Grand Foreigner (Chapters 201+)

There were never that many doctors in Chaldea. Of course, as a relatively large institution located far from the rest of civilization, Chaldea could not function completely without a medical wing, but it was not very large. Never mind the fact that the Magi's body themselves contained secrets that each family of Magi would prefer to keep secret.

After all, most magi could take care of themselves with their own powers, that's one of the reasons why, for example, the Masters of Chaldea were selected, not only for their potential to be a master. And if all else fails, and self-care was not possible, the doctors were somewhat constrained by their surroundings anyway.

Yes, the influence of the Animusphere family allowed them to deliver a dozen MRI machines to Chaldea, but what was the need for those same MRI machines in Chaldea? To spend time checking if another worker had rare genetic diseases, just in case? Lord Animusphere, in the end, remained a magus, one that is focused on Astromancy at that, the complexity of the human body and what malaise could befall it were the least of his worries.

And besides, he could always replace the worker with a new one that did not require any additional costs, right? Who could gainsay him from doing this? The government, unaware that Chaldea even existed as a sovereign entity on territory that the government mistakenly considered its own? Or other magi who considered Lord Animusphere even too soft for such an attitude towards his workers, as most magi in general did not like to rely on independent workers? Why would they if they could just instill a thought in some random person they need, and then erase their memory?

Therefore, the medical wing of Chaldea looked quite small when compared to the other facilities, that it seemed almost comical. Even equipped with the latest magecraft and technology, for the most part it consisted of wards for patients to rest and mundane medicine and sedatives. Though of course, now it has become hosts to a multitude of people, and its supplies running dangerously low thanks to the tragedy that had befallen Chaldea.

Of course, in theory, the medical wing of Chaldea could instantly increase several times in size if needed, but only if it was 'needed'. Well the loss of over 70% of Chaldea staff, with all the masters either dead or in need of substantial medical help certainly qualified. And yet, no one could even foresee that Chaldea would unexpectedly find itself cut off from the rest of the world in one fell swoop.

And yes, the irony of that statement is not appreciated at all, and Olga has made promises to punish anyone who would make a joke out of that.

Therefore, Chaldea's supplies were not as limitless as it might seem. Huge, of course, but not limitless.

The reserve of doctors in Chaldea themselves was also quite small almost as befitting their small facilities, only a dozen people under the leadership of one, relatively, unimportant deputy. Was being the operative word here.

On the first day, the day when Chaldea suffered its worst betrayal, they were all swamped with their duties. Some were administering sedatives to those that could not stomach the claustrophobic Coffin, some were overseeing the vitals of the masters as the rayshift progressed, and some were near the epicenter of events, wanting to personally witness the monumental event.

Therefore, after the explosion, after the beginning of the Singularity crisis, only one doctor remained in Chaldea. Dr. Roman, head of the Chaldea medical service.

Still, after the explosion, only a couple of dozen people remained in Chaldea anyway, so Roman was not buried in work. On the contrary, after prescribing a course of extensive sedatives, a couple of antipsychotics for those whose minds were clouded, and treating the wounds of several people who were struck by debris or just suffered a bad fall after the explosion, he was mostly done in his job as a doctor. And as for the Masters that were inside their Coffins? Well, the name for the Rayshifting pods suddenly seemed appropriate, and Roman had done what he could to preserve those that could still be saved when the Singularity ended and proper medical care could be afforded to them.