Episode 156 Free Lecture on Medicine (1)
After the banquet ended, Seongguk tried to regain the burned daily life.
It’s not easy, but Eclay and Iriel are working hard, so it won’t be long before you can get back on track.
The academy also requested the return of students.
Although the entire area has been damaged, the Academy’s buildings are in incredibly pristine condition.
However, contrary to their wishes, not all students returned to the academy.
Some of these students died in the war, but most did not return because they were disappointed with the academy’s astounding inaction during the war.
Most of the opinions say that they are not proud of it at all even if they learned from such a place.
It’s not that the academy didn’t come up with its own countermeasures, but it wasn’t a big deal because it was such an issue that it couldn’t be covered up.
Only a small number of students returned to the academy.
There, Ray’s status was not the same as before.
Everyone was aware of the feat of the saint, and it was widely known that he was the first person in the kingdom to be bestowed with the surname of a hero.
By blocking the search for heretics in the Pope’s arbitrarily held inquisition, he was also controlling the public sentiment.
Ray’s position could be said to be the center of power, enough to make one wonder if one person could be given this much power.
Ray was having trouble preparing for a free lecture on medicine in his private office.
The contents of the first lecture were roughly selected.
Since this is the first lecture, it is better to gradually deepen the content.
If you explain it so that even those who are ignorant of medicine can understand it, you will be able to realize the importance of medicine.
Many people have realized the importance of first aid due to the war that continued through luck among misfortunes.
The difference between having knowledge and not having it was enormous indeed.
Wounds that would be only minor in modern times often spread to death due to secondary infection because they were not properly treated.
Poor medical standards, such that even a simple cold could kill you, turned even abrasions into fatal wounds.
Taking this as an opportunity, if you focus the first lecture on understanding basic illnesses such as first aid and colds that can be used in practice, you will be able to follow along well enough.
I spent three days figuring out the points.
A large number of students have gathered, so it will be time to start the lecture.
One last time I checked to make sure I didn’t miss anything and created some expected questions, and a week had passed.
After submitting an application for free lectures to the academy and setting a date, responses were received from various places.
The fact that not only students but also professors are interested in it seems that the war has been a pretty good publicity effect.
What was surprising was that the Duke of Chepes, who had been living quietly, had sent a request to attend a free lecture.
Speaking of the Chepes family, it could be said to be the family of Griaia.
Although it did not build a strong family compared to other ducal families, it is a family with a long history in its own way.
It was a welcome thing for him to officially hope to participate there.
Did they say you have to row when the water comes in? Ray started rowing vigorously.
As if to repay his efforts, the number of students gradually increased.
When the large auditorium was filled with students, his lecture announced the beginning.
The moment we had been waiting for had finally arrived.
The future of the medical academy will be determined by how many students it attracts to this lecture.
Standing on the podium, Ray smiled at the pleasant tension.
“Let the lecture begin.”
* * *
Aira visited the Elf Village in the Grencia Mountains.
The way she traveled long distances was very simple.
I just opened the teleport gate and took a step.
Arriving at the new forest area, she frowned slightly.
“stink? That’s a serious smell.”
It will do just that.
After all, it’s been quite a while since the plague spread and the corpses were left unattended.
Recognizing her presence, Chersi appeared at the entrance of the village.
He asked, tilting his short hair to a corner.
“A Guardian is in our village? Did something happen?”
Aira shook her head at her question.
“no. I came personally.”
“Ugh. Let’s talk inside first.”
As Chersi guided them into the village, the elves who had been in the guard vehicle also lowered their heads and retreated.
Elves can recognize high elves by intuition.
Elves must have felt it too. That Aira is a higher level entity than them.
As a result, I had no hesitation in lowering my posture.
It was clearly different from what Ray had seen.
Aira looked around the village while being guided by Chersi.
The well-organized village scenery and nature seem to have been dragged in as it is, no different from other villages.
Seeing their happy faces melted, I could tell how well she was managing the village.
As Chersi moved to the highest house, Ira followed her.
The interior of the house was luxurious.
The jewels and ornaments hanging on the walls caught Aira’s eyes.
Some of them were things she knew too.
Aira said with a little admiration.
“These are Cecily’s eyes. I heard you couldn’t find the other one, but you seem to have found a pair safely.”
“Hahaha… I happened to find it.”
I was slightly puzzled by Cherthy’s lukewarm reaction, but that’s not why I came today.
Aira asked with a slight frown on her beautiful eyes.
“…But what is this stench that I can feel from outside the village?”
“I’m not sure… Maybe it’s an epidemic?”
“Epidemic?”
From years of experience, I know that even a child can get an infectious disease if it smells like this.
