“Now then, let’s begin the examination. Anya, give her something to smell to wake her up.”
“Yes, Rulus.”
“—…Wh-What?! Noooo! I-It’s embarrassing!!”
Upon waking, Ilisha realized she was lying naked on the examination table and screamed again, curling into a ball with her arms covering her chest and crotch.
Her small back and cute buttocks were fully exposed, but Ilisha didn’t seem to notice.
“No, Ilisha. You must be properly examined by Rulus. You don’t want to die, do you?”
“…Ugh, yes. No…, yes, Alicia. But, but, it’s embarrassinggggg~”
With her face flushed red from shame, Ilisha closed her eyes, lay on her back, and then slowly, hesitantly, moved her arms away from her chest and crotch.
“Good girl. Now, let’s start with palpation.”
Rulus opened Ilisha’s closed eyelids and observed the condition of her eyeballs and the inside of her eyelids.
He then checked for swelling around her ears and had her open her mouth to examine the inside of her oral cavity.
“Her functional capacity has decreased, but it’s not fatal at the moment. There’s a slight swelling, but since she was raised with such care, it was probably limited to this extent. Next, I’ll palpate her body and check her internal organ functions with a stethoscope.”
“…Hii~!? N-No, noooo♡ P-Please don’t… don’t squeeze my breasts or stomach~”
Rulus’s palms kneaded Ilisha’s body to check for any lumps in her chest and abdomen.
On her chest, he gently stroked her breasts in a circular motion and pinched the area around her nipples.
Meanwhile, on her abdomen, he gently gripped and boldly massaged her stomach.
With every movement of Rulus’s fingertips, Ilisha writhed in response.
“Hyah! N-Now it’s cold! Eek, eek♡ It tickles!! D-Don’t touch thereeee~!!”
Next, Rulus placed the stethoscope on Ilisha’s body and tapped with the fingers of his other hand – tap, tap – to check the condition of her internal organs.
The stethoscope, being metal, was cold, and Ilisha squirmed on the examination table every time it was placed on her.
Contrary to Ilisha’s reactions, Rulus’s forehead furrowed, and his expression grew serious.
“Hmm…, finally, let’s check the condition of her female genitalia.”
After examining her limbs, Rulus had Ilisha bend her knees, spread her legs apart, and attempt to open them.
“…No, no, I don’t want to… it’s embarrassing~”
Ilisha cried out, covering her crotch area with both hands.
“Ilisha, just a little longer, please endure.”
Alicia, whose face was as red as Ilisha’s, peered through the gaps in her hands, which covered her face, and offered some educational guidance.
Reluctantly, Ilisha relaxed her tensed body.
“Hyah!? No, no, you mustn’t touch my genitals! Liliana will scold me!!”
When Rulus’s fingertips touched Ilisha’s sensitive areas, her body arched backward with a jolt.
However, it was merely a medical procedure, not caressing, so it didn’t reach the point of clitoral glans erection or love juice secretion.
Nevertheless, this was Ilisha’s first experience, and she appeared quite bewildered.
“Alicia~, Liliana~, p-please help meeee~!”
“Externally, this area also seems fine. Hmm, is this girl a virgin…? She really was cherished.”
Even though she was still young, Ilisha was a girl, after all.
Then, Rulus’s fingertips rested on Ilisha’s labia majora and casually spread them open.
Upon closer inspection, her vaginal opening was also spread along with her labia majora, confirming that Ilisha’s hymen was intact.
Ilisha, with her young vulva spread open, had begun to sob.
However, Rulus’s examination was not yet complete.
“…Eeeek! D-Don’t rub thereeee~!!”
“…Did Doldoy create a degraded copy of my work?! He was a court alchemist, wasn’t he…? I recall he fell ill from drinking…”
After confirming Ilisha’s hymen, Rulus closed her vaginal opening but rubbed the folds of her labia majora with his fingertips, revealing the sign of alchemist Doldoy, which I had also confirmed before.
I said nothing, but perhaps this was standard practice for an alchemist.
Still, when I had examined her, Ilisha had lost consciousness, but this time she was aware, so her panic was much greater.
“Rulus, can Ilisha be saved?”
I urged Rulus for his conclusion, which was like a last resort.
“—As expected, her outward appearance is repaired, but her internal organ functions are at their limit. She has, at most, only a few months left. Unfortunately, it’s impossible to prolong her life with this body.”
