Doctor’s Rebirth - Chapter 498

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Chapter 498
“Brother, what kind of food did you make this time?”
Crunch—
In that instant, Sama Hyeon’s eyes widened in surprise.
Seeing her brother’s astonished expression, Sama-hye put one in her mouth as well.
Crackle—
“Ooh… wooooow…”
“Delicious, isn’t it?”
“Yes…”
A wild sweetness mingled with savory richness and salt, and the melting cheese added an extra dimension of delight.
‘Street food is always the best when reuniting with family after so long.’
Jin Cheon-hee’s heart warmed watching the expressions on the two siblings’ faces.
‘Of course, I don’t have a family. But I’ve seen scenes like this in dramas. Things like fish cakes or tteokbokki.’
Then, with an exaggerated expression, he suddenly stood up, saying “Hehe, the tea’s all gone. I’ll go get some more,” trying to slip away.
It was obvious—this was an adult’s considerate way of giving them space.
Sama Hyeon and Sama-hye caught him simultaneously without even exchanging glances.
“Where do you think you’re going, Brother!”
“Benefactor! You can’t leave! You made something this delicious and now you’re trying to sneak off!”
Both of them were quick to catch on, as expected.
Now that they’d resolved their sibling reunion, they wanted to converse with Jin Cheon-hee.
So in the end, he sat back down.
Sama Hyeon spoke.
“Brother, come to think of it, the servants had already brewed tea. What did you go frying?”
“Oh… I went to fry these.”
Hot dogs.
Sama Hyeon narrowed his eyes.
Jin Cheon-hee said.
“But it was worth it, wasn’t it?”
“…It was worth it. The method is surprisingly simple too. The meat inside has a strange flavor though.”
“Think of it as processed meat made from pork intestines. I’m not sure what to call it.”
“Just tell me, Brother.”
“Sausage. Sausage.”
“Ah, so that’s what it’s called~”
Sama Hyeon repeated what his brother said several times, and once he’d completely memorized it, he nodded.
“With this, it wouldn’t require human hands to make and it looks good for preservation too, right?”
“Wow, you figured that out just from eating it? That’s impressive.”
“When there’s the scent of profit, how could I miss it.”
Sama Hyeon said so while forming a circle with his thumb and index finger.
Sama-hye found her brother amusing and giggled continuously.
And so, exchanging stories about the world, the three of them conversed together until finally Jin Cheon-hee opened his mouth.
“I was going to call you separately to discuss this, but since we’re all here, I might as well tell you now.”
“Yes, what is it?”
“Many of the senior physicians are recommending you as the Bundata Master for Baekrin Medical Guild’s Branch 2.”
“What?”
Sama-hye was merely a middle-ranked physician at best.
The fact that the senior physicians were competing to recommend her was truly unprecedented.
Sama Hyeon spoke.
“Hmm~ Brother, could it be that you’re trying to dump some troublesome work on her?”
“Well, I can’t say that’s entirely untrue. But you should know well that this is a position many people covet.”
“Yes, yes. That’s true. But why…?”
There were several reasons.
She asked.
“Is it perhaps because I’m from this area?”
“Well, the people from the slums overwhelmingly support you. Thanks to that, the operations at Branch 2 are running smoothly. But that’s not all.”
I raised my fingers.
“First, you made significant contributions in this smallpox inoculation method. Nearly all the statistics related to the inoculation method passed through your hands, and the senior physicians evaluated that highly. Additionally, the medical treatise on comminuted fractures you wrote previously was of excellent quality. In any case, once two medical treatises are approved, you’ll become a senior physician. You’re the first to advance to senior physician this quickly.”
Though a few procedures remained, Sama-hye was essentially confirmed as a senior physician.
Or rather, the senior physicians were thinking, ‘Let’s make her a senior physician quickly so she can help us with our work.’
Especially with the requests from the orthopedic senior physicians—this was just a matter of time.
The medical treatises she had written were of such high quality.
I continued speaking.
“The second reason is the regional specificity. By nature, a Bundata Medical Guild cannot operate without the support of local residents. Your promotion is indeed a fact. This is the darker intention of adults.”
At those words, Sama-hye covered her mouth and laughed at something so amusing.
I continued.
“Growing up in the slums, receiving treatment from the Patriarch of Baekrin Medical Guild, advancing from a junior physician to a middle-ranked physician, and returning here to become one of the pillars preventing smallpox? Even the high-ranking officials shed tears at such a story.”
The people of this era were particularly susceptible to stories involving grace and connections.
It was an age without media immunity, and people still believed in romance.
Sama-hye fell into thought.
“And the third and final reason is that you have better political acumen than expected.”
“Political acumen?”
“Yes. Your negotiation skills and ability to coordinate between patients and physicians have been highly evaluated. This is actually more important than the previous two, Hye-a.”
At those words, Sama Hyeon’s eyes widened in surprise.
“….”
He couldn’t even offer congratulations, only alternating his gaze between me and Sama-hye.
This was an extremely rare occurrence for Sama Hyeon.
She had always been his younger sister.
He had never imagined that such a child would grow in this manner, earning everyone’s respect and becoming self-reliant.
I asked.
“So, to summarize up to this point, only your own intentions remain. The most important thing is your ambition. Being a Bundata Master is not an easy task. You must truly desire this position yourself. A position created by others is absolutely not the right one. Understood?”
