Chapter 185 - 183 Mohoda's Despair
I was being worried about by Maiko at the White Castle.
"You come back every day, which makes me happy, but are you really okay?"
"I want to come back as much as I can."
She said she was happy and hugged me.
And when I explained my current situation, she was exasperated.
"Assassins other than us?! And on top of that, a disease might spread?"
"Yeah. So I thought I'd come back whenever I can."
"Don't overwork yourself for someone like me! I know you're working hard!"
I felt somewhat uneasy, so when I confided in Maiko, she seemed happy, so it was good.
When I returned to the hospital, my unease proved correct.
From the morning, a huge number of patients had been crowding in.
There were patients who couldn't fit into the waiting room, so I checked them with [Appraisal].
For those with a light yellow color, I had them drink a nutritional drink and lie down on a bed to observe their condition.
For those with a dark yellow color, I cast [Heal] and gave them a nutritional drink. And for those with an orange or reddish-orange color, I cast [High Heal] on them, had them receive an IV drip of the medicine I made, and had them carried to a bed.
The Quack Doctor Trio A and the ten people had given instructions to all the staff to cover their mouths with something like a hand towel, so that was good.
At the Lord's Manor as well, information was conflicting, and it was in a state of panic.
"The town is overflowing with sick people! What should we..."
"Are you idiots! What's the hospital for!"
Kaoz was furious.
Then, new information came in.
It seemed a disease had also started spreading among the knights and was becoming rampant.
"And, this is very difficult to say, but..."
"There's another problem!?"
It was an incident in the knights' break room.
The Knight Commander and Battalion Commander Mohoda were getting it on, and they were seen by Mohoda's lover, the Company Commander. A jealous fight between the men broke out, causing a huge commotion. Hearing this, Kaoz nearly fainted.
"Well... it's like a love triangle between Battalion Commander Mohoda, who is the Knight Commander's lover, and the Company Commander, who is Battalion Commander Mohoda's lover..."
"That's enough! I don't want to hear it! I think I'm going to throw up... Demote all knights to Common Knights! Are those three the only problem?"
They were conducting interrogations now, but hearing that there seemed to be quite a few others, Kaoz was shocked and ended up bedridden.
Meilin also heard she would become a Common Knight, but she wasn't shocked.
(Originally, this wasn't my achievement, so this is fine.)
A subordinate who had heard the scandalous rumor about Battalion Commander Mohoda immediately came to tell the now-beautiful Meilin. He told her the rumor, but she just said, "Is that so?" showing no interest at all, and led five subordinates to mount their horses for a patrol of the city.
It couldn't be helped that Meilin was distracted. Because she was excited thinking about her tryst with me afterwards.
Regarding the patrol, the area where wealthy merchants gathered was fine, but the slums, the downtown area, were in a terrible state. Because there were many people collapsed on the road, unable to move.
"This is terrible..."
"It's a heartbreaking sight..."
Meilin immediately returned to the military and had a carriage prepared.
"We're taking them to the sick! Everyone, help out! Inform the hospital about this too! Ask them to accept the patients!"
She called out to many knights and headed towards the slums.
I received word from a knight and had the Stretcher Unit stand by in front of the gate.
"Show the results of your training!"
"Load them gently!"
"They're here! Are you alright?"
"He's unconscious! Hurry!"
The hospital beds were filled one after another.
The patients were wondering about something strange.
It was that not a single person among the hospital staff had fallen ill.
"Why are you all okay?"
"That's because we drink amazake every day!"
Many people heard this and came to ask me, "Where is it sold?"
"It's at the Dorakuma Trading Company. It's delicious."
Word spread like wildfire, and a crowd rushed to the Dorakuma Trading Company. People who saw this also came to ask, "What's going on?"
"You don't know? The director of that Shivans Hospital told us that drinking this amazake makes it harder to catch a bad cold! Keep it a secret from everyone! I'd hate for it to run out."
As word spread, the Dorakuma Trading Company fell into a panic. Because it became so famous in town that there was no one who didn't know about it.
"But man, I hate that shop! That arrogant old bastard runs it, right?"
"You don't know? That unpleasant old geezer had no business sense, got into debt, and was kicked out of the shop! Now his son runs it, so it's thriving, I hear."
This rumor also reached the ears of Dorakuma, who was wandering as a vagrant.
(Was I really hated by everyone that much...)
Looking at the shop from the shadows, he saw a huge line of people and cried at the sight of it being more popular than ever.
