I Became the Oriental Doctor for Divine Beasts - Chapter 117

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I had become a physician for the Divine Beasts.
#117
I asked Jeong Ra-bit a question.
“Lunar is doing a charity event at Baek Ho Hospital?”
“Yes!”
Ra-bit nodded vigorously.
“We’re performing for the patients and their families, and taking photos with them too.”
Then she smiled brightly and added,
“Since we’re part of Baek Entertainment, we go to a lot of Baek Group affiliate events.”
Ah, I see.
So Lunar was under Baek Entertainment, and Baek Ho Hospital was also part of the Baek Group.
Being under the same foundation, these kinds of events seemed to follow naturally.
I smiled and nodded.
“That’s right. We might run into each other there?”
“Hehe.”
Ra-bit beamed for a moment, but then her expression suddenly fell as if she’d remembered something.
“Um, unnie? Would it be okay if you gave one of our members a pulse diagnosis then?”
“Hm? Who’s ill?”
“Our main vocalist, Yu Chae-young.”
I searched my memory.
Yu Chae-young…
A member who served as Lunar’s main vocalist, famous for her clear, crisp high notes, right?
On that program called “Masked Singing King,” where singers compete with their identities hidden and only their vocal ability as their weapon, she’d held the throne for several consecutive weeks.
When her identity was revealed to be current idol Yu Chae-young, the entire nation was shocked.
“Chae-young doesn’t seem to be seriously ill, but she’s been looking tired lately.”
Ra-bit sighed softly.
“Her complexion isn’t good, and during practice she gets absent-minded or disappears suddenly sometimes.”
“Really?”
“She’s usually someone who looks after the other members well, but these days she barely talks.”
“Well, she could always come to the clinic.”
“I’ve tried bringing her several times.”
Ra-bit answered with a dejected expression.
“I kept asking her to come to Baek Myodang with me, but she says she’s fine. That she’s just tired and will get better with rest.”
As she spoke, Ra-bit’s rabbit ears drooped downward.
The fork she’d been using to eat apple slices had long since been set down.
“She seemed reluctant to go to the hospital, so I stopped pushing her about it.”
I let out a quiet laugh and pulled the fruit plate closer.
I speared a fresh apple slice on the fork and held it out to Ra-bit while speaking.
“I understand Chae-young’s position, though. Lunar’s schedule is relentless.”
Ra-bit naturally took the slice and ate it. The way she chewed—she really did look like a rabbit.
I watched her warmly and continued.
“When you get free time, you might want to sleep more than go to the hospital.”
“I suppose that’s true…”
Ra-bit added with a disappointed tone.
“But seeing it from the outside, it’s so sad. If she’d just get checked once by you, unnie, I bet she’d feel so much better!”
I paused to think, then nodded.
“All right. Then at the charity event, I’ll slip in and do a quick pulse diagnosis in the waiting room. It doesn’t take long to read a pulse.”
Ra-bit’s face lit up at once. Her drooping rabbit ears perked right back up.
“Really? Unnie, thank you so much! You’re the best, unnie!”
“Oh, it’s nothing. But if there’s really something wrong, it’s better to catch it early, isn’t it?”
“Exactly! Your pulse diagnosis is more accurate than most diagnostic equipment.”
Ra-bit nodded repeatedly with a wide smile. The worry had lifted from her face.
Watching her, I found myself growing curious about this person called Yu Chae-young.
‘What situation has her so worried like that?’
* * *

