by Moon Baek-gyeong, Ha Gang-ho•Art by Hiss
Lee Han was a dedicated practitioner of traditional Korean oriental medicine whose life was cut short in a freak accident. He opens his eyes only to discover he has transmigrated into the body of Prince Lachiel Magentano, the frail, sickly Crown Prince of the Magentano Empire in a fantasy novel, cursed to die an agonizing death before reaching adulthood. Determined to defy his grim fate, Han uses his medical mastery and mystical acupressure expertise to diagnose and treat his own failing organs. But surviving isn't just about curing himself: the imperial palace is rife with political venom, corrupt nobles, and a royal treasury on the brink of bankruptcy. To secure his survival and build a comfortable retirement, the terminally-ill Crown Prince starts formulating miracle herbal elixirs, opening an empire-wide medical clinic that puts greedy pharmaceutical cartels out of business.
by Moon Baek-gyeong, Ha Gang-ho•Art by Hiss
Lee Han was a dedicated practitioner of traditional Korean oriental medicine whose life was cut short in a freak accident. He opens his eyes only to discover he has transmigrated into the body of Prince Lachiel Magentano, the frail, sickly Crown Prince of the Magentano Empire in a fantasy novel, cursed to die an agonizing death before reaching adulthood. Determined to defy his grim fate, Han uses his medical mastery and mystical acupressure expertise to diagnose and treat his own failing organs. But surviving isn't just about curing himself: the imperial palace is rife with political venom, corrupt nobles, and a royal treasury on the brink of bankruptcy. To secure his survival and build a comfortable retirement, the terminally-ill Crown Prince starts formulating miracle herbal elixirs, opening an empire-wide medical clinic that puts greedy pharmaceutical cartels out of business.
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The world of The Crown Prince That Sells Medicine is centered around the Magentano Empire, a dominant geopolitical power characterized by sprawling urban capitals, highly guarded royal vaults, and deep class divides between the imperial nobility and impoverished commoners. Adjacent to the empire lies the Kingdom of Amboise, a militarily formidable nation prone to severe political instability and civil strife. Beyond civilized borders are hazardous frontiers such as Cremo, a high-end monster livestock trade hub; the Kranosk Border Region, an arid terrain populated by Orc tribes; and forgotten subterranean ruins concealing dark mana chambers and ancient demonic relics.
The combat and cultivation system operates through a dual framework of physical martial prowess and internal energy control: Martial & Sword Ranks: Sword Apprentice to Sword Expert to Sword Master to Grand Sword Master. Mastery involves shaping mana into outer sword aura and utilizing explosive physical techniques. Mana & Internal Cultivation: Practitioners build Mana Cores in their dantians. Rakiel revolutionary integrates Eastern Medicine meridians into this framework through Asrahan Core Energy, eventually awakening a Mana Heart and unlocking the Five Elements Circulation System (Fire, Water, Wood, Metal, Earth), enabling self-sustaining mana loops and cellular regeneration. Demonic & Dark Arts: Dark Mages manipulate corrupted black mana, forbidden soul contracts, and necromancy. At the absolute apex lies the ancient Demonic Mana and the Reverse Blood Demonic Art, capable of turning hosts into vessels for primordial Demon Kings.
The Magentano Imperial Dynasty: Led by Emperor Astelleon, controlling the military, royal medical institutes, and the Secret Vaults. The Upper House of Imperial Nobility: High-ranking aristocrats led by Lord Estoc who wield massive legislative and economic influence over the throne. The Side Palace Clinic & Royal Guard (SRG): Crown Prince Rakiel’s personal faction, comprising freed underground gladiators, the Werewolf Beast-kin Nurse Corps led by Agnis, and tamed mythical beasts. The Kingdom of Amboise Monarchists & Rebels: Fractured between royalists loyal to Princess Adeline and the rebellious military faction commanded by Sword Master Javillon Flamberge. The Necromantic Cult: A subterranean cabal led by Dark Mage Kartu, aiming to build an Undead Empire through plagues, high-grade ghouls, and zombie armies.
The HP & Medical System: Transmigrated into the terminally ill body of Prince Rakiel, Han Yi-han possesses a unique System interface displaying his remaining lifespan in days. Curing patients, manufacturing remedies, and achieving diagnostic milestones earns Life Points, which directly extend his life and unlock system rewards (such as Pulse Reading, Herbal Foraging, and Lie Vouchers).
