Published: August 3, 2025
I was told that I have a body that can’t be married off to the high priest! …So I insisted on refusing any political marriage and decided I would just stay put at my family home in the future.
That’s what I was thinking when the results of my health check came back, and they told me I had died once before.
Yeah, I know. I was often on the verge of dying before, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they said I died several times, not just once.
But still, Father let out a surprised voice.
“What do you mean you have died once before!?”
Ah, right. Normal people would be shocked. But what I really don’t get is this thing about my mana being solidified. My mana moves just fine inside my body when I want it to, so being told it’s solidified doesn’t really feel real.
“Karlstedt, in the case of demonic beasts, when they die, the mana flows into the organ that stores mana and solidifies. You know this, right?”
“Hm? Yes. That’s where the mana stones originate from, isn’t it?”
Father nodded as if it were common knowledge, but I blinked my eyes.
Huh? I’ve never heard of an organ that stores mana. Wait, is the structure of the human body different? I always thought it was exactly the same since we look alike...
If you cut the skin, blood comes out, if you cry, tears come out, and food goes in the mouth and comes out the bottom. Many people have strange hair or eye colors, but I have always believed the body structure is exactly the same. I don’t know about an organ that stores mana.
“Since you’re alive and moving now, Rosemine, you must not have been completely dead but revived from a state of suspended animation. However, at that time, mana returned to a central area and solidified in some parts.”
After having them illustrate it and explain in various ways, the organ that stores mana is probably the heart based on its location. And the solidified mana feels like a kind of arteriosclerosis.
“Because mana is solidified here and there in your body, Rosemine, your mana flow is poor, and you are prone to collapse. When you get excited, the flow tries to speed up but can’t flow well, so to protect your body, you lose consciousness and suppress your emotions.”
“Then you will need training to suppress emotions. It’s necessary for living as a noble. Perfect timing.”
Apparently, when I get too excited and suddenly lose consciousness, it’s a defense mechanism of the body. But I can’t imagine I can do something as advanced as controlling my emotions when I faint just from seeing the library.
“If you reduce the mana inside your body, you’ll be okay even if you get a little excited, right, High Priest?”
“I told you, if you reduce it too much, you won’t be able to move. In your case, if your mana is too low, the flow can’t get past the solidified parts, and your body won’t move. So you must keep a moderate amount of mana constantly in your body.”
Hmm, I thought mana was like blood, but it seems a little different. The body I know is different.
“Rosemine, do you know when you died?”
“Huh? Uh...”
At first, I collapsed after cleaning the room, and I was out of breath going to the well. I was weak even before becoming Myne, so it’s possible the mana solidification was there already. Honestly, I have no idea when I died.
“Um, I regained consciousness at age five, so I probably died then. But if the solidified mana is the cause of my weakness, I was said to have been weak since birth, so I don’t know when I first nearly died.”
“You’re talking about your own body. Don’t have such a careless look about it.”
The high priest gave me a bitter look, wanting to examine more closely, but I don’t think it really matters when I died.
“Honestly, it doesn’t matter when or how many times I nearly died. I’m alive and moving now. What’s important to me is whether this can be cured or not. Can you make a medicine to cure it, High Priest?”
When I looked up at the priest, he furrowed his brows deeply.
“It’s not impossible. But it’s extremely difficult.”