Doctor Player Chapter 23
Crunchy!
Suddenly, the wooden window shattered with a loud bang!
“…?!”
“A car window?!”
Raymond and Hanson were horrified by the lightning that fell from the dry sky.
When I came to my senses, a stone the size of half a fist had broken a window and was rolling around inside the building.
“This….”
Raymond’s complexion turned white.
It was a raid!
Someone deliberately threw a stone!
‘who? why?’
Raymond is confused.
Then Hanson screamed again.
“Senior Seo?! Look at this!”
When I went out the door, something even more astonishing happened.
The mark of the wand of healing drawn on the gate was marked with a cross in bright red.
And the text was written below.
[This is not a playground for kids.]
[Get out if you don’t want to die.]
It was an eerie red phrase, as if it were written in blood.
“….”
Raymond kept his mouth shut.
Something was going unexpectedly.
* * *
“You have to leave this place right now, senpai! Dangerous!”
Hanson exclaimed urgently.
Seeing this in front of my eyes, it was a natural reaction.
Raymond agreed that things were not looking good.
‘People’s reaction is much more hostile than expected. If it stays like this, there could be a dangerous situation.’
As others have said, the slums here are places where security is not within reach.
There was a good chance that a dangerous situation would arise if someone with hostility tried to harm them.
To be honest, it might be wise to leave.
But Raymond shook his head firmly.
“no. I will not leave.”
“senior?”
“As you said, it could be dangerous, so Hanson, you can leave. No, I will be alone, so you pack up and leave.”
Hanson put on a look of incomprehension.
Raymond sighed inwardly.
‘Honestly, I’m scared too and I want to leave.’
Raymond was far from strong-hearted.
After seeing the bright red warning text written in blood, my heart was still beating.
But there was a reason why I couldn’t leave even though I was so trembling.
‘I took out a lot of loans from Healer Loan to set up a treatment center. If I leave like this, I will perish.’
Raymond wept.
How could he, penniless, have the money to buy a building and furnish herbal remedies?
All were loans from Healer loans.
‘Damn, I lost a lot of money to remodel the building. Even if we resell the herbs, it’s not enough to make up for it.’
Raymond bit his nails.
‘I’m still paying interest in real time. I have to succeed unconditionally.’
It was a funny and sad story about not being able to leave because of money, but it was an unavoidable reality.
Healer loans give generous loans, but the interest rates are devilish.
In particular, when it starts to be overdue, it becomes a demon loan rather than a healer loan.
‘Healer Ron guys somehow grind the healer and make him pay back. You don’t know what kind of terrible situation it will end up in, so you must succeed and pay the money back.’
Then a message popped up!
[Facing difficulties, quests are given!]
[Return the hearts of the people in the slums!]
(Ninjutsu Quest)
Degree of Excellence
: Medium Difficulty: Medium
Quest Description: The heart is in a hard state. Turn their hearts back!
Clear condition: Obtain the favor of the people in the slums Reward
: 30 bonus level up skill points
Raymond clenched his fists.
Even if it wasn’t a quest, I definitely intended to do that.
Because it can’t be ruined!
“You can’t back down just because you’ve been threatened once. I will stay, Hanson, you leave.”
“….”
Why?
Hanson kept his mouth shut.
“…Why are you so caring for patients in the slums?”
It seemed like a misunderstood question.
“huh? It’s not? For some reason I can’t leave… ….”
“I know you are willing to take risks thinking of patients in the slums. I will stay with you.”
“No, not really, I….”
He shook his head, but Hansson said, ‘Senior’s sincerity. I know everything’ was the face.
…Even if he misunderstood, Raymond cleared his throat as it seemed that he had fallen into a solid misunderstanding.
‘Anyway, that’s not important right now.’
Raymond got up from his seat.
“senior?”
“I can’t stay still like this. Let’s move before things get worse.”
There is no possibility that the situation will be solved by sitting still and waiting.
Rather, it will become an irreversible situation as public opinion gradually deteriorates behind the scenes.
So, in this case, we had to act preemptively.
‘I will never sit down and perish like this.’
Raymond was determined.
Just such a difficulty.
If it was for the sake of the wealth and glory he would enjoy later, he could overcome it.
Be sure to grab the fruit of success and Marira!
* * *
“Where are you going?”
“A square in the heart of the slums.”
The two of them left the treatment center with their armor tightly wrapped under their clothes.
“Isn’t it dangerous if it’s a square with a lot of people?”
“No, there are a lot of people, but it’s okay. Much better than deserted alleys.”
It was the same that Raymond, who said so, felt afraid.
‘Isn’t it well-dressed in chain mail?’
Raymond sighed at the feel of the chain armor under his clothes.
In fact, I wondered what kind of help chain mail would be in the event of an unexpected situation, but it gave me some relief.
‘I have to turn the hearts of the people in the slums somehow.’
Raymond caught his breath and reached the plaza.
The people in the slums in the square looked at Raymond, who suddenly appeared, with wary eyes.
