Episode 27.3 (1/2)
”O Master, Master. Yesterday you bestowed me knowledge on how soil, grass and people are one and the same in what they are made of, yet at the same time human body is also composed of simple substances when observed in detail, illustrating how complex a human body is. However, O master. This ignorant me cannot comprehend what makes man a man, and what makes life a life.”
”That question doesn't sound academical. Nor is it analytical. Besides, I'm sure I taught you how life can assume small and simple forms as well as big and complex forms.”
”Indeed you did Master. Then where should my journey for knowledge start from?”
”Right. Let's limit to bodily functions and the effects of external objects on it today.”
”External objects, what would that be?”
”Anything from water, food, spoiled food, seeds of diseases sent by God of Pestilence. But let's not talk about medicine and poison today. By doing so, you should have a better outlook of what medicine in reverse.”
The record keepers frantically tried to keep up their writing.
The conversation was mostly acted out by Shira and Skalabel, but Norma would sometimes threw hers after getting permission, so did Amamir and Kotojia with brief questions.
Lecan, and Cawin were completely silent. To be honest, Lecan doesn't even get a tenth of what they're talking about. Cawin was listening intently to it with eyes gleaming with sagacity.
Funnily enough, the questions Eda occasional came up and threw in ended up giving some good stimulations in the Q&A.
From Lecan's point of view, it's like a beginner wedging herself in a fight between masters of their crafts, but that dauntlessness of hers could be said to be her virtue in a way.
At lunchtime they moved to the dining hall.
During the idle chatter there, Norma talked about Lecan's techniques. Stuff like how he used <Move> to accurately tamper the insides of patient's body, cutting things off without even touching, wounding or giving burdens to the body.
Kotojia pressed on Lecan, asking to explain what kind of technique is that. Shira explained that Lecan knows to cast an awfully precise detection magic which affords his <Move> the precision of <Operation>. Kotojia kept incessantly asked for more. As an apothecary and a medical practitioner, Amamir also listened carefully without missing a word.
Lecan unusually opened his mouth and told them that it was Norma who taught him how to examine the insides of a body by cladding it with mana, narrating just how marvelous Norma's examination ability is.
The apothecaries plead Norma to show them her techniques. Norma took her wand, examined Marlia's body and pointed out what parts of her body had issues.
Norma's mana control and its extraordinary precision was made clear to the people present there, those with outstanding mana control, which is to say all the priests there and some of the apothecaries. One after another, those priests began inviting Norma to enroll into their temples.
While she appreciated their offers, Norma declined them all saying that she's in charge of a huge project currently.
After lunch, they left the apothecaries and priests and went back to the lounge to continue their conversation.
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”Ooh Master. The difference between food and medicine is truly ambiguous, is it not?”
”More like, personally I believe food is one form of medicine.”
”Hoo! It is not the other way around then.”
”There's medicine that just can't be classified as food, yet there's no food that bears no relation to the well being of your body. If there is one, that can't be said to be food.”
”I see, I see. That does indeed the case.”
Skalabel was in a very good condition today, the talk turned heated, as they missed the dinner time.
”Think that's about it for today.”
”Just a bit more. Please grant this ignorant me more revelations.”
”What'd you learn from our talk today. People are made of their food. Those who don't eat are those who aren't of the living. The secret to healing lies there too. Eat. And rest well today. Eda.”
”Yes.”