Royal Lady of the Blueprint

The Engineer who Performed a Miracle Surgery

This person…

Hearing his response, Emilia thought that maybe this person was a good man, despite his hard words.

The man spoke.

“Call me Andrew.”

“Alright, Andrew. Then let’s get started right away.”

First, they anesthetized him, wore medical gloves, and used the disinfectant Fleming had invented to clean the location of the injury.

‘Gunshot wound. Spleen damage…’

Actually, at first, she had been worried if it was okay for her to stand up. And If she could do this big surgery. She was already receiving excessive attention. It was unimaginable how much attention she would get after this surgery. But she didn’t worry for too long.

A patient was dying right in front of her. What could be more important than saving a patient? ‘Enough with the useless thoughts. This is the beginning. Let’s do well, Emilia.’

Her gaze sunk. ‘Looking from the outside, it’s at least a grade V injury. The moment I lose control, we lose the patient. Let’s do our best.’

As an engineer who doesn’t have experience or even a skilled surgeon, this surgery wasn’t easy. Without treatment, the chances of death were 100%. Even attempting the surgery was dangerous. Since it was like that on Earth, it would be worse here.

But it didn’t matter. She was going to do her best regardless of the situation. So she was definitely going to save him.

Thump.

Her heart palpitated from nervousness at the brink of life and death. It was a familiar nervousness. And a nervousness that she had been longing for. She had longed for this moment of grasping the scalpel.

“Scalpel, please.”

Emilia received the surgical knife from an assistant. On the other hand, the doctor looked at her with a confused face. ‘Just what…’ He didn’t know what he was doing. He ended up following her, but she was really going through with this surgery? Of course, he knew. That it was better to do something than letting the patient die. And if they continued with as the girl said, it might really be possible to save the patient.

However…could she really do it? This big surgery that no one had attempted? It was impossible! He wanted to shout out loud.

But looking at her, he shut his mouth. In front of the surgical field, she was completely different. The normal softness she exuded was gone. Rather, he could only feel her iron will. It was an intense pressure he never would’ve imagined he would feel from her.

“…”

And…the Crown Prince, Eins, looked at the person chosen to be his fiancé with undecipherable eyes.

“Open.”

Along with those words, her hands moved up and down. Midline incision! The scalpel split the stomach into right and left. And….

The blood that was gathered inside flew everywhere!!

“!!!”

“!!!!!”

At the immense amount of blood splattering around them, the doctor and the crown prince were taken aback. Only Emilia wasn’t shocked. She immediately started to get to work.

“We have to stop it from bleeding more! Gauze! Please press on it with gauze, Andrew!!”

“…!”

“And doctor, please move the greater omentum towards here!”

The two frantically moved according to her orders. ‘The bleeding is too much. We need to finish it as soon as possible!’ Emilia bit her lips. It had been a while since the patient was in shock. He could have a heart attack any second. They need to use any means possible to stop the bleeding. ‘I have to get vision on it first.’

Because of the blood, she couldn’t see any of the internal organs.

“Please give me as much gauze as you can. Andrew, please wipe the blood.”

If she was on Earth, she could use suction for the blood, but this was the empire. They had to get rid of the blood by themselves.

“Doctor, please move the stomach more towards here with this tool. And lift up the ribcage as well.”

Following her orders, a surprising thing occurred. The spleen that was deep inside the abdominal cavity showed itself.

“…!”

The doctor couldn’t get a grasp on his attention even though he was following her orders. ‘Just what…?! This child?’ She was too skilled. Like she had done this skill several times. How was this possible? But it wasn’t the time to be surprised by her.

“The injury…how do we?”

The doctor moaned. The injury of the spleen was bad. The gun had completely ripped the spleen, and blood was pouring out. There was nothing they could do. The doctor thought that giving up now would be better for the patient.

But at the same time, Emilia was having other thoughts. ‘It’s actually a relief. Since the bullet didn’t hurt any of the other big organs, and only pierced the spleen. It’s possible.’

“What will you do now, Emilia?”

Emilia answered.

“I’m going to cut the spleen.”

“…!”

The doctor’s eyes shook.

“How? The spleen is next to the organs around it. It’s not something you can just snip off with scissors.”

“We can scale it off. Especially if I just peel off the tip of the pancreas around it, it’s possible.”

“…!”

The doctor clenched his fist.

Yes, it was possible to cut off the spleen if they did what she said. If she could do it.

