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Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 404

◈ 404. [Side Story] Oath (2)

Raven looked down at herself, unable to move properly, and let out an embarrassed voice..

《what? why? why? Now I've stopped?》

“Well, your soul may already be rotten and ready to be used as fertilizer... … It looks like this oath remains in your memory..”

I told you the name of the oath of which I had just recited the first line..

“‘Oath of Defender of Humanity’.”

《……!》

As Earth's doctors recite the Hippocratic Oath.

The day doctors get their licenses here in the Lake Kingdom, they swear an oath..

Raven's body made of smog flinched backwards like a wave. I grinned..

“Okay, do I remember now??”

《no way…….》

“It is an oath that you recited in front of people in the square of this city after obtaining your medical license when you were a normal human being.!”

In the game, there is a stone tablet that is discovered while clearing the dungeon ‘Hospital’..

On that stone tablet, you can find a note left by someone along with the contents of this ‘Oath to Protect Humanity’..

When you later encounter Raven, if you have read the contents of this tablet in advance, you will be able to use the gimmick of reciting the contents of this tablet to her..

The effect lasts only 1 turn, but completely neutralizes it..

In the game, the difficulty level of clearing was very different depending on whether this gimmick was used, so I always prioritized clearing the dungeon 'Hospital' before dealing with Raven..

But here in reality?

There’s no need to stop by that dungeon. Because the game recited this oath so tiresomely, I memorized it all.!

I continued to recite the ‘Oath to Defender of Humanity’.

“First, I will comply with all legal systems for the benefit of humanity..”

《stop…….》

“One, I will follow the highest standards of moral values ​​under any circumstances..”

《stop! Stop it!》

Raven screamed in pain.

Why is this monster who fell into the abyss of evil so shaken by this oath?.

I don't know.

Some people look at gold coins, while others look at portraits to remind themselves that they were people..

When someone hears the oath he recited, he might remember that he was once a person..

But what is certain is that this functions as a ‘gimmick’ for strategy. If so, the fact is that I will actively use it for boss skills.……!

“First, from this moment on, I will live for the welfare and happiness of suffering humanity..”

《I told you to stop ahhh!》

Raven rushed towards me, releasing a terrible energy..

The Crown and Nightcrawler units, and now the Sword Demon and Spear Demon, stepped forward and blocked Raven..

Of course I don't stop.

“First, I respect all life and will never allow any life to be neglected..”

Raven advances, rotting and burning all life in front of her..

“First, I will always use all my knowledge and abilities to do my best for the survival of humanity..”

Even though Raven was stopped, she succeeded in crushing the Eternals in front of her by spreading all her malice and curses..

The moment the raven flew in with a hot wind, it finally arrived in front of my eyes..

“First, I fully understand my responsibilities and obligations as a protector of humanity, and based on this, I will voluntarily carry out all of these provisions.…….”

I was already reading the last line of the oath..

I opened my eyes straight, stared at his blurry form, and uttered the last sentence..

“I solemnly swear.”

rattly.

And then Raven came to a complete stop..

Right in front of us, it seemed frozen in a smog-like form and stopped moving..

The ‘complete neutralization’ effect provided by this gimmick lasts only 1 turn, 3 minutes..

You have to kill him within these 3 minutes.……!

“everyone!”

I turned to my party members and shouted.

“Finish him off!”

***

Incapacitated, Raven was looking into the past..

A distant past, hundreds of years ago, when he was still human..

***

In the Lake Kingdom, doctors were a highly regarded profession..

In this city of cutting-edge magic, always filled with magical miracles, the royal family and citizens had no need to rely on medicine..

Any illness could be completely cured with just a few magic spells..

As magic developed, it also became responsible for people's health. Medicine naturally lost its authority.

However, there were still places where doctors were needed..

It was a class of slaves who could not reach the benefits of magic - those who were called 'non-citizens' within the kingdom..

Those who couldn't access the magic light needed scalpels, bandages, and medicine..

They were a class that was looked down upon and called non-citizens, but without them, there would be no manpower to do all kinds of small chores within the city..

There was always a need for doctors to take responsibility for their survival, so medicine was able to remain in existence..

In this era of medical decline, a boy was born..

The boy was of high rank among the citizens of the Lake Kingdom - a noble family close to the royal family..

After contracting an unidentified epidemic as a child, the boy suffered from aftereffects that could not be cured by magic. He was completely cured after receiving treatment from a doctor in the kingdom..

From that day on, the boy decided to pursue a career in medicine..

Although everyone, including his parents, family members, and even neighboring nobles, tried to dissuade him, the boy continued to study medicine, and eventually entered the hospital where the doctor who treated him was working as a trainee doctor..

It was at this time that the boy was completely abandoned by his family..

The day when, after a long training process, a talented boy obtained his medical license. The day the boy read the ‘Oath to Defender of Humanity’ in a loud voice in the square..

