𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟓: 𝐔𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞
Stephan is learning financial management under my father. I was worried that it would be tough, but it wasn’t.
“I am a merchant’s son.”
Stephan says this modestly, but not all children of merchants are suited for it. Stephan seems to have a good grasp of it, much to my father’s surprise.
“The day I can retire comfortably is not far off.”
My father says this with a satisfied look on his face.
・・・
『”𝐴𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠.𝑐𝑜𝑚” – 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑎 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒, 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒, 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ “𝑑𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑢𝑝𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠” 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡𝑜 “𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠”.』
・・・
“Ellen, are you still experimenting with new medicines? Don’t you want to take a break?”
As I was chopping and boiling various types of bark I had collected, Stephan called out to me.
“Maybe I should take a break.”
“The head chef gave me a raspberry pie for you to eat.”
“I’ll eat it right away.”
Stephan entered the room with a chuckle. His efficient movements are like those of a large wild animal, and I think they are elegant every time I see them. When I tell him this, he gets embarrassed and says, “That’s embarrassing,” but I love his embarrassed expression.
I am currently in a period of intense infatuation. Mostly, it’s me. Stephan says, “I’m very infatuated inside,” but his appearance and attitude don’t change. Our wedding is the shortest course, just three months away, but I want to believe I’m not the only one looking forward to it.
I’ve never been so captivated by someone before. I think back to the time when I was about to get married without knowing what love was and I think, “That was close.”
Also, I think Samuel had no experience with love until he met Melanie. We were both swept away by the flow of a typical political marriage without thinking about anything.
Now, I find joy in considering Stephan’s feelings first. I want to please this person. I want to make this person happy. I want to be useful to this person. I can’t get enough of spending time and effort for the person I love.
“So, you made this, right?”
“Yes. I made it for you, who will be tired from studying. It has a moderate fatigue recovery effect. The problem is…”
I stopped talking there. In front of me is a transparent liquid. It’s made by chopping the leaves of a silver pine growing on a cliff, steaming them, applying pressure, squeezing them, and mixing in extracts from several types of medicinal herbs. One of the herbal medicines is a poisonous plant, which can cause nausea if taken in large amounts. But in small amounts, it can stimulate metabolism.
I was the first to try drinking it. I felt like it helped with fatigue recovery. But I’m still only twenty, so I’m not sure about the effectiveness. Actually, Stephan also drank it for a few days, but he had the same impression.
“I can recover from fatigue if I sleep. I’m sorry I can’t tell for sure even though you went to the trouble of making it.”
He said.
So, I had my father drink it next.
As a result, after a week, his fatigue seemed to have improved quite a bit. He said, “I think it works.” and “It’s not dramatically easier, but it feels good.” Most medicines are like that, and it’s okay because those that work dramatically usually have some side effects. But then a problem arose.
What a surprise. The brown spots on my father’s hand had “dramatically” disappeared.
My father seems to have casually applied the last few drops left at the bottom of the cup he drank from before bed to the back of his hand. What a modest action. Applying the last few drops at the bottom of the cup to his hand so as not to waste them. He seems to have been concerned about the age spots that had recently appeared on the back of his hand.
“Did they disappear?”
“They’re gone.”
My father and Stephan, two men, were impressed. I was the one who was troubled. I’ve never heard of a medicine that removes spots so dramatically. Right now, the spots are just gone, but what about in the future? It would be a problem if the pigment faded in patches and turned white if this was applied continuously.
“We should have someone experiment with this. If it’s harmless, it’s a wonderful dream medicine.”
Stephan is enthusiastic. Is it the blood of a merchant stirring? My father is also excited.
“Otou-sama, please continue to apply this.”
“Is it safe?”
“I want you to continue applying it to confirm whether it’s safe or not. Please forgive me if all the pigment falls out, since it’s just the back of your hand.”
My father blinked his eyes and murmured sadly, “You want me to be a test subject?”
“There’s no risk to your life, please.”
“Well, well, if Ellen says so, I’ll continue.”
Let’s see my father’s results first. At least two months. Then let’s have other people try it.
However, there was a problem.
The veteran maid who takes care of my father noticed that his spots had disappeared.
“Danna-sama! The spots on the back of your hand are gone! What happened? If there’s a secret, please share it with me!”
She interrogated him with a fierce intensity, and my father ended up talking. She even passionately argued that spots are a very important issue for women in their fifties.
“But, Uruela. We don’t know if it’s completely safe yet. I think it’s too early to apply it to your face.”
I gently refused, but Uruela insisted,
“Danna-sama has been applying it for three weeks now, and he says there’s no problem. Please let me try it too! If my spots disappear, I’ll stop using it, so there’s no problem.”
Oh, I see.
It’s not just about bottling it and selling it. If I apply it to the patient and confirm that the spots have disappeared, then stop applying it, the probability of side effects should drastically decrease.
Uruela even made a vow that “If I apply this medicine and have a problem with my skin, I will not file a complaint.” “I will not tell anyone else.”
Well, if something terrible happens, I intend to compensate generously. After all, it’s Uruela, who has been taking care of me since I was a child.
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