The central road of Dembel City leading to the Yonan family.
A middle-aged man wearing a white coat and holding a cane and a young man with a sword at his waist climb the road at the same pace. Although the two people were clearly talking, no voice or footsteps could be heard.
“I finally got a call.”
The young man smiled as he saw the long wall of the Yonan family running to the side.
“If it had been just a little bit later, I would have been impatient and burned all that trash.”
Contrary to his friendly appearance, the old man spoke harshly and shook his hands.
“Insects that are better off dead are coming here without knowing why. If it weren’t for his orders, they would have poisoned the well.”
The young man also spat out harsh words with a soft mouth.
“Is there really no need to do it? You can do it when you finish work and leave. “You know what my hobby is.”
“Of course I know. “You’re inflicting even more severe pain on the patient you saved, right?”
“That’s why I keep doing this.”
The old man rolled up his sleeves and smiled.
“Things will go well, right? “If you suddenly say you’re going to see Pedric, the problem will increase.”
“So we have to give him food.”
“What if you say it’s feed?”
The young man tilted his head as if he did not understand.
“Until now, no one has shown improvement in Encia Yonan’s treatment. It’s natural. “It’s not a disease or a curse.”
“Yes. “Because we are the only ones who know of its existence.”
“What if we go and save that woman’s suffering when we finally find that madman, Pedrok?”
“They will go crazy. “I will give everything just to save you somehow!”
“that’s right. “I will give up my plan to go to Pedric and try to do anything.”
The old man nodded. A mysterious aura glimmered above the slightly raised lips.
“All we have to do is pretend to treat that young woman, take time, steal Yonan’s money and artifacts, and plant people. “It’s not difficult.”
“So that’s why you said it was feed!”
“okay. You tame it slowly, like feeding a dog. By constantly giving hope.”
He told the terrifying story with a gentle smile.
“You should never finish treatment. one year. After a year, half of Yonan will be in our hands. After that, eating Yonan is no different from a piece of cake.”
“I respect you because you are not only skilled in medicine and magic, but you are also excellent at heart. “Master!”
“It’s your job from now on, so learn it well.”
“yes!”
When the conversation stopped, the two had arrived in front of the Yonan family entrance.
“hmm.”
The old man removed the mask that had been blocking the sound and approached the doorkeeper with a kind smile.
“My name is Temer, a healer who came to check on Lady Encia’s condition.”
* * *
Raon looked at Encia with a puzzled expression.
‘what?’
Are you suddenly handsome?
I pride myself on being able to understand the psychology of most people, but I can’t read the thoughts of that woman just now.
“It’s so perfect.”
Encia looked at Raon with half-opened eyes and opened her mouth wide.
“uh?”
“Well, what is that…” .”
“It’s true that Raon is handsome, but… .”
“W-what is it?”
Cheryl and the other prosecutors also gaped in embarrassment.
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
Michelle sighed and lowered her head.
“it’s okay. Just a little explanation… .”
Raon scratched his cheek. He knew that he didn’t look bad, but he was embarrassed because he was the first person other than Sylvia and Helen to look at him so openly and call him good-looking.
“Do you know what aesthetic sense is?”
Michelle turned around, leaving Encia unable to take her eyes off Raon.
“Are you sorry?”
“It means an eye for finding or discovering beauty. “Our Yonan family has been an artist and craftsman for a long time, so we are born with a better sense of aesthetics than others.”
She pointed to the jewels placed here and there in the room. Even though the jewels were only crafted without doing anything special, they exuded brilliant beauty.
“That child in particular has a sense of aesthetics that is on a par with that of the Yonan family. “I instinctively know how to craft gemstones with their natural beauty and power.”
“ah… .”
“Thanks to this, all of the artifacts created by Encia became incredibly popular. On the other hand, my aesthetic sense is so strong that I don’t sleep or eat for days and just look at jewelry.”
It seems that when Michelle said earlier that Encia’s skills were amazing, she wasn’t just bragging about her daughter.
“Then now… .”
“They think of you as a gem, prosecutor. It is a perfect gem that has already been crafted by craftsmen… .”
“It’s not what you think, it’s a gem!”
Encia attacked Michel even before he finished speaking.
“it’s crazy… . Hair color, eyes, bridge of the nose. “How is it that there is nothing missing?”
“eww… .”
As her words continued, Raon’s face became redder.
