Chapter 129
Chapter 129: Just Show the Result. (3)
Thud!
Belinda forcefully shoved Rosalyn’s shoulders and pressed her hard onto the bed.
“What are you doing?!”
Rosalyn screamed and began to thrash about. Then Wendy grabbed her feet and held them down tightly.
“Let go! I said let go!”
Rosalyn struggled on the bed, but she couldn’t shake off the strength of the two.
“Seriously! Butler! What are you doing?! Call the soldiers! Tell them to capture these bastards! What is everyone doing?!”
Rosalyn’s screams echoed throughout the mansion.
The butler averted his gaze with a troubled expression.
He thought this forced treatment was excessive, but since Marquis Branford had given the order, refusing to treat her wasn’t an option.
‘If it fails, a bloodstorm will come.’
If the treatment fails, it wouldn’t be just Ghislaine and her team who would bear the consequences.
The soldiers and servants who ignored the order wouldn’t fare well, either.
The butler regretted recommending Ghislaine to the marquis. He could never have imagined things would escalate to this point.
Even when thrashing and screaming didn’t work, Rosalyn quickly became exhausted.
As she gritted her teeth and panted, Ghislaine leisurely walked into the room.
“This isn’t hunting a wild beast or anything… Wouldn’t it be better if you just cooperated with the treatment?”
Rosalyn glared at Ghislaine with murderous eyes and shouted.
“You! Do you really think you can get away with this? Do you know who I am?!”
“What… I’m here to treat you, and you think I wouldn’t know who the patient is?”
“I’ll kill you!”
“If I can’t treat you, I’ll die anyway.”
“T-this crazy bastard…”
Rosalyn was so taken aback she couldn’t even curse properly.
She had never encountered anyone so utterly unreasonable before.
“First, let me check your condition. Hey, can we get some light in here?”
As soon as Ghislaine’s words fell, the servants rushed into the room, pulled back the curtains, and lit up the area.
As the surroundings brightened, the trembling of the eyes hidden behind the mask grew more intense.
“W-what are you trying to do right now…?”
“I just need to take a quick look at your face. Let’s remove this mask for a moment.”
“D-don’t do it!”
As Ghislaine approached, Rosalyn began to thrash again.
‘The sunlight is coming in! I can’t take the mask off now!’
But Ghislaine was undeterred by the protests and stated firmly.
“I’m sorry, but there’s no choice. For the treatment, you need to remove the mask.”
“I don’t need to!”
“Yes, yes, that’s right. You don’t need a mask anymore. I’ll make sure you’ll never have to wear such an awful thing again. You must trust me completely. Blessings come to those who believe.”
As he rambled on and removed the mask, Ghislaine narrowed his eyes at the revealed face.
Rosalyn’s face was scorched red, as if it had been burned, with the skin peeling off.
He had heard her condition worsened during treatment, but he never expected it to be this serious.
The others gasped in shock and covered their mouths.
“Ahhh!”
As the sunlight streamed through the window, Rosalyn screamed and thrashed again.
In that brief moment, her skin worsened even more than before.
Ghislaine hurriedly shielded Rosalyn with his body and yelled at the servants.
“Quick! Close the curtains!”
Even after the curtains were drawn, Rosalyn couldn’t calm down for a long time, her eyes brimming with tears.
“Damn bastard…”
Only curses escaped her lips. How could the one claiming to be here for treatment make her condition worse?
Seeing the murderous look in Rosalyn’s eyes, Ghislaine slightly turned his head and scratched it.
‘This is worse than I thought, isn’t it?’
He knew not stopping the servants from drawing the curtains earlier was a mistake.
Yet, the records he saw in his past life didn’t mention her condition being this severe.
Still, the disease itself hadn’t changed, so the treatment method he knew would work—if only Rosalyn could hold on.
“Hmm, the examination is complete. Now, let’s start the actual treatment.”
With a gesture from Ghislaine, the waiting servants brought out the medicine.
“From now on, you’ll be taking this medicine in the morning and evening.”
Rosalyn frowned.
The potion exuded a foul odor. What kind of herbs had they mixed? It was dark in color.
“Do you think I’ll drink that filthy stuff?”
“You will.”
“…?”
Ghislaine lifted the bowl of medicine in one hand and gently poked her neck muscles with the other.
At that, Rosalyn’s mouth opened against her will.
No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t keep her mouth shut.
Ghislaine nodded and poured the medicine into her mouth.
Gulp, gulp!
Though some spilled, the medicine went down her throat.
“Uuggh!”
As soon as the entire concoction was swallowed, she immediately began to gag.
The taste was shockingly disgusting, enough to numb her tongue.
How could something mixed that way taste like it had been pulled straight from hell?
She wanted to throw it all up, but for some reason, nothing came out.
“Damn it… I’ve drunk it so let me go! It’s over, right?!”
“Over? Not even close. This is just the medicine to assist the treatment. The actual treatment hasn’t even begun.”
“Do you think you can get away with this after what you’ve done to me?”
“I’ll die if I can’t treat you anyway. You throwing a tantrum is just a minor issue.”
Rosalyn glared as she gritted her teeth.
“I will kill you.”
“You’ll change your mind after the treatment is finished.”
