Parallel World Pharmacy

Volume 2 - Ch 11

And then, since Marina really insisted, so I started going out with her, but

Third day of elder brother Palles homecoming. When he heard about the story of Palle breaking up with his 9th girlfriend, Thats enough right, Falma thought and cut the flow of the conversation. Blanche secretly went back to her own room and sleep.

Is isnt it okay, if you start teach what kind of learned from the lecture at the Norbatz University of Medicine

After enduring hearing his elder brothers honor student-ness and relationships patiently for three hours until midnight, Falma entered the main topic. His muscle head elder brother who was also a handsome young man was a truly certified riajuu that he almost had a nose bleed from envy. He was a riajuu that the strange pill name was just suitable for him.

In this world, it seems like the men, the better they are with divine arts and the more muscle head they are, the more they will be praised by women. And with that being said, Falma doesnt have the outgoing personality other than pharmacology in his private life, so,

(When Im around that age, I probably wouldnt be popular)

He had somehow expected that he would go through a colorless youth. But even that Falma, in truth, there was marriage talks with ladies from great nobles for him through Bruno. The person itself didnt have a clue.

Ou! Lecture huh. You also want to hear huh. After all, Im studying at the worlds most advance academy. You probably wont understand though, its too early for you. Aniue, I cant understand at all, youd probably said that crying to me. Dahahaha, its what you call the more stupid younger brother is, the cuter he is

Teach me

Although this is as if to repeat, Falma have the personality that he can ignore it even if he is incited. If he had the personality that had a low temper, he probably had kicked his elder brothers ass. And, Ellen who had no endurance for inciting, had kicked Palles ass before when she was made fun of. And from there, they are quarrelling with each other every time they see each others faces, they said.

This is, the hottest topic in Norbatz right now

His elder brother took out his texts while putting on airs. It has the title Divineness Element Science. Falma received that, and flipped through the pages.

this is amazing!

I know right, can you also get it?

I cant though!

Falma was moved. In the Norbatz University of Medicine where the worlds most advanced brains gathers, for once, they disassemble the four elements theory, the basics of divine arts, and they rearrange the alignments of the compounds of the Divine language being used in alchemy into simpler symbol arrangements, and the test of creating the study with the basics of observing the phenomenon instead of the thoughts had already started.

Mythology, Traditions, Divine Arts, and Science were one until that, but it looks like scholars who thinks that having a deeper understanding of those individually, they would have a better understanding of natures phenomena started to appear.

The genius academics and the medicinal alchemists of Norbatz, begun to search for the smallest unit of matter.

From Alchemy, to Chemistry.

The sprouts of that are starting to appear. Just like the history of science on earth.

(Arent you good, Norbatz University of Medicine. As expected of the gathering of the worlds brains!)

Falma welcomed this movement.

If they start to be able to write chemical reaction formulas, Falma will be able to write the synthesis process of the substances and send it to distant places. Those would be copied into books, and the places in the world will be able to synthesize modern medicines.

Right now, 26 elements have been found, and the symbols for those were invented

He!

(Theres 118 in earth, but its significant enough being able to found 26)

In the first page of the text, the table of element symbols and their names were written.

(Ah, but, heat and photons are there. Those arent elements, these four arent elements, theyre compounds. How close! Theres only 20 that are found huh)

They had the same mistakes with the history of science on earth.

If I were able to fix errors in the texts, Falma thought of it frustrating, but because the parts needed to set was enormous,

(If it was like this, it would be better to write the textbook from the start. In that case, it might be easier to accept if the symbols that were settled in this world was written. I should write the necessary parts huh)

And with that,

Aniue, I want to copy this book, its okay right?

Haa? Its too early for you. You dont know the basics after all, there wouldnt be applications if you neglect the basics

The elder brother who looks at his younger brother as stupid. I know right, thats with I want to fix the basics, Falma refutes within himself.

Please, Aniue, Ill do my best to study

It cant be helped, dont get it dirty alright! Dont stain it with ink and handprints okay!, his elder brother lent him the texts while putting on airs. He was an elder brother that was light and easy if he was complimented.

In earth, the center for knowledge of medicine and pharmacology was Europe.

But, the current base currently is the United States.

