episode_0159

“It’s familiar, what does it mean… … .”

Looking at the public health teacher who looked somewhat shocked, I smiled faintly.

I meant to say that I’m fine and don’t worry too much.

“It means literally.”

I have lived with it ever since I accepted the souls of others within me, so it is an internal wound I have lived with for over half a hundred years.

It’s even weirder that you can’t get used to it.

Of course, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt. It still hurts. It’s just that I’ve been able to not show it on the outside.

Well, being able to control the soul to some extent also plays a part, but that’s another story, so let’s skip it.

“I’m used to it… … . What do you mean?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

I said that and nodded lightly.

Then the health teacher, who was shaking, looked at me and suddenly shouted.

“Well, does that make sense!?”

“Yes?”

“All five organs and six parts are spoiled! Even those who saw blood and got injured on the battlefield every day, couldn’t bear the pain and died of shock… … !! Are you trying to convince me of that with just this one word, “familiar”!?”

The public health teacher reacted more strongly than I expected to what I said.

The way he stuttered and got angry looked like a patient suffering from PTSD.

No matter how much I did, I never thought that someone would suddenly throw a fit like this, so I couldn’t say anything and just looked at her quietly.

Her hands were shaking, she sighed, covered her face with both hands, and slowly began to catch her breath.

“How… … . Even though he endured that terrible pain, he was able to put on such a calm face… … .”

“… … .”

After taking a breath without saying anything for a while, she slowly lowered her hand covering her face, lowered her eyes, and spoke.

“I’m sorry… … . Suddenly I shouted… … .”

“I was a little surprised, but it’s okay. You said that because you were worried about me, right?”

She shivered at those words and looked at me.

Her eyes, which had become much cloudier compared to when I first saw them, were still trembling, and it seemed like something other than me was reflected in her eyes, which were lifeless and transparent like glass.

Her eyes, which were quietly looking at me, gradually returned to their original state, and then she smiled empty-handed and touched her forehead.

“Haha… … . A person called a public health teacher is comforted by an injured student… … . I guess I should give up my title as a health teacher.”

“Stop saying that. Who else but the teacher will examine the students?”

She smiled slightly at my words, took a deep breath, exhaled, and opened her mouth with a much better look on her face than before.

“I’m sorry for showing you something you shouldn’t see. Because something bad happened to me.”

“It’s okay. So, what did you want to say earlier?”

“Ah… … . yes. I have to tell you.”

She let out a long sigh and, unlike before, continued speaking while lightly tracing my stomach with her finger.

“As I said earlier, a large part of the princess’ internal organs were damaged. It seemed like it was maintaining its form and function, but it was in a state that could never be called normal.”

Seeing his attitude as if he was certain that his internal organs were damaged, I belatedly felt a little strange and secretly looked through the window of the infirmary.

Judging by the angle of the sunlight hitting the health room and the fact that students’ voices could not be heard anywhere, afternoon classes must have already started.

Judging by the fact that the junior investigator was next to me earlier, it’s definitely not that several days have passed. This means that at most, the time that has passed since I fainted is about 40 to 50 minutes.

‘Even with modern medicine, something that takes quite a while to find out is the condition of the internal organs. But you figured it out in less than an hour?’

There is no way that the condition of the internal organs could have been checked through surgical methods. Not only is it nonsense to carelessly cut a nobleman’s body for the purpose of an examination, but if I were to go crazy and cut my own body, there would have to be traces of the surgery.

But when the ship was revealed just now, there was no trace of it. What that means is that my condition was examined using methods other than surgical methods… … .

The PTSD symptoms I just showed… … . If you say that your PTSD is caused by seeing many people dying from internal injuries on the battlefield, you may have figured it out through accumulated experience.

No, maybe he has special eyes or abilities… … .

After keeping my mouth shut for a moment, I blinked and looked at her. Aside from the method, there was something I needed to ask first.

“It was a state that could not be called normal――What do you mean by that, it is not now?”

“Yes.”

