The Terminally-Ill Duke Clings to Me Every Night (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 42

Leah arrived at the most famous apothecary in the capital. Worried she might have too much luggage, she turned to the caravan employee Akia had assigned to her.

“Could you please wait here for a moment? Not just anyone is allowed inside the apothecary.”

The man smiled warmly and told Leah to go ahead comfortably.

As Leah stepped into the apothecary, her eyes widened at the vast interior—so different from the one in Duke Haideorn’s territory.

‘As expected of the capital—there’s no herb they don’t have.’

The high-ceilinged shop was filled with shelves stacked all the way to the ceiling with herbs. The scent of medicinal ingredients brushed past her nose with every step she took.

‘It’s certain that the side effect of spider venom is high fever.’

Leah stopped in front of a shelf while reviewing the new medicine’s symptom chart. It was filled with numerous herbs known to treat high fever.

There were so many varieties that Leah found it difficult to choose.

“Hmm… this isn’t easy.”

It was at that moment—when she hesitated due to the scarcity of academic research on spider venom—that a voice spoke up.

“Young lady, what’s troubling you so much?”

“Oh! I’m looking for herbs that help with high fever.”

Just as Leah turned around, delighted that a staff member had approached, her eyes widened in surprise at the middle-aged man standing right before her.

“Oh! Professor Rams?!”

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