Parallel World Pharmacy

August 14, 1152.

The city of Saint-Fleuve was held as usual, and Saint-Fleuve Pharmaceutical Cathedral facing the street was a public holiday.

When Pharma comes to the lab smiling at the civic crowds in the big city, thinking that no one will be there, the key to the lab is open.

As he stepped into the lab, Fabiola lay on the laboratory couch, took off her stockings, and threw out her bare feet. Due to his defenseless posture, Farma hesitates to speak up.

She was lying down, watching the video of the projector.

Oh, my gosh.

Fabiola noticed me first, so Farma gives me an interpretation.

"Dr. Fabiola, thank you for your help."

Farma bursts into her head thinking she was in such a subtle situation.

Fabiola sank into the sofa, holding her head up, but sparing no effort to get up. I felt fluffy and drunk.

"Greetings, Professor, you are also tired." Do you want to pinch the sweets together? "

She points to sweets and snacks spread out on the side table.

Farma sat face to face with her.

"I was just a little hungry, so I'll take it. What did you do?"

"It's a study of teaching materials. I was watching the video recording of the lecture taken over from the professor again."

Fabiola's hot gaze was driven by the Farma of the pedestal in the film.

Oh, I'm a little embarrassed that it was. All the lectures handled by Farma are recorded in video and writing, and there is a complete Q&A collection.

Fabiola is able to take over the lecture with reference to it.

“Good work, today is a holiday, so don't get tired.”

Nevertheless, even though the workload of the staff is left to their discretion, Fabiola seems to be working at all times, so although no particular health problems have been detected in the eye examinations, she is becoming a little worried about her health.

"I only have a hobby to work at home, so I'd better go to work if I'm just sloppy." Above all, you feel lonely at home. Did the professor have any hobbies? "

"You haven't done anything in particular lately." Do you have anything for Dr. Fabiola? "

"My hobby is making dry flowers. When the numbers are up, we sell them in the city.”

The stunning bouquet of dry flowers in Fabiola's living room was certainly of high quality. I'm impressed that it was made by hand.

"Dr. Fabiola's divine art will definitely produce vibrant coloured dry flowers."

The faster the dry flower dries, the brighter the color of the petals will remain.

Fabiola was convinced that if she was dehydrated with the negative attribute of water, she would become a high-quality dry flower.

“Right now, the city of Saint-Fleuve is being held. That's why I'm curious about the fresh flower material."

Aren't you going to the big city?

I'd be ashamed to meet my teacher.

"So, do you want to go see Big City with me?" I don't particularly care if I see my teacher, so it would be embarrassing to say that I'm accompanying him. "

"Oh! Thank you for staying with me." What can I do for you, Professor? "

“I was hoping to check it out because someone I knew or a friend of mine is opening it.”

This time, Lotte said she was stopping by because she had a grocery store.

You can say that you stopped by the lab.

Speaking of which, what did the holiday professor do to the lab?

"I'm here to get the paperwork."

"Fufu. Do you work on holidays? Isn't my working habits with you going to change that much?"

You're right.

Farma smiled bitterly, saying that they were similar.

Although it is in a different world, I think that somehow there is a blood relationship in the spirit.

Sometimes it's nice to go out and change your mood.

“Yes, sunlight can have a positive effect on your spirit.”

With the help of Fabiola, who stopped the projector and began to clean up the snacks, Farma struck a hammer.

“I was just losing my confidence. The more I learned in this way, the more meaningful I felt it would be to keep your video and audio streaming than my students' lectures."

"I don't think so."

“I can't say well, but is there something different about you? Is it the caloric quantity? Is it charismatic? I'm sure I won't be a substitute.”

"The words and information I told you in the video will soon become obsolete. So if your current knowledge is no longer relevant, keep updating it based on the appropriate procedures.”

Farma believed in the continuation of the future of this world and in the possibility of academic development.

"Are you not at the scene of this renewal?" Because of its youth, it is difficult to think of illness. I was more curious before, but are you going somewhere far away? ”

"That's right..."

"Farma said.

Uh, okay, okay.

Fabiola clenched her hand and suddenly began to look like she knew.

