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Yedam liked games.
Moreover, since I was the type of person who would see something through to the end once I got into it, I would always see all the endings, including the final ending, of any game.
The game he started this time was called Mazed Pangea.
It was evaluated as a great game as it was an open-world game boasting a degree of freedom that was almost infinite.
But one thing that was disappointing was the difficulty level. Because the difficulty level was so high, it was easy to play, but extremely difficult to clear.
But Yedam started playing the game and realized.
‘I guess I have some talent.’
I was able to easily clear scenarios that others found difficult, and I was able to clear the second and third times in no time. I was able to clear the game quickly even when I created a new character or chose a scenario character to play.
But I didn’t get tired of it. It was a game with such a huge volume and was so detailed that it felt like it was the real world.
After finishing his work for the day, Yedam would immerse himself in games until dawn.
If this was an online game, he would probably be ranked number one.
“I wish I could just play games all day.”
It was a daily complaint and wish.
Of course, that didn’t mean I would quit my job.
I just wished I could win the lottery and enjoy my free time and play games.
And then one night.
Yedam’s wish came true.
“Ethan. It’s time to take your medicine. Are you okay?”
‘Fuck. No, that’s not what I wanted.’
It’s already been a month.
Yedam was Ethan Wickers, a sick extra in the game.
* * *
-Quest Notification-
* Surviving as Ethan Wickers [Difficulty: Hell]
[You are the sickest person on the continent, and you can die if you blow the whistle. Survive as Ethan Wickers, the sickest person on the continent.]
Ethan Wickes.
Even though I’ve played [Mazed Pangea] with numerous characters, it was a character I didn’t really know.
‘I remember the Wickes family.’
The Wickers family had an outstanding man named Nathan Wickers.
This Nathan Wickus was an excellent wizard, one of the five stars at Freya Academy, and later became a grand wizard.
‘I haven’t heard that you have an older brother.’
This Nathan Wickers’ older brother was Ethan.
I’m talking about my current self, Ethan Wickers.
“So… … Nathan died before he could properly make his name known?”
Yedam has already lived in Ethan’s body for a month.
The results of living for a month were quite surprising. I stumbled over thirty times while walking because my legs were unsteady, and I coughed up blood fifteen times.
There have been ten times when I stopped for a moment because I got tired of picking up my spoon to eat.
‘It’s a body that wouldn’t be strange if it died at any time.’
Ethan looked in the mirror. His skin was tight, his ribs were exposed, and there was no muscle to be seen.
Both cheeks were sunken and thin, and there were hollow bags under the eyes.
‘He’s in this condition, but he was once a swordsman.’
Ethan was quite a famous figure around here.
The eldest son of the Wickus family showed talent in swordsmanship and was nicknamed the swordsman genius at a young age, and the second son showed talent in magic and was called the magic genius, so the father was quite proud of his brothers.
“Your Majesty, it is time to take your medicine.”
The therapist came into the room and handed Ethan some medicine.
‘I take medicine every morning and evening and receive treatment. But there’s no improvement at all… … .’
“How are you feeling today?”
“It’s the same as usual. It’s the worst. What the hell is wrong with me?”
For a moment, the therapist’s expression hardened.
“Now even the memories… … .”
The expression on his face was not just sorrowful, but mournful.
‘It’s like seeing a dead person.’
Ethan cursed inwardly. It was good that he was in the game. He had been wishing to play the game every day.
But as soon as I entered, it was almost game over.
And there was something more important.
‘What happens when you die?’
In a game, if you die, you just have to start over.
But now he is Ethan Wickers.
There’s no way to know what will happen when you die.
“Okay, so what exactly is my illness? Isn’t it time you told me?”
“Well, I guess I should tell you now. There is a soul in your head. You know? It is a disease where that soul gradually rots away. I’m sorry I can’t explain it in detail, but that’s why you have constant headaches and your body is getting weaker. But for now, there is some good news.”
‘No way. Have you found a way to cure it right away?’
