104 – A gag resident who suffered a terrible experiment in her unknown past.
Chimera, a being created by synthesizing two or more organisms.
In the land of the demon king, where human rights were nonexistent, these beings were commonly created. Among those who survived the cruel experiments, those who maintained their sanity were treated as intelligent monsters and lived their lives accordingly.
Chimeras without sanity were simply treated as grotesque monsters.
There were various reasons for creating Chimeras.
Some were created for purposes that humans commonly imagine, such as “to create a new human race, to obtain immortality, or simply to obtain powerful life forms.” However, there were also many cases with different purposes.
Some were created for personal reasons such as “to have a beautiful appearance, to create beings for exploring dangerous places, or to create an ideal type.”
The results created by those who dreamt of immortality or a new human race often had a horrifying appearance, with arms like an orc and two heads.
On the other hand, the results of those who aimed for beauty or an ideal type were quite complete. Chimeras with intact appearances were sometimes sold at a high price and lived among humans as ordinary beings.
“If it is indeed a Chimera… its purpose is important.”
Mukan continued his thoughts while looking at Noah, who was frozen in astonishment.
“Judging by its quite splendid appearance, it might have been created as a s*x slave.”
Mukan turned his gaze away from Noah and scrutinized Lian once again.
“The fastest way to confirm is to check the lower part…”
Usually, Chimeras created for the purpose of s*x slavery had orc accessories attached to their lower parts. Mukan had never seen it personally, but he had heard it from others.
“…No, that’s not it. There’s also a high chance that it’s not a s*x slave. All the organs in the abdomen are abnormal.”
Perhaps it could be a Chimera created for the purpose of a new human race or immortality. Mukan concluded that there was no more information to be obtained from Lian’s appearance.
“Tsk, with the information we have now, we can’t properly treat her.”
Mukan clicked his tongue softly and looked at someone who seemed to know a lot about Lian.
“Chimera… a chimera?”
It took less than a minute for Mu-chan to analyze Rian and come to a conclusion. Because of that, Noah was still in a broken state.
It seemed that in order to obtain proper information from Noah, they needed to calm him down a bit.
“Just to make sure, I was asking a question. The patient wasn’t referred to as a chimera.”
“Ah…”
After hearing those words, Noah seemed to regain his senses, and his gaze focused.
“Even if he’s not a chimera, has he been experimented on in the past?”
“Yes… he has.”
“Well… in order to receive proper treatment, we need to know what kind of experiments he went through.”
Noah’s face turned pale at Mu-chan’s words. It reminded him of the cruel scenes of the experiments. Noah spoke with a trembling voice.
“Do we really have to know that?”
“This patient’s body is very different from that of normal people.”
Mu-chan pointed towards Rian’s abdomen.
“Especially the condition of the organs inside the abdomen… it’s very abnormal. Because of that, medicine that works for normal humans could act as a poison for the patient.”
Mu-chan calmly continued.
“The reason for vomiting blood is also because of this. Since the organs are not in a normal state, they end up vomiting blood.”
“…!”
“To resolve this, using a purification potion or a higher-level potion could improve the condition to some extent, but it’s not a perfect solution. Moreover, if the organs inside the patient’s body have an ‘evil’ attribute, it could become an even bigger problem.”
Mu-chan looked straight at Noah and spoke.
“That’s why knowing what experiments the patient underwent in the past is crucial for proper treatment. Otherwise… we might have to cut open the abdomen to confirm the exact cause.”
Noah’s trembling gaze soon wandered to the floor.
“What kind of experiment was it?”
She searched her memory and recalled the horrific experiment that had befallen Lian. It felt as if a torrent of blood was oozing down from her eyes.
“I can’t tell you about that experiment without Lian’s consent. But…”
Noah’s gaze turned towards Lian lying on the bed.
“For the sake of treatment…”
In the midst of a fierce internal struggle, Noah suddenly realized something shocking.
“Just a moment.”
Her eyes widened.
“Does saying that there’s something wrong with the organs mean they were damaged by the experiment?”
“No, it’s more like…”
Mucan hesitated for a moment, unable to find the right words, and bluntly spit out a cruel statement.
“It’s more accurate to say they’ve been replaced with non-human organs.”
“…! Th- that means…”
Isn’t Lian a chimera?
Unfinished words echoed within Noah’s throat.
Gulp.
Mucan reached out and made a noise by touching one side of Lian’s bed, capturing Noah’s attention.
