Dark-Haired British Doctor Chapter 504

Episode 504: Treaty [1]

“Oh, you’re here.”

The Earl of Elgin had put on some weight while we were away, as if his fortune had just changed.

This isn't some incredibly wealthy country like England.

No, it's not that bad, it's a situation where famine has struck.

If you go just a few miles outside of here, you'll find that there are thousands, if not millions, of people starving to death.

And yet, the fact that we are being treated like this… … .

"I've been really blessed by you. For the past few days… they've been slaughtering cows and chickens every day. It's been a real mess. I wish they'd stop giving us seafood… Why do these uncivilized bastards keep giving us this without even cooking it?"

“Do you eat raw seafood?”

“That’s right! I ate one out of courtesy, but… oh my… what’s that underneath… what was it called? Oh, right. Rice? Cooked rice? Anyway, I laid it out, and it was withered again. I thought I was going crazy.”

“You gave me some new rice too?”

“Oh, that’s right. It was a little sweet, so I ate it. Otherwise, I would have thrown up right then and there.”

“You even said it was sweet?”

"okay!"

no…….

Now I see that the bear was doing all the work and the count was making all the money.

Even so, I never thought there would be sushi in the 19th century.

That too in a form quite similar to what I know.

'Come to think of it, I heard that some traditional sushi restaurants have been around since the 1800s, right?'

I thought it happened after I started living for a while, that is, after the Meiji Restoration, but now that I look at it, it seems that wasn't the case.

Suddenly, my mouth started watering like crazy.

I did that because it reminded me of the taste of sushi I ate in my past life.

Even back then, sushi from a sushi restaurant, other than supermarket sushi, was not something you could eat at any time.

The only thing the professor would do was buy us something in return for the gifts we gave him once a year at a thank-you party… … .

'Wow, it seems like I've become a Japanese person.'

It might be misleading, but it's not.

If you're still unsure, come to England and live there.

Oh, not 21st century Britain, but 19th century Britain.

These crazy kids seem to be wondering how to make food taste bad.

Sometimes people pretend to be awake and say, "It's not that bad, British food is better than I thought…"

Even the British themselves admit that their food is tasteless.

Isn't that because you're humble?

At the point where Anglo-Saxon thinks he's humble, he's already out of civilization, really.

“By the way, you. What on earth happened?”

While I was distracted by the sushi, the Earl of Elgin had Liston and I sit down in proper chairs.

Captain Charles, who could be called his confidant, was also with him.

The other two, of course, knew very well what had happened.

It can't be helped, you've been with me for almost two weeks.

But neither Liston nor Captain Charles answered themselves, but just stared at me blankly.

'Well… … I actually did everything, right?'

As expected, you could say that they are guys who know the situation.

I live well there too.

They say that the greatest blessing is the blessing of humanity, right?

But, in order to have good fortune, there is one task that must come first: becoming a good person.

There's a reason why they say birds of a feather flock together.

I just need to be a good person to the people I feel good about.

“We don’t know.”

“Yes, it was Pyeong-i who did it.”

"huh?"

As I was mentally writing down the contents of my self-help book, "How to Succeed as an Asian in 19th Century Britain," which I plan to write someday, the two of them started pointing fingers at me.

I wondered what was going on.

So I looked at them both and they both shrugged.

It was not while looking at me, but while looking at the Count.

In other words, it seemed like they were appealing that they had no idea what had happened.

‘Well… … In a way, that’s not wrong.’

What did the two of you do with that nonsense?

Oh, Liston did quite a bit of work.

We built makeshift shelters, caught bears, and chased away the stupid guys who approached the village from time to time.

Later I found out that they were not just stupid, but specialized in raiding only areas that the shogunate had blocked access to, that is, areas where epidemics were rampant.

-If I had known, I would have cut it.

Liston licked his lips in regret, but… he thought it was a good thing he just kicked them out.

Aren't these the kind of people who would literally risk their lives for a small fortune right in front of them, and even spread disease everywhere?

ah…….

No, when I think about it this way, I think killing him is the right thing to do.

Since I remembered his face, I'll tell him to kill me if I ever see him again.

“Yeah, Pyeong. What happened?”

Anyway, the Earl of Elgin looked at me and asked.

I am also a noble, but I think there is a significant difference between us being 'the same' nobles.

First of all, I am a lowly person and this person is a count.

It is even a hereditary title.

This is a position that can be passed down continuously.

Even in a pirate country, he is the most favored nobleman who goes abroad.

“Oh, yes. I will tell you.”

“Yeah, I thought I was dying of curiosity. I heard something about you killing an evil spirit with sorcery… something like that.”

"ah."

That's what the rumor was about.

If it were me in the past, I would have been upset.

'I'm a 21st century doctor, how could I be accused of something like this!'

