The Quack Lady - Chapter 83

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Episode 83

After seeing the magnificent castle of the Marquis’ Estate, Mr. Pairon’s mansion felt small.

Even though it wasn’t actually small at all.

‘This is why once your standards get raised…’

I glanced around to both sides and shook my head.

“Why? Is something wrong?”

“Is there anything we can help with?”

The problem with handsome guys was that they were kind too, making it even worse.

“It’s nothing.”

Just as I tried to step forward energetically, the door burst open from inside.

And.

“Rtemeia!”

The one who came bursting through the door was Mr. Pairon.

‘What? He looks like he’s lost some weight.’

His build, which had been imposing enough to feel intimidating due to his tall height and large frame, had become gaunt as if he’d gone on a crash diet.

“My goodness! What happened!”

At my words, Mr. Pairon’s gaze slowly turned toward Mr. Hanel.

“Ah, because someone didn’t work and suddenly disappeared, I had to take on all the work…”

“Suddenly? I definitely told you before I left!”

“Oh, you mean when you whispered it to my sleeping ears?”

“…”

Mr. Hanel shut his mouth tight.

I hurriedly looked around. Then Mr. Hanel asked.

“What are you doing?”

“Looking for your lost conscience.”

“…”

I could feel him trembling. Of course, I could also hear Mr. Pairon’s hearty laughter.

“You’re still the same, Rtemeia. But…”

Soon his gaze turned to the kids behind me.

Specifically, toward Tenoa.

“Ah, this child came from the Marquis’ Estate to study with me. He was managing the herbs at the Marquis’ Estate and he’s quite smart.”

Perhaps satisfied with my introduction, Tenoa quickly spoke to Mr. Pairon.

“My name is Tenoa Kitten.”

“Kitten…?”

“What? You’re from the Kitten Family?”

The men couldn’t hide their surprise as soon as they heard the surname Kitten.

However, I couldn’t understand why.

Soon, seeing my expression, Mr. Hanel clicked his tongue.

“Hey, you don’t know the Kitten Family?”

“I don’t know them?”

I looked up at him as if to say, would I be standing here so calmly if I knew?

Mr. Hanel sighed softly and said.

“They’re a family that was famous for herbs in the past! They were so famous that all the herbs in the market were said to come from the Kitten Family, and you don’t know them?”

Mr. Hanel scolded me energetically, asking how I could not know that, but.

‘Like a pharmaceutical company?’

In the first place, this man seemed to expect too much from me, who was only twelve years old.

“I don’t run an herb merchant’s guild, so how would I know such things?”

When I grumbled, Tenoa slipped between the two of us.

“It’s all just past glory. Now the family members are scattered, so it’s not like that anymore.”

“Well, after the previous head of the family went missing, the family declined rapidly and all the children couldn’t even receive proper treatment… Hey! Why are you suddenly hitting people!”

I hurriedly raised one hand to block Mr. Hanel’s free-spirited mouth.

“It’s fine. It’s true that my grandfather disappeared without a trace, and it’s also true that my father, the current head, isn’t very capable.”

“Ah, well… Ahem!”

Only then did Mr. Hanel, who understood the situation, wipe his mouth and avoid eye contact.

‘Well, to be the personal physician of the Marquis’ Estate, he’d have to be quite a skilled doctor…’

Come to think of it, it was my mistake to thoughtlessly assume he’d be in a similar situation to me just because he managed herbs at the infirmary.

Moreover, once he left the Marquis’ Estate, Tenoa acted quite sociably like a nobleman accustomed to social interactions, unlike how he was in front of me.

“By the way, I don’t have a place to stay in the Eastern Region. If it’s alright with you, could I help with work in exchange for room and board? I have sufficient medical knowledge, so there shouldn’t be any problem with giving me work.”

He calmly conveyed his situation to the men.

Seeing this, the men quickly exchanged whispers.

Then.

“Fine. But in return, teach us the secret techniques passed down in the Kitten Family.”

“Secret techniques?”

When I tilted my head, Tenoa whispered softly in my ear.

“The herb management methods passed down in the family.”

“What did you say?”

I immediately looked at Mr. Hanel and exclaimed.

