Miss Witch, please don't leave your fragrance everywhere

Chapter 15 Doctor in Gera
　　Is it a dying dream?
　　In the dream, Flora clearly saw from a bystander's perspective that Dr. Rothschild and her mother were talking in the clinic.

　　"Ma'am, think about your daughter. There's really no need to do this."
　　"No, doctor, I am tired of life. It is really unbearable to live. There is nothing worth lingering on in the world."
　　Rothschild tried hard to persuade Flora's mother to give up, but Flora's mother remained unmoved, and finally, Dr. Rothschild sighed.

　　"Your daughter will be sad when she buries you."
　　"Doctor, what are you talking about? I would like to ask you to take care of the graves of me and my daughter."
　　"Your daughter? Flora?"

　　"I want to take her with me."
　　"Wait a moment, ma'am, Flora is very healthy and young, she has many good years ahead of her..."
　　"You don't know my daughter. I'm doing this for her own good. She wouldn't be able to survive without me."

　　Flora's mother shook her head. Her tone was unquestionable and left no room for maneuver.
　　Flora looked at everything that was happening in front of her with bitterness, recalling the witch's words in her mind.
　　——It is not Rothschild who wants to kill you, but your mother.

　　——He went to save you.
　　"Mother……"
　　Flora finally knew the truth. She covered her face and knelt on the ground in collapse.

　　What have I done...
　　…
　　“…Huh?”
　　Flora didn't expect that she would have a chance to regain consciousness again. She just felt extremely weak. There was no such soft bed in her home anymore. Where on earth was this place?

　　"You're awake."
　　A familiar voice came from the side. Sitting next to Flora's bed was someone she couldn't believe: Dr. Rothschild.
　　Rothschild seemed genuinely surprised by Flora's reawakening, as he appeared to be unharmed.

　　"I woke up and found you collapsed in the hallway of my house for some reason... Next to you was this bottle of medicine, which I had entrusted to someone else to pass on to you."
　　Rothschild rubbed his palms like a child who had made a mistake. He carefully checked the things in his house and found that nothing was missing, especially the paper bag where he kept the will left by Flora's mother. Rothschild was worried that Flora would be disappointed with her mother after seeing the contents of the paper.
　　Someone gave Flora some medicine to relieve her bronchitis and saved her in time. Was it Flora's friend who came to visit her yesterday? If so, where did she go?

　　Rothschild was hesitating about how to explain to Flora, but Flora suddenly shed two lines of tears. She covered her face and cried, as if the one who was saved in the end was not Dr. Rothschild, but herself.
　　…
　　The town of Gera is a small town with beautiful mountains and rivers, and pleasant scenery. People living here have no worries about food and clothing. Several famous doctors, such as Rothschild, who were hired by nobles at high salaries, also settled here.

　　However, people often worry that Dr. Rothschild has reached the age to get married, but has not yet married. When Dr. Rothschild enjoys his old age, who will inherit his mantle?
　　Until one day, the Rothschild family had an apprentice. Her name was Flora. She learned medicine from Dr. Rothschild. After Dr. Rothschild passed away peacefully, she inherited the clinic and passed on Dr. Rothschild's spirit.
　　Flora chose to start a family at the age of 25 and had two sons. The eldest son had a great interest in medicine and took over the clinic at a young age. Because Flora's health was very poor, she could not do strenuous exercise around the age of 50 and had to recuperate for a long time. Her son wanted to diagnose the cause of his mother's illness, but was rejected by Flora.

　　It's not a disease, she said.
　　"I committed a crime when I was young, and this is probably my punishment."
　　"Crime? But I've never heard anyone in town mention it."

　　Flora, who was getting old, smiled and did not answer her son's question. She liked to sit by the window and bask in the warm sunlight. From where Flora was sitting on the reclining chair, if she turned her head slightly, she could see the bustling crowd in the town of Gera.
　　"Are you waiting for someone?"
　　"Why do you think so?"

　　"It's just a feeling. Mother always seems to be waiting for someone. Is it one of her old friends?"
　　"Not really an old friend... I was wondering if that person would come to Gera Town again."
　　Until the end, Flora's son didn't know who his mother was waiting for.

　　Flora really wanted to see the witch again. She felt that she should say thank you to the witch. Since she learned medical skills from Dr. Rothschild, she {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} gradually realized that when doctors face incurable diseases, they are also the suffering parties, rather than the perpetrators.
　　The witch brought the vengeful girl back on track, but the witch never set foot in the town of Gera again until the girl turned into an old woman.
　　She should just be a passerby and have no habit of looking back.

　　…
　　Since there is magic that can kill, it only makes sense that there should be ways to prevent it.
　　Vainglory Sequence 4: Stand-in Doll

　　By sacrificing one's lifespan, a substitute doll is created for a certain person. This substitute doll will bear all damage on behalf of the original owner. If enough money is paid, it is even possible to create a substitute doll with self-awareness that truly believes that it is the original owner. However, this substitute doll has a time limit.
　　The witch extracted Dr. Rothschild's soul and used his lifespan to create a substitute doll that could resist the curse.
After Flora learned the truth, the witch recovered part of Flora's soul as she wished.

　　However, the collected souls become the witch's personal property, and it is the witch's right to use them in any way. The decision to give Flora's life to Rothschild is entirely the witch's personal freedom.
　　When the witch came to Gera Town, she only had a broom and a wand in her hands, and she left with the same thing.
　　"Really... I didn't earn anything at all... Ah, sir, you have the opportunity to communicate face to face with a world-class, no, top-level beauty today. Don't you think this is worth handing over all your property? Please wait, sir, I'm not a liar, please don't call the sheriff--"

　　【Witch TIPS】
　　There are 80 magic sequences on the continent (not including inherent magic). It is said that when you have five sequences one, you have the chance to touch the taboo called eternity. People in later generations call immortal extraordinary people witches, but strictly speaking, it is not only women who can succeed, but most of the more public activities are women. In addition, after becoming a witch, all magic will no longer occupy sequences, but there will be no changes in chanting.