How terrible a person he himself was.
It was the moment he finally realized it.
Inside that Dorakuma Trading Company, it was like a battlefield.
"Boss! We're almost out of stock!"
"I know! I'm making it as fast as I can, so wait!"
Misuzu's brother had stopped stocking up, thinking it wouldn't sell.
(Damn it! It's my fault! Lord Shivans said he'd buy it all up. He said it would definitely sell... I'm an idiot for not believing him at all! Damn it!)
Thinking he at least had to maintain the quality, the towel wrapped around his head and neck was soaked with sweat. He changed it many times, retied his headband, and kept making it desperately.
At the hospital, the staff were in a situation where they couldn't even eat, so it was so busy I had to give instructions like, "Take breaks in shifts! You'll get exhausted! Don't stay sweaty; go take a bath or shower!"
That Night
Kaoz's Head Butler came to my place with food and alcohol as a solace visit to the front lines.
"What on earth is this all about this time?"
"Head Butler. This is just speculation, but will you hear me out?"
The 'Church of Light' of the Duchy of Walujava is moving to assassinate me, but using people carries the risk of failure.
"So I think they might be aiming for a clear-cut death by illness. That includes Lord Kaoz as well. Also, if they could inflict devastating damage on this city, they could also aim to reduce Lord Klaus's income and his power base, couldn't they?"
"I-I see! I was wondering why this disease only occurred in this city and not in other regions! This clears up all my doubts at once! I will inform Lord Kaoz immediately!"
I could guess that there were probably many secret believers in this city as well. I thought that if it weren't so, such a widespread disease couldn't occur.
(My assassination is probably secondary. The enemy probably never expected me to come and build a hospital.)
The Head Butler hurried back to the mansion and reported everything he heard from me to Kaoz in detail, who jumped up from his bed.
"Search for the 'Church of Light' immediately! On a large scale! They have waged an invisible war against me! Send a letter to Father as well! It's fortunate that young Shivans came, but wasn't it no coincidence that he built a hospital? He must have foreseen this happening..."
I'd like to say "No way in hell" if I were there, but.
"But, Lord Shivans said it was just speculation. Is that alright?"
The Head Butler asked while gauging his expression.
"If you say nice things, you'll get stabbed! The war has already begun! Are you soft from peace? Like the idiots in our knight order's leadership!"
Glared at by Kaoz, the Head Butler bowed his head.
The story returns to the hospital.
Even late at night, the number of patients didn't decrease.
I called out to the adventurers who were helping carry the patients.
"Are you sure you'll be okay without sleep? Please get some rest."
"We're fine! We stand watch during camping!"
"When you stand watch, you fall asleep standing up!"
Laughter echoed.
Just then, two patients arrived.
It was One and Two.
And they spotted Kuro and Shiro, who were working as nurses, and grinned, but Kuro and Shiro ignored them.
"Are you alright? I'll examine you."
They were dark yellow. It was a stupid story, them falling into a trap they themselves had set, but they were probably treated as disposable pawns since they were low-ranking.
"We're fine! We're built differently!" One blustered, and Two said, "Just give us the medicine! We're leaving right away!" but he was unsteady.
(I'll hospitalize them for a while and try to bring them over to our side.)
"You're being hospitalized!"
They kicked up a fuss, but I had the adventurers restrain them, cast [Heal] and [Sleep] on them, and left them sleeping quietly in their beds.
I had the Quack Doctor Trio A and the ten people sleep first.
"Are you alright, Lord Shivans?"
"Once everyone wakes up, I'll take my turn sleeping."
I was only able to sleep just before dawn. I called Kuro and Shiro to the director's office, snapped my fingers, and they were delighted too. After enjoying a threesome with me, we slept together, me with a beauty on each arm.
The Next Morning
As usual, while taking turns, we were having breakfast when I heard Wesson had collapsed. I rushed to the examination room and checked with [Appraisal]; he was orange.
(I thought the medicine in this world worked fast and effectively, but was this person an exception? Did the amazake have no effect...)
I thought so, but I was wrong.
"Actually, I don't like sweet things, and I'm terribly sorry! When I heard it was amazake, and everyone around me said it was sweet, I didn't drink a single drop!"
I was relieved to hear that, but he was fiercely regretting that he couldn't travel for a while, so I decided to console him.
"Why not think of it as being held up by the long rains? Also, God gave you this rest because you were overworking. Please think of it that way and sleep. Take care."
