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78. Placebo Master’s Golden Spoon

「In addition,『I declare』! You will not stop until his life ends! As uncontrollable tears flow out from your eyeballs, you will wield your weapons while pleading for your life! Otherwise, you will be punished by your own right hand!」

「Ga, wait, stop, let me, gi」

Even when he tried to use his left hand to stop his right hand from running wild, it was completely useless. His right arm continued to punch, no matter whether his fist was cut open or his fingers were broken, and his left hand was also broken by trying to stop it.

「Okay, I-I’ll do it! Sto…」

「Gomora, have you not declared how to stop it?」

「Oh, right. Hey, it’s your hand which is punching you, so do something about it yourself.」

The man’s right arm still didn’t stop. The dwarf next to him finally realized that he couldn’t stop it on his own and raised his ax.

「C-Chunaru! Leave it to me!」

In one swing, he cut off the right arm of the young man called Chunaru. His right arm, with the bones protruding out, fell to the floor and finally stopped moving.

「Be careful, dwarves. It looks like the only way to stop it is to cut off the arm.」

Sodom didn’t even try to hide his grin. The dwarves were unable to respond, and even after Chunaru’s bleeding had been stopped, they stood trembling.

「Hmm, is the human language too difficult for dwarves to comprehend? I told you to attack!」

The bows of the crossbow unit closing in behind them made a cocking sound.

「The Knights Order are the justice of the nation! Nobles who love their country invest capital and use us as vanguards to contribute to their country!」

「Abandoning that duty is a rebellion against the country! It’s a completely unforgivable deed!」

Gomora asked the dwarves as his face turned red.

「How happy are you guys?」

「H-Happy…」

「For those of you who can’t make any effort and can’t make progress, how much joy do you find in moving forward on the right path?」

「T-The ultimate joy…the happiness of being a part of civilization!」

「Then go! Cut off his head!」

At the same time, the dwarves moved forward. Their legs stopped trembling and their hands gripped the weapon tightly, but fear was smeared all over their faces.

I can only think of this phenomenon as a skill. If I know what skill it is, I should be able to come up with countermeasures.

When the dwarves had come about halfway through, one skill came to mind.

「…Suggestion skill, huh.」

「Huh, you noticed?」

「Yeah, it’s just a coincidence.」

What gave me a clue was not books nor knowledge, but my experience in the wolf’s village.

Once, Bellman came to Angelina for medicine for his swollen leg. It was probably about a month ago. Angelina stared at the affected area and took a bottle from her shelf and gave it to Bellman to drink.

「It’s a medicine refined through alchemy from mithril ore, the body fluids of a toad monster, and a few small amounts of chemical elements. It’s an elixir more expensive than gold, but… it can’t be helped, so drink it. All you have to do is rest in your room and you’ll recover.」

Koe-san, who happened to be present at the time, was impressed by Angelina’s skill. But as soon as Bellman left, Angelina said, “Help me find some medicinal herb.”

「Isn’t Bellman-san going to recover?」

「That’s just the sap from fermented beans. Geli thought of making a new seasoning with it, but it won’t help with the swelling.」

「What?」

「Even salt water can be effective if you drink it with the mindset that it will help you. In this way, we can suppress the symptoms and give peace of mind, and in the meantime, we can create proper medicine.」

「Ohh…」

Koe-san asked the women to procure medicinal herbs, and by the time she had created a truly effective medicine, the swelling in the Bellman’s leg had gone down to about half. Angelina was amazed, saying, “No matter how you look at it, this is just too effective.” And she was right.

The name for it was….

「”Placebo effect.” That’s what my friend called it.」

「Hmph, you’re unnecessarily clever for a leader of a savage tribe.」

「Captain Kirmiji’s unique skill is [Placebo Master’s Golden Spoon]. If you scoop it with a glittering golden spoon, even salt and flour will all seem like a panacea.」

If thinking of it as medicine makes it a medicine, then the opposite could also be true.

「If they don’t cut my head off, their eyes will explode from believing it will explode. So that’s how it works.」

「What can you do even if you know that? They’re already right in front of you.」

The front line of dwarves, who were advancing slowly, had now entered my range. As they raised their weapon, tears began to overflow from their faces.

「P-Please. Please don’t run. Don’t run!!」

Following the first person, the dwarves at the back cried out one after another.

「My eyeball is swelling like a watermelon」「The world has turned red」「Release me」「I can’t stand it」「Let me cut your arm」「Don’t run」「I have a daughter」「She still has both eyes」「Please」「Give me your right foot」「Only one finger」「I don’t like the darkness」「My wife will lose something again」「Don’t run」「Stay where you are」「Don’t move」「Just stay there」「Until my turn」「Don’t run」「Help me」「Your head」「Your ears」「Your nose」「Your eyes」「Your intestines」「Your stomach」「Your flesh」「Your bones」「Your heart」「Your brain」「Just a little bit」「Let me cut it off」「Let me slash it off」「Please die」

「What are you going to do, Marge Siu? Will you just accept death? Or will you abandon them with your proud defensive skills? Or, you could even start killing the dwarves.」

Looking at Gomora’s crooked smile, I could only think to myself, “I see”.

「I’m really glad I didn’t bring Shizuku along. Even though she has made her resolve, she is still young. This would have been a little too shocking…Dwarves, just listen to me while you cut off my neck.」

「What are you doing! Do it!!」

「Ku, Kuuu…!」

Hurried by Sodom’s voice, the dwarf at the front swung his rusty ax down. Its trajectory was right at my neck.

「From now on, I will hit the knights

At the back. Mm, my sentence got cut off in the middle because my neck was cut. Did you get what I said?」

「W-Wha……!?」