The Doctor Cured the Villainess and Ran Away

10 – 10. Princess’s Magic Class.

What I have to do is simple.

The debuff that’s currently on me.

[Steady Decrease in Stamina E (Growth Type. Unremovable)]

This is a debuff that I have to carry with me for the rest of my life.

“Anywhere, it seems to decrease about 0.1 every two hours, cluck.”

When I cough, some blood mixed with saliva comes out again.

It’s not a good sign. It means that there’s damage to my lungs or internal mucous membranes.

“Stamina decrease is a sign of internal injury. That’s the key.”

It’s impossible to remove the symptoms by surgery because it’s an unremovable debuff.

In other words, it’s an incurable disease.

“Then the solution is simple.”

Make medicine to treat my bleeding and take it.

The effect is stamina recovery, more than 0.1 in two hours.

“Fortunately, there is a guess for the herbal medicine.”

I immediately left the room. I felt refreshed after sleeping well.

It’s still dawn. I head towards the backyard where the sunlight that came out of the bright blue sky strokes my cheeks.

I run to the place where the cool wind blows with a little childish excitement.

“It’s a little exciting.”

I never thought that I would be able to make real medicine since I came to this world.

My steps were as light as they were when I go to buy newly released games.

“This has a strange effect.”

Without hesitation, I plucked the stem.

It’s a yellow rose that Ashella had carefully picked one by one.

It’s not a very rare species, although it’s hard to see. Sometimes mutations were seen in the demon world when hunting the Four Emperors.

If you brew tea with the petals of a yellow rose and drink it, it has excellent effects in neutralizing toxins attached to the lungs or gastric mucosa.

It’s knowledge gained by regressing hundreds of times and trying

I pick dozens of roses and put them in my bag.

I bring them into my room and spread them out on the table.

As I meticulously pluck each petal and lay them out, a soft, yellow mountain is gradually formed.

“It feels like preparing chicken breast to make nuggets.”

With the ingredients prepared, I feel good.

It’s like I’ve completed my own little factory.

I gather a handful of petals and place them in my palm.

“First, I need to reduce the volume.”

The purpose is to create a pill that can be taken in one bite.

“Compression.”

I try using the E-ranking Alchemy skill, Compression.

The instructions naturally come to mind. I instinctively know what to do.

But this…

“It feels like casting magic.”

In terms of casting a spell, it’s similar.

I open my palm and let mana flow out.

A faint flow of pure white mana surrounds the rose petals.

Snapping my palm shut, the petals tightly scrunch up in a vacuum-like state.

“Oh.”

I move my fingers around, adjusting the shape with precision.

Finally, it takes the form of a pill.

“For a first attempt, it’s excellent.”

It’s a little bit crumpled, but it’s fine.

I’m delighted to see the pill in the shape of a light yellow sphere.

Now, what will it show on the status screen?

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Yellow Rose Petal Health Potion (Enhanced)

Effect when consumed: Restores 0.1 of depleted health due to internal bleeding over 6 hours.

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“Alright, this is it. Just as I expected.”

The effect came out exactly as desired.

However, it is only one-third of the amount needed.

Then I guess I just have to use this skill again.

“Enhance.”

It can increase the dosage of the yellow pill.

I cast the skill with that intention in mind.

“Oh?”

As I tried to emit mana like compression, my hand hesitated without my knowledge.

Somehow, I have an instinctual feeling that there is another step in the process needed.

“Is this not enough?”

Compression is ranked E, while enhancement is ranked D.

Isn’t D-rank supposed to only require mana?

“But it doesn’t seem to require magic power.”

Magic power is a stat that is only necessary when using magic.

Alchemy spells can be cast with mana as long as you have the knowledge.

“Ugh.”

I struggled for a while, but failed to cast the enhancement.

I have never failed to cast a healing spell, so I was a little taken aback.

“What should I do? *Sigh*, *sigh*.”

As I pondered, my stamina decreased.

Unknowingly, breakfast time had passed.

“I should seek help.”

Someone knowledgeable about spells.

“There happens to be someone who fits the bill.”

Not only knowledgeable, but nearly at the peak.

But do I really need to ask Assela?

It’s only a D-rank spell, which is about the second level if we compare it to magic rankings. It shouldn’t be that difficult.

“Well, I did happen to receive something.”

I should use it as an excuse to ask him to teach me how to cast spells.

I took the pill and headed to Assela’s room.

“The Princess is waiting for you.”

The female guard blocking the door stopped me like a solid wall.

I had searched diligently for Asella, but I was wasting time.

I was already behind schedule because my father had detained me in the middle.

“Rass, are you alright? Come here, let me use my healing spell on you. You must be tired from doing something you’re not used to. If you fall again, it’ll be trouble!”

