The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows: Volume 2 [Complete] by Sakaku Hishikawa

Author:Sakaku Hishikawa
Language: eng
Format: epub

As evening fell, Goldran returned to his office at the Royal Institute of Healing.

His second secretary turned sharply to greet him. “Welcome back, professor. How was your dinner with Lord Fennel?”

“Well...” Goldran sank into his chair, letting out a long sigh. He owed much to Lord Fennel, a moderate and member of one of the seven great noble families. Saying the professor had attained his position by riding the coattails of this illustrious noble would’ve been no exaggeration.

The second secretary leaned in, concerned. “You seem unwell. Was there a problem?”

“What, you think I caused trouble at the dinner with Lord Fennel?”

“N-No! My apologies,” the secretary blurted out, bowing his head deeply before leaving the room.

He’s brilliant, but doesn’t always know his place, Goldran mused. Certainly better than my first secretary, though. That man starts drinking at noon...

The professor frowned, nervously tapping the edge of his desk. He’d been invited to dine with Lord Fennel today—an infrequent occurrence. It’d been convenient for him, since he’d been hoping to secure the man’s support in the upcoming election for director of the Institute, but the nobleman had asked him a favor over dinner.

“I would like you to examine my daughter.”

About a week ago, the girl had developed a rash on her cheek. It’d been assumed that the rash would heal on its own, but instead, it’d been slowly spreading. Lord Fennel had somehow convinced his daughter—who typically refused to show her face to anyone—to have it examined.

Goldran’s diagnosis: hag tumor. It was a benign tumor that stopped growing once it reached a certain size; while not life-threatening, the tumor resembled an ugly old woman in appearance, hence the name. At the moment, it was about as big as a fingertip, but generally it grew to the size of a fist.

After the examination, Goldran had informed Lord Fennel of the diagnosis, which had greatly distressed the nobleman—notorious among his fellows for doting on his daughter.

The tumor could’ve been removed with surgery, but by the time it was visible on the surface of the skin, it was already widespread and deeply rooted underneath, requiring extensive tissue removal; facial scars were inevitable.

“Professor, is there nothing you can do? You’ve done much for me before. I’m sure you can handle this.”

Goldran couldn’t simply turn down a plea from one of the seven great noble families, especially when he desperately needed Fennel’s support in the upcoming election. “I will make the necessary preparations and return shortly,” Goldran had promised before leaving Fennel’s estate.

But he had no concrete plan.

If done immediately after tumor excision, transferring life force from others onto the patient via magic would’ve greatly aided skin regeneration. Fennel’s daughter, however, adamantly refused to allow her face to be seen by many people at once; Goldran had been informed that he’d be allowed one, maybe two assistants during surgery.

While he could’ve petitioned an elite healer for help, many of them were traveling or wandering and therefore difficult to reach. Not only that, he wasn’t willing to let anyone else in on the glory.

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