Treating Old Max

"Ignore him." Ban has no time to stay on the spot any longer as he already knew the situation. He held Tina's hand and led her upstairs in the mansion to her grandpa's room.

As for their bet they made back then, it's even more ridiculous.

Tina challenged Loki to build a jewelry franchise and will compare their profit when the time is due which is still years away from the current time.

Ban also knew that Loki was obsessed with Tina, but he didn't do anything bad to her. In fact, Loki treated her well when tgey were young.

However, Ban was on a passive impression of the guy since he was involved in such dark business. He might need Loki for his plans later.

"You...!"

Loki's face turned red from rage when he saw Ban took Tina away.

When he was about to dash forward to stop them, he suddenly felt his body turned cold as he inexplicably shivered in horror. He was sweating bullets and wondered what just happened.

*Thump!*

Loki suddenly knelt on the floor while panting hard. His mind recalled Ban's quick stare at him, like he was looked down by a unknown ferocious beast ready to devour him alive.

"...Who.. is that guy?..." He muttered silently in horror. He was a powerful Enchant, but feeling the indifferent gaze of Ban, he was like a helpless ant in front of a burning sun.

...

Tina cast a confused look at Ban which the latter smiled faintly in response.

"Forget about that bet. You are mine." Ban said in a calm tone without stopping his footsteps. Although he sounded calm, his voice carried an indeniable sincerity.

Tina staggered for a bit after hearing the short confession of Ban and she let out a shy expression. However, when she heard the bet, her face turned red from embarrassment. She wondered why Ban knew about that bet.

Tina put on a random excuse to escape from Loki's continuous persuasion back then and she fled to another city. She indeed liked Loki back then, but after her grandpa told her about Loki's dark secrets and gave her a short warning, she trusted her grandpa and immediately fled.

After months of careful investigation, she found out the real colors of Loki and was disgusted by him.

When she met Ban, her curiosity peaked after seeing him bounded by many mysteries that she can't solve.

"How did you know about the bet?" Tina asked curiously.

"I can read minds." Ban replied calmly as he smiled which made Tina startled. He pinched her lovely cheeks and continued, "With the ecxeption of those close to me, including you."

What he said was true. He respected his family member's privacy especially when using mind readings. He only get the thoughts if he focus on the target.

Tina pursed her lips and said, "You sounded like you own me already." She lowered her face while blushing as she continued with a low voice, "I kind of like your direct confession though."

Ban chuckled and was about to tease her when he saw a middle-aged man standing in front of a room.

"Tina.. Oh?" A middle aged man welcomed Ban and Tina. His eyes focused on Ban for a while without continuing his words. It was as if he was studying the young man in front of him. Especially when he saw Ban was locking his fingers on Tina's which made him gave off a bit of hostile aura.

"Father." Tina secretly let go of Ban's clutches while she let out an awkward look. She continued, "This is Ban. He can heal grandpa." She also introduced her father to Ban.

The man's name is Paul Davies. The current patriarch of the Davies' family.

Upon recalling her grandpa, worried expression immediately covered on Tina's face.

"Nice to meet you, Sir." Ban made a handshake to Paul.

Paul made a doubtful expression to Tina, but he still greeted Ban. He is a businessman himself, so he knows how to entertain a guest.

"Come in. Take a look if you can figure out my father's condition." Paul invited Ban inside the room of Max. His tone was neither friendly nor hostile as he led Ban further inside where the old man was laying on the bed with many medical equipments attached to his body.

Ban recognized a few doctors and nurses inside the room. When he treated Drago back then, these doctors were present.

The doctors were all surprised when they saw Ban approaching their patient.

A handsome young man that visited their hospital to treat an incurable yet strange decease was a miracle for them, thus they tag Ban as Miracle Doctor in secret which spreads throughout the whole medical field.

"Senior." An old doctor stepped forward and greeted Ban enthusiastically. His eyes sparkled as if he saw a celebrity superstar in person.

Not only the old doctor, but his colleagues started to greet Ban with joy on their faces. Their nerves couldn't help but be excited when the young Miracle Doctor is going to create a miracle again.

Young and old nurses even have hearts on their eyes as they stared at Ban with intense gaze. If not for them wearing masks, somebody might point their saliva's sliding out from their mouths.

Madman Max, the patient, has been infected by an unknown poison. A new type of poison produced by a Demon Beast that rampaged the whole Capital. His whole body also turned purple and shaking from time to time.

The doctors were helpless about it since the poison sample was still in their laboratory for examination. They couldn't make a cure in a short period of time. Even if they did, the result is still unknown without test subjects.

After Ban nodded at the doctors and nurses. He ignored the shocked Paul and examined Max' condition thoroughly.

After a minute, Ban concluded that Max was inflicted by a poison of a Scorpion-type Demon Beast. He wasn't surprised after seeing the poison on Max' body. After all, he had a Medical Job that came from his Master of All Trades skill. A Demon Beast poison is a common thing according to his knowledge and he has various ways on how to cure it. However, he already had a best solution in mind which is faster and can help him increase the poison element in his body.

Ban guessed that Max had hard time killing the monsters using his Wind and Fire element by it's tough scale and thus he accidentally got strucked by it's poisonous tail.

"Okay. Everyone out except Tina." Ban noticed that the doctors and nurses already got out like obedient children. His lips twitched a little before staring at Paul.

Paul was in a tough spot as he became speechless. He turned again at the doctors who signalled to him to follow them outside. Their waving hands beckoning to him and their jubilant faces made him look at them in a different view.

He wanted to complain, but seeing everyone looking at him including his daughter with eager faces, he could only walk out of the door with heavy footsteps.

*Swish!*

Ban didn't dally anymore and absorbed the poison of Max' body.

The purple skin of Max due to the poison almost instantly gone after a few seconds as it slowly returned to it's usual skin color. No matter how strong the poison got blended on Max body, Ban easily got rid of it in a single thought without damaging the patient's body.

Tina heaved a sigh of relief and seeing her grandpa was out of danger. She thew Ban a grateful look.

Ban smiled in response. He asked after a while, "Where's the other members of your family?"

Tina blinked for a second and replied, "They were busy outside. Most of our branches were damaged by those Demon Beasts rampaging in the Capital last night. My mother, including many elders of the family went out to solve the issue."

Ban nodded and sat down. He already finished absorbing the poison of Max. It only took him one minute to drag Old Max out of the death's grip.

"What happened? Why are these monsters suddenly popped in the Capital overnight?"

Tina also sat down beside Ban and narrated everything that happened last night through various intel.

Ban rubbed his non-existent beard once again after hearing Tina's story. What interest him was that, ten insect-type Demon Beasts were evenly spreading in the Capital to cause a huge Chaos.

Based on Tina's description, these beasts were as strong as the boar monster he dealt with a few days back since high level Divergents were having a hard time dealing with them. Most powerhouses came from the Special Abilities Bureau.

Now, Ban suddenly peaked his interest as to who is the mysterious strong person who tried to destroy the Capital.

He didn't think more. He knew something was wrong about this incident.

*Brrrr!* *Brrrr!*

When Ban was about to scan the Capital, his phone vibrated and noticed it was from Charlotte. His expression faltered a little and immediately accepted the Call.

"Ban? I-I need your help." Charlotte's worried voice resounded on the other side.