‘But how? Can she do that? Really?’ It was unimaginable for him. How she would do it. If it was really possible. But then, Emilia spoke to him.

“Doctor, please trust me. I can do it. If you help. Then we can save this patient.”

“…!”

The doctor gritted his teeth.

“…Alright.”

It was hard to understand it logically, but they had already gone past what was possible. They had to trust her unconditionally.

Emilia slightly smiled and spoke to Andrew.

“Please hold this area in place, and stop the bleeding as much as possible by pressing down on it.”

And she reiterated.

“Compression is simple but also the most efficient. Your role can determine the life or death of this patient. I trust it to you.”

The man looked at her.

“Alright.”

Undecipherable eyes and a low voice.

“…!”

At the somewhat familiar feeling the man exuded, she tilted her head but immediately focused on the surgery again.

“We’re beginning the peeling.”

And with those words. A miracle began.

***

“…!”

The doctor couldn’t close his widened eyes. He couldn’t believe what was happening in front of him. ‘T-This! Just when?’

In the small pure finger, a medical tool cut the air. And everything it passed by, new paths were opened. The ligament was simply cut off, and the pancreas tail began to fall open.

What he thought was impossible. But the girl’s hand was performing a miracle. ‘How…this? It’s perfect.’ he thought unconsciously. It was the perfect surgery he dreamed of. He didn’t know how she could approach it like this.

‘That doesn’t matter. Yes, what did all that matter? In front of all this perfection. It was just beautiful. Her moving hand, and the result of it. It was so beautiful that he felt awed. ‘I wanted to do that kind of surgery someday.’

He had imagined doing it himself, not even the young genius Artem or the Royal Cross surgeons could do this miracle surgery. No, if they were to witness it here, they’ll surely have the same reaction as him.

‘Who is this girl? Isn’t she an engineer in the engineering department? How come she is knowledgeable in medicine?’

“Finishing the peeling.”

Snip.

With that movement, the spleen was completely split off. And her fingers continued to move.

“Tie.”

Holding the surgical string, her fingers moved. It was a short and controlled movement. It was a one-handed tie. And the surgical string danced along with it. The spleen artery was completely tied.

“Please continue giving me the string.”

She didn’t stop. She continued to make ties. The arteries were tied, and the arteries headed to the stomach to the spleen were ligated. And the moment her hand stopped moving.

“…!”

The bleeding finally stopped!

All the veins that gave blood were blocked.

“Is it done?”

The doctor asked in a trembling voice.

“Yes, doctor. We jumped the hurdle. Now we just have to cut off the spleen.”

“E-Emilia…you…just how?”

Emilia was wondering if he had dreamt everything. The girl finished the surgery with the scalpel.

Drop.

Under the knife, the spleen fell out.

“Haaaa.”

Then, Emilia let out a big breath. After checking the patient’s stable heartbeat, she spoke in a relieved voice.

“It’s over. Thank you, everyone.”

And on that night that no one was aware of, the first splenectomy of the world was finished. It was an incident that scratched medical history and was performed by an engineering intern.

***

Just because the surgery was over, it doesn't mean treating the patient was over.

Time flew by and she wiped the stomach, dressed it, supplemented the blood with saline and other treatments.

The doctor wasn’t able to move like he was greatly shocked by something, so Emilia did it. After it was finished, she quietly left the surgery room and approached the man who was waiting, Andrew.

“Is he ok now?”

“Yes. His condition isn’t the best, but the surgery ended well so he’ll be better soon. But since his spleen was removed, he might be weak to infections. He’ll have to be careful in the future.”

The man, the Crown Prince, looked at her strangely.

Was she really Catarina? chosen to be his fiance? He didn’t know too much about medicine, but he knew that her surgical skills were abnormal. It wasn’t just outstanding, but godly. How did she do it? ‘And more than anything else.’ Her eyes towards her patient.

She’s an engineer who seems to love technology more than anything else, but to think she also has a vast amount of knowledge when it comes to medicine.

‘Have I been wrong about her?’

They were filled with desperation and anxiousness, but also light and life. It was strong, like a woman of war, but also beautiful.

‘I thought it was a lie.’ To be honest, when she told his father that she wanted to be an engineer, he just laughed it over. What would a spoiled girl know about being an engineer? But seeing her today, it definitely wasn’t a lie. It was unimaginable.

“Thank you.”

A short expression of gratitude. It was a hard voice, but she could feel the genuine emotion behind it. Emilia happily smiled and spoke.

“You’ve worked hard today. And you helped us with the surgery.”