“I decided to name this bottle after Master Ethan.”
“Is that good news?”
It was absurd.
You’re bringing me this as good news.
As Ethan looked at him with a cold expression, the therapist quickly added.
“I’m sorry. I was just trying to lighten the mood… … but given your current state of health, you might not be able to see the next year.”
“I could die before next year, before the next year… … .”
Ethan muttered as he became lost in thought.
‘A disease where the soul rots, causing headaches and weakening the body. Does this sound familiar?’
Ethan thought of two people in the scenario who had overcome illness and become a sword master or a great wizard.
‘Ah. Could this be it?’
And now I realized what my illness was.
‘Extinction.’
The worst rare disease, extinction disease.
Yes, it is. According to the therapist’s explanation, it matches the symptoms of this disease exactly.
The soul mentioned here refers to the brain.
It is certainly a rare and difficult to treat disease, but there is a way.
Because the person who suffered from this disease eventually overcame the disease and became a great wizard.
‘I remember that the treatment method was extremely difficult. However, someone who knows the cure knows. You just need to meet the Iron-Blooded Saintess. She is the highest-ranking figure in the Holy Empire.’
But it was nearly impossible.
The Saintess is the flower of the Holy Empire and a powerful force. Therefore, those who are against her try to find her and kill her.
That’s why it was difficult for even high-ranking nobles to meet her, and of course it was impossible for a child of a count to meet her.
But Ethan knew a way.
That method is not easy, but it is not impossible.
As Ethan sat there thinking, the therapist quietly bowed his head and left the room.
‘I know how to meet the saint. But it takes a long time. I have to improve my physical condition so that I don’t die before then.’
There was no time to despair.
‘What if I die here? It’s supposed to be game over, but what if it’s not game over and I really die?’
Ethan was focused on the situation. He always assumed the worst whenever he played Mazed Pangea.
You must act as if death here is death in reality.
‘Survival. Survival first.’
Ethan has cleared Mephant dozens of times.
I’ve tried speedrunning to clear the game in the shortest amount of time, and I’ve also tried clearing all the achievements that require you to clear all the achievements.
Since I played the game with all my heart, I had a clear idea of how to overcome this situation.
But there was a problem.
Normally, even if he was at a low level, he would have found a way to move somehow, but his current body was so weak that it was difficult to even move.
‘If you’re not careful, you could end up dying while walking.’
So, for now, I had no choice but to find a way to use it within the Wickus family.
‘Let’s make some medicine first.’
As long as you have herbs that can be used for emergency treatment, you can make as many potions as you want.
‘You can learn healing techniques directly. Or you can obtain artifacts.’
But there was no way to do it right now.
‘Let’s go to the warehouse first. It’s called the Count’s house, so there must be something there.’
Ethan first found the family warehouse.
The Counts of Wickes had several warehouses.
Among them, the warehouse where only valuables were stored was not open, and only the other four were open.
Ethan walked slowly for a while.
“young master!”
“Your Highness, are you coming out alone? I will help you.”
“young master!”
As soon as Ethan came out of the room, the servants nearby came over in a hurry.
And with a worried look on his face, he held each of their arms and supported them.
“thank you.”
“No problem. So where are you going?”
“I’m thinking of going to the warehouse.”
“The warehouse is full of dust.”
“I’ll go and vacuum up some dust first.”
“It could be really dangerous if you go there.”
“No. I have to go anyway.”
“Then, please come slowly so that we can clean up a bit in advance.”
One of the servants ran over, and Ethan, supported by the other servants, slowly arrived at the warehouse.
And they were able to enter the warehouse without any special restrictions.
‘First, let’s look for something with a refreshing scent.’
In order to improve my current condition, I had to find herbs with such a refreshing scent. If I mixed purified water with those herbs, I could create a recovery potion.
‘But now, since there is no purified water, we have to make do with herbs alone.’
In this state of my body, it is difficult to even go to a neighboring territory.
