77-Chapter 4-11 Practitioner Tenma

'Yes. It's the fastest way for Temma to learn, and most likely to help.

Grandpa pulled out two books from the bookshelf and handed them to me.

These are books written by Shelia. One is a book of notes written by Shelia when she examined a patient and the other is a book of cures that she wrote and compiled.

I searched for a page from the book that had a cure for magical disorders for now.

The cures were spelled out for each symptom with holes in the paper, so I was able to find them soon after.

There, apart from the treatments I knew (how to cure by forcibly channeling magical power), it also said how to cure a patient whose symptoms were severe.

'How to treat a severely ill patient. Step 1: Warm the patient's back and relax the muscles. Step 2: Find the stagnation of magic and use a needle or something else to restore the stagnation to normal. Step 3. When the stagnation of the magic power returns to normal, gradually release the practitioner's magic power. Step 4. Thereafter, repeat the procedure several times until the patient's stagnation becomes normal. The above has been proven to cure most patients....

Before I could finish reading, the Lord Treasurer grabbed me by both shoulders and shook me.

'You will be cured! So Misery can be cured!　

I'm sorry for the excited Lord Treasurer, but I hadn't finished reading the important part of the book yet.

''Well, wait! However, it is not known whether the direct cause of death was rejection....

Even though the cause and effect relationship is unknown, it can't be called a safe treatment as long as there are actually deaths.

''But there's no other treatment.......If this continues, Misery's life is in danger.......''

He was beginning to wonder what to do, when Grandpa spoke up.

It's true that it would be a good idea to find someone else who knows of a cure or has a proven track record. But I believe that Tenma has a better chance of saving her life than you do of saving yours.

What is the basis for this...　

When Grandpa assured him of this, the Lord Treasurer asked him, "Perhaps there is no one in the capital who is more skilled in controlling magic than Temma.

''Perhaps there is no one in the capital who is more adept at controlling magic than Temma.

If that's the reason, I'm sure Grandpa could cure you as well.

As a finance lord, I think you'd feel more comfortable with grandpa treating you than with me. I glanced sideways at the Finance Lord's face, but judging from the Finance Lord's expression, I'm not wrong.

It's impossible. I was originally no match for Shelia in terms of delicate magic control, and Temma is even better than Shelia. Moreover, my age has made me less adept at the details these days.

When he was told that it was because of his age, the finance minister seemed to have some understanding.

I'll be there to support Tenma and I'm not going to do it all at once," he said. I'll have a meeting with Tenma right away to discuss a safer way to treat the disease.

Grandpa said, and then decided to let the Lord Treasurer leave.

''So, good luck then.''

The Treasurer bowed his head and then climbed into the carriage, but the slightest hint of anxiety could be seen on his face.

''Well then, Temma. Let's try a lot of things (...).

Then my grandpa and I tried various methods, and after only three days, we found a satisfactory cure.

However, during those three days, he was confined to his room except for toilets and meals, and occasionally heard him screaming from inside his room, and when he came out of his room, the kings were at the mansion for some reason, and they were very worried about him.

As for His Excellency the Grand Duke, he had written the arrangements for his grandfather's funeral on a piece of paper, and from there the usual flirtation developed.

Incidentally, from the signature on the paper, His Excellency the Grand Duke's name was "Ernest von Audrey".

His Excellency the Grand Duke told me to call him by his name just as I learned his name, so I will try to call him 'Ernest-sama' as much as possible from now on.

''Ho-ho-ho........are you jealous! This is the result of my experiments with Temma!

As soon as Grandpa answered that, the women (Aura, Aina, and Chris-san) stared at me.

''Temma-sama, we have a young and spiffy experimental body here, please use it!

Wait, Aura! You were trying to sneak away! Master Temma, I thought I would be a better test subject than that one!

'Temma-kun you can leave those two noisy people alone and use me as an experiment.

While all three men were checking each other out, the king suddenly stood up.

'Temma. Will you try it with me?

I thought he was playing miko as usual, but I was surprised to see the serious expression on the king's face for the first time.

I'm sorry to say, but I can't do anything about it, even though my daughter-in-law (Musume) was suffering. I'm sorry to say it, but I want to see with my own body if it is really safe. Looking at the state of Merlin-dono, it looks like he's succeeding.

The king's resolve did not waver, no matter who in this place could persuade him to do so.

