
—10—
Cold hand of the woman when reaching my hand and Mentari. The woman who was once full of life, always cheerful and feisty, now lay weakly on the bed stained with blood.
“Mentari, Moon. Looks like.. Mama can no longer protect you.”
The female magic circuit shimmered red, continuously spitting out blood and pus. His body was thin as a bone wrapped by skin. It is only a strong desire that drives him to fight life and death with the Nyght plague.
“... But.. As long as the children of Mama continue to be together.. Mama sure..... you guys will be fine...”.
“Doctor Oe! T-Please my son, doc!” a running mother yelled at the doctor's robe.
Her panicked voice resuscitated me from the resonating memories of the necklace around my neck. I held the necklace tight and watched the drama while hiding with Arthur.
“Why Bu?”
“G-Gideon convulsions!”
Wide-open Lumina's eyes and immediately nodded, “Since when?” he said he ran with his mother. They both disappeared after entering an alley.
“It seems now is not the time to bother Lumina,” said Arthur who secretly wanted to escape. But I immediately pulled his collar and said,
“Not, this is precisely the opportunity!”
“Acclocation?”
I nodded, “If my medicines can help emergency patients, of course, the doctor will be tempted to contract with me. This golden opportunity is impossible to miss!”
“Wait first, not our main destination here—“
“Come Arthur, before they went missing,” said I dragged the boy with me.
Following the scent of the typical Lumina perfume, we arrived in front of the almost uprooted reok hut. There are many people who have swarmed, worried or just want to know what happened.
“Wait a minute, Auntie.. I want to breathe first,” complained Arthur who was panting.
“Jeez, a Knight is really tired? In my old days, every day, we should be able to circle the palace twenty times,”.
“I... no.. The real knight... but.. Knight honoris causa. My job is actually just aja nge-lab..” said the boy who also gave up and sat on the wooden chair of the house of people, “After all, my injuries. have not healed all,” he continued.
Oh yeah, I forgot. Last night, Arthur had just passed a critical period. It's also great that he can run so. Iba, I also opened my magician's hat and gave him a painkiller.
“It's a drink,” I said throw the bottle at Arthur.
Arthur caught it, and drank it without babibu.
“This... A herbal medicine that Mama often makes when I'm sick.”
I smiled and put on my witch hat back, “Wait a moment. Auntie wants to find money first.”
Among the crowd, I could see doctor Oe was having a fight with both parents. Loh, there are no serious patients in the house, but why are they busy fighting? Curious, I slipped among the crowd and heard their debate.
“I told you, Mom, I don't currently have a complete medicine to help Gideon. There is no other way, other than taking him immediately to my clinic,” explained Lumina who is clearly on the verge of patience.
Frantically the mother held onto Lumina's hand and cried, “Dok, I beg doc, please, take care of my son first. Remote doctor clinic... can-can Gideon will—!”
“Without those medicines, want to be flanked again?” ask Lumina in annoyance.
Perhaps Lumina had already accomplished treating all the patients in this district, so her emotional sulut was short. Moreover, the two panicked parents and the mass group cornered him and made him stressed. So curious of me, what happened to that boy named Gideon? Secretly, I slipped behind the window and went inside the house.
The white mattress has now been painted red, encircling the body of a helpless boy. Cracks appeared on his skin, rooted right in his heart. Like replacing tears, blood dripped from each crack in the skin along with Gideon.
Immediately I stuck my ear to his chest, hearing his heartbeat that was like the clattering of a horse's foot.
"Stadium three Nyght Plague," murmured, who then touched the boy's forehead and felt a very high fever on him.
Suddenly the boy's body stiffened and his eyes looked up. A lot of foam came out of his mouth along with his cornered left hand and foot. I also remembered that about ten minutes ago, the mother said this child also had convulsions
Seeing his severe condition like this, I also remembered the ramblings of Mentari when preparing for his doctor's competency exam. If not mistaken, the seizure occurred more than thirty minutes…
“Status epilepticus,” my murmur that immediately opened my witch hat and dismantled my medicines. True Lumina said, Gideon's condition is not adequately addressed with first-line drugs.
But at least, there was still something that could be done to stabilize this child. Led by the sound of Mentari's memories, I also prepared my equipment and myself.
I applied an ointment to Gideon's nostrils and then snapped a finger, creating a ball of air that surrounded his nose. Viridescent Gale, my magic potion that can concentrate air at the point I want. Although it was used as a cooling lotion, Mentari said, my magic potion was effective enough to increase the oxygen levels of a person who had difficulty breathing.
With my blood, I drew a magic diagram of “Acceleration” and “Decceleration” on Gideon's rib cage before dripping the potent heat-lowering medicine I made from Mandragora root.
I gently scooped his forehead, revealing a black magic circle there while whispering, "Zennitus."
Dark Eve soon penetrated into the child's body, forcibly closing her eyes to drown in deep sleep. The seizure that ruled his body disappeared with his breath. At that moment I activated the magic diagram in Gideon's chest and took over his breathing, hoping to stop the child's seizures and save his brain.
With this complex technique, Mentari stabilized many victims of the Nyght Plague in his emergency hospital. I sweat on my forehead and sigh, at least now Gideon is stable.
I looked at my hand and realized, “... What did I do?”
My nose caught Lumina's perfume approaching me. As I turned, the doctor and Gideon's parents opened the door and were surprised to see me there. Anger and fear were evident from the faces of Gideon's parents.
"He's just asleep" I said trying to calm them down, “When you're busy fighting, this kid alone faces death. Good thing he is strong enough, otherwise you will only find a bunch of bodies here,” I continued slapping them with reality.
“Well, if not quickly taken to the Clinic or Hospital, must have passed anyway,” I said who also stood up and shuffled my waist was surprised to see the three people were dumbstruck, he said,
“Hayo! Wait what else, immediately bring this child,” scold me.
“S-Ready, Princess!” the two old men shouted.
H-ha? Princess…? Ah, nevermind.
Moments later, a stretcher is made and some thugs transport Gideon to the Clinic. Before going to follow the group, Lumina looked riled up. She bit her lips before looking at me and asked,
“Ma Dame... The technique you used to help Gideon, wasn't it the discovery of Princess Mentari?”
Laughing I heard it, “Araraa, rather than thinking strangely, save the patient. Lumina Oedellia, you are the only doctor in this district, aren't you?”
Lumina clenched her hands and nodded. A fire of spirit filled the look in his eyes, before running and carrying out his duties.
Next to me, looking good at enjoying the sweet dinner, Arthur asked me, saying,
“Say you want to find money? How come you're the senior doctor now?”
The sill of his nose, “I'm just one person every night hearing a doctor study,” said I also looked with nostalgia, Lumina's back.
In the past, I have always admired Big Brother who ran in his robe.
Suddenly I remembered my purpose here and immediately patted my forehead, “Gosh, I forgot to ask the doctor to heal you!”