The Crown Prince That Sells Medicine - Chapter 309

The Crown Prince That Sells Medicine Chapter 309

Episode 309 Half-elf chronic disease (1)

“Chronic malignant gastric ulcer.” “It is an inevitable genetic disease that half-elves, who are a mixed race of elves and humans, have no choice but to suffer from.”

Rachiel’s calm words passed across the table. I tapped the eardrums of the half-elf Edouard, the general of Amboise who was singled out.

“….”

The general made no reply. I just stopped eating the meal I was being served and quietly looked at Rachiel. But his expression already showed a hint of displeasure.

However, Rachiel did not care about the general’s reaction.

‘You must feel bad. If you are eating well and suddenly hear something like this. It would be absurd.’

In fact, he had been keeping an eye on General Edouard from earlier. Since when? From around the time I started sparring with the princess. Because of the unique impression and atmosphere that the half-elf general gives off? It wasn’t.

‘That half-elf guy was glaring at me so much.’

It was like that the whole time I was sparring with the princess. Those eyes were as if they were saying, ‘Just make sure Delrin gets sick.’

Thanks to this, I couldn’t help but be concerned. As I was paying that much attention, a memory suddenly came to mind. It was a story about a character mentioned in the novel Demon Sword Emperor.

‘okay. Edouard, the white ghost of the North of Amboise.’

Although he is not a sword master, he is said to have equivalent skills. Did you say that you use a unique fighting style that combines swordsmanship and elemental arts? Thanks to this, in the original work, the northern part of Amboise was reliably protected.

‘And he died. While protesting against Javilon’s ascension to the throne. Miserably.’

The person who was like that in the novel is now in front of you like this. They are alive and showing their emotions. What a strange feeling I get every time something like this happens.

‘But anyway.’

Rakiel came out of his thoughts for a moment. The story in the novel is not important now. Now is the time to talk about more important things.

“Was it from a while ago? In fact, General Edouard’s complexion kept bothering me.”

“Your complexion?”

“yes.”

He nodded his head and answered Adeline’s question carefully.

“It was different from my natural complexion. He was unusually pale, but dark circles were spread around his eyes. “In my experience, the characteristics were similar to those of people with stomach diseases.”

“Can you detect a disease like that?”

“No. It’s just a hint. So we served a meal. “A meal for all of the princess’s entourage, including the general.”

“Ah…”

Adeline unconsciously covered her mouth with her hand. Earlier, I thought the crown prince was simply kind and considerate and took care of his attendants, but now I see that there was a reason.

“So, the crown prince… are you going to observe my wife eating…?”

“yes. you’re right.”

It was like that.

I wanted to check. Wouldn’t it be the most direct way to see how food is consumed and digested? So I fed him and observed him. Acupoint scanning was used. Thanks to you, I was able to see it.

‘Stomach acid secretion begins when food enters the stomach. However, in the process, the acupuncture points associated with the stomach began to become disturbed. In particular, the acupuncture points belonging to the foot and yangmyeongwigyeong (足陽明胃經), Eungchanghyeol (膺窓穴), Okyehyeol (屋翳穴), Seungmanhyeol (承滿穴), Gichunghyeol (氣衝穴), etc.’

All of them were acupuncture points that affected the secretion of gastric acid and the movement of the stomach. But all of those acupuncture points were shaking unsteadily, as if twerking in the middle of the night.

It didn’t end there.

A bleeding detection notification appeared on the acupuncture point scanning function, which sensitively detects hemoglobin. The location was most severe inside the general’s stomach, especially in the pyloric antrum of the pyloric sphincter, which connects to the duodenum.

It was a typical stomach ulcer.

But the severity was severe.

‘If the bleeding is that much, it’s definitely chronic. The depth of the ulcer area seems to be considerable. The ulcer deeply damaged not only the mucosa layer of the stomach lining, but also the mucosal muscle layer. If it gets worse…

I could die.

how?

