Saved Him, Now I'm Obsessed (10 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 104

“It wasn’t their physical pain that weighed on me the most, but the fact that I couldn’t confidently tell them I’d found a cure while they suffered helplessly watching their family fall ill.”

I couldn’t offer any reply to his words—after all, I shared that same feeling of helplessness.

Had Ian not called Seina to urge me to rest, even briefly, I too would have been drowning in that same sense of powerlessness and despair.

Count Perman, having served for many years as an imperial physician and taking great pride in his work and skill, seemed to be suffering an even deeper sense of failure.

After bowing his head in silence for a long while and letting out a deep sigh, he finally lifted his gaze once his emotions had somewhat settled and asked me,

“Since you’ve come all the way here, I assume you have something to ask? If it’s within my knowledge, I’ll tell you anything. And if it’s not a question at all—but rather a solution to this illness—that would be even better.”

“It’s not exactly a solution, but… Have you heard the rumors, Count Perman?”

“Rumors? Do I look like I have time to worry about gossip? At best, it’s just talk that Count Perman, the imperial physician of the capital, is actually a fraud who can’t properly heal anyone!”

He roared in anger. Though he’d seemed to be calming himself while sitting quietly for some time, the pent-up frustration inside him had clearly burst forth.

Though I felt unfairly accused, I understood just how overwhelmed he must be, so I held my tongue and simply waited silently for his heavy breathing to subside.

“My apologies. I was overly sensitive. But what kind of rumor are we talking about, exactly?”

“It’s about Healer Memelt’s master…”

I recounted the story I’d heard from Seina. Naturally, Count Perman knew about him well—in fact, even better than I did, likely because he’d lived during the same era and had taken a keen interest.

“Pavonin… He was deeply obsessed with ancient healing methods—the very same ancient healing techniques I discussed with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the carriage before. Normally, one would consume meat from animals like pigs or chickens, but he…”

Count Perman paused briefly, then forced the words out as if they wouldn’t come easily.

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