Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 1173

Bloom (5)

[Basic examination complete. Body measurement.]

[Blood sample taken. Blood analysis starting.]

[Awareness and cognitive ability tests complete.]

[Body composition, electrocardiogram, and bone density tests complete.]

[Chest mana projection rate test complete.]

Chiiiiiiiiik…!!!!

The giant capsule opened, releasing a thick cloud of steam.

The steam, carrying a faint chill, quickly filled the room.

“That concludes this quarter’s comprehensive health check. You’ve worked hard.”

Murphy said, not even turning around, as he received the rapidly outputting examination data in real-time.

“I tested the new equipment we bought at a high price from the medical city of Alphaion. How did it feel?”

“…I nearly froze to death.”

Lenok, walking out in a pure white patient gown, looked strangely pale.

Pressing his purplish lips, Lenok turned and exhaled a cold breath.

“If it had taken any longer, I wouldn’t have hesitated to break the temperature control device.”

“To use the mana field imaging device, it helps to have a lower body temperature. It can’t be helped.”

At Lenok’s harsh words, Murphy scratched his cheek while sitting in his wheelchair.

“However, the temperature inside the scanner shouldn’t have been that low for a human to endure. You’re the first of my patients to feel that cold.”

“……”

“Every time I do an examination, I realize that your threshold for stimulation is severely damaged. You’re barely managing to live a normal life by forcibly suppressing it with your transcendent magical power.”

Murphy, turning his wheelchair to face Lenok, said while burying his head in the examination chart.

“Metabolic rate, cell activity, blood composition, bone density, and nerve tissue damage… all have reached new lows. Congratulations. There was a lower level below the bottom.”

“Is that so…”

“You’re not surprised.”

Murphy stared at Lenok, who calmly accepted the news, over his glasses.

“Is it because of the Kundara incident?”

“You knew?”

“Your self-proclaimed vampire summon is going around telling everyone where she came from.”

“…It seems the Blood Lord has already expanded her range of activities that far.”

The trueblood vampire, Blood Lord Lacey, who made a summon contract with Lenok in Kundara.

A high-ranking long-lived species who is also a Black Consumer Project member and a powerful blood magic user.

He had summoned her because he needed to borrow her abilities during his research, but she was already wandering around the Balkan on her own.

She didn’t seem too keen on returning to the Balkan, but it seemed she had already met many people.

“I know she’s a vampire like you, but you don’t seem particularly bothered by it?”

“Being a trueblood vampire means she’s a high-ranking species, but she’s not someone I, with a different origin, should serve.”

Murphy replied indifferently.

“She wasn’t that authoritarian for a long-lived vampire. Ah, asking about your condition unnecessarily has doubled my workload.”

“……”

“I heard about what happened in Kundara. I also heard that you were deeply involved in the fall of the outer city.”

Murphy glanced at Lenok.

“Even if I’m not up-to-date on outside news, I’m not so ignorant that I don’t know there was chaos on the Western Front.”

“There were many things going on. Conversely, I couldn’t pay attention to my condition as much.”

Lenok stared blankly at his hand.

“No… rather, I should say I’ve gotten used to it now. I no longer feel any discomfort in the dulling of pain or sensation.”

“……”

“I’ve been holding on for a long time by using the method of pulling from the future. I just thought it might be as you said.”

The backlash Lenok faced after drinking the Elixir of Ascension in Kundara was, in fact, a side effect that led to death.

The point of divergence of corruption and demise, where Lenok’s future and destiny were completely dismantled and led to ruin.

He somehow survived with the help of the Life Vessel and the Blood Lord, but the injuries and aftereffects from that time have not completely disappeared.

He rested for a week after that and then left for Tokerphos and returned, so it’s no wonder that his various values have worsened in this examination.

Nothing is given easily. As much as you gain, you lose just as much.

Until now, he had somehow managed to maintain that balance on a precarious line, but he thought it wouldn’t be strange if it collapsed at any moment.

“Hoo…”

Murphy, sighing deeply at Lenok’s words, put down the examination chart and took off his glasses.

The vampire, rubbing his temples with a tired expression, looked at Lenok with a sharp gaze and said.

“To be honest, you’ve now reached the most exceptional case among all the patients I’ve ever handled. You’re continuing to break down in ways I can’t understand, yet you’re maintaining your sanity.”

