The Crown Prince That Sells Medicine - Chapter 187

The Crown Prince That Sells Medicine Chapter 187

Episode 187 How to overcome whooping cough (2)

[WARNING!]

[Massive growth of Bordetella pertussis bacteria has been detected in your body.]

[Pertussis incubation period ends.]

[You are infected with whooping cough!]

Creepy… !

I got goosebumps. What is this? Rakiel shrugged his shoulders without realizing it.

‘what?’

I couldn’t believe it at first. That was the case even as I read the blood-red warning message that filled my eyes over and over again. But soon, a situation began to rush in that I had no choice but to believe.

“…Keup kuluk!”

A dry cough that came out unconsciously.

That was the beginning.

“Kerhook cool look! Cough! “Why? Cool look!”

I couldn’t stop coughing. It hurt like a huge, invisible hand was squeezing my entire chest. I felt like my throat was being torn alive.

The five organs and six organs were also in an uproar.

Ding dong!

[Your five organs and six organs go into emergency mode!]

[Heart: What… is this happening? huh? Hey lungs? Why are you doing this again?!]

[Lung: It was a good life… Hehe hehe! Heppuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

which Even my part-time job making poop ends there haha]

[Soy Sauce: Hey, so are we going to die now?]

[Stomach: There are so many snacks I haven’t tried yet. I’m so frustrated haha]

[Kidney: Should I make a video about the deceased’s geography while he was alive?]

[Heart: Hahahahaha yes, do whatever you want, do it haha]

[Lungs: …Heh! Wow! Heh! Heh!]

[The five internal organs are struggling in pain and praying for

your life to be extended.] [The five internal organs are praying for your survival and have donated 500 HP.]

[Currently possessed HP: 1300]

“… Cool! “Cough!”

A series of coughs that keep coming out. I covered my mouth.

Only then did I manage to stop coughing. On the one hand, I tried to understand the current situation.

‘I got whooping cough? But already?’

Rachiel counted the days she had been here. It hasn’t even been a week yet. But the incubation period is already over. It was too fast. I didn’t understand that.

The answer was soon revealed through another warning message that appeared.

Ding dong!

[You have repeatedly entered ‘8282 mode’, in which your metabolism accelerates during the incubation period of pertussis infection.]

[Thanks to this metabolic acceleration, the Bordetella pertussis bacteria dormant in your body undergoes division and growth. The proliferation rate also accelerated explosively.]

[As a result, the incubation period was abnormally shortened and you became infected with acute whooping cough.]

“….”

Crazy.

Rakiel repeated as if he was chewing on something without realizing it. But even crazier and more destructive messages continued.

[As a result of being infected with the Bordetella whooping cough bacteria, you have entered a full-fledged ‘serious illness state’.]

[As you enter a serious illness state, the counting of your bonus life is temporarily suspended.]

[Bonus life is determined by your external variables . This is the life expectancy in a moderately unaffected condition. This can be greatly affected at any time by a sudden accident or illness.]

“….”

Boom Boom!

Heart beating rapidly. An uneasy, shaking heart. I understand for sure. An emergency has arrived.

I became a whooping cough patient. The moment Rakiel fully realized that fact, he took a deep breath.

“Whoa.”

I controlled my mind. Let’s not be shaken. Let’s not be consumed by fear. I disciplined myself. Fortunately, it worked.

The embarrassment that had come for a moment gradually subsided. I was able to fill that empty space with cool-headedness. Naturally, I was able to analyze the current situation calmly.

‘okay. Let’s not be too nervous. Anyway, they were in the process of developing a new herbal medicine. All you have to do is develop it. If I succeed, I can save my child and heal myself.’

In the end, that’s the answer.

All you have to do is finish your research. If this is successful, whooping cough can be cured. Both you and your child can become healthy.

‘So there’s no need to feel intimidated again.’

Rachiel stood up, leaning on the table. For a moment, I felt dizzy and almost started coughing again, but I managed to suppress it.

It was then.

Damien’s question came from outside the kitchen door.

“majesty? Are you okay?”

Did you hear the sound of this person falling? Probably so. Rakiel smiled bitterly and answered calmly.

“uh. are you okay.”

“But your highness? “I just heard you coughing…”

“It’s okay, stop.”

“…Do you mind if I don’t help you?”

“It’s already okay to worry about me.”

Rachiel smiled bitterly. No matter what Damien comes in and does, it doesn’t really help.

He’s a genius at using a sword, but he’s bad at mixing and decocting medicinal ingredients. Rather, it would be a bigger problem if you accidentally got inside and contracted whooping cough from here.

Did this idea make sense?

Or did he agree to the order?

“All right. But-”

Before I knew it, Damian’s voice was getting closer. It seemed as if they were right in front of us, with a door in between.

“Don’t push yourself too hard, but call me anytime when you’re really having a hard time.”

“okay.”

“I will stay here in the meantime.”

“It’s natural because it’s an escort.”

“I will not ask you to give me special allowance this time.”

“Thank you for making me cry.”

Even though you say it like that, I can understand that you are very worried.

Rachiel took a deep breath, being careful not to cough. Now is the moment to really focus.

‘I don’t have much time.’

Numerous types of medicinal herbs laid out on the table. When I saw that, I became a little confused.

Now 8282 mode cannot be used. If that were to happen, whooping cough bacteria would multiply further in an instant.

‘As my metabolism speeds up, the progression of my condition will also accelerate. If you do that, you could end up in critical condition without even having time to do anything.’

If you are unlucky, you could really die. That’s all the specifications are. Rakiel put down the black K-flavored thorn.

I suppressed the cough that kept trying to break out, felt my breathing becoming heavier, and tried to get my thoughts in order.

