The Doctor Cured the Villainess and Ran Away

Chapter 12

12 – 12. Street Inspection (2)

Bad Ending [Crime of the Commoner].

Due to the Demon King’s attack, the entire empire’s farmland has been contaminated by a plague, causing an unprecedented food shortage.

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Asella prioritizes distributing the remaining wheat to the Demon King’s expedition army and disregards the commoners who are dying of starvation.

When the commoners gather in front of the palace and shout for bread, Asella mocks them.

They do not use the cliché phrase of asking them to eat cookies instead of bread.

“In fact, Jin lifted the curse in the wheat field. The wretched commoners should starve and die.”

The commoners had no strength to revolt, and the empire collapsed.

Only later did we realize this fact, and the frustrated warrior gave up on the expedition as the world was consumed by darkness.

As can be seen in the ending, it is clear that Asella has no positive feelings towards the commoners.

“It seems that the negative feelings towards the commoners have accumulated and formed in such small incidents.”

I understand to some extent.

Even I, if I meet a gangster who ruins the peaceful tea time, the nonexistent negative feelings will sprout and grow.

And I was also angry at this bastard.

My peaceful time was disturbed.

Above all, if he is a superior person, he is not my vassal.

If I think that he has been doing such things to my vassals as well, my anger doubles.

I walked steadily towards the man, leaving Asella behind.

In a dispute, the one with the loudest voice wins.

The best offense is a good defense. It may be less formal, but becoming a scoundrel is effective.

“After a long time of taking a walk, a gangster suddenly appears in the front yard and starts doing business without permission. What are you doing, you bastards?”

The leader was big in size.

He approaches me with a threatening attitude.

“Be careful what you say, you brat. Are you so obsessed with money that you go around harassing women in broad daylight?”

“Huh.”

This guy has a cocky way of speaking.

Did I look like a host trying to seduce Asella?

He seems to have about a thousand lives.

“Is your ears blocked? Don’t you hear the fact that this is my front yard?”

“What does it look like?”

The man pointed to the emblem on his chest.

“All the land of the empire is Suphre’s front yard. Know your place.

“Yeah! Get out of here right now. You’re a parasite on a lame hat and a beggar.”

The subordinates seemed quite intimidated.

I chuckled.

“You’re right, it sounds all fancy being in charge. But isn’t this just a delivery company that rips off commissions? And this, is it just a vest?”

Tap, as I struck the man’s vest with the back of my hand, dust scattered everywhere.

“What are you, some kind of tiny laborer who carries small things? Ugh, a foul smell.”

Whack! I threw away his vest.

“And what does that have to do with anything now? Why are the upper-ranked guys in someone else’s territory acting like gangsters? Huh?”

“We merely requested a fair loan. With the reputation of our higher-ups, they could lend us some money, couldn’t they?”

“All you did was take a quick ride on a boat to transport your baggage. When did you expect to pay back the money you borrowed? And why do you keep selling the names of those below you?”

My remarks seemed to irritate him, as he furrowed his eyebrows.

“This bastard…!”

If I continued to provoke him, it would likely lead to violence. Should I reveal my true identity? But his movements were faster.

His left fist was already coming towards me.

Anyway, hotheaded people like him never end up well.

He has quite a build. One punch would surely be fatal.

I’m pretty quick too, so my reaction speed is considerable.

I turn my head and easily dodge.

“What…?!”

He seemed surprised that I managed to avoid it.

He won’t stay quiet after taking a preemptive hit.

He clenches his fist and immediately takes a retaliatory stance.

…But me, my physical strength is quite weak.

Very weak, actually.

In the moment when I wondered if I could even do any damage with a counterattack, something came to mind.

[Diagnosis D has been activated]

A message appeared in my status window, and I immediately learned some facts.

[Injury Status: Fracture]

[Injured Location: Right arm]

The information showed that the man’s right arm was in a fractured state.