I struggled to release his arm that he tightly held while he trembled with excitement.

With my father’s skill, I could regain my strength immediately, but my debuff is something I have to carry for life.

It’s more important for me to find a way to solve it myself and Asella has the key.

I arrived at Asella’s terrace with nothing to do, so I waited idly.

“Oh, Max. Did you sleep well?”

Fortunately, Max jumped out first and tried to be adorable.

He doesn’t seem to be aware of how big he is. The weight was transmitted throughout my body every time he pushed his face in.

He probably wants me to stroke his face. Playing with Max’s soft cheeks for a while, the balcony door opened with a whirr.

“I feel restless since morning. What’s up?”

Asella appeared.

She was perfectly neat, with every strand of hair perfectly arranged, just like yesterday.

“Greetings to the nobleman on a refreshing morning. Did you sleep well…”

“Let’s get to the point.”

Asella was low-pressure, for some reason.

Is everything okay? Did I come to step on a mine by myself?

It would cause more annoyance to leave now and turn back.

As I suspected, I came for nothing.

“I would like you to teach me how to use magic.”

“You mean magic?”

“Yes.”

Asella’s frown lines softened slightly.

She sat in front of me.

“You’ve gained a talent.”

“Yes, alchemy.”

“Hmm, surprising.”

Asella’s deep golden eyes scan me from top to bottom, as if observing me.

There’s a disturbing feeling as if she’s digging into every corner of my body.

“Do you know what my talent is?”

“Magic, right? And an amazing one at that.”

“You know it well. I have two talents.”

“What are they?”

“My talent. Just two types of magic.”

“I see.”

So, you can summon a dragon army or cause a continent to collapse with an insane magic.

No wonder. You’re Asella, after all.

“I’m not surprised.”

“Excuse me?”

“You have two talents and you’re not surprised.”

“Oh, that.”

What a surprise.

To think that I could grasp it so quickly.

“I am surprised. If you’re a princess, it is natural to possess such exceptional talents.”

“Assuming that’s true. So, what kind of spell do you want to learn?”

“More precisely, it’s the usage of spells. I gained the ability to use alchemy through my talents, but somehow I cannot cast spells.”

“Give it a try.”

I take out a handkerchief and gently place it on the table. A yellow pill is revealed inside.

“Enhancement.”

I use Enhancement. The mana flowing from my hand fails to take shape and quickly dissipates like scattered ashes.

“It ended up like this.”

“Try drawing a shape with mana.”

“A shape?”

Come to think of it, Asella often mentioned words like shapes and three dimensions.

As someone who has no connection with magic, I used to let it go in one ear and out the other.

“Look.”

Asella releases mana from the tips of her white and slender fingers.

Her mana sparkles with a dazzling golden light.

Forming a line and quickly turning into a circle, it is composed of two layers.

“It’s a circle.”

“The simplest and most perfect shape. It has zero vertices. If you write the spell in the outer space, that becomes a magic circle.”

“Do we have to put spells in?”

“Spells are not anything extraordinary. If you write knowledge in words, that becomes a spell.”

Asella begins writing the characters.

[Flames bloom] is written.

“It’s better if it’s more concise.”

The sentences written on the outer lines merge and transform into a single pattern.

Rune characters. They represent flames.

Two circles, one character.

A very simple illustration of mana.

“Just rotate it lightly, and the preparation is complete.”

Snap! Asella touches the outer edge of the circle, and the magic circle slowly rotates counterclockwise.

“This is the activation point. When you blow mana into the circle, the spell is cast.”

Hwah!

The magic circle shines brightly with Asella’s light. It meant that a large amount of mana was injected.

And then whoosh!

A massive flame shoots up from the magic circle, soaring into the sky. It resembled an unexpected festival fireworks display.

“Give it a try.”

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They just showed me how to do it and asked me to try immediately.

Such a kind teacher.

It seems like everyone in this world thinks they’re all geniuses, just like themselves.

“Sigh.”

From releasing the mana and drawing the shapes.

Since the circle is too complicated, I start by drawing a triangle.

“What do you think?”

“Hmm.”

I don’t know what reaction it is.

Speak, speak.

What should I do? It’s my first time.

Write the message on the outskirts.

Where? The necessary thing is the stamina recovery effect.

It uses the word ‘treatment’ instead of ‘healing.’ This distinction is important.

Only then will the medication take effect based on my medical skill.

[Increase stamina recovery effect]

She writes down trembling letters. This seems like a more difficult task.

I should study and create abbreviated characters too.

“You got it wrong. Look, you have to put it exactly inside the shape…”

Ashella seemed frustrated and stopped trying to interfere with my spell.

