To such a healer, Count Garinson said,
"... get out."
"What?"
"Get out!"
Count Garinson bellowed.
'Damn it.'
Seitil was angry this time.
"What is this, uncle, is not at all like what you said?"
"Don't worry, Your Highness, for there is another way."
"... Is that true?"
Seitil gave him a dubious look.
"Yes. If he doesn't have a blemish, you can create one."
Count Garinson made a mean face.
"Yes, if he's blameless, I can make one up."
"Dispose of that filthy bastard, it's no work."
"He is an abominable hypocrite. We'll just have to tear him to shreds, just enough to fool the Inspector General."
"How?"
"Simple."
Count Garinson told Seitil his plan. Seitil beamed.
"Indeed! Very good, a man I trust."
"I am flattered."
Garinson said in a pleasant voice.
"I'll drop him into the gutter and give him the maximum discipline from the Healing Tower."
Maximum discipline.
It means disbarment as a healer.
He twisted the corner of his mouth meanly.
"When this is over, he'll never be able to pretend to be a healer again."
***
A few days later, someone under Count Garinson's cover went to the Penin Clinic.
'You mean to bribe Baronet Penin?'
'Yes. You must get him to take the money at all costs.'
Count Garinson's idea of bribery!
'It is a felony under the Healing Tower Code of Laws to take money from a patient beyond the legitimate cost of treatment.'
It was a vague code.
What constitutes a bribe and what constitutes an expression of gratitude?
Anyway, it was written down, but it wasn't actually codified.
But the important thing is that it exists.
It was enough to get him off the hook.
'He was pretending to be hypocritical, so he'll be hit harder. It's a brilliant plot, if I do say so myself.'
Count Garinson reached for his champagne with pleasure. It tasted sweet today.
***
"I-it's an honor to meet the esteemed Baronet Penin. I'm Ronald, of Kent Street in the Lime District."
Raymond tilted his head.
He was a simple-looking man, but he was too frozen.
His eyes were rolling back and forth, and he looked very uneasy.
'Is he seriously ill?'
"Yes, is something bothering you?"
"I-I came to thank you."
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Fantasy*Do not vote on any chapters. If there are any mistakes, comment where it is and I will fix it. One day, a miracle happened. [You have awakened as a player!] [Job: Surgeon] The medical arts of a place called Earth have taken up residence in the body...
