Miss Witch, please don't leave your fragrance everywhere

vol. 1 chapter 14 - Chapter 14 Mother's Will



Chapter 14 Mother's Will

  Entering the Rothschild mansion, Angelica touched Flora's forehead with her index finger.
  "Charity, sequence 9: Give of Rose; Aquila, sequence 9: Song of the nighthawk."
  Flora's night vision suddenly became bright.

  The Charity Sequence 9 Give of Rose is a basic magic that grants magical effects to others. Most magic is applied to oneself, not to others, but as long as one learns Charity Sequence 9, one can use the magic that originally strengthened oneself on others. At the same time, the Aquila Sequence 9 Song of the Nighthawk is a magic of night vision, which can make vision at night as bright as day.
  With the witch's magic blessing, Flora bypassed all obstacles that might cause noise and came to Rothschild's bedroom. On the bed, Rothschild was dead with his eyes wide open. His heart was pierced by an unknown object, and even his sternum was shattered. The whole bedroom was filled with a strong smell of blood, but Flora just felt comfortable.
  If it weren't for the fact that she couldn't leave any evidence of her presence, Flora would have wanted to whip Rothschild's corpse a few more times, but the most urgent task now was to find her mother's will as soon as possible.

  About ten minutes later, Flora found her mother's will as she wished, in a paper bag in the bedroom drawer.
  “Found it.”
  "Don't you want to confirm it?"

  "Let me see..."
  Flora opened the paper bag. She found that the level of education in the other world was not universal, and there were many illiterate people in many towns. Flora's mother could read a few words and write her own will.
  Flora recognized that it was indeed her mother's handwriting.

  "To the Archon, my daughter Flora and I will pass away soon. Please donate all our inheritance... Eh?"
  The contents of the will stunned Flora. She checked it several times and confirmed that she was not wrong. What was written on it was indeed the arrangement after her and Flora's deaths.
  "Could it be that... Mother foresaw that guy was going to kill me? That's why..."

  "In that case, normally I should choose to take you away, right?"
  Angelica seemed to have expected this and was not surprised at all.
  "Why……?"

  "Let me tell you the truth. Someone did want to kill you, but that person was not Rothschild, but your mother."
  “——?!”
  "You must want to say that your mother loves you."
  "Liar... What do you mean is..."

  "It's not what you think. Your mother really loved you. Her intention to kill you is proof of her love. However, for some reason, her love for you has long been distorted."
  Seeing Flora's puzzled look, Angelica explained indifferently.
  "After your father abandoned you and your mother, your mother suffered from depression. She always regarded you as a child: a child who needed her protection and could not survive without her. You were fully capable of working and starting a family, but because of her depression, your mother never thought that you could survive without her. At the same time, she had been abandoned by men before, and she refused to accept you falling in love with any man."

  Angelica took out a piece of herb from her bosom.
  "Six months ago, your mother had the idea of committing suicide. She used insomnia as an excuse to ask Rothschild for sleeping pills. In order to avoid death, Rothschild only provided a small amount of sleeping pills [N O V E L I G H T] each time, but he did not expect your mother to secretly hoard all the sleeping pills. According to the amount Rothschild gave each time, it would take about two months to poison a person. Your mother did not have the relevant knowledge, so for the sake of safety, she accumulated six months of sleeping pills, not only to bid farewell to this world, but also to take you...her dearest child with her."
  “…”

  "Not long ago, Rothschild discovered your mother's thoughts of committing suicide and had a conversation with her, but failed to persuade her. Your mother was determined to die. During the conversation, Rothschild noticed that your mother was planning to poison her own daughter. After much consideration, Rothschild decided to sneak into your home and steal the sleeping pills."
  "…………You mean, that guy showed up outside our house sneakily?"
  Angelica nodded expressionlessly.

  "He didn't go to murder you - he went to save you. Rothschild couldn't cure your mother's depression. He knew that even if your mother survived this, she would still choose to commit suicide soon, so Rothschild finally respected your mother's decision. But you are different. You don't have depression, so there is no need to be buried with her... Rothschild thought so. He sneaked into your home and replaced the sleeping pills your mother gave you with other drugs that looked similar and had no side effects. Since your mother had no knowledge of herbal medicine, she couldn't tell the difference."
  Angelica slowly walked up to the stunned Flora and took the will from her hand.
  "Rothschild discovered this will, when he was exchanging herbs... He probably stole it because he was worried that you would have a bad impression of your mother after seeing it."

  “You’re lying… I don’t understand what you’re saying…! My mother… How could she…”
  Flora took several steps back in disbelief. She didn't even dare to look back at Dr. Rothschild, who had died tragically on the bed.
  But the witch seemed to be chatting about something that had nothing to do with her and had no intention of letting it go.

  "You have fallen into two misunderstandings. The first misunderstanding is that a mother would not kill her own child, but the thinking logic of people with depression is completely different from that of ordinary people. I have encountered precedents of whole families committing suicide more than once. The second misunderstanding is that you seem to think that doctors can definitely cure the disease."
  Seeing Flora's surprised expression, Angelica knew that she had unfortunately hit the nail on the head with what she had said.
  "Unfortunately, this is also wrong. Some diseases cannot be cured from the beginning. It is not because of the doctor's ability or the intentional delay in obtaining more medical fees. Instead, the current medical level cannot support a complete cure. This disease is called a terminal illness and usually occurs in the elderly. Your point of view should be that your mother is still very young, so how could there be an incurable disease? It is 100% the doctor's responsibility... However, your mother's lung atrophy is precisely one of the incurable diseases."

  “…cough…cough cough cough…!!”
  Flora grabbed her throat. Everything she saw in front of her eyes gradually became blurred. The air could not flow smoothly into her lungs. She was already gasping for breath while listening to Angelica's narration of the truth.
  "It's also a hereditary disease. In the end, Dr. Rothschild wanted me to give you the medicine to relieve your lung disease... It's really stupid."

  Flora no longer had the energy to tell whether the witch was talking about her or evaluating Dr. Rothschild. The last thing she saw of the witch was her smiling like a devil.
  "You said that if I helped you kill Dr. Rothschild, you would give me his soul... Now, it's your turn to pay..."


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