The Doctor Cured the Villainess and Ran Away

30 – Drug Abuse (1)

“The philosopher’s performance is incredibly good.”

Checking my status window in the office, I unintentionally muttered to myself.

[Alchemy C]

Continuing my duties as a royal physician and attending Seymour’s spell lessons, my rank increased rapidly.

[Transmutation C]

[Manipulate the chemical formula of substances. The target material is limited depending on the rank.]

Above all, transmutation became more intuitive and convenient.

Previously, it was simply about changing solid things into soft ones, but now I can manipulate food precisely based on my knowledge of chemistry.

The opening of the skill called [Extraction D] also expanded the range of materials.

“If I had sugarcane, I could even make MSG.”

Unfortunately, there was no sugarcane in this neighborhood.

I should look for it if I have a chance to explore other areas later on.

I’ve been longing for the local black bean sauce noodles for a while now.

“Thanks to that, the possibilities of pharmaceuticals have expanded.”

The problem is that I don’t know the exact ingredients or synthesis formulas for all those countless medicines.

I remember some famous ones, but most of them require experimentation because I only know the basic principles.

“I did try making a muscle enhancer.”

I look at the transparent liquid in the syringe in my hand.

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Intermediate Muscle Enhancer

Effect when administered: Strength increases for 1 minute. Side effects may occur.

Drug abuse is prohibited!

It’s a slightly viscous liquid. It is made by modifying the chemical formula of a hormone extracted from cholesterol with enhancements.

Originally, anabolic steroids that increase muscles are meant to enhance exercise efficiency and not magic pills that increase strength just by taking them.

However, when mixed with alchemy skills, it creates an easy-to-understand elixir.

“One thing: there are some side effects.”

And even the duration is very short.

It should only be kept for emergency use, and should not be used recklessly.

For instance, if attacked by a group of goblins like last time.

The syringe has been slightly modified, where the needle is hidden and pops out when the end is pressed, to be injected.

It’s a structure made to simulate it.

He put the muscle enhancer in his inner pocket and checked the stopwatch.

“This time already?”

It was time to start the afternoon work.

He had to check Ashera’s dinner menu first.

“But why isn’t Tanya here?”

Recently, unless I was moving, she didn’t need to escort me, so she was told to train at the knight training camp.

At first, she refused because of the mission, but she showed interest in the Imperial Knights.

In the end, she accepted to go training when she had time like now.

She was always exacting with time.

Based on her personality, she was usually waiting for me ten minutes before I moved.

“What is she doing?”

Since I also have to start working, I decided to look for Tanya.

He left the clinic and went to the Imperial Knights’ barracks.

There are four barracks placed around the royal castle walls, one in each direction.

Since he hadn’t gone far, he must be in the southern barracks.

When he arrived at the entrance of the barracks, the guards in disarray stopped him.

“Please identify yourself.”

What are they saying?

Can’t they recognize the insignia either?

“I’m the personal physician of Princess Third.”

“Ah, the chief physician.”

The guards chuckled slyly.

Hmm, it was easy to guess what kind of atmosphere it was.

“Please write down your name and purpose of visit on the list.”

“You just need to check. Is my knight inside?”

“You have to go in and check for yourself.”

“I have to open the gate to get in.”

“hahahaha, you probably don’t know since you’ve just arrived but you need to write down your name on the list.”

Ugh, this is troublesome.

“Knight, which faction do you belong to?”

Although I showed discomfort, the guards did not stop their arrogant attitude.

“I’m not sure which faction we belong to, but we’re receiving support from Togin Palace in the southern camp here.”

Togin Palace, the second prince’s faction.

They were a pretty powerful contender in the royal court.

It was understandable that their shoulders were strong.

“Knight.”

I took a step forward and met his eyes closely.

“The actions of a second rank official of the Hwangga should not be constrained by procedures. The weight of our work is more important than trivial procedures. You are stationed as a guard without knowing such basic rules?”

Once I mentioned the principle, they were taken aback and became like dumbfounded idiots.

Was the military induction ceremony a setup to teach lessons to inexperienced superiors? To give them a taste of what it was like to be bullied by their subordinates? Of course, it was quite fun, but I read all the etiquette and rules of the royal palace on the day I entered.

“For example, let’s say something has happened to the princess’s quarters now, and because of the time I wasted being stopped here, I am unable to respond quickly.”

I gestured by rubbing my neck with my palm.

“Can you understand that? You could be held accountable for causing me to become unable to perform my duties due to your negligence, simply because you didn’t follow the proper procedures.”

“That, that is…”

The guards shrunk their shoulders, surprised by my unexpected reaction.

I must have looked like an easy prey as the chief of a weak faction.

That’s when it happened.

“We’ll forgive the guards’ mistakes, Mr. Götterdämmerung.”

Inside the military camp, a large knight walked out, coughing.

He was probably in a high-ranking position judging by his sophisticated armor.

It was evident that he knew my title precisely. He seemed to be a somewhat level-headed person.

“I am the commanding officer of the second battalion of the imperial knights…”

“I’m not interested.”

“hahahaha, you should be angry. You certainly know that 3rd Hwang Bipa has been working with the 2nd prince for a long time, right?”

Hmm, is that so?

Camilla, who was out of the emperor’s sight, had apparently chosen the ally of the Hwang Family and it was the 2nd prince.