“……”

“In a normal case, you would have gone mad from the pain or entered a state of brain death long ago. At that stage, even drugs can’t suppress the pain, so you would either die from shock or have your life support stopped under a doctor’s opinion. The fact that you’re not like that is a testament to your transcendent talent.”

Murphy raised his gaze.

“I’ve treated countless superhumans as patients, but I’ve rarely treated a transcendent being who has reached your level. I don’t even understand what it means to challenge ascension… to strive for that.”

“……”

“All I can do now is diagnose problems through blood analysis and comprehensive examinations, and prescribe extreme treatments used for life extension in terminally ill patients. But even so, there’s one thing that’s more important than anything else.”

Murphy, looking at Lenok with burning eyes, spoke slowly.

“That is, nothing can be achieved without the patient’s own will to live.”

“Do I look like I want to die?”

“No.”

Murphy replied.

“You’re just accepting death. You want to live, but at the same time, you’re acknowledging reality.”

“……”

“From my perspective, what you want seems to have already begun to diverge from your own life and death. Perhaps you’ve started to think that you can achieve something at the cost of your own death.”

Murphy, turning his wheelchair sharply, said in a sharp voice.

“But that’s the kind of thinking a warrior going to the battlefield would have, not the kind of thinking a sickly mage who came to my hospital would have.”

Squeak-

Murphy, forcefully opening the door at the back of the room, tilted his head.

“I’ll leave the examination chart here. I’m going to put the examination data into Ars Nova’s diagnostic database and see if I can find a good prescription.”

“……”

“In the meantime, go deal with the old folks who have been hanging around my hospital. They’ve been here for a while waiting for you.”

Bang!!

As Murphy disappeared, closing the door, Lenok raised his gaze.

“…Old folks?”

* * *

Morphy’s private hospital hidden in the outer area of the Balkan. A conference room located in the inner corridor.

On the wide chalkboard, complex numbers and values that were impossible to understand were densely written.

A human body model being played through a projector screen. Dozens of memos with all sorts of explanations written on the walls of the conference room.

Several people in the chaotic conference room were exchanging opinions with serious expressions.

“Let’s summarize what we’ve discussed so far. There are a few things we’ve learned while treating Kyunroe’s body in Kundara.”

The red-eyed girl standing in front of the chalkboard raised her hand above her head and said while writing something with a pen.

“The reason for Kyunroe’s poor health is not a symptom that can be explained by modern magic or medicine. To put it simply, it’s closer to having multiple complications without a cause.”

“……”

“The only rejection we can confirm is mana poisoning? Of course, it’s strange for a mage to have poisoning, but the symptoms that can be revealed through examination are only that much.”

The vampire finally lowered the arm she was holding up and turned her head.

“The remaining problems, including the deterioration of physical abilities, decreased metabolic efficiency, decreased bone density and cell regeneration, and incomplete recovery from injuries, are problems that originate from Kyunroe himself. It’s closer to a congenital problem.”

“Hmm.”

“In such cases, it’s dangerous because it can affect not only the body but also the mind and consciousness. Considering the fragile bodies of humans, in the worst case-”

“Vampire. Hasn’t Bonno already told you several times?”

The young man with a robust physique sitting at the table, Torben, the Master of the Magic Tower, stroked his chin and shook his head.

“Mind and body as one, the spirit of the body. The mind and body of a sorcerer cannot be thought of as separate categories. Especially for those chosen ones like Sajil and Bonno.”

“So what’s your point?”

“It means that the problems with the body won’t affect Sajil’s mind or consciousness, as you’re worried about.”

Torben puffed out his chest with a proud look.

“I have the proud cause of lightning in my heart, so how can there be room for other miscellaneous thoughts? What a useless worry!!”

“……”

“It would be better to find a way to improve Sajil’s health somehow. And if there’s a good tonic, we can share some with Bonno.”

“Ah, right. It’s clear that the one with the mental problem isn’t Kyunroe, but you.”

The Blood Lord glared at Torben, who was acting pompously, with a dumbfounded expression.

“I’m not saying that there’s an immediate problem with Kyunroe’s mind. What have you been listening to?”

“It’s not a new thing that Akendrias seems to be senile, so don’t worry about it.”

Jutiya, who was sitting next to him, pushed up his thick glasses and said leisurely.

“However, I agree that we should limit the topic to Kyunroe’s body. Even when I was working as the secretary of the Council of Destiny, there were hardly any cases like this. In the first place, it’s practically the first time that such an existence has transcended the hierarchy and become a seeker.”