I mean, what made him so confident?

Most importantly, family secrets like that were usually only shared among direct descendants, so it wasn’t something to ask about so carelessly.

I immediately tried to dissuade Tenoa.

“No, Tenoa. Just find a place to stay in the Eastern Region…”

“I understand.”

“What?”

“What?”

Eruten and I looked at him and asked back simultaneously.

Regardless, he just smiled gently.

“No take-backs?”

Mr. Hanel pointed at the child who was at most fifteen years old and quickly moved his steps.

‘He’s going to get parchment.’

My face was burning with embarrassment.

I grabbed Tenoa’s collar and spoke quietly.

“Tenoa. If there’s something that’s only passed down in your family, you should treasure it and keep it safe. Don’t give it to that con artist.”

“It’s okay. I’m going to give it to you.”

“Huh?”

“Since you taught me. I want to share the knowledge I have with you too.”

He smiled as he said that.

It seemed like what I had taken in was an angel.

“Well, then I won’t refuse.”

It wouldn’t be polite to refuse something being offered, right?

Most importantly, remembering the perfectly organized herbs he had, I was becoming curious about that method.

As I was chatting and laughing with him, I suddenly made eye contact with Eruten who was beside us.

‘What?’

Eruten’s expression was somehow strange.

“Eruten?”

“…”

“Eruten!”

“Ah, yeah. What is it?”

He asked back with his usual picture-perfect pretty smile.

He seemed to have been lost in thought.

“Ah, I was wondering what you were thinking about.”

“Ah….”

Soon he smiled awkwardly.

‘I thought she’d be happiest when we returned to the Eastern Region.’

I felt unnecessarily self-conscious.

Meanwhile, Mr. Hanel came running with parchment as expected.

“Come, hurry and sign here. Quickly!”

“….”

“…Let’s go.”

Mr. Pairon and I exchanged glances once, then left that spot.

Of course, while deliberately ignoring Mr. Hanel who kept chasing after us from behind.

* * *

My daily routine changed significantly after returning to the Eastern Region.

First of all….

“Our teacher is in danger, so please maintain order and wait your turn!”

The maid named Liv had appointed herself as my personal maid ever since learning I would be staying in the Eastern Region.

Of course, I protested, saying what need did a commoner like me have for a maid.

“The master gave permission too! He said you’d need a lot of help!”

She said this while helping with my chores. Strictly speaking, she was more like an assistant….

‘If she even helps with bathing, isn’t that doing everything?’

Having never had a maid before, I wondered if this was the right situation.

Of course, Mr. Pairon, who was watching this….

“What’s wrong with it? In times when titles are bought and sold. If you have money, there’s nothing you can’t do.”

Left behind such a nouveau riche-like wise saying….

“What’s the problem? You’ll be busy studying herbs anyway, so a little help isn’t bad.”

Mr. Hanel acted indifferent as expected.

I sighed deeply and said to Liv.

“But the title ‘teacher’ is a bit….”

Though I was approaching thirteen, I was still twelve after all.

Being called teacher in a place where many people were taller than me felt awkward.

“But you’re excellent at medicine! Of course you’re a doctor!”

Liv didn’t mind and consistently called me teacher.

Anyway, together with her, I went out to work at the Guild’s herb room three times a week.

Most of the work involved organizing herbs, but thanks to having already turned the manor upside down once, patients gradually flocked to me.

“Only five people per day!”

Mr. Hanel was already busy with work and couldn’t have my hands idle too, so he set a condition of five people per day.

Of course, those five people soon became ten, then twenty.

Thanks to this, whenever I came out to work at the herb room, the area in front was packed with patients.

Among the noisy crowd, I quickly adjusted my gloves and said.

“I’ll see you one at a time, please wait a moment!”

Still, today there were only about forty people gathered, which was considered few.

‘I’ll just treat them quickly.’

I sat down and faced the first patient.

“Please tell me your name.”

But….

“That… so my name is.”

The man with dark wheat-colored hair didn’t say his name as if he were some Hong Gildong.

“If you can’t tell me your name, then….”

“S, Srent Veil!”

“…?”

The man who said his name as if giving up on everything clasped both hands together.

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