Chapter 184: It is indeed you, Charlotte!
Chapter 184: It is indeed you, Charlotte!
Chapter 184: It is indeed you, Charlotte!
Charlotte felt a chill run down his spine too.
In just one year, Kasha's festering wounds had become so horrific. The mermaid living in Leo's home must have been in an even worse condition.
"Perhaps... you can let me see her," Charlotte said, looking at Leo seriously.
Leo glanced at him and shook his head.
"She doesn't see anyone now, not even me. She locks herself in the attic and only comes downstairs to clean when I'm asleep at night."
"I can treat her seawater-corroded wounds," Charlotte said.
"You?" Leo straightened up, his expression shifting from surprise to hesitation.
"Are you also a doctor? Can you truly heal her wounds?"
"In exchange, I need the life-prolonging potion you've concocted," Charlotte stated directly.
Watching Charlotte's calm and composed demeanor, Leo chose to believe his words and nodded, "Deal!"
"However, I'm not sure if she's willing to come down. In the past year, I've hardly seen her face..." Leo said with some uncertainty.
Sure enough, excellent works only exist in the imagination.
Just like men who initially believe they are invincible in bed, they often pretend to be asleep and avoid further battles before the second round begins.
"I believe that no woman can resist the temptation to restore her appearance and go downstairs," Charlotte said confidently.
Leo got up and climbed up the ladder leading to the attic, lightly buckled the partition, and said, "Linda, I have found a doctor who said he can treat your wound corroded by seawater. Can you come downstairs to see her?"
There was a rustling sound coming from inside, but it quickly regained its quietness.
After a while, a somewhat hoarse voice rang out, "I can't see! No one can cure me, I know, no one"
After speaking, low sobs rang out in the attic.
Upon hearing the crying, Leo suddenly became anxious and cried, "Linda, open the door. I'm worried about you. Don't do this, please open the door. Please"
Charlotte was looking at this scene on the second-floor staircase, a wooden door separated the sight of a pair of struggling mandarin ducks.
But
At present, Leo looks more like a licking dog.
And Arbin, who has absolute control over the maid in the manga, is in the opposite situation.
Charlotte stepped forward and patted Leo's leg, gesturing for him to come down.
"She... "Leo's face was full of anxiety and worry.
Charlotte raised her hand to interrupt his continued conversation. She climbed up the ladder a few steps and said to the small door in the attic, "Linda, I am Charlotte. Like Leo, I am a doctor, and I have also treated a mermaid who was unconscious due to the black fog and washed ashore. Her name is Kasha.
A few months ago, I underwent plastic surgery on her face to repair the wounds caused by seawater corrosion. Three days ago, I removed 176 corrosive wounds on her body and used treatment as an auxiliary to heal all wounds.
If I'm not mistaken, your situation should be similar to hers.
Now she's stuck in the problem of not being able to survive on the shore, so I found Leo and am willing to treat your corrosive wound in exchange for a potion that can prolong her life.
I can assure you that I can heal all the wounds on your body and restore them to their original state."
The sobs in the attic had gradually subsided, but instead, there was a breathing sound that gradually became urgent.
"You... you mean, can you help me heal those corroded wounds? "Linda asked hesitantly.
Charlotte replied, "That's right, I will use a scalpel to remove the rotten meat, and then use treatment to make the wound grow again so that the skin can return to a healthy state."
"Surgery! "Leo's eyes widened a bit, looking at Charlotte's back as if it was gradually overlapping with the figure in his memory.
"Has she... all her wounds healed? "Linda's voice finally had a hint of hope.
"Yes, she is currently responsible for selling potions in my clinic, and she is doing very well." Charlotte said." I think if your wound heals, you should get along well with Leo."
There was a long silence in the attic, then there was a sound of opening the door latch, and the small door slowly opened outward.
Sitting at the entrance of the attic was a mermaid who was almost completely rotten, with countless corrosive wounds covering her body. Her facial features were almost indistinguishable, and even though the attic was filled with sachets, the strong rotten odor could not be concealed.
Charlotte had already had psychological development, so her face did not show any signs of abnormality.
