I Became the Oriental Doctor for Divine Beasts - Chapter 10

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I became a physician to the divine beings.
#10
I instinctively threw my arms wide to shield Jeong Rabit.
If that hoof—no, that hand—struck my head, I’d be finished.
My knees buckled at the thought, but I gritted my teeth and locked my legs firm.
‘The bracelet can withstand one physical blow, right……!’
I pressed down my fear, leaning on the bead at my wrist.
But Ma Yunsan’s reaction was not what I expected.
“What are you doing right now?”
He muttered in disbelief, his eyes narrowing as though I were some strange creature.
And just like that, he lowered his arm.
The hand that had been partially transformed back into human form was already there, completely ordinary.
The hoof that had gleamed moments before left no trace.
“Unnie.”
Jeong Rabit seized my arm in urgency.
“I know what you’re thinking, but Yunsan isn’t that kind of person.”
I went blank for a moment.
But the bracelet had definitely clouded over, hadn’t it?
While I stood bewildered, Ma Yunsan looked down at me with a twisted expression.
“You’re a Purifier?”
“I am.”
“Don’t go around calling yourself a Purifier with such clumsy skill.”
“……What?”
I was at a loss for words, and he turned away without hesitation.
At first, anger flared in me.
But the more I thought about it, the stranger it felt.
His words had been sharp as a blade, but his eyes…….
‘Concern? Or pity?’
It was as though he were looking at me with something like compassion.
Silence settled over the empty Locker Room corridor.
“But I definitely sensed Turbid Energy……”
I muttered uncertainly, and after a long hesitation, Jeong Rabit finally spoke.
“Yunsan underwent a Magical Experiment within the Horse Clan. When the Horse Clan followed the Rat Clan in issuing the Fallen Declaration and declared war on the other houses, he left his clan because he opposed the war. He’s a divine being who abandoned his family.”
“A Magical Experiment?!”
My eyes widened, and Jeong Rabit nodded weakly.
“Yes. I don’t know the details myself. But it’s certain his body was damaged afterward. That’s probably why the Turbid Energy was detected.”
In her gaze, both worry and pity shone together.
I looked down at the bracelet on my wrist.
The bead that had clouded over was now gleaming clear again, as if nothing had happened.
‘How infuriating……’
I bit my lip at the sense of defeat.
I felt sorry for having treated him as a dangerous person.
‘Because I know better than anyone how bitter the absence of family and loneliness can taste.’
According to Alfred’s words…….
My Spirit Sight was still in its infancy—I couldn’t see through just anyone’s interior.
Once the skill matured, I’d be able to glimpse illness from just a glance.
‘But for now, I can only see patients I’ve actually examined.’
Yunsan had rejected my treatment, so in that brief encounter, I’d picked up neither his Spirit Energy nor his Turbid Energy.
I turned to Jeong Rabit.
“Do you know specifically what’s wrong with Yunsan’s body?”
Jeong Rabit shook her head.
“I don’t either. He hardly takes my calls……. I thought he’d come today willing to receive treatment, but it turns out he just came to be angry.”
She bit her lip.
“In any case, I heard that since the Magical Experiment, he’s been having seizures. It’s been greatly affecting his athletic performance too.”
I narrowed my eyes.
A seizure disorder?
And those bloodshot eyes I’d just seen, that expression as though he were holding back anger with all his might…….
‘Could it have been the illness all along, not a violent temperament?’
As I rested my chin in my hand, lost in thought, Jeong Rabit shook her head dejectedly.
“I’m sorry. I’ve made you come for nothing.”
“No, don’t be silly! Since we’re here anyway, we might as well watch the game and the performance.”
I laughed, waving my hand dismissively.
Then I looked down at the bracelet again.
My small face reflected in the now-clear bead.
‘That’s right. This isn’t the end.’
If Ma Yunsan truly needed treatment, I’d face him again.
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With the booming of drums, a roar swept over the Stadium.
“Ko-rea! Ko-rea!”
As tens of thousands of voices converged at once, the air itself seemed to ring and vibrate.
The sound of players’ footsteps on the grass, the whistle, and the commentator’s voice all blended together, leaving my ears ringing.
I sat in the stands, steadying my breath, and murmured under my breath.
‘Wow……. This is what a real Stadium atmosphere feels like.’
It was a tension entirely different from watching on television.
But——
Throughout the first half, Ma Yunsan seemed unable to focus.
His running was still explosive, but his shots went wild and his passes were marked by careless mistakes.
Running across the grass with a furrowed brow, he looked like someone annoyed by the dazzling lights and the crowd’s roar.
“What’s with Ma Yunsan today!”
“Concentrate, please!”
Rough jeers erupted from the stands.
I bit my lip.
‘Of course……. There’s definitely something wrong with his body.’
It was different from when Jeong Rabit played.
Rabit endured her pain in silence, so her movements seemed awkward.
But Yunsan’s movements were flawless—it was his focus that wavered, causing him to fumble the ball.