When it became clear that nothing I could say would change the king's resolve, Master Ernest decided to impose a condition.

I understand your resolve," he said, "but you have to try it with me first. I'm even older than you, so if there's nothing wrong with me, you can try to find out for yourself.

Okay, Uncle.

When the king managed to convince him, he asked Ernest-sama and Mr. Cliffe to experience the treatment method.

The purpose of this treatment method is to normalize the body's magic circuitry, so there should be no problem if you do it on a healthy person... at least Grandpa is fine now that he's fine... maybe.

'Then we'll do it in this room.

I took them to a room with a bed and decided to administer the treatment.

By the way, since it was called a treatment, I made them not to enter the room except for the two patients and the grandfather who was the support person.

'Well, now that we're ready, let's get started. You may tingle, but try not to move too much.

Let the treatment begin!

It's getting a lot harder...

Oh.

Whoa.

Maybe this one too...

There it is!

Ugh.

..........

Ew.

Ugh.

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30 minutes later.

There's nothing wrong with that!

'Yes. However, I think it's a matter of being too pleasant in a way.

The skin of the two of them talking about such things is getting shinier, and they seem to be getting younger at heart.

The king judged that there was no problem, but perhaps it was his imagination, but he seemed more put off than before.

Somehow, when I look at the women, they all have slightly red faces.

''Then let's go........''

Wow!

There!

Heeeee!

Chestoe!

Noooooooo.

There it is!

Oh....

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30 minutes later.

...I could see a new world!

There was a king standing there, full of supreme power.

''........Temma. What was that call you made earlier?

No, she seemed to be really tired, and I was going to give her a spirited treatment, but I got a little too worked up and got carried away.

The treatment was a bit out of tune, but the treatment was successful and all three of them seemed to be rejuvenated at heart.

For now, the king, who judged that there was no problem with the treatment, had instructed Mr. Cliffe to head to the treasurer's residence, but Aina and Jeanne waited for him.

''Your Majesty, I'm sorry to inform you, but there is a problem with Tenma-sama's treatment!

'Aina is right.

While the men nodded their heads, Aina said clearly.

''If we mess up, some of us might suspect Missalia-sama and Temma-sama of adultery... that's how much His Majesty and the others... that... that... panting... It was big.

At Aina's words, the kings coughed in unison.

''Um... if you heard that voice without knowing what's going on, I don't think it's any wonder you'd think we're doing something shady with Temma inside...''

Jeanne's words with a blush on her face stopped her from saying it, and the kings looked awkward.

Because of this, an indescribably subtle air flowed in the room, giving the illusion that time had stopped.

''Um~ I hate to say this, but I wouldn't normally react like that.......''

I couldn't stand this air and I couldn't help but speak up about it.

'What do you mean, Temma?'

In fact, originally, during the first massage, we apply a medicine to the skin to numb the sense of pain and sensation. Otherwise, some people may feel pain when expanding their magic circuits... I didn't dare (...) use the medicine this time to make the effect easier to understand.　

The kings look kind of dumb as their mouths fall open at my spoiler.

'So I don't normally feel that much (...).

Sorry, I bowed my head and apologized in passing. Around the time I said I felt (...), Aura and Chris-san blew out slightly, and Aina's mouth was trembling slightly, although she was also holding back. When it came to Jeanne, her face was even redder and embarrassed, and she didn't seem to have time to laugh.

After a while, the color of the kings' faces returned to normal and they once again decided to head to the treasurer's residence.

Initially, Aina was going to remain in grandpa's mansion for Jeanne and Aura's training, but because of my mischief, she seemed to have created distrust in the treatment, and decided to follow me, saying, 'I don't know what's going to happen, so it's no better to have many female hands'.

As it was, the members in the mansion headed to the Lord Treasurer's mansion, and the Lord Treasurer, who had already received the news, was waiting outside the gate.

After the greetings, we were led to Misery-san's place and began to prepare for the treatment.

I explained the procedure and explained the procedure to Lord Treasurer and Ms. Misery first, and when I told her that she would need to be nearly nude, albeit on her face, Lord Treasurer was amused and upset.

The important thing is that Missalee-san laughed and said, "Oh, that's so embarrassing," which made Sir Treasurer's attitude even more noticeable.

