01x07 - The Boy with No Shadow and the Inquisitors

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The Temple?

What's that, again?

You forgot that, too?

This is fundamental knowledge

related to nobility and Divine Arts,

so you need to remember.

O-Okay.

The Temple is the largest international

religious group in the world.

It has the role of ascertaining

newborn children's Guardian Deities,

making them able to use Divine Arts,

and granting aristocratic status.

Come to think of it,

Lotte did say something about me becoming a

commoner if I couldn't use Divine Arts

But that's not all.

It's also the Temple that

selects each nation's ruler,

and gives them their wand and crown.

So the Temple's authority

is above that of the state?

Yes. If they felt like it,

they could probably clash with Her Majesty

the Empress, let alone a duke or archduke.

Special even within the Temple

is the Office of Inquisition.

The Office of Inquisition?

An organization that eliminates evil spirits

and heretics using Divine Arts for injustice.

The unit under direct control

of the Grand Temple

is said to be a band of ruthless elites.

That's scary.

Don't worry! Normal people will never have

any dealings with the Office of Inquisition.

I am Grand Temple Inquisitor Salomon.

And you are the boy with no shadow.

Parallel World Pharmacy

Episode 7

The Boy with No Shadow

and the Inquisitors

To be so bold as to run a

pharmacy in the middle of town

and venture outside with

the sun high in the sky

You left yourself far too open,

boy.

Or

should I say, evil spirit

in the guise of a boy?

I am not an evil spirit.

Then what are you?

I would say I'm human.

We need no confession to find you out.

Put your hands up, and take ten steps back!

I don't want to make this situation any worse.

Good. Keep walking backwards.

Bind!

The array that counters evil spirits!

Well, I'm not an evil spirit, so

Reveal your true form!

Whirling Dance of Flame!

Create nitrogen.

Fire shield!

Good.

Eliminate the oxygen, and

the fire is extinguished!

What? With no wand?

His attribute is negative fire?

In that case

Sword Dance of Ice!

Impossible!

He has multiple attributes?

What in the world is he?

As I told you, I'm just a person.

Forget about capturing him alive.

Obliterate him!

Yes, sir!

What?!

Heretics must die!

Attack simultaneously with full power!

Enraged Earth!

Eastern Dragon's Spiral Dance!

Slash of Wind!

Torrent of Fire!

Did we get him?

I had hoped to avoid violence, but

Divine Power accumulation!

It's huge

Here it comes!

Defensive Barri—

Commander Salomon!

Wh-What is that?

Won't you call off your attack?

I didn't come to this world to fight.

His body is glowing

I would rather use these powers

to heal than to harm.

So, won't you please withdraw?

That mark

Endless Divine Power, a shadow-less body,

and the holy mark of the Panactheos

Commander Salomon?

With these things right in front of me,

how could I have missed it?

The vessel has no shadow,

for the being itself is light.

In other words,

the individual before us is the Panactheos!

Huh?!

Wha—

That means we raised our wands

against a Guardian Deity

No, no. I'm not a—

O Panactheos,

Uh, yes?

This must be divine punishment

for my great sin.

When I fell from my horse earlier

C-Commander Salomon!

This wound will likely result

in my death sooner or later.

Before that happens, I beg you,

allow me to atone with my life.

H-Hold on!

Please, let my life suffice to quell your

indignation at our blasphemous acts.

O Panactheos, please forgive us.

Stop!

I told you. I don't wish

for anyone to be harmed!

All I ask is that you leave me

and my pharmacy alone!

There's no need for anyone to die!

His upper shin is fractured,

and blood is coming from the skin.

Taking the fall from his horse

into account an open fracture!

A white glow Recovery is possible.

Treatment: Lower leg amputation.

A red glow?

What's going on?

If I amputate, it'll cause an infection

leading to sepsis and death? Is that it?

In that case

Treatment: reduction.

So that's the solution.

