Calligrapher's beautiful character life in another world ~Daily life matchless with collection and character magic? ~ - Chapter 19.5 - 20

Calligrapher’s beautiful character life in another world ~Daily life matchless with collection and character magic? ~

Chapter 19.5 Ganzel and Gaihack

“Hey, I guess he’s here today? That kid?”

“…What do you want, Ganzell?”

“I wanted to talk to him yesterday, but since you didn’t bring him back, I had to wait until today.”

“So, what do you want?”

“Just let me see him! Takuto… was it? Second floor?”

“No way! He’s not feeling well and resting.”

“Wake him up! We’re in a hurry.”

“Takuto doesn’t need to listen to what you say!”

“Ah, I see. My bad. Don’t get all worked up.”

“…Get out. I’m not going to let you see him, and I’m not going to let you talk to him either.”

“He can use enchantment magic, right? I want to request some protective enchantments for our equipment and rooms.”

“Tasks like that should be handled by other mages.”

“No one capable has come to this town yet, that’s why I’m asking!”

“Your attitude isn’t how you ask someone for help. I’m telling you to leave.”

“In the future, we’ll have more patients affected by the Horned Wolf’s poison, you know?”

“Isn’t this just an excuse for you to avoid cleaning the rooms and sterilizing the equipment?”

“Well… but if we don’t do it, and if the poison spreads…”

“Cleaning up after that is also part of your job.”

“I won’t have time for that, especially with all the other tasks!”

“If it’s absolutely necessary, you can even send a horse to fetch an enchantment mage. Ultimately, you just want an easy way out.”

“If he can do it, it’ll be faster, and we can save many patients, you know?”

“How many times do I have to tell you that saving patients is your job? He has no responsibility or obligation here.”

“But…”

“Furthermore, let me make it clear: I have no obligation to make things convenient for you. Shall I say it again? Leave. I have no intention of letting you meet Takuto.”

“…Next time you come for treatment at our place, I won’t be examining you.”

“Oh… resorting to threats, even though you’re a doctor.”

“Damn it! That’s enough! I’ll Just go!”

“Fine, do that.”

Chapter 20   Let’s share information (to some extent)

It seemed that Gaihack had brought up this matter due to a visitor who had come while I was asleep.

Ganzel, was it…?

Ah, the person I saw at the union’s reception.

A doctor, huh?

The reason he had forcibly tried to meet me was to request the use of the protective enchantment spell, “Enchant Poison Protection.”

It seems that maintenance-type enchantment spells like this one consume a significant amount of magical energy, making it challenging to maintain them for extended periods. Even for skilled mages, it can range from six to nine months, and for regular individuals, it’s typically between two to four months.

“But I refused.”

“Why…?”

Well, he was probably thinking of my well-being…

“Ganzel isn’t… originally a bad guy, but he can be a bit selfish.”

A doctor who’s selfish… that’s scary.

“His old man was a highly skilled doctor, but it might have been a burden on him…”

The pressure of having a great father, huh?

I can understand that to some extent.

“…It’s quite a luxury to worry about.”

“Hahaha, that’s true. But he did his best too.”

Up until that incident… that’s what Gaihack told me.

It seemed to be an incident from the time when he had just started his own medical practice after becoming independent.

Despite having received protective enchantments, the poison from the Horned Wolf had lingered in the room.

Unluckily, it had come into contact with a patient he was treating at that time.

That patient lost the use of both legs, from what I heard.

“That happened because he got lazy and didn’t properly clean. The equipment still had traces of poison.”

A medical mishap, it seems.

“…Could it be that Ganzel blamed the enchantment mage for it?”

“That’s right. He made a fuss about charging a fortune for a magic that didn’t work.”

A horrifying story… I see, so this incident is why Gaihack told me various things.

Even with good intentions or when it’s part of your job, mistakes can happen. Even if it’s unintentional, those who become victims of such misfortune might hold a grudge. But it’s different when someone clearly isn’t doing what they’re supposed to.

