"Huh, huh? Medicine for thirst?"
"Uh, the water is expensive there. But I had to go to make money, so my dad couldn't sleep last night... You have all kinds of medicines. Not? Can't you give me just one? I'll listen to you in the future! I'll run all your errands!"
The little boy looked at her and pleaded. The woman, unable to shake off the child clinging to her arm, rolled her eyes.
"Well, that's true. Yes, we have everything."
It was the first time a woman was confused. Julia stared at her curiously. Shr wonders how the woman would deal with it this time.
Suddenly, the woman turned her head and asked.
"Madam! Could you take a look at them for a moment? It only takes about 3 minutes! If you take your eyes off them even for a moment, they'll have an accident."
"What?"
Julia, who had been singled out of nowhere, blinked in embarrassment.
"Wow, who is this sister?"
"I've never seen you before, is Adele's friend?"
In an instant, the children's attention shifted to Julia. It seemed like tiny baby sparrows chirping. He was dressed sloppily, but his eyes were bright and cute like morning stars.
"That's it... No. I just stopped by while passing by. What's your name?"
Julia stroked the heads of the children gathered around her. The children began to talk about whether they were excited by her friendly response.
"I'm Kevin!"
"I'm Heil. It's not Ail, it's Heil!"
"But you smell really good, and you smell like sweat!"
"What! No, it's not!"
Soon, the children were grumbling. The woman's words about accidents were just right.
Julia held back her laughter and exchanged glances with Boris. Boris, who had been watching the children curiously, interrupted with a funny face.
"Hey, why are you guys fighting? If you smell sweat, you can wash it."
"What, you old man! Are you insulting me for smelling now?"
"Huh? When did I do that?"
Boris scratched his head in embarrassment. Julia laughed and thought in the peaceful scene.
Apparently, Julia is going to go back to the royal city, and she'll tell the capital guard and give her another job.
'She has a warm heart and seems to be actually capable. I think it would be better to work in a drug manufacturing institute instead of cheating more.'
While doing so, Julia looked at the woman involuntarily.
The woman was squatting down in a seat a little farther away. She took the bottles out of the large sack she had been rummaging through earlier, and carefully mixed the contents of several bottles.
"Hmm. I can mix that. And if you do this a little more."
Shiny-!
'Huh?'
Julia doubted her eyes. A very pale pink energy emanated from the woman's hand, and she felt a slight change in waves.
That... Isn't it magic?'
It was a faint stimulus, like a breeze. Before she went to the tower, she wouldn't have noticed. However, Julia, who was now more sensitive to magic than anyone else, noticed it at once.
That was unmistakably magical.
"That's it! Kevin, take this and give it to Dad. Even if he drinks a little water, he wilI feel much more than usual."
"Wow, really?"
The little boy took the bottle and swallowed some of the medicine as a test.
"Huh! I ran and was thirsty, but I don't think I need to drink water because I drink this!"
"Hehe, Sister Adele is amazing too!"
The little ones chattered and gave her a thumbs up. The woman patted the children's heads with a proud face.
"Wow, you're better than a doctor, aren't you? I heard that there is such a medicine, shall I buy one?"
Boris was excited, having not noticed anything. Meanwhile, Julia secretly beckoned to the escort and whispered quietly.
"Take orders."
The knight whispered in a low voice and quickly disappeared.
"Phew, those pranksters. After all, it's annoying even if you're too capable."
After the noisy children ran over, the woman tapped her hand and smiled widely.
"Oh yes! Thank you for your patience, ma'am."
"No. I don't. Thanks to that, I had a wonderful view."
Julia smiled as if not to worry about it.
"You have a good heart. You said that you need a medicine that knows the future, right? It seems that you are very interested in that, and I'll give you a look at it as a bonus!"
The woman winked, saying that she would have to wait for another five minutes to finish it. And she put the medicine bottle she was preparing, rattling down in the corner of the stall.
"If you do, I'm grateful. By the way, do you know how to do that?"
"Ahaha, yes. It's just a boring hobby! My late mother liked that."
"I see. I've only seen it in books, but I've never seen anyone actually do it."
Julia sat down on a small chair and smiled. The woman sat across from the stall and rested her chin on it.
"Then let's get started. Where, what kind of future does Madam want to know..."
The woman looked at Julia's face with a playful expression.
"You have good skin and clear eyes. You have a very lovely impression! I think you have a good relationship with your family."
"That's right. Is that also in my face?"
Julia asked intriguedly. The woman sneered with a proud expression.