"Lord Shivans! Thank you so much... I'm truly sorry..."
His fever was high too, so I administered the medicine I made and cast [High Heal]. He seemed to feel better and fell asleep.
When I went to check on One and Two, they seemed to be injured. Wondering what happened, the patients in the same room told me.
Kuro and Shiro came to check on One and Two's fevers. First was One...
It seems he flipped up Kuro's miniskirt and said, 'Got a bit of sex appeal now, huh? You did it with that guy, right? What a lewd pair of panties! The black string is digging into your ass! Bu-hya-hya!'
As for Two, he apparently flipped up Shiro's miniskirt too.
'This one's got a white erotic pair of panties with the string digging in! They've always been women worse than prostitutes anyway! Ah! You all probably don't know, but these two are super nymphomaniacs and sluts! Wa-ha-ha-ha!'
The moment they burst out laughing, they were apparently beaten to a pulp with the boards and sticks they were holding.
The patients also said, "They were delirious with fever, maybe they went crazy?"
"We got a real treat seeing Kuro-chan and Shiro-chan's panties and asses, but those two said, 'Who are you? We don't know you.'"
Since Kuro and Shiro were popular with the old men, it became a hot topic.
(They can't say they're comrades. I don't not understand the feeling of wanting to beat them to a pulp.)
Having their skirts flipped up in front of everyone was probably the last thing they expected.
"What should we do with those two?"
Another nurse asked if I would treat One and Two.
"Let's leave them for a while. But make sure to squeeze a hefty sum out of them for treatment and hospitalization fees!" I said with a smile, and she replied with a smile, "Understood!"
They seemed to have a fever, but let them suffer a bit. I have no intention of being kind to people who came to assassinate me.
Despite my explanation during examinations that "Even if your fever goes down and you feel better, you are not fully cured. I will have you stay for two or three days for observation before discharge," many people tried to discharge themselves based on their own judgment.
"What should we do?"
An administrative staff member asked me, flustered.
"That's fine. Let them be discharged. However, even if their fever rises at night and they're on the verge of death, we will not accept them back. Please have them go to another hospital. We are already swamped with this many patients. It's better not to have selfish patients."
Hearing this, the patients who had been clamoring "Let us out!" quieted down.
"Other hospitals... they're just expensive and have no intention of curing you."
"That's right! We're sorry. We'll go back."
However, for those with special circumstances, I would discuss a temporary discharge, but I carefully explained, "There are still germs in your body, so be careful as contact with others could spread the infection. Even talking could potentially transmit it to others." Finally, even the people who had been complaining understood.
"I'd hate to pass it on to my cute daughter..."
"Me too! If I pass it on to my mom, we'll have no income..."
The Quack Doctor Trio A told me that hospitals in this world can charge exorbitant prices without complaint, so currently, the Legal Affairs Bureau and the Imperial Research Institute are setting price caps.
Around that time, in the military...
When the First Knight Order's Knight Commander, Battalion Commander, and Company Commander were released from interrogation and returned to the military, a bed of nails awaited them.
The Second Knight Order said, "Because of you guys, we got demoted to Common Knights too! How are you going to make up for it!" but it didn't change the fact that they had fled without distinguishing themselves in war.
The Third Knight Order insulted them, saying, "The ones who got sick are almost all from the First Knight Order! It's because they keep having close contact, right? You perverts!"
But the ones engaging in this futile fight were mostly the higher-ups, Company Commander and above. Because the people below platoon leader level were out on patrol and rescue missions for the sick.
Military personnel were also falling ill.
But they said things like, "Grit your teeth! They say illness comes from the mind!" or "Sick? Just drink a potion and sleep well, you'll be fine by tomorrow!" and didn't go to the hospital.
Amidst this, an unexpected person appeared at the military. It was the elder brother of Battalion Commander Mohoda, the central figure of the commotion. He was the eldest son and current head of a count family, a vassal noble. He had come to see Mohoda.
"Big Brother! Long time no see!"
"What the hell are you being so carefree about, you disgrace! How much money did our dead father spend for your success? Was it Meilin's fault you couldn't have children? Don't be ridiculous! It was because you were into men, wasn't it!"
He was furious the moment they met, and the surroundings fell silent.
"I'm the head of the family now. Father, who protected you, is no longer here. I disown you. As long as you are hated by the people and the public, I will not allow you to enter our estate, let alone our territory!"
"W-Wait, Big Brother!"
