Read Novel Full Chapter 164, Gray Caught a Cold_1
Chapter 164, Gray Caught a Cold_1
Translator: Nonon
Proofreader: Silavin
Gray caught a cold.
Gray’s was neither strong nor weak.
Having grown up malnourished under the previous Territory Lord’s rule, his immune system was weakened, and he often caught colds when I arrived.
I gradually got his body used to the nutrients, so now he’s gotten to the point of having normal immunity, but it seems like due to some unfamiliar things happening, like going sightseeing in the capital, he ended up catching a cold.
I call it a cold, but it’s more like the flu in my previous life. Normally, we would need to take good care of him and nurse him back to health for several days, but…
“Gray, are you okay? Take this medicine one at a time after each meal and you’ll recover. Drink them for three days even if you think you’ve already recovered.”
“Hehehe… you should drink this too, Gray… This is Dark Panacea infused with the power of curses and uncursing. Drink it together with Emerald’s medicine… hehehe…”
“Thank you very much… Lady Emerald, Lord Orchid… *coff*”
“You don’t have to force yourself to answer.”
But this is Shiki.
It’s a place where highly capable people are driven away to – when others find it troublesome to have them around. In other words, they can easily recover even if they get sick. For example, with the use of the black magic creation by the black mage (Orchid) or medicine from the poison enthusiast (Emerald) who were here right now. Thanks to them, Gray’s symptoms have receded by quite a lot.
Still, it doesn’t mean he’s been completely cured. There are times when a different sickness altogether presents with symptoms similar to a cold, or the same medicine might not continue working well because of the built up resistance and antibodies. I’m also worried about the incubation period.
So while he’s on the road to recovery, we still have to nurse him while monitoring his condition.
“Well then, my Lord, I’ll be off with this. I’ll leave the rest to you.”
“Mm, thanks, Emerald. You too, Orchid.”
“Hehehe… I will gratefully accept your gratitude.”
I thanked Orchid and Emerald as they left Gray’s room and were starting to put on their winter clothes to go home.
“Still, I shouldn’t be the one saying this, but I’m surprised you didn’t hesitate to let me test my new medicine on Gray.”
“I trust your medicine-making skills. Here’s the fee and some citrus fruits. Eat it with your Dad. You too, Orchid.”
“… I don’t need the fee. I was also testing the new medicine, after all.”
Emerald tried to refuse, but I forced the tangerines into her hand, threatening her that I would personally go to her house to give them to her if she didn’t accept them.
Emerald claimed that she was experimenting with a new medicine, but I think she just looked at Gray’s symptoms and concocted the medicine that worked best.
“Hehehe… I see, if you compound it like that, I’ll also mix it up like this… I’ll add the power of the curse and the dark power, hehehe… alright, it’s done. Drinking them together will increase the effectiveness exponentially…”
“Wait, you dark mage. This is the first time I’ve compounded this medicine—what?! What’s with this combination? The effect will definitely be–?!”
Well, Orchid, who instantly created water that enhanced the effects of that compounded medicine is in another league on his own too. Gray became much better after drinking it.
Anyway, it’s no good to just let things related to money slide. You have to do things properly.
And when I gave Orchid his favorite apples instead of the citruses, he accepted delightfully with “Hehehehehehe!”. It still sounded suspicious though.
“By the way, what happened to your Wife, my Lord?”
“When Gray collapsed with fever, Lady Violet panicked and ran headfirst into the food storage, so now she’s probably cleaning that up.”
“What is that woman doing?!”
When we discovered that Gray had fever, Lady Violet panicked so much that it actually calmed us down.
Although she acted as unbothered as ever, what she was saying and what she was doing were completely different.
‘You have a cold, huh? In that case, we need to prepare something that is nutritious, induces sweating, and has antiseptic properties.’
‘Lady Violet, what are you planning to do with that vinegar?’
‘We have to warm up his body. Cold is his biggest enemy.’
‘Fifty Cairo stones (heated stones) will burn him. In fact, where did you even get those from?’
She did this after tucking Gray into his bed and dressing him warmly, so I think she would have probably realized her mistake before she actually took action… but I still had to calm her down first before I could attend to Gray.
However, she was doing this out of care for Gray, which means she has come to know and love Gray so it might have been fine in the end. Also, it may be inappropriate, but I thought it was nice to see an unexpected, flustered side of Lady Violet.
Anyway, now that she’s calmed down, I’ve sent her into the food storage, saying that I wanted to make porridge, so she’s cleaning it up.
“Oh, by the way, I’ll let that idiot know on my way home.”
“That idiot?”
“I’m talking about that idiot who’s also Gray’s ‘Master’… though patient’s often weaken because of too many people visiting them.”
Emerald said this, scratching her head with a bandaged hand and looking annoyed, “If I don’t tell her now, it’ll be annoying later.”
That’s true. I immediately went Emerald to get medicine and haven’t told anybody else, so Apricot also doesn’t know that Gray has a fever (Orchid happened to be with Emerald). If she had known–
“I heard that my disciple was struck by fever and demon, and is in the middle of Ragnarok! Is he safe?!”
–She would have rushed over exactly like this.
Emerald sighed at Apricot’s sudden appearance, and Orchid made the black mist around his body thicker. In fact, how does that black mist even work?
“… Well, you know, both you and your Wife must have Territory Lord work to do. Wouldn’t it be better to leave nursing the patient to that idiot?”
“… You might be right.”
I’m worried about a lot of things, but Apricot is more skilled at cooking and nursing.
Maybe it’s best to leave this to her…
“Fu, you can leave the rest to me! First, the porridge— dammit, I forgot the Password (cooking utensils), I have to go get them!”
“Apricot, I think you can just use the utensils here.”
“Mm, mhh, you’re right. I’ve also prepared some sweet, easy-to-eat tangerines. They’re the best in winter!”
“Citruses aren’t good for people with a cold. Apples would be better… hehehe.”
“Ah… kuh, that’s true…!”
“…”
Wait… She’s panicking just like Lady Violet. Is she actually going to be okay?