‘It’s hard.’
It would be better to fight the 7 Apostles. Hearing compliments on my appearance made me feel uncomfortable.
-Do you have excellent aesthetic sense?
Lars came out on top of the bracelet and lifted his chin.
– Offer your body.
‘What are you again?’
-I want to show that person the true beauty of the king. You will faint without being able to face that absolute beauty. After that, he followed the main king for the rest of his life… .
‘Oh yeah.’
I ignored him because he wouldn’t stop talking once he started bragging.
-hey! listen! Listen!
I forcibly pushed away the guy who was waving his arms and looked at Encia.
“the best. It’s so fucking perfect… evil!”
As she was looking at Raon with fascinated eyes, she moaned and frowned.
“Who are these people?”
Encia raised her head with slightly sunken eyes. It seems she wasn’t lying when she said she had been looking at jewelry all day, because now she’s asking the question she should have asked first.
“These are the people who came from Sieghart to escort you to Letran.”
Before Raon could speak, Michelle spoke first.
“Sieghart… .”
Encia looked only at Raon, her blue eyes shining.
“I know you’re having a hard time with treatment, but let’s get diagnosed just two more times. After that, Mom won’t say anything.”
Michelle put her hands together and made eye contact with Encia.
“So he’s escorting me?”
Encia raised her hand with difficulty and pointed at Raon.
“okay. “This person and other Sieghardt prosecutors will go together.”
Michelle nodded and pointed to the prosecutors behind her.
“ah! This too… .”
Encia’s eyes sparkled as she reported on Sheryl, Burren, Runaan, and Marta. As the saying goes, he didn’t just like handsome men, he seemed to like people with outstanding looks themselves.
But after scanning everyone, her eyes focused on Raon again.
“What is your name, prosecutor?”
“My name is Raon Sieghardt.”
“Raon. Even the name is dope… .”
Encia muttered the name Raon with mesmerized eyes.
“Raon, are you also going to Letran together?”
“That’s right.”
“mom. I’ll go. “I want to go and get treatment!”
Contrary to what she heard from Michel, Encia did not refuse treatment and shouted that she would go right away.
“Um, really?”
“yes. Instead, he must go with me.”
Encia raised her hand with difficulty and pointed at Raon.
‘Still, it’s better than refusing.’
Raon sighed softly. It was embarrassing, but since he liked me so much, I thought it would be easy to approach him.
“Huh… .”
“I wonder if this ugly person will live in shame.”
“I know. “I suddenly wanted to die.”
“Is the river warm these days?”
The prosecutors behind them wiped their faces and sighed.
“I’m sorry for keeping watching. As I was looking at Raon, inspiration came to me… .”
Encia trembled with her red, swollen right hand.
“Inspiration?”
“After this happened, I couldn’t enter the studio or work for over a year. “I had given up on everything and was just waiting for the day to die, but looking at Raon’s face makes me want to create a more perfect and beautiful work.”
She said she had a hard time staying still because she thought of all the things she wanted to make.
“okay.”
As expected, she seemed to be looking at her own face, not as a man or a woman, but as if she was simply admiring a work of art. Although she was more embarrassed by it.
“It turned out to be easier than I thought.”
Cheryl laughed as she looked at Raon and Encia.
“Iknow, right. “I expected it to some extent, but I didn’t know I would like it this much.”
Michelle also smiled, as if she was happy that Encia had found hope again.
“Encia. “Why don’t you go and get one more treatment before you meet the Saint in Rags?”
“Master Temus?”
“okay. He is also famous for his medical skills. “I told you so, so he’ll be here soon.”
“I want to leave right away… .”
Encia continued to look at Raon and shook her head.
“hmm.”
Raon frowned slightly.
‘The timing of Temus’ appearance is too elaborate.’
As one of Derus Robert’s henchmen, Temus is not someone who moves without meaning. There must be another reason why it appears here.
“Encia.”
Raon approached Encia.
“yes? yes!”
“Can I take a pulse?”
“Ji, Jinmaek? “As much as you want!”
Encia immediately held out her arms as if she had no hesitation.
“Have you also learned medicine?”
Cheryl approached and narrowed her eyes.
“A little bit.”
“To whom?”
“I heard the theory from Mr. Pedric when I was young, and I also learned it from Mr. Danju when I was a trainee.”