However, Rulus shook his head after palpating Ilisha’s body and checking her internal organ functions with a stethoscope.
His diagnosis was almost the same as mine.
Hearing his words, Ilisha, with an indescribable expression of shock and sorrow, lost consciousness once more.
“I-Is it impossible?! Really? …Ilisha… *sob* …*sob*…”
Upon receiving the examination results, which were tantamount to a death sentence from the specialist Rulus, Alicia broke down in tears.
Alicia had also been caring for Ilisha, and she was overcome with unbearable sorrow.
“Wait, wait. This body won’t work, but if we prepare a new vessel (Homunculus) and transfer her memories, she can live. Fortunately, I have the body of Sasha No. 3, the same model as Sasha No. 2. However, my belief is that I don’t want to awaken Vintage Homunculi of the same model in the same era. This is a lesson learned from bitter experience.”
Rulus explained that the short lifespan of Homunculi was a side effect of artificially accelerating their growth to their set age using medicines.
He stated that by utilizing his and Anya’s long-lived natures, he could carefully raise fertilized Homunculus eggs at the same slow pace as humans, resulting in special Homunculi with human-like lifespans and natural emotional expressions.
These Homunculi were then nurtured to a certain age in a culture tank, after which their metabolism was suppressed to the extreme for long-term preservation, and they were awakened when needed.
Rulus referred to these special Homunculi as “Vintage Homunculi.”
Furthermore, Rulus noted that it was common to create multiple Vintage Homunculi.
However, he also mentioned that when Vintage Homunculi of the same model were awakened simultaneously, they would likely engage in a struggle for their very existence, so simultaneous activation was avoided.
“Rulus! Ilisha’s self-awareness seems to have developed sufficiently. Even if their forms are the same, there shouldn’t be many problems. She and Sasha No. 2, whom I awakened, have completely different personalities.”
At this point, Anya interjected, suggesting that simultaneous activation should not be a significant issue.
“—R-Right, Anya, thank you.”
Rulus gave a wry smile and expressed his gratitude to Anya.
“Rulus, is it truly possible to transfer memories to a new vessel (Homunculus)!?”
I further inquired about the transfer of memories, which seemed to be the biggest hurdle.
“Raymond, it is possible to transfer memories to a new body with an artifact. However, the treatment cost will be exorbitant!”
Rulus’s artifact was a device that could read memory data from a fresh corpse and imbue it into a created Vintage Homunculus, restoring their life before death.
Apparently, there were quite a few requests to revive those who had died in accidents or passed away prematurely as Homunculi.
However, in such cases, it was crucial not to let anyone notice the events unfolding, making it a race against time.
For this reason, the Homunculi in question were artificially accelerated to their set age using medicines, which generally led to shorter lifespans.
Even so, the clients could gain the time needed to carry out their necessary plans while the substitute Homunculus was active. It was also mentioned that when the original memory source was still alive, they would pass away peacefully upon completion of the memory transfer. This was apparently a measure to avoid issues with their raison d’être.
Thus, Rulus’s explanation revealed a way to save Ilisha.
“If it is within my means, I will have the procedure performed. What would be the treatment cost?”
“Well… Since we’ll be using the body of an unawakened Vintage Homunculus… if you can prepare 1,000 Gold Coins (equivalent to 100 million yen) and ‘something’ to aid my research, I will perform the procedure.”
“And what is this ‘something’?”
“The ‘something’ is material for creating the ultimate beautiful girl!”
“M-Material!?”
“Indeed. If you can obtain the ‘egg cell’ of a beautiful girl or the ‘sperm’ of a saint-class healing mage, I will consider it. Anya, please show him the documents I listed previously later. As for Ilisha, please move her to the sickroom.”
“Yes, Rulus.”
The unconscious Ilisha was transferred from the examination table to a stretcher by Anya and taken out of the examination room.
“Raymond, please bring in the second patient.”
“Alicia, I apologize, but please call Sophie, Lyusienne, and Liliana.”
“Understood, Hal. Please call me if anything comes up. I’ll go to Ilisha’s sickroom after I’ve spoken to them.”
“Roger that. Take care of Ilisha for me.”
Thus, a treatment plan for Ilisha was established.
Thank you for reading.
Episode 32-4, “Graceful Beautiful Girl Sophie!?” is scheduled for automatic posting on May 5th at 0:00.
