Chapter 197: |
Chapter 197
Macapell III looked troubled.
That wasn’t a wrong statement.
It usually takes about ten days to get here from the Rafald region, but even if they drive fast, it will take more than a week.
Even though they are isolating them, what if there is a gap and the disease spreads?
‘Someone in the village might run away in fear of the disease. Then they might infect someone else, and if it spreads like that, it’s the end.’
Macapel III sighed.
‘If my master had been right next to me, I wouldn’t have had to worry about this.’
He was so envious of the kingdom of Houston for having such a great man as Raymond.
“…A Charge!”
“Oh no…!”
People in the conference room tilted their heads at the sudden commotion.
“What is that?”
“I will check.”
Soon he heard a heart-pounding sound.
“We’re in trouble, Your Majesty! A flying demon is approaching the castle!”
“…!”
“Four wings, an Elder Griffin!”
Everyone’s eyes opened wide.
Elder Griffin! A powerful double-A class demon.
“Oh, why is an Elder Griffin here?”
“How many?”
Griffins usually travel in packs of a few, making them even more powerful.
The terror of multiple griffins gliding down one after another is something you cannot understand unless you experience it.
“There’s … only one.”
“What?”
“And it is carrying a lot of people on his back.”
Everyone tilted their heads.
They just didn’t quite understand the situation.
‘Could it be the Griffin Rider?’
The Griffin Riders run by the three most powerful countries in the Crusader Empire!
The griffin training method is a secret technique known only to the three strongest countries, so isn’t there anyone else who can ride a griffin besides them?
‘What?’
Everyone turned towards the castle wall with a puzzled look on their face,
“…!”
They could see it.
A great sight.
Finally, the sun was setting and the sunlight was shining brightly.
A magnificent griffin with white feathers flapped its huge wings.
Above it, a handsome man with light blond hair had his eyes tightly shut and his face stiff.
A brilliant light scattered from the man’s hair.
“No way… that person?”
“The light of the Houston Kingdom Army!”
“Wow!”
It was a heroic appearance that no one could help but be moved by.
The people of the kingdom of Droughton cheered in amazement.
‘Ah, Master!’
The eyes of Macapell III, who already admired Raymond, were filled with even greater admiration.
* * *
Indeed, the Griffin’s movement speed was beyond imagination.
It took just two days to reach the outbreak site!
Of course, Raymond experienced the fear of death.
‘Ughhhhh. It’s so scary. If it weren’t for my heart of steel, my heart would’ve burst.’
The griffin’s flight is not like that of a modern-day Earth airplane.
It was shaking a lot, of course. It was unstable to say the least.
So he just closed his eyes tightly from the middle, hoping that this time would pass quickly.
[I arrived as fast as I could. I am the great griffin! I did my best for the good humans!]
“……okay.”
Raymond answered weakly and got up from the griffin’s back. He wanted to get on the ground as soon as possible.
But before going down, he paused.
“Wow, wow, wow!”
The people of the castle were cheering loudly.
“Light! Light!”
“He could even ride a griffin! Truly a hero of Houston!”
Even the young king of Droughton was running from there.
As if meeting a legendary hero.
Raymond realized in an instant that he had another opportunity to create an image.
‘I’m tired, but I have to do what I have to do.’
Raymond raised his hand with a flushed face.
“I am Raymond.”
When he opened his mouth, everyone fell silent.
“I have arrived now to exterminate the Death Grim Reaper that has arrived in DroughtonSo…”
Raymond spoke with a heavy voice, struggling.
“Now, don’t worry at all.”
Thanks to his atmospheric appearance, his every word gave off tremendous charisma.
All the people of Droughton cheered.
“Wow!”
“We have worries anymore!”
“The light of the Kingdom of Houston will solve the problem of the Grim Reaper!”
So Raymond arrived in the Kingdom of Droughton to a warm welcome.
Now it was time to tackle the smallpox.
* * *
“Master, I wanted to see you!”
Macapell III rushed at Raymond.
Raymond made an awkward face.
‘I am just hus teacher by name only, but he treats me like a real teacher.’
He was supposed to be his honorary teacher some time ago, but I he never actually taught him anything.
‘Well, it wouldn’t be a bad thing to become King Droughton’s teacher.’
He nodded his head, thinking that way.
“I am also very pleased to meet you, Your Majesty. I wanted to see you too.”
It was just lip service, but the young king was deeply moved.
“Me to! I wanted to see you too! Really!”
The young king seemed to have missed his benefactor, Raymond, very much.
Then, a heavy voice intervened.
“I wanted to see you too, Baron Penin. No, you became a Count, didn’t you?”
“It is Marquis. Count Durak.”
The opponent who appeared was Durak!
He was wholeheartedly assisting the young king as Raymond had requested at the end of the war.
‘It is said that he asked to be demoted from Marquis to Count for following Berard.’
