Bab 18: chapter 18 :
Over the past few weeks, certain rumors have been going in the land of snow. It is said that a doctor has come to the village and is looking for rare herbs. As long as you find any rare herbs, he will pay you a huge amount of money, and the doctor could cure any illness. It was not only the civilians but also the Shinobi who came to meet the doctor.
The rumor had spread like wildfire, and the villagers were eager to scavenge the snowy wilderness for rare herbs.
' I have a lot of material here, but none of them has enough ice element or nature energy to be the substitute material. The main reason is that most of the herbs are grown in lower areas of the mountain; if I want to find appropriate material, I need to reach the peak of the mountain.' Making up his mind, Merlin came to the clinic he set up. Reaching there, he saw many people waiting in line to meet him. Entering the clinic, Merlin began to check on each patient. As the time reached evening, Merlin decided to leave. On the way back, he saw a child following him.
"Hey there, come out; you're hiding behind the dumpster." Hearing this, the boy came in front of him nervously and said, "Are you the famous doctor, Mugino, the villagers said?"
"Yes, it might be me. What do you want?" Merlin spoke; it was the name Merlin used to cover his identity.
"Please, mister doctor, help me. My little sister has fallen ill and has not woken up for the past 2 days."
"Then why don't you bring her to the clinic?" asked Merlin.
"We are from a poor family, and we don't have enough money to pay for the treatment. Can you please help my sister? If you can, I will do anything for you," the boy said, bowing his head.
Hearing this, Merlin looked at the boy. Seeing his emotions as real, Merlin bent down, reached his height, and spoke. "What is your name, kid, and where do you live?"
"My name is Suguro, and I am living outside the village. Please save my sister." The boy spoke to Merlin while keeping his head low, as he did not dare to look up. Poking Suguro's forehead with index finger, Merlin said, "Sure, I can help lead me to your house."
As he walks to Suguro's house, Merlin asks, "Where are your parents? Suguro"
"My father was a civilian; he died during the fight between ninjas protecting my mother, but her leg became seriously injured, and she cannot walk. I have been helping my family from then on." Suguro spoke in sadness.
Merlin truly understands the reality of civilians caught in Shinobi fighting, and it was not the first time he heard about this during his journey; he has seen entire families die during their confrontation. "Suguro, your father is a hero; he was able to help his wife survive." Hearing this, the boy stopped and looked at Merlin, welling up with tears.
"Let's go see your sister."
Nodding, Suguro continued his journey. Reaching his house, Merlin saw an old hut with broken doors and windows, and many of the gaps in the house were covered with pieces of paper. Entering the hut, Merlin saw a little girl in bed, shivering as she tried to breathe, and at the other bed, a woman whose eyes were red due to the tear she shed.
"Mother, look, a doctor came to treat Suiko." The boy said happily, but the mother looked at him and said in a sad expression, "But we don't have any money to pay."
However, Merlin did not say a word but came to the bed and looked at Suiko. 'Her condition is seriously bad. The chakra in her body is rotting away. If this continues, she won't live more than a week.' "Suguro, your sister is in bad condition, and I need to perform an operation on her." Hearing this, both the mother and son looked at him, worried. "Mister doctor, you can save her, right?" the boy said in tears.
"Don't worry, she will survive. But I need to bring her to the clinic as soon as possible." Taking a health recovery potion, he fed her it slowly. "I have managed to temporarily stop her fever; I will take her to the clinic." After picking Suiko up, Merlin went to the clinic.
"System monitor her condition; when I perform the surgery, guide me to draw the rune." ' Her chakra is not synchronized with her body, causing her to lose her life force. I need to alter her body to fit the change brought by Chakra.' Taking a rune engraving pen. Merlin started to engrave various runes on her body. Four hours later, Merlin completed the process. ' Now I need to wait for her to wake up.' Walking out of the operation theater, Merlin saw Suguro wait for him anxiously. "The operation was successful; what we need is for her to wake up. Come with me, Suguro. I have some questions for you."
"Suguro, tell me, are there any Shinobi in your family.?
"I don't know, mister doctor, but my father used to say his uncle used to be shinobi for the land of snow, but he died during a mission." Said Suguro
' Well, that explains a lot. The chance of an individual born into a civilian family being able to use chakra is rare, and due to a lack of training, their body cannot resist and adapt to the change brought by the chakra. Thus, it is similar to poison. Or is there any other reason for her illness? My gut is telling me it is not a simple matter.'
"Doctor Mugino, can I see my sister?"
"Yes, she will wake up soon. You can go in and wait if you want." Seeing the boy leave, Merlin asked the AI, "System, is it possible to poison the chakra of a particular region, making it similar to poison?"
"Reporting: Based on the hypothesis run by the system, it is possible to poison the surrounding chakra by creating a change in chakra frequency rate or planting chakra poisoning plants."
'If I am able to merge deadly viruses with chakra poison, I think it is quite hard for the victims to survive.' " The system initiates a new project, X virus 001. Try to calculate the possible reasons for formerging viruses with chakra."
"Reporting: project x001will be completed in 4 day's"
As Merlin thought, Suguro called him "Dr. Mugino; Suiko is awake."
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