During the accident investigation, it seems they checked the state of the room and the magical condition of the equipment, involving both the mage association and the physicians’ association. As a result, they found that there were no flaws in the magic, but there was still poison beyond its protective effect. In other words, it was due to Ganzel’s inadequate hygiene management.

“Since then, the enchantment mages in this town stopped taking his requests.”

“So he had to rely on mages from other towns?”

“But this year, it seems like there might be poison patients sooner than usual. The mage he requested hasn’t arrived yet.”

So, did he try to make me use magic because I didn’t know the situation?

“Thank you for refusing.”

“…If you’re family, it’s only natural.”

Family…?

“Don’t look so surprised! Living under the same roof makes us family! Even if it’s temporary!”

“Yes!”

So… it’s probably better if my he knows at least a bit about me.

When I tried to bring this up, Gaihack stopped me once.

“Is it really okay to talk about that? Secrets, once spoken, tend to spread, you know?”

“It’s not a secret, but I don’t think you’re the type to blab everything.”

“People aren’t always capable of keeping what they know a secret forever.”

“Even Gaihack?”

“Of course. Anyone can be conscious and not threatened at any time.”

I see… there’s also the possibility of being forced to confess through drugs or violence, or being threatened with family.

Until such a time, there’s no guarantee that I won’t reveal someone else’s secret.

I probably would end up talking about it.

Asking someone to share their secrets with others is too good to be true.

“I’ll be fine. I won’t talk that easily.”

“…There may be cases where you think it’s not a big deal, but it turns out to be a huge deal.”

Uh, I can’t deny that.

I still don’t fully understand what’s considered a ‘huge deal,’ so I should be cautious.

“First… I can’t use ‘Enchantment Magic’ accurately yet.”

“What?”

“The fragment I mentioned from my hometown, um, this is it.”

“Oh, the one you used on my wound?”

“Yes. When I write with this tool, it becomes magic, but it only works with this fragment.”

I write some words with a fountain pen on a nearby piece of cloth.

Naturally, the writing smudges and can’t be read.

“See? I can’t write on anything else yet.”

I’m not lying.

I just haven’t used airborne writing yet.

“So… basically, it means the magic won’t work with anything other than this fragment?”

“Yes. I’m still inexperienced… and that’s why I was practicing, but I ended up using too much magic yesterday.”

That’s also true.

“As for what’s written on this fragment… um, I guess it can’t be helped. I’ll borrow it for a moment.”

I use Gaihack’s nearby knife to make a shallow cut on my arm.

Ouch, that hurts.

“What the hell are you…!”

“I told you, I’m fine… See?”

I write on the fragment and demonstrate by healing only half of the wound.

“…But it’s not completely healed.”

“Yes, there’s no guarantee it will always heal everything.”

Well, it’s because I wrote ‘heal only half of the wound,’ but it’s not a lie.

“So, my injury was completely healed before?”

“It was just a coincidence. It happened to work out that way.”

That’s true too.

I never expected it to heal so much.

“Furthermore, take a look. The writing has become faint, haven’t you noticed?”

“True… it was blue just a moment ago, but the color has vanished.”

“At this point, it has no effect at all.”

Even after applying it several times, the wound doesn’t heal at all. It’s because I wrote ‘only once’ to limit the number of uses.

“So, you mean it can only be used once?”

“Yes, I’ve just started using magic.”

Only three days ago!

“Hahaha! I see! I got ahead of myself, didn’t I?”

“Well, you didn’t explain it properly, so I assumed…”

“That’s right, you’re still just a kid! You can’t use magic that well yet!”

…Well, even though I’m an adult, let’s use the underage excuse here!

I can’t do it because I’m a kid, so let’s just let the rest slide!

Gaihack visibly looked relieved.

Well, my pride doesn’t matter in this situation.