Originally Han Yi-han, a pragmatic Korean traditional medicine doctor, he reincarnated into the frail, terminally ill Crown Prince Rakiel. Driven by a fierce desire to survive his original deadline of mere months, Rakiel uses his medical expertise to systematically build wealth, prestige, and lifespan. Beneath his greedy, calculating, and cynical exterior lies a deeply principled physician who refuses to let patients die before his eyes. Powers: Master of Eastern Acupuncture and Decoction Synthesis; Asrahan Core Energy; Five Elements Circulation System; Mana Heart; System Abilities including Pulse Reading, Herbal Foraging, Lie Vouchers, and Nitrogen Decompression Manipulation; combat techniques using the 10,000-Year Snow Shield and giant-needle acupuncture.
Chapter 1The original protagonist of the novel inside which Rakiel was reincarnated. Once an oppressed underground gladiator suffering from severe, chronic mana backflows, Damien was rescued and healed by Rakiel. Endlessly loyal, Damien considers Rakiel his absolute master and savior, willingly enduring brutal physical awakenings and body expansion to protect the Prince from every threat. Powers: Exceptional Sword Master; possesses extreme physical gigantification and muscle expansion abilities; master of high-speed sword techniques; involuntary vessel for the ancient Demon King Acheros, which he constantly suppresses through sheer willpower and loyalty to Rakiel.
Chapter 9The fierce first heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Amboise, widely known as the "Smile Angel" because she beams brightly while utterly annihilating her opponents on the battlefield. Sent to the Empire as a political exchange royal, she was cured of chronic, agonizing gallstones by Rakiel, earning her eternal gratitude and forging a vital military-political pact between their nations. Powers: Master Sword Expert; heavy weapon specialist; high tactical command capability; immune to fear and mental pressure on the battlefield.
Chapter 41The Second Prince of the Magentano Empire. Initially an arrogant contender for the throne, Theodore challenged Rakiel to a royal succession duel but was soundly defeated. Falling into gluttony and severe depression, he was seized by Rakiel and forced onto a hellish physical fitness and diet regimen. Transformed into a muscular, disciplined warrior, he now willingly handles Rakiel’s tedious political marriage proposals. Powers: Expert Sword Practitioner; enhanced physical conditioning; heavy mana-infused martial arts.
Chapter 3A legendary Sword Master and leader of the military rebellion in the Kingdom of Amboise. Seeking to bring down a corrupt monarchy, Javillon was hampered by crippling, neurogenic migraines that rendered him helpless during critical moments. Unknowingly reliant on Rakiel’s temporary medical relief, he was ultimately defeated when Rakiel and Damien dismantled his rebel forces. Powers: Peak Sword Master; high-speed wind-attribute blade strikes; veteran battlefield command.
Chapter 54A ruthless necromancer operating from deep subterranean facilities near the Kranosk border. Kartu engineers bio-weapons, weaponized epidemics, and high-grade ghouls to build a massive Undead Empire. His absolute disregard for human life and calculated sieges make him one of the most dangerous threats to the Magentano Empire. Powers: Master Dark Mage; high-level Necromancy; plague creation; soul manipulation; command of dark magic command orbs and massive zombie hordes.
Chapter 89Leader of the Imperial Upper House and brother-in-law to Emperor Astelleon. A shrewd and powerful aristocrat who maintained strict political neutrality, Lord Estoc was privately tormented by a four-year-long, agonizing case of chronic gout. After undergoing excruciating acupuncture and decoction treatments at Rakiel's secret VIP clinic, his complete cure prompted him to align the entire Upper House behind Rakiel. Powers: High Political Authority; extensive imperial financial networks; legislative control over imperial policies.
Chapter 113The stern ruler of the Magentano Empire. Though initially doubtful of Rakiel's fragile health and unorthodox methods, he develops immense pride in his son's medical genius and strategic acumen. After suffering an ischemic stroke cured by Rakiel, Astelleon acts as a protective mentor, guiding Rakiel in the control of dragon-crafted artifacts like the Eternal Pen. Powers: Supreme Imperial Authority; advanced mana control; master of ancient royal artifacts.
