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Chapter 41 – The True Nature of the Plague
The diagnostic needle can confirm the patient’s illness.
It can also be used to make a diagnosis.
The disease that White Eyes currently has was written in the notebook.
[Diagnosis Result]
▶Patient: White Eyes
▶Species: White Dragon - Divine Beast
▶Diseases Present: Functional constipation and parasitic fungal infection.Then came a result I didn’t want to know.
“Eyes-nim, are you constipated?”
“…How in the world did you figure that out?”
“The results of the diagnosis indicate that you are suffering from constipation.”
“I had no idea! Does the Village Chief get constipated, too?”
“This is the first time I’ve heard that dragons get constipated!”
Eyes’s face turned red at Hyangdan and Nureongi’s reactions.
He glared at me in shame.
Then, trembling all over, he asked,
“So, what exactly is this supposed to accomplish? I thought you wanted to learn about this illness.”
“Constipation is also a serious illness. I will prescribe medicine for it later.”
“…I appreciate that.”
I then shifted my gaze to the next illness.
I discovered the cause of the situation.
“The Divine Beast’s Paradise is currently infested with parasitic fungi.”
“…Parasitic fungi?”
“A common example is Cordyceps sinensis. They usually parasitize insects or larvae, but…”
“This doesn’t seem like a typical parasitic fungus.”
The moment I said that,
Information began printing onto the notebook once more.
It was information about the parasitic fungus!
“This works too?!
I excitedly checked the details on the fungus.
[Information]
▶Name: Wood Skin Fungus
▶▶Description: A parasitic fungus that grows by absorbing the magical power of living beings. As it grows, it develops bark-like outer skin. Once it has absorbed most of its host's magical power, it leaves to find another host. When the wood skin fungus reaches a certain level of growth, it can be used as a valuable medicinal ingredient.This bark-like fungus is called Wood Skin Fungus.
Moreover, the text was filled with facts I didn’t know.
“A parasitic fungus that grows by sucking the magical power from living beings.”
“…Indeed. This fungus only grows on divine beasts. Only divine beasts possess magical power, after all.”
“Amazing! As expected of the Divine Doctor!”
The true nature of this disease was grasped in an instant.
And that’s not all.
This wood fungus can be used as a medicinal ingredient.
Just like cordyceps!
“Young Master, This is an opportunity, you know!”
“Exactly. It’s a chance to kill two birds with one stone.”
“I-I’m just one!”
“Hehe! That’s not what I meant. I meant that we can achieve two benefits at once.”
We can cure the divine beasts’ illness and obtain precious medicinal ingredients at the same time.
It’s truly killing two birds with one stone!
I never imagined things would turn out like this.
“It’s good that we figured out the nature of the disease, but how do we plan to remove the wood skin fungus?”
That’s a fair question.
The wood skin fungus continuously absorbs magical power.
I had no idea how to remove it.
What if I forcibly removed it?
The skin would be severely damaged.
Therefore, I needed a safe and efficient method.
“How can I safely remove the wood skin fungus?”
Just as I was thinking that.
A certain phrase caught my eye.
“Once it absorbs most of the host’s magic power, it leaves to find another host?”
This part.
I thought I could make use of it.
So I immediately told Eyes.
“There are things I need.”
If I could just get these things, I could probably save everyone.”
* * *
“Can these things really cure wood skin fungus?”
Eyes looked skeptical.
Before him was a pile of herbs. But these were no ordinary herbs.
They were none other than…
“These are magical herbs.”
These herbs are imbued with magical power.
“Oh ho, magic-infused herbs?”
“They don’t exist in the Divine Beast’s Paradise, so I brought them from my own dimension.”
“Young Master, you spent quite a bit! Thankfully, magic-infused herbs aren’t that expensive!”
“So, how do you plan to use these?”
“I plan to use them as bait.”
The strategy I had devised was this:
“First, we’ll reduce the divine beasts’ magic power to its limit. Then, the wood skin fungus will fall off. Then, I intend to make it parasitize the magic-infused herbs.”
“If that works, the divine beasts won’t suffer, and we can efficiently eliminate the wood skin fungus!”
“You’re truly a divine doctor! We can save everyone with this!”
Nureongi and Hyangdan cheered excitedly.
But Eyes quietly hit the nail on the head.
“So, how exactly do you plan to reduce our magic power to its limit?”
“I’ve certainly given that part a lot of thought.”
They say a life form dies when all its magic power vanishes.
Therefore, recklessly draining magic power is extremely dangerous.
Moreover, there weren’t many ways to extract it.
The only option was to use indiscriminate magic-consuming techniques.
“Telling patients to use their magic power to the limit is cruel.”
“Exactly. It would be better to just sit still and let the magic flow out naturally.”
“So, the method I came up with is this.”
With that, I took out some medicine.
It was none other than the Magic Dissolving Pill.
“The Magic Dissolving Pill.”
“Magic Dissolving Pills?”
“I have a special recipe for a pill. These Magic Dissolving Pills are poised to play a major role this time.”
The Magic Dissolving Pills utilized the recipe on the sixth page of Yakseon’s notebook.
“Originally, this recipe was for a medicine designed to expel toxins from the human body.”
“But magic power isn’t a toxin, is it?”
“That’s true. However, with careful blending, it can be manufactured this way.”
I checked the information on the Magic Dissolving Pills.
[Medicine Information]
▶Name: Magic Dissolving Pill
▶Effect 1: Upon ingestion, it expels accumulated magic power from the body.
▶Effect 2: Highly effective in treating constipation.After reading the information, Eyes asked me,
“To expel accumulated magic power from the body? What an astonishing medicine! But what exactly is the second effect?”