In the end, the first procedure, the massage, was changed by Aina, and the men, except for me and the Finance Lord, were asked to leave.

I explained to Aina roughly how the massage was to be performed and handed her the lotion to use during the massage.

While Aina gave the massage, I received a bunch of Misery's hair that I had asked for in advance, and cut it to the proper length, disinfected it, and soaked it in extracts of herbs and other herbs.

This is not in the book and will be my original method completely, but in order to reduce the burden on the body as much as possible, I harden the hair thinner than a needle with strengthening magic and use it instead of a needle.

I don't know how far it works, but at least as long as you use your own hair, you shouldn't have to worry about allergies and such.

After about twenty minutes, Aina's massage is over and it's finally my turn.

I take a deep breath and stare firmly at Misery-san.

Gradually, I began to feel something uncomfortable from every part of Ms. Misery's back.

It's not colored, but the image that comes to my mind is a blackish color, as if a river's flow is stagnant there.

I picked up a strand of Misery's hair that was dipped in the chemical solution and cast a strengthening spell. Then I stab her to dissipate the stagnation.

Misery-san doesn't seem to feel any pain, and she hasn't moved slightly since a while ago.

She continues to focus on her back, waist and legs.

After an hour, he finally finished beating his hair into all the stagnant areas and decided to take a look at it for a while.

The total number of stagnation that Misery had was about 70 in total. This number shows how serious Misery-san's symptoms were, as the kings who were treated in the experiment were said to have five to six locations, and the minor patients were said to have more than a dozen locations.

''That's it for now. All that's left is to take out the hair that was stabbed and rest after a bit of time, and from tomorrow, if you gradually rehabilitate yourself, you should be able to recover.　

Misery, who has been quiet since earlier, apparently fell asleep soon after the needle (hair) was hit, and I spoke to the Lord Treasurer.

The Lord Treasurer nodded and said, "We'll stay here until Misery wakes up," so we moved to the room where the kings were waiting to leave us alone.

'Are you done already, Temma?'

When I walked into the room, the king was the first to react and call out to me. Apparently it was a lot quicker than I thought it would be.

'Yes, the treatment itself was simple... although it was quite nerve-wracking.

I feel more drained of my nerves than physically drained.

While they were talking about such things, the king seemed to think of something and suddenly became quiet.

After that, he told the treasurer that he would be free, and they were each dismissed.

The Finance Lord and the King thanked us quite a bit, and we talked about what the reward would be, but we decided to put that on hold until Misery-san recovered, so we talked about it.

'Speaking of which, Temma. Are you ready for the tournament?

Grandpa asks me as if I remembered, but I told him that training now would not be good for the opposite, so I'll spend the time until the tournament focusing on adjusting my physical condition and techniques.

To be honest, I think the only person I care about is the Bandit King, since Ding-san will not be at this tournament. In fact, when I went to register for the tournament, there were a number of people who seemed to be participants in the tournament, but none of them seemed to be particularly strong.

Other than what I saw, I can't say that there aren't any strong people in Ding's class, but even so, if you're not careful and don't let your guard down, you should be able to win without problems.

The four of us went back to my grandfather's mansion while talking about such things.

Meanwhile, the king and the treasurer were sitting opposite each other in the treasurer's mansion.

At present, the king and the treasurer are the only two people in this room.

I'm glad to hear that Misalia's illness is going to be cured. I honestly thought that her life was even in danger from the progress of her condition, but thanks to Temma's help, it looks like she'll be able to manage.''

It might be taken as disrespectful by some listeners, but the Treasurer seemed to be accustomed to his father's use of language like that and did not show it on his face. Rather, he seemed to agree with that.

''Yes, I've just said that I'm relieved too. Misery is still sleeping, but when I saw her earlier, she was much more pale, so I don't think she will get any worse.

The Lord Treasurer tightened his expression of relief and straightened his residence.

'Your Majesty, I have a proposition.'

I'm listening.

The mood of the previous moment changed drastically as the Finance Lord suddenly changed his tone, exuding a dignity worthy of the very king.

''This case has made me and others keenly aware of how much people today rely on magic. From what I've heard, the cure for magical disorders is not that difficult to find. However, because there is no one who knows how to cure it, the disease may become so severe that some of them may have lost their lives, just like Misalia.

'I suppose you're right,'

Therefore, I propose the establishment of a 'National School for the Training of Doctors.'