Realizing that fighting back was useless, she simply panted heavily.
However, her eyes gleamed with the intent to kill Ghislaine.
Noticing the situation stabilize, the butler cautiously asked.
“Will you really be able to treat her?”
“Well… I roughly know the illness.”
His confident words shocked everyone around.
The butler hurriedly confirmed again.
“You really know this illness?”
“Ah, yes, I do.”
Everyone was puzzled, but for Ghislaine, it felt entirely natural.
‘I don’t know the principles to solve the problem, but I know the answer. I’ve done extensive research.’
The famous Marquis Branford had plenty of information. He was well-informed about Rosalyn’s illness and the treatment methods.
But saying, “I saw everything from the future” was out of the question.
Ghislaine tried to start the treatment while avoiding the curious gazes.
However, the butler wasn’t about to let go of the opportunity to know the cause.
“What is the cause? Even famous doctors and priests can’t accurately determine it.”
Ghislaine was thrown off internally.
‘Why would I know… what is that…?’
In truth, he didn’t know the cause either. It was like knowing the question and the answer but not the process to solve it.
It was only natural.
‘I just skipped ahead to see the answer.’
Those scholars were so fond of records, they left countless documents on the experimental processes to discover the cause and treatment of the illness.
‘It was way too long…’
No matter how much his extraordinary memory had improved, he couldn’t know what he hadn’t read.
But he couldn’t exactly say he didn’t know now.
Ghislaine decided to package his knowledge clumsily and pass it off.
“Oh, um… it’s because the balance has been disrupted.”
“Balance?”
“Yes, exactly. The lady’s body is too cold, causing problems.”
Rosalyn’s symptoms arose from a cold energy blocking the mana road.
So, the treatment was straightforward. Melt away that energy with mana and it would be done.
‘Why that energy appeared, I don’t know either.’
Before people could pry into what they didn’t know, Ghislaine quickly wrapped up his explanation.
“So if we get rid of that energy…”
At that moment, Rosalyn snickered and mocked Ghislaine.
“I’m hot-blooded even now. You quack.”
The butler chimed in with a comment.
“That’s right. The young lady is always hot and is sensitive to heat.”
Hearing that, everyone looked at Ghislaine with suspicious eyes.
Cold sweat began to bead on Ghislaine’s forehead.
Right, why would there be heat if the body is cold?
“Ahaha, did I catch you off guard, young lady? You were surprised to feel hot while your body is cold, weren’t you?”
“Surprised? You are the one who should be surprised.”
Without batting an eyelid, Ghislaine answered boldly.
“The inner part of your body is too cold, so the heat is escaping outside. And with sunlight hitting your already heated skin, you can’t stand it.”
He piled up every theory and knowledge he had to make it sound plausible.
Everyone nodded with expressions that it made sense.
‘Did… did it work?’
Even Rosalyn had fallen silent, so it seemed she had truly bought it.
‘Phew… not just anyone can be a doctor.’
Ghislaine felt relieved and prepared to start the treatment again.
At that moment, Claude, who had been silent until now, interjected.
“Then why does one catch this illness?”
‘No, this bastard?’
Ah, I don’t know. How would I know why this happens? Just treat and fix it!
…He wanted to snap back, but there were too many watching.
Ghislaine smiled gently and put a hand on Claude’s shoulder.
“Looks like our chief officer is quite curious. So, the reason one catches this illness is…”
“Ugh! My lord is in pain! You’re going to dislocate my shoulder! Be gentle!”
“…You’re born with it.”
When he said it was innate, everyone looked at him with skeptical expressions. Yet there was nothing they could argue against.
‘What can they say to someone born with it?’
With that one line, Ghislaine silenced them all.
“There’s no time, so let’s leave the explanation at that. Don’t ask any more.”
At that, everyone licked their lips and took a step back.
‘Finally, we’re starting.’
Although he managed to begin the treatment, that wasn’t the end.
If left as it was, the situation might not worsen, but treating someone in the current state would be incredibly risky.
Plus, Rosalyn not trusting him was also a problem.
This treatment would cause an excruciating level of pain that would be hard to endure, even with mental preparation.
It could be better to die than endure the pain. If she couldn’t bear it, she could genuinely face death.
‘She seemed to have endured it somehow in her past life, but… I’m not sure if she can do that again now. Back then, she must have endured due to the rage from constant humiliation.’
Ironically, it was Rosalyn herself who discovered this treatment method in her past life.
After her political marriage, she lived in hiding, unable to step outside.
As the daughter of a powerful family, people wouldn’t disrespect her openly, but she certainly couldn’t be oblivious to the disdainful gazes sent her way.
Enduring such humiliation would only make one more bitter.
With her sharp intellect and strong determination, she eventually found the treatment method.
‘But even if she finds the cure at that time, it would be far too late.’
Thankfully, she managed to heal her illness, but ultimately, the treatment back then ended in a half-measure of success.
The mana road was blocked; her body had deteriorated badly.
After finally curing her illness, she still couldn’t step outside and ended up languishing until she passed away years later.
So, for now, all he could do was wish for her to endure.
‘Please just hold on. If this fails, it won’t just be the young lady who dies.’
Failure was absolutely not an option. If it happened, both Rosalyn and himself would be in dire straits.
