After I promised to cooperate with them in the future and inish the IV
drip for Noir-san, Dr. Fear kindly offered us tea, and the three of us are
now sitting around the table in the room next to the examination room,
chatting.
There seemed to be fewer patients today and she had more time, and
when I noticed that, Dr. Fear laughed and said "It's good that the doctor
isn't busy." as she prepared tea for us.
[…This tea is delicious, isn't it? It also makes my body feel kinda
warm…]
[Ahh, you can tell? It has medicinal herbs in it. It has a relaxing effect.]
[I see… By the way, Dr. Fear, can I help you with that?]
[I- It's ine…]
The tea that Dr. Fear prepared for me isn't only delicious, but also
relieving and soothing, and that's apparently because it contains
medicinal herbs.
While telling her my thoughts, I asked Dr. Fear, who was wiping up the
"tea on the loor" if I could help, but Dr. Fear smiled and said it was ine.
I guess she's really as she described herself or something… as just like a
klutz, Dr. Fear had accidentally knocked over her own cup.
[Fufu, Dr. Fear is still the same as always. She's reliable when she's
treating someone but…]
[Ahaha, good gracious, I'm feeling ashamed.]
Apparently, Dr. Fear has already got this kind of impression from before,
as Noir-san is smiling as if she's looking at something she's used to
seeing.
Well, putting aside her clumsiness, this tea is really good… I see, so this
is what she meant by it having a relaxing effect huh…
The irst thing that came to mind when I heard that was Lilia-san, who
is always troubled.
One cup of tea won't help solve her troubles, but if it can relax Liliasan's mind at least a little bit…
[…Ummm, Dr. Fear, if you don't mind me asking, can I ask where this tea
is sold?]
[Ahhh, that's my blend, so they don't sell it anywhere, you know? I can
give you some tea leaves if you want?]
[Eh? Is that alright?]
[Unnn. I've made some unreasonable requests to Miyama-kun after all.
Hold on a bit, I'll wrap it up now…]
Apparently, this tea was Dr. Fear's specially-made blend and isn't
something that is bought from others, but thankfully, Dr. Fear offered to
share some tea leaves with me.
Just as Dr. Fear stood up and was about to go get the tea leaves, I heard
a loud shout.
[Doctor!!! Please help us!!!]
[ ! ? ]
Hearing a desperate cry, Dr. Fear quickly runs off in the direction of the
voice… opposite of this room, towards the entrance of the church that
leads to the examination room.
Curious about the situation, Noir-san and I also quickly followed Dr.
Fear out of the room.
When I ran into the church, I found two men near the entrance door.
One of them seemed to be the person who had just screamed, and had a
look of crisis on his face as he held another man in his arms.
And the man he was holding…
[ ! ? ]
[What in the world happened!?]
In the other man's leg, something like a wooden stake pierced out of his
thigh, and the blood lowing out looked impossibly painful, making me
relexively look away.
Noir-san was just as astonished as I was, and stepped back with her
hand over her mouth.
As expected of a doctor, Dr. Fear didn't seem to be shaken, as she ran up
to them and called out to them.
[H- He… fell down while working… and on the place where he fell down,
there was a scrap wood…]
[…Uuuu… Uuuuu…]
[…Let me see!]
Hearing the words of the uninjured man, Dr. Fear immediately senses
what's going on and touches the injured man who is moaning in pain.
The man who was holding him decided that she shouldn't be disturbed,
and as soon as Dr. Fear came near, he moved away from the injured man
and just looked with a worried expression on his face.
[…It's been deeply pierced. If I just use Recovery Magic like this, some
splinters may stay in your leg… Keep a bit more distance away!]
[!? Y- Yes!]
After a quick visual check of the injured man's condition, Dr. Fear told
the other man to step back, before she snapped her ingers.
Thereupon, a translucent membrane of some sort spread out in a dome
around Dr. Fear and the injured man.
[I'm going to temporarily paralyze your leg.]
[…Y- Yes.]
Perhaps, that dome is acting like a sterile room, and while they're
enclosed within it, Dr. Fear starts removing the wood stuck in the man's
leg.
Telling the injured man that she is going to paralyze his leg, she held
her hand over the injured man's thigh… and in the next moment, Dr.
Fear unhesitantly pulled out the wood stuck in the injured man's leg.
For a moment, I thought blood would spurt out from his wound… but it
seems that she's using magic with her free hand, and no new blood was
lowing from the injured man's leg.
[…I'll get rid of the remaining splinters inside irst before applying
Recovery Magic. Don't worry, you will be healed.]
[Y- Yes… Thank you very much.]
[…With this… Alright! Well then, I'll start casting Recovery Magic.]
Dr. Fear's hands were moving so quickly that I had no idea what she
was doing, but before I knew it, something that looked like tweezers
was in her hand and several splinters were placed next to the sitting Dr.
Fear.
After a few seconds of removing the splinters, Dr. Fear calmly
announced and held her hand on the injured man's leg.