“Pedric-sama, aside from that, Rimmer? “That lazy guy also taught medicine?”
“yes. “It just so happened.”
“It seems like he cares about you.”
When I told her that I learned it from Rimmer, Cheryl frowned and stepped away.
‘As expected, the Rimmer Pass.’
I’ve seen Rimmer quickly stabilize the condition of the injured and told him, and it works well. The Rimmer Pass was always the right answer.
“Excuse me.”
“As much as you want.”
Raon gently grabbed the wrist of Encia, who held out her whole arm. It was so hot that I couldn’t believe this was human skin.
“Ugh.”
Even though I held it gently as if holding a cloth, Encia moaned and her shoulders trembled. She seemed to experience extreme pain just by being touched by another person’s hand.
“Wow… .”
Even during this time, Encia did not take her eyes off Raon’s face, her cheeks turning red.
“Your face is crazy.”
Looking at the admiring voice, it seemed like he wouldn’t turn his head even if he died.
Ugh.
Raon sliced the cartoon ball’s aura as thinly and thinly as possible. In order to not burden Encia, she poured aura into her mana circuit.
“Ugh… .”
Encia closed her eyes tightly and bit her lip as if there was pain even though she operated the manga ball as slowly as possible.
‘I’ll have to finish it as quickly as possible.’
Raon frowned and looked at Encia’s condition.
‘deep sea.’
The mana circuit became narrower than a hair, and the dantian looked as if it had already melted. My physical condition was so bad that it was incomprehensible how I could endure it in this condition. She seemed to know why she wanted to give up her life.
‘Narrowed mana circuit and persistent stabbing pain. It’s similar too.’
After examining Encia’s body as a whole, I moved up to her upper body. The body temperature was hotter, and the mana circuit was also narrowed to the point where no gaps were visible.
“Ugh… .”
Her tremors become stronger. She had to use her Aurors quickly and accurately. Concentrating as she did when she was in training, she moved her auror to inspect her head, making sure it did not touch the mana circuit at all.
‘is not it?’
Derus Robert studied magic and methods of planting insects near the human head. I thought he might have been involved in this too, but I felt nothing.
‘Maybe I was too sensitive… .’
Because that damned plan, Hell Worm, has already been scrapped.
Hell Worm was a plan to study bugs that cause constant pain to humans, but instead of causing constant pain, it took people’s lives right away, so the research was abandoned.
‘But you never know.’
After Raon retrieved the cartoon ball, he injected Glacia’s cold energy into it. The high-purity cold began to calm down Encia’s heated mana circuit.
“Ugh!”
NCIA felt pain despite the cold and moaned louder than before. I moved up her upper body again, biting her lip as I felt her trembling through her wrists.
The moment the cold air passed through the mana circuits in her neck and headed to her head, a very subtle movement occurred in her brain.
‘It’s a bastard!’
Raon clenched his fists. A movement smaller than millet was felt inside Encia’s head. Looking at the intense heat, it was clear that it was a bug that was called a hell worm at the time.
‘Was the research successful?’
From the moment the bug appears, the heat spreading through her body intensifies. That guy was the culprit that brought Encia’s body to this state.
‘These crazy people are real!’
My teeth are grinding. Derus and Temus, who gave up on humans, ended up committing a crazy act by planting bugs in people’s heads. I was so dumbfounded that I almost lost sight of the flow of Aurors for a moment.
‘where… .’
It would be the best result if we could remove it here. It was time to calmly operate Glacia and go further in.
“Aaaah!”
Encia couldn’t hold back and screamed. The moment she tried to attack with her cold powers, her Hell Worm stimulated her and caused her even more extreme pain than before.
‘Where… .’
At the same time, his presence disappeared. It seemed like he was hiding from the cold. Movement is instinctive rather than mechanical. This guy, unlike Lazy Worm, seemed to have an ego.
‘It’s dangerous.’
Encia’s physical condition is in the worst condition to forcefully find and remove it. She will not be able to endure it and will die.
‘If you are a saint, you can improve Encia’s physical condition.’
The curse of extreme cold was enough to affect her own body, so if she used the acupuncture and medicine of Saint Pedric of Rags, Encia’s physical condition could be restored.
‘I guess I’ll have to go eventually.’
Raon nodded and let go of Encia’s wrist.
“I’m sorry for causing you pain.”
“no. “I feel so much more comfortable now.”