But that's not who I am now.

I've grown a lot, too.

'Then I guess I'll have to use it that way.'

why……?

Why change?

If you think about it, killing an evil spirit is really difficult.

I guess I'll have to start by checking if there's something like that or not…

At least for those who believe it exists, this is truly incredible.

Then I think it's stupid to say no and just die instead of thinking about using it.

“Yes, I did. But it wasn’t me who did it, it was the Lord.”

“Huh. I’d like to hear more details.”

“Before that, there’s something I need to tell you in advance.”

"anything?"

"This is a wasteland of faith, with few believers in the Lord. That's why miracles are possible only here. The same miracles probably won't happen in Great Britain, which has already become the Lord's land."

“That is… why… why are you doing that?”

The count had a look on his face that said he didn't understand.

In fact, this is also quite an irreverent thing.

How dare a human being try to understand God's providence?

Of course, I wasn't in a position to say such things, and since I already had my logic ready, I continued with a humble smile.

“Haven’t you already shown us enough? Do we need more transfers to Britain?”

"ah……."

“To desire more here is greed, and furthermore, it would be tantamount to testing the Lord Jehovah.”

“Oh, I see. I was short-sighted!”

“But the Holy Spirit will still be there.”

“Seongsu……?”

“It has already been revealed through the prophet Jenner. He is John the Baptist.”

“Jenner… Edward Jenner? The guy who said smallpox could be cured with cowpox… no, you mean the guy?”

Jenner is a great man.

But the method he chose was a bit violent, and that seemed to be the problem.

Could it be that he was responsible for much of the anti-vaccine sentiment that is so prevalent in the West?

Of course, I don't mean to blame anyone.

The number of people he saved would be so many that it would be difficult to even count them.

"Yes. It's natural for a person to be persecuted. I understand that many scholars attack his theories. How can the Lord's grace be explained through theory alone?"

“Ah… Now that I think about it, it makes sense.”

“Yes. This is a gift from the Lord.”

“But… sometimes, there are people who get hit and die.”

The Earl of Elgin is right.

No matter how much you say it is a virus, isn't it still a virus?

Even people who are weak, immunocompromised, or otherwise healthy adults can become infected and die if the vaccine is not administered correctly.

This is a problem that can be explained by probability and solved theoretically.

but…….

That would be possible at least in the late 19th century, that is, by the time I die.

Isn't this still an era dominated by mysticism?

‘Some people might say I’m in league with the times… … .’

I will tell only those among you who can completely go against the times to throw stones.

It's because we live in such a soft and fluffy era like the 21st century that we can dare to say such things.

If I had been here from the beginning?

It can be said with certainty that there is no progress in medicine that has been made so far.

Because they would be starving in the East End, either dead or excluded.

No, I'm a yellow monkey, so there's a good chance I'm going to die.

“There are sinners everywhere.”

"huh?"

"Couldn't someone be a sinner in the eyes of the Lord? You've probably seen many cases where people who appear infinitely pure to our human eyes suddenly die, and cases where people who appear infinitely evil strangely rise to prominence."

“Ah… that’s true. Ha, so that’s God’s providence, huh?”

The traditional pattern of rewarding good and punishing evil is not shared only in the East.

It's a story that everyone in the West likes.

I thought about why that might be… … .

No matter how I look at it, it seems like it's because it doesn't actually work that well.

'scourge?'

I looked up at the sky for a moment.

As expected, unlike the dark London, there was a clear sky.

Even so, I didn't get the feeling that the sky was looking down on humanity.

This is because, just as in the 21st century, there are still cases where bad guys are doing better.

“I see… So you’re saying that you performed the Lord’s miracle?”

"Yes, that's right. They did it in a way that was easy to understand, so it might have seemed a bit strange, especially to you, Lord Liston or Captain Charles. But I swear to God, it was all the Lord's doing."

“I suppose so. You wouldn’t believe it, would you? Could he really be a heretic?”

"Yes. All those who speak such grotesque words should have their tongues ripped out. This too is the Lord's will."

"haha."

“Of course, I am a messenger of the Lord, so I will forgive you at least once.”

"Indeed. Anyway, thanks to you preventing the plague, the shogunate is being very friendly towards us. It seems they view us differently from the black ships and such that have been wandering nearby."

Earl Elgin laughed heartily and mentioned the United States, our former colony, which had dared to colonize the Philippines across the Pacific and even tried to spit on Japan.

“I guess our British Empire is no different from the United States.”

"Of course. What's going on there… Aren't they just baseless? Have you seen them? Spitting everywhere… They're country bumpkins."

"Yes, yes. Then get some rest today and tomorrow. I'm entering the shogunate the day after tomorrow. I originally called you earlier, but I asked you to wait a bit so I could go with you."