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"What do you mean nothing's wrong with him," exclaimed Lucy, looking at the doctor in front of her incredulously.

The doctor, a short old man, flinched at Lucy's stern glare and harsh tone. He nervously started fidgeting with his glasses and hesitantly continued, "I looked over him many times. Physically, he's fine. There's nothing in his body that could show how he ended up like this."

Lucy sighed tiredly rubbing her fingers over her temple hoping that it would ease the headache that was forming. "At the moment, please keep my father's condition a secret. The last thing I need is people trying to take over and steal his company."

She thanked the man and dismissed him from the room. The maid escorted him out of the mansion and paid for his services.

Lucy sat down at her father's desk next to his bed. She stared at her father, who was lying on his bed unconscious. His chest moving up and down from breathing signaled that the man was still alive.

Alive but not awake, thought Lucy sadly, her heart clenching in pain at seeing her father in such a state.

Just when things were getting significantly better between the two of them over the last few years, her father suddenly collapsed in his office working late one night and has not woken up since then.

Her father was struck with a "disease" that has been slowly spreading among the nobility.

They were nicknaming it, the wilting virus. Because of reasons no one can explain, the victims collapse and end up in a comatose state. Here is where the name of the virus comes into play.

The longer the person sleeps, the more they lose the vitality in their bodies and slowly wilt away.

Lucy looked at the reports on her father's desk she could get about the other victims of the disease thanks to Loke flirting with the maids and getting inside information. She was hoping to get a better understanding of the situation. Lucy's gut was screaming at her that something about this situation was not right. Something about this "disease" looked suspicious because nobody exhibited any symptoms or showed signs of being ill before the collapse.

So far, twelve people were ill, including Lucy's father. Of the twelve, only two have passed away. The first two victims. One was an 87-year-old widow with no kids named Marie and a 25-year-old man named Frances.

Marie passed away first. Everyone assumed that her condition was because of complications of old age. However, when the third son of a lord suddenly lost consciousness at a social gathering and never woke up, an investigation was issued by his father. The doctors found nothing wrong with him and that he was in a sleep-like trance. They couldn't figure out what caused him to black out. After 3 months in a coma, the man passed away in his sleep.

They performed an autopsy on Frances. The only peculiar thing that they found was the fact that his body only had about 3 liters of blood left.

If I remember correctly from the biology class that Dad made me take, the human body on average has about 5 liters of blood. More depending on the gender and size of the person. They found him dead with about 3 left. His brain could not provide oxygen for him to keep surviving. However, it begs the question of how he lost about 2 liters of blood with no external injuries on his body, Lucy thought.

She was getting frustrated with the situation. She thought that by looking at the reports they would give her answers, but all it did was confuse her with even more questions.

To make matters worse, none of the victim's families wanted to investigate further on the matter. They were trying to keep everything under wraps to prevent the royal family and the public from finding out. To prevent people from panicking.

Lucy snorted at the thought. Complete, utter bullshit. All they did was care about themselves and their reputation. If the King found out, he would have stopped the social gatherings and issued a quarantine so that they could investigate what's going on. They didn't want to stop their parties and showing off to each other.

Lucy frowned at this. If they couldn't help her, she would have to find someone else to help to save her dad. However, investigating would not be easy since she couldn't openly investigate by herself without someone suspecting something was wrong.

Despite the wealth her father accumulated and the knowledge he made her learn in her studies, she felt limited with the resources at her disposal. She'd have to be innovative and venture into the world of magical texts.

Every problem has a solution. You just have to be creative enough to find it, she thought as she remembered the quote from one of her favorite books. Just have to have an open mind and be creative.

She knew she needed someone who knew their way around high society but has brains and magical ability. If this illness was magic related, they needed a mage to solve it. She started brainstorming ideas on who she should go to.

Lucy was interrupted from her thoughts when Loke popped into the room and called her name when they felt their master's distress over the situation.

"Lucy my love!" Loke dramatically put his hand on his heart. "Even with a frown on your face, your beauty is striking". He hoped he could ease the tension on his owner's face. He felt powerless at the fact he couldn't do much to help her but will give her support when she needs it.

Lucy turned around to face Loke from her spot. She couldn't help but let out a tiny smile. She knew he was just trying to cheer her up and keep her mind from going to a dark place. "Hey Loke, since you are here, two heads are better than one. Got any ideas?"

"Well, putting your loveliness aside, I have a suggestion." Loke's playful demeanor turned into a serious one. He continued, "I am still technically a member of Fairy Tail and I still keep in contact with some members. Why don't we reach out to them?"

Lucy pondered over Loke's suggestion. She was aware of Loke's history with Fairy Tail. They had a lot of powerful mages and would have a library of vast knowledge about magic that was so different from her own. She could make it a job request and offer an award.

Lucy nodded her head at Loke's idea. "I think we should. Do you have any recommendations on who we should choose?"

"Tell me what you need".

Lucy started listing off the criteria she wanted. "First and the most important one is someone who can act around high society. The last thing we need is people realizing what we are doing. Two, we need someone smart. If this is magic-related, we will need someone who is knowledgeable or has access to the knowledge I could not get. And last but not least, we need someone strong. If this is the work of a magical creature, I'd doubt they would go down easy. I'm not sure if I can handle the fight on my own."

Loke put his hand on Lucy's shoulder and gently squeezed it. "You should give yourself more credit, Lucy. Not every celestial has reached the point of using Star Dress or curry favor with the Celestial Spirit King. You have worked very hard and all of your spirits are proud of you".