“…Thank you for your kindness.”
“Hye-a. For those three reasons, many of the medical staff recommended you, but there are still those who oppose—not a majority, but a significant number. It’s an unprecedented decision, and some simply don’t want to listen to a young child’s counsel.”
“….”
“It will be difficult. There will be days when you want to become a crybaby, just as Hyeon said. Even knowing that, do you still want to do this?”
Sama-hye fell into thought.
She stared blankly at three empty hot dog sticks and three cups of tea.
She glanced out the window once, then up at the ceiling once more.
Finally, she opened her mouth.
“…Would it seem selfish if I said I want to?”
“What does that matter? That’s not a position you can climb to just because someone tells you to. It isn’t.”
“…No matter how much I think about it, I feel like I’m genuinely lucky. Is this really a position I deserve?”
Perhaps old memories had surfaced.
Suddenly, tears welled up in Sama-hye’s eyes.
“Yes. Of course.”
“I want to do this. Really. I want to take this position.”
She had always appeared mature and composed.
But in truth, ambition had always burned within her.
“When I saw the people from my hometown acknowledging me…it felt even better. I wanted to climb higher. I know this is ambition for power….”
Sama-hye wanted to become a star.
I spoke.
“Hye-a, ambition for power itself isn’t evil. You’re not committing corruption. You must have seen parts of the Medical Guild that you wanted to change.”
Even a class president election requires ambition to run, doesn’t it?
‘Or do they call it a student council president election these days?’
In any case, you can’t judge good and evil by that alone.
What matters more is what you can accomplish in that position.
Sama-hye spoke.
“Well… honestly, there’s a lot I want to change. Hangzhou’s Bundata Master region has many unique aspects compared to other areas. But it’s been difficult to voice opinions about those parts, so I’ve stayed quiet.”
“Mm…. Think about that after you receive training at the main headquarters and review the budget.”
I didn’t try to stop her.
After all, to become a Bundata Master, you have to go to the Baekrin Medical Guild’s main headquarters and receive comprehensive education on every aspect of it, and that process will be quite grueling.
Still, if she can make improvements despite that, I’ll support her.
Change is always welcome.
Sama-hye spoke.
“Adult calculations and all that—I don’t care! I want to do this!”
“Okay. I know your intentions now. So, Hyeon-a, what do you think about your sister’s advancement?”
“Ha…hahaha.”
Sama Hyeon let out a dazed laugh and said this:
“If I’m not careful, won’t I fall behind?”
At those words, Hye-a’s chest swelled with joy.
Being acknowledged by her brother meant that much to her.
“Good, good. Then I’ll go back to organizing the paperwork now.”
“Eun!”
“Hyeong!”
Sure enough, the two siblings tried to grab hold of me again.
“I’m not trying to leave early, you two. I’ve already asked Sama-hye’s opinion, so now I have my own work to do. Should I send a messenger?”
At those words, Hye-a spoke urgently.
“No, please go. Soggakju!”
“Ah, hearing Eun call me Soggakju makes me feel a bit distant, doesn’t it?”
“Hehehehe.”
“You’ve grown well, Hye-a.”
With that, I rose to my feet.
“In dealing with this smallpox outbreak, your friend and many other doctors joined forces. Now I’ve nearly integrated all the data we gathered. I need to list the names of everyone who contributed and send it to the various families and the imperial court as well.”
“Hmm? Eun… Don’t tell me you’re planning to share the smallpox prevention method with others?”
“Of course. It’s not even that difficult to replicate. For something like this, it’s better to release it freely.”
Both Sama Hyeon and Sama-hye
wore expressions of shock at my words.
Medical arts were considered a domain of secret transmission.
A smallpox prevention method was a historic breakthrough of unprecedented significance, yet he wouldn’t monopolize it…
I spoke.
“I said it before. If people want to know, they’ll find out easily anyway. And I can say I’m alive thanks to people like that. I owe them a debt.”
Thanks to two scientists who freely released the polio vaccine in the past, humanity was able to eradicate polio.
One of them said something—would you patent the sun?
Some people say there’s room for debate about that statement.
And there’s still much back-and-forth about which of the two scientists’ two vaccines was better.
Even if those two people remained rivals until the very end,
the goodwill they created allowed humanity to be safe from polio.
Well, wouldn’t it be convenient if people were divided into black and white?
But today I cursed someone I dislike, yet tomorrow they might contribute to the world.
And that debt circles around, crossing dimensions to arrive like this.
“In a way, I’m alive thanks to countless acts of goodwill, large and small, so I’m simply releasing part of that goodwill back into the world.”
“Hyeong…”
“Besides, I’m not even the original discoverer. I’ve merely spread knowledge that others already possessed more widely.”
Knowledge from Earth.
I can’t say that far, but didn’t the elders of this world already know and speak of it—that those who caught cowpox wouldn’t catch smallpox?
I simply made it known that it was true.
Sama-hye spoke.
“Eun is certainly remarkable, but it seems like you could take more credit for it.”
“You’re becoming like Hyeon, Hye-a.”
Sama-hye spoke.
“Hyeong, you protect Eun.”
“Of course~ I’ll definitely protect you.”
“Yes. I trust you, oppa.”
What misunderstanding had these two siblings fallen into?
They were gazing at Jin Cheon-hee with eyes as if they were witnessing some legendary swordmaster.

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