How to Live as an Illegal Healer - Chapter 1

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1. A certain healer 1

“It’s a village….I live!”

The man found the light and cheered.

My name is Ruth. He is an adventurer that can be found anywhere on the Azul Continent.

‘I really thought I was going to die.’

My shoulders are torn and tattered, and my ankles are throbbing. Ruth sighed and frowned.

‘Anyway, isn’t it too much to come in droves?’

Ruth was attacked by a black maned wolf on her way.

If it was one, it would have been easy to deal with, but wolf-type monsters roam in groups of at least 2-3.

“Naughty bastards.”

Ruth muttered as she gritted her teeth.

‘Not one, not two, not thirty!’

The already strong guys come in droves and attack them, but can they handle them?

There is nothing worse than a black maned wolf for an adventurer who travels alone without companions.

‘I have to treat it first…’

The reason for Ruth’s hesitation was simple. There was no money.

‘Eat and sleep, I left the money and spent it all. The price of alcohol over there is so cheap…’

Usually, cheap lodgings cost between 6000 and 7000 gold per night.

The cheapest menu is a 2500 gold meal with pickled vegetables and bread sold at the Adventurer’s Guild. so-called adventurers.

In other words, Ruth’s entire fortune was ten thousand gold at most. It’s money that will disappear if you buy a few potions.

‘If you don’t have money, it’s a national rule to buy and eat potions.’

If you drink the potion and take a break for a day or two, it will heal unless it is fatal.

That’s because he’s seriously injured now.

‘It can’t be done with a potion. I’ll go to the healer.’

The simplest way to find a healer is to go to church. There are churches in quite a few villages, and the priests of the churches have healing skills.

Even if the priest touches it, all kinds of wounds and injuries are healed, but it is expensive. Those who take hundreds of thousands of gold even for a very simple wound treatment. Aka Priest Healer.

-The wound has completely healed thanks to Aiber’s power. The cost of treatment is 1 million gold.

-All the medical expenses will be used for Ayver’s sake and for the church serving Ayver. Ia Iver.

Basically, healer treatment is expensive. Among them, the priests have no mercy because they use God as an excuse to extort money.

– God’s blessings cannot be given to those who do not have gold.

-Show your sincerity towards Aiber.

Thanks to this, poor commoners die without ever receiving a heal. Only high-ranking people such as royalty and nobles, or adventurers with a lot of money can receive treatment from a priest.

Of course, not only priests of the church can use heels. Even among adventurers, there are people who know how to use heels. Also known as Adventurer Healer.

He heals at a much cheaper price than the priest healer belonging to the church, but his skills are lacking. I’m an amateur anyway.

‘I can’t be an adventurer because I don’t have the cash, so I’ll have to go find the priests.’

If you do not have money and need medical expenses, you can borrow it from the Adventurer’s Guild. Instead, the amount including the commission is deducted from the commission fee. In a word, it could be called an Adventurer Guild Loan.

It’s not something I’d recommend, but Ruth had no choice.

“Are you looking for a healer?”

Ruth was on her way to get a confirmation from the Adventurer’s Guild. I turned around and saw a man approaching me with a smile.

“Yes what. But I can’t go to Adventurer Healer because I don’t have cash, so I’m going to go find the priests. The Guilds will give it to you instead.”

“I will do it cheaply. You can get treatment and pay it back.”

Normal healers ask for an advance payment, but they don’t sound so kind. If the body is fine, there is a high probability of eating and running.

“Show me your healer badge and tell me.”

Ruth clicked her tongue in amazement.

Because healers make good money, fake healers pretending to be healers are also rampant. Cheating like healing is easier than using heals.

‘It’s easy to prove the identity of a priest healer, but an adventurer healer doesn’t know at first glance.’

So, the healer badge was created. It is a healer ID created by the Adventurer’s Guild.

It is not a real badge, but a special skill given by the Adventurers Guild. Those who don’t know what to do, they only hear the word badge and hold out the real badge.

“Did you lose your badge? I want you to show me.”

A healer without a healer badge is most likely a crook or a healer who has been expelled from the association. If you receive treatment from such a guy, instead of getting better, your condition will worsen.

“I said I don’t know how to use heels, but they didn’t issue them, so I don’t have them.”

Not to mention that you don’t have a healer badge, and you don’t know how to use heals at all?

The man came out so brazenly that Ruth was momentarily speechless.

“I will live and see all the stars.”

I never thought I’d meet a proud swindler in the middle of town. Ruth ignored the man and tried to get on her way.

“Right shoulder over there.”

Then a man’s voice came from behind.

“It was not a weapon like a knife or a spear, but something like a hard toenail or fingernail, so it must have been beaten by a monster. It’s not that he attacked two or three times, but he’s a pretty strong guy to tear a person’s skin like this with just one hit.”

“…”

“Looking at the scars that have been made recently, it’s said that they were hurt in this area. Did you get hit by them?”

Ruth stopped involuntarily. It was because he recited it as if he was watching a fight from the side.

“…how do you know that?”

Instead of answering, the man looked down. Then he pointed at Ruth’s ankle.

“My ankle has been limping since before, because I was stabbed by a thorn or branch. You must have been stabbed in a fight with a wolf. I stumbled because of my ankle and got hit by a wolf.”

Ruth looked at the man in amazement.

‘I’ve only seen it, but how can I do that?’