Encia wiggled her hands and her lips trembled.
“There is a lot less pain!”
As he said, the heat in her swollen arms and legs began to subtly subside.
“Um, really?”
Michelle came up with a gasp and grabbed Encia’s hand.
“yes. “It’s okay.”
“Encia… .”
She said with tears in her eyes that it had been a long time since she held her daughter’s hand.
‘You’re hiding.’
It seemed like Encia’s condition had improved now that the Hell Worm was scared of Glacia’s coldness and hid.
“How did you do it?”
Cheryl came up next to me and asked.
“There’s something near her head that spreads heat.”
“ah!”
“Is it true?”
“really?”
Michelle and Encia turned their heads, and the other prosecutors also widened their eyes in surprise.
“yes. However, treatment is impossible in my current state.”
“Why is that?”
“You have been sick for so long that your body will not be able to withstand the treatment.”
“Well, then what should I do…” .”
Michelle approached with her hands shaking. A barely found hope. It was also a gesture to somehow grasp the hope that was visible.
“We must go to the Saint of Rags in Letran. “If Pedric can improve Encia’s condition, I can treat her.”
Since we have figured out the identity of the bastard, we can absolutely treat it as long as Encia’s physical condition recovers.
“Is it really possible?”
“yes.”
Cheryl asked again, and Raon immediately nodded.
“Go, I’ll go!”
Encia raised her hand.
“I want to live now!”
“ah… .”
Michelle looked at Encia crying and bit her lip.
“all right. Then get ready right away… .”
She was about to tell her servant to prepare the carriage.
smart.
Commander Arun came in with a knock.
“What’s going on?”
“Temus, who has been waiting for you, has arrived.”
“ah!”
Michelle clapped her hands.
“Raon. Could it be possible with Temus? They say that he is as good as Pedric when it comes to medical skills… .”
“It’s not possible. “Pedric must be present for 100% treatment.”
It’s no different from what Temus did, and giving him treatment is no different from giving fish to a cat. Much of this family will be passed over to Derus.
“Well, I see. Then there is nothing we can do. Sending it back… .”
“no.”
Raon shook his head.
“Still, let’s call it one more time. “I wonder what kind of judgment he will make.”
It was better to call him to be more certain about this and to kill Temus.
“Are you sure you don’t mind?”
“It doesn’t matter. but… .”
Raon lifted his finger and covered his mouth.
“Please keep it a secret that I can treat Lady Encia until he makes a diagnosis.”
* * *
Temus entered Encia’s room on the 9th floor under the guidance of Arun, the Commander-in-Chief of Yonan. Inside, in addition to Michel and Encia, there were 12 prosecutors wearing swords.
‘Sieghart?’
Temus’ eyes narrowed when he saw the burning swords embedded in the swordsmen’s uniforms.
‘It looks like they called me to take you to that old man, Pedric.’
He immediately grasped the situation and smiled slightly at the prosecutors.
‘I’m sorry, but there’s nothing for you to do.’
At this point, Encia’s condition will be shown to be improving, so they will be unable to do anything and will return to the barren land of the north.
“You’re here!”
Michelle, who was standing next to Encia’s bed, approached with a smile.
“Forgive me for being late. “I came here to see the patients.”
“no. “Thank you for coming even now.”
“Then can I see the patient first?”
Temus had no other intentions and pointed at Encia as if he were only thinking about the patient.
“Sure. Encia, are you okay too?”
“Yes.”
Encia seemed to be thinking, but then nodded.
‘also.’
Temus has lost his appetite. Judging by the fact that he was taking a pulse due to the pain and the exposed skin was red and swollen, it seemed like a hell worm had lodged in there.
“Then please excuse me.”
He grabbed Encia’s wrist and examined her insides for a long time.
‘Narrowed mana circuit, body trembling in pain, damaged dantian, and…’ .’
Temus finally felt the presence of the Hell Worm settling in his head and nodded. Although his movements were a little slow, he did his job.
‘Stay asleep for a bit.’
After letting Hell Worm sleep for a while, he let go of Encia’s wrist.
“How are you?”
“Ah, vomit, the pain has decreased.”
Encia clenched her fists and nodded vigorously.
“Are you sure?”
“yes!”
Michelle was also surprised and came over to grab Encia.
“Uh, how did you do it?”