No one would mind if the research base transferred from the Norbatz University of Medicine to the Imperial Capital right.

His Father Bruno who was the president of San Flueve Pharmaceutical University would gather outstanding talents, make then study modern pharmacology, and train experts. If that happens, Falma wouldnt need to bear the burden by himself, and he would be able to leave drug discovery researches to experts. His work would progress very well. The more man power there is, the more the sciences would develop.

After that, if you say a breakthrough discovery, it would be microscope huh. That device invented, and youd be able to see small living creatures that you werent able to see with your eyes up until then! Can you imagine that!

H-He

Your reaction is too bad huh. You dont know its value huh, or cant you imagine microscopic world. Hahahaha, I guess so!!

Thats amazing. I wonder what kind of world is that!

To someone who was a pharmacist who had used from optical microscope to electron microscope, various types of microscopes, and if was able to observe molecules if he wanted to, his elder brother looked down at him while laughing loudly. It was like bragging to a fish how to swim.

(Even so, it looks like he hasnt found out)

It looks like Falmas elder brother doesnt know about him exporting single lens microscope to Norbatz. It was no doubt that Bruno and Royal Court Apothecary Claude had pressured the Norbatz University to not search for the inventors identity.

Theres another topic. Theres the rumor that the wonder drug for the white plague(tuberculosis) exists

Falma flinched.

It looks like the recipe was unpublished though. Its amazing right, the incurable disease, white plague might become a disease might be curable you know!

He, thats amazing

Even investigated, it looks like the story about the Empress of San Flueve had suffered from white plague, hasnt reached between students. It was probably a secret only the upper echelons know.

It looks like the patients personal information was not leaked.

His elder brother, even after that, he bragged off the achievements of the Norbatz University of Medicine at if it was his.

It is good to be proud of your alma mater, Falma thought.

Today is Sunday, were going for the Sunday worship to Guardian Temple!

Elder Brother Palle took Falma and his younger sister Blanch, and went to the Guardian Temple in the San Flueve Imperial Capital Parish where the All Attribute Guardian God was enshrined from the morning. Thinking about it, Falmas Father had never taken him to pray at the Guardian Temple even once, but his elder brother, he was very religious unlike how he looked. Falma, for the first time since coming to this world, he entered the inside of what they call the temple. Blanche said it was after a long time and was looking around.

If you dont have the blessings of Guardian God-sama, both divine arts and study wouldnt be that good after all!

( I see, the reason why elder brother was a very confident divine arts user, might be the result of honest worshipping)

Thinking about it, it was his elder brother who had a good match with Falma who had increased physical abilities while holding the Medicine Gods staff, shooting at him even while having a fever. Falma had a glimpse of his elder brothers efforts.

The shrine of the temple, the rites of the Sunday worship was held. In the temple, both nobles and commoners visit.

In the altar, was the Head Priest who had often visited the pharmacy.

There was the recitation of the Bible in the rites, and there was the preaching and blessing of the Head Priest. The Head Priest who had finished the rites noticed Falma, and approached him very happily in a trot.

You have finally come huh, Falma-sama. It was very nice of you to have come!

Everyday, Falma was invited by the Head Priest to come to the temple. He was saying something like that the temple would be purified or become a sanctuary just by Falma entering the guardian temple. The patterns embedded on the temples floor, they were giving off a faint blue light every time Falma stepped on the floor.

(Uheits shining somehow)

Falma who didnt know what was happening, he thought that the change that he had done was eerie, and only felt an unknown anxiety.

Wait, you?! Why is the Head Priest-sama talking to you with -sama

Elder brother, since the Head Priest of the guardian temple that had the most influence in the imperial capital was talking to Falma with a respectful attitude, he was surprised and asked by whispering to his ear. Falma, he stopped the Head Priest who was about to say the wordsMedicine God, and Just a minute here, took distance from his brother and sister.

How was the condition of the Medicine Gods Staff, I have been wondering

The Head Priest, he was not able to ask about it since the pharmacy was closed for a few days in accordance with Palles homecoming.

I really liked it. I had felt that my physical abilities increased just by holding it

That is good. Please use the staff as much as you can

Lending the staff that was called a secret treasure to Falma for free, This Head Priest, hes too generous. There might be something in for it, Falma had doubted. It was true that he had the gratitude for treating his bones.

