"Dr. Aisha, you're back~"

"Hmm~ Aunt Udel, are you okay? ~”

"Good~Good~ Thanks to Dr. Aisha's miracle technique and prescription, my legs are now healed."

"Are the injuries and bones already healed? Are there any after-effects? ”

Upon entering the Rockbell Clinic, Estes was pestered by a group of patients waiting to see a doctor.

In the space of a month, Dr. Aisha's name had reached a level of parity among the Ishbals on par with the Lockbells.

In the city of Ishbal, which had a population of 170,000 and fewer than 10 qualified doctors, Aisha became the most revered Amestolis of Ishbal after Lockbell.

"Hello Dr. Aisha~"

"Hello Dr. Aisha~"

"Dr. Aisha......"

One by one, the people who met Estes and knew her, regardless of men, women, and children, were very polite to her, except for the guy Taz. And why...... It's as ridiculous as the reason why Estes can easily get in and out of the city now without even needing a foreign pass.

"Stop! Amestorians! Your pass out of town! ”

"Huh? I don't have that kind of thing. ”

"No pass?! So how did you get into town? I think you must be a spy! It's a spy! It's a spy sent by the Amestorians to spy on our intelligence! ”

I have to say that among the many sentry posts, this rookie who took leave for his friend who had diarrhea was the only one who was right......

"Bastard!"

A big mouth came from the captain of the monitoring team.

"Do you know who this guy is?! This is the new Dr. Aisha who saved the life of our great monk! The benefactor who saved the life of the messenger of the gods! You idiot! ”

Remembering that the poor man who was beaten up by the leader at the gate post was finally beaten like something, Estes thought that these Ishbaal people were really ridiculous.

Why did he give Estes the trust he didn't have so quickly? Why is it so simple and so boring to trust the lies that Estes said? For a whole month, Estes encountered exciting doubts and challenges, and none of them satisfied Estes except for the first confrontation at the Lockbell Couples' clinic. Esdes, who originally came to Ishbal with the feeling of being a spy deep into the tiger's den, was very disappointed.

Just because he saved a religious leader, he believes in himself unconditionally, and these Ishbals are too stupid, right?

"Thank you, kind doctor~ I believe that the gods will remember your actions~ God will give you a good reward~"

"Thank you ~ Every kind person will receive the grace of God ~"

The favor of the gods? Heaven's reward? The reward of the gods of Ishbal?

To hell with it! These are things that Estes never believed and will not believe.

I didn't believe it before, I don't believe it today, I won't believe it in the future.

Only human beings can care about human beings in the world, and only the kind people themselves can repay the kindness of the kind.

"Thank you for your kind foreign girl~Your good deeds will be seen by the gods~"

"Thank you~Thank you~"

Do you take Estes's help and mercy as a gift from the gods, and then make Estes kneel like a fool in front of the wax figures of the gods and wait for the gods' reward?

Estes wouldn't do that, because she didn't believe that the gods would give good humans anything in return.

"Thank you, doctor, thank you for your healing~May God Ishbal bless you with good intentions~"

"Thank you~"

Only human beings can give kindness and happiness to human beings, and only human beings can give good people in return.

"Lord Almighty God~ Thank you for healing my eyes! Every light in the world comes from you, bless you! Heartfelt blessings to you for the gospel! ”

That's enough! That's enough! These guys! These idiots! These stupid Ishbals!

Looking at the Ishbal believers who have been healed by themselves but have given all their credit and gratitude to the god who does not have zài at all, the gratitude and praise that should have given them all to the god Ishbal who has never manifested himself.

Looking at the Ishbars who were kneeling on the ground and prostrating in prayer in the direction of the Ishbal Advent Temple, the anger and rage in Esdes' heart was simply uncontrollable.

Looking at those pious old men and old women, those old people who had been treated with their newly learned alchemy and regained their sight, they forgot all about Estes, and kowtowed to the temple with only their butts and backs.

Estes trembled with rage, and with one hand he pinched his thigh, suppressing the urge to strangle these ungrateful idiot believers who had no even the slightest judgment, these poor and white Ishbaals who couldn't even pay for medical care.

Generally speaking, Estes is not the kind of person who cares about the evaluation of the weak and the opinion of the fool. She is very arrogant and self-centered, and has no affection or respect for the gods.

If the god really exists, if he really cares about this world and shelters mankind, then why would the industrious and prosperous kingdom of the Orientals be swallowed up by the murderous Draguma Empire?

If the gods really exist, then why have there always been so many disasters in the kingdom of Amestories from ancient times to the present?

If the gods really existed, they would really give the earth good news and sanctions, then why not give the sanctions that destroyed the Draguma Empire and the Ayerug Kingdom, which had frequently attacked and invaded Amestorius for decades? Why is it that for hundreds of years, those soldiers on the frontier have always defended the borders and territorial integrity of the motherland one after another, but they have never been favored by the gods? When they return to their hometowns with disabilities, what about unemployment and poverty?

If the gods really exist......

"Dr. Aisha? What's wrong with you? ”

Looking at Estes, who had finished treating one patient after another, he somehow suddenly stopped what he was doing, and Dr. Lockbell, who was on the other cleaning table, asked with concern

Why, then, did the 20 million people of the innocent eastern territories suffer from the seven years of war in Ishbar, and why did they turn their once beautiful cities into ruins, and countless people lost their homes, parents, and lives?

