Doctor Player - Chapter 184

Chapter 184

He was looking into the identity of the sensation he had felt towards Raymond in the royal special library, which was only accessible to those with the Holy Grail.

‘When our Lystein royal family makes physical contact with another person, there are two sensations that we feel: a sense of homogeneity and a sense of insensibility. But what do you mean by ‘a sense of strangeness’?’

Rashid was deeply troubled.

He had never felt anything like that in his entire life.

He asked the senior royals just in case, but they all just looked puzzled.

Rashid also wanted to just let it go as a coincidence, but he didn’t.

It is because of the excellence of a man named Raymond.

Raymond was too great a character to just pass over without a second thought.

‘Count Penin may be related to our royal family. We should check it out.’

He had his reasons for thinking so.

A great bloodshed 30 years ago that killed 70% of the Peninsula royal family.

During that great famine, there were several royal family members who fled abroad.

Perhaps Raymond was connected to the royal family that had fled at that time.

‘If so, there is a high possibility that they are a royal family related to our royalist faction.’

Most of the royal family members who fled abroad during the Great Bloodshed 30 years ago were royal family members belonging to the royalist faction.

This is because the Great Bloodshed 30 years ago was a disaster caused by a rebellion against the current king, Peian VII.

At that time, King Peian VII was dethroned and fled abroad, and the royal family members who followed him were annihilated.

Fifteen years later, another rebellion occurred, the usurper was driven out, and Peian VII took advantage of the chaos to regain the throne.

‘At that time, many of the royal family members who followed His Majesty the King, who fled abroad. My father, who was a prince, also survived like that.’

Rashid thought to himself.

‘The problem is, if the Count of Penin’s biological mother was a member of our royal family, why did she continue to hide her identity?’

That explains it.

Raymond’s biological mother died when Raymond was very young.

That is, it was when the usurper who caused the Great Bloodshed was still alive.

If her identity was revealed, she would not have been able to survive, so she must’ve continued to live in hiding and probably died of an infectious disease.

But soon Rashid shook his head.

Count Penin’s biological mother’s eyes were not emerald, meaning there was no way she could have been a member of the Lystein royal family.

‘’Our eyes has a special power that cannot be hidden, not even by magical powers.’

That’s why everyone thought Raymond wasn’t Peninsula royalty.

‘’Our eyes are the source of our clan’s special chaos power, the Blood Seal ability. It is impossible to hide it.’

Rashid shook his head.

Taking all these factors into account, it was unlikely that Raymond was related to their royal family.

‘But what on earth was that strange feeling? There must be a reason why it felt that way.’

Rashid sighed and left the library.

Although the sight of the beautiful buildings caught Rashid’s eye, he was already disillusioned by the palace’s ugly interior.

‘It would be great if Raymond were associated with our Royalist faction.’

Raymond’s performance during the war was so impressive that it made him feel such regret.

At that moment, he noticed a familiar figure approaching from afar.

It was a woman wearing white cotton.

‘Saint!’

Saint (saint, saintess).

This is a term referring to healers with S-class or higher abilities, such as Sword Master and Arch Mage.

But the House of Lystein had two true saints of a different kind.

They were saints who were praised by many people for their outstanding abilities, beautiful appearance, and good character.

The woman walking from afar was one of the two saints.

She performed numerous good deeds with her outstanding healing abilities, and was revered as a true saint, not just a saint in name only.

“It’s been a long time, Your Highness Prince Rashid.”

“It’s a pleasure to meet Her Highness the Princess.”

The two treated each other with great courtesy.

The lineage of the House of Lystein was extremely complex.

It is because of the existence of the castle.

‘Because it’s not necessarily the case that a descendant of royalty is born with the surname.’

The probability of a child of royalty being born with a surname is roughly 50%.

Then what happens to the royal family that doesn’t inherit the castle?

They are not recognized as full royals. They are called half-royals, and while they are treated as children of the royal family, they have no right of succession and their descendants who do not have a surname are cut off from the royal line.

It’s a cruel story, but it was inevitable that the descendants of those born without a sage eye would never develop a sage eye.

On the other hand, even if they were descendants of a matrilineal line who had left home, they were recognized as royal descendants of the collateral line as long as they were born with the surname.

Although inferior to the direct line, he will have the right to succeed to the throne.

As for titles, if a man was born with a royal surname, he was allowed to be called ‘royal’, and if a woman was born with a royal surname, she was allowed to be called ‘princess’.

For this reason, the lineage of the House of Lystein was incredibly complex.

“Your face looks gloomy. What’s wrong?”

“Ah…No.”

Rashid shook his head awkwardly.

At that moment, the saint said something unexpected.

“Are you still investigating Count Penin?”

“How about that?”

“I heard you asked the elders.”

The saintess thought for a moment and then said something unexpected.