“Who is it?”
“Looks like the aristocratic ruler who came to set up a treatment center over there this time? Why did the noble nobleman come to such a filthy place?”
People’s eyes turned hostile.
“You’re starting a treatment center? in a place like this? why? wherefore?”
“Aren’t you here to do some kind of propaganda to show off to others? you know that Just like the princes who came before.”
“Do you know this as a playground?”
Sharp gazes were fixed on Raymond.
thud. thud.
Raymond’s heart raced with tension.
Facing the hostile gaze, his mouth did not come off easily.
‘You have to be good. You only have one chance this time. If I miss this opportunity, I won’t listen anymore.’
If you step back and fail, you will become a slave to the devil Ron and you will never be able to get out of vegetable soup again.
Thinking like that gave me courage.
Raymond clenched his fists and stepped forward.
Thankfully, a message popped up.
[I’m working hard to treat patients in the slums!]
[The heart of skill steel is expressed!]
My heart has calmed down.
The fear didn’t go away, but the will to overcome it sprang up.
“Long time no see. This is Raymond. how are you?”
People’s eyes widened.
Raymond.
It was a name I would not have known if I had lived here for a long time.
“Raymond…?”
“Is that really that little Raymond? Did you go to the royal castle?”
People studied Raymond’s face closely. A lot has changed, but the image of my childhood has remained.
In particular, the vivid emerald eyes were like Raymond’s trademark, so everyone remembered them clearly.
‘it’s okay! Fortunately, he remembers me.’
Raymond let out a sigh of relief.
I have memories of the past, so I won’t be recklessly hostile like now.
‘Once the memory arm goes to the operation!’
“Coming to the Bay Area for the first time in a while is so nice, it feels like coming home. It seems like yesterday that I was beaten like dogs by Uncle Bob and Uncle Tom in that back alley… …haha…under.”
I tried to talk about it with memories as much as possible, but unfortunately people’s reactions were not very good.
“….”
No one answered Raymond’s story.
They all still had cold eyes.
Then someone stepped forward and said coldly.
“Why did you come back here?”
“…!”
“Aren’t you of noble royalty? But why did you come back to such a filthy place?”
The moment he heard that question, Raymond was able to grasp the cause of his hostility.
‘The people in the slums now regard me as the king’s son, not the little boy they used to be friendly with.’
Come to think of it, it was natural.
It’s been over 15 years since he left the slums.
It was enough time for the familiarity in memories to disappear.
Of course, Raymond suffered all kinds of persecution as an illegitimate child, let alone a noble bloodline, but it was impossible for ordinary people, not ordinary people, and people in the slums who were cut off from the outside world to know such a complicated situation.
To ignorant slum dwellers, Raymond looked just like the rest of the aristocratic royalty.
‘No, I’m not a member of the royal family, but I’ve only been scolded for being an illegitimate child. What kind of unfair misunderstanding is this?’
Suddenly, a feeling of resentment mixed with resentment welled up.
then people said
“I don’t know what you were thinking, but please go back. This is not a playground for a noble person like you.”
Raymond shook his head vigorously.
could never back down
“I didn’t come thinking of this place as a playground.”
The operation to sell memories was a failure, so now only the straight-line method remains.
Raymond gritted his teeth and continued.
“How dare you think that? I came here to treat patients.”
[‘Speech’ skill is demonstrated through the appeal for the patient!]
[The will for the patient is expressed in the speech!]
[It has a synergistic effect with the Heart of Steel skill!]
The will of steel is displayed in the speech.
Raymond’s voice became heavy, and those who had been laughing at him flinched momentarily.
“You came to treat a patient?”
“Yes, it is. I did not come here lightly, I came here to heal the people.”
People looked at each other and chatted.
The will in Raymond’s voice was too strong to be coldly ignored.
“…Why did you come here to heal people?”
“Can’t we treat patients in a better environment than here?”
Raymond thought to himself.
‘To level up.’
But it was impossible to answer like that.
First of all, the first thing to do is to change people’s minds, so Raymond decided to speak with a moderate amount of truth.
“Of course, I can treat patients in a much better environment than here. You can work in the best clinics if you want.”
“Then why are you in this slum? No therapist wants to come here?”
“That is why.”
“…yes?”
Raymond was silent for a moment. Perhaps because of his speech skills, people’s eyes naturally focused on him.
“Because no therapist wants to come. That’s why it came. I want to treat all of you who are suffering from not receiving proper treatment.”
“…!”
“The poor are equally sick. Isn’t it?”
“….”
“Only because I am poor! I hope there is no one who is not able to receive any treatment because of lack of power and low status. That’s why I came here. There is no other reason, so please don’t misunderstand.”
After speaking, Raymond secretly looked at the people.
‘Are you okay? Did I talk too much?’
Fortunately, it seems to be fine.
Thanks to the help of speech skills, the face of not a few people was influenced by the feeling of each sentence.
Even Hanson was moved and muttered:
“senior…How can you… ….”
