18
“Uncle Sun,” the little girl’s voice caught Uncle Sun’s attention.
He remembered it well.
‘My little lady,’ Uncle Sun dearly wished to see his beloved little lady, but he didn’t want her to see his pitiful state.
“Uncle Kurt, why has Uncle Sun aged so much?
He looks like a great-grandfather now.”
“Uncle Sun is unwell,” Kurt forced a smile, glancing sadly at Uncle Sun.
“Master…
Little lady…”
“Grandpa Sun looks really hurt,” Eris observed, her innocent tone causing Holly’s heart to ache.
Kurt gave her a thin smile and gently patted his niece’s head.
“Good girl.”
“Grandpa Sun will be fine for sure.
Papa is here with Eris.
My Papa is a hero; he can definitely help Uncle Sun,” Eris confidently told Uncle Sun.
For her, Papa was the superhero who saved her from the bad guys, made delicious food, and told great stories.
He surely could heal anyone.
“…Papa?” Uncle Sun didn’t know who Eris’s Papa was and wondered why she was mentioning him now.
“Papa is father, and mommy is mother.
He’s Eris’s Papa,” Eris tried to explain to Uncle Sun, but obviously, he didn’t understand any better.
‘What does this mean?
Has the man responsible for Miss Kariette’s pregnancy surfaced!?’ Uncle Sun panicked.
He wanted to get up and smack the man right then, put him in the ICU before the family patriarch returned to kill him, just to save the young man’s life.
“Right…
the brother is also a medical sorcerer,” Kurt remembered.
He looked toward the door; they had seen Gavin diagnose Eris’s illness.
His demeanor seemed very much like a skilled medical sorcerer; it was just that they had never seen him heal before.
Holly, hearing this, wasn’t overly hopeful.
It was Gavin’s fault for keeping such a low profile.
She met him as a soy milk selling owner, then a foretelling sorcerer, and now he was supposedly a medical sorcerer too.
Even though she had seen him diagnosed, she remained skeptical.
‘The brother the master mentioned is the little lady’s father, a medical sorcerer?’ Uncle Sun couldn’t help but wonder.
“Uncle Sun, I want you to recover quickly so you can build Eris’s castle with me and Papa.”
“Good,” Uncle Sun managed a smile.
“Papa promised to build an ice castle, a magical amusement park, and a floating island for me.
I’ll take Uncle Sun there to play with Eris.”
“I would…
like that,” Uncle Sun smiled bitterly, inwardly apologizing for having to deceive the little lady.
“Papa must help Uncle Sun.
Uncle Sun will definitely get stronger.”
“Uncle Sun will wait.”
He awaited the chance to watch his little lady grow up, even though it seemed like a far-fetched dream.
Oh… how tired he felt.
“Uncle Sun!
Uncle Sun!!” Kurt began to shout when Uncle Sun’s eyes started to close.
He feared that once Uncle Sun closed his eyes, he might never open them again.
“Uncle Sun!
Please don’t sleep yet.
Wait for the expert to arrive.
You must get well,” Holly offered a shred of hope.
“Uncle Sun, Eris’s Papa is here now.”
Creak
The door creaked open, and someone walked in—it was Gavin, dressed in the hospital-provided uniform.
After confirming his status as a medical sorcerer with the hospital, he was allowed to treat the patient.
How could someone like Gavin have certification from the medical association?
Before venturing into the magical world, Gavin was just an ordinary student and hadn’t achieved much upon his return.
He relied on Kariette and Faker’s affirmation, a bit of his medical sorcerer skills, and being friends with the divine doctor Jokerface.
Despite his erratic profile, he was allowed in as an external doctor, with the agreement that the hospital wouldn’t be liable for any failures in the treatment.
After all, even as a friend of the divine doctor, he was just an unlicensed doctor.
“Papa!
Please help Uncle Sun.
He looks so tired and is suffering, looking even older than my grandfather,” Eris pleaded for her father.
Gavin smiled, picked up Eris, then turned his attention to his patient.
“I told you, but you didn’t believe me.”
“You…
you…”
‘Isn’t that the young man from the soy milk stall?’
“Coincidence, isn’t it?
I also thought it was a coincidence.
Who knew that the kid fussing over my soy milk would turn out to be my daughter?
God must be joking with me.
Maybe, if Uncle had listened to me and prepared reinforcements in time, I might not have discovered that Eris is my daughter.
So, I want to thank Uncle for not listening to me,” Gavin joked lightly.
Uncle Sun managed a weak smile, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
“Can you…
heal Uncle Sun?” Holly gathered her courage to ask Gavin.
