Medicine King.

It was a title that could be bestowed upon only one person on the Yalatika Continent.

Whenever Li remembered someone introducing him that way, he felt so embarrassed he could explode. The reason was...

Every great apothecary had a title of their own, though Li called himself the Dawn Courtyard.

But everyone else preferred to call him the Friend of Bedroom Bliss.

Li’s name was Rufas Cromwell. He was twenty years old, unmarried, and lived in the southern district of the Imperial Capital of the Zerul Empire. He was also the head of the Cromwell Merchant Guild. Still, he preferred people to call him Li rather than Rufas.

Every day, he worked on medicines until eight in the evening before heading home.

He didn’t smoke, and only drank in moderation.

He went to bed at eleven and made sure to get a full eight hours of sleep.

Before bed, he always drank a cup of warm milk, then spent twenty minutes reading a botanical encyclopedia. Once he got into bed, he fell asleep right away.

He slept soundly until morning and never carried fatigue or stress into the next day. His friends and master all said he was unusual.

The reason was simple: being too normal was abnormal.

Li had an extraordinary talent. Oh, right—he wasn’t from this world. No, more precisely, his soul didn’t belong to this world. Yes, just like you’re thinking.

In his previous life, Li had been a novelist. Just an ordinary person who wanted nothing more than a peaceful life.

And then… well, one day, the hardcore grinder that he was suddenly dropped dead in front of his computer.

When he woke up, a beautiful young woman was holding him by the foot. She looked at him with utter disgust, as if he were a bug.

“Too small! Not good enough!”

Too small? Wait! What’s too small? Where are you looking!?

And just like that, she tossed Li down from somewhere. He passed out in midair, along with a girl who was with him. Later, when the orphanage examined their bodies, they discovered that the girl was Li’s blood-related younger sister.

After some time had passed, Li realized he possessed an unbelievable power: what was known as a system. Once he thought about the power he’d been given, it wasn’t so strange that he’d ended up in an orphanage…

With his extraordinary talent, remarkable physique, and a system to boot, Li began to stand out at the age of six. Before long, he became the apprentice of a big sister who was a court apothecary, known as the ‘Ripple-Eyed Witch.’

The Ripple-Eyed Witch, Picas Felode, was a famous apothecary on the Yalatika Continent—and an out-and-out lecherous old woman!

As soon as Picas brought Li home, she forced him to take a bath, claiming she was helping to cleanse his marrow or something. Her soft, smooth hands roamed over every inch of his body.

Picas claimed to be a mere one hundred and twenty-one years old. Li silently grumbled to himself, ‘Why put on such a coy act, you old crone!’

It took Li some time around her to understand why she was called the ‘Ripple-Eyed Witch.’

It wasn’t just because her eyes rippled like emerald-green waves whenever she used her power…

Under his teacher’s instruction in all things, Li became the second court apothecary after the Ripple-Eyed Witch at the tender age of ten.

Li’s job was simple: use medicine to safeguard His Majesty the Emperor’s health and preserve the beauty of his consorts. Since he had to tailor the medicines to each person’s constitution, he needed to examine their bodies. So… even though he didn’t want to, he still ended up encountering far too many things that a boy his age shouldn’t have.

Still, both the Emperor and his consorts saw Li as nothing more than a ten-year-old child.

With the help of a close friend, His Majesty eventually decided to let him leave the palace. I was so grateful—living like that every day was terrible for his health!

And so, Li used his savings to open a pharmacy. Perhaps because he was the Ripple-Eyed Witch’s apprentice and had once served His Majesty the Emperor, his name was already well known. Business at the pharmacy soon took off, and before long, he founded the Cromwell Merchant Guild.

As for his master…

After Li turned twelve, she stopped paying him any attention and went looking for her next little cutie. Unfortunately… there were hardly… any others… with talent like Li’s…

Since his dream was to live a peaceful, comfortable life, Li decided he’d make a fortune in this life! He’d need to become rich, at the very least, before he could pursue his dream!

And so, at just twelve years old, Li took first place in the Yalatika Apothecary Rank Tournament and was awarded the title of Medicine King, also known as the Dawn Courtyard.

A great apothecary who brought bedroom bliss to men and women everywhere!

Incidentally, this world also had a power system, known as Authorities. Li was a little lazy when it came to that, though, so he wasn’t very powerful.

But so what! Who knew how many powerful people were working under him! Money makes the world go round—even in this world.

He did have a younger sister who was sickly and frail, but somehow, after being nourished by the medicine he’d specially made for her, she became incredibly powerful…

But… no matter how powerful the medicine, there were some things Li still couldn’t change…

Like the situation he was in now…

Li had dozens of medicines on hand that could kill someone in an instant, but against her… he was powerless…

She stood there with such poise, breathtakingly beautiful.

Her chest, especially full for her slender frame, swayed gently.

She had a proud bearing, regular features, and eyes as mysterious and beautiful as amethyst.

Her long silver hair nearly brushed the ground, concealing her alluring naked body. Her skin was white as snow, her arms slender, and her legs long and pale.

But…

“Let me make this clear first… I really didn’t do it on purpose… I really didn’t mean to crush your balls by sitting on them… I’m just a passing apothecary.”

How had things ended up like this…?

Well, it all started back then…