You're going to run away!

”Oh, no... I'm not seeing anyone.”

Farma doesn't know what to do with the rare suspicions from Fabiola.

"Oh, but the story is up." rumors of a meeting with the young daughter of a court painter..... "

She must be talking about Lotte. And the fact that Lotte is in a shop that is about to stop by in Oshiage from now on is not a good timing, which confirms her assumptions.

“I don't have that kind of story. She is a servant at my house and a childhood friend. From time to time, we talk about recent developments, but we don't hang out, we don't talk to each other.”

I'm not talking about no roots or leaves, but I'm not seeing Farma or Lotte.

I felt it was subtle to deny it head-on, but if I didn't deny it clearly, it wouldn't be for Lotte. Connected by a more fundamental relationship of trust, rather than frivolity.

Thanks to her support, Pharma was able to survive in this world mimicking Pharma de Medici.

Whatever Lotte was thinking about Farma, at least Farma believed it.

”I see... I guess I shouldn't ask her lightly”

"What do you mean?"

"It doesn't seem to be about porn."

“In other words, it's like a family.”

"Is that so?" If not her, then how is the professor going to marry you? "

Farma was stuck in her words because she was cutting further with the sword she was returning.

Honestly, I'm not at the stage where I can think of love or marriage, and Pharma herself will soon be gone.

Pharma wants you to refrain from private conversations, but that doesn't work in this world. I asked about the level of greetings from the aristocracy.

In some cases, the promise of a matchmaking conversation is exchanged.

“I don't want to relate to anyone because I'm going on a difficult journey.”

"Can't you do something irresponsible?" Is it a trip that you may not come back to? ”

"Yes, sir."

Fabiola was half puffed up, and half wrapped around her cheek like she was in trouble. I guess you're thinking of putting Farma down.

“That's why I'm going to give my final lecture tomorrow.”

Eh!

Fabiola rises from the couch and starts to panic, scattering the snacks that fell on her jacket.

"Oh, I'm sorry."

Farma quickly began to clean by removing the bowl from the cleaning toolbox.

Fabiola stood up while still mopping.

"The final lecture is the final lecture. The announcement is too hasty! It's a sunny stage, so we need to make a big announcement and attract as many students and faculty as possible! Oh, I have to get ready for the flower bouquet, and I also have to accept the congratulations."

“We don't need to take any special action, and we don't want to announce it. Because I want you to listen to it in the same way as you normally do. Please take over the summer vacation.”

Even if you refuse, you're going to be gone, right?

Yeah.

Farma replied coolly. That's why we're replacing Fabiola.

"Well then, I can't help it... I can't help but worry about the rest"

Falma, convinced by Fabiola, changed her mind and visited Lotte's shop with her.

Lotte's shop has a long line, and both Farma and Fabiola have been waiting for a while.

"Well! Master Pharma and Master Fabiola." Welcome to our home. ”

Lotte, who was serving customers, noticed first and gave an interview.

"Hello, Lotte. It's thriving."

Looking at the assortment while Farma said so, it seems that this time it is not selling as a court painter, but as a standing position like a handmade writer, and there are many miscellaneous goods with a commonplace design.

Small plates, cutlery, glass cups. Handkerchief with original embroidery. Coaster. Lotte's versatility always impresses Farma.

In addition to the steady income of court painters, even if the Imperial Government were to disintegrate as a result of success in the drawing hall, it seems that it would be sufficient to earn a living in such a side business.

“Yes! I want to design groceries for everyday use”

"Well, they're all lovely." Would you like to share your recommendations? ”

Fabiola bought a glass brooch designed by Lotte and had it applied on the spot. Fabiola also sourced a lot of flower material for her, and Pharma sent her home with her luggage.

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The next day.

This could really be the last lecture.

Thinking that he was able to organize his mood, Farma entered the lecture room and carefully hung a blackboard while being puzzled by the sentimental mood against his expectations.

Students who know nothing gather in the lecture room.

Among them was a student of the Mailaka people.

Currently, three members of the Mailaka tribe are enrolled in Imperial Pharmaceutical University and are studying in the regular course of the General Pharmacy Department.

