Genjitsushugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki Volume 4 Chapter 1 Part7

Genjitsushugi Yuusha no Oukoku Saikenki Volume 4 Chapter 1 Part7

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Minasan oideyasu. This is Yukkuri demasu!



A chapter again! I should not procrastinate
much…………………



Author:



Dozeumaru(どぜう丸)



Translator:



Yukkuri Oniisan



Editor:



So-Chintzy



Enlightenment Arc



Chapter 1: A Tale of Two Cities G



Brad Joker is a 『Rebel
Physician』.



He was someone who practiced medical
profession, but compared to the other healer in this continent, who use Light
attribute magic (recovery magic by stimulating the body’s systems), he didn’t
rely on magic, but instead healed the incurable diseases by using medical
examination and surgery, the sole 『Surgeon』 in this country.



『Without
clinging to G.o.d (on this continent there was the idea that 「Light
attribute magic is the G.o.d’s grace」, especially in the Lunaria Orthodoxy, which regard
this as sacred power), a person could be healed with another person’s power.』



This is Brad’s credo. Brad
wandered around the battlefields in many nations, collecting unidentified corpses
from the battlefield and conducted autopsies on them, investigating every nook
and cranny of the anatomy of various races. Then with anesthesia and skillful
operation technique, he established his own unique surgery treatments.
Furthermore, he also absorbed the Three Eyed Tribe’s knowledge without prejudice,
and was even familiar with the existence of germs and effects of antibiotic,
and incorporated them into his own skills.



His ability was even on such a level
that he was called as 『the Hand of G.o.d』 (althought this sounds like sarcasm as Brad is a
misotheist). Especially for diseases that couldn’t be healed using the
conventional Light magic, such as tumors, which he could remove with ease. It was
such an incredible feat.



『Light
alone does not heal the people. The dark, too, gives comfort to the people.』



…… The way he said this was
chuunibyou-ish, but I sympathized with his way of thinking, so I wanted to recruit
him. However, it was by not using the normal rope(method). It was because,



『The skill(surgery) that I have is required to save the people who lack any treatment or the
people in lands without Light magicians. I have no interest in money or power.』



……Was what he said. Then, how I
could recruit him? Not with, 『Money』 or 『Power』, but by baiting…… *cough*, 『Goods』transaction.
To be definite, it was by promising him surgical tools like scalpels and suture
needles from the best blacksmiths of this country and by establishing a public
insurance system, so everyone could have inexpensive health care (although I
already had wanted to establish it someday in the future). Then, he wouldn’t be
working as my subordinates, as a cooperative partner instead, which was how I was
finally able to secure his recruitment.



Presently, just like Hilde, he
was the leader of this country’s healthcare system.



In the first place, his acts of
collecting corpses from the battlefields and performing autopsies incited
everyone’s disgust. In addition, in the medical world, he was treated as a
complete nonconformist. So, the most troublesome part about recruiting him was
removing the prejudice against him. The person himself had such an att.i.tude
that I couldn’t expect him to explain everything by himself. Since it couldn’t
be helped, I made him examine the sick people amongst the influential and
well-connected people in this country and let him cure their diseases, which had
been previously thought of as incurable, so that his skill would be accepted by
others.



Once they saw how effective his
skill was, society’s evaluation on him made a roundabout turn. The number of
healthcare personnel that wanted to learn surgery from him also increased. That’s
why currently, he was given an extremely important position as the Healer Director
while training new surgeons. Me being me, so that no “fake surgeons” who didn’t
have any surgery skills could appear, I hurriedly issued the legislation for licensing
surgeon practice (The license system would cover only surgery practice at
first, but I plan to eventually include Light magic Healing and pharmaceutics).



◇　◇　◇



「…… Who
is the patient?」(Hilde)



The moment she heard that it was
an emergency, as if a switch inside her had been flipped, Hilde’s expression turned
serious. It had perfectly turned into a doctor’s expression. As expected from a
professional. Brad explained the situation.



