone called out.

 Falma seemed to cringe after realising he was outnumbered.

 They all wore white clothes with many different features, most of which appeared to be for Anti-Divine Art use. They also wore the armband of the Church Holy Knights.

 “By the command of the Great Church, we are searching for a blonde haired boy with no shadow.”

 It seemed that other than Falma, there were no other children without shadows.

 The sun was still out, and the sky was clear above the hill. Yet there was no shadow at Falma’s feet. If he had layered his clothing, there would have been some shadows due to the clothes. Though if he dresses lightly, his shadow disappears. Meanwhile, dark shadows fell directly at the feet of the inquisition officers.

 “I am not an evil spirit!”

 One man grew impatient after they had been stumped by Falma’s reply.

 The man had called out with a threatening voice. Falma was told to move back 10 steps, to an area with flat ground and no grass.

 ”Arrest! (Arrestation)”

 With a loud explosion, the barrier disintegrated.

 “Uhm, I am not an evil spirit.”

 Another man quickly tried to find out Falma’s real identity,

 “Reveal your true identity!”

 ”Storm Flame (Tempête de la flamme)”

 As soon as he said it, his chant activated a flame which he then launched.

 Falma threw his medical bag on the hill, raised his left hand, and chantlessly generated a large amount of nitrogen as he held his breath. At the same time, the surrounding oxygen was also removed from the area around the flame. He had received battle training for unexpected situations from Ellen, as preparation for being a noble. As for Falma’s body which had high defensive power, even if the attack was successful he would hardly be damaged—receiving at most a few minor scratches. Even with Ellen as an opponent, he didn’t shed a single drop of blood. Falma was worried as he murmured, “Will I kill my opponent if I go too far?” The flame disappeared before it could even hit him. In order to prevent fainting, he also removed the nitrogen.

 One of the Water Divine Art users fired off an Ice type attack, but Falma eliminated it the with the ability on his right hand without difficulty.

 Normally, Divine Art users don’t have multiple attributes, so the men were confused.

 Will scattering vaporized anesthesia make them faint? Ah, I would also faint.

 Falma was trying to explore and analyze how to somehow survive this encounter without hurting his opponents. Though, even if he let them go, as long as his position in the pharmacy was exposed already, the Inquisition will just come for him again and again. He could silence them here, but somebody nearby may have already seen them. Even then, killing them was not an option to begin with. However,

 “The order was dead or alive. Kill him.”

 The order to kill was given clearly by the man who had an armband with a double line, which signified that he was the leader.


 With this, it was highly unlikely to escape without one party getting hurt.


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