Saved Him, Now I'm Obsessed (10 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 98

“The biggest reason Healer Memelt gained fame was thanks to Chef Rene’s endorsement. But now that Chef Rene himself—who had vouched for him—was going around claiming Memelt had given him poison instead of medicine, Memelt’s reputation inevitably plummeted. And when it became known that most of those who couldn’t wake from their slumber had been consumers of his vitality elixir, even his former supporters naturally turned their backs on him.”

I nodded as I listened to Count Perman’s explanation. Yet, a trace of doubt still lingered in my mind.

“I see. But this illness has only recently become known—if its cause truly lies with the vitality elixir, I’d think nobles, who value reputation so highly, would have pretended ignorance.”

Count Perman tilted his head slightly at my words and muttered, “Hmm? Perhaps you’re right… or maybe not…”

“It was simply the right timing. While Chef Rene was loudly accusing Healer Memelt of poisoning him, Viscount Raven—who was famously known to have benefited greatly from Memelt’s treatments—died, and a large number of Memelt’s patients simultaneously fell into this same unresponsive state. Under those circumstances, it’s only natural suspicion would fall on his treatments. No matter how illustrious his reputation once was, it was built upon borrowed noble influence—if they abandoned him, that prestige would vanish in an instant.”

“I suppose so.”

Perhaps it was only fitting that a healer who chased power rather than genuinely treating patients met such an end.

Given that Chef Rene had been unknowingly consuming poison, believing it to be medicine prescribed by Healer Memelt, it was highly likely that Memelt had deliberately sabotaged Rene’s recovery.

Clearly, he had exploited his treatment of patients as leverage to forge connections with the powerful.

A healer who worsened his patients’ conditions for personal gain had no right to the title. In a way, being identified as the main culprit in this incident was merely the consequence of his own past words and actions.

“Once we uncover the true cause of this illness, Healer Memelt’s matter should be resolved cleanly enough. But let’s return to what we were discussing earlier. What exactly was the illness? Who was the patient? Was the treatment successful? Can they resume daily life without issues?”

I nodded vigorously in response to his questions and explained.

“It was the Gravedigger’s Daughter. You know graveyard flowers, right? She’d been brewing and drinking them whole—roots and all.”

I added that since her inability to awaken stemmed from the side effects of graveyard flowers, her treatment was easier than expected.

Even though this case clearly differed from the nobles’ current illness, Count Perman’s eyes lit up with excitement as he praised me. At the same time, he reached out with both arms to grasp my shoulders—but was gently restrained by Ian, who sat beside me.

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