"I'm no brother of yours! Don't ever call me brother again!"
He raged with a terrifying intensity, said what he wanted to say, and left.
With the backing of the count family lost, no one came near Mohoda anymore. Even those who had been involved with him up until now turned their backs on him.
Meanwhile, in the town... the Dorakuma Trading Company was bustling from the morning, and many people came to set up stalls, trying to cash in on their success. This bandwagoning proved effective, doubling their sales, and the area was crowded with people.
"Did you hear about this bad cold going around?"
"I heard! It's the work of that 'Church of Light,' right?"
"What!? Is that true? I think the couple next door are believers of that cult."
Because everyone started saying that the 'Church of Light' of the Duchy of Walujava was responsible for spreading the pathogen, their missionary activities ground to a complete halt.
The rumor also spread rapidly in the hospital waiting room.
"Hey, doc? Is it true that this disease is the work of the 'Church of Light'?"
Several patients asked me this question.
"Well? I wouldn't know. It must be a nuisance for people who purely believe in God. There are bad people everywhere. It's pitiful that people are being used by those who plot evil deeds using the power of religion, isn't it?"
I held back a bit, thinking it would be troublesome if it turned into a witch hunt, but...
(Actually, when you think about it, One, Two, Three, Four, and even Kuro and Shiro are being brainwashed and used to assassinate me.)
I was thinking that when this journey was over, I would find the hideout of the brainwashing group and attack them.
In the evening, knights were brought to the hospital.
Among them were Mohoda, who had collapsed with a high fever, and Meilin, who was injured.
"What's this injury?"
I asked the knight who brought her about the circumstances. He said that during the day, Mohoda's elder brother came and disowned him. He was abandoned by his superior, the Knight Commander, and his colleagues and subordinates also left him, isolating him.
And then, knights from other orders said things within earshot like, "Lately, Mohoda's wife Meilin has become beautiful, hasn't she? I couldn't tell when she was in her armor," or "What a waste on a faggot like him! Should I take care of her?" Hearing this, Mohoda apparently violently struck Meilin with something like a stick, shouting, "Mei! It's your fault my life is a mess!"
"Well, it looked like nothing more than a tantrum to me. We rushed to restrain him, but..."
I cast [High Heal] on Meilin multiple times, and when she was treated, she woke up and cried.
As for Mohoda, he was a light orange, so I didn't treat him, just cast [Sleep] and left him asleep. I took him to Meilin's house, stripped him naked, and left him in the bedroom.
Meanwhile, I took Meilin aside and made a certain proposal. She said, "I want to do it! Hey, can I call you Darling?" so I nodded and instantly moved to Meilin's house.
Meilin herself drank a little of the aphrodisiac-laced wine and applied Love Lotion all over her body.
After about five minutes, she said, "This...! It feels so good! I'm getting excited!"
I set up a barrier around the bedroom bed so that Mohoda could clearly see us and us him, and then I woke Mohoda up.
I was leaning against the headboard of the bed with my legs spread out. And I had Meilin service me.
"Meilin. Spread your legs wider, stick your ass out higher, and show Mohoda your beautiful smooth pussy!"
She buried her face in my crotch, spread her legs a little, and stuck out her ass.
"Ufufu♡ Is this how it is?"
"Good! Are you already wet?"
"Because♡ I'm already giving you a blowjob♡"
When I woke Mohoda up, our act began.
"Hey! Who the hell are you!"
"Me? I'm just the scumbag who stole your ex-wife."
At that, Mei chuckled and started sucking.
"Meilin! What the hell are you doing! You are still my wife! Acting like a prostitute! Have you been cheating on me while I was away?"
(Shut up! I'm licking Darling's thing!)
Meilin fought back in her mind.
When I laughed out loud, he got angry, "What's so funny?"
"Mohoda. You were the one who proposed the fake marriage, weren't you? And on top of that, you've been fooling around with men all this time! Mei endured your violence for over six years and never had a relationship with anyone else. Don't make a fuss about cheating over just me! It's because you're such a narrow-minded man that everyone hates you!"
(That's right, Darling! Say more!)
Then Mohoda got angry, "I'm asking what you're doing, Meilin!"
"She's happily sucking my dick, can't you see! It's exciting when a good woman like this sucks it! Can't you see that, old man? You're an idiot, aren't you?"
He pounded on the barrier and shouted, "Stop it, Meilin!"
Mei was getting excited by my words.