"I know Loke. Thank you. I'm just worried that's all." She put her hand on Loke's and gently squeezed it, grateful for his reassurance. "It's just we don't know what we are up against so we need all the help we can get just in case things get out of hand."

Loke let his hand go from Lucy's shoulder and stepped back. "Well, lucky for us, Crux finished perusing through the Celestial Library and compiled all of his research for us. It should give us a little something to start with. I even put together a list of Fairy Tail mages you may be interested in working with." Loke's hands glowed for a moment and then a stack of papers appeared on each hand. There was a big stack on his left hand and a smaller stack on his right. He placed the stacks on the desk in front of Lucy.

Lucy looked at the big stack of papers in bewilderment. She pointed her finger at it and looked at Loke. "You call this a little something to start with?"

Loke shrugged his shoulders at her. "You would be surprised at the number of creatures that deal with blood or forced sleep. This is the completed pile. The stack was double the size until Capricorn convinced him to downsize it."

Lucy almost fainted at that. Double the size. Lucy touched Capricorn's key and mentally thanked him. His key hummed in return. She turned back to the desk and tackled the smaller pile since it looked less harmless. "I'm assuming this pile pertains to the Fairy Tail mages."

"Correct".

Lucy started shuffling and scanning through the papers. She was already familiar with most of the names since she read Sorcerer Weekly. She stopped reading when her eyes swept upon a familiar name. Rather, a familiar family name.

Freed Justine. Rune Mage. Leader of the Thunder God Tribe. Justine. Where did I hear that name? Lucy thought as she tried to remember why his name sounded so familiar to her, and then she remembered. She started moving papers all over the desk until she found the one she was looking for.

Lucy looked at the paper in front of her. It was one victim before her father. The youngest one by the name of Libera Justine. She collapsed two weeks before Lucy's father. She tried talking to the family, but they were tight-lipped and refused any help. They didn't want the public to know her condition. They also believed that she was just stressed from pre-wedding jitters and that was the reason for her collapse. She will be fine with enough rest and will wake up in time for the wedding.

The family that she was getting married in was just as bad. They didn't even bother to greet her and sent their butler to send her away. The butler replied in their stead. As long as the girl was awake for the wedding ceremony and married their son, they couldn't care less about her condition. Her fiance didn't even bother to visit her and check on her well-being. Claimed he was too busy drinking his sorrows away about his fiance's condition and required the arms of a woman for comfort.

Lucy's expression turned to disgust as she remembered her encounter with that perverted pig. Didn't even attempt to hide the fact he was mentally undressing her with his eyes.

Poor girl, she thought. The man she was marrying was a womanizer and enjoyed frolicking with prostitutes at brothels. It was clear that it was a political marriage that would unite the two families to bring them both prestige and more opportunities to expand their influence and wealth. This was not a union of love.

Mentally going through the members of the Justine family, she remembered that the family had 3 sons and one daughter. The two oldest were married, and the family disowned the youngest son. Rumors were he practiced magic and wanted to live the life of a mage. Use his magic to help people. Apparently, the family did not agree with this. He left the family and joined a magic guild, cutting off all ties with them.

Despite hiring mages for their protection, mages were not seen in a positive light by the nobility. They saw magic as a waste of time and something that commoners practiced, even though only 10% of the population can use magic.

Freed must be related to Libera. Her older brother. Maybe he could help her. He fit her list of requirements. Plus, he can save his sister.

But there was one question that plagued in the back of her mind. Will he actually agree and help her? Well, there's only one way to find out.

Lucy pulled two keys from her waist and prepared to summon them one at a time. "Loke, I will be visiting Fairy Tail in the next few days. I decided to go with Freed Justine. He's the perfect candidate to help us. He might even rally up his team. You may go back to the spirit world and rest since you are here on your own magic. I have to make preparations for my departure."

Loke bowed at Lucy and gave her a wink. "Of course, Lucy. I will be present with you on your journey in case you need help." He went back to the spirit world and vanished in a cloud of sparkles.

She called out the first key in her hand. "Open, Gate of the Goat, Capricorn." In front of her stood a tall humanoid goat wearing black shades and a butler's outfit. Capricorn bowed at her and asked, "How may I be of service today, Lady Lucy."

Lucy gently smiled at her late mother's loyal spirit. "Capricorn, I need you to compile all the mansion's paperwork and railway's paperwork for the next two weeks and bring them to me. I will need your help to finish it all. If we finish it now, I will investigate without worrying about Father's company and the servants."

"As you wish, Lady Lucy." Capricorn left the room to start working on the task Lucy gave him.

That's one less thing to worry about. Might have to pull a few all-nighters to get it all done, she thought. Now to do the other thing.

She called the second key in her hand. "Open, Gate of the Maiden, Virgo". In front of her stood a pink-haired girl with blue eyes, dressed in a maid's outfit. On her wrists were shackles. Virgo bowed and said with a stoic expression, "Punishment Princess?"

Lucy sweat dropped at her spirit's antics. "No Virgo! No punishment. I just need you to help me pack for a journey that I am about to make. I also need you to inform the staff members to take care of the mansion while I am away. They need to keep quiet about the situation and not let anyone visit unless I'm home."

"Of course Princess". Virgo also left the room to start on the tasks given to her by Lucy.

Lucy leaned back against the chair and sighed. She closed her eyes to give herself a few moments of peace. She opened her eyes and looked at her father.

"Dad, I'm heading to Fairy Tail to find someone to help us. Hang in there a little longer. I promise I will save you," she whispered softly.