Chapter 482
Chapter 482
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 482
Chapter Title: Doctor Gam Deok-bae (18)
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"What the hell happened?! You collapsed out of nowhere!"
"I... I don't know the details either. But I heard it's a high fever making you delirious. You're breaking out in cold sweats, and even breathing is hard..."
"Damn it!"
The treatment had been perfect. It had to be. So how could she have collapsed? I couldn't believe it. Had I... made some kind of mistake? Inside the carriage heading to the Reinhart estate, I racked my brain over and over. But nothing came to mind. All I could picture was Iris's adorable face. There hadn't been a single issue with the treatment.
So there must have been some variable I didn't know about...
-Creak...
-Bang!
"We've arrived!"
Damn it, this wasn't the time to overthink.
I jumped out of the carriage and rushed into the estate. The servants greeted me with grave expressions. Mark was raising his voice about how serious it was, and Maria was sniffling, asking why I'd taken so long. I didn't stop as I ran, and then Sirius appeared, calling my name.
He chewed me out, saying he'd hold me responsible.
"Shut up, you idiot!"
"Wha... what?!"
"Open the door! The patient's collapsed!"
That idiot. I brushed off Sirius without a second thought.
-Bang!
"You... what did you just say to me?!"
"Get everyone out! Now!"
"Haa... L-Lord Luin?"
I burst through the door and immediately checked on Iris. Her hair was soaked with cold sweat, her face twisted in agony. Oh... the fruit was rampaging beyond control, unleashing an enormous surge of vitality. It was far too much for Iris to handle.
Overdoing it leads to disaster—just like I'd told Misha. If I left her like this, who knew what horrors she'd suffer. She was already in so much pain... If it rampaged further... Damn it. Panicking, I scrambled for a solution. I had to calm that fruit somehow.
"Lady Iris..."
Overflowing energy.
Overloaded body.
...Huh? Wait, this situation looked awfully familiar.
"Druk Luin! Get away from her right now! This is all because of you—"
"Hey, you bastard! Get the kids out now!"
"...Haa?"
"You planning to just let Iris die like this?!"
"Wh-what?!"
"We need to start treatment immediately!"
Qi deviation... Yeah, Iris was in qi deviation right now.
And I had experience treating qi deviation.
When Huimae's younger sister, Huiji-eun, fell into qi deviation, I'd saved her using the Taiji Yin-Yang Divine Art. It was a miracle made possible by that true 'divine art,' which restored her disrupted balance with pure inner energy. So, if I recalled that memory and adapted the Taiji Yin-Yang Divine Art... maybe I could treat Iris too?
I couldn't be certain.
But it was a gamble worth taking.
My inner energy was gone due to 'Perfect Assimilation,' but... I knew the principles of the Taiji Yin-Yang Divine Art. If I assimilated with Iris and turned the fruit's energy against itself... I might be able to restore her. It wasn't a completely baseless pipe dream.
"Tr-treatment... is possible?"
"Of course!"
"Ah..."
"Everyone out? I need to prepare, so strip Iris in the meantime."
"...Wh-what?! Are you actually insane?!"
"Do I look like some scum who'd toy with a person's life? I'm dead serious! To calm that damn fruit... Shit, I hate it, but I have to! We need to fool the fruit!"
"O-Oniisama... Haa... Ngh... I'm fine..."
"Iris... Damn it all!"
Even if we assimilated, I had no intention of having sex. I couldn't risk absorbing the fruit in this situation. So what I chose was simulated sex. But not just any—this time, the real deal. I planned to rub our naked genitals together. Not out of lust, purely for treatment.
Calmly, I began undressing in front of the two of them.
"Y-you crazy bastard, what the hell are you doing?!"
"This is serious. Jerking off or something won't cut it."
"S-so you're saying... you're gonna do that right now?!"
"Just the motions. But thoroughly. It has to be."
"...You think I'd allow that?!"
"Is your damn pride worth more than her life? You don't care if Iris dies?"
"Ngh..."
"No time to argue. I'm treating her no matter what. If you hate it, kill me and watch her die... or do as I say. Hurry! Can't you see how much pain your sister's in?!"
"Damn it... Damn it, damn it, DAMN IT!"
