Chapter 19: The First Shipment
“Your grandmother was a Witch?” Leon was startled, then immediately realized that this was the most reasonable explanation.
“Yes. When she was young, she was. When the labyrinth appeared here back then, she moved to this place and built this altar. When the labyrinth was sealed, she was nearly discovered by the Knight Order. After that, she gave up her life as a Witch, married someone, and had children. After my grandfather passed away, she moved into the mountains to live. She never used Witch powers again, until she herself contracted Saltification Disease. Only then did she purchase Magical Beasts through old channels and begin making Magical Potions again. I was raised by my grandmother. Back then, I begged her to teach me, to let me become a Witch as well. She refused at first, but later her condition worsened, and she quickly became unable to work. She had no choice but to let me help. In the end, she couldn’t win against me, and still presided over the ritual that turned me into a Witch so I could continue researching the special medicine. Unfortunately… in the end, I still couldn’t save her. I think that at the very end, my grandmother probably regretted agreeing to let me become a Witch.” Rena said with a trace of melancholy.
Leon looked at Rena’s profile.
Ever since she had accompanied him to visit Melissa’s home to treat Sally, Rena’s attitude toward him had clearly softened compared to before, no longer carrying vigilance at every turn.
When Leon asked questions everywhere like a diligent student about the process of Mana extraction, Rena no longer coldly cut him off with “none of your business” as she used to.
Although she occasionally revealed impatience, she still basically answered him patiently in the end.
As the time they spent together in the labyrinth workshop grew longer, the two of them became somewhat more familiar than before.
By now, Rena was even willing to confide such past events to him.
Of course, this was also because the fact that her grandmother had been a Witch was no longer particularly important even if Leon knew about it.