NOVEL SIMPLE с11
It was the second day after the start of the treatment.
I gave the patient the magic seal powder and was on the lookout for anything out of the ordinary, but nothing in particular happened, and it had been just about a day.
'Hm..."
Unlike yesterday, the patient's breathing was more stable.
The magic seal stone has turned into a normal stone several times since then, and it is clear to the eye that the red stone disease is steadily improving.
Although palpation results indicate that she still may not be able to bend, her elbows have softened, and it appears that this treatment method is proving to be effective.
"What?!"
The girl's high-pitched voice echoed through the hut as she wrote down the results of the patient's diagnosis.
'Can I eat this too?'
'Yes, I bought it within the budget that Khalil-sama gave me and there's enough for all of us, so feel free to eat it.'
'Thank you! Thank you!"
The escort who is enjoying himself with the girl over there is the one whose heart was broken when I screwed up the sword, and when I gave him my pocket money as payment for the sword, for some reason he started feeding the girl.
I don't have anything to say if that's what the escort wants, but am I wrong to think that I should buy the sword first...?
"...Khalil-sama, let's fire that guard."
Mina is looking at that guard with trashy stare.
Apparently, she felt she was in danger because he was getting all deleterious with a girl about her age.
I thought she was overthinking it,
"It's delicious!"
"That's good to hear."
Seeing him petting the girl with a creepy smile on his face, I am seriously considering whether Mina is right and I should dismiss him.
The other guards in the hut are also slightly taken back.
'The medical examination is over.'
"What about my mother?"
She comes up to me in a big hurry, putting down the bread she was about to eat as if she were slamming it down on the desk.
I handed her a piece of paper with the results of the examination.
The results are favorable'......... If nothing goes wrong...'"
I wondered if she could even read.
How soon can I talk to her?
" Once she can bend her elbows freely, she'll be able to regain her consciousness.
'That's good."
Well, for the time being, the treatment should continue.
I'll spend the rest of my time writing reports until complete recovery, and then it's just a matter of solving the problem and getting lucky.
First of all, the problem about the treatment, the consumption of the magic seal stone is too drastic.
The 20 magic seal stones that Bosco prepared for me were reduced to half in two days after I started the treatment.
As the healing progressed, the consumption slowed down, but even if the patient was completely cured, it would be better if only 4 stones remained.
Well, there is no way to handle this.
It is almost impossible to purchase in this town because of the Count's reputation, and once stabilized, it will be necessary to move depending on the inventory of magic seal stones.
Next is the duke, and from the looks I'm getting from the outside, I'm guessing it's the duke's secret spy, given his skill level.
I honestly do not know why he has not contacted me yet.
It would be easy if he didn't contact me at all, but if he did and wanted to talk to me, it would be very troublesome.
If the Duke asks me out after I went to the trouble of avoiding him, there is no way I can refuse.
To put it bluntly, it all depends on luck.
'Come to think of it, you can read, right?"
"!!!"
As I was writing my report and thinking about what I was going to do, Mina mentioned something pretty bad there.
I, of course, was quite surprised, as was the girl.
"I can read because my mom taught me, can't most people read?"
"There are a lot of people who can read, and I can read a little, but not enough to read Khalil-sama's report with ease.
Maybe I use it for my own work.a"
I don't sense any lies in the girl's words.
She seemed to think it was normal to be able to read from the bottom of her heart.
"Really?"
She looked at me.
"It's true.
And what Mina was talking about were the commoners, the ones who live in the ordinary city.
In your area, you can probably count them on the fingers of your hand."
I explained, avoiding discriminatory terms as much as possible.
And then, since I knew I couldn't avoid it any longer, I asked
"Oh, by the way, I didn't ask your name. What's your name?"
"......."
When I asked her name, the girl started to scurry around, looking at me and acting suspicious.
I guess her mother had probably kept her quiet, and she finally concluded not to talk about it.
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you now."
She bowed her head.
"What...? You are the one ..."
"I understand.
I'm sure you have your own circumstances, so I won't ask too much.
I finished the conversation while stopping Mina, who was about to get angry, and returned to my report work.
Mina wanted to say something, but because I made it clear that I did not intend to ask too much, she did not act as if she was going to ask anything in particular.
She looked somewhat dissatisfied, but...
"Well..."
I had to carefully write down each of the symptoms of red stone disease, the treatment, and the dose of the powder to be taken.
The reports so written will be kept at the Count's house or given to the Duke, but that is not my main purpose.
The report for today was completed immediately.
[Causes and treatment of red stone disease
Khalil Dikaman]
The rest are to be sent to,
"Alei Guillaume Wengarten."
as the recipient.
By the way, this name is the king of this country, Wengarten.
This report will be sent to other powerful aristocratic families.
The king is wary of a disease that is spreading in the ducal territory, which is one of the most influential and powerful among the nobles, and sharing the cure with the nobles around the ducal territory will lead to benefits later on.
The Count's family will be further strengthened by establishing connections with the aristocratic families as a result of this event.
Although it is still too early to let down guard, it is a relief for the time being if things have come to this point.
Though it is not enough to hold the duke in check, a full-scale plan to block his movements cannot be carried out until he returns to his mansion.
I will take a short rest, wake me if you need me."
I sit back in my chair and close my eyes.
Hoping that my actions will be successful like this...