Almighty God of War - Chapter 93

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Inside the Yeom Family Warehouse.

Guyang Cheongang, who had returned from the Imperial Palace, sat in a chair lost in deep thought.

The complex emotions he felt from his meeting with the two princes swirled chaotically in his mind.

[Doctor, why did you tell me to scan the Crown Prince’s body? Are you thinking of treating his illness?]

Guyang Cheongang sighed at Akasha’s words.

‘I thought he was too valuable a person to let die young.’

He continued to ask.

‘How was it? What were the scan results?’

[It is epilepsy. Abnormal electrical signals were observed in the brain, and extensive brain damage is progressing.]

‘Miss Shangguan said the Crown Prince had no major problems with daily life, didn’t she?’

[It’s highly likely that the Imperial Palace concealed the truth. That’s why Miss Shangguan obtained incorrect information. With the Crown Prince’s current brain condition, normal life is impossible.]

Guyang Cheongang’s eyes sharpened.

‘How severe is it?’

[Not only cognitive decline and memory loss, but he’s also experiencing hallucinations, visual field defects, and frequent loss of consciousness. He’s probably having seizures three or four times a day.]

‘What… He didn’t seem like that when I met him earlier…’

[The Crown Prince made tremendous efforts to appear normal in your eyes, Doctor. He possesses remarkable willpower.]

Guyang Cheongang’s heart grew heavy.

He could understand how much pain the Crown Prince had endured to create the performance he had witnessed.

‘Is treatment possible?’

[It is possible.]

Guyang Cheongang’s face brightened momentarily. But his expression soon hardened at Akasha’s following words.

[However, Doctor, the Crown Prince’s illness is not simple epilepsy.]

‘What do you mean? You just said it was epilepsy until now?’

[It’s only made to appear as epilepsy on the surface, but the reality is completely different.]

Guyang Cheongang’s face turned pale.

‘Are you saying someone manipulated the Crown Prince’s illness to look like epilepsy?’

[That’s correct. Doctor, this is a very sophisticated and meticulous crime.]

Guyang Cheongang felt his hair standing on end.

If Akasha’s words were true, this was a massive incident that could shake the entire Empire.

[There is a foreign object with a diameter of 5 millimeters in the Crown Prince’s left atrium. Though disguised as biological tissue, it’s clearly artificial.]

‘In his heart?’

[This device emits electromagnetic waves of specific frequencies, continuously stimulating the temporal and frontal lobes of the brain. This creates symptoms similar to epilepsy.]

Guyang Cheongang gulped.

‘Is that all?’

[No. What’s more serious is that this device is performing a second function.]

‘A second function?’

[Very gradually, but continuously, it’s absorbing the Crown Prince’s life force. His weak constitution isn’t congenital but an acquired state of life force depletion created over more than ten years.]

“…”

Guyang Cheongang couldn’t say anything for a moment.

This wasn’t a power struggle between princes, but a massive conspiracy that had progressed very slowly.

The terrible altar and plague devastation he had seen on Blood Pearl Island flashed through his mind.

He took out a small jade box from his chest and opened it.

Inside was a bone fragment the size of a fingernail wrapped in torn cloth.

It was a precious treasure obtained from the heart of the dead Blood Spirit Demon.

‘You said high concentrations of negative psychic energy and biological contamination waves are emitted from here, right?’

[That’s correct.]

‘Is it related to the energy found in the Crown Prince’s heart?’

Akasha remained silent for a moment before answering.

[…Similar. More precisely, they seem to come from the same source. But for accurate analysis, I need to directly examine the device implanted in the Crown Prince’s heart.]

Guyang Cheongang’s face darkened further as he put the jade box back in his chest.

‘The Crown Prince is thirty years old. But Miss Shangguan said he was weak from birth. That means…’

[This conspiracy began at least thirty years ago.]

Guyang Cheongang looked up at the warehouse ceiling and let out a deep sigh.

‘Investing such a long time, and with the Crown Prince as the target, they can’t be ordinary people. What exactly are they after?’

[I can’t make hasty assumptions in the current state without information. But there’s no doubt they possess tremendous patience and powerful strength.]

‘That would be right. They’re people capable of reaching the Crown Prince inside the Nine-Layered Palace.’

Guyang Cheongang got up from his seat and began pacing around the warehouse.

His mind grew increasingly complex.

‘If I treat the Crown Prince, the Second Prince will turn me into an enemy, and if I don’t treat him, the Crown Prince dies. Moreover, if this truth is revealed, the entire Empire might fall into chaos… Plus Golden Tower Manor, the Crown Prince’s supporter… Are you kidding me… This difficulty level is too high…’

[Doctor, there isn’t much time.]

‘What do you mean?’

[If life force absorption continues at the current rate, the Crown Prince will die within a year. But since the brain damage progression has recently accelerated, it may be difficult for him to survive more than six months.]

Guyang Cheongang’s face darkened further.

‘What would I need to do to treat him?’

[Remove the foreign object from his heart, stabilize the brain’s electrical signals, then repair the brain damage. But this is very dangerous surgery. It’s microscopic work using nanobots, and it’s hard to predict how long it will take.]

‘Hmm…’

[External dangers must also be considered.]

‘What do you mean by that?’

[The forces behind implanting the device in the Crown Prince’s heart are likely monitoring his condition regularly. If the signal is cut during treatment, it could be immediately discovered.]