Since part of his body was glowing red, it was easy to understand the location.

‘Was it because you hurt your right arm, not because you’re left-handed?’

– Whack!

Without hesitation, I deliver a straight punch to the prominently marked spot.

“Hiyaaah!”

In response, the guy who was speaking in a low voice let out a high-pitched scream like a woman and collapsed on the spot.

Oh my, it must have hurt that much.

Judging from his reaction, it might be a compound fracture. That really hurts.

He’s a rough laborer who has recently been injured.

I don’t miss an opportunity. I press down on the fallen guy with my knee and immediately subdue him.

“Brother!”

“This bastard!”

The other two men tried to rush forward, so I took out a dagger from my back pocket.

“Hey, if you don’t want to see yourself getting really hurt, stay quiet.”

Seeing the gleaming blade, they recoiled in fear.

“Well, well.”

“He’s really crazy…! Call for security!”

As it becomes noisy, more and more bystanders start gathering.

It doesn’t matter. My only concern is Asella.

[No. 021: Crimes of the Commoners 25% → 23%]

Asella continues watching my actions.

Didn’t she feel threatened and disgusted by these upper-class guys?

Let’s assume that accumulated negative feelings towards commoners lead to this bad ending.

“What’s done is done, now let’s turn the target of our negative feelings around.”

I shout loudly so that even the spectators can hear.

“Call for security? Go ahead! Verify who the security of this estate works for!”

I toss away the hat I was wearing.

Gotberg’s pride, my snow-white hair glistens under the sunlight.

“That person over there!”

“It’s Las! It’s Sir Las!”

“He’s the Marquis’ scapegoat!”

The onlookers who recognized me exclaimed in surprise.

Well, there’s no way anyone in this street wouldn’t recognize me.

How can those who call themselves disciples of Confucius speak informally? Their reputation is beyond belief.

“Ha, Confucius? The heir of the Marquis?”

“White hair… Is it really him?”

My subordinates were startled. It’s like when you try to catch a crab and a spider jumps out.

I sheathed my sword and asked the captain in a low voice.

“Hey, why do you need money?”

“Ye, yes? Well, you see…”

“Answer quickly, before I make you disappear without a trace.”

The captain, still grimacing in pain, managed to answer.

“W-well… The top customer is here, and I accidentally ate the luxury goods that were supposed to be delivered to them in the morning. So, I need compensation…”

“Ah, so it’s because of the top customer?”

“No, it’s not their fault but mine…”

“I’ll ask you again, and you better answer honestly.”

“Yes?”

“Or else, you’ll pay for it.”

I cleared my throat and shouted loudly.

“Supreme Top! You have always terrorized and intimidated my people! I won’t tolerate it today!”

There were onlookers who echoed my words.

“That’s right!”

“They’re a problem every time we see them!”

“Confucius! Give them an even bigger beating!”

The people we just subdued may be coming to our territory for the first time today. They might have just started working for Top.

But since Top mostly works on ships, their physical strength is usually tough.

I predicted that the onlookers would sympathize.

I grabbed the captain by his hair and shouted again.

“Tell me! You’re also a commoner, so why did you try to exploit another commoner?”

“T-T-T-Top ordered me to do it!!”

The captain shouted at the top of his lungs.

“Okay, I said as intended.

“Ah, I thought there would be a noble above me! It’s usually the nobles who take advantage of the ignorant commoners. We must settle this directly with the top of the Schüppre family in Gotteberg!”

I stood up from my chair.

The spectators murmured and buzzed.

“Hey, did you hear that Gottberg Gongja is going to have a showdown with the top?”

“I always thought he was just a nobody, but it seems he has affection for his land.”

“Gongja-nim, impressive!”

“He’s so hot-headed, I love it!”

Sure enough, my face is red-hot.

I feel humiliated.

It’s not even a theater performance, yet I shouted my lines in a completely cheap theatrical tone.

I had no talent for acting anyway, so what’s the use.