Durak shook his head and said.
“I want to let go of my regrets, but I can’t. The situation is not good.”
“I heard. What exactly happened?”
“A foreign nobleman who had stopped by the Free Cities suddenly developed a high fever while traveling through a village in the southern part of the kingdom. Based on the symptoms, it is highly likely that he had smallpox.”
Raymond thought seriously.
‘The Free Cities Union was a region where smallpox was prevalent until recently. There’s a high chance that it’s real smallpox.’
“So there are no additional infections?”
“I don’t know the situation inside the village. It’s completely closed off, as you said. There are no new patients outside the village.”
That was fortunate.
It seemed like the quarantine was done properly.
Raymond looked at Macapell III with eyes of admiration.
‘I did tell them how to isolate us, but it wouldn’t have been easy to implement it in such a short period of time.’
Macapell III seemed to have outstanding leadership skills despite his young age. He may also have Durak’s help.
“Thank you for your hard work. I will take care of the rest.”
At Raymond’s words, Macapell III looked very pleased.
“As expected, Master. Thank you!”
Macapell III seemed to believe that Raymond could accomplish anything.
But Durak couldn’t completely let go of his worries and asked.
“Can you really do that? It is the Grim Reaper.”
It wasn’t just him.
The other ministers also looked worried.
It’s not that they didn’t trust Raymond.
But, as Durak said, it is the Grim Reaper!
It was natural to be worried.
“Your Majesty, why don’t we get rid of it now?”
“I know the Marquis Penin’s abilities, but I think it would be better to prepare everything for the kingdom.”
Several ministers made such a request.
It’s not that they are hostile to Raymond.
It was a request they made because they were truly concerned about the future of the kingdom.
Raymond felt he needed to give them some reassurance.
“I understand your concerns, but do not worry. I have a miracle elixir that will eradicate smallpox.”
“Miracle Elixir? What is that?”
Elixir.
It was a legendary medicine that could cure all illnesses.
Raymond looked converted.
“This is a new ‘vaccine’ developed by my Penin treatment center.”
“…!”
Raymond took a small vial out of his large bag and showed it to them.
It was a vaccine created using smallpox bacteria from cows and alchemy knowledge!
“If you take this vaccine, you will not get smallpox. It is also called inoculation. I will give this vaccine to all the people in this village and end smallpox.”
They all sweat dropped.
Because it was an unbelievable story.
‘It’s natural that it’s hard to believe.’
Raymond thought.
‘Of course, we also prepared a way to persuade them.’
“The healers from the Penin Clinic and I will go into that village ourselves. We will then demonstrate the effectiveness of the vaccine.”
“…!”
“For your information, my disciples and I have all been vaccinated in advance.”
A heavy silence flowed through the room.
‘You want to go directly to a village where smallpox is rampant?’
‘He is willing to risk his life to prove his words.’
When Raymond came out like this, all those who opposed him had no choice but to keep quiet.
People looked at the young king at the top.
The final decision was up to Macapell III.
“… … .”
But surprisingly, Macapell III did not nod right away.
‘I trust the Master, but I still want to go into the village myself.’
‘I was worried that something might go wrong with my master.’
But then.
“Please trust me, Your Majesty.”
At those words, Macapell III bit his lip.
“All right.”
Macapell III raised his voice.
“Please, I beg you, spare my people! If you do so, the Kingdom of Droughton will reward you with any reward!”
* * *
After the decision was made, Raymond left the castle immediately.
The village where the incident occurred was approximately 10km away from the castle.
This time, he used the griffin again.
“Please, Shuttleffin.”
[Of course!]
It was the moment when he was about to climb onto the Griffin.
The people and soldiers in the castle came rushing in.
“Please come back safely!”
Everyone saw Raymond off with worried faces.
Raymond, who drove out Berard, was also a hero of Droughton.
Also, Raymond was risking his life for them once again.
The emotions felt by the people of the Kingdom of Droughton could not be expressed in words.
“Light! Light!”
“Majesty Raymond!”
Hearing the people’s cheers, Raymond realized once again that a good opportunity had come.
This is an opportunity to promote the ‘vaccine’!
“Don’t worry. I will eradicate smallpox with the miracle elixir and vaccine.”
Raymond placed a strong emphasis on the word ‘vaccine’.
‘We need to make the vaccine as effective as possible.’
Raymond clearly recognized that this event would be a significant turning point in the smallpox vaccine business.
If smallpox could be eradicated early with a vaccine, the ripple effect would be enormous. The vaccine business would certainly take off.
‘Of course, even if it is not a vaccine project, it is absolutely necessary to end smallpox at an early stage.’
Then, the griffin flew up.
Although his heart was pounding, Raymond forced himself to hold it back and waved his hand.
Raymond’s appearance is truly that of a legendary hero!