Fabiola, who took over his lecture, and the lab member who apparently heard something from Fabiola were in front of the lecture room.

I've created the video and manual for the lecture, so I'll leave the rest to her.

Instructors don't have to do it themselves, because they have been forced to send students after dropping off their first term students.

Rather, I am relieved to be able to get out of a situation where I have to do it myself.

Ellen was the one who came into the lecture room.

Farma-kun.

"Ellen! What's wrong?"

Ellen wasn't in the university so far, so I feel uncomfortable.

Ellen wore a crimson dress and was a bit formal.

Ellen smiled awkwardly because Farma looked surprised.

"Hmm, somehow today." I'm just a general audience. "

I see. It's been a while since you've asked me.

I asked if Fabiola had told Ellen that it was her final lecture, but I didn't ask Ellen directly.

At the beginning of the lecture, we will explain our answers by returning the test of the periodic exam before the summer break.

Until now, there was also a private language, and the students listened to it in the usual way.

Until Farma closed the textbook and wrote the next word on the blackboard.

About Ultimate Healthcare

It was as if the air in the auditorium had cooled a few times.

Although Farma had also received lectures on medical ethics, she had never asked the students for such strong words and polarism, even though she had previously preached the ethics of medical personnel.

Did you feel the unusual atmosphere of what was going to happen?

The students keep their mouths shut for whispering.

Today is the end of the semester, so I think I'll do a little thought experiment. After that, Pharma began to implement.

“We are now respecting patients' individual self-determination and providing them with hopeful medical care so that they can maintain their quality of life in a limited amount of time. I think I strive to be such a healthcare professional every day. Strong advances in medical technology will help us fight infectious diseases, overcome the unknown to predict or prevent them, get treatments for chronic and rare diseases and malignancies, and increase our healthy life expectancy.”

Even if we liberate mankind from disease, we cannot escape death.

Farma talks about the transformations that have taken place in the global world.

To continue to seek the ultimate is to know what it will bring to mankind.

Will medical care go beyond the stage of curing disease to further modify the human body and aim for heights?

“So ten, 20, 100 years from now... and what does the ultimate medicine look like?”

With ample time to think, Farma asked the students to put their hands up one after the other and write them on the blackboard.

It can save lives in any trauma

Do not catch infections

· No matter how old you are, you can give birth to a healthy child

It can be treated with pasted medicine without taking any medicine

Get a non-aging body

· Enables germline gene therapy and does not produce congenital genetic diseases

Civilians will also be able to use their divine powers

Make a panacea

In this world, ideas that are impossible to realize, but to some extent feasible, are heard. Beyond the scope of disease treatment, ideas such as gene doping also emerge. Incidentally, germline gene therapy is unethical on Earth as undermining the diversity of gene pools.

· Transplanting the brain to others

· Improve brain information processing speed

Genetic manipulation, such as physique, appearance, and brain, gives birth to a child of your choice

· Free from childbirth in an artificial womb

Without denying their opinions, Farma accepts their hopes and ambitions as they are, and looks down at them, imagining the circumstances that led to their ideas.

“Thank you for your input. So the future of healthcare that we want to benefit from technology is one in which no one gets sick, no one escapes old age, no one dies, and no one has an ideal child. What kind of problems will we face in that case?”

Farma asks more questions while thinking about the transformations that have taken place in the real world.

To continue to seek the ultimate is to know what it will bring to mankind.

The students formed a group and discussed it with each other.

Problems with aging and longevity also vary.

“If we can all live long and healthy lives, we will be in a food crisis due to population growth.”

You're going to run out of places to live, right?

“If no one gets old and dies, the social system will never change.”

"Does that mean that the power will not replace you?"

"Unemployed people are flooding in, and it's going to be bad security."

“I don't want to live that long. When I see my grandson's face, I wonder if it's okay to die."

“I don't want to work forever, I want to die there.”

"Maybe you don't want to live that long."

"If you can't eat naturally, I think that's the end of life."

Genetic engineering technology also raises operational and ethical concerns.

“What if the technology of genetic manipulation is misused? If genetic manipulation creates a strong soldier for the enemy."

