“what? I have to ask them myself? Well that's not much of a problem, after all I need their help to find the witch.”

Although I am unwilling to ask help myself, I need to find the witch as fast as I can. I need to get out of this wretched body!

Brook shows a shocked expression for a second before reverting back to his cold expression.

“It's quite a shocker that you want to ask help yourself. Just rest for now, with the state you're in, even if they agree to help it would be of no use.”

He is right but…..

“How much time till I recover.” I asked.

He paused for a moment before speaking- “2 weeks for a full recovery and another week for getting back to full strength. Even though I say full strength.. there is no divinity on your body. So, your so called full strength isn't much.”

“Shut up…..”

I wanted to find a dig a burrow and bury myself there right now.

“Oh yes! For the 2 week I recover why don't you shift me to a better medicinal facility?”

Brook lifted one of his eyebrow before replying-

“No, at the palace everyone receives equal treatment. In other words this is the best we have so bear with it.”

Saying this he started walking out.

“I swear I am going to increase your workload after I regain my powers!”

He stopped at the door after hearing my words.

“You can try and I'll just tell the demigods not to help you then.” he closed the door as he exited.

“Damn! Damn! Damn! Old geezer I hope you don't get a wife for another century! Stupid weak body!”

I was angry that if I had my powers I would destroy a mountain right now!

At a certain place on a mountain-

“AACHHOOO!!”

The whole mountain vibrates as the person who sneezed rubs his nose.

“Have I caught a cold?”

“Ugh”

I frown as the old man who has been taking care of me give me a vial. The vial was golden colour and looking at it people would be mesmerized by the shine.

But why did I have such a reaction? Because it's medicine. Demi god medicine, the best medicine for physical injuries obtained after battles. Thinking about it, demigod medicine is supposed to be great but it wasn’t. I was actually the god of medicine but it was in name only. I handed over the duties of God of medicine to my subordinate, Alex.

Well… sure demigod medicine had amazing healing properties and this was especially true for demigods but it smelled worse than sewers and tasted more bitter than ginger. It tasted like a mix of pepper, cardamom and other inedible things. So if you want to try it out go ahead.

It looked good on the outside but was like shit on the inside.

“Sigh~ I know it doesn't taste good but you have to take it. This is the last day and after this you can walk like normal but it'll take some time to get back to your peak condition. This is the last dose so you better take it.”

I frown and with difficulty I slowly stretch my hand out and hold the vial. There is a cork on the vial and once it is removed…. The hell will start.

“Just the words-’doesn't taste good’ cannot begin to describe this.”

“Gulp”

I look at it like it's my worst enemy. Well it is actually. When I gain my powers again the first thing I would do would be to scold that Alex for creating such a stupid medicine.

When I was about to open the cork, Bruce ran away and was going to get out of the room.

Bruce was the old man's name. He didn't like being called old man all the time so he asked me to call him by his name instead.

“Not today Bruce!”

Bruce always tried to run away after making sure that I was going to eat the medicine. The reason? Well… the moment you open the cork, the smell that comes out of it is enough to make everyone around it suffocate. Even after all the years of working at the palace, Bruce was still not used to the smell.

I quickly opened the cork and closed my nose.

“Ugh”

Both of us let out a defeated sound. Bruce quickly opened the door and closed it with a bang before disappearing to somewhere.

I quickly drank everything in the vial while trying my hardest not to vomit. It tasted so bad that I preferred eating shit than this.

“Wuck!”

After finishing it, I tried my best not to vomit and concentrate on sleeping. Soon powerlessness came over me and I fell asleep. Another one of demigod medicines flaws. It makes you fall asleep not long after you have taken it but it could also be called a good thing for me. At least I don't have to keep thinking about how bad it tasted.

I got up the next day, the sunshine from the window nearby greeted me. It was quite warm since summer had started.

The Last few night were just horrible. Just thinking about that damned medicine gave me a stomach ache.

Yawn~

I got up from my bed and stretched my body.

“Finally! I can move!”

Although I got up quite awkwardly and I couldn't control my legs properly, I was happy that I was finally able to move. My body hurt since I hadn't moved it from quite some time.

“Ouch! Damn weak body…. If I still had my own body this much of injury would be nothing.”

While I got up and tried to move my body properly the door opened.

“Goodmorning, esteemed sir. Here’s your breakfast.”

Bruce walked in while holding some kind of soup and some bread with a fried omelette.

Looking at the food, saliva was being produced in my mouth endlessly. These past 14 days the only thing I could eat was that damned medicine. While eating it you would be filled with energy so there was no need for food. Moreover you are not allowed to eat anything while taking the demigods medicine.

I ran to him and snatched the tray from him and started gulping it down as soon as it arrived.

Bruce just watched me while grinning.

Nom.. nom ... nom

“I never knew soup with bread and omelette tasted so good!”

“Hahahhaha- Lord, it is just because you haven't eaten anything for 14 days.”

“I see….”

I just ate everything and walked out in my patient type clothes.

Outside the wooden room there were many trees in the area and there was a road in which many other wooden houses were built.

The amount of wooden houses couldn't be counted just with your eyes. There were many people wearing armour and going into the rooms while some carried people with armour on a stretcher to the rooms.

I saw Brook standing outside of the wooden house I was in under the tree.

“You look well.” He said.

“Yeah, I recovered quite a bit.” My voice sounded hurried.

“Brook about asking help….”

“Benza you would have to wait for it. The kids just had a training session and are injured. We’ll discuss about it in the night. Why don't I show you around the palace for now?”