It was the moment our hands touched.

“Were you that suffocated?”

Without looking into my eyes, Ashella kept her gaze fixed on the spell.

“Your Highness?”

“…Try to be quiet.”

The princess turned her head abruptly.

She must be wondering how to handle this chaotic spell.

Her usually composed self seems distracted to the point of absentmindedly touching her hand.

While looking at Ashella’s hand, I noticed her index finger still had a linen bandage wrapped around it.

“Now that I think about it, has your wound gotten better?”

As I casually reached towards that side, Ashella quickly pulled her hand away from the opposite side.

“Focus.”

“Yes, understood.”

Ashella is secretly enthusiastic about magic.

Even though it’s just alchemy spells, she seems increasingly irritated by the mistakes.

[No. 056: Villainess’s Hatred 7%]

The probability of a bad ending hasn’t increased.

Fortunately, nobody died because of this incident.

Fortunately, I had some common sense.

Then, I tried casting a spell.

“Hwahak!”

“Here.”

The engraved gold glimmered with ashen color.

That meant the spell was complete.

“Oh, it worked already?”

It wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be.

Was I getting angry and annoyed just to let them know this?

“Your Highness, I succeeded.”

Acella blinked a few times, and her long eyelashes shook every time.

“Well, that’s what you should do.”

That was barely enough.

“It’s a level 2 spell. Ordinary people with good aptitude can use it if they make an effort for a few years. They could even use it on their first attempt. …Where did the additional gold go?”

Acella muttered something.

She certainly talks more when it comes to magic.

Was she impressed by how well I used the spell?

“Your Highness, did you ever fail to use magic once when you first learned it?”

“I used it on my first attempt. Who do you think I am?”

“Of course, you are the unparalleled magical genius, Acella Princess.”

“You know it well. Keep up the attitude.”

Acella was satisfied with my answer, and only lifted one corner of her mouth.

If she was going to smile, she should honestly smile. Why one corner? It’s unpleasant.

Did she do that because she didn’t want to show it to me? She only lifted the left side, which is not visible from my line of sight.

Anyway, she has strong self-esteem.

“Anyway, I succeeded at once.”

I checked the result, the reinforced yellow rose leaf stamina potion (now enchanted).

Effects when ingested: Stamina decreased by

Okay. It has been perfected with a spec that can completely neutralize the debuff.

“Kongja, did you create it with magic?”

“Oh, yes.”

“What is it?”

It must be the first time they’ve seen medicine.

“It’s medicine. You could call it food that has a therapeutic effect when consumed.”

“Food? There’s no cooking magic. It was alchemy.”

“Yes, that’s right. Please think of it as a combination of medicine and alchemy.”

“I see. What are the effects of this medicine?”

“It enhances stamina.”

“Where?”

Asella picked up the rose potion with her finger and quickly put it in her mouth.

Hey, that’s my rose potion.

“Use it!”

Then she immediately frowned like a crumpled newspaper and spat out the potion.

“What is this? Where in the world would you find such a bitter food? Kongja, did you make poison instead of food?”

Asella hastily drank some tea.

Seeing her struggle due to my greed somehow made me feel good.

Unintentionally, a smile spread across my face.

I shouldn’t laugh. I’m sad, I’m sad.

Phew.

“Don’t take it so lightly—it was difficult to make the potion. Besides, I made it for myself to consume in the first place.”

I picked up the dropped rose potion from the table and swallowed it in one gulp.

Wow, it’s definitely bitter.

The taste that brushed against my tongue and esophagus was the worst.

[Stamina decreases]

[Stamina increases]

But thanks to that, the decrease in stamina stopped.

The same amount that decreased has now increased, maintaining the stamina at the same level.

If I make a large amount of them, there shouldn’t be any problem with debuffs for a while.

But somehow, Acella looks at me with a slightly open mouth and a shocked expression.

“Did you eat what I just spat out?”

“It was originally mine. I made it with difficulty.”

“No, that’s… fine.”

“Yes.”

Acella avoids my gaze.

There was a moment of silence.

Seeming like there’s nothing more to say, I stood up from my seat.

“Well then, I’ll be going now.”

“Where to?”

Why again?

“Well… since you must be tired from teaching spells, the princess should rest too.”

“I should receive compensation.”

“What? This teaching was the rightful compensation for me.”

“You made me eat such bitter food.”

You took it away from me.

Seriously, unbelievable.

“Gongja, you said there are interesting things in the streets below the mansion, right?”

Did I say that?

I remember saying something like that while teasing the queen.

Acella whispered to me with eyes full of anticipation.

“I… I want to go there.”

“But why are you telling me secretly?”

“Because we’re going secretly.”

It seems that the princess is interested in something strange again.