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Episode 240. Ready to be cured
Royal Gwyn’s collection, Banderas, recalled memories of the past.
The third princess, Evangeline, came to see him with a pale face.
She stood on the border between life and death.
If she hadn’t been born a princess, she would have been running around like any other girl her age.
Even though his life was in danger, his eyes never wavered.
Even while dying from a serious illness, she maintained a calm demeanor.
-I heard you’re the best healer in Royal Gwyn, Banderas. Please heal me.
You can do it, right? I could feel the firm trust in his eyes that seemed to say that.
-It’s not my time to die yet.
Banderas nodded without realizing it at the young princess’s words.
Evangeline’s illness was also something he had never encountered before. However, after much effort, Banderas was able to figure out what the illness was.
Hyperthermia.
A terrible disease in which cold air generated in the heart spreads throughout the body, ultimately leading to death.
After learning that the disease was hypothermia, Banderas began to search for information and treatment cases about it. However, all the information related to the disease was pessimistic.
None of those who suffered from hypothermia could survive until their coming of age ceremony.
Unless a miracle happens, everyone who gets the disease will die. No matter what information I searched, I couldn’t find any hopeful opinions.
This information was enough to make him despair.
But at that time, he was young and energetic.
Full of confidence. He had the confidence that he could do what others couldn’t.
That confidence came from none other than Evangeline’s faith.
The patient believed in himself. He believed without a doubt that Banderas’ treatment would allow him to survive.
I really wanted to repay that trust.
But contrary to his confidence, this illness was not easily cured, and continued failures gradually eroded Banderas’ confidence.
My heart cracked, despair seeped in, and my unwavering confidence gradually turned to fear.
Still, Banderas didn’t give up.
He never gave up and kept challenging himself, ultimately saving Princess Evangeline’s life.
Of course, I didn’t conquer the cold-bloodedness syndrome.
They treated him just enough to save his life.
But the price was too high.
Princess Evangeline will not be able to accumulate a certain amount of mana for the rest of her life. She will have to suffer from the pain and coldness of her body for the rest of her life. She will not even dream of rough movements.
The aftereffects are that he has less physical strength than the average person, and even the slightest bit of strenuous movement causes his vitality to decrease.
But everyone congratulated Banderas, saying, “Where can you live?” It was also thanks to his achievements that he was appointed to the Royal Gwynne collection.
From then on, everyone trusted Banderas. They praised him as a genius who had conquered even incurable diseases. Thanks to his reputation, capable therapists came to Royal Gwyn.
It may have been from that time that I became satisfied with the achievement of saving the life of the Third Princess.
‘Was I satisfied with this result?’
Saved Princess Evangeline from an incurable disease that would lead to death.
Although the aftereffects remain, Princess Evangeline is still alive and well.
But is this really a cure? Can it be considered a complete cure?
Princess Evangeline was alive, but she was practically a living corpse. Her life was only extended a little. Even then, she would have to endure the worst aftereffects for the rest of her life.
‘Fuck, fuck!’
That’s why I was angry.
The truth is, I knew it all. I gave up trying anymore out of fear.
But he is the director of this great imperial infirmary, Royal Gwyn.
If you are sick and cannot cure yourself, no one should be able to cure you.
That way, no one will notice that you are running away in fear of failure and failure.
Banderas looked at Ethan.
My head was very complicated.
Normally, I would have kicked him out of Royal Gwyn the moment I heard those words that hit the nail on the head.
But for some reason, that couldn’t happen.
Because I felt a strong sense of confidence from Ethan.
The aura was so strong that I thought it could really cure me completely.
The confidence that Ethan shows is something that Banderas once had.
But I thought I lost it as I learned how to collide and adapt.
‘Dreaming of ideals and making them come true.’
It didn’t disappear. It was just ignored. I thought that kind of ideal was just something from my childhood.
But now Ethan is trying to show us something more.
‘Since when have I been blocked by a wall… … .’
Banderas clenched his fist hard.