But, who should perform the operation?

I'm a pharmaceutist.

Surgical procedures aren't my forte.

But can this operation be left

to one of this world's doctors?

Even in Novalout College's latest data,

surgery outcomes are practically

a matter of chance.

And the risk of infection can only be kept

low in the first six hours from injury.

His best chance is to be treated right away.

That means

All of you, please forget

everything you're about to see.

What do you

I'm providing emergency first aid.

Place the patient up here.

And send someone for a carriage!

A-At once!

Why are you not punishing our transgression?

Never mind that right now!

Don't concern yourself with

anything but your injury.

I will now treat your bone fracture.

First, I'll have you take antibiotics

to prevent infection.

Then I'll inject your back with anesthesia.

Then comes a thorough cleaning of the wound,

and then I'll cut out foreign

matter and contaminated tissue.

Finally, I'll stitch the wound

with thread and bandage it,

so as to move you elsewhere to

conduct fixation of the fracture.

May I begin?

Do as you wish, O Guardian Deity.

Spinal anesthesia.

I'm injecting bupivacaine

into your spinal cord.

Grit your teeth and bear it.

How does this feel? Is it cold? Any pain?

It's as if I'm being

touched through clothing.

And I can't feel any pain anymore

Is this one of the miraculous

feats of a Guardian Deity?

I've conducted numerous

surgeries on lab animals.

If I do nothing, he'll die for certain.

It's not about being a

pharmaceutist or a physician!

Right now, there's no one else but me!

Panactheos!

I can't say how much the

emergency procedure will do.

But for now, your commander

is in good shape.

Please take him to the Temple.

I'll come check on him later

and take appropriate measures.

To not only spare us your punishment

but even show us such benevolence

How can we ever thank you?

Don't worry about that.

As one who pursues the path of medicine,

and as a human being,

I chose to do the most good I could.

Nothing more.

More importantly, please keep this

between yourselves.

As the Panactheos commands.

Several Months Later

The new bishop is personally

making a courtesy visit?!

My name is Salomon. A pleasure

to make your acquaintance.

Please, accept this gift

and enjoy it together.

You are too kind!

You're looking well.

Thanks to you. I humbly apologize

for the trouble I caused.

Words fail to capture the gratitude I feel.

It's fine. Really.

From an inquisitor, to bishop

of the imperial capital's diocese

I take it you've moved up?

Yes.

In order to be of service to you,

I went through countless procedures

and was invested with this position.

I won't ask what that entailed

Upon taking my post, I sent a

report to the Grand Temple.

It read: "No evidence of heretics

in the Saint Fleuve Diocese."

There was never any boy

with no shadow to begin with.

I appreciate that, but

In the future, should there be any

reports of such baseless claims,

I, as bishop,

shall take care of it.

Yikes! He's frightening!

Um I have to say, your retinue.

seems a bit excessive for a courtesy visit.

Might I have a moment of your time?

Closed for Lunch

Where should I enjoy this treat?

Oh?

Miss Blanche, what brings you here?

Brother promised me an

outing with him today!

What's in your hands?

This is not intended to serve as

an apology for the other day.

But I did bring a wand

worthy of your stature.

What is this?

One of the treasures kept in the Guardian

Deity Temple, the Panac-rhabdos.

In addition to the four attributes,

it is suited to combat, diagnostic,

and healing Divine Arts.

It can be freely collapsed and extended,

making it easily portable.

Why, it's beautiful

Are you sure it's okay for me

to use something so valuable?

Yes. In fact, I'm sure the wand

would appreciate it as well.

But what if it gets broken or stolen?

Try picking it up. You'll see.

All right, then.

What's happening?

That emanation of holy light!

The Panac-rhabdos has acknowledged you!

What?!

It's so pretty!

I'm spellbound just looking at it.

Wanna hold it?

What?

Can I?

Then just for a little bit.

Wh-What just happened?

