Doctor’s Rebirth - Chapter 963

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Chapter 963
At the same time.
Jin Cheon-hee was clutching his head.
“I saw it in a cartoon… but it’s not working.”
Implementing something I only saw in video form is truly difficult!
Especially when it was an animated cartoon!
‘Damn it, I’m even referencing videos people recreated on U-Tube, so what’s the problem?’
In the cartoon, after eating that dish, a person got sent to space, so I wanted to send my Master to space too.
I deliberately crafted a perfectly round metal plate and filled its interior with rice that would become crispy scorched rice, along with various seafood.
If I rolled the cylindrical metal plate while cooking the contents inside…
It should have been the ‘perfect spherical scorched rice soup’ I’d only seen in videos, but it was impossible.
Probably.
I must be missing something.
Master Chef Supreme!
‘I need to go through more trial and error… but won’t I miss Master’s Day? Ugh…!’
Let me abandon what doesn’t work.
I can always present something to my Master’s palate another time.
Jin Cheon-hee eventually tidied the kitchen haphazardly and began preparing to bring out the completed dishes one by one.
I covered each dish with a lid and carefully draped Five Elements True Qi over them to maintain the warmth.
“Perfect. Flawless!”
Preparations complete up to that point.
Jin Cheon-hee began transporting the prepared dishes one by one.
The Master’s Day celebration was upgraded each year, and this time it was to be held at the outdoor banquet hall of Baekrin Medical Guild.
Normally it was used for festival celebrations, spacious enough to accommodate hundreds of people.
Moreover, to commemorate Master’s Day, I had invited the other Medical Assistants to attend as well.
So there was much to eat.
The vast table was being filled with such an abundance of delicacies that not a gap was visible.
As I was transporting the food, I saw my Master Jegalling arrive and take the seat of honor.
“Oh! Master, you’ve arrived already?”
“Watching you prepare the food is one of life’s pleasures. Yes, what dishes have you prepared today that you’re so busy?”
“Hehe. You’ll see in a moment! By the way, people aren’t arriving yet.”
The outdoor banquet hall felt empty.
‘Did I make too much food?’
Jin Cheon-hee felt slight regret.
“There are urgent surgeries, emergency patients, patients requiring care, and moreover, intelligence suggests that an influx of Gangho martial artists with injuries is expected soon. Everyone must be busy.”
Did some bloodshed occur nearby?
Jin Cheon-hee sighed softly.
The Medical Guild never ran on schedule anyway, and even I had the fate of having to rush off whenever called, no matter what I was doing.
“That’s true, I suppose.”
‘I shouldn’t selfishly waste the children’s time like this.’
I thought so, but I felt a bit disappointed nonetheless.
‘I worked so hard on it….’
Still, I composed myself and began moving again to bring out the dishes.
Watching me, Jegalling smiled contentedly.
“Our Hee really is…. Isn’t it adorable how oblivious he is in these situations?”
“You find everything adorable, Master.”
“Don’t you think so as well?”
“Not at all, sir.”
“Hahaha.”
Two people speaking as though they knew something.
However, I was preoccupied with the greatest concern of any K-national.
How on earth was I supposed to handle all this food? Lost in that sense of helplessness, I didn’t hear the two voices and brought out the final dish.
Then, having composed myself, I spoke as brightly as I could.
“Master, happy Teacher’s Day! I’m truly grateful for all you’ve taught me. I prepared all of this for you~!”
A full moon already hung in the sky, and countless stars sparkled, illuminating the world.
Within that beautiful landscape.
Jegalling covered his mouth with his fan and laughed.
Seeing his eyes curve into crescents as he smiled, I thought he must be in an excellent mood.
“Indeed. Thank you. So what dishes have you prepared for today?”
“Behold! Tada!”
All the lids covering the dishes were removed at once.
Only I would use the technique of Void Grasping to accomplish such a thing!
In the empty space, only my cheerful voice echoed.
The dishes that revealed themselves were so varied they could easily be called a grand banquet.