The man's leg, which had looked like a bloody mess, quickly healed as
powerful magic power lowed out of Dr. Fear's body.
Seeing a scene that looked like a true miracle, I couldn't help but forget
how to speak as I watched.
[…Here. With that, you should be alright…]
[T- Thank you very much!]
[Unnn. However, the blood you lost won't just magically come back… so
let's go get you an IV drip.]
[Yes… Ahh, d- doctor, the treatment cost…]
It seems the treatment is over and the injured man thanks her with
tears welling up in his eyes, and the man who was accompanying him
also looked relieved.
And then, just as the injured man reached into his pocket to pay for his
treatment… Dr. Fear shook her head.
[You don't have to for this time.]
[Eh!? B- But…]
Hearing Dr. Fear's words telling him that he doesn't need to pay for the
treatment, the man has a puzzled look on his face.
While I look at them, Noir-san walks up beside and whispers.
[…People who can use healing magic are really rare.]
[…Come to think of it, I remembered hearing something like that.]
In a world like this where magic exists, Recovery Magic that heals
wounds in an instant also exists but… Not everyone is able to use it.
In the irst place, there aren't many people who can irmly use magic in
the Human Realm and can rightly be called mages.
It's for this reason that magic tools have become so widespread… And
within such a realm where magic is dificult to learn, healing magic
seems to be a very dificult magic.
Moreover, since it was basically a magic that you control based on the
target's wounds, it isn't something that can be replicated by magic tools.
I've seen Kuro use healing magic frequently, so I didn't get the
impression that they're rare, but that's just because Kuro is powerful.
In fact, Lilia-san, Lunamaria-san and Sieg-san who should have high
positions among the Humans, couldn't use healing magic either, and
among the Humans I've ever met… The only one who can use it was
Rei-san, who is a former court mage.
[So, essentially, having your wounds healed by using Recovery Magic is
very expensive.]
[…I think I can somehow understand.]
Because of how few the users of Recovery Magic is, where only a
handful of so-called geniuses are able to use it… Just as advanced
methods of treatment are expensive in my previous world, treatment
with Recovery Magic is probably very expensive in this world.
And perhaps, the man who was injured seemed to know that as
common sense, and that's why he took out his purse to pay with the
money he had, but Dr. Fear smiled and shook her head.]
[…It's ine, you're expecting a baby soon, right? Don't part with your
money here, spend it for your children.]
[…H- However…]
[You're persistent, aren't you? In the irst place… Putting aside your
injury, you're still very tired, right? You haven't been sleeping much,
have you?]
[ ! ? ]
[It's all well and good to try to make money for your wife and kids, but
it won't do you any good if you get hurt because of it… You should take
care of yourself.]
[…Yes.]
Dr. Fear's face was so compassionate as she gently admonished him,
making her seem to look like the Holy Mother.
[Anyway, I won't take money from a person who is already like that.
Now go, put your purse away.]
[…Doctor…]
[If you're grateful to me, you need to get well and make your wife and
unborn child happy… Come see me something when you three are all
well. That's the best remuneration you can pay with.]
[!? Y- Yes…]
Hearing Dr. Fear's words, the man is overcome with emotion, large
tears lowing from his eyes, bowing his head to Dr. Fear again and again.
As she gazes at the scene with a small smile on her face, Noir-san, who
was standing next to me, smiled.
[…Dr. Fear is always like that. For her medical treatment, she would be
happy with what the people can pay… With renumerations that are
almost free, she treats lots of people without any discrimination.]
[That's amazing.]
[Yes, that's why Dr. Fear is so popular around here. Everyone says she's
the best doctor in the Symphonia Kingdom.]
Not asking for remunerations, not sparing in her use of the rare
Recovery Magic, and saves a lot of lives… How should I say this… It's
like she's the very deinition of a doctor.
I've only known her for a short time, but I feel lots of respect for Dr.
Fear.
[Okay, well then, let's go to the examination room and give you some I
—– Vgyuuaaaahhh!?]
Saying that, Dr. Fear was about to get up, but she slipped on the bloody
loor and loudly crashed down… Just as Noir-san said, there's really a
huge gap between when she looked really reliable when she was
treating someone, and when she wasn't.
[O- Ouch… I slipped again.]
[H- Hahaha…]
Seeing Dr. Fear, who looked different from the digniied expression she
had earlier, a smile appeared on the injured man's face as well.
[Ahaha, why can't I just cleanly settle the situation like normal… Well,
anyway, your treatment. You can quickly return back to your work, but
you should rest for one day. Understood?]
[Yes!]
As Dr. Fear stood up with a wry smile that somehow looked friendly,
and yet, still looked dazzling as if the Holy Mother was smiling at us.
Dear Mom, Dad—— Dr. Fear is a bit clumsy, somewhat laid-back of a
person, but I think she's a very splendid doctor who is very good at her
craft and beliefs. From the bottom of my heart, I really respect her
——— as she's a splendid doctor.