“I solemnly pledge to dedicate my life to the service of humanity..”

Everyone laughed at this aristocratic boy who devoted his life to menial studies that only dealt with non-citizens..

This boy, of his own will, gave up the solid life of a noble family and headed for a dirty and low place, a crow born among swans.-

‘He was called the derogatory nickname ‘Raven’..

The boy actually liked the nickname, so he started calling himself Raven..

***

Because Raven was from a noble family, she had excellent magical talent..

He combined magic with conventional medicine.

This treatment, which he named 'horse medicine', was so effective that it not only succeeded in treating non-citizens but also in rare cases of incurable diseases suffered by citizens and royals..

“If you combine magic and medicine, there is no disease that cannot be cured..”

Young Raven was always confident.

But there were also many who disapproved of his attempts..

The city's wizards despised attempts to combine noble magic with medicine..

There were many people who were concerned that the magical secrets would be leaked to non-citizens..

Even among medical students, opinions were divided..

Until now, medicine had followed its own independent path separate from magic, so it was able to treat areas that magic could not reach, but there was widespread concern that if the two were combined, it would eventually be eaten by magic..

Raven was an outcast even among medical students. He was publicly criticized for being a 'white crow trying to blend in with a flock of black crows.'.

But Raven didn't care.

He had no doubt that he was walking the path of truth.

Above all, it was because he always received support from his teacher - the doctor who healed him as a child..

“What does it matter what the means are? I know that you are a medical student who works harder than anyone else to save people. Don't care what others say, follow the path you believe in..”

So young Raven continued his research..

His reputation was growing day by day, he was getting used to the jealous looks from other medical students, and even the city's magic tower was starting to pay attention to him..

A plague has spread to the Lake Kingdom..

It was a terrible plague. The core of the Lake Kingdom, where purification magic is always in effect, was peaceful as if nothing had happened, but the outer areas were completely devastated by the plague..

Non-citizens rotted alive..

Bodies piled up in every back alley, and the smoke of burning corpses filled the air..

Raven recognized this plague as soon as she first encountered it. This is a disease that cannot be treated with the current medical level of the Lake Kingdom..

He urgently tried to use all his magical knowledge to create a medicine..

However, his knowledge of magic was shallow, and the formula for concocting a plague cure was not derived..

“No, no, it can't go on like this.…….”

Raven, who was shaking, suddenly saw the entrance to the hospital..

Fellow doctors were wearing black crow masks for gas protection and preparing to go back to the non-citizen residential area..

Most of the doctors had already contracted the plague..

However, even as they were coughing and coughing blood, they were silently gathering bandages and medicine..

“Stop it…….”

Raven ran out and spoke in a trembling voice. But the doctors didn't seem to listen and started leaving one by one..

“Stop it! please! Everyone dies!”

Someone stood in front of Raven who was trying to stop her. He was Raven's teacher..

“Raven. We are doctors, and there are people out there suffering from illness..”

While gurgling, the teacher whispered kindly..

“Have you forgotten the oath we took? As guardians of humanity, we have a duty to treat them to the best of our ability..”

“But, Master… … ! There is no medicine yet! Isn’t this a dog’s death?!”

“Not like that. Reagents are administered to patients on site, and the medication is adjusted based on reactions. Significant treatment results are being achieved.”

The teacher's skinny hand came to rest on Raven's shoulder..

“Raven. I don't have the talent for magic like you. I just treat the symptoms according to my experience and help the patient's symptoms get better... … He was an idiot who was only interested in saving the people in front of him rather than pursuing academic pursuits..”

“No, Master……!”

“However, there is a solution that can be reached with this simple method..”

Beyond the crow mask, I felt like I could see my teacher’s warm smile..

“Raven, you stay here. I will create a medicine to deal with this plague, so you continue to create cures using magic..”

So the doctors left for the battlefield..

Gritting her teeth, Raven ran to the city's magic tower..

“Please help! Please help! A dose of magic is needed immediately! If we don't get the timing right, everyone living outside the city will suffer a terrible disaster.!”

but,

“refuse.”

The wizards of the Magic Tower refused..

“Magic requires a fair price. Non-citizens have neither the means to pay this price nor the qualifications to receive magic..”

“If you need anything in return, I will give you all I have! therefore……!”

“It's not about money, crow.”

The wizard glared at Raven without even blinking..

“Magic is a precious discipline for the people of the Lake Kingdom. Non-citizens are not included in its scope..”

“People’s lives are at stake, so what are you talking about now?……!”

“All the wizards in the kingdom are well aware of your actions so far... … I will not cooperate with you who insulted magic..”

The door to the Magic Tower closed with a mockery..

“Let’s deal with it with your famous ‘horse medicine’.”

bang!

Raven went back and forth to the countless magic towers lined up in the kingdom, but they all gave the same answer..