"You may become more obsessed with ugliness."

“If a parent adds their hand to the child's gene before birth and the child disagrees with the parent”

“Will there be a social divide between those who have been genetically engineered and those who have not? Yeah, but is that even possible in the present-day aristocratic society, which possesses genes related to divine magic?"

So, if you're a natural born superior, can you create a privileged class?

Different opinions flutter. Students also have ideas and concerns about disparities.

Farma widens her opinion further and takes the survey.

Few wanted immortality, immortality, and extreme longevity.

Most people said that it would be good if they were able to live their daily lives without hindrance and were reasonably healthy. When they became ill, it would be good if they had access to a treatment that was effective and established without financial burden.

Only some of them wanted to strengthen their bodies and had eugenic ideas.

“To the extent that we don't violate the rights of others, there are hundreds of answers to what makes life satisfying. In order for humanity to coexist and thrive, there must always be careful ethical considerations and arrangements for the operation of medical technology.”

Farma summed it up. I don't know if Farma's thoughts have reached the students.

“Our healthcare has come this far. You need to be mindful of the benefits and threats of technology, and look to where you can reach and where you can go, while aiming for a society where everyone can be who they are and live better.”

Farma finished the lecture with such words with few thoughts of quietly rolling.

The students have a strange face, perhaps because they had different tastes from their usual lectures.

Even if I don't know now, if I'm about to get there, I hope you'll think about it someday.

"That concludes today's lecture." Thank you very much. "

Fabiola stands up with her face bright red, and the big applause that she starts alone slowly spreads into the auditorium.

Emerich, Josephine, and the lab members who were listening seemed stunned.

I guess it's because I realized it's over.

Ellen, a little tearful, was staring straight at Pharma.

Farma became overwhelmed, gave an audience, and got off the podium.

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"Tomorrow, I'm a little short-staffed." Please, can you just shift in in the morning? ”

After the final lecture, Ellen asked Farma to go to a pharmacy in another world.

Farma was slowly reducing his shift to prepare for the end of his life.

Although at an unnatural time, Ellen and the others seem to be trying to stay in the Imperial City as long as they can without trying to get close to Pharma's gear.

While Farma appreciates Ellen's consideration, she is unlikely to be able to reward her feelings.

The next day, he landed in the backyard with a Yakuza staff, went to work in the morning, unlocked the back door of a pharmacy in another world, and entered the store. Lotte came in through the back door while I was sorting out the documents and checking the medicine.

"Good morning, Lotte."

Farma greets Lotte as usual.

However, there was no reply from her, and she passed by.

She is in a mood to sing and change into her uniform in the dressing room, tying a tassel of curtains. I brought out the hood and started to clean it. As if that weren't right, Farma called out again, nervous.

"Lotte"

But Lotte didn't even try to look at Farma, who was right there.

Suddenly, the wind blowing up the street rocked the window sills of the dispensing room.

She stops her hand holding the hammer, raises her face and looks around.

"? I heard Pharma-sama's voice..."

Lotte was gesturing like she was looking for Farma, but her gaze didn't match hers.

When Lotte went to the other room, Ellen came to work. Farma tried to call out to Ellen... but Ellen walked past Farma.

"Good morning, Lotte! Is Farma here yet?"

"Good morning, Master Eleonor." The back door was unlocked when I arrived, but no one has come yet. ”

"Oh, did you forget to lock the door yesterday?" I have to be careful. That's weird, isn't it?

Ellen nodded her head as if she was not convinced. It was rare for Ellen to forget to lock the door.

(Lotte? Ellen?)

There are two people in front of them, but they don't see Pharma.

I can't hear you even if you say it out loud.

Farma waved her hand in front of her, as if to stand up, but she lowered her hand.

(I see. It's time to pick you up.)

For a moment, half of them stood up and watched what they were doing, as if it were a ghost.

I was expecting you to notice a little.

However, that time was just beginning to confirm the fact that they were not aware of the existence of Pharma. Nobody cares about Pharma.

Cedric and René come to work at ease, and Tom, who seems to be running as usual, cuts his breath and shows his face.