The ulcer eventually penetrates the muscle layer and erodes and ruptures the artery in the stomach lining. Producing symptoms of vomiting blood along with massive stomach bleeding. Without even trying to stop the bleeding, massive bleeding can occur and cause instantaneous death.

The state of the half-elf general Edouard in front of me right now seemed to be almost on the verge of that.

“First of all, you should stop doing other things and receive treatment first. In particular, in the general’s case, it seems to be a genetic disease rather than a bad eating habit, so the fundamental cause of the disease can be eliminated only if he receives treatment to improve his constitution.”

“….”

Rachiel said.

General Edouard kept his mouth shut. Since the other person was the crown prince of the empire, I could tolerate him openly opposing me, but it was still unpleasant. Is it so meddlesome to get treatment from this person when we’re just seeing each other for the first time?

no.

It didn’t matter.

However, the very mention of his birth was unpleasant.

‘Rude… put my blood in your mouth?’

Bloodline.

lineage.

It was Edouard’s most sore finger and the source of his complex. It had to be that way. He was the first cousin of the current King of Amboise. In other words, he was born with royal blood.

Despite this, he was never officially recognized as a royal. The reason was simple. This was because he was of mixed race, with his father being a royal and his mother being an elf.

Thanks to that, I had to grow up with a lot of attention from a young age. He had to be treated as an outcast within the royal family. He was treated as a bastard by his duke father. The same was true even between half-siblings.

I couldn’t call my father ‘father’ and I couldn’t call my brothers ‘brother’ or ‘younger brother’.

We worked hard to overcome such prejudice and subtle discrimination. So I crawled up to this spot. Although they were still not treated as formal royals, they were recognized as a powerful force in the North due to their pure skills.

Therefore, to him, his lineage was like a crown of thorns stuck on his forehead from birth. It was nothing but a yoke that one had to bear for the rest of one’s life.

‘But… I have the disease because of that bloodline?’

Do I have to listen to this now? The general felt angry for a moment. If his niece Adeline hadn’t quietly reached out and placed her hand on his shoulder at that moment, he would have really committed the rudeness of storming out.

‘Dangsuk. wait a minute.’

“….”

Adeline’s hand resting on his shoulder. My nephew’s gaze is quietly staring in this direction. It was clearly the look in the eyes of someone who knew something.

Of course Adeline knew.

‘When the crown prince speaks like that, it clearly means that there is something.’

She suddenly remembered something she had experienced before. When I first met the crown prince and was diagnosed with gallstones by him, I was similar to Tang Sook now. He didn’t believe the crown prince’s words and started getting angry.

But now that I look back, everything the crown prince said at the time was correct. So much so that it gives me goosebumps. So it will be similar now.

‘Please calm down and listen more.’

It was thanks to her efforts. Edouard calmed his excitement. And for the first time, I asked the crown prince.

“Prince of the Empire. “What is your intention in saying this at the first meeting?”

“Because I hope the general is healthy.”

“Is that… your intention?”

“yes.”

Rachiel nodded.

“You must have been offended because it was such a sudden comment. First of all, let me formally apologize for that. But I couldn’t help but bring up the story. It seems like the condition of the ulcer is worse than I thought. So, I told the story a little bluntly. “I’m sorry about that too.”

“No, it’s okay. But you are the crown prince of the empire. “There are other things I’m curious about and puzzled about.”

“What is it?”

“The Crown Prince mentioned that my lineage was the cause of the disease…”

“That’s right.”

“What exactly is the cause and reason?”

Edouard’s eyes sparkled.

In his native country, Amboise, no one dared to talk about his lineage in front of him. However, the crown prince said this without hesitation from the first time they met.

So I wanted to hear a proper answer.

What if the answer is poor? What if nonsense comes back? At that time, I will have to kick up and leave this place. Édouard waited for the crown prince’s answer with a anxious heart.

Rachiel’s mouth opened.

“The cause and reason are simple. “The cause is that the gastric acid secreted from the general’s stomach is too much stronger than mucin, the mucus that protects the stomach.”

“…yes?”

The general paused.