Is it alright for me to use the secret treasure of the guardian temple? Wouldnt the ones on top get angry losing the secret treasure?

We also have benefits. There are sanctuaries created in your surroundings, but the Medicine Gods Staff would spread divine powers much more, so the sanctuaries would extend. That is, the true use of the secret treasure

Sanctuaries are created?!

It was the first time he knew about it.

Even though patients would come everyday to the different world pharmacy, there was no staff that would have a cold. They should not be having small wounds too. The people living in near the pharmacy should be the same

According to the Head Priest, evil spirits wouldnt come near Falmas surrounding, and it would be harder for people to get sick. It looks like the Head Priest had observed that, and he wasnt only coming to buy medicine.

I think that its a coincidence, that they hadnt had a cold. Also, is there really evil spirits?

He could only think that it was occult. But, the Head Priest,

What are you saying, evil spirits exists

He answered as if it was very natural.

Falma didnt want to believe it. It was a world where divine arts exists, so it feels wrong to completely deny it. But, Falma had never seen an evil spirit.

You do not need to hide anything from me. I am a priest

The Head Priest, he had his own consideration.

Ha

If you are hiding your identity like that, is it not uncomfortable not being able to exercise your divine powers as you want?

What are you talking about

It looks like the Head Priest was minding Falma who avoids a direct answer.

I, am also a priest who had studied divinity. If you have something little in your mind, please ask this Head Priest Salomon as you will

I might be able to give you an advice, Head Priest Salomon said.

It is a world that is impure, but I want you to be in the material world, as long as possible

According to legends, it was only for a brief time that the Gods and their incarnations appear in the material world. That they hid, hating the impurity.

Falma was planning to live in this world for his whole life, but being said by that by the Head Priest, he thought of the possibility that his existence that was a foreign matter for this world might disappear someday.

(Will I, disappear sometime very soon)

With an indescribable feeling, Falma returned to where his elder brother and younger sister were.

What did you talk about

Its nothing much. Aniue, do you think that theres evil spirits?

Thinking about it, I havent seen them since I returned to the imperial capital. Priest-sama probably had exterminated them

It looks like elder brother was someone who can see.

Recently, there are no evil spirits. I cant see them anymore

Blanche said that. Evil spirits are black shadows, they were here and there, and misfortune will happen to the people that hit them. I saw a person who died instantly after colliding with an evil spirit, Blanche said.

(What a spiritual siblingswell, my existence itself is spiritual huh)

Falma was dubious about it.

All of this is thanks to God. Were going to pray to Guardian God-sama

Ai

Blanche also raised her hand.

They entered the shrine where the statues of God were enshrined. It was a spacious and silent place for prayer, and the light of the stained glass was fantastical.

Elder brother closed his eyes in front of the Medicine Gods statue and earnestly prayed. Elder brothers guardian God is the medicine god. Blanches guardian god is the water god, so she went to a god statue a little far.

As if to react to elder brothers words of prayers, the lightning-like crests in both of Falmas arms twinge, and the Medicine Gods Staffs shine increased. Elder brothers prayer, it was as if it became Falmas victual. There might be a correlation between the Medicine God and Falmas identity, Falma couldnt help but admit it.

(What am I, really in this world?)

Falma, he couldnt determine his own identity, and had an intense feeling of anxiety and loneliness from not being able to know his existence.

Was it because he died while wishing to continue to heal people, that it had something to do with this worlds medicine god.

(I dont know. I wont think, of things that I can only imagine)

Falma postponed thinking of it.

Elder brothers homecoming for one week ended, and it was the day for him to return to the Norbatz University of Medicine.

Falma, Blanch, Mother, and the servants will see him off. Father left the house early for medical treatment.

Well then, dear mother. I will continue my studies

Study very well

Mother saw off elder brother who grew splendidly, and held her tears.

Falma, Blanche, farewell to you two too. I need to return fast

Do you have something to do?

Falma asked.

If I wouldnt meet her once for a week, Natalie would cry from loneliness after all! Its hard being too much popular, hahahaha

Damn it, what a riajuu, even while thinking of that, Falma saw him off, waving his hands.