The most urgent task was to be able to move my body properly.
With that thought in mind, he searched through the warehouse diligently and eventually found what he was looking for.
“found.”
Ethan, who found a herb with a good scent, put it in his mouth and chewed it.
After swallowing it with difficulty, I felt a faint mana inside my body.
‘This is it. The taste is authentic. My headache went away a little after taking it. This is exactly like Tylenol.’
My head was hurting like it was going to burst, but it felt a little better. But it wasn’t enough.
Ethan gathered all the herbs he knew of.
Because of his illness, the Count’s warehouse was stocked with a wide variety of medicinal herbs.
Then, having heard the news, the therapist came to the warehouse.
“Your Majesty. What brings you here all of a sudden?”
“Do you have any pitcher plants? And if you have any century plants, please let me know.”
“There are, but why all of a sudden… … Not all herbs become medicine just because you eat them. Basically, herbs that can be used as medicine contain poison… … .”
The therapist kept explaining things, but Ethan didn’t listen. He already knew all this.
“So please trust me and wait a little longer. If I give it to you without thinking, something really big could happen!”
Ethan tried again, but the therapist’s attitude was harsh.
‘Even if I were a doctor, I wouldn’t prescribe medicine carelessly.’
It seemed right to step back for now.
You can just sneak it out later or something.
“Then please give me just one helmet flower. The pain is too much.”
Among medicinal herbs, the pitcher plant was known to be a medicinal herb with little toxicity. Its effect was pain-relieving. When eaten, the pain was gone within a few dozen minutes.
“If it’s something like a pitcher plant.”
The healer, with a slightly relieved face, found the dandelion and brought it to Ethan.
Ethan, who had brought various herbs, dragged his heavy body to the magic research lab in the count’s house.
‘It’s more effective to make a potion than to eat it raw. But I can’t gather the ingredients by myself.’
The good news, though, was that the Wickes family was a count family.
‘I have no choice but to ask my father.’
His father, Count Wickers, was constantly thinking about his son’s health even though he was busy with official duties.
Part of this effort included assigning a dedicated therapist and gathering all kinds of medicinal herbs in a warehouse.
‘Since there is no improvement even after continuing treatment like this, they must be looking for other methods.’
If you ask them to gather the materials you want at that time, it will be possible to prolong your life even if a complete cure is not possible.
‘You just have to find a way.’
“Let’s eat first. We need to build up our stamina somehow before we can do anything.”
Currently, he has difficulty even eating meat. Even chewing is difficult.
‘If I wasn’t from a noble family, I wouldn’t have even dreamed of tender meat. Anyway, tonight is the night. I have to mix the herbs I have and make a medicinal lump.’
“Please eat, Your Majesty.”
The servant prepared very soft meat.
“You don’t need to feed me. Go out.”
“It is as the Lord has commanded.”
“It’s okay. I have to exercise like this.”
For him now, eating is like exercise. If he left this to others, he would have no reason to move at all.
Ethan picked up his fork, took a bite of the meat, and chewed.
For a moment, I felt like my throat was blocked and I coughed loudly, my body shaking.
“uh.”
And then I felt something was wrong.
Gulp.
“You just coughed a little… … Ugh!”
I felt sick and vomited blood.
-Death is coming!
-Death is coming!
-Avoid death!
“What the hell am I supposed to avoid?”
‘Damn it. I can’t die like this.’
Ethan sat up in bed and slowly rolled back, taking deep breaths to ease the pain as much as possible.
“Phew.”
While taking a deep breath, my breathing became tangled and I started coughing.
“Cough!”
And that cough was decisive.
“damn!”
Ethan’s body fell forward with a curse.
“Fuck… … .”
What, without even finding a way out? Am I going to die like this? I wanted to click my tongue, but I didn’t even have the strength to click my tongue.
At that moment, a light appeared before my eyes.
‘Am I going to die like this?’
But something was different.
A bright notification window appeared before Ethan’s eyes.
“uh?”
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