“Heh…
If this world didn’t have a man named Jokerface bearing the title [Divine Doctor], it might have been mine,” Gavin said confidently.
His smile faded to a stern expression, his garnet eyes fixing on Uncle Sun like a blood-thirsty general.
The atmosphere felt just like in the kitchen.
If not for his youthful appearance, one might mistake him for a doctor with decades of experience despite being in his mid-twenties.
“Rest assured, bet any toe of mine, the illness of this uncle isn’t from physical harm.
Cast away your guilt, take the niece outside.
I don’t need distractions during my diagnosis.”
Holly nodded, her opinion of him improving as he tried to comfort her.
She approached Eris and told her.
“Eris, Papa is working now.
Go with your aunt.”
“No, Eris wants to watch Papa help Uncle Sun.”
“Eris, be a good girl and go with your aunt.”
“No!” Eris resisted.
She wanted to witness her superhero father in action.
“Eris, after Papa finishes working, I’ll make you some Maki Sushi.”
Hm?
What’s Maki Sushi?
Eris didn’t know, but it sounded delicious!
“If Eris steps out, Papa can work faster, and you’ll get to eat maki sushi sooner.”
“Uh-huh, Eris will wait outside.
Hurry up, Papa, and help Grandpa Sun.” Eris agreed to be taken out, turning at the door to wave energetically and shout cheerfully.
“Papa, Uncle Sun, fight on!”
Uncle Sun smiled at Eris, and Gavin waved back.
“Alright, brother, Uncle Sun, I also don’t want to be a nuisance.
I’ll wait outside,” Kurt said.
“You don’t have to leave.
You might be useful to me here.
You’re a sorcerer too, right?”
“Uh…
I’m just a level-four mage.
Isn’t it better to call my sister instead?”
“Your sister is emotionally vulnerable right now; it’s better for her to take care of Eris.
Oh, and could you fetch a couple of doctors to come inside, please?”
“Alright, alright.” Kurt nodded and went to get the doctors, but four of them came because they were curious whether Gavin truly had the skills befitting a friend of the Divine Doctor.
Among the four doctors, two were medical sorcerers.
Gavin nodded contentedly before focusing his attention.
“Let’s begin the diagnosis.” Gavin snapped his fingers, creating a crisp sound that filled the room with an awe-inspiring atmosphere.
His garnet eyes shone, casting an elegant glow, resembling a finely polished gem.
Gavin waved his hand, emitting power that slowly formed a circle around Uncle Sun’s bed, causing the old man’s body to levitate slightly above it.
“Don’t tense up,” Gavin warned, sounding more intimidating than reassuring, which made Uncle Sun’s heart race.
Was this young man the same person who sold soy milk that day?
“Diagnostic Eyes, activate.” Gavin began to chant as his garnet eyes glowed even brighter, allowing him to view the internal structure of living beings as if they were anatomical models.
Gavin joined his hands, inscribing symbols onto the magical ring around Uncle Sun’s bed.
Suddenly, the effect of the Diagnostic Eyes faded, but it transferred to the magical ring, transforming his vision into a magical domain that allowed everyone to see Uncle Sun’s body as an anatomical model!
“Wha…what?” The doctors were astounded.
There’s magic like this!?
They had never seen such clear visualization of human anatomy.
Kurt was different from the others; he felt nauseous at the sight.
He could see every organ, even Uncle Sun’s beating heart, with the naked eye.
“Jokerface could do this too,” Gavin remarked, letting the doctors know they shouldn’t be too shocked.
This wasn’t new; they just hadn’t had the capacity to witness it before.
Gavin examined Uncle Sun’s skinless figure, adjusting his view to erase certain muscles to focus on the organs, abnormal muscle tissues, blood vessels, and bones.
‘He has injuries to the stomach and critical organs – liver, kidneys, spleen, intestines, large intestine, lungs are okay, no heart issues.’ Gavin assessed internally.
“Is his blood normal?” When Gavin inquired, the doctors regained their composure and responded.
“His red and white blood cell counts are significantly reduced.”
“Was he normal before this?”
“He was fine.
When we admitted him, we transfused two bags of blood.
We took a blood sample this morning for testing.
His white blood cell count decreased, but we didn’t think it was abnormal.
However, the latest test half an hour ago revealed abnormalities, but we don’t know the true cause of his illness.”
“Um…
it’s not just the red and white blood cells; his blood volume also seems to be lower than normal.”
“From this perspective, it appears so,” the doctors agreed.
“Looking at the overall organ damage, the most affected area is the stomach.
Then, the damage spreads to blood vessels and nearby organs like the intestines, liver, and kidneys.
I don’t think it’s a coincidence.