After that conversation and Ra-bit had left,
I found myself dwelling on our exchange, so I picked up my phone.
I opened YouTube immediately.
‘She said Chae-young seemed ill, right?’
【Lunar Fancam】
【Lunar Comeback Stage】
【Lunar TV Appearance】
As I played the recent videos one by one, I soon tilted my head in confusion.
‘Hm? Ra-bit was right.’
Yu Chae-young, the main vocalist.
A member famous for her long black hair and innocent charm.
Yet in the more recent videos, her complexion visibly paled with each passing week.
Though she was smiling, a faint shadow had settled under her eyes, and something about her seemed different from her vibrant former self.
‘Her movements look odd too.’
Recently, Chae-young had often missed schedules citing health reasons.
In variety shows, the camera frequently caught moments of distraction or anxiety, and I saw several instances where she’d excused herself during filming.
On stage, there were days she’d sing her signature high notes a full octave lower than usual.
Something was definitely wrong.
The fans had already noticed.
-Is Chae-young okay? ㅠㅠ She looks so exhausted lately…
-I hope she gets proper rest if it’s a health issue.
-Please take care of yourself, unnie!!!
Of course, there were malicious comments too.
-Tsk, Chae-young’s lost her initial spirit.
-She can’t even manage her health properly. Not very professional.
-Health issues my foot. It’s just an excuse.
Below those, fans and trolls were locked in heated debate.
‘Sigh. The internet really is a war zone.’
As I scrolled quickly through the comments, I suddenly noticed a certain username appearing under almost every single video.
-Mountain Village Bachelor: Miss Yu Chae-young, you worked hard today too. Please take good care of yourself and make sure to eat…
-Mountain Village Bachelor: Your face looks much thinner these days, and I’m worried… Please don’t overdo it and sing for a long time to come.
-Mountain Village Bachelor: Chae-young, I’m always rooting for you. It’s okay to rest for a bit if you’re struggling.
-Mountain Village Bachelor: Yu Chae-young’s voice is the best in Korea…
“Pfft.”
I couldn’t help but laugh.
“Wow. This person’s a real fan.”
With such warm concern and that endearing phrasing, I could practically picture a middle-aged man from a mountain village right before my eyes.
“Is he actually from the mountains, or is it just a concept?”
Smiling quietly, I set my phone down.
But my laughter didn’t last long—soon Yu Chae-young’s pale face surfaced in my mind again.
I pressed my lips together heavily.
‘I’ll know once I meet her in person.’
And a few days later,
I truly did encounter Yu Chae-young at Baek Ho Hospital.
Though,
“Chae-young unnie!”
“Are you okay?!”
“Shouldn’t you stop the performance?!”
…it was under circumstances I hadn’t anticipated.
* * *

Baek Ho Hospital.
With October sunlight streaming through the windows, I visited the patient room again today for Lee Ja-in’s acupuncture treatment.
“Hello, Miss Ja-in.”
“Oh, Doctor!”
Ja-in, who had been sitting by the window, greeted me with a bright smile.
Her expression seemed noticeably brighter than when we first met a few days ago.
“You’re here alone today?”
“Yes. Mom stepped out for a bit.”
I prepared the acupuncture treatment and asked naturally,
“Are you taking your Korean Herbal Medicine regularly?”
“Yes!”
Ja-in nodded emphatically.
“It’s amazing—just a few days after starting the medicine, my hands and feet got warmer. I’m sleeping better at night too.”
“That’s wonderful.”
“What was the name of that medicine again?”
Ja-in asked with curious eyes wide open. I smiled and explained,
“From a Korean medicine perspective, you have Qi-Blood Stagnation combined with Deficiency Syndrome. So I’m using Xuefu Zhuyu Tang as the foundation to clear the blood stasis, and I added Astragalus and Chinese angelica to supplement your Qi-Blood.”
“Ah, right! Xuefu Zhuyu Tang! It’s so amazing.”
Ja-in said in admiration.
“I thought herbal medicine only works if you take it for a long time, but this time I could feel my body changing just days in?”
“Of course, many conditions do require long-term treatment.”
I nodded.
“But when you use a formula that matches your body, sometimes the response is faster than expected. For example, if a glass is nearly empty, you’ll see it fill up quickly with just a little water, right?”
“Ah, yes, that makes sense.”
“Your body’s condition was significantly depleted, so the initial changes probably felt more dramatic.”
I continued calmly.
“However, as treatment progresses, you might not feel such dramatic changes as you did at first. But don’t be discouraged. Let’s take it one step at a time without rushing.”
“Yes, I understand!”
Ja-in nodded seriously.
I smiled slightly and posed the next question.
“Miss Ja-in, how have the side effects been since that nerve block procedure you mentioned last time?”
At that, she scrunched her eyebrows slightly and held up her left hand.
“Oh, about that… My hand keeps sweating a lot, and there’s still a tingling sensation. Actually, even with the medicine it hasn’t changed.”
“I see. Today let’s focus treatment on that area.”
“How will you do that, Doctor?”
Ja-in looked at me with hopeful eyes.
What else would be a physician’s main weapon?
I smiled and pulled out a packet of needles.
“With acupuncture, of course.”

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