Book 17: Chapter 10
“Son, do you have any clues?”
“I would say that it’s clear as day now. The water came from elven waters. It’s the result of an accident. Someone produced elven mana and inadvertently spilt it into their river. As a result, the mana in the water drifted to humanity. In fact, it came from Troy City.”
“Will there be any impact as a result?”
“To be honest, I’ll need to ask M-, Queen Vyvyan; after all, I’m not the expert on mana. However, I think the mana should be fine… The effects are only the equivalent of ordinary mana. It can boost the mana in magical creatures but is definitely ineffective for humans. It’s mana that can heal humans’ wounds. Hence, in my opinion, we shouldn’t need to worry. It’s just fake mana water.”
“I see.”
Mommy Elizabeth nodded. She knew less than I did about mana. That said, she was able to feel at ease because I said that. While Mom didn’t care about the religions’ issues on the surface, she did pay attention to the strange water. The mana water happened to be meaningless, though. That was all it was capable of, after all.
“I will still need to go to Troy City after all of this. The people here only used a portion of the water that flowed here and treated it as a miracle. We can safely infer the new church’s main camp must be at Troy City. Since they’ve organised a religion that I don’t even know about in my city, I have some business to sort out. I may not necessarily run it into the ground, but I, at least, need to ensure they aren’t harbouring any ulterior motives for my city. My people at Troy City cannot be met with misfortune. That’s a city named after me. I must ensure they don’t forget me.”
“Just send a letter, and it’ll be solved.”
“That won’t work. I didn’t leave anyone there. All the people I trust most are in the North, which is why I don’t know who to address the letter to. Am I supposed to address it to the maids in the palace or something? They’re not my people; hence, I don’t trust them whatsoever. I have to make a trip, myself. It’s fine, though, Mom. I’ll do it on the way back to the North.”