It was late evening when Cheese found Gloria. Although Elsa did not save all the refugees in the quarantine area, the proprietress still brought out most of the people in the quarantine area in the spirit of being able to save one more. In fact, Cheese wondered how they had brought so many patients here, because it seemed that most of them had long since been unable to walk on their own.

However, Jack later told the mage that most of the patients here were carried by the knights of the Kingdom Knights one by one, and it must be said that these knights from civilian backgrounds had no concerns about this kind of problem, and they did not take the possibility of the plague as well. But although they did have a large number of refugees, there was only one person who could be a doctor, and after examining the patients for an afternoon, Rao was so energetic that he had to stop and rest, because he was afraid that if he continued to diagnose, he would inevitably make mistakes.

After a brief dinner with the knights, Cheese knocked on Gloria's door with a bowl of broth. According to others, Gloria was initially actively involved in helping the patients, but when her appearance caused trouble to the patients, she had to leave the public eye. Although Elsa had also come to persuade Gloria that the refugees were not meant to speak, it was clear that the proprietress had not been able to free Gloria from her loss. For the whole day the count's daughter shut herself up in her room, and no one could call out.

Maybe it's been a long time since I've heard the mage's voice, Gloria's voice rang from behind the door.

"You're back, aren't you hurt?"

"Thank you for your concern, things are a little worse than I thought, but it's okay to protect yourself. Cheese replied.

"That's good. Hearing the mage say that she was fine, Gloria responded briefly and fell silent, as if she didn't want to speak anymore.

After a while, just as Cheese was about to begin to wonder if the other was still behind the door, Gloria finally spoke again.

"Did they ask you to come, Elsa, please tell them not to worry about me, that Lady Annlina has taught me how to face my current self and that I can accept the status quo ......"

Hear this. The mage smiled wryly, and though Gloria repeatedly insisted that she was not hurt by the refugees' words, the more she repeated it, the more Cheese could feel the sadness in her words. He knew he had to talk to Gloria about it. In fact, not only the count's daughter, but also the sober ones of Vale, plus the many nezumi who Cheese was about to be freed from his beastly state in the foreseeable future, the mage had to face the question of where to go from here.

A rudimentary wooden door was not enough to stop Cheese, and in fact, Gloria, who was in a half-collapsed state in the room, did not realize when the wooden deadbolt had been opened. By the time she noticed, Cheese had already placed the broth on the table.

"How did you ......" Gloria subconsciously wanted to ask how Cheese had entered the room, but she soon realized that it was impossible to keep a real mage out of the house by a door.

"Well, now that I'm in, you don't have to worry about how I opened the door. That's not the point. Pulling a chair in his hand, the mage sat down and said.

Seeing him like this, Gloria also knew that it was impossible to simply kick Cheese out. In desperation, the Count's daughter sat down, and although she felt that Cheese could not help her, she also knew that the mage and the others were worried about her.

"Actually, I don't really have anything to do...... I did feel bad at the time, but I got it. It's not their problem that they're scared of me. Gloria spoke.

"You say that, but you don't look like that. Although she no longer resembles a human in appearance and physiology, it is not difficult to infer from Gloria's reddened eyes that she has been crying for a long time. However, although the current environment is indeed not the time to express personal feelings, it is difficult for Cheese to accuse Gloria of being too vulnerable. The mage knew that if he had encountered what had happened to Gloria, he would probably not have reacted much better than the woman.

It was not difficult to see from the cheese's gaze how he could tell that Gloria had cried, and the count's daughter subconsciously wanted to rub her eyes to make them less obvious. But when her hand touched her face, she realized that her eyes were no longer there. Although physical mutation is not a matter of time and a half, many habits that cannot be broken are still difficult to break. Gloria let go of her hand in embarrassment, she felt her heart twitch again, and tears seemed to flow again at any moment.

"Okay, don't get excited. I also know that I can't comfort you with anything now, after all, what happened to you is really something I haven't experienced. Cheese took a deep breath, although he was not good at words, he also knew that it would be difficult to restore Gloria to normal if he said some comfort that did not hurt or itch at this time. After all, Gloria is already strong enough to get to this point, and even if she collapses like this, it's not incomprehensible. But that doesn't mean the mage won't try to get her out of the shadows in her heart.

"Listen, Gloria, though your appearance has changed now. But you are still you, the daughter of the Saron family, do you understand? As a member of the lord family, you have an obligation and responsibility to lead your people through difficult situations. The mage said in a deep voice.

"But...... All the people of the county are ...... They've either become monsters like me, or they've been taken away by us monsters...... How can I lead them?The county is over......" The topic of family and responsibility successfully attracted Gloria's attention. As a nobleman from the Salonian family, Gloria's honor and obligation to the family have almost been engraved into the bone marrow, which can also be said to be the epitome of the entire Salonian family, and it is precisely because they are all nobles who are so obsessed with the ancient aristocratic norms that the lords of the Saron County will love them so much.

"No, it's not. Somebody else is loyal to you, isn't there?" Cheese pressed his hands on the other's shoulders, forcing Gloria to look up at him.

"You mean, the people in Vale......"

"Yes, they are. But they're also only part of the story. Listen, Gloria, I can't restore you back to humanity, but I'll fight this plague to the end. Then, in the process, more people will inevitably find themselves. At that time, when they find that they have been abandoned by the whole kingdom, you, as their lord, must stand up! Do you understand? You will be the banner for their survival!" Although there was a lot of agitation in these words, it was indeed Cheese's true thoughts. The mage knew that if he just blindly turned the original nezumi into a sane nezumi, not everyone would be able to accept the transformation of their bodies. What's more, even if they accepted it, the Greylion Kingdom would definitely not recognize these nezumi as its people. At that time, even if the plague is resolved, the suffering of these people will not end with the plague. Gloria, on the other hand, was the only answer Cheese could think of to solve this.

"I ...... Is it their flag?"

"That's right, you have to be. It's your responsibility, the obligation you have to bear. Cheese knew that there was no need for encouragement or enlightenment at this time, that Gloria needed not those things, but a goal to continue living. And now the mage has given her that goal, and her goal will eventually become the goal of all nezumi. In this way, even if the plague is over, all the mutants will stand under Gloria's banner and will not become beasts to be hunted.

After listening to Cheese's words, Gloria lowered her head and fell into deep thought. And the mage knew that with the character of a count's daughter, she would eventually take on this responsibility. He didn't need to say anything more, so he walked out of the room, leaving the quiet space for Gloria to think about. Thinking about her future, it may also be the future of the entire nezumi.