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Episode 24. We rule this class (2)

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This is my classroom.

Istina submitted her paper on epidemic dysentery to the academic community for cross-review. And.

Professors who are curious about the paper in question are taking over my class without permission.

Although I felt it was rude, I decided to think positively. Doesn’t that mean that the future of medicine in this world is bright?

There is one thing that makes medicine different from other scientific fields. Ultimately, the results are more important. Treatment is neither engineering nor science. It is an art.

The classroom became quiet for a moment, but soon the students began to chatter among themselves.

“I wonder what Baron Lapis’s reaction will be.”

I looked back at the classroom.

“Well, I know it’s a bit odd to say this, but shouldn’t a healer ask for the results before the government reacts?”

Oliver bowed his head.

“I’m sorry.”

You don’t have to feel sorry for me.

“Anyway, after a week of implementing the aforementioned quarantine measures, there were no new cases of dysentery in the Lapis Barondom.”

“Yes.”

Professor Kropelter raised his hand again.

“If preventive measures against dysentery were effective, what treatment methods were used and how effective were they?”

Professor Kropelter’s intentions are a bit unpleasant, but it is a question that needs to be asked. It is also something that would be good to emphasize again.

There’s a saying that even anti-fans are fans.

“The direct cause of epidemic dysentery is dehydration. We mixed a little salt and alcohol in water and gave it to the patients.”

“Is that all there is to the treatment?”

“Some patients may need more, but that’s the most important thing.”

“Ah… … .”

I thought I knew why he was sighing. Who among us would have thought that the solution would be so simple? Wouldn’t it have been possible to think that all it would take was a drop of alcohol in water and a drink?

The fact that countless patients died because they didn’t know about it is another unpleasant fact that is hard to accept.

I sighed quietly.

“Any further questions?”

I did my best. I answered all the questions, some of them twice. I also provided a lot of experimental evidence.

If you still don’t believe me, I have no choice but to look at the next paper. I turned my head toward Professor Kropelter, who was probably in charge of today’s work.

“What about Professor Crofelter?”

“Not really… … . Nothing more.”

“Then. Since class time seems to be over, I will go now.”

It’s my victory.

I took Istina out of the classroom, leaving behind the noisy professors, graduate students, and undergraduate students running away in a hurry.

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The undergraduate students left as soon as the lecture ended, and only the remaining professors and graduate students were engaged in discussions. There was no particular reason.

We just started a discussion while we were there.

Professor Kropelter brought up the topic in a noisy and chaotic atmosphere.

“Professor, what is your identity?”

“I’m just saying that he’s a stone-thrower. He’s just using his career as a royal physician and his power to speak without any respect for the academic world.”

“Isn’t it true that you cured the princess?”

Some people called her a swindler, others said that the princess had really been healed, and others said that her claim made sense. The opinions were quite sharply divided.

It wasn’t just Professor Asterix’s theories that were the subject of public debate, but his origins and past as well. But little was known about them.

“Has anyone sent a letter to Baron Lapis this time? What was Baron Lapis’ opinion? My theory was successful. ”

Again, Chomi’s interest inevitably turned to that side. So, was the policy implemented according to Professor Asterix’s theory effective?

Professor Kropelter nodded. Professor Kropelter is a man of principle. Naturally, he had first circulated the letter to verify the claim.

“Sent. Baron Lapis was full of praise. He said that thanks to the healer, hundreds of thousands of lives were saved, and the territory was protected. He was happy that he had proven himself. ”

Specifically.

– Professor Asterix? I get the impression that he is a very good healer.

– At first, I was hesitant, but since the incubation period for infectious dysentery is about a day, I thought it would be okay to listen to him for just one day.

– I couldn’t help but accept this logic. Since we’ll see concrete results in a day or so after implementing it, I can’t refuse to make a decision tomorrow.

– I believe that Professor Asterix has saved my estate. If you ever meet him, please say hello to him.