“Oho…? This is… Confucian cuisine, is it not?”
Confucian cuisine.
The cooking of Confucius’s household.
A cuisine that originated when the ‘Confucian Household’ of Confucius’s family settled in Qufu, Shandong Province, and became known throughout the land.
Confucius was the founder of Confucianism, and Confucianism was the governing philosophy of ancient royal and imperial houses.
Such a household of Confucius had been respected throughout generations, and the cuisine of that household was likewise known as food prepared for kings and emperors.
And.
It was fitting food to offer to a deeply revered master!
The philosophy of Confucian cuisine is expressed as “food should not be too refined” and “fish and meat should not be cut too finely”—
Which means ‘food is best when finely ground, and fish and meat are best when cut into thin strips.’
And that very cuisine was now spread before us.
“Of course! I spared no effort in preparing for Master. Though my hometown… cuisine did fail, unfortunately.”
The audacity of boldly calling the food of the Cooking King Seungryong my hometown cuisine!
Yet no one knew the truth.
“You mean that strange cylindrical device you were spinning?”
“Ehehe. Exactly that! You were watching, I see. But it failed…. It just became ordinary scorched rice soup. Still, it tastes good! Please try some!”
I laughed with pure joy, having forgotten my earlier disappointment.
Even though only my Master and I remained in the empty banquet hall.
Even though most of these dishes lay abandoned, ownerless.
Jegalling fanned himself with composure.
“Hmm, before that. I’ve also prepared something for you, so let’s try it later.”
“Oh… that’s too kind… today is supposed to be your day…”
“Ha ha. Isn’t it enough that your Master is pleased? Come, look.”
Jegalling waved his hand.
At that moment, the energy of the Five Elements Divine Art surged forth toward the wooden boxes arranged at the back of the banquet hall.
Truth be told, I didn’t know what they were either.
But I soon found out.
Boom! Pop-pop!
Fireworks with long tails shot into the sky.
Rising high, they bloomed like flowers, unfurling a brilliant tapestry of light across the heavens.
The dazzling art of light danced with brilliant flashes, and successive bursts of fireworks soared skyward, painting the air in countless vibrant hues.
Fireworks.
“Ah…”
Having never witnessed such grand and magnificent fireworks, I gasped involuntarily, entranced and mesmerized by the spectacle.
“Yes. You’ve worked so hard for me this time, and I’m truly grateful. So I, too, prepared something for you.”
“For… me?”
“Of course. For you. Now, look back there.”
Jegalling raised his fan, gesturing behind me.
I turned my head toward the back, where I sensed no presence at all.
And I was astonished.
People stood there.
So many people that I couldn’t count them at a glance.
Researchers from the Research Division, administrative staff from the Medical Guild, Medical Assistants from the upper ranks to the lower ranks. And countless others who worked alongside them.
And.
Even Baek Hwan-hu’s children.
They all held flowers.
Hydrangeas in full bloom.
My very nickname.
“What? How… how did I not sense them… how is this…?”
“That’s not what matters, Eun Gong.”
Sama-hye stepped forward from among the crowd.
Holding a small hydrangea made of blue leather, she smiled brightly.
Only then did I sense her presence.
‘It’s the power of a formation technique. I understand my Master did this, but he set up his measures so thoroughly that I couldn’t even detect the formation’s existence?’
I felt both fear and admiration toward my Master.
Then Sama-hye tucked the flower into my clothing.
It seemed Hye-a had painstakingly crafted it from the start, with a thin needle attached to the back meant to pierce directly into clothing.
Of all things, it was one of the golden needles frequently used by Gangho physicians.
“Ah… Hye-a? This is…”
“Eun Gong. Thank you for saving me. My benefactor. And my Master. This is my expression of gratitude to my benefactor and Master. Today is Teacher’s Day. Isn’t it, Eun Gong?”
“Ah…”
Today was Teacher’s Day.
I had decided it that way alone.
An event I held every year.