“This effect was already present in the base medicine.”
The original base medicine was called the Poison Dissolving Pill.
It was a pill that dissolved poison.
The method of dissolution was simple.
“It expels the accumulated poison through excretion.”
Therefore, the Magic Dissolving Pill had the same effect.
“With this, even divine beasts can safely and effectively expel magic power. Especially for you, Eyes-nim.”
“Wait, hold on! Treatment using such a humiliating method? There was no prior explanation!”
“There’s no such thing as a humiliating method when it comes to treatment.”
I told Eyes that with absolute certainty.
Treatment is a sacred act.
Feeling shame or experiencing other strange emotions during treatment is unthinkable.
“Moreover, if you’re concerned the divine beasts might feel shame, there is a solution.”
“Is that so? What method is that?”
Eyes asked urgently.
I smiled faintly at her and said,
[T/N: It's clear from this point that Eyes is also female, so I'll refer to her as such from now on, too.]“You should consume it after absorbing all the wood skin fungi.”
“…That’s impossible.”
“In fact, if Eyes-nim absorbs all the wood skin fungus, the cure will be faster. With the fungus concentrated in one place, it’ll be easier to process.”
Eyes’ expression seemed to say this to me.
You cruel bastard!
She looked as if she were saying that.
It was as if she were asking, “How could I possibly make her bear all the shame?”
But there was no choice.
It was the most efficient method.
“The choice is yours, Eyes-nim.”
I gave her time to think.
Eyes spoke, her eyes glistening with tears.
“…I will absorb all the wood skin fungi.”
The village chief is truly exceptional.
* * *
After that, things proceeded smoothly.
Eyes absorbed the wood skin fungus from all the divine beasts cleanly.
As a result, Eyes ended up harboring all of the fungus within her body.
Then, she consumed the magic-absorbing pill that I had made.
At that moment.
“Th-the bathroom!”
With a rumbling sound, she headed straight for the bathroom.
She didn’t emerge from the bathroom for a full three hours.
Then, thunderous sounds came from inside!
“It sounds like a battlefield!”
“Chief! You must win!”
“The more you cheer, the more embarrassed Eyes-nim will be.”
The sounds were so intense that I felt like she might dehydrate.
But she managed to endure.
She had a huge bottle filled to the brim with wood skin fungus.
As a result, her skin became incredibly smooth and silky.
[Herb Information]
▶Name: Wood Skin Fungus
▶Grade: Rare
▶Effect 1: Infuses vitality into the human body and has a slight life-extending effect.
▶Effect 2: Enhances male virility and alleviates menopausal symptoms in women.I marveled at the information on the wood skin fungus.
“A life-extending effect!”
I’d only ever seen that effect in the Heavenly Peach seeds.
Who would’ve thought I’d see such an effect here?
For a mere rare-grade item, it had incredible effects.
“Probably because its growth conditions are so demanding.”
And that wasn’t all.
It had an irresistible effect on men—it enhanced virility.
“Young Master, why are you staring so intently at the wood skin fungus?”
“…Because if I put this on the market, it’ll sell out in five seconds flat.”
“Indeed, the life extension effect is remarkable! It’ll sell like hotcakes!”
“No, not that effect. It’s because of the other effect.”
Nureongi tilted his head at my words.
He probably wouldn’t understand.
He probably didn’t know what virility enhancement meant to a man.
“You’ve worked hard.”
“Hehe, yeah.”
“Why, you seem to be in a good mood.”
“It’s humiliating, but I’ve finally bid farewell to the illnesses that have tormented me all this time.”
Eyes’ words were ambiguous.
The illnesses that tormented her.
It wasn’t just the Wood Skin Fungus.
Constipation had also tormented her terribly all this time.
“What about the other Divine Beasts?”
“We immediately distributed the magic herbs and eliminated all traces of the Wood Skin Fungus.”
“I see. Is the Divine Beast’s Paradise now completely free of the Wood Skin Fungus?”
“I purified it myself with my purifying breath, so it should be certain.”
Her eyes visibly relaxed at my words.
She felt even greater relief knowing that the Divine Beast’s Paradise was now safe.
Seeing this, I could truly sense how kindhearted Eyes was.
Then, suddenly, she blurted something out to me.
“…I’m sorry.”
“Why all of a sudden?”
“You came to help, yet I acted rudely. I wanted to apologize for that.”
“It’s fine. You’ve suffered at the hands of humans, too, so it’s only natural.”
“You really are different from ordinary humans.”
Eyes smiled faintly at me.
I didn’t understand what that meant, though.
In my opinion, I wasn’t that special.
“Divine Doctor!”
Hyangdan came trotting over to me.
She looked at me with reddened eyes.
Then, she bowed her head.
“Thank you for saving the Divine Beast’s Paradise!”
“It’s nothing.”
“No, it’s not! If the Divine Doctor hadn’t been here, the Village Chief would have collapsed!”
“That’s true, Divine Doctor. I too offer my thanks.”
Eyes bowed her head to me as well.
“Who’d have thought I’d live to be thanked by a dragon?”
You really do see things when you live a long time.
And that wasn’t all.
“Look outside!”
When I looked outside, I saw the other divine beasts shouting their thanks to me, too.
“Thank you so much!”
“Who’d have thought we’d get help from a human?”
“The Divine doctor is really different!”
“Please make a contract with me!”
Seeing that scene filled my heart with pride.
“I saved all these lives.”
Just as that thought made my throat tighten…
[Field treatment completed.]
[Rewards being settled.]The long-awaited settlement began.
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A dragon with constipation! I laughed like stupid with a battery!
It’s good that the Doctor prevented “The Last of Us.” 😉
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