Chapter 516 – Doctor Gam Deok-Bae (52)
Royal work was harder than I thought. A dozen of Lucius’ men came to visit me from day one. Everyone seems to have a problem somewhere… No, didn’t you just have to take care of Lucius? I broke into a cold sweat from the pressure. My plan to suck honey was interrupted. Somehow, they immediately said they were hiring me, and there were more patients than I imagined.
“Numbers 1, 6, and 7, you go inside. “The rest should wait in the barracks.”
“All right!”
A soldier with both arm joints bent in opposite directions, a soldier with completely necrotic facial skin, and… A soldier whose eyes are unfocused, probably due to great mental shock. I heard he was on a dangerous operation… Is it the aftermath? Anyway, I called the three separately and checked each symptom again using observation. If I made a mistake and got a misdiagnosis, it would have been a big problem.
“Excuse me… Ruin, you can just pretend.”
“… “Didn’t you hear me clearly?”
“It all happened like that because of a curse. However, when I asked to see a doctor and get treatment, I… I’m just pretending to do it because I have to, but will it be curable? Even if they do a cursory examination and say it is an incurable disease, they will get away with it. “It has been that way until now.”
“… “
However… What on earth is that bastard saying?
Haha, the nursing officer smiles and asks to go smoke a cigarette.
As I remembered my military days, I felt feverish for a moment. Are you saying that military work is done in a mess here too? A terrorist and warlock group whose goal is to overthrow the country. To say something like that after seeing a soldier who risked his life to suppress them… Is it because this is also a female-oriented novel? As the spotlight was focused on one person, the others became the problem.
“It’s possible.”
“… Yes?”
“It’s possible. It’s not that they’re under a curse, it’s that the curse has caused them to change. What kind of curse would you use against the soldiers? Although they appear dangerous on the outside, these are diseases that can be easily cured. So don’t talk nonsense and just help.”
“Haha… Oh, really. “You’re a funny guy.”
It’s not a lie.
For example, that soldier doesn’t feel any pain even though his joints are bent in the opposite direction. I don’t know the exact logic, but the curse has distorted the mana circuit and my body thinks it’s in a normal state… The treatment is surprisingly simple. First, stop the flow of mana and use that gap to repair the circuit. It’s easy to understand if you think of putting down a toad’s nest first before changing a light bulb. It was a treatment that even a first-year intern could do.
But… The problem is that if you do that, your brain may suffer permanent damage…
There is another way to solve that.
“Brown. Please grab both of her shoulders and divert the mana.”
“… I beg your pardon?”
“Didn’t you hear? “I ask you to serve as a conduit for her.”
All you have to do is absorb the mana that is about to spread out with both arms and then pass it to the other side. Then, the arm circuitry can be repaired without disrupting the mana flow. Instead, treatment must be completed within one minute to prevent necrosis of the arm… Well, it’s that easy. Even after all this, I’ve been a real doctor for the past year. I could even perform a simple surgical operation.
“Well, what is that…” “Do you think I’m a knight or something?!”
“… “You know how to use mana, but you can’t even do that?”
“Anyway, this is why commoners are a problem! How difficult it is to control mana! Ask me to act as a mana conduit… Haha! “Is this person really a doctor?”
Shit. As expected, it was a female-oriented worldview.
A man in middle management who is incompetent and only talks loudly.
If it wasn’t a ‘complete fairy tale’, I would have done that instead, damn it. The problem was that since I was a commoner, I couldn’t use mana. Should I make mana by chewing ‘Fantasia’ in a hurry? I’m thinking so much… An unexpected person came to visit.
“It’s a mana passage, can I do it this way?”
It was his immediate superior, Lucius.
“Wow, wow, prince!”
“It’s not in the hospital room, it’s in front of the patient. “Please refrain from being excessively polite.”
“S-sorry… “
“Rather than that, Ruin. “I asked if it was okay to do it this way.”
“… That’s correct. “You just have to keep it like that for one minute.”