– Please ask if he has any plans to visit Lapis Estate. Oh, and do you have a personal relationship with Professor Asterix?

This is what Baron Lapis wrote.

“That is not a basis.”

“Hmm. Wasn’t it Professor Asterix who invented the microscope? I was thinking of making something similar and studying it, but I don’t know how it will turn out.”

“It seems that it was effective.”

“Is there another professor who has made a microscope? If we find the problematic dysentery bacteria, that’s it. Even from Professor Asterix’s perspective.”

“What… … . Anyway. This has completely turned the academic world upside down. Whether you agree or disagree with Professor Asterix’s position, shouldn’t you present your argument with as much evidence as possible?”

That’s the bottom line.

Those who believe that Professor Asterix’s words are false must also attempt to disprove them using his methodology, and those who believe that they are true must also attempt to disprove them using his methodology.

If you think about it, in the end, whether you believe Professor Asterix or not, the research they have to do is the same.

This alone is a complete victory for Professor Asterix. Whether it is right or wrong is no longer important. Even if it is wrong by any chance, Professor Asterix will accept the counter-argument and that is the end of it.

On the other hand, everyone here has to verify the professor’s claims according to his methodology.

“You’re publishing a paper in an academic journal, right? Anyway, isn’t it a paper that everyone has to read? They say it’s actually effective.”

The professors gathered there nodded.

****

The lecture is over.

There are only patients with colds in the ward.

There’s not much to do today.

It would be nice to publish Pasteur and Lister’s papers to confirm the germ theory with irrefutable evidence, but the aftermath of the dysentery paper would not have yet spread.

Shouldn’t we wait for two weeks?

“Istina. I wonder if students who were impressed by my class will flock to me to become graduate students. What do you think?”

Istina shook her head vigorously.

“If I took that class, wouldn’t I wake up screaming at night just hearing the professor’s name?”

Ah. But don’t you think it’s a bit too much to wake up at night screaming?

“No, is that all?”

“I think it’s a dream. It felt like I was defending my thesis in front of hundreds of people. Even though I didn’t say a word and just stayed still.”

Oh, I see.

I looked at Istina.

“Graduate students won’t come, right?”

“I don’t think it will come.”

“What should I do? Should I get an assistant?”

The teaching assistant won’t be of much help.

If you want to help Istina with her work, you need to be able to see the ward. If you’re not a healer, and you can’t heal, you can’t help with the ward work… … .

“Istina. Do you have any friends?”

“Friend? If you’re a friend, don’t tell me to come to graduate school-”

hem.

“I don’t have any friends that come to mind.”

“I’m sorry. Okay, I understand.”

I sighed. Should I go and kidnap him with a chloroform handkerchief?

“That’s right, Professor. It looks like Baron Lapis sent a letter. There was a crisp envelope with two wax seals… … .”

“Really? What is it?”

Istina took an envelope out of her robe sleeve. I checked the seals on the envelope. One was attached to a string and stuck to the corner, and the other was stamped on the envelope’s opening.

I broke the seal and checked the letter.

– Hello, Professor Asterix.

– I heard that you published a study on infectious dysentery. I think it is still under review by the academic community, and you asked for my opinion. I praised it as much as I could.

– I heard that you are close with Professor Kropelter. I hope that the letter I sent to the academic world will help the professor’s research and, by extension, the advancement of medicine.

Friendship? What are you talking about? Did you understand that Professor Kropelter sent me a letter saying he would cross-check my paper, meaning that we were friends?

It was a minor misunderstanding.

– The scout offer is still valid. If you are interested in working with me, please come and see me anytime.

You still haven’t given up on your foolishness. If that’s the case, you shouldn’t have gone to the imperial family, you shouldn’t have gone to the Lapis territory.

– Even if that’s not the case, you can just come and play. You’re always welcome. Aren’t you the benefactor who saved Yeongji?

– Baron Lapis, sent.

I folded the letter and put it on my desk. If I need money later, I can borrow it from there.