At the same time, I continued to follow Ethan’s movements with my eyes.
Ethan came out of the herb room and laid Evangeline down on the treatment table and started laying out herbs behind her.
“Surely not that… … .”
“I think it’s agarwood.”
“Isn’t that an angel’s wing next to it? When I look at it, the other ones are just difficult to handle?”
“Isn’t there someone who should tell you?”
The therapists began to buzz.
Deputy Director Rendering was also perplexed when he saw the herbs that Ethan had brought out. All of those herbs were difficult to handle.
If you handle it properly, it is guaranteed to be effective. However, if you handle it incorrectly, it will completely lose its effectiveness. Because of its characteristics, it is difficult to find a place to handle it, and the purchase price is also very high.
“hmm…….”
Ethan’s acupuncture skills were definitely worth acknowledging.
However, acupuncture skills and herbal medicine skills were separate.
In fact, Royal Gwynne even had a separate healer who specialized only in herbal medicine.
Their job was to separate the medicinal properties and poisons of herbs, and to prepare herbs that would quickly wither if even a little mana was injected into them.
Even for those herbalist specialists, the herbs Ethan brought were quite difficult to handle, so it was only natural that the healers watching him had unpleasant expressions.
Rendering was about to step forward, thinking that there might be a mistake, but at that moment Ethan moved.
“!”
“……oh my god.”
What the therapists were worried about did not happen.
Ethan began to manipulate the herbs with deft hands.
* * *
-The Radiant Herbal Medicine is activated!
-You can draw out all the power of herbs to the max!
Ethan began to skillfully handle difficult herbs using his Radiant Herbalism.
‘My hands move as I wish.’
The skill was taking the lead in showing how to prepare the herbs. Ethan moved his hands according to the skill’s guidance.
At first, it felt like he was being dragged along, but soon Ethan was able to figure out the properties of the Radiant Herb.
‘It’s just a guide.’
So, you had to not just follow the guide, but understand and embody the points of the ability.
‘Only then can we say that we are properly using the Radiant Herbal Medicine.’
Ethan recalled the teachings of Asclepius.
‘These are the things I learned to cure my illness.’
It was quite ironic that he was unable to cure his own illness and was only curing others, but these techniques were actually greatly increasing Ethan’s chances of survival.
‘The irony of ironies.’
It was really funny how, in the end, it ended up being of great help to me.
‘These herbs are all S-grade ingredients.’
Ethan then took hold of the two herbs he had just finished trimming.
‘Jin Heoryu Tangyaksul.’
This Jin Heoryu herbal medicine that Ethan mastered had special effects.
‘Mix the herbs!’
Combine two S-grade materials.
– Start mixing Jin Heoryu herbal medicine and Heoryu.
-Mix agarwood and angel wings.
Ethan’s hands shook slightly as he held the two ingredients.
-Mixing complete!
-Blending result: True agarwood (SS)
Ethan smiled as he looked at the results.
Even S-grade materials are extremely difficult to obtain.
But then SS grade material came out.
‘Just because you combine two S-classes doesn’t mean you’ll definitely get an SS-class.’
Ethan blended other herbs that he had processed once more.
-Mixing complete!
-Blending result: Shining Lunat Root (S+)
‘But it’s certain that better grades will come out.’
With this, the preparations were complete. Ethan began making a herbal medicine with the herbs he had mixed.
‘In Princess Evangeline’s heart is the source of a coldness that spreads throughout her body.’
To completely destroy the source of that cold, a solar energy far more powerful than that already present was needed.
‘The power of the sun is so intense.’
It had to be able to melt everything.
‘But if it’s that much energy, the inside of your body can be seriously damaged.’
So, a herbal medicine that could block that strong heat was also needed.
A solar elixir that melts away the cold.
A protective herbal medicine to protect your body from the heat of the sun.
And a potion that creates mana that will open new mana roads in the body that will become empty in an instant.
So, a total of three things were needed.
‘They all have to be well above S-class.’
“after.”
Ethan took a deep breath.