“It’s easy. “Hurry up and get ready.”
As expected, the main male lead was different. Lucius casually controlled the flow of mana and turned her arms into a mana vacuum. After confirming that treatment was possible, I quickly took out surgical tools and finished preparations. Anesthetics, painkillers, and a scalpel that has been disinfected. Okay, then let’s get started. The long-awaited first collaboration between Lucius and I…
“Knock, knock, knock…” “
“Ruin? Could it be that disease again?”
“Oh, no. I have a disease where I get seizures when I see an incompetent person… “
“You mean Brown? Surely… “I heard that he is a person who is far from competent.”
“…Prince?!”
“We need to make personnel adjustments. Jian, take Brown out.”
“Prince?! Oh no! Is it a misunderstanding… Wow! Oh, is it a misunderstanding, keuok!”
Oh, fuck.
That dog sucks.
I felt like I had fallen into the Cthulhu universe. I feel like my mind has been polluted without me even realizing it. Hehe, hehe. Collaboration… What a bullshit word that is. I managed to regain my senses and finished treatment with the main male protagonist. Although it was only a short time, one minute, it was a very difficult time because there were many things to worry about outside of treatment. If I don’t do this quickly, it’s going to be a big problem, right?
I happened to have a time limit.
“Thank you, Ruin.”
“… Yes?”
“No. 1 Chris, No. 6 Jill, No. 7 Miles… And the other 12 soldiers, all of them are my precious subordinates and true knights who sacrificed their lives for this country. But because I was immature… It hurt them deeply. Thank you so much for healing that wound. “As their leader and the prince of this country, I express my deepest gratitude to you.”
“Female… “It is an honor, my prince.”
Yes, you are still better than Sirius as the main male lead.
Lucius bows his head to me, a commoner, and expresses his sincere gratitude. This time, I wasn’t very happy because I felt like I was tied up with the main male lead. But if you think about it, this wasn’t necessarily a bad situation. Originally, ‘Netorare’ was… It’s the most unpleasant thing to do to someone you know. The more Lucius trusted me, the more he would be hurt.
So, like a mature adult, should we get over this level of shit?
I smiled and finished my day’s work like that.
***
Do you know what the most effective way is to get to know people? Well, there are many things… Among them, the most commonly used one is ‘talking behind your back.’ Everyone develops dissatisfaction when living in a group, but when you share it, you naturally feel a sense of belonging. And then I feel reassured that we are on the same side…
… That’s exactly what I was aiming for.
“Whoa… Senior Chloe, are you okay for a moment?”
“Huh? What’s the matter?”
“I have something to discuss.”
“Consulting? Oh, right… Ruin, I heard you’ve worked really hard since morning! Everyone only talked about you. They say that they only focused on treatment while starving until lunch… Is it because of that?”
“That is… The prince is a little… “You seem like a tiring person.”
“Oh… “You felt it too?”
“Senior too?”
As expected, Chloe sympathized with me.
Even though she didn’t say anything, she nodded. She then confesses what she experienced… Hmm, you’ve accumulated a lot too, right? She didn’t think the gossip would end. And in fact, this was a natural result. The guy who acts like FM is the most frustrating. I could tell after working together for a day. Lucius was like a very strict class president.
“No, I’m telling you to come to work even on weekends! I understand that you are in a hurry because of the relic appraisal, but… Ugh, we decided to maintain the minimum work-life balance, but aren’t we really going too far? Right?”
“Yes. “That was bad for you, Lucius.”
“And again! They call me and treat me like it’s normal… Oh, of course it doesn’t mean I don’t like it. They gave me super delicious desserts, and black tea that only the royal family could drink… Oh! Is this a secret? “Can’t I go somewhere and talk about it?”
“By the way, senior.”
“Huh? Why?”
“So, do you usually stay here?”
“Here? Ugh, right. How is it? “Isn’t it really good for an accommodation?”
But, this… As expected, the main male lead is different.
