Chapter 28: The fact that there are infected people means that there are people who are the source right?
When I tried to send my mother-in-law to her room, she appealed to me with a little bit of hesitation.
I wonder what it is? You donât want to get tired out, right?
âYour Highness Luke ⊠I have a request. I know that your recovery magic is very valuable and itâs not right to ask this of a Prince of a Great Power, but I have a slave who took care of me. She was infected and is currently undergoing treatment separately. Could you please see her as well? â
She was very humble and asked in polite language, so I was nervous, but it wasnât a big request. Rather, I regret that I didnât consider such things.
Tuberculosis is one of the most dangerous diseases in Forrel, and the disease is quarantined by law. The fact that one of the patients was here should lead you to think that there are other people infected, even if theyâre not ill.
âSasha! I understand your feelings, but thatâs no good!â
eh? Uncle, why not!
âWhy? Itâs not something that bothers me. Well, if Iâm told to treat people one after another, itâll be a little troublesome, but Iâm free. I can examine them from time to time. â
âThatâs not the problem âŠâ
Heâs really crisp.
ââȘ I see ⊠Itâs because the target person is a slave. There are many servants in the Dukeâs family, but slaves have the lowest status ⊠He bought her from a slave dealer just to take care of the madame, who has a dangerous illness. In other words, sheâs a debt slave. â
âSo whatâs wrong? ă\
ââȘ Having the prince of a great power examine a slave would damage the prestige of the Dukeâs family.â
Stupid!
ââȘ Itâs a silly thing for master, but itâs a problem for a noble family. In this house, there are many women who are entrusted as aristocratic apprentices from other families. They canât let them get infected. â
âWell, I understand the situation mostly. Itâs because the personâs status is low, right? But this disease is a disease that may have already been transmitted even if the person is not sick. Just in case. Iâll see everyone tomorrow. â
Even if itâs transmitted, thereâs an incubation period, and some people donât get sick.
âDoes everyone include debt slaves and contract slaves?â
Contract slave? Luke has no such knowledge. Itâs natural that the only people who can come into contact with the royal family are those of noble upbringing with reasonably high dignity.
âEveryone. Iâm worried that some noble apprentices may already be ill, and it may spread from those who I havenât seen. Itâs safe to have everyone checked, right?â
âYour Highness Luke, thank you for your consideration.â
âMother-in-law ⊠Iâm okay with Luke. I donât like being stiff, and Iâm not a stranger, right?â
âThatâs right ⊠Then, Iâll call you Luke from now on.â
Gee ⊠the princess is watching over here!
ââȘ If you take a different attitude from what you said in the carriage, sheâll naturally see you with strange eyes.â
âItâs better to have a good feeling than when I was in the royal castle.â
âLuke? Can you immediately tell if theyâre sick when you see them?â
What should I do ⊠The princess is really looking at me ⊠she said she could hardly see the room with her low vision, but I wonder if she can see something different with her eyes âŠ
â Jail Brother, I donât have much knowledge as a doctor, but I have magic similar to appraisal magic, so I can diagnose if itâs there.â
Iâm not telling a lie! I can tell by using [Appraisal] one of the of the cheat 3-piece set given by the goddess.
â You had that kind of skill ⊠You really have a lot of secrets. If you take it seriously, youâre much better than me, Father made a dumb decision. Even though you belonged to our country, youâre now a son-in-law. Itâs such a waste. â
âBrother, I played too much ⊠I didnât learn, so Iâm stupid. For the time being Iâll check the people here. There must be someone who infected mother-in-law. Do you have any ideas? â
âThe person has already died âŠâ
âDear? You mean?â
âThatâs right ⊠the wife of the Count family who often came to your tea parties. Three other wives and maids who came to tea parties she was attending have died.â
?Sheâs a tea party participant? ⊠I think one with good friends could last for a long time.
âOkay first Lara!â
âYes! Luke onii-chan!â
Kuu! Too cute!
â[Detailed Appraisal] âŠâ
ââȘ It seems that your skill level is not enough. Use [Customize] to raise your proficiency level by one more. â
I try activating [Detailed Appraisal] after doing so ⊠Alright, she can now be examined.
âYeah! Lara is a healthy child! Nothing seems to be wrong.â
I continue the checks ⊠Anna-chan has no problem ⊠Princess Mifa, Erica-chan, brother ⊠Hmm? Duke of Guile out!
âDuke of Guile ⊠Infectedâ
ââ Eh? Itâs a lie! ââ
Anna and Sasha are surprised.
âWell ⊠I meet a lot of people every day as a lord ⊠I was thinking about that possibility ⊠Thatâs why I hurried to get a son-in-law âŠâ
âWhat are you saying? Youâre infected, but not sick. People who are as physically fit as you and my brother are very resistant to illnesses, so youâre not sick, youâre just infected, and I can cure it ⊠â
âWell, is that so? Luke, donât scare me too much ⊠I was a little tense.â
Just in case, I eliminate the tubercle bacilli hidden in the Duke.
I returned my mother-in-law to her room and headed to the girl who was taking care of her because I still had enough magical power. There were three young girls, about 15 to 20 years old, in an isolation room.
Yeah ⊠one is a terminally ill patient. I wonder if this girl was mother-in-lawâs first caretaker.
I give them the same treatment as I did for mother-in-law.?
âHuh? Iâm Healed?â
âReally! The fever is gone!â
âYouâre out of the worst, youâre not completely cured yet, but donât worry, Iâll cure you. The other two are completely cured, so please take care of the madame from now on.â
âAh, doctor? I was told that this illness could never be cured as long as you caught it âŠâ
âIt will heal. Youâre actually feeling better, right?â
ââ Yes! Iâm feeling great now! ââ
âIâll be back in about a week, so you donât have to be scared of this illness. Please take care of my wife and my daughters alright?â
âYes! Duke sama, thank you for allowing us to see a great doctor!â
âOh, heâs not a doctor, heâs the son-in-law of this household⊠thank him.â
From the Dukeâs point of view, it feels complicated. Some of the butlers probably bought these girls, and Iâm sure they bought them with the intention of using them till they fell sick.
Itâs a terrible story, but he definitely needed someone to care for Sasha san. There was a high possibility that it would be transferred, and it wasnât possible to use maids from important noble families.
âThereâs still some magic power left, so please bring the four people from the kitchen.â
âThatâs right. If a cook gets infected, it could be transmitted to everyone at the worst.â
You donât get it from tableware, but âŠwell, the result was fine.