Episode 67: Scorching Heat and Heatstroke
After all sorts of things, summer has finally arrived.
This summer is hot! I bet it’s around 30°C (86°F)?
Unlike Japan, this country is in a cold region, so exceeding 40°C (104°F) is impossible.
Still, many people aren’t resistant to the heat, so everyone looks sluggish.
The number of people being carried into my shop with heatstroke has increased. It’s tough.
…No, it’s seriously a lot.
Almost all recent patients have heatstroke.
I heard that on the main streets within the Second Wall and even in the upscale district within the First Wall, most doctors and Apothecaries are busy splashing water on people brought in with heatstroke.
Especially on those main streets, unlike back alleys like this, they get a lot of sunlight, so the number of patients is very high.
Dealing with heatstroke is a pain, so I used magic to prepare an ice-cold water bath in the detached building in the garden. By the way, this is my large bath. I ordered Tris to throw all the patients in there.
Then, you know…!
“…Hadlar, I’ll ask you one more time. What’s going on?”
“Hadlar…? Are you talking about the water bath?”
“That’s right! The water bath! What… what is this?!”
“Well… that is…”
When Tris looked in that direction, there they were.
“Kya-ha-ha…!”
“It’s so cold!”
“Ahaha!”
…There was a line in front of my bath.
“Ah, yeah, I get it. So… there are a bunch of idiots claiming to have heatstroke just to get into the water bath, right?”
“That’s right…”
Ugh, typical medieval quality.
There are way too many people who don’t think much about manners or morals, aren’t there?
I can’t forgive this, I’m going to high-kick them all… I puffed out my chest and stormed into the bathhouse!
“Hey, hey, hey~! Who’s in the water bath without being sick…?!”
“Oh, it’s Dru! This feels great~!”
“Yeah, it’s cool.”
“Ah, Big Brother! You saved me, aru! It was so hot, really…”
“Dru, bro, thanks a lot, it feels good, be~!”
“Dru, big bro! This is super cold! Amazing!”
Sigh… Hah!
“…Don’t cool your bodies down too much!”
I forgave them…!
And then.
“Eh~! Was it no good?”
“…Sorry, I didn’t know.”
““”We’re sorry~”””
Well, I forgave them, but that’s separate from giving them a lecture.
Wrong is wrong.
There are people who are really suffering from heatstroke, so it’s not good to make those people wait in a long line.
No, I’ve forgotten concepts like the preciousness of human life, being born into this world and abandoned by my parents, and even experiencing murder, but I still have some professional ethics as a doctor.
I want them to think about that, that’s how I explained it.
“Eh~? But I heard I could enjoy a bath for three thousand lids?”
“Me too!” “Me too!” “Me too!” “Me too!”
Ah… I see.
I see, it’s a medieval information leak!
In that case… it’s like this.
“Hehe, Dru? Bathing is…”
Here she comes! Rosalinde!
“Welcome. I’m sorry, but there was never a bathing place to begin with. I’m sorry for deceiving you, but please go home.”
“Eh?”
I grabbed Rosalinde by the shoulders.
“Oi! Summon your Papa! And issue an announcement saying, ‘This is not a place to play in the water bath’!!!”
“Hiee…!”
That’s why I’m carrying Rosalinde and storming into Count Missgancia’s official residence… the manor house….
“W-what about my bath…?”
“Ah, the temperature is too cold for Rosalinde, so it’s no good.”
“Hehe… I feel like crying.”
…So, I was going to take Rosalinde to the upscale district within the First Wall to directly appeal to Count Missgancia about that matter! But.
““We will arrange that for you.””
As usual, I was intercepted by the Twin Guards.
Yeah, that’s right.
That makes sense.
My appeal that “This is not a bathing place, but a place to treat heatstroke patients, so healthy people should not come!” is legitimate from any point of view.
Even if I didn’t go, the story would be properly conveyed to the Lord even if I asked the guards around here. It’s that kind of matter.
Besides, I shouldn’t go all the way to the upscale district and make a direct appeal in this sweltering heat.
If they say so, I have no choice but to agree.
““More importantly, we would appreciate it if you could take care of the young lady…””
The two’s words were correct.
Besides, it’s a bit troublesome for me, a Changeling, to go through the upscale district. The discrimination, you know….
In that case, should I try to appease Rosalinde?
“Okay, then handle it over there. I’ll play with Rosalinde…”
““Yes!””
…Somehow, ever since I took her to the ‘garden,’ the Twin Guards’ eyes when they look at me have become even stranger.
Worship, fear? No, are they backing away? Anyway, it seems like I’m considered to be “clearly superior.”
Well, I am in reality, so there’s no problem.
“Here, Rosa! Rosalinde! Come here and cool off! It’ll be tough for you in this heat with your stamina!”
“Ah, okay, thank you…?”
“That’s right, want some ice cream? I have ice cream, it’s summer after all.”
I took out a large container filled with ice cream.
And then, with that, what do you call it, that spoon that scoops ice cream into a round shape, I scooped up the ice cream.
I served it in a glass dish, garnished with chocolate and cookies.
“Ah~! Frozen Confection~! Give me some too!”
“Ice…!”
“It’s so good~”
Oops, the women have sprung up too.
“Okay, okay, there’s enough for everyone. Don’t cool your bodies down too much, and drink warm tea too~!”
Like this, it’s a midsummer tea time.
The work is busy, but the break time is like this, so I can do my best no matter how much!