Was his name Georg Ra?

Seymour also talked about that. He mentioned that the 2nd Prince was supporting Camilla.

He might also know about Asella’s talent and debuffs.

“Just how are these low-level knights going to play pranks on me, the chief physician?”

Does such a background exist?

In other words, up until now, the 3rd Hwang Bipa were the subordinates of the 2nd prince, Wolgwang Palace, and were subjects of Ptolemy Palace.

It’s natural to find it laughable.

“What you want is a bodyguard like your teacher, right? We have some knights in the camp who kindly offer to spar with you.”

Tanya must also be here, as expected.

Judging by the atmosphere, one could easily imagine what happened inside. It was clear that the knights provoked Tanya, who showed an interest in swordsmanship, and attacked her as a stress reliever under the pretext of sparring.

“Let me clarify one thing.”

I stepped forward and declared.

“It’s not the Third Hwang Bipa but the 3rd Hwang Nyupa.”

I don’t like being considered working for Camilla.

“I don’t know how it’s been so far, but if you keep treating me the same way, you’ll hurt yourself.”

“hahahahaha! If we get hurt would you fix us?”

The commander laughed incredulously as if Heaven just told him to go away.

“If we get hurt, then you have to fix us too, teacher.”

“Oh, I’m more confident than anyone else when it comes to treating injuries. If you remember when you’re wounded, come and see me.”

“…Really? Your confidence is astounding.”

The major scratched the back of his head in response to my indifferent reaction.

“Sir Geork has requested that our battalion be provided with a medical officer.”

“And you’re only taking the knights who will participate in the upcoming battle tournament.”

“Quiet! Do you realize how severe the consequences will be if His Majesty gets angry?”

The major scolded his subordinates.

Even so, the name Sir Geork 2nd Prince didn’t sound very threatening to me.

Because there were no surviving members of the royal family after ten years.

They were all subdued after Assella ascended to the throne.

I might have felt intimidated if they had mentioned Assella instead.

Then, a sound of someone hastily running and stumbling could be heard from within the camp.

“Is it the squad leader? Here to report on what happened to that female knight… Hmm?”

The major seemed to hope that his subordinate would inform him about what happened to Tanya, but his expectations were misplaced.

Nevertheless, he could easily guess what had happened.

Tanya had rushed out from inside.

“Teacher, I’m sorry.”

Tanya hurriedly approached me and apologized.

“I was engrossed in sparring with the knights and lost track of time. It was my mistake.”

Tanya bowed deeply.

“Are you injured?”

“Injured? No, since it was a mock sparring session to exchange techniques, there were no injuries. However, a few of the opposing knights did sustain minor injuries.”

Thud. The major took a step back and collided with another sentry, causing their armor to make a clashing sound.

“This, this can’t be true. Our knights, all thirty of them, were defeated and humiliated? And without even breaking a sweat?!”

The major opened his mouth wide in astonishment.

Unconsciously, I chuckled.

It seemed that Tanya did not even perceive the conflict with the royal knights as a conflict and truly engaged in a genuine sparring session.

And it was said that she showed her prowess to thirty knights before confidently walking away.

It must have been only Tanya, who was meticulous, to realize that it was time to return earlier. She must have firmly held onto their weaknesses.

It is typical of Tanya to take responsibility for her own mistakes instead of shifting blame.

“Because of this, our duties were delayed. How are you going to take responsibility, Commander?”

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With the intention of teasing her a little, Taeya spoke lightly which made Tanya tilt her head.

“But you already apologized, didn’t you?”

“Is that enough? It’s ridiculous. Even the leader needs to show some sincerity like Boris.”

“You mean delicious food. I’ll try to find some for you.”

“Do you think what you find will be more luxurious than the royal cuisine? And you can’t even speak properly. You’ll come upstairs to my office for a week.”

“I’ll help with your strength training.”

“Oh, now you’re going to negotiate without an escort for our lord who has traveled a long way?”

“It’s only three days.”

“Okay.”

Tanya’s expression, which puckered her lips, was quite amusing, as if she was unhappy.

This scene was a bigger harvest than not going up the stairs.

“Well, then let’s go back quickly.”

“Yes, I’ll escort you.”

“Wait a minute!”

As I was about to leave after finishing my business and leaving the camp, the platoon leader blocked my way.

“You’re just going to leave and leave our camp in a mess like this?”

“The reason this happened is because your Knights are weak. If you had been more diligent with their training, this wouldn’t have happened.”

“What are you saying right now…!”

“You need to build up your strength. You’ve got the size and the muscles, but you need to stretch too. Do you want me to show you?”

The platoon leader eventually exploded and yelled.

“Insult! That woman probably used some dirty trick! Don’t try to teach me how to train my soldiers just because you look weak!”

What a stubborn friend.

He even got muscles in his head.

That’s why stretching is a must. Your body needs to be flexible so that accidents can be avoided. You can be defeated by Tanya, so don’t get angry.

I need to sort out the situation.

This might be a good comparison.

Should I try an experiment?

I put my hand under my coat and clicked on the end of the syringe filled with strength enhancers.

A warm feeling spread through my body from my left chest.

I went up to the platoon leader, grabbed his arm with a light

“Don’t have too many biases, Knight.”

-Ggwaak…

-What kind of strength is this?!

The commander’s eyes, which held onto my arm, instantly widened.