As I quietly gave strength to my stomach in response to her words, I felt that the pain was definitely better than before. Abdominal pain and chest pain that I could barely live with,

How did they do it? First of all, as I just said, it is not a surgical operation. Intermediate or higher healing magic? No, I don’t feel any magical power from this woman. Elixir? It can’t be possible. So then… … .

“But, when I just pressed my stomach, it hurt a lot… … .”

“That’s natural. It is true that I have recovered to some extent, but it does not mean I am completely cured.”

“So you pressed it knowing it would hurt?”

“Don’t worry. Since I’ve done this a lot, I adjusted it to the point where there was no problem. and… … . You weren’t planning on telling me if I didn’t do this.”

The reason I didn’t want to talk was for another reason. If you misunderstand me like this, I will be grateful.

It might be helpful, so let’s find out a little more.

“I see… … . So, can you tell me what you used to treat my internal injuries?”

“Yes. This potion was used to treat the princess.”

As she said that, she took out a bottle filled with bright red liquid from her bosom and shook it gently.

Every time the bottle containing the liquid was shaken, it lightly stuck to the wall and fell off repeatedly, and at first glance, it looked as if human internal organs had been made into liquid and placed in a bottle.

She smiled awkwardly as I just stared at the bottle, unable to say anything due to the colors and textures that made me feel a strange sense of pressure just by looking at them.

“The color and texture are a bit uncomfortable, aren’t they?”

“I think it’s a bit out of level… … .”

“Ahaha… … . Because I made it with an emphasis on recovering internal injuries, this kind of texture and color came out.”

You made it? That creepy medicine?

“You made it?”

“Yes. I made it myself. A long time, really. Over a long period of time… … . I wish I could have made it a little earlier… … .”

As she said that, she touched the vial with her thumb with a faint look on her face.

“So what effect exactly does the drug have?”

“Ah, the explanation isn’t finished yet. sorry. Umm… … . This medicine is taken orally and passes through the esophagus to the stomach, duodenum, small intestine, and large intestine to treat internal injuries.”

After catching her breath, she began to pour out words as if what had been drooping until now was a lie.

“The effect of existing recovery potions drops to half or less the moment they are mixed with other liquids, so there is no way to treat internal injuries unless you open the abdominal cavity and pour the potion. This drug is in a semi-solid state, so there is no problem at all even if it comes into contact with gastric juice or other intestinal fluids.”

“And the reason the texture is quite sticky is to focus on healing the internal injuries by making the flow as slow as possible. Because it is made in a semi-solid state, the effect does not decrease even when it comes into contact with liquid, but unlike existing potions, the time it takes for the medicine to take effect has increased significantly.”

“And――”

If I left it like this, I felt like she would continue talking about medicine for tens of minutes, so I opened my mouth and cut her off.

“To put it simply, like a snail moving, it sticks to the intestines and moves down, healing internal injuries, right?”

“――Ah, yes. that’s right. Also, it is a drug that has already been tested several times on humans, and is also being supplied to people who have suffered internal injuries from falling horses or accidents, so you do not have to worry about side effects.”

To put it a little more simply, it was a long-lasting potion with long-lasting effects.

By the way, it is a commercialized drug that is also being supplied… … . I thought for a moment, then finished thinking and slowly got up.

“I see… … . Thank you for treating me. I’ll just wake up now. I think I’ll be late for my next class… … .”

“Now, wait a minute! It hasn’t even been 30 minutes since the Princess took this medicine! You still need to rest!”

“But the class… … .”

“Please think about your body before the class! I understand that this lecture is about potions, is that correct?”

When she nodded at those words, she sighed softly, put the medicine bottle in her arms, and stood up.

“I will speak directly to Professor Priscilla, so please don’t worry too much and get some rest and relax.”

There is only one life, and it is more precious than anything else.

She said that and left, and I blinked, repeating what she said as she left.

“There is only one life… … .”

under. That is correct. That’s absolutely fucking true.

I smiled bitterly, laid my head down on the pillow, and closed my eyes.