“Perhaps His Highness Kale, the most senior member of the royal family, may know what you want.”

Rashid looked surprised.

Strictly speaking, the saint and he were enemies because they belonged to different sects.

But he was surprised to hear this advice.

“If it were His Highness Kale, I would know for sure. But he hates other royals, so I doubt he would meet me…”

“I’ll ask him a favor. If I ask him, he will agree to meet with me.

“…!”

Rashid looked puzzled.

“Thank you. But why such a favor?”

There is no such thing as an unjust favor.

This was especially true in the Peninsula kingdoms.

Even small favors have a price.

Rashid made a wary face, but the saint gave an unexpected answer.

“Actually, I am one of those who admire Count Penin.”

“Yes?”

“I was very impressed by what he had accomplished. He was so good and excellent that he could be called the Light, so I really wanted to meet him. That’s why I’m helping you, so don’t worry.”

Rashid looked surprised.

It was completely unexpected that the saintess, who was called the ‘Two Beautiful Stars’ of the Peninsula Kingdom, thought that about Raymond.

“His Majesty Kale is far away now, so I will contact you once he returns. Please wait patiently.”

“Okay, thank you.”

Afterwards, Rashid returned to his palace, and the maid grumbled to the saint who was left alone.

“Your Majesty, you are admiring him. That is excessive. Even so, he is only famous in a small kingdom in the countryside.”

A small kingdom in the countryside.

This was the Peninsular idea of ​​the Kingdom of Houston.

“Compared to what Your Highness the Princess has accomplished so far, it is nothing.”

The saint smiled gently.

Certainly, as a saint, she has done great things.

but.

“No, he can’t compare to me.”

“What?”

The maid looked puzzled, but the saint did not answer.

Instead, she thought to myself.

‘Yes, he can’t be compared to me. Unlike an ugly saint like me, Count Penin is a truly good person.’

Yes, that’s right.

Her true identity is ‘The Saint of Hypocrisy.’

It was the ugly saintess of an unidentified group!

It was all her doing to kill Archduke Berard and commit the terrible acts in the Rafald region.

She was an ugly witch who committed countless other sins while wearing the mask of a saint.

‘He is a true light.’

She made a bitter face.

‘It wasn’t a lie when I said I admired him.’

As darkness longs for light, so the ugly woman in her heart adored the Count of Penin.

‘Can Count Penin save me?’

That thought occurred to her, but she shook my head.

It was impossible for anyone to save her.

‘I wish someone would condemn me instead.’

She lowered her gaze.

The moment she thought of Raymond, who was more brilliant than anyone else.

She made a pledge.

An eerie determination that no one knew about sank deep into her heart.

* * *

“This!”

Raymond rushed to the magic stone mine.

‘What is this?’

Raymond opened his eyes wide.

Entering the mine, a horrifying sight unfolded before the..

Just looking at it gave him the creepiest feeling, and the white crystal was overflowing with an eerie aura!

“How did this happen?”

Raymond asked the mining engineers who managed the magic stone mine.

“Ha, the mana inside the white crystal monolith has started to run wild.”

The white crystal is not buried in small fragments.

It is buried in the shape of a single large rock.

The magic tool of the magic tower is used to cut the stone little by little to obtain white crystals.

“Why does this happen?”

“I, I don’t know exactly. However, it seems that the nature of mana changed for some reason and this happened.”

Raymond swallowed hard.

“What will happen if we leave it like this?”

“There will be an explosion and the surrounding area will be devastated. And worst of all…”

The knights spoke cautiously.

“The toxic substance that the Count has discovered will be released in large quantities.”

“…!”

Raymond opened his eyes wide.

‘No! Then the water it reaches will become a completely dead land! What should we do?’

At that moment, a message came to mind.

[Stop the Mana Rampage!]

(Humanity Quest)

Precedence: Great Doctor level

Difficulty: High

Quest Description: A catastrophe is imminent in the realm! Use your abilities as a healer lord to prevent the catastrophe from occurring in the realm!

Clear Condition: Prevent Mana Overload

Reward: Bonus level up x3. 100 skill points

Special features: Touch of the Magic Tower, unexpected wealth, and someone’s puzzling(?) attention.

Additional Perk: Amazing Chance

[Considering the difficulty of the quest, bonus perks are given!]

[You can temporarily raise the proficiency of one skill to A grade!]

‘What nonsense! How could I prevent such a disaster?!’

Raymond screamed inwardly.

‘I’m already in a state of panic, and now I have this quest.’

This system. Sometimes, I find it too much.

‘Why is the special content like this? What should I do anyway? Ugh. Why does this keep happening? I just want to enjoy a life of wealth and honor!’

But this was no time to escape from reality.

First, Raymond gave an urgent instruction.

The ‘Disaster Command’ skill helped.