The Time-Limited Baby Doctor Doesn’t Hide The Fact That She’s A Genius - Chapter 130

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The Terminal Baby Physician Doesn’t Hide Being a Genius

 

Chapter 130

 

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The Lord of Rikel, Milo Rikel, was currently not in his right mind.

 

“Still haven’t caught them yet!”

 

A disease of unknown name had spread throughout the territory. What they initially thought was a simple epidemic cold had instantly devoured the city.

 

How wonderful it would have been if at least the symptoms were mild. The Lord and retainers’ reactions, who had treated it lightly thinking it was just due to the changing season, changed when deaths occurred.

 

‘To die from such a trivial disease…’

 

‘Might it not be because of the disease?’

 

‘But didn’t they say he was truly a robust man until then! And had no chronic illnesses.’

 

The Lord and retainers were swept up in confusion.

 

‘The problem is, if it’s really because of the disease, we know neither the cause nor the cure. If the fact that there are deaths in this situation becomes known, it will cause chaos…!’

 

‘Look here, there’s only been one death so far, hasn’t there. It’s too early to make judgments.’

 

Rikel was not a very large city. They couldn’t widely announce the fact that people had died when they hadn’t even found a clear cause yet.

 

If it really was because of the disease, it wouldn’t be too late to announce it after finding countermeasures.

 

However, this problem was not easily solved.

 

‘The physicians are also shaking their heads?’

 

‘Yes… And they fled last night, I’m sorry…!’

 

The bigger problem was that the physician they had secretly invited had fled.

 

It was when the death toll had increased by one more person. The physician sensed something was seriously wrong and ran away.

 

Starting with this, every time they brought in a decent physician, they would either shake their heads or flee like the first physician upon realizing it was an epidemic.

 

‘Since they’re already earning well anyway, what physician would bother with an unprofitable disease here!’

 

Even the renowned physician they had invited with great difficulty left saying this.

 

By this time, even if the deaths weren’t known about, talk of the disease was gradually spreading and anxiety was growing.

 

For now, they had somehow fabricated causes of death for the small number of deaths with various reasons, but it was becoming difficult to keep hushing it up any longer.

 

The number of severely ill patients was increasing slowly but steadily.

 

As the Lord and retainers’ worries deepened over the fact that they didn’t know when these people might die.

 

Sinion’s envoys visited the city.

 

‘How did the envoy from Sinion come here…’

 

‘It seems a disease has spread through the city, and you looked troubled.’

 

They introduced one person to the Lord.

 

‘Her name is Hei Jihye. She’s someone who was staying in this city, from that Hei Family. She’s from the direct line, no less. She’ll find the cause of the disease.’

 

To think that a direct descendant of that famous Hei Family was in his city.

 

Though it was the first time he learned this fact, Lord Rikel and his retainers, who were already feeling anxious about the increasing number of epidemic patients, were greatly pleased.

 

If they could find the cause and contain it before more deaths occurred, it would be such a wonderful thing!

 

‘By any chance, have Eastern People visited the city?’

 

‘Not many, but there have been some.’

 

Since it was a city whose main industry was farming, most outsiders were related commercial workers. Among them, Eastern People were often mixed in.

 

‘I’ve investigated, and it seems this is… likely the work of Eastern People.’

 

‘What?’

 

‘I’m saying it’s an artificial disease.’

 

‘What do you mean…’

 

Hei Jihye spoke loudly enough to echo throughout the conference room while pretending to have a secret conversation. So that the servants and maids coming and going from the conference room could hear.

 

‘Do you know why I left my family? In the Hei Family Territory, dozens of Eastern People gather to research diseases. They harbor the delusion that all Western Continent people look down on them… and are devising insane plans to control them with diseases.’

 

At first, no one believed it.

 

No, even if there were believers, they were very few. The more they heard, the more absurd it sounded.

 

This place was a city that had little interaction with Eastern People. So why would they suddenly spread diseases?

 

‘I was in the Hei Family, so I know. This isn’t something happening only in this city.’

 

‘What…? Is that true?’

 

‘Yes, so it’s fortunate for you and this city that I’m here. You now know the cause of why the epidemic is spreading. Otherwise, have you found any other cause for the disease? The physicians say they don’t know either, don’t they?’