Come to think of it, Falma. Next month, theres the San Flueve Market next in the imperial capital right

Suddenly, elder brother made a serious face as if he remembered something. San Flueve Market, is the market that is held in the commercial district of the imperial capital once every year, and would be held for a month. It is a grand market for sale held throughout the night where merchants from all over the world would gather.

Be careful

He had no clue on what to be careful of. The pharmacys reputation is starting to be heard outside of the country, so he needs to be careful of the pharmaceuticals being stolen, but elder brother dont know that Falma opened a pharmacy.

It looks like a strange epidemic disease had spread in the huge island of the colony of the country of Nedale. It seems like about a thousand residents were annihilated

Is it a local disease or something?

I dont know the details. The Norbatz investigation team brought samples back to the university and examined it. Two of the scholars who examined it died

(It is something infectious)

Falma tightens his guard.

The corpse of the scholar and the sample were incinerated so theres no more victims, the island inhabitants were also wiped out so it had a closure, but be careful Falma. Goods from all over the world would gather in the market after all. It seems like, the ship of the country of Nedale that brought the exportations with that island was said to be missing

He was saying that the baggage loaded with pathogen that were mixed within the trading ships of the country of Nedale might come to the imperial capital. The only place where the trading ships of the country of Nedale can be commissioned, is only the port of Marseille in the imperial capital.

(It needs to be stopped in the waters edge)

Falma got impatient.

Aniue, uhm, was the sample taken from the patient already completely incinerated and had nothing left?

Theres nothing left, it was incinerated with flame divine arts after all. Even the bones of the corpses didnt remain. The sample room where they worked was also purified with wind divine arts and was sealed

It was probably decided, that it wasnt something that the Norbatz University can handle.

Incinerating the sample, is truly safe. Falma, he asked his elder brother the progress of the scholarss disease. The more that he heard those symptoms, the more Falma felt a bad feeling.

(Dont tell me)

Come to think of it, there remains the sketch of the organisms existed in the sampled specimens using the microscope

Falmas simple microscope, it was inevitably acting as an immediate fighting force in the land of Norbatz.

Aniue. Can you somehow copy that sketch, and send the letter with a carrier pigeon

You want to? What for

With Father, I want to try examining it

I see. Father might be able to know something about it

It looks like elder brother respects Father who was an Archduke very well. He said that his fame could be heard in Norbatz.

It was too far away, to fly to Norbatz using the Medicine Gods Staff. Falma could only still float with the staff, so it would be faster making a messenger pigeon for long distances fly.

When the permission from the School Head comes out, Ill copy it

Falma, he entrusted the gathering of critical information to his elder brother.

There are only 2 weeks before the San Flueve Market was opened. Even if he advised the Empress to suspend the Market right now, the baggage from around the world would gather.

And even if it was unfounded fears, the countermeasures to prevent infections that could be done beforehand must be done as much as possible, Falma thought. There must not be an outbreak in the imperial capital together with the baggage, thinking that the infection had a stop.

Falma returned to his usual pharmaceutical work, and while only looking at the patients with grave illnesses and sending the patients with light ones to the guild affiliated pharmacies, he ordered to set up a quarantine station in the Port of Marseille. Also, he hastened to compile the texts of basic chemistry, and modern pharmaceutical science. Even if Falma disappeared from this world, if there were the texts, the people of this world would continue to heal. It was because he thought of that.

The messenger pigeon from his elder brother that he had deeply anticipated quickly arrived. He opened the letter. Falma was petrified.

(Even in this world, these exists huh)

He couldnt be sure of it. It is said that the specimen of the pathogen was incinerated, and theres bacteria of a similar shape, its a pathogen from a different world, so it might be a different kind. He didnt want to say assertive things until he used diagnosis eye.

Even so, Falma had seen it before.

Inferring comprehensively from the symptoms of the patient he heard from his elder brother, the sketch of a long shaped bacteria drawn there was.

Yersinia pestis

That was once feared on earth as the black plague; it is the most dreaded nightmarish pathogen in human history, prevalent in the medieval Europe of the 14th century, causing 30% of the population to die.

The death rate of Yersinia pestis is 50-70%, and when it progresses and develops pulmonary plague,

The death rate is 100%.