Moving her face up and down, making juicy sounds, she screamed in her heart, (I want to say Darling's thing is delicious!)
"Ah... I'm about to cum! I'm going to shoot my sperm into Mei's mouth! Okay?"
(Of course it's okay! Give me lots!)
I shot a load and said, "Want to show the old man?" She opened her mouth to show him, then smiled and said, "I love Darling's sperm♡ It's delicious♡"
She buried her face in my crotch again and started giving me a blowjob, but this time I was groping her boobs and playing with her nipples. Mei reached one hand down to her pussy and started playing with her clit.
"How about it, old man? Mei's a damn good woman, isn't she?"
(Yann♡ When you say things like that... I'm about to cum♡)
"Meilin! Are you licking such a dirty dick and even masturbating!?"
"It's not dirty! Don't lump me in with you! That's right! I want you to see me masturbate♡"
Meilin was overjoyed, realizing Mohoda was taking a huge hit. Wanting to deal even more damage, Meilin showed off my erect dick.
"As a man, as a male, you're in a different league!"
"I-It's just... the size..."
I could tell he was also shaken by the usually obedient Meilin using the word 'you' (お前).
"Mei is my female now! I'll take good care of this lewd female!"
"That's right♡ I'm a lewd female♡ I only regret marrying a gay man."
Since Mohoda was in shock, I said, "I'll show the old man me inseminating Mei and getting her pregnant!" and Meilin spread her legs wide.
When the old man started crying, Meilin peed herself in joy, getting soaked, but the old man didn't notice, so I cast [Clean] on the floor and her pussy to clean them up.
"I'm already a female who loves Darling♡ I'll show you my lewd, slutty, hairless pussy♡ I'm about to have a big, strong dick put inside me♡"
The old man was in shock and spaced out. He looked like he had aged all at once.
Mei got on top in cowgirl position and started to rock her hips.
"I'm feeling it more than usual♡ My ex-husband is watching my hairless, dripping, sloppy pussy♡ I'm cumming feeling his intense gaze♡ Aaah♡"
She trembled over and over, twitching.
"Your ex-wife's pussy is already molded to the shape of my dick!"
"That's right! I'm already Darling's♡ My pussy is being pierced to the depths by his dick♡ I've become a woman who moans lewdly♡ I'm cumming♡ Ah♡ Ah♡ I can't take it anymore...♡"
Next, I had Mei stand against the barrier wall for standing doggy style.
"Spread your legs wider and stick your ass out!"
"Yes! Darling♡ Watch me get fucked from behind by Darling now♡"
She put her hands on the barrier wall, pushed her ass out, and sweetly begged, "Fuck me♡"
"This is the Mei you don't know, right? Like this, facing away, sticking out her tongue, begging for kisses, having her big boobs groped by me, getting fucked by me every day!"
Mohoda muttered, "It's a lie... this is a dream... a bad dream..."
Seeing this, Meilin, with a face that seemed to say 'Serves you right,' said, "I love you♡" and begged for a kiss, had her boobs groped, and rocked her hips.
Thrusting in and out with a squelching sound, she said, "Ann♡ Aaahnn♡ Yann it feels so good♡ When you do this, I'll let it out♡" and peed herself in pleasure again.
"You didn't know this either, did you, Mohoda? That I like doing such lewd things♡ I didn't know it myself until Darling held me♡ I'm about to be creampied by Darling♡ I'll show you me cumming♡"
This time she rocked her hips like crazy and said, "Darling! Cum inside my pussy♡ Tell me to get pregnant♡ I want Darling's baby♡" and squirted profusely.
Grabbing her hips, I thrust into her with a slapping sound. "I'm cumming♡ I'm cumming♡ I've been cumming forever and I'm going crazy♡" She rocked her hips, her whole body shaking and convulsing as she orgasmed.
Mei trembled and orgasmed so many times, shedding tears and crying out in pleasure, that Mohoda wondered, (Am I the crazy one? Or has Meilin gone mad?)
She came from my release and her convulsions didn't stop for a while. I held her tight, staying inside her until she calmed down, and she knelt and said, "I love you♡ Darling♡"
"I've... gotten better at my wifely duties, haven't I♡"
She asked, looking up at me, and started cleaning fellatio.
"I want you to lick my sperm and dick more carefully!"
"Yes, Darling♡ I love your delicious dick and sperm♡"
Mohoda collapsed as if fainting.
"Tch! Useless old man!"
Meilin laughed, sperm dripping from her pussy.