The Doll and The Prince - v2 Chapter 5 (Patreon)

Hiiro (9)
Eventually, Naruhito opened his eyes nearly ten days later, around the time when Ikumatsu, who had been taking care of him, began to feel anxious.
Upon waking up, Naruhito looked at his right hand and started sobbing quietly, so I lifted him up, being careful of the intravenous drip, but he kept crying for a while.
I was in a panic because I didn't know what was wrong, but before going back to sleep, his hoarse voice said, "Candy..."

While I was being extremely worried about his fading life, he was crying because of the candy he lost?

"Ha-hahaha."
"Your Highness, I'm glad he’s okay."
"I'm not Your Highness anymore. Haha."

I hugged his body, which fell asleep again with a squeeze. Hitachimaru patted my head.

"Please don't cry, Master Hiiro."

"I just laughed too much."

"Sure, sure."

"If you can cry this much, you'll be fine."

Ikumatsu, for once, let out a sigh. It must have been really close.

"I have limited treatment options. The person themselves really worked hard."

"Is that so?"

I asked while sniffling embarrassingly.

"Yes, I don't have a medical license."

"Why not? You seem to have more than enough knowledge and experience."

"Because I don't have a last name."

I see. Now that he mentioned it, I had seen him performing more accurate treatments than anyone else in the medical department here, but his name was not listed in the treatment records. Is that also why he was assigned to take care of Naruhito?

"Let's go back. To the Capital. I'll give you a last name, Ikumatsu. Get a medical license and become my direct subordinate."

"... How much will the salary be?"

Ikumatsu asked with a laugh.

"It will be more than now. Although you won't be able to climb the ranks.”

“Better pay than what I get now is attractive enough. You also have to cover the fees for the medical license for me, though"

Sai, who had removed his earring, Hitachimaru, along with Ikumatsu and Naruhito, quickly returned to the Capital with me and retreated to the mansion I had received.

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