「A
pregnant woman on this settlement. She already had break the water[1].
It wouldn’t be strange for her to give birth soon, however, the fetus position is
bad. He lies sideways in the mother’s womb with his back facing the cervix.」(Brad)



「A
transverse lie…… Another rare troublesome case……」(Hilde)



I didn’t really understand what
they were talking about, but it looked like a difficult delivery.



「The
midwife had given up.」(Brad)



「Naturally.
Since the fetus would stuck in the pelvis. Normally, the mother or the baby…… Either
one must be sacrificed. To save the mother and the baby means……」(Hilde)



「Yes……
No other way but to do a section.」(Brad)



Section…… So they mean a Cesarean
Section! However, Hilde made a troubled face.



「……
Can we do it? I heard that the mother’s survival rate is only 20%, you know?」(Hilde)



「I
had nailed the reason for the low survival rate.」(Brad)



「Oh?
…… Then what is it?」(Hilde)



「Since
they operate without you and I.」(Brad)



Brad declared it as if this was
an unshakeable truth. Hilde scowled at that arrogant remark.



「It’s
amazing how you can say those words without hesitation……」(Hilde)



「It’s
the truth. Or more accurately, since they don’t possess my techniques and the Three
Eyed Tribe’s knowledge of infection. Their method was just to simply cut the
belly, take out the fetus, put the edges of the wound together and make the
wound recover using Light magic. There is no anesthesia, so the mother will be
in great pain. Since they don’t have a proper incision and suturing technique,
the wound’s opening didn’t close properly even after using Light magic,d causing
the mother to die from blood loss. And since they don’t have yje Three Eyed
Tribe’s antibiotics, it would be very easy for the mother to get postpartum
infections. That’s why the survival rate is low.」(Brad)



After saying this, Brad held out
his hand to Hilde.



「With
me alone, the success rate will be 80%. However, with your hygiene management
by my side, then that probability can certainly be brought to close to 100%.」(Brad)



「…… Good
grief, it can’t be helped, right?」(Hilde)



Hilde took Brad’s hand.



「In
front of a physician, all patients are equal. That’s why a physician must also not
be fastidious.」(Hilde)



After saying this, Hilde turned
towards us.



「The
King and the Refugee Leader! It’s exactly what you’ve heard just now. I’m sorry,
but I want to borrow your subordinate’s a.s.sistance.」(Brad)



「Yes,
certainly.」(Souma)



「Of
course. We are family. A leader will work hard to protect the family.」(Jirukoma)



「Thank
you. Dragonewt-jou-chan(missy)!」(Brad)



「Y-yes!
Me!?」(Carla)



When she was called, Carla jumped
in surprise.



「Go
to the medical research laboratory in the Capital and fetch the tools and
medicines as quickly as possible. If you mention my black bag to the researcher,
then they would understand. It will be fine even if you only brought the bag
back.」(Brad)



「I-I
understand!」(Carla)



Carla exited the tent in a hurry.
After that, Hilde looked at Jirukoma.



「I
want to borrow this refugee leader’s tent. Even if it’s just for a little, I
want to move into a place with better sanitation.」(Hilde)



「I
won’t mind. Use it as you like.」(Jirukoma)



「Then,
to search for fellows who have the same blood type as the pregnant woman, please
gather the refugees.」(Hilde)



「Certainly.」(Jirukoma)



This was something that I had heard
later, but this world also has ABO blood typing (although what they called it was
different). It was mysterious, if the blood type was same, then it was possible
to roughly do a blood transfusion even across the races. ‘Roughly’ was because
there are blood types that couldn’t be donated to any other blood types. Perhaps
it was because there was something similar to the Rhesus positive or negative
blood type.



「And then,
the King already knows about sanitation, right? Then explain it to others and tidy
the place up even just a bit. Also, boil a lot of water. I want to sterilize
the tools.」(Hilde)



「I
understand! Liscia, Owen, let’s do it!」(Souma)



「Yes!」(Liscia)



「As
your wish!」(Owen)



「P-please
let me helps, too!」(Komayin)



Komayin also followed us and helped
us out in tidying up the s.p.a.ce inside the tent and boiling a large amount of
hot water. Each of us were endeavoring in what we could do. Everybody was doing
their best. In some way, this was like a presentation of our country’s current
situation.