“Heat is gathering in Encia’s body.”
Temus continued speaking with a bitter look in his eyes.
“It seems like it’s in a very dangerous place so other people haven’t found it.”
“Where is it?”
“It’s around the upper body. “It’s not good.”
He frowned and licked his lips.
“Ah, then the treatment… .”
“Fortunately, it seems possible. “It’s related to what I’m researching.”
“Are you sure?”
“yes. However, since this is a symptom I am seeing for the first time, it seems like it will take a lot of time and money. The patient’s condition is not very good… .”
Temus, who continued speaking, narrowed his eyes.
‘what?’
Everyone in Yonan knows that Michel’s favorite child is Encia. She said she could treat such a treasure, but her reaction was so calm.
‘That’s strange?’
By now, it should have been said that everything is being given away, whether it’s money, people, or artifacts.
“Well, it will take a lot of time anyway, but treatment is definitely possible.”
“How long will it take?”
“It is difficult to tell the physical time right now. As I said, this is the first time I’ve seen these symptoms… .”
I couldn’t give an exact time because I had to take control of the family step by step.
“mom. “I just want to get treatment from Raon.”
“Chi, treatment?”
Temus’ eyes widened at the word “treatment.”
“The prosecutor who came from Sieghardt also said he could treat this symptom.”
Michelle pointed to the tall blond man standing behind him.
“W-what is that!”
Maybe it’s a lazy worm. The only ones who can eliminate the Hell Worm are themselves and a very small number of people, including Robert. It didn’t make sense that a kid like that could fix it.
“This is nonsense! “How can you be a prosecutor, let alone a therapist?”
“Raon also reduced the pain like the therapist did.”
Encia looked at Raon with fascinated eyes.
“You said it would take a long time, so I want to get treatment from Raon!”
She raised her hand as if she had already decided, without even looking at Temus.
‘Raon? Come to think of it… .’
I remembered that Derus once ordered me to investigate Raon Sieghart. There was no way the same name could be used in one family, so it seemed like that guy was Raon.
“Now, do you know what this symptom is?”
“I do not know.”
“But how are you going to treat me?”
“Didn’t the therapist say he didn’t know either?”
“Oh, no I… .”
Temus, caught in a trap he had made himself, quivered his lips.
“Besides, I’m not trying to treat it alone. I plan to take Encia to Letran and treat her with Fedric.
“It can be dangerous. “It’s painful even when you’re still, but if you move, the pain will be unbearable.”
“You don’t have to worry. “Because I knew how to reduce the pain.”
The kid named Raon answered calmly to the point of being angry.
“But you are a prosecutor, not a therapist!”
“I’m also a therapist. “When I was young, I learned medicine from Mr. Pedric, and later from my teacher.”
“Well, you learned medicine from a saint? “Then who is the teacher?”
“This is Mr. Rimer.”
“Sieghart’s lightsaber!”
Temus frowned. He knew that the elf was good at catching, but he didn’t know that he was also skilled in medicine.
“Even if these two people are excellent, you wouldn’t have inherited all of their capabilities, right? “If you treat a patient with poorly developed medical skills, you will be greatly admired.”
“Temus, you said earlier that heat was concentrated around the upper body, right?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“I even figured out exactly where that area was.”
“what… .”
“head.”
Raon smiled slightly and pointed to his head.
“Ugh… .”
Temus broke the benevolent expression he had been maintaining and bit his lip.
“Go, matriarch.”
He realized that he could not communicate with Raon and called Michelle.
“Please believe me. I am a person who has devoted my entire life to medicine. “If we take Encia with us, something big will happen before we get to the Rag Saint!”
“Um, that’s… .”
“Because it’s my job and my life. “I will decide.”
Encia raised her hand as Michelle bit her lip as if thinking.
“I will follow Raon.”
“W-what!”
He shouted excitedly at the unexpected answer.
“That friend is a prosecutor, and I am a therapist who has devoted his life to medicine! He is one of the top ten lawmakers on the continent! “Why on earth would you choose that prosecutor when your life is at risk?”
“The reason is simple.”
Encia smiled as if the answer had already been decided.
“Because you look good.”
“Oh, crazy! If you get the treatment wrong or too late, you could die! “What strange things are you saying!”
“I wouldn’t mind dying if I was with that face.”
“Ugh!”
Tendons sprouted from Temus’ forehead.
