Chapter 6: Roses Have Thorns
With the insurance policy set with Asella, there was nothing holding me back from participating in the physician’s exam.
“Alright, let’s think positively about this.”
The benefits of becoming the imperial physician:
The pay — it’s massive. The annual salary easily exceeds a hundred gold coins. And if it involves treating a royal family member? That could go up to two hundred.
In just five years, I could afford a mansion in the capital.
The social standing was considerable too. In the nine-tier social hierarchy, it ranked at the third tier, on par with the mayor.
Even within the palace, it outranked the head butler.
“Personally, there’s also a lot I could accomplish.”
I had already secured Asella’s promise of support, so I could establish myself as a physician and build a track record.
And being close to Asella would also give me more opportunities to eliminate bad endings she might trigger.
I’d also have the chance to get involved in imperial politics. It would make it easier to prevent the incident that would lead to my family’s downfall.
“The only downside that outweighs all of that...”