・"Testimony of Pursena's partner that night, Kanalna"
"Kanalna-san, on your day of duty, how was Pursena's appearance?"
"Yes, she was repeatedly saying, [I didn’t eat anything since morning, so hungry-nano]."
It looks like Pursena was very hungry that day.
But, this fact is very odd.
The Pursena that I know, she was always eating meat whether it was meal time or not.
Dried meat, smoked meat, and occasionally raw meat.
To think that kind of girl, DIDN’T EAT ANYTHING....
What is the true culprit's aim?
"I wonder, why didn’t she eat anything?"
"When the warriors were fighting against the demon invasion the day before, quite a number of warriors were injured."
The report says that too, that the day before the incident a large number of demons appeared.
There were no civilians wounded by that large-scale attack, but I heard many of the warrior group were injured.
"Ho~~"
"Because Pursena is the only advanced healing magician in this village, she was running around to several places, going back and forth to treat the injured warriors. And in the end her magical power was running out..."
Pursena's magical power was running out.
I have also experienced it, running out of magical power then losing consciousness, and not being able to even wake up for half a day.
In Pursena's case, she didn’t faint... she must keep her consciousness for her duty time.
Just like that she, without drinking or eating, carried on doing her duty as she was.
"Did she eat something, she has a choice to do that right?"
"That’s the rule."
Basically in Dorudia Village during rainy season, eating snacks outside of meal time is prohibited.
The stored food absolutely must be enough for three months, so there is a very strict management on it.
"Pursena can take a rest when she is on duty, there is an option like that right?"
"Because the number of demons that attacked the previous day was the most we had, quite a few warriors were already on bed rest. We didn’t have enough hands. I also advised her to take a break from duty and rest, but she said [I only feel a little hungry]."
I see.
To become village chief, she was filled with a sense of duty, that’s admirable.
If it was the me from the old days; I would have made this and that reason to take a rest.
"And, that led to this incident."
"Yes, even now, at least it would have been fine if she was eating something while on duty."
After hearing that, taking that situation into consideration, I feel that I got some leads to this case.
No, Pursena insisting that she wasn't the one who ate the dried meat.