Chapter 1Originally a terrifying, wild minotaur suffering from fatal heart angina in Cremo, Urus was saved through Rakiel's giant-needle acupuncture and tamed as a side-palace guardian. Later, his physical body became intertwined with the awakening consciousness of ancient Demon King Acheros, creating a complex balance between fierce loyalty to Rakiel and apocalyptic demonic instincts. Powers: Monstrous physical strength; natural body armor; demonic blood resonance; hellfire impact waves.
Chapter 29Leader of the Werewolf Beast-kin tribe. Recruited during Rakiel's public nurse hiring initiative, Agnis and her kin were integrated into the Side Palace Clinic after Rakiel used tail-paralyzing acupuncture to stabilize their volatile emotions. She serves as the head of the medical care unit, executing post-operative nursing duties with fierce efficiency. Powers: Beast-kin agility; acute olfactory senses; specialized medical care training; close-quarters physical combat.
Chapter 21Ch. 1 - 8
Inciting Incident: Han Yi-han reincarnates into the terminally ill Crown Prince Rakiel Adria Magentano, discovering an HP system counter indicating he has only months to live. Central Conflict: Emperor Astelleon demands Rakiel prove his fitness for the throne or abdicate to his aggressive brother, Second Prince Theodore. Pivotal Battles: Rakiel vs. Second Prince Theodore in a royal succession duel, where Rakiel uses specialized shield techniques and Asrahan Core Energy to defeat Theodore. Breakthroughs & Impact: Rakiel cures Theodore's chronic alcohol-induced mana instability, secures his royal status, awakens his dantians, and gains his first major lifespan extensions.
Ch. 9 - 18
Inciting Incident: To acquire a formidable personal bodyguard, Rakiel infiltrates the capital’s underground colosseum to find the novel's original protagonist, Damien Kayen. Central Conflict: Corrupt loan shark Kuzman oppresses underground gladiators while Damien suffers from crippling, agonizing mana backflows. Pivotal Battles: Rakiel and Damien neutralize Kuzman’s arena syndicate; Rakiel uses lightning magic and moxibustion to perform deep nerve stimulation. Breakthroughs & Impact: Damien pledges his eternal loyalty to Rakiel, the freed gladiators form the Side Palace Royal Guard (SRG), and Rakiel establishes his formal Eastern Medicine Clinic.
Ch. 19 - 28
Inciting Incident: A sudden epidemic of virulent typhus strikes noble households, threatening widespread panic across the imperial capital. Central Conflict: Rakiel must access the restricted Secret Palace Vault for rare ingredients while simultaneously finding a massive nursing staff for his exploding patient volume. Pivotal Battles: Public trials and dynamic recruitment tests against wild Werewolf Beast-kin led by Agnis. Breakthroughs & Impact: Rakiel procures the 10,000-Year Snow Shield, formulates the Ice Kudzu Root Decoction to quell the epidemic, and uses tail-acupuncture to discipline fifty werewolf nurses into his medical corps.
Ch. 29 - 40
Inciting Incident: Facing severe financial deficits in the Side Palace, Rakiel travels to the livestock city of Cremo to buy a rare minotaur gallstone. Central Conflict: The giant wild minotaur Urus suffers from severe angina pectoris, going on a destructive rampage inside the trading arena. Pivotal Battles: Rakiel subdues Urus using giant-needle acupuncture, directly relieving the beast's acute cardiac pressure. Breakthroughs & Impact: Urus is tamed and named Sir Urus, Rakiel manufactures ultra-expensive 'Golden Minotaur Pills' for elite nobles, and the clinic gains massive capital and lifespan points.
Ch. 41 - 53
Inciting Incident: Rakiel returns to the imperial capital to find Emperor Astelleon collapsed from an artificially induced ischemic stroke. Central Conflict: Foreign envoys from the Kingdom of Amboise attempt to pressure the Empire during the Emperor's medical vulnerability. Pivotal Battles: Rakiel performs hypothermia therapy and emergency cranial acupuncture on the Emperor; he uses System Lie Vouchers during aggressive diplomatic talks with King Merowenger. Breakthroughs & Impact: Emperor Astelleon is completely cured, and Rakiel uses an external shockwave technique to resolve Princess Adeline's severe gallstones, cementing a vital international alliance.