The king turned his gaze sharply to the treasurer's proposal.

''To make that suggestion now, you may be accused by those around you of 'suggesting it for your own wife.'

At such words, the Lord Treasurer did not change his expression in the slightest.

''No matter. At least if it wasn't for what happened to Misalia, I wouldn't have made this proposal. However, I think we should do more than that to establish a training school.

And why is that?

First of all, the development of medicine and the art of medicine has a direct bearing on the lives of people in this country. It will be an advantage for this country to have a certain level of doctors readily available when the need arises. And, moreover, it will help us to keep other factions in check.

Oh...

The King leans forward to listen to the Treasurer's words.

'The school will be established by a royal subject. Then we will have the graduates of the school work for a few years only in a clinic attached to the school, for example. It will make them sign a contract when they enter the school, and in return we will give them a waiver of some of their tuition fees, etc. The cost of treatment and other services will be set as low as possible so that the people can easily use the clinic.

So?

If this plan were to be made the central policy of Prince Tida or Princess Luna, it would gain the support of the people, and it would be a check on the reformers. If they oppose this plan, we can spread the word to the public and naturally reduce their power.

"For the reformers, if they agree with us, it will give our royalists more power, and if they disagree with us, it will reduce their own power... Interesting! You have until tomorrow to put that story together and present it at the meeting the day after tomorrow!

Ha!

As a side note, the plan would come to fruition in later years, and its initiator, Zain von Blumail Krustin, would go down in history.

While the royalist faction was trying to gain a foothold in such a way, the other factions began to make moves.

The reason for this was that Temma began to show a move towards the royalist faction, and the royalist faction also began to see a gradual movement to take Temma in. Most importantly, Temma has no intention of joining any faction at the moment, but since he has known the king since his parent's generation, the other factions seem to think that sooner or later, Temma will become a royalist.

In this regard, some of the neutrals have begun to want to somehow relate to Tenma and bring him into the same relationship as before... a relationship that is neither hostile nor a clear ally to the royal faction.

But there are those who are not amused by the royalists' inclusion of the Temma. That is the reformers.　

They initially thought of Tenma as just a child, a little more than an adventurer who was friendly with the royals, but when they saw Tenma training with the Kingsguard and the Knights, they began to get impatient. A few more have recently heard rumors that Tenma is the one who accomplished the Dragon Slayer, and that he is also the Dragon Master who will go down in history as one of the most famous, and they are beginning to fear for his influence.

If this is not done, the reformers, who have begun to gain enough power to compete with the royalists, will be ruined by a single child named Tenma.

The best case is to bring Temma to their side, but that's nearly impossible given their closeness to the royalists.

The next best case would be to keep Tenma from becoming a royalist, but that would still be just as difficult as the first case.

In that case, the simple thing that comes to mind is to get rid of Tenma, but this is a tough one to deal with against the dragon slayer Tenma. In that case, the worst case scenario would be the possibility of the reformers being crushed.

I don't think Temma alone can crush the Reformers, but if he is teamed up with the Royalists or another faction that doesn't think well of the Reformers and can even get the people on his side, it's not impossible.

That was how much Temma's career was bound to become popular for sure when the people knew about it.

If this was just a 'dragon slayer' or 'dragon wielder', there was something to be done, but Tenma had both.

Moreover, when he was only ten years old, he accomplished the dragon slaying for the purpose of saving his friends who were abandoned by the nobility, and to avenge his parents who were killed at that time, he almost single-handedly defeated the historical Ancient Dragon Ancient Dragon and as a result saved the kingdom, and to put it badly. In addition, he allows the king, who is the master of one half of the scourge of Kukri village, to have a taste of a mid-range dragon, which was previously thought to be impossible.

In addition, he has tamed a dragon of intermediate level, which was previously thought to be impossible.

It's like a fairy tale, and no one would actually turn against Temma after hearing this story except for those who are directly concerned with his interests or fools in the truest sense of the word....

But the Reformers are a group of people who have a direct stake in it, and many of them are fools in the truest sense of the word.

After all, it is a faction of people who are in a sense trying to defy the Lord to whom they are supposed to be loyal. There can't be no fools among such people.

It is only natural that those idiots will eventually take the lead in causing a commotion...but no one could foresee at this time just how big the commotion would become.