"Linda... "
On the contrary, Leo instantly collapsed, biting his lips and enduring it again. In the end, he couldn't help but burst into heartache and burst into tears, like a child.
Seeing Leo's appearance, Linda couldn't help but shed tears from her eyes, running through the wound on her face, causing her to convulsion in pain.
Charlotte couldn't help but sigh as she watched this scene, unable to lift a hint of ridicule.
It can be seen that the relationship between the two of them over the past three years still has a profound emotional bond.
Linda became like she was now, not far away for Leo to see, so she chose to go downstairs late at night to tidy up the house.
To save her, Leo gave up his high-paying and easy medical career and was forced to become a pornographic cartoonist.
This is an unfortunate young couple.
He stood silently by the side, waiting for their emotions to vent almost completely before speaking up, "Your situation is similar to what I expected.
These wounds have not been properly treated for three years, which is why they have developed into what they are now.
I need to take you back to my hospital where I can perform surgery on you."
"As long as you can cure my injury, I am willing to listen to you for anything."
Linda looked at Charlotte as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw, her clear blue eyes filled with hope.
"Doctor Charlotte, is your clinic... in the Abyss? "Leo looked at Charlotte and asked with uncertainty.
It seems that you already recognize me, "Charlotte reached out and pulled off the mask from her face, turning around and smiling at Leo.
"Indeed, it's you, Charlotte! "Leo was startled and somewhat relieved.
Surgery!
This is almost a taboo word in the medical community of Calva.
Three years ago, a genius physician named Charlotte was imprisoned for performing surgery on a deity who had been abandoned.
Eventually, she was stripped of her magical roots and expelled from Calva.
But he kept these two words on his lips without any taboos.
"What, scared? "Charlotte asked with a smile.
"Not afraid. "Leo shook his head and looked at Linda,
Charlotte shook her head and said, "No, at least you can still stay in Calva and have a good source of magic."
Leo chuckled a bit of self-deprecation and said, "That's because I have the grandfather of the second elder of the Medical Association. For his sake, they just kicked me out of the hospital and temporarily suspended my business license."
"Are you Lucian's grandson? "Charlotte's eyes narrowed slightly.
Lucian, the second elder of the Physicians' Association, was one of Hayward's most loyal henchmen. When Charlotte was so miserable, he put in a lot of effort.
Leo suppressed his smile and looked apologetically at Charlotte.
"I know what happened back then, and he also participated in it, causing great harm to you. I cannot apologize to you for him because last year I completely severed my relationship with him, and we are now strangers."
Charlotte's face softened slightly and nodded, "Okay, then we can be friends now."
Leo nodded slightly in recognition of Charlotte's words.
"My clinic is on Abyss Baka Street, called 'Abyss Clinic'. Linda's condition is quite serious and she needs major surgery, and there is no way for her to perform it here. Charlotte got off the ladder and looked at the two of them as they continued, 'You can prepare for it. You can come to Abyss by car tomorrow and I will arrange for her surgery in the afternoon."
"Okay, I'll arrange it, "Leo nodded quickly.
"The Abyss is different from Calva. When you go for the first time, it's easy to fall into the wrong path. Go charter a carriage, find a familiar driver, and come directly to the clinic, "Charlotte warned Leo.
"I understand, "Leo nodded repeatedly.
"Don't worry, wait another day and you'll be able to recover your beauty," Charlotte looked up at Linda and smiled.
"I'm different from those doctors. I don't know magic, but I can operate and I'll cure you."
Linda nodded vigorously, her eyes turning red again.
"See you tomorrow, "Charlotte turned around and went downstairs, putting on her headband again.
"I'll see you off."
Leo quickly followed downstairs and as he walked to the door, he couldn't help but whisper," You... don't remember me at all? We were classmates for three years back then."
Charlotte glanced at him and said calmly, "You know, I was addicted to studying back then and didn't hear anything outside the window. I knew you were there, but my impression wasn't very deep."
Leo stood at the door of the wooden house, watching Charlotte mount her horse and ride away.
He muttered under his breath, "If I were a female classmate, you would probably remember, right? Obsessed with studying? Or should I say, obsessed with chasing girls, to be more accurate..."