Ch. 54 - 74
Inciting Incident: A military rebellion led by Sword Master Javillon Flamberge plunges the Kingdom of Amboise into catastrophic civil war. Central Conflict: Wounded soldiers fill field hospitals, while infections kill more men than direct combat injuries. Pivotal Battles: Rakiel’s forces clash with rebel vanguards; Damien battles Sword Master Javillon in a dual-master duel. Breakthroughs & Impact: Rakiel harvests Aphiros queen larvae in monster territory to invent Radekasol (the world's first antibiotic ointment), cures Javillon's neurogenic migraines to negotiate terms, and successfully ends the civil war.
Ch. 75 - 88
Inciting Incident: Imperial pressure forces Rakiel to seek official licensing authority through the Royal Medical University to secure his clinic's autonomy. Central Conflict: Corrupt academic administrators resist Rakiel's Eastern methods while a student suffers from end-stage Wilson's Disease (copper toxicity). Pivotal Battles: Medical debates turned live surgical demonstrations; Rakiel constructs a mythic elephant ventilator for severe respiratory distress. Breakthroughs & Impact: Rakiel formulates the Copper-Destruction Decoction, cures Wilson's Disease and Guillain-Barré Syndrome, puts Prince Theodore on a extreme workout regimen to handle court politics, and hires the entire graduating class as clinic interns.
Ch. 89 - 100
Inciting Incident: A sudden supply shortage of vital licorice root forces Rakiel to journey to the arid Kranosk border region. Central Conflict: A mysterious epidemic afflicts Orc tribes while high-grade zombies engineered by Dark Mage Kartu begin infesting subterranean ruins. Pivotal Battles: Rakiel allies with Orc Chieftain Brash to slay a giant subterranean serpent; clash against Kartu's high-grade ghoul ambush. Breakthroughs & Impact: Rakiel cures Orc child Nayla’s whooping cough, harvests Long-Root Licorice, and sacrifices 100 days of his lifespan to restore a zombie's mental clarity, exposing Kartu's plot to create an Undead Empire.
Ch. 101 - 107
Inciting Incident: Dark Mage Kartu launches a massive zombie horde and explosive siege against imperial border strongholds. Central Conflict: High-grade ghouls and explosive dark traps threaten total annihilation of the imperial defense lines. Pivotal Battles: Rakiel utilizes specialized acupuncture mana disruption and nitrogen decompression techniques against Kartu; Damien hijacks Kartu's dark magic orb. Breakthroughs & Impact: Kartu is permanently neutralized, the undead horde is lured into a canyon explosion, and the border region is saved from turning into an undead kingdom.
Ch. 108 - 112
Inciting Incident: The activation of forbidden demonic arts triggers the ancient Demon King Acheros inside Sir Urus and Damien, plunging Rakiel into a ten-day mana-stress coma. Central Conflict: Rakiel's fragile body collapses under the immense backlash of chaotic demonic and environmental mana. Pivotal Battles: Internal spiritual and meridian battle to balance chaotic elemental mana flows within Rakiel's dantians. Breakthroughs & Impact: Rakiel fully awakens his Mana Heart and the Five Elements Circulation System; he launches a PR campaign honoring the zombie 'Tullun' as a hero, earning immense public devotion.
Ch. 113 - 118
Inciting Incident: The Upper House of Imperial Nobility attempts to pass legislative restrictions targeting Rakiel's independent medical ventures. Central Conflict: Upper House leader Lord Estoc secretly suffers from a four-year-long, paralyzing bout of severe gout. Pivotal Battles: Rakiel performs high-intensity, excruciating acupuncture and metabolic purges inside a secret VIP clinic room. Breakthroughs & Impact: Lord Estoc makes a total recovery, bringing the entire Upper House into a permanent political alliance with Rakiel, completely outmaneuvering court opposition.
Ch. 119 - 122
Inciting Incident: Rakiel retrieves the dragon-crafted artifact The Eternal Pen from the Royal Vault to expand his treatment methods for chronic pain. Central Conflict: Uncontrolled thermal mana from the artifact risks incinerating patients, requiring ultra-precise thermal manipulation. Pivotal Battles: Confrontation inside the newly established Secondary Clinic against a mysterious blue-haired patient carrying highly unstable, corrupt mana. Breakthroughs & Impact: Under Emperor Astelleon's personal instruction, Rakiel masters fine thermal mana control, opening a specialized chronic pain clinic that serves thousands of imperial guards and commoners.