The conversation very naturally progressed to compliments. I thought that if I left it like this, we would have to praise Lucius together, so I changed the subject. Very luxurious accommodation with a guest house feel. Now that I am the royal doctor, can I stay here? A large living room, a clean kitchen, and a private room that looks like there’s nothing to envy. The royal family is the royal family. It was a different level from Lehinard.
“It’s okay, security looks good.”
“It’s a bit stuffy, but… You can’t live at Serpin’s house forever. I also need to become independent. “I plan to stay here until a good property comes up.”
“Okay. “It’s a good idea.”
“Right? Oh, by the way, my room is on the far left… “Ruin, your room is on the far right!”
“By the way, senior. Senpai, didn’t you originally have a day job? That’s a fan. It was invented by a senior. So when she heard that you were going to be her doctor, she was shocked.”
“Yes? Oh, that… Hehe, I’m working two jobs! Inventions can be done at any time, but working for the royal family is not. So when the opportunity came, I took it!”
“As expected, you think differently.”
“Eh? Is it?”
“I meant this as a compliment.”
“Hehe, thanks for saying that!”
Chloe looks at me with a bright smile. Is it time to get caught up in the female protagonist? Her heart skipped a beat when her eyes met his. With Iris… And a different charm from Serpin. At this point, should that fascination be considered passive? I fell in love with that girl again today. I wanted to rape her right now. But… I guess I’ll just have to endure it for now.
I suppressed my desire.
“The accommodation is this spacious, are there anyone else staying?”
“Yes, the others stay inside the palace. This is Lucius’ residence, so we’re staying alone… Ah! “Woah, don’t you think it’s strange that it’s just the two of us?!”
“What do you think is a strange thought?”
“Yes? That… There are things like that!”
“Wow, who thinks about things like that at work?”
“… Is that true too? Hehe… “
“If it’s this wide, it would be nice to invite Serpin or Masha.”
“… Huh?”
“The three of us… No, it would be nice if the four of us could play together.”
“Yes… “The four of us?”
“In a card game, you have to have even numbers to be fun.”
“Ah, huh! That’s right, even numbers are fun! I know!”
“But if I can, I will return home. “There is someone waiting.”
“Ah… Yes… “I guess so.”
“Senior instead.”
“Huh?”
“We’re having a ‘welcome party’ here, right?”
“Yes? Ring… Yeonghoe?”
“Yes, a welcome party. Why don’t we have a drink and talk about something we couldn’t do today? I also had a lot of things I wanted to say… “There are people who talk about themselves all day long.”
“Ahaha… “Is that really what I’m talking about?”
“Maybe so?”
“Yah! Are you already trying to match your junior’s topic?”
“So, please speak kindly to me during the welcoming party so that I don’t climb up.”
“Umm… “Is that so?”
She tilts her head with one finger on her chin. Her hard work since morning had been worth it. I thought she might be a little wary of me, but perhaps she had built up trust, so she didn’t have any doubts. However… How can that look so cute? Chloe doesn’t feel uncomfortable even when she makes cringe-worthy movements. After all, pretty things are the best, right? Her lust soared.
If such a bright Chloe gets raped and sheds tears…
Ah, I’m going crazy.
I was looking forward to that day and made an appointment with Chloe.
“This Friday? Okay.”
“It’s good. Then, I will slowly…”
“Oh, wait a minute! Hey, you know… “
“Yes, please tell me.”
“I have one last question… “
“Yes.”
“The card game penalty I mentioned yesterday… “What is that?”
“Card game penalty?”
“Count… A penalty that starts with sex!”
“Ah, make a sexy face?”
“Oh, what! Was that it?!”
Chloe looks devastated and has a helpless expression on her face. As expected, he also reveals it subtly. Sensing that this was going to be a better rape than I thought, I packed my bags and left the dorm. Tonight it’s my turn to have sex with Iris. Now I had to bring up Serpin… Oh, I don’t know. I’ll think about that later. I couldn’t wait to hug Iris.