Solely for Jegalling.
But now, the people of the Medical Guild approached and began handing flowers to me.
I had never realized it, thinking I was simply doing what I naturally should have done.
That all of them regarded me as their Master in their hearts.
Sama-hye withdrew. As I held an emotion difficult even for myself to define.
Muyue approached and placed flowers in my arms.
“Thank you for saving my sister. And for teaching me management. Thank you, Master.”
Next, Gungwi approached and offered flowers.
“Thank you for saving my daughter. And I am grateful that you guided me to become the Deputy Master of Baekrin within the Medical Guild.”
Sang Ui-won.
“Research is so enjoyable! Patriarch! No, my Master!”
Had I gone mad?
A middle-aged man from the Jaeseang faction.
“As expected, you are the Patriarch! Money flows in like a rake! Skin anti-aging is the best!”
This one also seemed to have lost his mind.
A medical assistant from the Busul faction.
“I got married this time. Sob sob. It’s all thanks to the Patriarch.”
And.
This time, a young man approached and hung flowers on me.
Baek Hwan-hu’s child.
“Ah… I don’t think you would remember.”
But it was a face I remembered.
“Aren’t you Hwang Byeong?”
“!”
The child was startled at those words.
No, I remembered everyone here.
The Hyeonwon Jeondan Singeong was a martial art perfect for preserving memories.
When I recognized him, Hwang Byeong’s eyes glistened with tears of joy as he spoke.
“Patriarch. Thank you for creating Baek Hwan-hu and for teaching us. When I grow up, I will become a wonderful physician like you, Patriarch.”
People continued to approach.
At first, I couldn’t hold all the flowers, so I set them down one by one beside me as I received them.
Yet even so, hydrangeas filled the space…
Later, I seemed to be buried beneath the hydrangeas themselves.
Some smiled softly, while others’ eyes reddened as they spoke.
In the hearts that people offered to me.
Jin Cheon-hee, without realizing it.
Let a single tear fall from my eye.
“Ah. This. I’m sorry. For some reason, tears just came….”
I didn’t know what to do.
Throughout my past life and present life, whenever I felt such emotions, I never knew how to handle them.
I was confident in teaching, but I was always clumsy at receiving someone else’s heart.
So I would deliberately nag or feed them something to silence them.
Or make a funny joke to deliberately make them laugh.
This time, no nagging came to mind, no thought of silencing them, and none of my usual chatter occurred to me.
What should I do or how should I do it.
Did my reaction seem strange.
My thoughts were all jumbled….
Emotions welled up inside me.
My mind felt like a complete mess.
Then a large, warm hand grasped my shoulder.
It was Jegalling from behind, placing his hand on my shoulder.
So I simply turned my head to look at my Master.
“Hope.”
My Master handed me a bundle of hydrangeas.
“Ah? Master, you should receive them.”
“You taught me new medical techniques. I told you before, didn’t I? We are both teachers to each other. My little doctor.”
The largest and most fragrant hydrangeas.
It seemed he had personally selected each bloom, one by one, for his disciple.
I accepted the hydrangeas my Master offered.
The unfamiliar texture and the deep fragrance that evoked morning rain.
Everyone gazed at me.
And then, as if by promise, everyone shouted simultaneously.
“스승님. 감사합니다—-!”
And Jegalling too spoke with a faint smile.
“Thank you. My karma and my joy.”
Only then could Jin Cheon-hee.
Smile brightly.
“Thank you too! I’m truly grateful to all of you!”
The hydrangea fragrance was sharp, stirring, warm, and sweet.
Was it possible to express all these feelings in words?
I was buried in the flower garden of hydrangeas created by my disciples.
A long, long life.
It didn’t matter if I went unrecognized.
Someday, perhaps one day, even my footsteps themselves could become a guidepost for someone.
Jin Cheon-hee etched this scene into his memory as if capturing it in a photograph, again and again.
A day I would never forget for the rest of my life.
The day of the greatest Master.
Thank you, Master.

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