"Nothing, just thinking about something."

So ask another question, where is the punishment and condemnation that the current Estes, the soldiers and troops under Estes, are stained with the blood of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians of the Draguma Empire, and the omnipotent and kind Draguma people?

"If you want to punish a person, don't expect the gods! And rely on your own strength and hands, because

The gods don't exist at all! ”

These are the words of Estes's father who taught Estes from a young age.

Estes thought so.

In Estes's view, even if there is a real god, it is only an iron-faced selfless god without mercy.

Like Estes's father, he is iron-blooded and ruthless, and does not show mercy to any weakling.

"Are you tired? Although it is very important to treat patients, you should also pay attention to rest, you are still young, you have to take care of your body, Aisha~"

Seeing that Aisha suddenly showed a tired and annoyed expression, and that she seemed to be pinching her thigh to make herself refreshed, Dr. Sarah Lockbell took off her gloves and walked to Estes and touched Estes's forehead.

"It's so cold, why is Aisha's body temperature so cold?"

Estes' low body temperature is probably related to her long-term use of ice to summon ice, so she is always about one degree lower than her normal body temperature. Mrs. Rockbell, as a doctor, sensed the anomaly of her question

“…………”

In this hectic hospital full of idiots and stupid people, only these two people, this Dr. Sarah and her husband who touched their foreheads and cared about themselves and every patient here, were the kind of people that Estes really admired and identified.

"Please don't worry, Sister Rockbell, I'm fine~"

Because here, there are only two of them, and this couple is really working with their own hands, with their determination and sweat, and at the same time longing for the people of Ishbal to understand and identify with their existence directly.

It is to have fellowship with the people of Ishbal, to have mutual recognition, to understand each other, to struggle with their own hands, with their own knowledge and sweat, not by the grace and gospel of any god.

Instead, rely on your own efforts and take every firm step towards your goal.

"You guys are the best~"

Looking at Mrs. Lockbell, who was gently touching her forehead like a mother and caring for her, Estes showed the brightest and happiest smile in a month

"Huh? What the? ”

Because the clinic was so noisy, Mrs. Rockbell didn't hear Estes clearly.

"Nothing Mrs. ~ Nothing ~ "

We must protect this lady, protect the couple, and not let them get hurt.

At this time, Estes secretly set such a task for himself in his heart. A task that needs to be done silently with your own hands and strength.

They taught Estes a lot of things in one month, the knowledge of a surgeon, the knowledge of an internal medicine doctor, the knowledge of an emergency doctor, the knowledge of a pharmacist.

If what he learned at Marco was scratching the surface, what Estes learned at the Rockbell Clinic was a great deal of fundamentals and practices.

Due to the constant conflict and civil strife, there is a shortage of doctors in the city, so there is never a shortage of opportunities for doctors to intern.

The battlefield is the best practice and classroom for surgeons.

Here, Estes practiced and practiced with the Ishbals who were in dire need of treatment, studying and understanding the various aspects of medical anatomy.

Knowledge that can never be learned by reading a textbook.

In the course of a month, the Rockbells taught and educated themselves a lot, from the basic knowledge of human beings to medical knowledge and the limits of human beings.

A month ago, Estes didn't even understand the truth that an old man needed to drink water after a few hours of conversation, but now he has understood and understood these things in the process of taking care of the sick number. I learned so much.

And this is thanks to the careful teaching of the Rockbells in their busy schedules.

"Aisha's talent is very good, and she will definitely become an excellent surgeon in the future~"

This is what Sarah, who refills Estes with basic medical knowledge in the evening, said.

"Thank you sister for the compliment~ But I'm afraid Aisha won't be able to become a surgeon in the future~"

Estes, who knew that his personality would definitely not be able to work in the hospital for long, replied

"Why? Do you have such a skilled technique now? ”

Sarah said that she couldn't understand the reason why Aisha, a conscientious and responsible little girl, gave up the path of medicine

"Actually, studying medicine is an important step for me to achieve my goal, not my goal, and my personality is really not suitable for staying in the hospital for too long."

Just thinking about the ninja not teaching the bear children who were arguing all day long, and the families of the patients who were anxious and yelling everywhere and trying to be rude to the doctors, Estes wanted to kick them all out of the clinic or just kill them.

Fortunately, the reconnaissance mission will be over in less than half a year, and the Lockbells will also take care of Estes Young, saying that they will only let her work in the clinic for less than six hours a day, and will not let her do any more.

"Let's go to Mr. Uzi's house to learn alchemy~ Aren't you very Westernized alchemy? ~”

In this regard, the attitude of the couple is surprisingly the same, they think that Aisha is young and the golden age of formal learning, Aisha's talent is very good, and it is a pity that only practicing in the hospital and delaying learning at this time is a very wasteful talent.

With the support and referral of the couple, Estes was eventually able to connect with Mr. Uzi, who was known as a wise scholar, as an intern at the Rockbell Clinic, and learned alchemy from him.

"It's already okay today, Aisha~ Just leave the rest of the work to us, you go to Mr. Uzi's house~ Didn't you make an appointment? ~”

There weren't too many sick numbers today, and the two of them were more than enough to deal with.

So Estes could leave the clinic early and go to Mr. Uzi.