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GreekTelepath wrote: Snip. Heavenly Yard already demonstrated that Irina had stitched up her cat. I suppose she was only playing dead or temporarily left it until she could repair the thing.

She's still using her body steal technique on Germaine though. It's mentioned in the narrations with Elluka (those about the swap technique and Abyss I.R.) that hers seems to be an imperfect version as she can't fully possess people and can seemingly only do so with objects.

As for the mistress.... I'd say it's implied. I mentioned it isn't Margarita because that's what Marx had said when Hanne automatically assumed the "woman next to him" was Caspar's wife and apologized for Marx's loss.

DemonDamian wrote: Snip. I was a bit confused about that myself so I've been looking through it all morning. There was definitely a confusion on our part.

Toragay is closer to the center of Elphegort, north-west of Aceid and slightly south-west of Calgaround. We'll have to separate the articles. Both places are getting more locations so it should work out.

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On another note, I just happened to stumble upon a passage mentioning "Prim Rogze" and was intrigued enough to look through it. I'll be editing this post as I mine new info from this scene in Chapter 3.


 * Hanne is in the Lucifenian Republic; they now have elected Presidents in place of Kings.


 * The aristocracy are supposed to no longer have political power, unlike other countries. This isn't the case in practice; ultimately, the central government is governed by the people of senior noble families. They have the power.


 * As we know, Germaine refused to impersonate the royal family in the reformed government when Marlon intervened and annexed Lucifenia for itself.


 * Hanne is visiting Puerick Rogze in the capital city of Lucifenian, an old pharmecudical doctor (薬学医). He was one of those senior nobles who cast a big shadow and a "reverberating" power. (Guess Rogze's are still top dogs)


 * Unlike his brother and nephews (I believe a specific suffix is used for nephews to confirm it's multiple, but not for brother so that may still be vague), who have been in politics since a young age, Puerick seems to have no interest in that and has a sole passion for his art (guy must really love drugs).


 * Of his many achievements, Puerick was successful in developing a drug that could cure the Gula disease, an illness that had plagued the people of Evillious for many years. He's since become known as an expert in pharmecudicals.


 * Hanne was offered some cofee and is apparently surprised about something involving Dr. Felix; if she dislikes coffee, he offers to give her tea but Hanne decides to taste it.


 * Coffee beans weer taken from the New World; Beelzenian made cofee is apparently a bit different (from other brands, I assume).


 * Puerick wears glasses and is quite sharp, apparently. He's asking about Dr. Felix's condition.


 * Marx had the same symptoms as Caspar and his female employees stated he didn't have a smoking habit; he was examined by a doctor from Aceid (I think?).


 * Puerick seems to have gotten a chance to look at Caspar's autopsy due to his connections; while the Freesis Foundation/Word Police are headquartered in Marlon, the Rogze family of Lucifenia once had a Queen in the Marlon Royal Family there (I think?).


 * Prim was the Queen who had been the wife of the King from five generations ago (so him, Kyle, Arkatoir, red-haired king, then black-haired king of now? Or did I miss one?).


 * Apparently Felix's condition is going to be written off as due to tobacco or something similar; Puerick laughs after saying something like that "That's what happens when you leave it to local doctors".


 * During their conversation on the symptoms and other possible causes, Puerick states he couldn't find any reaction/traces of poisoning in the blood of Caspar or his "mistress".


 * Hanne points out she's heard of the possibility of poison not being detected happening in the past and Puerick counters that that, like she said, that was the past and current medical advances should be able to find such poison.


 * He removes a vial from the shelf and places it on the desk. It's label is written as "Gift".


 * Hanne: "Gift.........!"


 * Puerick: "Oh, you know of it?"


 * Hanne: "Y-yeah. When I went to Calgaround at Merigod Plateau before, I heard about this medicine. [stuff about it's sleeping effects].


 * Puerick points out that they share a name but are different; sharing the same flower as a raw material.


 * Puerick's ancestor, Plus/Prus Rogze, used the recipe devised by the shamans of Merigod Plateau to formulate an improved version of Gift. Hanne asks about the differences.


 * The original Gift was essentially just sleeping pills. Unless it was the wrong dosage, it couldn't result in an early death. Of course, the distribution of the dose is so difficult, it was definitely a dangerous (poisonous) drug.


 * However, the Rogze's improved Gift greatly increased its effects of the toxic Greeonian Plateau Rose even when ingesting only small amounts of it. As an example, he explains just a drop in that coffee she was drinking could kill her.


 * Puerick laughs again and Hanne involuntarily began to choke and cough. He reassures her there isn't any poison in her drink (this guy's got a cruel sense of humor.....).


 * When Hanne asks why Plus/Prus would make Gift an even more deadly poison, Puerick explains it was a time of unrest in many ways, explaining the man made it for his daughter, Prim Rogze. Rumor had it she tried to kill the King of Lucifenia with the Gift.


 * Hanne explains she already knew of the story and Puerick congratulates her as a top-notch reporter and she compliments him in kind. She then asks how this all relates to his story.


 * Puerick points out that, if the Marquis was truly poisoned, the possibility of it being Gift would be high. The symptoms are similar and it was made during a time when it was undetectable.


 * Hanne: "But now, it's not likely, right?"


 * Puerick nods: "It's a poison made by my family, at any rate. If it was used, it wouldn't have been done unnoticed." (I think?)


 * Hanne thanks him for the valuable story and stands up again, Puerick thanks her for taking the time to talk to this "old man" and says it's been a long time since he's talked to a young lady like herself. Hanne points out she's not young anymore and chuckles.


 * Puerick says he won't inquire about a lady's age; it's Six PM and he suggests she head to bed with all her obvious late-nighters, saying early to bed and early to rise is the secret to good health.


 * After that, she leaves the Rogze home and there's a coachman waiting outside; when he asks "Where to", Hanne says Toragay but immediatley changes her mind and decides to head home to Aceid in the North District. She tells the coachman to wake her once they arrive and goes to sleep.

Ah Prim. Your manipulations extend even a hundred years after your death; it almost matches your ego.

This is further connecting the idea that Abyss I.R./Julia learned of how to concoct Gift from Prim and gave the method to Margarita.