The Quack Lady - Chapter 63

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Episode 63

I smiled at him and said.

“Someone I care about once told me that being alive is so dazzlingly wonderful and happy that nothing that happens should come as a surprise.”

“….”

“So it makes you look forward to things even more. What will happen tomorrow? What will happen after that….”

“….”

I calmly recalled what my sibling had said.

“Isn’t it…too late now?”

He asked, fidgeting with the cup he was holding.

“Why would it be too late?”

I tilted my head in confusion.

“Usually when you think it’s too late, it really is too late.”

Tenoa answered hesitantly. I chuckled at him and replied.

“Why worry about something like that? You just won’t be late next time, right? This isn’t the only opportunity you’ll ever have.”

“…!”

“Living is like a galaxy made of countless opportunities. So there’s no such thing as being too late.”

“….”

“Even if you are a bit late, you can just work hard to catch up from now on. There are countless opportunities.”

I extended my hand toward him.

He blushed for a moment, then wiped his hands on his clothes.

Then he took my hand and said.

“Please take good care of me.”

“Of course.”

After finishing the employment ceremony disguised as a handshake, I immediately explained everything about my pharmaceutical research to him.

And.

‘As expected, assistants are the best…!’

Tenoa had more talents than I had thought.

“I need something like a uterine contractor, a drug that can quickly stop bleeding….”

“Try ribeton. It’s a drug commonly used for childbirth in the Western Region.”

“My goodness! Isn’t this oxytocin*?”

One of the drugs used during childbirth.

Among the medicines he offered were quite refined pharmaceuticals.

They were surprisingly well-made to be considered something made for fun.

“You made this for fun?”

“Yeah. I thought it might be helpful.”

The talents of this lucky charm that rolled in weren’t limited to just this.

“For suturing, you need to apply just the right amount of pressure so the skin doesn’t dry out. The tools you use should also vary depending on the fascia and skin.”

“Is this good enough?”

Tenoa absorbed everything I taught him.

This is what they mean when they talk about a genius.’

Thanks to that, teaching him was rewarding. He didn’t look down on me for being young or being a woman, and silently followed everything I taught him.

Of course, sometimes the awe reflected in his eyes made me feel lonely.

‘He can’t fully understand me.’

Perhaps because of that, sometimes this fact made me terribly sad.

I might be able to teach him, but I felt like I could never become his colleague.

‘Well, whatever. As long as the surgery goes well!’

I tried to pull myself together and continued preparing the medications.

Of course, except for one thing.

Anesthetics, that is.

* * *

The corridor of the Aphenus Guild echoed loudly.

“Pairon-!”

The source of the noise was Hanel. He fluttered his expensive fabric and barged into Pairon’s office early in the morning.

Pairon remained motionless at his appearance and was busy looking at documents.

“A letter came! For the kid!”

“What? Rtemeia?”

Pairon immediately looked up.

Then he strode over and snatched the letter from Hanel’s hand.

〔To the misters.

Misters? Are you doing well? I’m doing fine.

But I have a favor to ask. I’d like you to get the herbs written below and send them to the Marquis’s Mansion.

The herbs are serita, meriton, commaril, and lumirepia. The more the better.

Please bill the Marquis’s Mansion for the cost of the herbs.

Well then, take care.

From Rtemeia.〕

Pairon frowned after reading through the contents in one go.

“Is this the entire letter?”

“Yeah. I searched through it about twenty more times, but that one page is all there is.”

Hanel also shook his head.

She was such an uncharming kid.

“It’s like some kind of order form.”

“I was thinking the same thing. Even an order form would be written better than this.”

Hanel bluntly expressed his hurt feelings.

‘But serita and meriton….’

The herbs she was requesting were somewhat strange. They were all quite powerful herbs that caused hallucinations.

“But the herbs are….”

“Right. They’re somewhat dangerous ones.”

Hanel chimed in as if he’d been waiting.

Meriton in particular was a poisonous herb that caused nausea, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, hallucinations, and more even with small doses.

‘Why on earth would she need these kinds of drugs?’

They were herbs that weren’t used well even in small quantities.

“Maybe she’s trying to kill someone….”

“Hanel.”

Pairon chuckled and called Hanel’s name.

Hanel waved his hands and said.

“You’re worried too, aren’t you? That’s why I’m thinking of going there myself.”

“What do you mean?”

“I can’t just send anyone on an errand for drugs like these.”

He gestured at the letter and pulled up one corner of his mouth in a smile.

Pairon narrowed his eyes and grabbed him.

“Where are you trying to go when you’re so busy?”

“It’s a request from the person who treated our Shop Owner, so I should specially deliver it.”

Hanel playfully patted Pairon’s left shoulder.

“If you follow this method, you should get better within a few days.”

Before leaving, the parchment Rtemeia had given contained detailed treatment methods.

Along with precautions.

After doing what was called rehabilitation therapy, Pairon was able to continue living an almost normal life not long after.

“So I’ll go and come back. I’ll also pass along your regards, so don’t worry.”

“Never mind that. I’ll tell her myself.”

“Really? Then I’ll just pretend I don’t know.”

Hanel hummed a tune like someone who had already finished preparing to leave.

Suddenly, Peilon, who had been listening to his humming, asked.

“By the way, who made that mithril you gave to Rtemeia back then?”

“Ah, that was made by a craftsman named Pol. He worked so hard to meet the deadline, he really struggled…”

“Tell me honestly.”

“Huh?”

Hanel blinked as if he didn’t understand, but Peilon didn’t care and asked.

“Pol was in Jedo with his master at that time.”

“…”

“Mithril is not only hard to obtain, but the processing itself is a difficult material.”

“…”

“You made that in such a short time? Without a craftsman’s help?”

In fact, it was by chance that Peilon had figured all this out.

The records he had searched through to find Rtemeia’s biological father also included entry records for the Eastern Region.

According to the records, Pol was in Jedo, not the Eastern Region, during that time.

Not only did he supposedly travel back and forth between the Eastern Region and Jedo in such a short time, but he also made tools?

“What exactly are you hiding from me, Hanel?”

Under continued questioning, Hanel faced Peilon directly.

The playfulness that had been in his eyes had already disappeared without a trace.

He spoke quietly to Peilon in a calm, subdued voice.

“Do you really want to know?”

* * *

As usual, I had Tenoa sit across from me and explained.

“Nivenius makes the heart beat and opens the airways.”

“…”

“The mechanism is epinephrine… No, I mean…”

The problem was that sometimes modern medical terms would slip out carelessly when I was explaining. But I wasn’t too worried about it.

“That thing called dopamine acts on epinephrine, right?”

“Huh?”

Tenoa nodded as if he knew everything.

‘This kid really is something the more I see him?’

Whether he knew it or not, this guy who absorbed everything performed the role I assigned him much better than I expected.

Then, I heard a quiet voice from behind me.

“Mia? Who’s that guy?”

“Eruten?”

Eruten, who appeared through the open window, entered the research lab with light movements.

And then.

‘Huh?’

He put one arm around me as if embracing me from behind.

Thanks to that, I felt his solid build against my back.

“Ah, this is Tenoa. He’s helping me with my work.”

I subtly lowered Eruten’s arm and introduced Tenoa to him.

“…”

“Is he a kid who can’t speak?”

“Eruten!”

At my exclamation, Eruten shrugged his shoulders.

Even so, as if something else had annoyed him, his gaze turned somewhere in the air.

Tenoa carefully watched his attitude and answered cautiously.

“My name is Tenoa. I’m helping Teacher Rtemeia.”

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