“……”

“Why is Kyunroe the only one among the transcendents who have existed in this world who is so bound by something? No, who is Ban in the first place?”

Jutiya, sipping his fruit smoothie and turning his gaze, turned his eyes with a sparkle.

“What is Ban’s problem? Who is Ban? What is Ban? Don’t you think we need a serious discussion about this topic?”

“Hiberk. You still have the habit of clinging to unnecessarily scholastic topics.”

Torben clicked his tongue and shook his head as if he was pathetic.

“If you’re going to be satisfied with filling your petty curiosity in the face of such a major event, why don’t you just get lost?”

“…Petty curiosity? That’s a bit of an infuriating thing to say, Akendrias.”

Jutiya’s eyes, pushing up his glasses, were hidden behind the opaque lenses.

“At least in this matter, wouldn’t I be more helpful than you? You failed to modify Kyunroe’s body into a divine body.”

“Gah! That was only because of a variable due to Sajil’s special constitution that even Bonno didn’t expect…”

“Oh, you’re getting long-winded. Shouldn’t the great mage who carries the cause of lightning always be short and concise?”

“Torben, Master of the Magic Tower. Who do you think you are to try to kick out the secretary of the Council of Destiny? I’m the one who gathered the members here.”

“Those who laugh at those who act first dare…! That’s why Bonno doesn’t even associate with anyone who isn’t an electric mage! Ugh!!”

The chaotic scene of a noisy conference room where they couldn’t stay still for a moment and were arguing.

“Everyone.”

Lenok, who had been sitting at the end of the conference room and watching the whole situation, asked with a dumbfounded expression.

“Are you trying to mess with me right now?”

“……”

“It’s strange that you’re talking about this topic in front of the person involved. And I don’t know why people who have no reason to gather are all here together.”

Lenok, looking at Jutiya who was shrugging his shoulders, sent a cold gaze to the side.

“And it’s also strange that there’s someone here who doesn’t seem like they would be in a place like this.”

“…Ah, ha ha ha.”

Ivelin, who was sitting next to Lenok with an awkward expression, looked away and nibbled on a vegetable stick.

“No, I was just on my way back from working with an agent when I got a call, so I was just curious… Can you let it slide?”

“After treating your body once in Kundara, I couldn’t just stand by and watch.”

The vampire, with her arms crossed, said with a confident expression in front of the chalkboard.

“I even made a summon contract, so the summoner can’t die first, right? I’ve been going around your territory and picking out the people who know about the problem.”

“……”

What was she doing? She was planning to gather the people involved who knew about Lenok’s condition and have a discussion.

The fact that Lenok’s health was not good was already rumored throughout the Balkan, so there was no need to hide it.

“It seems that Kaise’s granddaughter and Sinclair’s mage also know about it, but they refused because they didn’t have time today. It seems they have something in mind?”

“I know what you’re thinking, but it’s not a problem that you can solve. It’s not something that can be solved by gathering opinions through discussions.”

Lenok, scanning the four transcendents with a cold gaze, said.

“I’m trying what I can about my health. It’s just that it’s not producing results right away, like what I did with Torben.”

“Hmm…”

“The Balkan will soon be in turmoil in many ways. At least for the time being, I don’t intend to make time for that problem.”

“But isn’t it clear that your existence and health are that important?”

Jutiya pushed up his glasses.

“Compared to your monstrous spells and curse resistance, your physical strength is almost like paper. Even if you’re covering it up with transcendent magic, that fact doesn’t disappear.”

“……”

“An abnormal disharmony between mind and body. I don’t know how you were able to kill so many transcendents with a body like that. No, how have you even been alive until now?”

“Well… I have some things I felt while fighting with Ban or sparring against Ban.”

Ivelin, looking at Lenok’s expression, cautiously opened his mouth.

“The innate sense of the body and motor skills are greatly misaligned. He was aware of that and had raised it to a level where he could consciously correct it and perform combat.”

“Bonno also knows what you’re talking about. He doesn’t rely on his senses or motor skills, but rather manipulates his body as if he’s manipulating an object to perform combat.”

Torben, stroking his chin, laughed heartily.

“When I first met him, he was handling his body like that while performing spell incantations. He’s my Sajil, but he’s truly an unbelievable genius in the field of intuition.”

“Torben, Master of the Magic Tower. It’s been annoying me since a while ago, but stop calling him Sajil.”