She felt slightly embarrassed. They made the guardian of the patient enter the surgery room because they didn’t have enough people. It wasn’t something that could happen on Earth.

But the man shook his head.

“It was nothing to help my people. Don’t worry. Anyway…since you treated Bruno, I’ll reward you as I said earlier. Is there anything you want? Anything is fine.”

Anything. They were empty words. He was the Crown Prince of the Great Empire, Granzreich. He had the ability to give her whatever she wanted.

“As for the reward.”

She laughed and spoke.

“Please don’t give it to me, but to the financial office of the Therese Engineering Institute. We’re seeking investment from private companies since we’re building something big here.’

And she added on to what she said.

“It’ll be expensive. Normally the workers here get free treatment since it’s covered by the company. But outside parties should pay depending on their class. Homeless people are free, citizens a small amount, bourgeoisie or noble families a lot...something like that.”

“Mm…you might be surprised looking at the payment. Don’t get angry saying it was a scam.”

The Crown Prince twitched the corners of his mouth. He, the Crown Prince, would be surprised to see the payment amount? If it was supposed to be a joke, it wasn’t funny. ‘I’ll have to pay her back later then.’ And he spoke again.

“Alright. I’ll send someone. Ah, and I’m moving Bruno to the Royal Cross Hospital. That would be ok, right?”

“Yes, his condition is stable so I don’t see a problem with it. I’ll write an explanation about the surgery here.”

In this case, If they were to change hospitals, the hospital would need to know how she did the surgery. So an explanation through a referral was necessary. ‘It’s an unfamiliar surgery, so there might be confusion. I should write as specifically as possible.’ At the time, she didn’t know what the referral would lead to.

“Also I would love to see what you’re building here...although you said that I just need to invest in something doesn’t mean I don’t need to see the product, I will come back here for a few days.”

“I see, we will get it running for you since you’re our potential investor.”

Andrew smiled, “Okay, I’ll take my leave then.”

After some conversation, the Crown Prince stood up to leave. It was late. There were times when he didn’t return to the palace after his undercover leaves, but it was probably best to return now.

But when he stood up!

“…!”

His world was dizzy, and he stumbled.

“Andrew?”

Catarina, surprised, grabbed his hand.

It was just a standard show of support from a doctor to their patient. After finishing the surgery perfectly, she somehow considered herself a doctor. But the Crown Prince was taken aback at the sudden warmth in his hands. It was unexpectedly soft from someone who had just performed such a large-scale surgery.

“…It’s fine. Don’t worry about it.”

He spoke, pulling his hand out. But Doctor Catarina determined that his condition was normal. She wouldn’t know unless she observed him closely, but his face was slightly pale.

“Your tone isn’t looking too good. Do you have a fever? Can I check?”

She started asking for vital information, reading a lot of medical articles from the Earth has greatly increased her knowledge in medicine, specifically diagnostics.

After all, knowledge is power. So even if the article was not related to her work, they share one origin, which is science. And science is life for her.

And approached the Crown Prince to put her hand on his forehead.

“…!”

The Crown Prince was further taken aback. As her body got closer to him, he felt the scent of milk.

“I’m alright. Don’t worry.”

He quickly stepped back. Catarina tilted her head back looking at him who was avoiding her.

Completing the surgery perfectly, she can be somehow considered as a doctor. She only tried to observe him because he didn’t seem well, so she didn’t understand the man’s reaction.

“I think it would be better to be observed….”

“It’s fine. I’ve been dizzy for a while now.”

The Crown Prince rejected in a firm voice. But the iron-willed Catarina didn’t give up. A young and healthy man felt dizzy often? Something was strange. Couldn’t he have some kind of illness?

“It’ll only take a moment. Come this way….”

As she approached him again, he only rejected her more.

“I’m really ok!”

And he quickly moved to distance himself from her. Emilia blankly looked at his back. ‘Why is he doing that?’ Emilia didn’t know, but he was more surprised than he had ever been these past years. Even he didn’t know why he was being like this.

“Andrew!”

“…!”

Eventually, Catarina spoke to his back. Since she couldn’t force the patient….

“If your conditions continue, please come back to be observed. I’ll be the one to help you. I promise.”

But he just left the hospital without any reply.

Catarina worriedly muttered.

“Why is he doing that? He needs to be checked for his dizziness…”

And like that, the night passed. It was a tiring and eventful night.

The next day, the Royal Cross Hospital came to take the patient…and the hospital was in an uproar.