In fact, Ruth was stabbed in the ankle by a branch while fighting a pack of black maned wolves.

After that, everything was just as the man had said, including the fact that he was careless about his ankle and hurt his shoulder.

“What… are you a fortune teller?”

“If I were a fortune teller, would I live off of it or would I live like this? They’ll tell you and see your compatibility.”

“You can look at it, but what?”

“I don’t know how to heal, but I’m a guy who makes a living by fixing others.”

The man laughed at Ruth’s words and said.

“600,000 gold for the priests? If you go to the Adventurer Healer, you’ll get about 300,000 gold…” ”

So what’s the conclusion?”

“Just 150,000 gold. 150,000, no more, no less! It’s perfect!”

The man said and held out his palm.

“I will only receive 150,000 gold for treatment.”

“This is finally revealing its true color.”

Ruth looked at the man and laughed incredulously.

‘This guy was a scammer pretending to be a healer even though he didn’t even know how to heal!’

I was almost fooled by the words that lined up like a clearing flow. Ruth came to her senses and shouted.

“You’re trying to trick people into eating them with just a guess? I’ll just pour a few cheap potions on it. Don’t live like a decent nobleman.”

Ruth glared at the man as she walked towards the church. The man said with a very sad face.

“Hilo can’t fix it.”

“What is he saying now.”

“You will spend money and regret it. I feel sorry for you, so I’ll do it for 130,000 gold.”

The man said with a very sympathetic face.

“You are fucking! What can’t be fixed with heels?”

I said that, but in fact, heels are not all-rounders.

Some status ailments or diseases, such as poison or paralysis, cannot be cured by healing. Of course, you can’t even revive someone who’s already dead.

“There is. Honestly, a lot.”

“Oh yes! But you heal these wounds well!”

Physical wounds can be healed by a healer with just a breath. If the healer can’t do that, then the healer job is gone.

“Well… it hurts, it hurts badly, but it’s not to the point of dying, so it doesn’t matter?”

The man muttered softly so that Ruth couldn’t hear it, then moved away.

“If you get sick while sleeping, come visit me.”

Then he gave me the address of the inn where he was staying and left.

“What kind of funny guy is that?”

Ruth brushed her shoulders, saying she was lucky. Should I ask him to shower me with blessings while I’m on my way to get healed?

-“The treatment cost is 620,000 gold, but you brought the adventurer’s guild confirmation. You can just go.”

“Yes, thank you. Mr. Aiber who gave me the best.”

“Ia Iver. May adventurer-nim-nim’s favor be with you on the path ahead.”

The priest’s treatment was over in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, Ruth had a debt of 620,000 gold.

‘It’s expensive, but one effect is certain.’

The torn shoulder wound healed, and the sore ankle recovered in the blink of an eye.

‘I remember that funny bastard. what? Healer can’t fix it?’

A horn that can’t be fixed. You fixed it so well that you could go out and fight right away.

‘First of all, let’s rest well tonight and work hard from tomorrow.’

Ruth warmed up and went down the steps of the church.

‘huh…?’

Suddenly, I felt a strange feeling in my ankle. It was an injured ankle.

‘what?’

I looked at my ankle again, but there was nothing that stood out. I felt that my skin was slightly reddish, but it didn’t hurt to touch it.

‘Am I mistaken?’

Well, I just received treatment from a healer, so there must be something wrong.

Ruth didn’t care and headed to the inn.

When I finished my bath and lay down on my bed, the thought of the impostor vanished. Now all you have to do is get a good night’s sleep and wake up feeling refreshed.

But that morning, Ruth woke up in terrible pain.

“Keah…!”

At first I thought the inn was on fire. It was because my legs felt like they were on fire.

Ruth hurriedly removed the blanket that was covering her. Her legs, which had been fine until she fell asleep, had obviously turned black.

“Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! Aaaaa!!!”

“What are you doing?”

I screamed in the middle of the night, and the inn employee came running urgently.

Ruth trembled and shouted.

“Hey Healer…! Call a healer! hurry! Aww!”

“All right!”

The waiter looked at Ruth’s leg and nodded in surprise.

‘I’m sure the healer even healed me, so why…!’

Instead of getting better, the condition got worse. It was so painful that I would rather cut off my own leg.

-Hilo can’t fix it.

Then the man’s words came to Ruth’s head.

-You will spend money and regret it.

-If you get sick while sleeping, come to me.

He knew Ruth’s legs would look like this. Even the point that getting healed would be useless and that he would die of pain while sleeping.

It was only then that Ruth realized the man’s words were true.

“I can’t even move a single step because of the pain. How can I go… Oh, hey!!”

Ruth called back the waiter who had just left.

If the heal doesn’t work, calling another healer is a waste of time.

“Why are you like that?”

“Other healers are useless… Call him…”

Ruth fell silent. Come to think of it, I don’t know the man’s name.

I gave the inn room address, but I forgot it for a long time. It’s not even a person’s name, how can you remember something like that?

“Fuck it…. If you’re going to tell me, I’ll tell you the name…!”

“I know who you are talking about. Are you talking about a healer who can’t use heals?”

Surprisingly, the waitress knew the man.

“I’ll call you right away! Since you’re staying at our inn…”

“Oh, you don’t have to.”

The door opened just as the waitress opened the door again and was about to leave.

“I have already arrived. I’m here as a healer who can’t use heels.”

As if he had been waiting, the man entered the room.