The Blood Lord’s eyebrows twitched.

“He’s not a member of Torben’s Magic Tower, and he’s not a disciple you taught, so why are you trying to get a piece of Kyunroe’s talent?”

“Ha! You young, blue-blooded vampire. Don’t you know that when it comes to the distribution of those who entered Sajil’s tower, you’re far behind Bonno?”

“Oh, are we going to start comparing ages now? I’ve lived longer than you in the first place. How old are you?”

“…Bonno does not respect anyone other than his comrades who carry the light of lightning in their hearts as the Master of Torben’s Tower.”

“Are you changing the subject? You’re not using honorifics?”

The red-eyed girl and the blue-haired young man glared at each other with sullen expressions.

Ivelin, who was sitting next to Lenok, looked away with an awkward expression.

“Well, things like this sometimes happen between old folks…”

[I still can’t understand the way organic beings think.]

Davie muttered with a bewildered expression from inside Lenok’s arms.

[Do they have to argue about who is older even after living for hundreds of years?]

“……”

Is it just my imagination that the more I spend time with Davie, the more I show the pathetic side of intelligent beings?

Lenok, making an effort to ignore Davie’s question, turned his gaze towards the Blood Lord.

“So, what do you want to do?”

“I’m going to create a health management small group for you here.”

“A small group…?”

While Lenok blinked silently at the unfamiliar word, the Blood Lord said confidently.

“It’s a group created to devise ways to help improve your health with the abilities and connections of the people gathered here.”

“……”

“There are only four of us right now, but we’re going to recruit more experts who can help in the future. We need to keep it small and elite to keep it a secret.”

“Sajil. Even though you borrowed the key to the divine body, you failed to fix your body.”

Torben, Master of the Magic Tower, looked at Lenok with a rare serious expression.

“I don’t like being played by a vampire, but I also think that Bonno needs a method.”

“……”

“As much as you have a grand dream, you’ll need more time.”

“…You don’t cling to your own life and death, but you’re more concerned about my time.”

Lenok shook his head and turned to leave.

“Do as you please. I don’t want to interfere.”

The people gathered here were those who Lenok had voluntarily revealed his condition to and sought cooperation from.

Now, he didn’t want to silence them or interfere with what they wanted to do.

There was no reason to waste time trying to stop this.

“Wait, where are you going?”

At that moment, the Blood Lord ran up and grabbed Lenok’s sleeve.

The vampire, looking up at Lenok with her red eyes flashing, said.

“There are a few methods that were decided in the meeting. We’ve prepared methods that won’t put a strain on your body, so let’s start right away.”

“…I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Lenok shook his head, looking back at the examination chart with notes and memos.

“What are you going to start here?”

“We were gathered here to test it right after the examination. Come here.”

“No, it’s meaningless-”

Lenok, who was saying that, closed his mouth when he saw the scenery revealed as the wall of the conference room opened.

Top-grade herbs and medicines being managed through humidity and temperature control.

Rare and expensive elixirs made only for recovery and nourishment.

Even dozens of blood vials containing blood stored in transparent glass display cases.

“With Hiberk’s ability, we’ve recovered medicines used for energy recovery and life force enhancement from the tributes offered to the central city.”

“……”

“This side is the elixirs that Torben’s Magic Tower bought with their own money while traveling all over the continent and sent to the Balkan. And those are the herbs that Ivelin brought.”

Click.

The Blood Lord, picking up one of the blood vials in the display case, handed it to Lenok.

“This is a tonic mixed with trueblood processed with the consent of the Kundara Elder Council. Let’s start by eating this.”

“No, the elixirs that Bonno’s proud Magic Tower bought at a high price come first. Let’s keep the order!”

“Ban, this is a rare herb that I picked near the central front line. It’s something that even the watchers can’t get…”

“Kyunroe. Open your mouth quickly. You have to eat all of this and judge which one is right, right? It’s an important issue.”

Lenok, surrounded by people, silently looked at the tonics being pushed at him from all directions.

The Blood Lord and Jutiya were pulling at his sleeves and arms, and Torben naturally put his arm around his shoulder.

Even Ivelin, who was enthusiastically appealing to the efficacy and rarity of the herbs he had obtained, was in front of him.

[Master.]

Davie asked from inside Lenok’s arms, who had lost his words.

[It looks fun, can I join this small group too?]

“……”