Chante called, and Ulu immediately appeared between the woods.
"Ulu, about the tacket, please. Be careful with the tacket."
"Yeah, I know."
When I put the letter from the village chief in my bag and hung it from my shoulder, the tacket spread over the back of Ulu who was lying on his back.
Well then, I'll go.
The village chief and Kenneth's father came to see me off. When Ulu stood up quietly, he turned around once he put his nose on Chante's raised hand. And then I ran off the road at night.
The village lights quickly disappear from sight among the trees.
It was a moonless night. In the darkness without any light, Ulu runs with a steady step.
It hasn't been long since the sun went down. In this case, if there is nothing, you will come back when the sun rises.
When I ran for about two hours. A bird called Gwagwag was heard in the Tacket's ear. That's probably the voice of a waterfowl. It also smells slightly of water.
"Run along the lake when you get there."
There was no way to see if Ulu was running as instructed, but a little farther away, flickering and pale lighting started to appear.
As we approached, it turned out to be the lights of the settlement on the other side of the lake. I remember the map I saw before I came.
Perhaps this is a relatively short distance from the opposite shore.
"Ulu, I want you to swim towards that light."
As Taketo said, Ulu stopped and turned to the lights across the bank. And slowly, I'll approach you.
I heard a squeaky sound of water, and my posture dropped. Walking sway turns into a fluffy floating feeling. There was also something cold on the shoes of the tacket.
"Wow...."
I can pull my foot in a hurry. I think I accidentally put my foot in the lake.
"Ulu, the water is cold. Are you okay?"
The chill of the water worried the tacket, but Ulu quietly went swimming in the lake at night.
The swim is stable, and the tacket ends up on the opposite shore without falling. Once the tacket was on Ulu's back, Ulu trembled and cut the water that seemed to stain his hair. Soon afterwards, we'll take Ulu again and head down the street towards Tittart's city.
Sometimes it's a moonless night, and there's no one else or a carriage. After passing through several settlements, I arrived at the city. I just visited a few days ago, I'm sure of it. This is the city of Tittalt.
Even so, the gates of the city are firmly closed, and there is only a bonfire burning on either side of the gates, so there is no sign of people. When he got out of Ur, Taketo came near the gate and smashed the wooden door.
"Excuse me! Please open it!
After doing so several times, the small window attached to the wooden door slightly opens and a sleepy man comes out of it. It was the gatekeeper.
Explain to him why he came to the city so late at night, but it took about 30 minutes for him to believe me and get into the city.
It's already midnight when everyone's asleep. There is no light in the city, just a bonfire in every part of the road. When you get a fire from the campfire and light the phone lamp, spread out the map and look for a doctor's house that the village chief knew.
I don't know if Kalon can help me at night at this time, but I can't help it because I didn't accompany him this time.
When I managed to find the house, I didn't really know how long it had been.
Knock on the door of the two-story house many times. When the unpleasant feeling of absence began to pass my head, I heard a voice from the other side of the door.
"What the hell is going on at night?"
Clearly a vigilant voice. It's not impossible.
"I'm from a pioneer village across the lake. The village chief asked me to tell him. I also have a letter from the village chief."
There was no reply from the other side of the door, but when Taketo placed the lamp in his hand under his feet, he took the letter from the village chief out of the bag and put it into the house through the gap under the door.
A few minutes after the letter disappears to be sucked under the door. At last, the owner of the house opens the door.
"... I'm surprised. I can't believe he wants to use it."
It was a man with gray hair and nervous glasses who opened the door. Apparently, this man is a doctor with medicine.
"Anyway, it's troublesome to be there. Can you come in?"
That's what he said and he let me in.
I wonder if it was the waiting room, but there were a few simple benches just around the corner. The tacket goes further into the back.
The room was furnished with a small bed and desk, and the walls had shelves full of books and herbal bags. Books pile up everywhere on the floor. Looks like this is the infirmary.
"Um... I wonder where I put it... ah, why don't you sit in that bed?"
The man opens the drawer of a rattling desk and looks naughtily inside. They don't seem to be good at keeping things organized. I've been looking for a desk or a shelf for a while.
"Yes, yes. Good, I thought it was still there."
What he took out was a small vial.
He will give it to me at once.
"Ah, I'll keep the money...."
Tacket opens his bag and circles around inside. He tried to take the money that Kenneth's father and the village chief gave him as a drug, but he took it by hand.
"No, I just got it as well. One of my disciples found it by accident and asked me to try it because it is effective for various diseases. I have tried using it several times. Certainly, the high fever may soon heal. However, some diseases did not work at all. It's just a prototype in the middle of collecting cases."
"Is that so...?"
"That's why I'm only using it experimentally, so I don't even know if it will work for the rheumatism. If you still want to use it, I'll take the medicine. I don't need the money if you just tell me the results later."
The tacket glanced at the vial in his hand. It may not work, but it may work. I think it is worth using it because there is no other treatment available. I'm afraid of side effects.
"Thank you."
I put the vial in my bag and stood up from the bed and asked.
"Coincidence... how did you do that?
"Ah. Everything... it seems to have been improved with the help of the Spirit using a fungicide that has been used for a long time in one region. Originally it was made as an antiseptic wound medicine, but when I accidentally injected it into a syphilis patient, it recovered to the point where I could see it. And they're trying it out with all sorts of diseases."
No, that's as much of a human experiment as you can imagine. Okay, that's it. I don't think so, but I was worried about the origin of "mold". It's just...
(I have heard that penicillin was also made from avocado. So, is this medicine like antibiotics?)
To be honest, I was skeptical about how effective I could expect medicine to be in this era until I got here. But if it's an antibiotic, it might work dramatically.
"Thank you very much. We'll make sure to let you know what you're getting."
One or eight, but we have to do it.
As soon as Taketo thanked him, he left the doctor's house and ran to Ur, who was waiting outside the city.
A village of pioneers.
Chante was sitting on a chair next to Kenneth's bed and peeing.
On behalf of Kenneth's mother, who says she hasn't slept all night in the nursing home since last night, she offered to help her with the nursing. Mother is now resting in the couple's bedroom.
Chante woke up happily when her neck was about to collapse forward.
(No, no. (You have to hold on tight)
A lamp placed on a tent beside the room is blurry illuminating the room with a glorious light. Looking at Kenneth's face, he still had a rough breath, but he seemed to be asleep. Chante wets the towel with the water from the bucket on the side table, squeezing it and wiping the sweat off Kenneth's forehead.
(Tacket... I wonder if it's okay...)
Thinking about him who hasn't come back yet, a lot of worries come to mind. It must have been a long time since he passed the village. It will be near dawn soon.
At that time, there was a murmur. Chante raised her face when she put the towel back into the barrel.
(Eh... what is it?)
When I heard it, I definitely heard rattling and louder noises than before. Outside the room. From the front door.
Next, I hear voices coming from the other side of the door.
"Hmm, what is it! You guys!
Kenneth's father's voice. Multiple footsteps called dokadoka.
(Someone's coming this way....)
Chante stood in front of the bed to protect Kenneth.