If I had time, I'd have messed with him more... but damn, this was a real emergency. Stripped to my underwear, I unpacked my bag and pulled out the herbs I'd been saving. 'Fantasia,' a potent hallucinogen that let even commoners use mana... a notoriously tricky herb. I swallowed it whole, sat in lotus position, and temporarily circulated my inner energy.
"Iris..."
"I'm okay, Oniisama... Haa, please undress me quick..."
"...Sorry."
"Oniisama... Ngh, don't stare so much..."
It granted half a year's worth of inner energy for an hour, but that was plenty. Seeing potential, I slipped off my underwear and approached Iris. That damn fool was still hesitating, frozen before half-naked Iris. Annoyed, I shoved him aside. No interruptions from here on.
"Out of the way. I'm ready."
"...Kuhk."
"Lady Iris. Hoo... Excuse me."
"W-wait! I'll... I'll do it—"
"Haa, Lord Luin... Please..."
"Ahh, Iris..."
I climbed onto the bed, grabbed Iris's panties, and pulled them off, stripping her bare. That precious place I'd only glanced at before... now fully exposed, stirring my body and mind. Smooth mound without a single hair... shyly clinging labia. I gasped unconsciously, and Sirius let out a beastly roar.
"Druk Luin, you... you filthy dog!"
"Shut up."
"This bastard—!"
"This is treatment with my life on the line."
"What?!"
"I'm using my vitality... to control the fruit. Do you have any idea how complex and dangerous that is?! One slip, and Iris and I... we won't wake up again. So just stay quiet! That's how you help your sister."
"...Damn it."
That should get through to the idiot.
Rude as hell, but... whatever. No time for politeness. After snapping at Sirius, I turned back to Iris, focusing entirely on her. The incredibly lovable girl... gazed at me with her sweat-drenched face.
"Lord Luin... Haa, I don't want you risking yourself... I'm fine, ngh... at least save yourself..."
"Lady Iris."
"Ahh, Lord Luin..."
Iris worried for me, but I wasn't stopping. Gently spreading her legs, I teased her entrance with my rigid erection. Up from below, down from above. Each thrust of my hips drew sweet moans from her lips. The sight was so beautiful, it aroused me.
"Luin... Haa... Lord Luin, ngh... there... Ahh!"
"Lady Iris. Focus all your senses here."
"Hnnng... Y-yes... Ngh!"
"Imagine my cock entering you. Feel me."
"Ngh, haa... I will... Feel you, Lord Luin... Ahh... Feel you!"
The noble, elegant lady heaved her hips with ragged breaths. The scene I'd fantasized since we met was unfolding beneath me. Iris calling my name in a wet voice, her pussy gradually moistening. Soon, sticky sounds filled the air, and I leaned down, pressing our bodies together.
Her hot body heat set me ablaze.
Our eyes met, mouths parted.
Iris stuck out her tongue.
We lunged at each other without a word. Soft lips, slick tongues. She wrapped her arms around my shoulders. I adjusted, pulling her into my embrace. Bellies touched, breasts too. Holding each other tight... we became one. Not sex, but... Iris and I were united now.
"L-Lord... Luin... Mmph, chu... Chup... Haa, kiss... Nng, churu..."
"...Lady Iris."
"Haa, more... Nng, churu... Chuu, haa... Harder..."
Iris wrapped her legs around my waist. The buildup had worked; she was in heat. Dazed by dizzying pleasure, she'd forgotten her pain. Confirming it, I circulated my faint inner energy, activating the Taiji Yin-Yang Divine Art.
A kiss-based variant for exchanging energy... but it worked.
Vitality flowing with every saliva swap.
Thrusting my hips to stimulate her pussy, the fruit writhed, then began calming. Seizing the moment, I absorbed the raging energy, tamed it gently, and returned it to her. Once, twice... Iris's complexion brightened bit by bit.
The gamble succeeded.
A few dozen more exchanges, and...
"Ngh?! Kuhk... Keheuk!"
"L-Lord Luin?!"
"What?! Wh-what's happening?!"
...It was over. Suddenly, something burrowed into me. It reached my heart and started devouring the inner energy I'd formed with 'Fantasia.' Exhaustion, lethargy, and agony poured in. The unfamiliar torment blurred my vision.
When I came to, I was the patient.