"Thank you for all your help, young miss! We, the people of this village, will never forget about all you did for us. Please let us know if there is anything we can help with. We will be sure to do it for you."
The mayor moved his over-sized body to thank Layla and her companions.
Most of the people in the village had chosen to work, and those who had not were about to take the opportunity to travel the world.
These people had never dared leave this village because of its curse.
A little more research on Mary's part (torture) revealed that it had all been due to Count Pablo and his scheming mind.
The Count wanted to have the mana mien for cheaper than the market price, so not only did he introduce those demonic beasts in that mine, but he also deployed a magician to put a barrier on top of the village that would resemble a curse.
It caused the villagers to suffer, and many died, but the Count did not care about it.