I glanced at Asela, the cause of this village play.

…Asela looked at me with an intense gaze while enjoying her coffee.

It felt like I was watching a show.

[No. 021: Peasant’s Sin 23% → 5%]

Instead, the bad ending probability was restored.

Rather, it dropped a little more than before.

This is considered a success.

“What are you looking at? Did you enjoy watching? Huh?”

Growling towards the surroundings, the spectators quickly started to leave.

I still spoke to the sprawling chief.

“Hey, you’ve seen everything too, so get lost. Don’t bother me anymore.”

“Um, are you okay? I’m really sorry about today’s incident. I’d appreciate it if you could forgive us regardless of the rank…”

“Noisy. Ah, speaking of which, what was that thing you brought to Gongja?”

It was obvious that it was a valuable item purchased from our territory.

“It was an equal-grade celestia water. It was about twenty bottles…”

Since I pretended to forget, it must have been only celestia water.

Twenty bottles is a considerable amount.

Seems like there’s a disease that the top must fix.

Because it was valuable information, I decided to let it go.

“Yeah, now really shut up. Don’t go around with a broken arm, tie it up or something.”

“Huh? How did you know it was broken? And tying it up… what do you mean?”

He’s frustrating.

Originally, a few more strikes to the face would be fitting for him. But his nonsense also annoys me.

Using the stick the boss guy had, I wrapped a rope tightly around my arm.

“You better keep this up for at least two weeks. If you don’t have money to see a healer, then tough luck.”

“What? I don’t know about that, but I do feel a bit better… Thank you. I’m really sorry for causing trouble.”

They bowed their heads towards me and Asella and ran away flapping their wings.

In times like this, having power is convenient.

“Huh?”

– – – – – – – – – – –

· Skill ranking has increased.

· Emergency treatment mastery E → D

You can perform emergency treatment a little faster.

The effectiveness of emergency treatment has slightly increased.

– – – – – – – – – – –

I gained skill experience and my rank increased.

“It’s fast. Maybe it’s because I have medical knowledge.”

Thanks to that, my overall experience in [Medicine] also increased.

“A new skill will come out soon.”

I went back to Asella.

“There was a bit of trouble, Your Highness. I hope you weren’t displeased.”

“I was very displeased.”

Asella gently placed the coffee cup to her lips, took it off, and continued her contemplation.

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“But still, it was excellent as a snack to enjoy with this coffee.”

Seems like she’s become amused by my clowning and doesn’t care if I’m a commoner or anything.

Yeah. Even after 10 years, it always felt like this.

The party of heroes, including myself, felt like we were becoming clowns for Asella’s entertainment, like a circus.

Well, as long as the results are good.

“The cups are all gone.”

“You didn’t order again?”

“He said not to give me any money.”

“Well done. Go back and drink some water.”

As he sat down again, the owner brought a fresh cup of coffee.

“Here’s the coffee you ordered.”

He said that while ordering it.

Thinking it was admirable, I tried to take out a coin, but the owner extended his hand.

“Oh no, that’s not necessary. The payment was received by the lady over here.”

“Received? How?”

I only had coins, so it would have been impossible to pay.

As I suspiciously glanced at Asella, the owner smiled satisfactorily and answered.

“I received flowers. They are fresh and vibrant, perfect for decoration. It covers the cost of the broken cup as well. Now, let’s continue our conversation, sir.”

After saying that, the owner turned around and left.

In front of me, there was a hot cup of butter coffee.

“What kind of conversation is this?”

When I turned my head, I noticed Asella avoiding my gaze.

“Flowers?”

“It’s too cumbersome to carry around.”

I had exchanged flowers directly with the children.

It was a wise way. If I paid or used my family name to get things for free, my reputation would be affected.

Thud, Asella placed the cup in front of me and spoke.

“Master Las.”

“Yes.”

“If a similar situation arises again, will you stand up for me like that?”