 

While Hei Jihye was cleverly inciting them, the city was becoming sick with a mysterious epidemic.

 

Sinion supported this Hei Jihye, causing rumors about Eastern People to spread throughout the small cities.

 

Among the common citizens who were feeling fed up with the disease that wouldn’t heal, even though it didn’t cause immediate death, hatred toward the supposed cause began to spread.

 

‘From now on, capture or kill all Eastern People entering the city. That’s the way to prevent the disease from getting more serious!’

 

The Lord of Rikel was a rational person. Even while his retainers were swayed by Hei Jihye’s words and making extreme claims, he barely maintained balance.

 

But that was only until his youngest son fell ill.

 

His late-born son who was the apple of his eye. The youngest he cherished even more because of that.

 

Not only the Lord but the entire family fell into worry. In this situation, there was no way they could properly care for the territory.

 

‘Please don’t worry too much. The great Sinion family has dispatched several physicians for us.’

 

‘…I’m truly grateful.’

 

‘However, their skills are insufficient to treat the disease, and they can only focus on prevention to keep the number of patients from increasing. Soon, skilled physicians will also be sent from Sinion.’

 

When the physicians who came from Sinion went around doing what they called prevention, things seemed to improve a little.

 

However, before long, the number of severe patients increased uncontrollably.

 

Thus, deaths occurred one after another. Now it could no longer be hidden.

 

The emotions of people who had been half-doubting even after hearing Hei Jihye’s words transformed into vicious hatred and disgust toward Oriental People in an instant.

 

Territory residents whose families were sick with an unknown disease needed someone to hate. Moreover, if the cause was the vulnerable Oriental People?

 

The hatred grew uncontrollably, to the point where it wouldn’t be strange if Oriental People visiting the city were beaten to death at any moment.

 

‘…A group of Oriental People has entered?’

 

Biyu’s party arrived in this city.

 

As if someone had intercepted the information midway, it was reported to the Lord with the fact that Biyu and her party were from the Hei Family Estate completely omitted.

 

‘Handle it as you see fit.’

 

Of course, the Lord who spent all day by his son’s side could only say this to his retainers.

 

He was in no state to think that the retainers, who had already changed to extremes, might commit terrible acts against the poor group of Oriental People.

 

All of this was exactly what Hei Jihye, and furthermore Sinion behind her, had desired.

 

If just a little more time had passed, this city would probably have become an outpost for Oriental Person massacres.

 

That is, if anyone survived the disease.

 

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“My Lord, I have brought a physician…”

 

Biyu glanced at the Lord before her while being held in Dad’s arms.

 

‘Bloodshot eyes, dark shadows under the eyes. A haggard face…’

 

Parents whose beloved children are sick with serious illness all have similar faces.

 

Among physicians, there was even a joke that they could tell if a child was severely ill just by looking at the parent’s face.

 

“Hah, Bans. How did you, who retired, bring a physician? No, more than that, you’re safe… That’s a relief.”

 

The Lord, whose eyes were dead from exhaustion, muttered.

 

“I granted an audience for old time’s sake, but well. This isn’t really news to have much hope about.”

 

His gloomy gaze turned toward the party the former butler had brought.

 

A child, a man wearing a deeply pulled robe holding the child, and a woman who appeared to be in her thirties…

 

Probably that man wearing the robe was the physician.

 

“Right. It’s better than no one trying to treat him…”

 

The Lord said with a sigh.

 

“You must have heard that news of deaths a few days ago has spread. How the story we were trying to suppress got out.”

 

The Lord’s expression held emptiness, resignation, and a strange anger.

 

“Now it wouldn’t be strange if I captured and killed all the Oriental People and mixed-bloods who appeared in this territory.”

 

“…Yes, I understand.”

 

As the Lord muttered, Bans answered with tension. Only then did the Lord’s eyes turn toward Bans.

 

Contrary to rumors that he lived comfortably in retirement without caring about his appearance, he was dressed properly. Like someone who had come with determination.

 

“But… Bans, the Physician you brought… isn’t an Oriental Person, is he?”

 

A dangerous light flashed in the Lord’s eyes.

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