𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟔: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐞 (𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏)
I have nothing on hand.
In the end, I leave the store without buying anything.
I’m in trouble. I should look for a rich guy without legs.
No, there’s no way there are a thousand worms under such a loach.
Moreover, I’ve never seen a willow in this world.
As I walk and think.
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A bald old man rushed into me.
I thought it was an attack and reached for my sword.
“Please save my niece’s life!! If it’s the power of Mage-sama, surely!!”
The bald man from the equator, with a runny nose and tears, approaches me.
What kind of punishment game is this!! This wasn’t in the game, was it?
“Are you going to pay?”
“I will pay even if it means becoming a slave!!”
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Ah, I’m Otto von Haedecker.
Now, I’m walking through some half-baked downtown area guided by the old man who tried to push his sales on me. It’s amazing.
What is this? A fat flag? Me, surrounded and beaten up when I enter a building?
The house I was guided to was small but quite neat.
When I entered, there was a gloomy old man and an old woman.
The old man is a merchant, but his beloved daughter is weak and the doctor’s diagnosis is that she won’t live to adulthood. His wife (the old woman) is Red Copper’s sister, and Red Copper was earning expensive medicine for his niece.
Red Copper is unmarried and seems to have loved his niece as his own child. Hmm.
What is this, a cheap human drama!!
So, they seem to be grasping at straws, thinking I’m a high priest of healing magic.
Damn!! I stepped on a landmine at first sight!!
“This Mage-sama healed my legs and fingers! He’s a high-ranking mage!!”
The bald man brags as if it’s his own achievement.
“There are things I can heal and things I can’t. Stop the grand delusions.”
I’ll put a nail in it, no, this guy (bald man) is a plague god, should I put it in his heart?
“My daughter Emia has been weak since childhood and according to the church healer, she won’t live to adulthood.”
“”Please lend us your power.””
The couple speaking have eyes that seem to have given up on something, they must have given up on a lot.
But, Red Copper, you’re so high tension. Did such a character appear in the game?
“I can’t tell without seeing your daughter’s condition. Let me examine her.”
“Yes, I understand.” (The old woman’s eyes are dead!!)
The old woman with the tray leads the way.
“Here, .”
The daughter lying in bed.
What, she’s older than me.
She’s pale and beautiful, but she looks like her mother. It’s a good thing she doesn’t look like the old man.
I started the search. There seems to be a problem with her circulatory system.
“Okay, then, expose your chest.”
I knocked down the old man and Red Copper who jumped at me with my fist.
“It’s an examination. . .”
The old woman and the daughter shudder with pale faces, but justice is with me. . . Uhoho~π Otcaidee!!
No, no, this is a medical act, I’ll sleep face down tonight.
I put my palm on her soft white chest, uhoho!! It’s warm!! It’s soft!!
No, I got it.
This girl seems to have been born with a ventricular septal defect and it didn’t improve even when she became an adult.
I’m in trouble.
This is difficult.
It’s impossible to fix a beating heart.
First, stop the heart and seal it with the healing power of magic.
And then resuscitate it, how high is the hurdle!! It’s impossible!!!
Red Copper, who still stands up after receiving a punch.
“This is difficult. This woman has a problem with her heart from birth, she has a hole in it, she doesn’t have a body that can bear children. To fix this, you need to stop the heart once, seal the hole, and then resuscitate it.”
I write the results of the search on the wall and explain.
Everyone is surprised, what, you guys have never seen your own heart? I’ve cut everything into rings for search practice.
“Ah, um, Mage-sama, can you do that?”
The old woman asks a question.
“I’ve never done it.”
This is where you cut it off. There’s no merit.
“Do you know how to do it? And the way to fix it?”
Ah, what is it, nowadays, isn’t it common to use a catheter from the large artery of the leg to cover it? I become silent because I don’t know the answer.
“Mage-sama, please. Please make me normal.”
The daughter speaks.
“Honestly. I don’t know if it will succeed.”
“. . .”
I attack the silent daughter.
“Be prepared, it will cost money, and the result, even if you die, that won’t change.”
“How long can I live?”
“I don’t know, not that long. If you don’t have children, you’ll probably live longer.”
“I have someone I love.”
The old man and woman are surprised.
“Can I have that person’s child?”
“It’s a trade-off with life. But it’s more likely that both will fail.”
“I understand, please help.”
The daughter bows her head.
The old man approaches.
“How much should I prepare?”
“It’s 16 gold coins, including the tab for this Red Copper.”
I point at the bald man. Yes, it’s all his fault.
“That cheap?”
Damn!! I should have asked for more!!
“Do you think your daughter’s life is worth 16 coins if she fails? There’s no guarantee, you know?”
The old man is speechless.
He seems unable to make a decision.
Good. It’s a hassle, let’s just disappear.
As I try to leave, the woman grabs my hand.
“Please help my daughter!!”
The daughter also nods strongly.
Hey, wait a minute!!
Why are you such a gambler?
🔹𝘼𝙬𝙚𝙗𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨.𝙘𝙤𝙢 ― 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 “𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙪𝙥𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨” 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨🔹
There’s no life support device that allows you to take a very long deep breath, so I increase the oxygen in the blood.
Of course, it’s just a placebo. It would be a problem if it caused brain damage.
I line up potions for emergencies.
I told the mother to “hand it over” so I could use it right away.
Ah, if only I had the Ring of Orthodoxy here. . . There’s nothing I can do about what I don’t have.
I put the daughter to sleep with magic.
I think about the procedure and do it all at once.
I drink a potion to cheer myself up.
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I stop the heart with electric magic.
I seal the hole with Heal.
With electricity.
It’s not moving!!
“Damn!!”
I jump on the daughter lying on the bed.
I quickly perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
I move the daughter’s head. Secure the airway! I blow air into her lips.
I repeat this several times.
On the third try, her breathing and heart recovered. That’s a relief.
When I search, the heart is working fine.
I put my ear to her chest.
Yes. The heartbeat is also fine.
I thoroughly searched her head, yes, probably no problem.
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When I restore consciousness.
The daughter’s responses seem to be fine.
She’s cured.
I’m tired, so I chug a potion.
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The old men are staring at me blankly.
The mother and daughter are hugging each other, crying and rejoicing.
“Well, with this, you probably won’t run out of breath just by moving a little.”
I speak to the old men.
“Here. Give me 16 gold coins. And Red Copper, don’t talk about me too much. Are you trying to make me famous? It’s a hassle.”
I leave the house as it is.
Great! Now I can borrow books.
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