Dark-Haired British Doctor - Chapter 497



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Episode 497: The Great Famine [7]

Naturally, no civilians were beheaded.

This was because Liston, the now de facto leader of this group, aka Sword Master Liston, did not want this.

Why would a person who became a doctor to save people’s lives try to kill people for no reason?

Of course, if there is a reason, he is a human who can kill at will… … .

Since he was a man of considerable morality by 19th century standards, I didn’t say anything about it.

“Just tell him to come out. He’ll come out if you tell him he’s from the shogunate.”

“yes.”

The interpreter nodded, and soon the samurai began to roam the streets, shouting.

As I looked at that sight, a question arose in my mind.

The question was, ‘Will people really come out just because of something like that?’

No matter how you look at it… … .

Doesn’t it look like it shouldn’t come out?

I looked at Liston, wondering if I was the only one who was mistaken, and it seemed like Liston was thinking the same thing.

“Plain. Is Joseon like this too… …?”

“No, that won’t happen.”

Honestly, I don’t know what the atmosphere in Joseon is like right now.

Wouldn’t you know if you went there and tried it?

what…….

If you are a historian, you probably know this vividly.

Because Joseon is a period in which many records remain.

It wasn’t that long ago, and people back then were crazy about records.

‘But shouldn’t I have studied?’

If someone says that you don’t know such things even though you are a doctor, I will tell them that you don’t know much about doctors.

There’s a reason why they say your major is stupid.

Modern medicine… … especially the amount of knowledge accumulated since the 1990s is truly enormous.

As the full-fledged global era opens, the era of full-fledged knowledge exchange also opens.

Of course, there are some kids who show interest in this and that even during their school days, but they usually end up repeating a grade.

Is it because of that that after becoming a specialist, there seem to be people who delve too deeply into the field they were interested in?

Unfortunately, it wasn’t me.

“This is just a bunch of bandits. Look at that. Is that how the government troops treat civilians?”

As Liston spoke, he looked ahead and saw a samurai leading a civilian out.

He didn’t draw his sword, but he was dragging me out anyway.

It came out like that, so I didn’t think it would be strange at all even if I just cut it.

Even I had the illusion that I was seeing that scene unfold before my eyes, perhaps because I watched a lot of samurai-themed cartoons.

“Um… … Our UK doesn’t do that, right?”

“Of course! Is that how you treat a criminal or an extradition victim? … How can you do that to a civilian?”

“Yeah, that’s true too.”

“Besides, why do those civilians look like that?”

Whether we muttered or not, the samurai were doing their best at their given mission.

Now that I think about it, it seems like not all of the kids here are of samurai class.

Well, samurai, or warrior class, were of a higher class, so they couldn’t have gathered in such large numbers.

There will just be soldiers, that’s what I’m saying.

Isn’t it?

This is a very frustrating situation because I don’t know much about it.

“I… I don’t know.”

In addition, I began to feel even more suffocated as I watched the civilians finally appear before us.

It had to be that way.

But I am from a country that has modernized.

In fact, even in such a Britain, from my perspective as someone living in 21st century South Korea, it seemed to me that there were many shortcomings… … .

Raw Japan, that is, the behavior of its people in the pre-modern era, had aspects that were beyond imagination.

First of all, everyone was naked and thin.

“I think I’ve collected them all.”

“Is this all?”

“He seems a bit dead lately.”

“asleep……?”

While I was thinking that, the interpreter gave Liston a situation report.

The conversation was not simple.

Of course, it was as expected.

There must have been a famine.

There are famines even in the 21st century.

But famine in the 21st century is often just a matter of rising food prices.

At least for humans within the confines of civilization.

But the famines of the 19th century seem to have been much more severe than I had imagined.

“Yes, because there is nothing to eat.”

“There’s nothing to eat… … That could be true. But isn’t this essentially Edo?”

“That’s right. It’s Edo. It’s about an hour’s walk away.”

“But die?”

“If there is nothing to eat, I will die. What can I do?”

It was a sight I hadn’t seen in a long time, seeing Liston’s eyes wavering.

That’s understandable, because the interpreter’s tone of voice was so calm.

If you have nothing to eat, you have to die?

Even a 19th century Londoner would be surprised by this.

Of course, that doesn’t mean that there are no starving people in London.

Strictly speaking, the number of people dying is probably higher in London.

But there is at least some relief there.

Whether it be a religious group or a government… … .

“Then how many died?”

“I don’t know, just a moment.”

When Liston, who had obviously come out with a light heart to flirt with a woman, asked with shaking pupils, the interpreter approached someone who seemed to be the village chief or something and started talking.

Unfortunately, the conversation wasn’t at a level I could understand.

I only understood the phrase ‘to every house’, but I could tell from the atmosphere what was going on.

‘There’s a dead person in every house, right?’

As I was thinking this, the interpreter said the same thing.

Liston sighed, “Ugh,” then came over to me and whispered.

