Extra 03 Dekan's Peaceful Day

As dawn broke, the small town was still bathed in the tranquility of the morning light.

The church bells rang precisely on time, their heavenly sound echoing in the courtyard outside the church.

This Sun God Church stands in the heart of the town, witnessing the vicissitudes of time and the town's changes.

The church's exposed stone carvings make it a prominent landmark in the town, forever exuding a sacred yet warm atmosphere.

The stone brick walls have become slightly mottled over time, but the overall structure remains sturdy.

Inside a massive outer fence, the church's doors are spacious, with intricate carvings of the Sun God Church on the heavy wooden doors. On either side of the doors, large stained-glass windows depict various deities, and the rising sun shines through these colorful windows, casting mesmerizing beams of rainbow light into the church.

In the spacious central hall, beneath a wide and solemn arched ceiling, rows of benches were neatly arranged on both sides, with a few townspeople and children sitting scattered about, praying.

At this moment, the young priests and nuns in the church had already begun their morning prayers, their voices clear and devout.

After a while, the morning prayers came to an end.

The townspeople, who were sitting on the benches, stood up, greeted each other, and then said goodbye.

Soon, the townspeople who had come to pray gradually left, preparing to begin their new day of work and life.

Besides a few children who were already taken in by the church, a gray-haired young man also stayed in the corridor with a smile, talking to the children surrounding him.

"Teacher Dekan, what will you teach us today?"

"Could you draw a picture for me, teacher?"

"Teacher, could you please perform that magic trick again to make the flowers bloom?"

He seemed to be very popular with the children, who affectionately called him "teacher."

He and his wife moved to this small town more than a year ago, and they often come to church together to pray devoutly.

Both of them carried amulets of Goddess of Reincarnation and Fate with them, and regarded them as treasures.

They were not only well-versed in the scriptures of the Sun God Church, but also had their own insights, making them truly devoted believers.

Not only the children living in the church, but also the church clergy had a great fondness for the Dekan couple.

"Dr. Dekan, I'm so sorry to trouble you to teach the children again today."

The young priest in the church walked up to Dekan, scratched the back of his head, and said somewhat apologetically.

The nun, who appeared to be only a teenager, pulled the children away to prevent them from continuing to surround Dekan and immobilize him.

"It's alright. I don't have any patients scheduled today. It's just my job to come and continue teaching them herbalism."

Dekan smiled gently and replied.

Since Dekan and Cornelia moved to this small town, the residents no longer need to call doctors from neighboring towns even if they are seriously ill.

In the past, if it was just a minor illness, or if an adventurer in town suffered a slight injury, they would come to the church for treatment.

However, the priests in the church are only part-time doctors; their main job is still clergy. Apart from using healing spells to treat external injuries, they are not actually good at diagnosing diseases.

The town's priest mostly relied on herbal knowledge from books to prepare some medicines, which he then combined with minor healing spells to help patients get through their illnesses.

However, the priest also discovered that Dekan was a skilled physician and a learned man, so he often consulted him on various matters.

This question led to curious children gathering around and asking all sorts of questions.

Later, it gradually evolved into Dekan sometimes staying at the church in his spare time to explain knowledge to the children.

Over time, the children stopped calling him doctor and started calling him teacher instead.

"May I sit in on this?"

The priest asked somewhat embarrassedly.

Although attending children's classes might not be something a clergyman should do, learning about saving lives is surely something worthy of the Goddess's esteemed title.

The church is now run solely by him and his sister, who is a nun.

As a half-baked priest, he didn't know why, but he often had the thought of becoming a priest like the gray-haired young man in front of him.

Mr. Dekan is a doctor, not a priest, so why am I thinking like this...?

In any case, it's definitely worthwhile to want to learn more from Mr. Dekan!

The priest was certain.

"Of course you're welcome!"

Dekan smiled and nodded in reply.

"Mr. Dekan, would you like to have lunch with the children?"

The nun asked respectfully from the side.

She could tell that, without realizing it, Dr. Dekan and his priest brother had developed a mentor-student and friend-like relationship.

Therefore, she also respected this doctor very much.

"Uh, I told Cornelia before I left home today that I only have classes for half a day, so she'll prepare lunch. I need to go back for lunch today."

Dekan thought for a moment and then said.

Upon hearing this, the surrounding children all showed expressions of disappointment.

"Teacher, Cornelia next time!"

The child, clutching Dekan's clothes, cried out in a childish voice.

That means Dekan and Cornelia might spend the whole day at church.

"It depends on luck. It's her turn to water the flowers today, so only I came."

Dekan stroked the child's head and said.

Those flowers and plants in the yard will take a long time to water.

Cornelia is probably humming a little tune right now, tending to those beautiful flowers.

"Let's start today's lesson first. I'll play with you guys for a while after class before going home."

When Dekan saw that the priests and nuns had brought the small blackboard, he called out to the children.

"That's great!"

"Let's start class!"

What did Teacher Dekan teach us today?

"I'll teach you how to make a simple antidote that can be used by humans and animals, and you can even sell it to adventurers."

As he answered, Dekan picked up a pen and drew the shapes of herbs on the blackboard.

He can treat not only people but also animals.

Not only the children in the church, but all the children in town loved Dr. Dekan.

I think he is a gentle person.

When the townspeople asked Dekan if he had studied veterinary medicine while studying medicine, Dekan said no. He had simply gotten used to treating all kinds of creatures, and gradually, he stopped distinguishing between species.

After all, he could even revive demons, so he couldn't possibly have killed a small animal while healing it, could he?

After a burst of laughter, everyone knew that Dr. Dekan was joking.

After spending a lot of time together...

Everyone in town also discovered that Dr. Dekan was a humorous person.

Because he sometimes tells jokes that sound a bit absurd.