"Hey, what are you guys supposed to be doing here?"

Woof

Upon hearing the voice behind them, the people in front of the cabin jumped. When they looked back, Zack immediately recognized them.

"You. Why are you here now? Didn't I tell you to come a couple of days ago to finish the treatment?"

Upon hearing Zack's words, both of them looked at each other uncomfortably and remained silent.

The people in front of him were two of the adventurers Zack had treated the other day at the guild.

Initially, they were supposed to come the next day to set a cast and see if there was any deviation in the bone that needed correction.

Zack had been waiting all morning for them to arrive. He even prepared some food to chat with them afterward, but they never showed up.

The girl approached Zack and took a step forward. "Um, we're really sorry for not coming that day. We had some issues, and it was hard for us to make it," the girl nervously replied under Zack's gaze.

He said nothing and simply looked at the boy who seemed to want to say something but was holding back to avoid being rude.

Zack approached them, disregarding the fact that the girl was talking, and firmly grabbed Max's leg.

"AAAAAggghhhhhh!"

A scream of pain escaped Max's mouth the moment Zack grabbed him.

"What are you doing? S-Stop. You're hurting him!" Rea exclaimed, seeing how her companion was screaming.

She and Max had known each other for a long time. Max was always trying to act tough and hide his injuries. If he was screaming like that, it meant he was genuinely in pain.

Seeing that the girl was about to try to stop him, Zack quickly let go of the leg. There was no other way; right now, he was just a tier 1 class doctor. If they start fighting over Max's leg, not only will they worsen his injury, but they'll also notice that his strength is much greater than it should be for someone like him.

"Grrr"

Sensing Rea's intentions, Titan quickly began to growl, and it seemed like he was about to pounce on her.

Zack quickly grabbed Titan to prevent the situation from escalating. Right now, the last thing he needs is for these two to draw their swords. Zack looked at them with calm eyes, trying to figure out what to do to calm them down.

Then, to Zack's astonishment, Max stepped forward as if to protect the girl, who could barely stand. Looking at Zack defiantly.

"Ha ha. Leave. Rea. Alone," Max said intermittently.

For a moment, it seemed like he was the villain of the story trying to kidnap the protagonist's romantic interest, while the protagonist was helpless.

Zack was speechless.

They were the ones who didn't follow his instructions. They were the ones who had stood in front of his house waiting for him. No matter how you look at it, they're the ones armed.

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(Why does it feel like I'm the bad guy?) Zack thought, tired of the situation.

The journey through the forest had left him exhausted, and he was not in the mood to entertain these two, whatever fantasy they had concocted. All he wanted now was to go home, take a bath with Titan, and put on clean clothes. He didn't want anything to do with this nonsense.

BAM

Just as he was about to ask them to leave and go somewhere else to have Max's leg examined, the boy who had been looking at him as if he were going to bite him collapsed to the ground.

Suddenly, all the noise ceased. Both of their eyes focused on Max's fallen figure before looking back at each other.

Seeing the lost look on the girl's face and the idiot who had fallen asleep in front of his house, Zack knew he couldn't get rid of this problem anymore.

Zack sighed. This day was not going at all as he wanted.

...

"Here, be careful, it's hot," Zack said as he handed the girl a cup of tea.

"Ah, thanks - Ouch," Rea said as she took the cup only to almost spill it because of how hot it was.

(And I warned you) Zack thought in his mind as he watched Rea quickly put the cup on the table and start blowing on her hands.

"I've finished the treatment. Fortunately, the guy got lucky. Even though it's obvious he's been using his leg frequently, there are no signs of nerve injuries," Zack reported.

"Thank you very much." Upon hearing Zack's words, Rea's eyes calmed down a bit, and her body seemed to relax a bit.

After Max collapsed on the ground, Zack and Rea brought him to his house for examination. Even though he doesn't have advanced medical knowledge, that doesn't mean he's been lazing around all this time.

Thanks to his title, the books that would take someone else years to read and understand thoroughly, Zack can do it more easily. Although he hasn't finished reading them all, he has already gained preliminary knowledge of basic medicine in this world.

Also, the cause of the fainting is not that hard to identify. The reason the boy passed out was simply because of the pain his leg was causing. One can imagine what he was feeling at that moment to lose consciousness.

Once they brought him to the examination room and Rea fled from there because she saw the instruments on the table, Zack got to work.

After undressing him, and the leg appeared before his eyes, he knew his fears had been confirmed.

The leg that had a natural color before had a purple hue and was hugely swollen.

To be honest, a sprain is a common injury. Especially ankle and wrist sprains.

A sprain is the twisting or stretching of a ligament. Ligaments are tissues that connect the bones in a joint. A fall or blow can cause a sprain.

The treatment for sprains is also straightforward, including things like rest, ice, and using bandages to compress the sprained area.

The main problem here is that Max didn't follow Zack's instructions. Observing the state of the leg, it's obvious that he has been putting pressure on it. That has not only caused the injury to worsen but also placed the bone in an unnatural position.

What Zack had to do next was reset the leg to its initial position. To do this, it's necessary to relieve the swollen area. Otherwise, due to how swollen the leg is, it will be impossible.

Zack grabbed some herbs with anti-inflammatory effects, crushed them, and prepared a simple homemade cream. This can't be considered medicine. It's just a few herbs mixed with some water. Still, the effect was quite good.

It's unknown whether it's because these are plants from another world, or there is mana here, but the effect was quite fast. After applying the cream, it only took a few minutes to reduce the inflammation.

Once Zack was ready, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. After opening them, he grabbed the leg and set it back to its initial position.

Crack Crack

Crunch Crunch

Pop

Max was very fortunate to be unconscious. Zack was sure that if he had been awake, the screams would have given the impression that a murder was taking place right there.

...

Once Zack finished reminiscing, he refocused on the girl who was carefully drinking tea.

Zack grabbed his own cup and looked at her calmly. Although there was some hidden anger in his voice.

"Why did you wait until now to come here?" Zack asked, getting straight to the point.

"Do you think the words I said after treating him a couple of days ago were a joke? That leg needs rest, and it's obvious it hasn't received any. If he had been a little more unlucky, it could genuinely have had fatal consequences. What were you thinking?" Zack scolded, somewhat angered.

In response to his words, Rea could only lower her head and gaze at the floor, clutching her clothes uncomfortably.

"W-We didn't have another option," Rea said, trembling.

"We didn't have money."