“If you don’t have any information, we’ll have to resort to other methods.”
“Other methods?”
“Well, do you have any other information you can share?”
Upon hearing those words, Noah bit her lip slightly and nodded her head. The fact that she had a “quick recovery constitution” had existed even before she met Ryan.
This meant that it was right to assume that in an unknown past, Noah had undergone some experiment where her organs were replaced with something other than human.
Noah thought with a heavy expression.
“I… don’t know anything about Ryan.”
How he ended up with such a constitution, what kind of experiment he went through in the past, what thoughts he had on a regular basis.
She didn’t know anything about any of it.
“Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be of the ‘evil’ attribute.”
“…?”
Noah’s gaze turned towards the direction of the bed at the voice of Mucan, breaking the silence. In Mucan’s hand was a very small vial of holy water. It was a substance called “thick holy water” that had a lot of water added to it. Its effects were only a few times stronger than a lower-grade potion, but it was a forbidden item in the Demon King’s territory, making it difficult to obtain. It was also quite expensive.
Mucan dropped a few drops of the holy water onto the back of Ryan’s left hand and nodded his head.
“If it were of the ‘evil’ attribute, it would have shown some reaction, even a little.”
After giving Noah a supplementary explanation, Mucan took out a potion.
“First, let’s administer emergency treatment. Please help me for a moment.”
Noah did as Mucan asked and sat Ryan’s upper body up. Mucan opened Ryan’s mouth and poured the potion in, gently lifting his chin to make him swallow it.
“It’s a high-grade potion, so most wounds will heal without any problems. Of course…”
Mucan’s gaze turned towards Ryan’s stomach. There was still an eerie energy emanating from it.
“It’s hard to say that it has been completely cured with this.”
“Ah…”
After finishing the porridge, Mucan wiped Lian’s face with a damp towel. Noah looked at Lian, who was sleeping like an angel, with a worried expression on his face. He could feel the warmth rising in the corners of his eyes.
“This is all we can do for now. The rest of the treatment can be carried out after the patient wakes up and we have more information. But… the communication device has been ringing since earlier, is it okay if I don’t check it?”
“Ah.”
Buzz, buzz.
Noah hadn’t even noticed the vibrating sound of the communication device that had been ringing incessantly. He quickly took out the device.
It was a message from Lily.
Noah realized that he hadn’t informed the others that he had found Lian. He quickly responded to the message, informing them that he had found Lian, and asked them to spread the word.
Click…
Shortly after, the communication device turned off, leaving only the quiet sound of Lian’s breathing and Noah’s regret in the medical room. Mucan subtly stepped back, sensing that something was off between the two.
“I should stay out of their business as much as possible.”
Mucan returned to his place and started chewing on the herbs. At the same time, he began rummaging through the books on the medical room shelf.
Even if he couldn’t find a way to cure Lian, he hoped to find information that could be helpful. Despite his indifferent expression, Mucan genuinely cared about the patient.
***
“Mm…?”
Lian blinked his heavy eyelids slowly and let out a sleepy breath.
“Where am I?”
He felt a sense of unfamiliarity looking at the ceiling he had never seen before, but it quickly faded. It felt as if he had slept deeply and woken up, with a pleasant drowsiness that made him want to close his eyes again.
“Lian!”
“Hyung!”
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“Oppa!”
“…!”
Just as I was about to fall asleep, a voice filled with concern echoed around me. My drowsiness instantly vanished. With half-opened eyes, I looked at Lili, Nero, and Noah surrounding my bed.
Still groggy from just waking up, I could only blankly stare at the three of them.
Although I had just woken up from sleep, to others, it seemed as if I was mentally absent due to my poor physical condition.
“Mucan!”
“Just give me a moment, please.”
Mucan approached beside my bed and examined my face. When Mucan brought his finger in front of my eyes, I reflexively blinked.
Then, when he flicked his finger near my ear, my gaze unknowingly turned towards the direction where the sound came from. Confirming that I was fully awake, Mucan immediately spoke.
“Can you hear me, patient?”
Only after hearing Mucan’s words could I fully wake up.
“So, I collapsed and was brought to the medical room.”
When I saw a face that I had encountered a few times during the use of healing powers, I understood the situation. I immediately tried to sit up and assure them that I was fine, but Mucan’s stiff voice reached my ears.
“..Could it be an issue with your hearing..?”
“…”
As I didn’t respond to the situation around me and remained silent, I became someone who couldn’t hear a thing.