A few seconds after Olivia sat opposite Ernest, there was no sign of nervousness or embarrassment from Olivia as if she had entered professional doctor mode. Even the annoying stutter that always came out of her mouth was now gone.

  "Do you know why you were in a vegetative state for two years?"

  Ernest was a little confused when he got a question that Ernest himself wanted to get the answer to. That was, he himself did not know why his body could fall into a vegetative state while his soul could go to the Netherworld.

  One less plausible hypothesis crossed his mind, 'It can't be because I've been hit by a truck, right?!' Like most of the stories he read, probably.

  Unfortunately, he still didn't know the exact answer to his curiosity.

  "Isn't it your job to find out?"

  Ernest answered so bluntly that there was blank eye contact between the two of them for a few seconds. Despite Ernest's provocation, Olivia seemed patient.

  "I admit this is a little confusing."

  "Did the results of last week's examination yield no results?"

  "Yes. Surprisingly, we didn't notice any problems with your body. Even when you were in a vegetative state for these two years, we were never able to actually diagnose your illness. As for suspended animation... There are no clues at all."

  Olivia closed her sentence with a head shake as if she didn't know anything.

  Ernest just nodded in understanding. At first, he was a little hopeful because Olivia had used some kind of machine to detect mana disorders in a person's body. But it seemed that they didn't find anything.

  Seeing Olivia's confused face, Ernest thought of teasing her a little.

  "Maybe you just lack knowledge? Or maybe you're not trying hard enough?"

  In response to Ernest's provocation, Olivia showed even more signs of anger.

  "Don't get me wrong, we've already given you various medications, but there's no change in your body."

  "If that's the case, then I'm really amazed that you guys dare to spend so many resources just to research my body."

  Ernest wondered again if he really did not have to pay any hospital fees.

  Maybe there are no other cases similar to Ernest's, but there are many patients who suffer from common diseases such as mana poisoning. If they are included in the list of patients who meet the criteria to be exempted from any hospital fees, then how much will this hospital spend?

  Who in the world would dare to provide such a huge favor to others without asking for anything in return? Ernest didn't believe such a person existed in this world. However, regardless of the intentions of the owner of this hospital, Ernest still feels very grateful.

  Ernest became curious about the person behind this Circle of Hope hospital.

  "Thank you."

  Ernest said thank you sincerely, but just then, an attack came from Olivia.

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  "Ah, please don't thank me while smiling. I'll tell you the truth, but you look ugly when you smile... I don't like your mustache and beard."

  The deadly stab that came from Olivia's words managed to pierce Ernest's heart.

  Ernest felt that Olivia had just returned the attack of words that Ernest had launched earlier.

  "I just want to thank you. At the very least, you've kept my body physically safe for two years. Can you appreciate my gratitude enough without adding insulting words?!"

  "If you want to thank me, you can say it to the owner of this hospital. Or to the person who brought you to this hospital."

  "You said you don't know who owns this hospital! While you won't reveal the name of the person who brought me to this hospital."

  "Yes. That's right."

  "..."

  "..."

  Olivia brought her hands together to support her chin. She looked into Ernest's eyes with a mysterious smile.

  They both stared at each other for a few seconds.

  Until finally, Olivia let out a sigh of surrender.

  "Fuu~ this is my first time dealing with a patient like you!"

  "Nice experience, isn't it?!"

  Twitch~ Twitch!

  "Y-Yes, a rare experience indeed." Olivia's pink and seductive lips twitched as she held back her annoyance.

  "...I don't want to tell the name of the person who brought you here because it's that person's decision to keep it a secret. Meanwhile, the owner of this hospital is a mysterious figure, we also, don't know his identity. All we know is that he was someone we call Red Rose."

  "Why?"

  "Because of the rumors. If you're satisfied, please come out!"

  After saying that, Olivia approached Ernest, forced him to stand up, then pushed Ernest's back to get him to leave the room. Not only did she tell Ernest to leave her consulting room, but she also urged him to leave the hospital right away.

  ***

  Ernest closed the door behind him after exiting Olivia's consulting room.

  Ernest's face did not look confused, like someone who had just been forcibly evicted. He clearly showed a resolution in his eyes. Her back also felt light, as if a burden had been slightly lifted. The reason was because she had just received valuable information from Olivia.

  Despite being pushed out by Olivia, she refused and stayed in the room. It was to get some information from her.

  Seeing the real conflict between Olivia and Doctor DuPont, Ernest concluded that they were not allies. So it wouldn't hurt to ask Olivia about some things. Especially seeing Olivia's abnormal strength.

  However, she was forced to try hard to improve Olivia's mood first. Luckily, her attempt to apologize while doing a kowtow worked. Instead, Olivia went back into stuttering mode as if she was at fault.

  Ernest managed to lure Olivia into revealing that although Ernest had been given some medicines, they were actually just common medicines. There was no way a charity hospital could provide rare and precious magical herbs, which were difficult to find.

  Then, when Ernest reasoned that he was suffering from intense pain all the time due to the curse side effects of the vegetative state and was worried that he might fall into a vegetative state again, he asked about a medicine that might help him.

  "There is a rare magic item that is said to be able to treat all sorts of diseases related to Mana. The magic item is called Elixir."

  As an additional explanation, Olivia explained that information about Elixir was not widely known by ordinary people. Even Olivia knew it herself because she had an acquaintance who was also trying to find the item.

  Ernest did not know who Olivia's acquaintance was, even if he forced Olivia to introduce him. Nevertheless, Ernest managed to get Olivia to share information about the Elixir if she knew anything.

  The problem was ... money.

  Ernest was sure that he wouldn't be able to afford it even if the Elixir was in front of him.

  However, now he didn't think too much about it. It didn't matter how difficult it was to obtain the item; what mattered was that the hope of obtaining it was clearly visible. Therefore, Ernest's goal now was to find a job, make money, and find information about Elixir.