Guyang Cheongang let out a deep sigh.

‘Then the forces behind this would also learn that I discovered the Crown Prince’s truth.’

[That’s probably what would happen. Doctor, if you decide to treat the Crown Prince, you must also prepare for direct confrontation with those who orchestrated this conspiracy.]

Guyang Cheongang muttered while looking outside the window.

‘I was told to focus only on treating Princess Myeonghwa… I never expected the situation to become this complicated.’

[What will you do?]

Guyang Cheongang’s eyes deepened.

‘Let’s complete Princess Myeonghwa’s treatment first. Then I’ll decide on the Crown Prince’s matter.’

[Understood.]

‘If I move hastily now, the situation could become a complete mess. I need to plan carefully.’

Guyang Cheongang let out a long sigh and muttered.

‘Sigh… I’m just trying to rebuild the fallen Guyang Family Estate, just trying to do that one thing… Why are there so many things getting in the way…’

The sound of wind from outside the warehouse sounded particularly lonely.

Two weeks passed like an arrow.

Guyang Cheongang devoted himself to Princess Myeonghwa’s treatment, and her condition improved day by day.

Color began returning to her pale face, and she who had lain in bed all day could now stay awake for several hours.

The Imperial Palace people were excited, filled with hope and expectation.

The word ‘miracle’ could be heard throughout the palace.

As he finished that day’s treatment, Princess Myeonghwa opened her eyes.

Guyang Cheongang smiled when their eyes met.

Her eyes, which had been inappropriately deep for her seventeen years, now held the clarity befitting her age.

Having occasionally regained consciousness, Princess Myeonghwa recognized Guyang Cheongang and smiled comfortably.

“How do you feel, Your Highness?”

“Much… better, I think. It’s been so long since my head was this clear.”

Princess Myeonghwa turned her gaze toward the window and said.

“Young Master, how is it outside? Spring must be in full bloom, right?”

Guyang Cheongang’s chest felt heavy.

He felt what could be called a sense of shared suffering.

In the early days when he had first fallen into this world, he too had been unable to even dare venture into the outside world due to the Nine Yin Severed Meridians.

“When Your Highness has completely recovered, I will show you directly. Many beautiful flowers have bloomed in the back garden.”

“Really? Are you promising me that?”

“Of course.”

As if her strength was spent, Princess Myeonghwa smiled and closed her eyes.

When Guyang Cheongang came out of Myeonghwa Palace, leaving her to fall asleep, Chief Eunuch Sang On was waiting for him.

“Young Master, His Majesty seeks an audience with you.”

“Right now?”

“That is correct. I shall guide you.”

Guyang Cheongang followed Sang On toward the Emperor’s inner palace.

“This humble subject Hahou Gang pays respects to Your Majesty.”

“You have worked hard. How is the Princess’s condition?”

“A little more time is needed for complete recovery, but she has already recovered to the point where her life is no longer in danger.”

Joy appeared on Emperor Changseong’s face.

“Then… she can truly be completely cured?”

“That is correct, Your Majesty.”

“Thank you. Truly, thank you.”

Guyang Cheongang spoke carefully to Emperor Changseong, who was momentarily overcome with emotion.

“Your Majesty, could you perhaps have Chief Eunuch step out for a moment? There is a critical matter I must discuss with you.”

Emperor Changseong’s gaze deepened.

“Sang On, withdraw.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

As Sang On withdrew, Guyang Cheongang looked around and raised his hand.

An invisible energy arose around him and enveloped the entire room.

Akasha had deployed a Sound Isolation Barrier using nanobots.

Emperor Changseong’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

He felt that the air in his office had been completely cut off from the outside by something invisible, without his knowledge.

Though he had experienced this situation once before, he felt a chill run down his spine as he could not fathom the depth of the power this young physician possessed.

Emperor Changseong asked.

“What is this critical matter?”

“Your Majesty, it concerns the illness that His Highness the Crown Prince is suffering from.”

It was something he had never expected, and cracks appeared in Emperor Changseong’s expression.

“About the Crown Prince?”

“That is correct.”

“I heard that you met with the princes one by one. Did you recognize his illness when you met the Crown Prince?”

“Yes.”

“I was planning to have you meet the Crown Prince after treating Myeonghwa. It seems you two have already stirred up trouble regardless of my intentions.”

“I humbly apologize.”

“Very well, speak.”

Guyang Cheongang’s expression became serious.

“Your Majesty, do you know the Crown Prince’s illness as epilepsy?”

“That is correct. The court physicians and countless renowned doctors have all said so with one voice.”

Guyang Cheongang took a deep breath.

“Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince’s illness appears to be epilepsy, but it is not. And it did not occur naturally either.”

Emperor Changseong’s expression hardened.

“What do you mean?”

“Someone is intentionally making His Highness ill. And for a very long time, perhaps… since he was born.”

“Preposterous!”

Enraged, Emperor Changseong struck the Grand Master’s chair with his fist and shouted furiously.

Had the court ministers been present, they would have wet themselves from the rough and fierce aura.

However, Guyang Cheongang continued speaking calmly without batting an eye.

“I too could not believe it at first. But it is an undeniable fact.”

Emperor Changseong, his eyes wide with fury, asked in a strong tone.

“Can you prove your words?”

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