　◇　◇　◇



When the preparations were completed,
our roles were over. Right now, inside the tent, Brad and Hilde were performing
the operation. We could hear the breathing voice of the pregnant woman inside
the tent. The only thing that we could do was just waiting outside the tent
until the operation had been finished. Liscia, who was watching intensely at
the entrance, spoke out with a worried expression.



「I
heard that they will cut open the pregnant lady’s belly, but will that be
alright?」(Liscia)



「Without
context, it as if you are asking about a bizarre crime…… You need not worry.」(Souma)



I placed my hand on Liscia’s
head.



「Cesarean
section is the popular method to deal with difficult deliveries in my country.
There, the death rate of the mother had been lowered to only 5 out of every 100,000
deliveries.[2]
It’s so low that everyone no longer fear that the mother will die from childbirth.」(Souma)



「……
As always, Souma’s country is amazing.」(Liscia)



「Yeah.
The ones who are able to do something almost similar to my country’s medical
treatment, are those two people. Well, since there is no Light magic in my
world, the comparison isn’t exactly the same.」



Then I asked Jirukoma who stood
beside me.



「Where
is the husband of that pregnant lady?」(Souma)



「……It’s
unclear if he is still alive or dead. They were separated from each other while
fleeing from the north. She said that she will give birth to the child in her
womb and wait for her husband.」(Jirukoma)



「I
see……」(Souma)



A mother is strong. That fact
won’t change, no matter which world it is.



「Even
for these refugees, the child inside her womb became our hope. So that we won’t
ever lose anything again, this is our sincere feeling. That’s why we decided
that the baby will become the entire community’s baby, loved and raised by
everyone.」(Jirukoma)



「I
see…… So, Jirukoma.」(Souma)



I turned my face towards
Jirukoma.



「I
know about the skills of Brad and Hilde. That’s why I believe they will save
both the mother and the baby. In addition, let me say something.」(Souma)



「……
What it will be?」(Jirukoma)



「The
baby will be born in this country. Then, raise that baby in this country. Rather
than the unknown land of his parents, this country is the baby’s homeland.」(Souma)



「………」(Jirukoma)



He might have already understood
what I wanted to say. Jirukoma slowly closed his eyes.



「You
have said that that baby is the entire community’s own, loved and raised by
everyone. Then, you must not let your grief be inherited by a baby who doesn’t
know anything. Becoming the citizen of this country or going away. You can
choose either option. However, since this country can become the homeland of
the baby, why force the lifestyle of people from ruined countries onto the baby……」(Souma)



「Call
everyone to gather.」(Jirukoma)



「Brother(Anija)……」(Komayin)



Jirukoma placed his hand on the
worried Komayin’s shoulder.



「I
have made up my mind. I will hand over the position of community leader to
Komayin.」(Jirukoma)



「W-what
are you talking about, Brother(Anija)!」(Komayin)



「…… What
are you intending to do?」(Souma)



When I asked this, Jirukoma made
a sad expression and sighed out.



「To
be honest, in this community, there are people who are exhausted with the nomadic
lifestyle. If these exhausted people could make this country their homeland,
then I believe it would be a wonderful thing…… However, several of the diehards
won’t give up on returning to their homeland, and those people will be forced
to leave.」(Jirukoma)



Then, Jirukoma looked up at the
northern sky.



「I… plan
to take along these diehards with me and return to the north. There, we will
become soldiers in a recruiting country and wait for a time until we can
recapture our homeland back.」(Jirukoma)



「Brother(Anija)!」(Komayin)



Komayin grabbed both of
Jirukoma’s arms as if to keep him from leaving.