As you can see from the shift table, Ameri is working from the afternoon. Ralph Shelter seems to be off duty.

"Farma, what's wrong?"

Master Farma, are you here today?

I don't think you're going to break your promise because you've taken care of it properly.

It came to pass that Ellen and Lotte were looking after Farma.

Usually, I should be here soon.

“What did you do? I think we left first.”

Cedric and the rest of the employees seem worried.

While grinding their expressions into their eyes, Farma squeezed her eyes quietly as she desperately pressed down on what was coming up from the depths of her heart.

(...... I'm not here anymore, am I?)

Even without a voice or a figure, he only remembers existence.

In their memories, Pharma is here.

Finally, everyone in the pharmacy is examined by eye examination.

As before, there are no serious disease concerns.

We all live healthy days.

Their daily routine is unrelenting.

On the counter's memo paper, I wrote that I could not enter the shift because I had an emergency, and I put the master key of the otherworldly pharmacy that Pharma had on the memo.

The counter of the pharmacy in its seventh year has a little texture.

There is also a fine scratch, and I remember the origin of it a little.

(Goodbye, everyone at the otherworldly pharmacy. It's good to see you all.)

The effects will soon disappear, but I gave you the Sanctuary of Annihilation with all my heart.

Even if my existence disappeared, Farma's divine powers were still alive.

"Now..."

Ellen raised her face as she noticed that the air throughout the store had been purified.

Farma doesn't look back anymore.

Because you can't see Ellen and look directly at the people in the Otherworldly Pharmacy.

Pharma goes through the main gate of the Otherworld Pharmacy without anyone discovering it.

I can see myself, but I can't see anyone else.

Visible light is transmitted through Pharma.

The refractive index is zero.

It was today, when the sand of the hourglass fell off.

Farma realized that.

As if death were the death of men, the torn ends of existence suddenly came.

I knew this would happen someday, but I knew it, and I had everything ready.

There is nothing to be afraid of.

Everything is as planned.

And yet, I was reluctant to accept it.

I feel like I'm making a pathetic face, but... I don't care.

With so many passers-by, no one has seen it.

I wonder if I'm the only one who thinks this world is a tragedy.

Everything in this world is perfect in the sight of you.

Slip through the gate and step outside of the Alien World Pharmacy's premises.

The street sunlight, the heat of summer, and the hustle and bustle of people don't get used to their skin.

Farma walks down the boulevard feeling like she's been cut off from this world.

Existence fluctuates in a mirage that shines through the streets.

Everything seemed loose and melting.

I was walking on the ground, but at last I couldn't hear any footsteps.

Then Pharma disappeared.

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Le secret de la Cité impériale

Outside the issue of August 16, 1152.

Farma de Medicis (17), a court pharmacist and founder of the Different World Pharmacy Group, has been missing since unknown on August 16.

Since a letter of resignation was sent to the next of kin and to the company, it seems that a top-secret search is being carried out from both the incident and the accident at the Imperial and Holy Grand Shrine.

The nurse was retiring as the chief executive officer of the Pharmacy Group of the Different World last month.

The circumstances and motives of the disappearance have not been clarified.

The newspaper laid down the imperial and sacred kingdoms' imperial decrees.

On paper, I look back on my master's achievements.

Farma de Medicis launched a public-private pharmaceutical company with the largest share in the world, popularizing the previously incurable treatments for diseases such as black death, tuberculosis, and smallpox, and bringing innovation to global health care. In one estimate, it is said that it has saved the lives of tens of millions of people since its inception.

In 1145, he became a pharmacist at the Imperial Court.

Founded the head office of the cross-world pharmacy

In 1146, the Pharmacy Guild was established.

It plays a major role in the fight against the black death pandemic and the end of the pandemic.

In 1147, he became the chief pharmacist of the court.

Professor of General Medicine, Imperial Pharmaceutical University

Operation of the Merseil plant

In 1150, he brokered the establishment of the East Coast Federation.

In 1151, he refused to receive the title of Venerable.

In 1152, the chief pharmacist of the court resigned.

Interworld Pharmacy Group DG retired