‘What on earth could it be?’
A nagging, indescribable irritation kept gnawing at me.
As I puzzled over it, the first half ended with Korea down 0-2.
“Ma Yunsan, come off!”
“Is this the national team?!”
Perhaps because it was a Korea-Japan match on Korean home soil, the stands grew even more heated.
I clicked my tongue regretfully.
‘I don’t feel good about Korea losing to Japan……’
Just then, halftime began.
Staff members streamed onto the grass and began assembling a temporary stage.
Massive lights came on, and as the stage frame was rapidly assembled, my eyes widened involuntarily.
“Wow.”
Lunar was performing two songs tonight.
Using halftime, they wouldn’t have many songs, according to what I’d heard.
Thanks to Jeong Rabit, I had a seat in the front row.
Just a few steps from the stage. Close enough to reach out and touch it.
“Everyone, please enjoy the rest of the match!”
As the song began, Jeong Rabit smiled brightly on stage and lifted the atmosphere.
The conflict with Yunsan earlier showed no trace—it was the professional expression of a seasoned performer.
I smiled slightly.
‘Right. Even if we lose the game, at least we can enjoy the performance.’
I wanted to treat Ma Yunsan while I was here, but that was something I couldn’t force on him if he wasn’t willing.
“Wahhhhh!”
“Lunar! Lunar!”
The first song ended in thunderous applause, and the second one was just beginning to play.
Glimmer——
The Mystical Eye Stone at my neck flashed, and it pulled me somewhere.
Just like that day when I’d found the White Tiger Society chairman.
“……!”
I quickly gripped the necklace.
The Mystical Eye Stone was pulling me forcefully toward the stage.
At the same time, the bead on my wrist rapidly clouded over. Far darker than before.
‘What?!’
I was frantically looking around when——
Crack——!
A massive light fixture hanging from the ceiling snapped and fell, groaning and shaking as it plummeted.
Straight down toward Jeong Rabit.
“Rabit!”
“Ahhhhh!”
As people screamed——
I was already rushing onto the stage.
Countless eyes turned toward me, but that didn’t matter.
Whoosh!
I grabbed Rabit and threw us both to the stage floor.
Crash——!
The light fixture fell right beside me with a deafening crash, exploding into pieces.
If it had hit me directly, it would have been the end.
“Gasp, gasp——”
Lifting my head and breathing hard, I heard screams and panicked voices from all around.
“Oh, unnie! Are you okay?!”
Jeong Rabit gripped my arm, her face glistening with tears.
I calmed my racing heart and answered.
“I’m fine. You?”
“I’m……. I’m okay because of you…….”
At that moment, a chill ran down my spine.
Creak——
This time, a backing panel behind the stage began to tilt, casting a massive shadow over our heads.
‘Oh……!’
In that instant, I thought: now it’s really the end.
I closed my eyes tight, wrapping Rabit in my arms.
That was when——
Shatter!
The bead on my wrist cracked into pieces, and a brilliant light blazed forth.
Suddenly, a transparent barrier-like force unfurled around us as we huddled there…….
The collapsing backing panel swerved aside and fell to one side instead.
Crash!
Debris scattered everywhere.
Hidden within it, we both held our breath.
Behind the fallen panel, I could hear the crowd’s screams and the staff scrambling in confusion.
I held Rabit tight, breathing hard.
“Are you okay? You’re not hurt?”
“Yes, unnie…….”
That was when——
A presence stirred in the shadows of the rubble nearby.
I turned my head sharply.
A muscular man with a stern face, fists clenched.
Ma Yunsan was standing there, wavering slightly.
“Yunsan……? Could it be you……?”
Jeong Rabit called his name in a trembling voice.
He looked visibly flustered, like someone caught in wrongdoing.
“What are you doing here—”
Before I could finish, a fierce energy like the calm before a storm rushed in through the rubble.
Then came an enraged shout:
“You filthy Fallen One! How dare you!”
It was Baek Eunho.
He tore through the dust and rushed straight at Ma Yunsan, seizing him by the collar.
“……!”
Jeong Rabit gasped in shock.
And I, bewildered, looked back and forth between the two of them amid the rubble of the fallen stage.
Whoosh.
Baek Eunho raised his fist.
He was about to strike Ma Yunsan’s face immediately.
“Stop!”
Coming to my senses, I quickly stepped in front of Baek Eunho.
“That’s not it! Yunsan couldn’t be the culprit!”
“What do you know? You don’t even understand how vicious the Fallen Ones are!”
Baek Eunho’s eyes flashed with lethal sharpness.
I clenched my fists in frustration, striking my chest.
“That’s not what I’m saying! Yunsan has Light Phobia because of his illness. There’s no way someone like him could have knocked down those lights!”
“……What?”
Jeong Rabit, Yunsan, and Eunho—all three stared at me with eyes wide as saucers.
I looked Yunsan straight in the eye and spoke firmly.
“Isn’t that right, Yunsan? You suffer from migraines, don’t you?”

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