"Of course! A person's face is affected by their surroundings. If you stay in an annoying situation, your face will also get irritated. Oh, I think your husband and you are on good terms with each other. There is a smile in your eyes and mouth."
The woman twitched and patted the corners of my eyes and mouth. Julia's eyes widened, and she smiled brightly.
"Haha, that's right."
"After all! Hmm, then marital life is not the problem. You already have a lot of love from your husband. But if it's the future, what about the child?"
The woman chuckled softly, looking into Julia's eyes.
"Let's see. In my eyes... Do I see your son?"
"Really? My husband said he likes my daughter."
"Oh, I look closely, and I see that she has a daughter. But the first one is a son! Well, his personality will be like his dad's, and his face will be like his mom's."
The woman said nicely.
'Hmm, I see that the words are changing, so it seems like they are just saying nice things to hear.'
Still, it was pretty funny, so Julia nodded as if she couldn't win.
"I see. Then when can we meet her?"
"Oh, that's it. Oops! I think the medicine is done."
The woman was about to say something more, but she jumped up and picked up the vial. This time, she seemed to have run out of words and turned her horse.
Julia shrugged her eyebrows silently and accepted the vial she held out.
"It wouldn't be fun to tell you more. If you drink it and fall asleep, you will be able to see the future you want to know."
The woman explained with a proud face.
"It's really amazing. But then, isn't that not the future, but a dream?"
Julia looked at the bottle with a curious face and handed it to Boris, who was curious beside her. The woman shrugged.
"No one knows. It could happen in the future, but you can't just say it's a dream, right?"
"Oh, that's right."
Julia laughed in agreement, and the woman laughed along happily.
"Now, let's do the math. I have to go in today, too. Oh, I feel good. You're the last customer, so I'll give you a special bargain!"
"Really? Thank you."
The woman took out a checkout notebook from her apron pocket. At that moment, Julia's eyes widened as if she had forgotten.
"Oh, that's right. I forgot to bring my wallet today. My husband keeps the money."
"Really? Then you can get it from your husband... that?"
The woman looked away and tilted her head. The knight, who had been waiting quietly a few steps behind, was gone.
Julia said softly.
"He was away because of work for a while. Can you wait a little longer?"
"Oh, yes! It's okay."
The woman said nothing and started packing first. Julia watched and spoke to her.
"The contemplation you told me earlier."
"Alas. How do you want to know more?"
The woman smirked when she said that all the free things were over. Julia smiled and nodded.
"I'll give you an extra fee in addition to the cost of the medicine. Do you see my future?"
"Oh, then of course I have to look at it!"
The woman asked what kind it was, and put down the packing. She looked back at Julia's face with a happy expression.
"Wow, there is a precious energy on your face. You will be more precious in the future than you are now. Do you think your status will go up a lot?"
"Really? I don't think it's going to go any higher."
"What kind of sad words are you talking about? I can see it clearly! Since your husband is a knight, you might be able to make a contribution sooner or later and rise in title. You will be one of the highest!"
The woman ranted. Julia nodded, holding back her laughter.
Hmm. Mion is already the highest person in Semele. Do we have to fight a continental war to go any further?
"And again... Oh, your husband is coming!"
Then the woman saw the knight and shouted happily.
Julia smiled at the passers-by and the escorts who had cleaned up their surroundings. The knights bowed their heads and strode towards her.
"Oh, why are so many knights here? Are they colleagues?"
Julia could hear the woman muttering involuntarily. When the knights stopped, the woman laughed and spoke to the knight who had been with her earlier.
"Husband! You had to pay for the medicine your wife bought. You just need to give me 4 lanion in particular... Yes? What are you doing?"
In an instant, the woman was surrounded by knights.
"If you obey, you won't get hurt."
"Hey! What are you?"
The woman screamed, her face white. Her wrists were bound by a soft towel, and she couldn't move.
"Don't worry. If there are no problems, I'll let you go right away. Shall we come back now?"
In front of him, Julia said calmly. The knights bowed their heads sharply.
"Yes."
"Yes!"
When she saw the woman salute the knight earlier, she opened her mouth.
"Well, what? Wasn't he your husband?"
Then she looked at Julia with a dumbfounded expression.
"What the hell is this...!"
Julia, who ordered her to pack all of her belongings, made eye contact. Purple eyes stared at her with interest, then spoke to her in a gentle voice.
"When you saw him earlier, you said that my status would increase in the future, right? Even more so than now."
"What, what?"
"I've been thinking about it, but there's only one way to improve my status."
The woman was confused. Julia's mischievous smile appeared on her face.
"Am I the prize of being King?"
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