「Brother(Anija) is someone who is needed by this community! I am someone who
said that the King’s proposal was terrible! I will be the one who will performs
that duty!」(Komayin)



「You
can’t. The reason why Komayin feels that His Majesty’s proposal is cruel is
because you thought about the people of this community, right? If you have that
kind of heart, then you surely will become a mediator better than me.」(Jirukoma)



「However,
didn’t Brother(Anija) say that the King’s proposal was wonderful!?」(Komayin)



「…… I
was, only better at hiding my true feeling than you.」(Jirukoma)



Jirukoma then softly released
Komayin’s hands.



「Even
inside of me, there is a feeling of not giving up on returning to our homeland.
However, I have been entrusted with the duty as leader of this community. That’s
why I covered that feeling and pushed it deep into my heart.」(Jirukoma)



「Brother(Anija)……」(Komayin)



「However,
that is no longer needed. His Majesty had said that if the people in this
community love this country then they will be received as this country’s
citizens. The people will finally reach a place where they can have a peaceful
life. That means that my role is also over. It will be fine for me to let that
feeling out.」(Jirukoma)



Jirukoma smiled to Komayin who
was crying in tears. His expression, it seemed that he had made his decision. ―――
Really……



「Don’t
make your imouto cry. Idiot.」[3](Souma)



「I
have no word to refute that…… I will leave Komayin and the others in your
hands, please treat them well.」(Jirukoma)



「What
I can personally do is only limited in helping with the legal procedures. The
one who will truly protect her and the others will be the country itself.」(Souma)



「Then
please make this country last forever. So that no one, able to destroy it.」(Jirukoma)



「…… I
will do my best.」(Souma)



When I answered, we could hear a
feeble cry from inside the tent. 「Wea~」. Wea~? When I try to recall what kind of voice is
this, Liscia yelled, 「The baby is born!」 Ah, so it was the sound of a baby crying! I thought it
would sound more like an “Ogyaa”……



(The baby has been born safely. Next will be the
mother……)



We looked at the tent entrance,
while praying for the safety of the mother and the baby.



◇　◇　◇



――― One week later.



「How
cute~♪」(Liscia)



「I-it’s
so soft……」(Komayin)



「Liscia,
l-let me hold the baby too.」(Carla)



 
Short haired Liscia and Mister Souma's Dragon Maid




The triangle eared baby that had
been sleeping in the mother’s arms was being hugged by Liscia, Komayin, and
Carla in turns. Last week, Brad had said that the operation had been
successful, however we couldn’t see her on that day and was curious about how things
had progressed since then, so that’s why, with the same group of people who had
been there that day, we came to pay a visit. Since I am also quite fond of
children, I also wanted to get close to see the baby, but there was no room for
me to intrude between those three. S-so this was the motherhood instinct…..



「Ah, I’m
sorry that my companions are so noisy……」(Souma)



When I said this, the baby’s
mother smiled.



「It’s
fine, to be loved by the Princess, is this child’s good fortune.」(Mother)



The cat-eared beastkin mother gave
a calm impression. I felt relieved at seeing her healthy look (since there was
no time, we couldn’t see her on the day of the surgery). Her post-partum
recovery progressed well. The mother lightly rocked the baby.



「You
are truly fortunate. For someone like His Majesty, to be even worried for you.」(Mother)



We had disclosed our ident.i.ties
to the Mother. Since our face were already known, I judged that it was useless
to hide our ident.i.ties. In the beginning, the mother was continuously thanking
us (it was like when Koumon-sama took out his inrou(seal box)[4]), but she had gotten used to us by
now.



「Well,
I think that this baby is certainly fortunate. Or perhaps, extremely lucky. After
all, the ones who competes for the position of the number one and two best
physicians of this country, were both present when this baby was born.」(Souma)



「That’s
true. Not only did they save this baby, but they had also saved me.」(Mother)



That day, it was by chance that
Hilde was visiting this settlement. It was a coincidence that we met with her
in the former slums and that she had casually heard our plans to go to the
refugee settlement. If Hilde hadn’t thought about following us, then, both of
these excellent physicians wouldn’t have been a.s.sembled in this place that day.
In addition, if the day of the baby’s birth was off even by one day, then
perhaps the baby wouldn’t be able to meet with such excellent physicians. If we
thought like this, then this baby had saved the mother’s life.