Look here,” Gavin snapped his fingers, enlarging the view.
A force field covered Uncle Sun in a sphere, then transformed into a three-dimensional view.
He parted the air with his hand to reveal intricate details.
“It looks like a bite wound.”
“Indeed…”
The wounds were minuscule near the stomach but grew slightly larger further away.
“Could it be a parasite…?”
“Nonsense!
A parasite causing this much havoc after breaking through the stomach?
A mutated parasite or what?”
“That’s impossible!
We’ve used X-rays; how could there be a parasite?” The radiologist interjected.
If the patient’s body truly harbored a parasite that he failed to detect, wouldn’t it be his death warrant!
“But I believe it’s a parasite,” Gavin stated, silencing the room.
All eyes turned to him, his garnet eyes examining Uncle Sun’s body, pondering various factors.
“No matter how I look at it, it’s related to a parasite.
I don’t trust machines and technology as much as I trust myself.” After his declaration, the room fell silent.
“I’ll extract it myself.
I don’t believe it can escape my sight.”
“Are you going to use radiation again?” the radiologist asked.
“I have a magic that’s far more effective,” Gavin replied, waving his hand again to revert to the anatomical view.
He used magic to generate waves that gently agitated Uncle Sun’s body, causing him discomfort.
“Hang in there,” Gavin warned, more like a threat than reassurance.
As time slowly passed, no change occurred.
“Blah…
Blah…”
“Brother!
Uncle Sun seems to be getting worse,” Kurt warned anxiously.
Gavin nodded in understanding but continued his process until a change began to emerge.
When an anomaly appeared, Gavin’s eyes dilated, and he used his hands to clear the obstruction, revealing a three-dimensional view again.
They then saw…
Dozens of mysterious creatures moving throughout Uncle Sun’s body!
“Parasites!”
“How can there be parasites?”
“Is our hospital’s X-ray machine broken?
Why didn’t I see them?!”
“It seems…
they evade detection by radiation,” Gavin suggested.
“But I used diagnostic magic as well.
I suspected parasites, so I checked with magic.
Why didn’t I see anything then?”
“That means they can also escape magical detection.”
“…”
Parasites evading both radiation and magical detection are terrifying!
“These aren’t ordinary parasites; they seem to be engineered using both science and magic.
They can evade detection from radiation and magic indeed, but it seems they can’t hide forever.
Judging by their movements and behavior, they seem aggressive and focused on consuming nutrients from the host’s body.
I wonder if they specifically target blood cells.”
Red blood cells transport nutrients and oxygen throughout the body, while white blood cells eliminate pathogens and defend against abnormalities.
Without these, it was no surprise he was in such critical condition.
“Of course, this is just my hypothesis, but I can’t think of any other cause for his illness,” Gavin clapped his hands, and the diagnostic view disappeared.
Uncle Sun stopped retching and lay back down with labored breaths.
“Give him this candy.
It should help him regain some strength,” Gavin handed a lozenge to Kurt, who nodded and placed it in Uncle Sun’s mouth.
“Fellows, if you are doubtful, you can examine it again, but I recommend that you continuously monitor it for about ten minutes because it will escape or evade immediately once it comes into contact with radiation or diagnostic magic.”
“Agreed,” the doctors nodded in unison, ready to re-examine, seeking confirmation despite witnessing the anomaly with their own eyes.
“After we’ve rechecked, we must operate to remove them.
Please prepare the operating room and include equipment to detect these parasites.
My magic affected the patient, so it’s best not to use it during surgery.
And don’t even think about using antiparasitic drugs; they probably won’t work.”
“Will you perform the surgery yourself?” the doctors asked, now half-convinced of Gavin’s affiliation with the divine doctor after witnessing his intriguing magic and identifying the illness’s cause that they had missed.
But they were in for disappointment.
“I’m not skilled in surgery, but I’ll be present in the OR.
These parasites seem unusual, and I just need to address immediate issues.
If something goes wrong, I’ll intervene.
And, should the surgery fail, you all bear no responsibility—I will, as always.
We can sign off on that.
Besides, I need to borrow some hospital staff for the operation.”
Gavin clarified his intent.
He didn’t want to perform the surgery himself but to oversee it.
The doctors exchanged looks.
Although Gavin reassured them of no accountability, their professional ethics wouldn’t allow complacency.
They needed to prepare a top-notch operating room and team, understanding the risks involved with extracting previously undiscovered parasites, which had spread throughout the patient’s body, making it a complex procedure!
However, Kurt was exhilarated by the prospect, impressed by his brother-in-law’s audacity and skills.
My brother-in-law was insanely cool.
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