Finally, Raven visited the government office and warned that if things continued like this, people outside would be killed in droves, but was given a ridiculous answer..

“If you are a non-citizen and die, you can replenish it from outside the kingdom..”

“what……?”

“It was already a headache to make the city a mess, but wouldn't it be a good idea to replace all the city's chores with magical automation? Wow, this is an official request from the royal family.…….”

“Fuck that bullshit, you crazy bastard.!”

Raven, who was kicked out of the government office after punching an official in the face who was calmly making crazy noises, trudged out..

“…….”

Raven returned to the hospital and put the last remaining crow mask on her face. It was a white crow mask that had not yet been colored..

And Raven entered the scene of the plague..

3Later, when he found his teacher and colleagues.

Inside the tent set up at the makeshift clinic, all the doctors wearing black crow masks were cold and dead..

They, who had been studying the drug combination until the last moment, fell dead on a desk littered with reagents and flasks..

In the innermost part of the tent, the teacher was still breathing..

“Ray, Ben… … . You came, I see.…….”

“Master!”

“Here is the recipe for the medicine... … . If you prepare it like this, you will be able to immunize against this plague and alleviate the symptoms.…….”

With trembling hands, Raven accepted the paper with the medicine recipe on it, and her teacher's hand grabbed her wrist..

“Do you understand, Raven? don't hate.”

“yes?”

“Passing this wisdom on to the next generation..”

Inside the black crow mask, the teacher's red, bloodshot eyes flashed..

“By making medicine, our sacrifices... … We are taking the next step forward for humanity... … we fought for it…….”

“…….”

“Do not hate or hate… … Never forget the oath we took…….”

Tuk.

The teacher's arm fell to the floor..

Raven held back her sobs and took the recipe in her arms..

And he stood up with a determined expression..

***

Raven tested the completed medicine on her own body, verified its effectiveness through several patients, and visited the government office to request mass production and distribution of the medicine..

“This is a medicine that everyone in the hospital has built up through their deaths. If we provide the facilities to mass produce this, we can overcome the plague.……!”

However, the official looked around at the reagent given by Raven with a sour expression on his face.,

Clang-!

I threw it on the floor. The bottle filled with reagent shattered..

Raven's eyes widened as if they were about to explode..

“radish… … What are you doing, you crazy bastard! This medicine, I know what this medicine is.!”

Other employees caught Raven as she tried to run away. The official opened his mouth with a sneer..

“I guess you haven't heard the news, Raven. There is no need for these drugs anymore.”

“what?”

“The merciful King of the Lake Kingdom ordered all magic towers to mobilize. Wizards are already going to non-citizen residential areas and spraying purification magic... … The plague will be suppressed quickly..”

Raven's face went blank..

The official burst into laughter as he looked down at Raven..

“Praise the king for his mercy in granting magic to non-citizens. And, I hope you realize by now how inferior your humble ‘medicine’ is to magic! ha ha ha!”

It was just as he said..

The plague that took the lives of countless non-citizens and countless doctors was wiped out with absurd ease when wizards stepped forward..

Raven sat down blankly, looking at the back alleys of the Lake Kingdom, where all diseases and demons had disappeared in less than a day..

The wizards passed by, laughing at Raven..

“……With such power, why.”

Raven muttered quietly..

“Why didn't you give it to me? … ? Why did you just watch while we died??”

Raven looked down at her hands. His body, already infected with the disease, was half rotted and was barely recovering..

It was only then that Raven realized.

They don't know. The pain caused by illness.

I've always been blessed by magic and have never been sick, so I wouldn't know..

The pain of status.

The pain of discrimination.

Since I've never experienced it, I have no idea..

“Then I'll let you guys know too..”

I put back on the crow mask that I had thrown on the floor.,

“The pain of my body rotting, the helplessness of being unable to do anything while my patients, colleagues, and teachers were dying before my eyes, the despair that spread beyond my eyes.…….”

All the deaths I had to go through because I wasn't human..

“You too... … I will definitely let you know……!”

Even the magic of the Lake Kingdom... … no.

Raven decided to create a plague powerful enough to overcome all the contradictions in this world..

The will of my teacher and the oath I took when becoming a doctor..

My childhood decision to save people.

Everything had already corroded and disappeared in front of hatred..

Raven headed to the wards of patients who were still hospitalized and had not completely recovered from the disease..

bang!

Raven opened the door to the hospital room roughly..

The patients who had recovered from Raven's medicine welcomed him warmly when he came in..

“hello teacher!”

“Doctor! Thanks to you, I feel better! How should I repay this favor?…….”

“……everyone.”

Raven looked around at the people she saved with a grin, and then asked in a cold voice:.

“Other than that, I need someone to help me ‘experiment’ with a new drug… … Yes you will?”

that day. One good thing in this world dies,

An evil was born.