「Just
like a f.u.kunokami(G.o.d of fortune)……」(Souma)



「f.u.ku……?」(Mother)



「It’s
a word from my world. It has the meaning of 『Fortune』.」(Souma)



「Fortune……
Umm, Your Majesty-」(Mother)



The mother timidly approached me.



「That
『f.u.ku』
name[5],
could you confer it onto this baby?」(Mother)



「Hmm?
Will the name be good, or rather, are you asking me to bestow a name?」(Souma)



「In
this world, it’s believed that by receiving a name from someone with a higher status
or prominent position, the child would share that person’s influence. So,
confer the baby a name.」(Liscia)



Liscia who was holding the baby
right now, answered me. Well, in that case, then so be it.



「This
baby is a boy, right?」(Souma)



「Yes.」(Mother)



「Then,
from today on, you will be called 『f.u.ku』. May you grow up well.」(Souma)



As I said this, I patted his head
and f.u.ku-kun responded with 「Dauu」 while still having his eyes closed. To reply even
while sleeping!? This guy…… In the future, he might indeed become a great man. While
thinking about this, “Jiii~”[6],
Liscia drilled her eyes at me.



「W-what
is it?」(Souma)



「Other
people’s babies are nice, but our own child should be even cuter, right~」(Liscia)



「Ah, since
the delivery method of cesarean section had already been firmly established and
the number of ob-gyn physicians will increase in the future, it will be fine to
give birth at anytime.」(Souma)



Liscia eyes were staring at me, amazed
at my reply.



「And
I thought you would be talking like a hetare(loser) again.」(Liscia)



「Look
here…… Well, that too. I have the readiness to become a husband, but I still
don’t have the readiness to become a father.」(Souma)



To increase the number of Royal family
members that had decreased due to the succession crisis after the death of the
King two generations ago, which had been told to me many times, Marx the
chamberlain had said 「I won’t permit contraception until at least one child
is born!」 So I was being
careful here.



「However,
the thing that concerned me the most was the high death rate of pregnant women.」(Souma)



When I examined this country’s
population, I was surprised by the high level of infants and pregnant women ortality.
Even though in j.a.pan, we would still be worried for the safe delivery of the
baby, it was almost unthinkable to think of a case where a pregnant woman died.
However, for this country, pregnant women “sometimes” died. For every 1,000
pregnant women, several of them would certainly die. In this country where
obstetrics and gynecology medical care were not firmly established, when the pregnant
woman gave birth, it was literally “risking her life”.



I, as a King, was told to have
several wives and a lot of children. If Liscia, Aisha, Juna, or Roroa became pregnant
and then I lost one of them in childbirth, then…… I might not be able to endure
it. So that this won’t happen, to reduce the risk of me losing my family to the
lowest degree, I advanced the health care system reforms.



「But
that’s sounds like I am abusing my authority.」(Souma)



「It’s
fine, right? Since the results were also beneficial to everyone.」(Liscia)



Liscia said this while smiling,
but then she immediately made a teasing expression.



「Nee,
Souma. Since the ban on making children is gone, then how about we try an
effort for it immediately tonight?」(Liscia)



「Ah,
that…… You know, can you wait a bit longer?」(Souma)



「In
the end, you still act like a hetare(loser)!」(Liscia)



「Fue…
AAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE‼」(f.u.ku)



Since Liscia yelled, f.u.ku-kun was
surprised. Afterwards, he was handed back over to his mother and everyone made
a funny face while he was being rocked by his mother in order to calm him down.
But then he saw Owen’s face, and he became surprised and cried again. And so,
it had become a topsy-turvy panic.



☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽



  
 



Next Chapter:



It is
said that heaven does not create one man above or below another man. Any
existing distinction between the wise and the stupid, between the rich and the
poor, comes down to a matter of education.



            f.u.kuzawa Yukichi. Gak.u.mon no Susume [An Encouragement of
Learning]. (1872–1876).





By the way, I just realized that I named the previous chapter's link wrong. It should have been 04-1F, not 07-1F. Oh well...