So I Became a Witch and Started Doing Daily Quests

Chapter 206: Healing the Contamination

After several rounds of persuasion, Jarvis Roland realized that no matter what he said, Janna would always bring up that "debt of gratitude" reason, making him feel as though he were punching cotton—completely powerless.

"Well then, it seems we can only be 'fated yet unmeant' friends."

Even though Janna ultimately refused the proposal to "poach talent," the ever-cultivated Jarvis Roland still maintained a smile, preserving dignity for both parties.

"Mr. Jarvis, I like both of these items very much. However, I cannot accept such precious gifts without merit. I will pay the market price—"

"Miss Janna, if you say that again, I might really get angry."

At that moment, Emily timely refilled the tea for the two of them.

"Things given away, just like my words, are absolutely irrevocable—so I must insist that you accept this gift, Miss Janna, lest I become someone who goes back on his word."

Janna realized that she really needed to learn how to deal with people from Jarvis Roland.

Even though she had both the talents of Muscle Control and [Most Charming Witch], when it came to social conduct and emotional management, she was still somewhat immature compared to Jarvis Roland.

"It’s getting late, so I won’t disturb Miss Janna’s rest any longer—if there’s another opportunity in the future,

I hope Miss Janna would consider a chance to collaborate with the Otter Opera House."

Jarvis Roland, always precise with his boundaries, didn’t insist further after the failed negotiation. Instead, he stood up rather freely and extended his hand toward Janna with a smile.

Seeing this, Janna also politely shook his hand to express her gratitude.

"Then, Miss Janna, I shall take my leave now."

After receiving the cane from Emily, Jarvis Roland put his formal coat back on, nodded to Janna, and limped toward the door.

"Mr. Jarvis, please wait."

Just as Jarvis Roland was about to open the door and leave, Janna’s voice suddenly came from behind him.

"If it’s convenient, may I take a look at your injured leg? I might be able to heal it."

A fleeting stiffness crossed his expression, but soon, Jarvis Roland naturally turned around with his usual smiling face and said,

"It’s quite late now, Miss Janna. You should get some rest. As for the treatment, perhaps we can arrange it when there’s more time—"

"I have time right now."

Her eyes were like starlight, and her voice as quiet as a spring.

Looking into Janna’s unusually calm eyes, the polite smile on Jarvis Roland’s face gradually faded.

"Miss Janna, I remember telling you the first time we met that even the formal wizards of the Floating Island Forest couldn’t do anything about my leg—"

"Of course, I remember. Mr. Jarvis’s leg injury was caused by distortion contamination, not a simple wound."

"Since Miss Janna remembers—"

"Please let me finish, Mr. Jarvis."

Hearing Janna cut him off, Jarvis Roland took a deep breath, then leaned over and whispered something into Emily’s ear. After that, he limped back to sit on the sofa.

Receiving Jarvis Roland’s instruction, Emily glanced at the two with helplessness before quietly pushing the door open and leaving the lounge, leaving the space to them.

"Your leg, although seemingly afflicted by distortion contamination on the surface, in truth, should be the result of a curse. And under the state of being cursed, the reason Mr. Jarvis has managed until now is thanks to that Floating Island Forest wizard you consulted, who sealed the curse within your left leg, preventing the contamination from spreading further."

"However, this seal needs to be repaired annually. Otherwise, the curse sealed in your left leg will rapidly spread—perhaps within minutes—across your body, resulting in complete distortion."

Upon hearing this, Jarvis Roland’s body sitting on the sofa tensed completely, and even the expression on his face turned from casual to serious.

"You’re... completely right."

As if making a great decision, upon having his condition correctly diagnosed by Janna, Jarvis Roland instead let go of the unfounded defensiveness in his heart.

"According to that wizard, only a wizard who has mastered the Law of Purification, or a top-tier purification potion from Florence, can completely cure my left leg... so I haven’t held out hope."

Indeed, even with money, intelligence, and methods, Jarvis Roland—whose influence was limited to the Watermarsh City wizard enclave—still had no way to cure his leg.

"Then why not let me give it a try?"

Those eyes still shone like stars. Hearing Janna’s tone of certainty, an inexplicable wave of hope stirred in the heart of Jarvis Roland, which had long been still.

"If Miss Janna really can cure my leg—I’m willing to pay any price!"

Because he had experienced despair, when a glimmer of hope appeared in his life once again, Jarvis Roland couldn’t help but reach out to grasp that elusive, yet seemingly within-reach, light.

"Just pay me the medical fee."

The so-called "any price" still had limits. Even if Janna truly cured him, she wouldn’t extort him with demands that were clearly unrealistic. Thɪs chapter is updated by novel•fire.net

After all, as two people who only met by chance, the reason Janna wanted to try curing his chronic condition—besides Jarvis Roland being a genuinely decent person—was also because she didn’t want to take his gifts for nothing, and she wanted to earn a little extra income.

"Mr. Jarvis, let me explain in advance. The entire treatment process will be rather painful. So, in order to minimize your pain, I’ll use some neurotoxins to numb your nerves in advance."

"No problem. As long as this leg can be healed, even if you roast me with fire, I can endure it."

Seeing the expression of total resolve on Jarvis’s face, Janna understood that, deep down, he didn’t really believe she could heal his leg.

But precisely because he cared so much, even the slimmest chance was enough for Jarvis Roland to go all in and try with everything he had.

"By my will, I summon—Thornflower Sprite."

"By my will, I summon—Celestial Finch."

Accompanied by two brilliant flashes of light, the Thornflower Sprite and Celestial Finch were summoned by Janna from the Spirit Realm.