‘8282 mode cannot be used. Then the only way left is to boil it yourself and experiment.’

The ‘Preview of Medicinal Mixture’, an option for the herbal medicine preparation skill, is too slow to load without the 8282 mode.

It is so slow that the results come out later than if you were to boil the medicinal herbs yourself. So it cannot be used now. Because there isn’t much time.

“…Whew.”

I could feel the fever rising. The pertussis bacteria that had begun to act aggressively invaded the respiratory tract, and the body that sensed it was reacting violently.

Since I was already very tired, the prognosis was even worse.

That’s why I could feel it.

There won’t be many opportunities left.

‘Probably three opportunities to experiment with new formulations… if you grab as many as you can.’

Rachiel made a cool prediction.

My current condition, the prognosis that will worsen as the whooping cough progresses, and the time and stamina required to brew one decoction. Considering all the factors, there seemed to be a maximum of three remaining opportunities for experimentation.

‘Maybe… maybe just once.’

Without realizing it, my bitter smile deepened.

Not all bottles work as expected. There is a good chance that the prognosis will worsen much faster than expected.

So, rather than being relieved that you have three chances left, you should consider your current attempt as your first and last chance.

“….”

gulp.

Without even realizing it, Mokuldae was shaking.

First and last chance.

Will the combination be successful? Is it possible to suppress the side effects caused by the overly powerful medicinal properties of long root licorice and effectively deliver only the medicinal effects to the body?

Will we be able to succeed now in just one attempt after already failing over 150 experiments?

‘If I fail, it will be the end.’

Rachiel carefully selected the medicinal ingredients. The portions were controlled with careful care.

However, for some reason, unlike usual, the hand holding the medicine kept slipping or missing the medicine. My fingertips continued to tremble slightly.

“….”

Is it because of the fever that is gradually rising?

Is it because of the sudden feeling of dizziness?

Or maybe it’s the tension and anxiety that is swallowing up one side of my chest.

‘You idiot, come to your senses.’

match! Wow!

I hit the ball with both hands. But even so, my pounding heart did not subside. Before I knew it, cold sweat was seeping down my forehead. Only then did I realize it.

‘Will I be able to succeed in one go?’

I wasn’t confident.

I was scared and anxious.

He was not sure whether the ratio of medicinal ingredients in the combination he was about to try would produce good results.

So, I kept trying this and that medicine. I picked this one, shook my head, put it down, picked that one up, hesitated, and put it down again.

At that time, I first thought that it would be an incredible luck to succeed in this one experiment after failing over 150 times.

If something like that was possible for anyone, the word miracle wouldn’t even exist in the world.

It was then.

“majesty?”

Damian’s voice was heard again from outside the door. Thanks to this, Rakiel lost his train of thought.

“Why again?”

I was a little annoyed because I was nervous. Such emotions could not help but be reflected in his voice.

However, the answer from Damian outside the door was still calm. Even though he must have felt this way, it was like that.

“As I listened, I dared to guess that you seemed to be very anxious and hesitating about something.”

“….”

That’s right. What is that?

“The decoction you are currently developing. “I thought it was natural to feel confused and anxious because I was developing something new that had never existed in the world using a type of medicine that I had never encountered before.”

“….”

“So, if you continue to feel anxious and hesitant about what the right answer is, I thought for a moment why not think of the overwhelming experience your highness must have felt when treating a patient for the first time?”

“….”

“sorry. You keep sighing a lot. I could sense that he was suffering, so I acted presumptuously without realizing it. “Then I will be silent again.”

That was the end.

Damian really kept his mouth shut. I could vaguely feel the guy’s feelings. Maybe that was why.

The irritation that had risen slightly subsided before I knew it. Instead, as he said, I suddenly remembered a memory from a long time ago.

“….”

Was it the morning of the first Bukyung Oriental Medical Clinic opened in Korea? The memory of treating the first patient who came to visit me at that time suddenly came to mind.

Even now, I can’t forget it.

Kwanho Lee.

It was the name of the patient I was treating at that time.

He had the same name as his deceased father. After all, he was similar in age to my father.

My father passed away in his mid-50s when I was a senior in high school. If you were alive, you would be exactly that age. He must have been smiling with white frosty hair.

But there was something else about that patient that puzzled me even more. He had no legs.

He said he lost his leg in the Vietnam War. However, the place where acupuncture should be placed to treat the patient’s disease was the leg.

I was embarrassed. In addition to the tension of having to treat the first patient well when opening the practice, there was also the embarrassment caused by the fact that he had the same name as his father.

But since I didn’t have a leg to put acupuncture on, it felt like my mind was completely bleached.

I think I was probably in a daze for a few seconds at the time. Then, I think I came to my senses after being startled by the empty laughter of a patient with the same name as my father.

Did the patient say that at the time?

If there is no bridge, why not put it somewhere else? It’s okay. Don’t just look at what you learned in the book, don’t look at what you learned, but look at yourself now and judge yourself. Then, wouldn’t you be able to see a path that doesn’t seem to be there?

Did the tension finally ease after hearing the encouraging words? Was my head, which had been frozen in embarrassment, starting to turn?

When I thought back to that time, it suddenly occurred to me that it is not much different now.

‘It’s still the same now.’

I raised my head. I looked at the countless medicinal herbs on the table. There was something I suddenly realized.

‘Maybe my thinking was narrow-minded.’

Maybe that’s why I only handled long-rooted licorice the way I had learned so far. Perhaps I was forcing new medicinal ingredients to fit into the standards created with my knowledge and experience. Perhaps I was missing the opportunity to look at it from a broader perspective.

The moment when the edge of realization passes through my mind.

…Ding dong!

An unexpected alarm rang.

Then, I began to hear faint voices coming from completely unexpected medicinal herbs.