Eventually, the chief physician’s face turned red, and with a suppressed voice, he instructed the apothecary.
“Fetch what Her Highness has requested.”
“Yes, yes!”
The apothecary hurriedly ran to the herbal room, and the chief physician exhaled a frustrated breath to the side.
“Your Highness, if your prescription turns out to be incorrect, you must be prepared. The weight of a life is never light.”
“I understand. In return, what if my prescription is correct and you are wrong?”
“I have faith in my skills, which I’ve honed over the years.”
The tone of the chief physician seemed truly confident in himself.
He confidently asserted that he had never heard of the poison I mentioned. It’s unclear where his confidence was coming from.
‘His arrogance might get him into trouble.’
Thanks to it, the path to getting what I wanted seemed smoother.
Suppressing a laugh that wanted to escape, I spoke to the chief physician.
“If it turns out that I’m wrong, I will publicly apologize to you.”
“More than that, you should apologize to the knight. He’s a strong knight, but the Saitrium will poison his body.”
The chief physician stubbornly held his position. At a glance, he truly seemed like a physician concerned about the patient.
“Alright. Then what can you do?”
“What do you mean?”
“If it’s proven that you’re wrong and I’m right, how do you plan to make up for your rudeness to me?”
The chief physician blinked rapidly for a moment.
The situation was so dire that he had momentarily forgotten that he was being disrespectful to the Crown Princess.
As I stared at the chief physician, he rolled his eyes and replied,
“…I will provide whatever you desire, Your Highness.”
“I expect so.”
The chief physician nervously bit his lower lip, as if his self-assurance was diminishing.
‘For someone who was recommended as chief physician, he’s remarkably incompetent. It’s quite strange.’
I’ll have to look into this once the case is closed.
“Your Highness, here it is!”
While I was arguing with the chief physician, Zenid brought in my medical bag.
From it, I retrieved the blood collection syringe I always use and applied specialized disinfectant to the needle.
I could hear gagging noises around me.
In the tense atmosphere, I didn’t hesitate as I swiftly inserted the needle into Ares’ arm.
“If you insert it so haphazardly…”
Someone exclaimed in surprise as I slowly pulled the piston.
The deep red blood came out with a slightly swishing sound, filling the syringe.
“Like that… this situation…”
A voice of concern echoed as the piston was pulled. The collected crimson blood inside the syringe seemed anything but clear.
After drawing the blood, I handed it over to one of the attending physicians.
“I want you to do a full examination.”
“Yes? What kind of examination are you referring to?”
“What? Don’t you even have a system for conducting blood tests?”
Even in the Imperial Palace’s infirmary, they lacked such a basic element.
I was left dumbfounded by this realization.
At that moment, one of the attending physicians in the corner hesitated and finally spoke up.
“Dr. Barmid is capable of conducting the examination.”
Barmid. It was a Yalon Kingdom-style name.
I recalled that Julion had mentioned previously that there were Yalon Kingdom-trained physicians even in the Imperial Palace’s infirmary.
“Then, entrust the examination to Dr. Barmid. Zenid, accompany him.”
“Yes, your Highness.”
To ensure that no tricks were played in the meantime, I sent Zenid along.
After the attending physician left, coincidentally, another attendant who had gone to fetch herbs arrived.
“Your Highness, I’ve brought the saitrium!”
I received the herbs and instructed the attending physician at my side.
“Grind it finely and dilute it in water.”
“Yes, yes!”
The attending physician, flustered but skillful, prepared a diluted saitrium solution.
In the meantime, I gave further instructions to the other physicians and once again lifted Ares’ eyelids.
‘His pupils are quite dilated. I’ve taken too much time.’
“Get amandam, paraffin and lutedo!”
“Yes? Oh, alright.”
The attending physicians scattered to gather the required items. Meanwhile, I poured the prepared diluted saitrium solution into Ares’ mouth.
‘I need to conduct a precise detoxification.’
Ares, being a robust knight, seemed to withstand the effects of the poison for quite a while.
He probably frequented the restroom extensively to expel the toxins.
However, his body had reached its limits now. If we didn’t treat him properly and promptly, he would undoubtedly die.
“Your highness, here are the medicinal herbs you asked for!”
The medicinal herbs I ordered were piled up in front of me.
I closed my eyes for a moment and took a deep breath.
The effects of the poison.
The principles and process of detoxification.
The mixing ratios.
After mentally visualizing each step, I opened my eyes.
“Phew. Let’s start with the lutedo first.”
Muttering to myself out of habit, I began combining the herbs according to the plan I had designed in my mind.
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“Your highness, urgent report!”
In haste, a servant sought out Julion.
Julion turned his shoulders, setting aside the pen he had been using.
His neck was stiff from spending the entire morning on paperwork.
“What’s the matter?”
