第１６６４堀：勉強というのは仔細を知るということ (Part1)
Chapter 1664: Study Is to Understand the Details
Study Is to Understand the Details
Side: Yuki
My own class for the day has concluded, and I am currently providing backup for Lyushi. It is here that I witness something unexpected—or perhaps, I am simply witnessing a talent that was there all along.
And that talent is…
"In other words, medicine, medical arts, and both recovery and healing magic are all rooted in knowledge."
Gone is the initial timidity Lyushi once displayed; she is now conducting her lecture—no, her class—with complete poise.
The rumors were true. She possesses a natural, unflappable leadership. This is the kind of talent, or rather, skill, that my wives like Seraria, Stasia, and Jessica—those who lead armies—possess. But in Lyushi’s case, it is undoubtedly a raw talent.
After all, she has an innate ability to capture people’s hearts through her speech and movement without ever having been taught. If you don’t call that a talent, what would you call it?
For the record, the subject of the lesson is the basics of medicine. In Weed, this is considered the absolute foundation—the kind of thing you learn just before entering a proper medical school.
Even so, I had anticipated that this would not be an easy topic to broach.
The reason lies in the existence of the Seraphina Church, an organization that holds a monopoly on recovery magic within the Zurable Empire and the Haine Imperial Kingdom. In short, there is a deeply ingrained ideology that medical technology belongs to the Church, and that it is a sacrilege to investigate such things outside their purview.
From my perspective as someone from Earth, I want to ask, "What on earth are you talking about?" But in truth, this is not a strange phenomenon even on Earth.
While one cannot simply compare the civilization of Earth to that of Aulito, there are many similarities. A common trope in these "otherworld transfer" scenarios is the resemblance to Earth’s Middle Ages. You might wonder why it’s always the Middle Ages, but I can understand it to a degree.
The reasons for being summoned to another world may vary, but from the perspective of the summoner, they desire someone who can "communicate" and is clearly a "resident of another world."
In other words, they want someone who is human, yet belongs to a "rare race" with a "culture never before seen." When you apply that logic, a person who can communicate—not some alien monster, but a human—who is capable of dialogue and understanding, yet possesses a "rare cultural background," leads to the selection of Japanese people, who are rarely seen in the West.
If they summoned someone from a similar civilization, it would be difficult to perceive them as a "savior." That is why I believe people are summoned based on the cultural divide between East and West.
But I digress. If we align this with Earth’s history, it mirrors the Middle Ages, where "medicine," "religion," "sanctification," and "taboos" were common themes.
The "Vitruvian Man," said to have been created by the genius Leonardo da Vinci, is considered a symbol of medicine. And the medical text known in Japan as the *Kaitai Shinsho* (New Book of Anatomy)—initially, many people avoided these things.
After all, they depicted the human body and its interior. To be able to do that meant one had to investigate the inside of a person—which is to say, they had to dissect a human. In an age without medical understanding, these were seen as the books of a madman.
So, how did they handle illness and injury back then? With curses and prayers.
You might say, "What?" but it’s true.
Well, as for injuries, there were always local "doctors" of a sort in every region who performed treatments. Of course, they had no concept of hygiene or medical knowledge, so the treatments were often absurd. But since laypeople couldn't judge the success or failure of such things, and because teaching them poorly would ruin one's reputation, the knowledge was passed down in secret, like a family trade.
The end result of that is "sanctification" and "taboos." The belief that it is something one must not touch.
Here in Aulito, it is even more troublesome. Because injuries are healed by "recovery magic" and "healing magic." It is truly the grace of God. The fact that it heals without anyone understanding *how* only fuels this fire.
This mindset has permeated these students. Or rather, the more they belong to this school, the more I imagine their ties to the Seraphina Church must be. After all, for those in power, the existence of those who can heal disease and injury is something to be deeply grateful for.
I’ve rambled on, but that is why I thought Lyushi would struggle with this class, and yet…
"So, I am Lyushi, and I will be teaching you medicine, including recovery magic. Nice to meet you all."
"Yes, a question. Is Teacher Lyushi from the Seraphina Church?"
"Eh? No, I’m not. In Weed, we have the Litea Church. If anything, I suppose I’m a person of the Litea Church?"
"Eh? You are not a person of the Church, yet you teach medicine?"
"Hmm? Well, even if you aren't a person of the Church, you still perform treatments, right?"
"…That is true."
It started with such an amusing exchange. The students likely wanted to ask what right someone not from the Church had to speak of medicine, but they were silenced by Lyushi’s retort. She wasn't mocking them; she was simply giving a natural, logical response. And in doing so, she made them realize the contradiction.
"If anything, I suppose I’m a person from the hospital in Weed. My job is to save lives by performing correct medical procedures, even if I can't use recovery magic. Of course, it’s better if you can use recovery magic, but there aren't recovery mages from the Church in every single village and town, are there?"
She said it so casually, yet the students seemed genuinely shocked.
"Is it really okay to teach medicine? Isn't that a secret art of the Church?"
"It’s not a secret art; it’s common sense. If you perform the right procedures, people can heal even without recovery magic, and if they have a life-threatening injury, a recovery mage might be able to make it in time. Of course, you absolutely need specialized knowledge for prescribing medicine or performing surgery. If you perform the wrong procedure, the patient will die."
"That sounds as if knowledge is all that is required?"
"Of course. However, you can't be sure if someone has mastered the proper knowledge, so in Weed, people who have had that knowledge officially recognized by the state are called doctors. It’s what we call a national qualification. It’s quite difficult."
"When you say national qualification, does that mean you don't need to be able to use recovery magic?"
"Recovery magic depends on talent, after all. If you can use it, the 'recovery magic' category is added to your doctor’s credentials. So, even if you can't use it, if you have the proper knowledge, you can call yourself a doctor."
"..."
The students were stunned to hear this, but Lyushi continued without a care. The students must have realized just how different the system in Weed is. Or rather, they realized just how much the Church has monopolized medicine.
And now, she is in the middle of explaining that the difference in recovery levels when casting the same spell among recovery mages comes down to the difference in their knowledge and understanding of the human body.
"Because that’s really the only difference. And we have records proving that people who studied in Weed have significantly improved the efficiency of their recovery magic. Right, Yuki-sama? Shou-sama?"
Oh my, she’s bringing us into the conversation now.