Chapter 69: Still Not Causing Trouble
It seems that the troublesome King of Admos has been resurrected, so I asked Mona to scout, and she came back with some strange information.
“Saint of the Lower Town?”
What’s with that chuunibyou-esque title?
“Yes. The Admos Royal Castle’s counterintelligence was as lax as ever, so I easily obtained the information. It was mostly as Kenta-sama predicted, but it was unexpected that the source of the rumor that Kenta-sama was trying to control Lindor was the King of Admos.”
“Huh? Seriously? So it’s all that guy’s fault?”
Seriously, what should I do with that King…
If he weren’t Eva’s father, I would have disposed of him long ago, but even though Eva doesn’t think too highly of him, he’s still her blood-related father.
If I were to dispose of him, she would definitely have some feelings about it.
Even though we live with such a small group, creating unnecessary trouble would be a bad move.
In fact…
“Haa… It’s truly embarrassing. He should just pass the throne to my brother and abdicate.”
She wants him to abdicate, but she doesn’t seem to want the King of Admos to die.
Seriously, if she weren’t Nara-kun’s wife, I would have sent her back already.
“And so, since the information gathering was over so quickly, I also took a look around the town.”
“And that’s where you heard the rumor about the ‘Saint of the Lower Town’?”
“Yes. So I got curious and went to see what was going on…”
At that point, Mona made a subtle face.
“What’s wrong?”
“Well, it seems that the one being called that was, of all people, Ota.”
“Buh-hoh!?”
The moment Mona said that, Nara-kun, who had returned from his farm work break, spat out the coffee he was drinking.
“Cough! Cough!”
“Ugh. That’s disgusting. What are you doing?”
“Cough… N-no, but, I never imagined that Ota would be called a saint.”
“Well, from what Nara-kun has told me, Ota-kun is far from being a saint.”
That Ota-kun, who was summoned almost like a kidnapping, didn’t do any proper training, didn’t do anything productive, and spent his days fooling around with women at the brothel, is being called a saint.
No wonder Nara-kun spat out his coffee.
“So? Why is he being called by such a title?”
“Apparently, they called healers from all over the kingdom to treat the King of Admos, but during the absence of those healers, he was performing healing magic treatments in the city.”
“Hee, so that’s why he’s the ‘Saint of the Lower Town’?”
Well, if he appeared when the healers disappeared, it’s not strange that he’d be called that, I guess? As I was thinking that, Mona shook her head.
“Honestly, his healing magic skills are quite poor. Well, the healing magic users of the Human Tribe are even more pathetic, though…”
“So, even if it’s poor, it’s more effective than the Human Tribe’s healers, so that’s why he’s being called that, right?”
“No, it seems he got that title because he was offering those healing magic treatments at a low price.”
The moment I heard that, I couldn’t help but look up at the sky.
“Ah, Ota-kun, you messed up.”
Nara-kun tilted his head at my words.
“Huh? What do you mean?”
Ah, right.
Nara-kun was in the Royal Castle the whole time, so he doesn’t know about this.
“Listen, Nara-kun. I told you that there are a few people among the Human Tribe who can use magic, right?”
“Yes. You said that most of those magic users become healers because it’s profitable.”
“Yeah. And even though I said ‘most,’ there are very few people who can use magic in the first place. So, there aren’t that many healers either.”
“Yes.”
“Now, here’s a question for Nara-kun. Which doctor would you want to be treated by, one who can use healing magic or one who can’t?”
“Of course, the one who can use healing magic. Mona-san said his magic is poor, but it’s better than nothing.”
“That’s right. And naturally, other people think the same way. Now, here’s the problem. If both of them were offering treatments at the same price, where would the patients gather?”
“Well, the patients would gather at the doctor who can use healing magic…”
He seemed to realize it himself at that point.
“If the price is the same, patients will gather at the doctor who can use healing magic. What happens then?”
“Patients won’t come to the doctor who can’t use healing magic…”
“And too many patients will gather at the doctor who can use healing magic, and they won’t be able to treat them all.”
When I said that, everyone except Ivern and Yulia, who were familiar with the city, made a “ah” face of understanding.
“That’s why, since long ago, it’s been decided by the medical association that the treatment fees for healing magic are set at a high price. If he broke that rule…”
There will be a fierce backlash from the doctors who can’t use healing magic.
“Mona, I’m sorry, but can you go to Admos one more time? I want to know what happens to Ota-kun.”
“Understood.”
The next day, Mona left for Admos again, and returned before evening.
“Huh? That was fast, wasn’t it?”
When I said that to Mona, who had returned on the Flying Board, she said with a wry smile.
“By the time I got there, he had already been kicked out of the clinic due to a fierce protest from the medical association. Also, it seems that he had been occupying that clinic without permission while the doctor was away at the Royal Castle.”
“That escalated quickly.”
Ota-kun was already kicked out.
Even so, performing healing magic treatments at a low price in a town where healers have disappeared, it’s like a medical-themed isekai power fantasy.
Maybe Ota-kun was aiming for that.
But in reality, there are doctors who don’t use healing magic, and if you don’t get along with those people, that’s what happens.
I’ve heard from Nara-kun that Ota-kun is quite the otaku, but could it be that his knowledge of other isekai is getting in the way of him succeeding in this world?
I’m starting to think that might be the case.
Well, his goal is clear, though.
Exile, then “I’m so strong,” then “It’s too late,” then the harem ending.
But none of it is working out.
I haven’t been bothered by Ota-kun at all, so I’m even a little sympathetic.
What will Ota-kun do now that things aren’t going so well?
I’m a little curious about that.
However.
I had absolutely no idea that this reconnaissance of Ota-kun would lead to an unexpected situation.