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"What do you mean? Don't you have a Master? Is your dad still your master?" Bertha blurted out.
"... Yes, he is." Ayane looked like she wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear. From what you understood, for a grown woman to still be owned by her father was like living with your parents back in your old world but multiplied by two.
"Things are this way because of Bad Luck." Ryko said. You were surprised at her wanting to speak now about this now instead of later. She glanced at you.
"Indeed." Ayane was still uncomfortable. "Although, we've been looking to find me a proper Master. I heard there was one in Westphalia that wasn't against having an old lady like myself in his harem."
"Ryko, what do you mean by bad luck?" Asked Mel, immediately sensing there was something else to this.
"Oh? You don't know?" The fox aunt was legitimately confused, before turning to you. "You haven't told them yet?"
"I didn't tell Mr. John Doe." Ryko said, explaining soon after to the rest of the table the things she'd told you.
"That actually answers a few things about the Lucky Watch." Herta seemed to muse to herself.
Reactions varied, though you and Herta were able to keep everything in order. Other than Herta and yourself, Gerty and Cattleya seemed to be the most calm, having mentally prepared themselves. Bertha seemed confused about what the curse actually did, while Mel and Ruby looked pensive. Ayane was, understandably, a little frustrated. She didn't raise her voice, even commending Ryko for not keeping it to herself, she still said she was disappointed that Ryko had kept this to herself. The older fox woman apologized to you and the rest of your harem, Ryko's apology following soon after.
"Herta, can you cure them?" You ask your goddess and local curse dispeller.
"Uh," Herta says. "Maybe? I dunno. I tried Curse Dispel on Ryko and it didn't seem to do anything. Then I did the mind purification ritual, and that didn't do anything either."
"Ryko, would you mind looking over your status screen? Is Bad Luck still there?" Ayane requested. Ryko did so, and confirmed she still had it.
After some testing, Herta proved capable of dispelling and purging the unnatural bad luck from anyone on this ship that wasn't a kitsune, and her natural blessings acted as a shield for everyone (again, except for Ayane and Ryko). Ayane was greatly relieved that she didn't have to worry about any of you being in the crosshairs of her family's condition.
Herta said she'd need to look into this more on her own, and was confident she could at the very least find protections against misfortune.
You also entertained the idea of tinkering some gadgets to increase luck and protect against misfortune. Though you'd have to wait until you're back home to use the Arcane Laboratory.