“I guess it would be impossible to meet a woman in this situation?”

“Of course. Is that something a person should say? Look at those people. I would believe them if they said they were beggars under the Thames Bridge. What kind of woman is this, a woman?”

“No, I didn’t know this would happen. Who would have imagined it? It’s not the 1400s or anything.”

“I didn’t know it would be like this… … well… … .”

If you think about it, all the places we stopped at might have been similar.

London is full of goods plundered from all over the world, so at least the rich can lead a life of luxury, but isn’t that the case in other places?

If there had been nitrogen fertilizers, there would have been some leftover even after some exploitation, but unfortunately, that was something that didn’t come out until the 20th century.

It is clear that the world today is starving.

This is a world where it is normal for an ordinary person to go hungry several times in their life.

“Should we go somewhere else… … ?”

“Would it be different somewhere else?”

“No, well… it could be better.”

“… … .”

“Don’t look at me like that. We’re here on vacation. And you’re here to find a bride.”

“Brother, aren’t you here to look for a plaything rather than a bride?”

“What are you talking about? And is that so wrong? Everyone I’ve met so far has had a good time.”

I looked at Liston again with pitiful eyes, but it was no use.

Now I see that this kid’s eyes aren’t human.

It became a beast.

but…….

I’ve seduced countless women and made them cry on the way here, but it’s even stranger that I still have human eyes.

“I’ll buy some food with this, and tell them to do something here.”

Of course, Liston was a great man by 19th century standards, so he did not just leave this miserable land.

He took out a small gold nugget and gave it to me.

He ordered one of his samurai to buy some food.

I didn’t think I would have to worry about getting hit in the middle.

It was thanks to seeing Liston in blood just yesterday.

Besides, I will be worried because I am next to you.

“Wait a minute, let me say a prayer.”

It will be even worse if I curse, or rather pray, for it.

I listened to it in more detail on my way here, and indeed, the story of the Qing Dynasty’s destruction a few years ago had already spread widely in Edo.

Naturally, there was talk about me and Liston, but I was more famous because of the scene where the blood was drawn from the heart.

Well, isn’t it already a rare time for an Asian to wear British clothing and speak English?

But, if you draw blood from a person’s heart and revive a dead person, what is that…?

Anyway, wouldn’t you be scared if a person like that put his hand on his head, chattered in a foreign language, and then looked up at the sky in the middle of it?

“Eek. Risking my life… … .”

It didn’t seem like something worth risking our lives for, but anyway, we left that village and headed to another one.

I didn’t think anything would be different there, and it certainly wasn’t.

There were even places where the situation was worse, and Liston had to give up a larger gold nugget.

“Brother, please give up now. If you keep doing this, you’ll end up wasting all your money.”

“Phew… … .”

So I tried to stop it.

But Liston’s eyes… … .

It was a look that I felt like I had seen somewhere before.

I don’t have to go far, I’ve been like that before.

‘The time is now 2017… … Coin… … .’

I was an intern at that time.

Since I was a Taehwa, my monthly salary was a little over 3 million won, but that didn’t mean I was okay with losing hundreds of dollars at a time.

How many chickens in the world can you buy for 5 million won?

At that time, even the special law for specialists had not been properly implemented, so working 100 hours a week was a joke, so it felt even bigger…

If you lose that much money, you should stop, but the problem is that people don’t do that.

‘Let’s make up for it this time!’ That’s all I thought.

I thought it was just me, so I decided never to invest in coins or stocks again, but now I see that it seems like everyone is like that.

The only difference is that he is obsessed with women, not money…

“Are we going again?”

“Okay. Just one last time.”

“The kids are all tired now. Our kids carry guns all the time, so they’re heavy.”

“It’s okay. I’ll just give you more money later. What do you think? Is that okay?”

“yes!”

Liston was not a man to boast, and the Red Coats’ morale was boosted when the amount he promised was much larger than they had expected.

The samurai also had their morale raised, even though the amount was much smaller.

It was like this, if I told them not to go, I would be seen as a bad person.

‘crazy…….’

no…….

I don’t know why he’s acting like this, even though he’s met women in his home country.

Seriously, I’m out of my mind… … Uh.

‘what.’

I had surrendered to the unstoppable trend, but since I had no motivation, I was walking slowly.

He said that he was walking behind Liston, and the book in the man’s back pocket caught his eye.

There were Chinese characters written on it, and even with my limited Chinese character skills, I could read them.

Spring painting.

A word that refers to genre paintings that graphically depict sexual acts between men and women in East Asian cultures such as China, Japan, and Korea.

‘This kid… … ? Is that what he dreams of?’

Now that I think about it, I think I carried around a strange book when I was in India.

I didn’t know the writing there, so I just passed it over, but now that I look at it, isn’t that the Kama Sutra?

‘You’re the only one watching it.’

My body trembled with a sense of betrayal.