Hwaruk-.
First, I used brûlée, which is the basic ingredient in making herbal medicine, in the flask I was holding in one hand.
‘Now you can use this method too.’
In addition, a new magic was mixed in that had not been used before.
The summoned Lucas immediately injected mana into Ethan.
As Lucas’ pure mana took hold of Ethan’s body, magic began to unfold from his hands.
A magic that was key to Ethan’s potion making along with Brûlé.
‘Azerbaijan.’
It was the magic that was at the core of all fire magic.
‘Bruley, as well as Azer, are actually basic magic. To be exact, they should be considered a part of magic.’
Since it is basic magic, it has endless utility. Ethan was skilled in utilizing this basic magic.
Shaaaaak-.
The flask he was holding began to boil.
‘With the Azer, you can quickly and instantaneously increase the temperature of the flask. Then, with the Brûlée, you can control the temperature very precisely.’
Ethan freely controlled the temperature to speed up the brewing process.
In addition, with the remaining hands, he mixed the prepared ingredients and infused them with mana.
At the same time, Ethan prayed.
I hope that I can create a great potion that can cure not only Evangeline’s illness, but any illness on the continent.
‘A herbal medicine that can cure any disease a patient may have.’
Clank-.
The boiling medicine in the flask began to glow.
Ethan saw the light and shook the flask even harder.
‘at las.’
A golden light spreads from the flask.
-I made a real agarwood herb decoction!
-Rating in progress… … .
-Jin Incense Herb Medicine [SS Grade]
-You have achieved the achievement!
-[SS] Likes were earned by achieving achievements.
– Got ‘7’ likes!
“One thing first.”
It was indeed a SS-grade herbal medicine. Ethan nodded and continued making another herbal medicine.
‘not there yet.’
Since it was my first time using Azer, the controls felt awkward at first. However, the more I used it, the more I felt like I was back in my old routine.
Ethan’s Azer was very simple, but every healer could see how great that simplicity was.
They couldn’t take their eyes off Ethan’s every move.
‘one more.’
Ethan continued to make more potions.
-I made a sparkling Lunat decoction!
-Rating in progress… … .
-Sparkling Lunat Potion [SS Grade]
It was also SS grade.
Ethan looked up at the ceiling and sighed.
It wasn’t easy to achieve SS rank consecutively.
Since it takes mental power to make each and every potion, even a slight misstep could result in an S-rank.
That’s why Ethan showed tremendous concentration even in small hand movements.
Soon, Ethan was making another potion of sparkling Lunat potion, and he was about to make another potion.
It was the third consecutive SS-grade herbal medicine.
Although he was tired, Ethan immediately stood in front of Evangeline with the herbal medicine.
Evangeline was quite nervous.
“… … .”
But I didn’t necessarily show that I was nervous.
Ethan said while looking at Princess Evangeline.
“Your Highness.”
“……yes.”
“Are you ready to be healed?”
Princess Evangeline nodded and drank the first potion Ethan handed her.
“Ugh!”
Princess Evangeline, who took the first decoction, felt an intense heat she had never felt before.
Because the cold inside her body was so strong, she never felt hot no matter how hot the weather was.
‘If the heat gathers in one place, it will lump together and completely burn the inside of the body.’
Wormwood-. Wormwood-.
Ethan placed fifteen needles simultaneously.
The four main acupoints on both hands.
Danjeon, the area below the navel.
Two on the waist.
Both thighs.
Both calves.
And both feet.
Finally, I put three of them on my head.
The sight of needles being stuck all over her body was painful to look at, but Princess Evangeline felt no pain at all.
It was natural, since the acupuncturist had been fine even after sticking nine needles into the chicken.
Ethan then used the Hua Tu Gae Bok treatment.
Shaaaaah-!
As Asclepius had said, the energy of the sun was hidden within her body to withstand the cold of hypothermia.
Ethan began by extracting the sun’s energy separately.
‘It was an artifact.’