Stomach acid?

Mucin?

It was my first time hearing it.

Rachiel continued.

“I will explain as simply as possible. Stomach acid dissolves food that enters the stomach. Breaks down and digests tissues such as meat. But unfortunately, the stomach lining is also the same meat. It is digested using your own stomach acid. Unless you have adequate protection. So the stomach secretes a protective mucus called mucin. “To protect the stomach lining from stomach acid.”

“….”

“For normal people, protective mucus is more powerful than stomach acid. So stomach acid cannot damage the stomach lining. But the general is not like that.”

“Why?”

“The stomach acid has inherited the characteristics of the hyper-carnivorous elves, and the protective mucus has inherited the characteristics of the omnivorous humans.”

“….”

It was an unexpected answer.

Rachiel nodded slightly.

“Carnivores who eat meat have strong stomach acid. Elves are like that too. The general’s stomach acid is also like that. Unfortunately, the general had the strong stomach acid of an elf, but the relatively weak protective mucus of a human.”

“Then…”

“Yes. The protective mucus breaks through. “Every time I eat.”

“Do you mean because the balance between offense and defense is broken?”

“That’s an appropriate analogy. you’re right.”

“….”

The general was at a loss for words. Looking at that, Rachiel was convinced that her guess was correct.

‘also.’

This was the inference that immediately came to mind as soon as I looked at the acupoint scanning earlier. Differences in eating habits between elves and humans. This is an inherent problem that a mixed race between the two will experience. When I thought about it that way, the conclusion came naturally.

“You must have suffered emotionally because of your bloodline. That mental stress also has a very negative impact on stomach health. So, naturally, you would have been close to alcohol. “Of course, it is the most harmful factor to gastrointestinal health.”

“But I…”

“Yes. I know you want to say that you’ve been fine for over 50 years. There haven’t been any major problems so far. Because I was young. Because the recovery must have been rapid. But the problem starts now.”

It is true.

As with many diseases, when you are young and have strong resilience, you do not know you are sick. In fact, even though it is festering inside.

And what if your resilience decreases as you get older? You can tell it hurts right away. Various symptoms begin to be felt throughout the body. Only then do you go to the hospital. That’s the pattern of ordinary people.

The half-elf general in front of me is the same.

“Do you sometimes feel a burning sensation in your upper abdomen, below your sternum?”

“….”

Nod.

Edouard was shocked and nodded.

Rachiel’s question continued.

“Normally, I would feel that burning sensation for as short as 30 minutes or as long as 3 hours. Especially the end of the solar plexus.”

…Nod.

Edouard’s nod earns 2 stacks.

“And you must have felt nausea and vomiting from time to time. “There must have been a lot of times when you got sick of it, right?”

“But…”

“Oh, you probably want to say that it’s a symptom that other people also experience from time to time. But yes. The color everyone else wears every morning… What do you think about seeing black stool instead of normal colored stool?”

“…!”

How to do that?

Did you really see it?

General Edouard was inwardly astonished and felt a sense of danger to his privacy. In fact, it was my secret that I often had pitch-black stools. At first, I didn’t even know it was abnormal. I found out later. But I’ve never really told anyone about it. Because I didn’t need to or want to do it.

But how does the crown prince know that?

…gulp.

The general’s neckband shook slightly.

He admitted.

I can’t deny it now. I can’t even get angry at the crown prince’s words. When I thought about it that way, everything I heard from the crown prince began to feel like it was clearly true.

It was at that moment that the crown prince suddenly thrust something in front of his face.

“Then please sign here.”

“…yes? This?”

“You need to get treatment and get healthy.”

The crown prince smiles brightly and selflessly. Perhaps it was because of that generous smile. Without realizing it, Edouard signed the ‘medical treatment receipt’ presented to him by the Crown Prince as if he were fascinated.

Thanks to this, a rewarding smile bloomed on Rakiel’s face.

‘Oh, I can’t stand the bonus life.’

Especially if it is a half-elf with a large capacity(?) lifespan shuttle.