But why did the plague suddenly spread? Isn’t this an area managed by elves?
She had never heard of an epidemic circulating in the mountains managed by the elves.
Chersi added an explanation as if she had noticed Aira’s intentions.
“Humans are most likely the cause. For more than a hundred and fifty years, they have always been a problem.”
“…No matter how much…”
I didn’t understand.
An epidemic suddenly circulates in the human habitat that has existed for 150 years? Isn’t it strange?
If you’ve been through an epidemic every year, you wouldn’t know, but the first epidemic in 150 years? What kind of bizarre thing is this?
Cherci probably didn’t know it, but it was clear that there was another cause.
Of course, the fact that it was an artificially caused epidemic was something that even Ira couldn’t have predicted.
She decided to skip the issue about it and slowly brought it to the point.
Aira, who covered her mouth and cleared her throat several times, asked as if tossing it slightly.
“Hmm. By the way… Didn’t a human come here?”
“Ugh. Are you human?”
There is one person that just comes to mind.
“I did come. Unusually white hair…”
“Yes! That kid!”
“……?”
A great response came back before the words were finished.
When I sent a puzzled look at the radical reaction, Aira straightened her posture and urged the conversation.
“…hmmm. so?”
“…At first I thought he was an odd human being. I was going to ask why you came to the village…”
“I thought so?”
“He had a keepsake of his mother.”
The existence that Chersi calls her mother. Ira could easily guess that it was Cecily.
It felt like something fit, so she pointed to the courtesy earring.
“Could that keepsake… Cecily’s eyes?”
“that’s right. I demanded an explanation from that person.”
“…”
“Then the story of the Empire came out. As you know, the Empire and the elves of our mountains are at odds. As soon as I heard it, I got a little nervous without even realizing it.”
The bit of nervousness she mentioned here refers to the excessive magic that Ray was in a hurry to avoid.
Ray still shuddered when he thought of the fireballs, each of which had terrifying power.
Ira silently listened to her words.
“Then he ran away. When there was an epidemic, I went to see him to see if he could help, but he was very cold, unlike the first time.”
Ira quietly nodded at Cherthy’s words.
It would have been.
I went there to solve it through conversation, but I don’t get nervous and ask for help with the subject I kicked out of town.
It was a sad situation even if I thought about changing my position.
As if remembering that time again, Cherthy covered her mouth and laughed.
“Whoop whoop. The elves told me to take care of the elves’ work, got angry and left. Contrary to what I said, he returned to the village and cured the elves who were afflicted with contagious diseases.”
“I see.”
Her words brought a smile to Aira’s lips.
Because the situation seemed to be drawn in my head.
“And this is a fact that I found out later, that he saved us elves from dwarves. I was going to repay you if I see you later… The children of our mountain range hate humans so much… hahaha.”
“Basically, the children of the forest hate other races.”
“That person doesn’t seem to have any intention of coming to the village again, does it?”
That’s a very good sign.
Aira doesn’t like Ray going to other elven villages.
Wouldn’t it be quite embarrassing if, while wandering around, you accidentally hit someone else’s eyes?
If that’s the case, I’d rather not have any intention of visiting this place again.
After hearing most of Ray’s story, Aira nodded and put on a satisfied expression.
Then, this time, Chersi wondered.
“But why does the Guardian ask about that human?”
Aira answered her question as if asking for something so obvious.
“huh? Because I like it, of course.”
Cherish’s mouth hung open at the shocking remark.
I didn’t even think of it.
No one could have imagined that a high elf would love a human.
“Yeah?! Is it forbidden love between different races!”
“Who dared to ban it? If anyone says that my relationship with him is forbidden, I will not stand still.”
On the contrary, he gets angry.
It’s obviously not wrong.
It is said that heterogeneous people cannot have children, but elves and humans are unique in that they can have children even though they are heterogeneous.
However, if the opponent is a high elf rather than an ordinary elf, the story is different.
Isn’t it an opponent that doesn’t fit the price!
Humans and high elves? What kind of nonsensical relationship is this!
It was as if something really impossible had happened to Chersi.
It wouldn’t be more surprising if an orc and an elf started dating.
Ira was finally relieved when she heard the full story of the incident.
I was anxious and worried in my heart, but it seems that I did a good job on my own.
After finishing her errands, Aira stood up from her seat.
“You want to go already? It’s been a while since you’ve come, so go have a cup of tea.”
“no. There is no work, but it would be better to be in the village in case of an emergency.”
He opens the teleport gate while talking and disappears in an instant.
Watching her disappearing back, Cherthy shook her head.
“Even the Guardian who was so strong has something he can’t help.”