The identity of the sun’s energy was an artifact. By placing the artifact inside the body, the coldness of the extreme cold decline was suppressed.
However, because the cold was so strong, the artifact’s energy had already weakened considerably. If any more time had passed, it would have lost its function and disappeared.
As soon as I removed the artifact that was blocking the cold air of the extreme cold decline, the cold air started to burst out in an instant.
However, I was already feeling warm all over my body thanks to the first herbal medicine and acupuncture, so I didn’t feel any strain on my body.
‘The root of the cold-heartedness. We must deal with the root near the heart.’
Ethan used the Hua Tuo Opening Technique to open the area near the heart. There was a writhing, blue mass there.
The power of the flowing cold air was so great that it chilled everything around it and even froze it completely.
‘It’s not easy after all.’
The therapists who were watching couldn’t see Ethan’s Huata Gaebop treatment properly.
But I could tell that Ethan was healing something.
This was because Evangeline’s condition changed from moment to moment.
“Ugh.”
Evangeline held back a groan.
“Your Highness, please bear with it a little longer.”
Ethan then gave the princess a second dose of herbal medicine.
The second herbal medicine’s effect was to protect the body.
‘I’m going to really let go of the coldness of the extreme cold syndrome.’
For that to happen, your body must be able to withstand it.
Gulp gulp.
Ethan simultaneously retrieved the needle he had stuck in the blood and placed it back.
‘It’s a SS-grade herbal medicine, so it’s very hot.’
This heat had to melt the cold.
Using the needle, he slowly directed the heat that had spread throughout his body upward. If it gathered, the heat would immediately destroy his body, so control was very important.
Ethan carefully inserted and removed the needle repeatedly.
“Hoooooo.”
Thanks to the second decoction, Evangeline was able to minimize the damage to her body during this process.
Whoosh whoosh!
Shaaaaak-.
But that was only for a moment.
The cold air of the extreme cold syndrome clashed with the heat of the SS-grade agarwood decoction made by Ethan.
Gurrrrung-!
A thunderclap was heard inside Evangeline’s body.
Evangeline gritted her teeth as the pain was severe despite the protection of her internal organs through the herbal medicine.
The seriousness was evident on the faces of the therapists watching.
if.
What if by some chance this treatment goes wrong?
It was clear that Princess Evangeline would die and that everyone here would die from the Emperor’s wrath.
The therapists’ pupils began to tremble and sweat began to form on their backs.
It seemed as if if someone spoke up, they would rush over and stop Ethan.
The therapists looked at Ethan with anxious faces.
“… … .”
On the other hand, Ethan continued his treatment without any hesitation.
Director Banderas tried to relax at the sight of Ethan like that.
But despite his calm demeanor, Ethan was swearing inside.
‘Stronger than I thought.’
Hyperthermia wasn’t considered an incurable disease for nothing.
The cold was so strong that it even affected Ethan, who was still receiving treatment. For a moment, a headache arose in Ethan’s head.
-Your chances of survival are temporarily reduced!
‘Damn. They’re even encouraging extinction.’
Ethan clicked his tongue.
The heat of the SS-grade herbal medicine was certainly strong, but the overwhelming coldness that had been nurtured within the princess’s body for a long time was not easily resolved.
‘The princess’s body can’t last that long.’
Ethan had to make a decision.
If there is even a little more delay here, even if the cure is complete, there may be significant aftereffects.
‘That won’t do.’
It had to definitely have an impact.
Phew-.
As Ethan pulled out his needle and put it back in, a cold air seeped into his body.
‘shit!’
Ethan muttered a curse and tried to control the cold air that was entering his body.
at that time.
‘uh?’
Something was strange. Normally, the cold air that had penetrated should have frozen Ethan’s insides, but it was still there.
A thought crossed Ethan’s mind.
‘Could it be… the power of Moon Force?’
Moon Force’s power is based on cold.
Because it was a power that used the bitterly cold moon as a medium.
‘do.’
The power of Moon Force began to absorb the source of the extreme cold, the extreme cold.
fantasy,