The Panac-rhabdos is not of this world.

Only Guardian Deities, who are also not

of this world, can wield such things.

Human hands cannot touch them.

Oh? So then, Farma really is the

Not you too, Elen!

Stop treating me like a god!

Huh?

Would this wand happen to float?

A keen insight.

This is what the legends state:

If one provides Divine Power

at levels beyond human capability

I-It worked!

I've never heard of using

a Divine Wand to fly!

This is amazing, Farma!

You are truly worthy of possessing this wand.

Please make use of it.

Thank you, Salomon.

Thank you for seeing me today.

Don't mention it.

The Temple here will visit no harm upon you.

I cannot say the same for whoever drove

that carriage into your pharmacy, though.

Right. It still hasn't been

determined who did that.

A befitting punishment shall eventually

befall those who act against a god.

I keep telling you, I'm just a pharmaceutist.

I am aware.

Now then, please accept this as well.

What is it?

A talisman that suppresses Divine Power.

What? You mean

If you keep that on your person, you can

conceal your inconvenient disposition.

Thank you so much!

Wow! This is fantastic!

You seem far happier about

this than the wand.

Do I?

Hello, Brother!

I always longed to walk beneath the sun

in the same way they do, alongside them.

I see.

Brother! Come see! Come see!

What a big melon! I wanna eat it!

Melons aren't quite in season yet,

so I don't think it will be very sweet.

Aw Then, I want grapes

Brother, buy me some!

Of course.

Master Farma, these apples

look tasty as well.

The plums are fresh and just arrived today!

Then, in addition to the grapes and apples,

we'll take some plums.

Brother?

Master Farma, are you tired?

No, no. Sorry. Where are

we going next, again?

My troubles with the Office

of Inquisition are over,

and my number of customers is only growing.

It might be time to hire some employees.

Brother!

But it's hard to acquire

aristocratic pharmaceutists,

and the experienced commoner

pharmaceutists all belong to the Guild.

What do I do?

Really?

You don't sell any of the medicines from

Parallel World Pharmacy here either?

It's always so crowded there.

I'd love to come here.

Why don't you carry any of those products?

I'm afraid we just can't, ma'am.

Besides, that place is heretical.

They have all these unheard-of new

medicines, and at rock-bottom prices?

It can't get any fishier than that!

But they have a great reputation

throughout the capital.

I am aware of their medicine's

reputation for effectiveness.

Sir

Mr. Pierre! So then

Nevertheless, since a son of the Chief

Royal Pharmaceutist runs the place,

there is still the possibility that he's buying

reputation as part of some aristocratic game.

Don't be ridiculous!

Even if they are effective,

as long as the Guild refuses approval,

we can't deal in those medicines.

There are no other guilds in the capital

for a commoner pharmaceutist to join.

I can't defy the policies of the Guild.

This is exasperating.

Medicine-sellers are so

conservative and stubborn!

I'm sorry, ma'am.

Brother, all done shopping! Let's go home!

All right. Shall we all have tea together?

They're restrained by the Guild

You want to establish a separate guild?

Yes. It'd be nice if there

were a Compounders' Guild,

so the commoners could

sell the new medicines.

Do you know of any stores that would join?

I guess we'd start with ours

and Médique, for now.

Well, two stores is enough to create one,

according to the regulations.

Once we start a guild, I'm sure

other stores will want to join.

Even if it's only the outline,

I'd like to get started.

Lord Cédric, could you help me

with the paperwork?

Of course, Master Farma!

I hope it gets approved.

If we have more partners, we can

reduce the crowding at the store.

Hopefully it lessens the workload, too.

Oh, you sound pretty concerned about that.

How do I put it? I guess I don't want

to accidentally overwork myself.

Listen to you, Farma!

You sound like a 40-year-old man!

Marie! Marie, hang in there!

What do I do?

Episode 8

Influenza and the Dawn of a Pharmacy