I Became the Oriental Doctor for Divine Beasts - Chapter 121

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I had become a physician for Divine Beasts.
#121
The moment I drew out a needle, the people around me stared at me in shock.
“You’re… you’re going to needle her right here?”
“Well, I’m not sure if it’ll make a tremendous difference…”
“Shouldn’t we just be satisfied with her sitting in a chair and singing?”
I could feel their skepticism—doubt that one needle treatment could change much.
But I spoke with quiet certainty.
“I’ll use acupuncture to reduce the inflammation and pain as much as possible. It’ll be far better than doing nothing.”
Chae-young hesitated for a moment, then nodded firmly.
“All right. Then, Director, I’ll leave it to you.”
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Yu Chae-young’s ankle sprain—an accident that had struck suddenly during the performance.
Grade 2 injury centered on the anterior tibiofibular ligament.
‘Good. Let me use the needles and my spiritual energy to manage the pain as quickly as possible.’
I tore open the needle packet and withdrew a needle.
“Chae-young, this might sting a little, but it’ll be quick. Just hold steady.”
“Understood.”
Chae-young nodded, her face tense.
Both the members and staff watched the treatment with desperate eyes.
I first needled the Zhaohai Acupoint, located just below the inner ankle bone.
Then the Jiexi Acupoint, in the depression between the foot and shin at the front of the ankle.
The Kunlun Acupoint, between the outer ankle bone and the Achilles tendon.
And other relevant acupoints around the ankle as well.
Whoosh, tap, tap.
Each needle found its mark with precision.
As I did, I quietly opened my Spirit Eyes. Now the patient’s vital energy was vivid and clear.
The white light that should have flowed smoothly was tangled like frayed thread near the damaged ligament, scattered and chaotic.
Blaze—
I opened the Miao Eye Stone.
Golden spiritual energy flowed from the stone through the needles and into the patient’s body.
‘Just a little more… just a bit more.’
The golden spiritual energy enveloped the damaged area.
Like golden thread stitching a torn cloth stitch by stitch, the scattered vital energy reconnected and flowed again.
The energy that had been stagnant began to circulate once more.
Just then, the Manager looked at his watch and asked anxiously.
“Director Go. How long should the needles stay in?”
“Normally I’d do needle retention for ten to fifteen minutes, but in this case, I’ll leave them in for about five minutes and then remove them.”
The performance is urgent right now.
For the promised five minutes, I diligently rotated the needle handle, applying stimulation while infusing my own spiritual energy.
And shortly after.
“Now I’ll remove the needles.”
I extracted each needle with delicate precision.
Once all the needles were out.
Chae-young’s eyes widened as she carefully moved her ankle.
“Oh my…!”
She moved her ankle again several times, as if unable to believe it.
“Is acupuncture always this fast? The pain is so much better than before!”
The members watching nearby burst into gasps at the same moment.
“Look at Chae-young’s ankle. The swelling already went down a bit, didn’t it?”
“Wow, seriously!”
Chae-young carefully got to her feet and began to walk.
One step. Another step. Her gait was far more stable than before.
Chae-young turned to me, her jaw slack.
“Unbelievable… I feel so much better. I think I could even dance at this rate?”
Suddenly the waiting room’s atmosphere brightened considerably.
“Wow, this is incredible!”
“Director Go, you’re amazing. I thought I was watching a medical drama!”
Oh, how embarrassing.
As the praise poured in, heat crept up the back of my ears.
The Manager too stared wide-eyed and stammered as he spoke.
“Wait, Director. What exactly… what did you do?”
“Acupuncture increases blood flow around damaged tissue and helps regulate inflammation and pain. It also relieves excessive muscle tension.”
Before I could finish explaining, Ra-bit threw both hands up and announced triumphantly.
“I told you, my sister is a legendary healer!”
Oh no, Ra-bit, please stop…!
I’m getting embarrassed.
As I was awkwardly clearing my throat, Chae-young approached me again.
Her face noticeably brighter than before, she pressed her hands together earnestly.
“Director. Is there any way I could… dance? Even something simple?”
“Dance?”
“I heard the patients here were really looking forward to this performance. People staying in the hospital don’t often get to see performances. I want to give them a proper show.”
She paused to catch her breath and continued.
“If I just stand there, the formations will all change, and it’ll be much harder on the other members.”
Her voice carried a deep sense of responsibility toward both the audience and her group.
I scratched my head.
‘Ugh. When she says it like that, my heart softens.’
But at the same time, my curiosity grew.
She’d been injured that badly on stage, yet she’d finished singing, and now she was trying so hard to dance.
‘She clearly loves the stage more than anyone else…’
But then why had she seemed unfocused in recent videos, and why had she been absent from activities so often?
I was deeply curious about what was going on.
But… I decided to set that question aside for now.
After a brief moment of thought, I let out a small laugh.
“If you put it that way, I can’t stop you. But you have to promise me something.”
Chae-young’s eyes sparkled.
“Yes, what is it?”
“Absolutely no intense choreography. You can’t put full weight on the injured foot. Keep the movements to your upper body and hands, and only touch the floor lightly with the injured foot. Can you promise that?”
Chae-young nodded eagerly as if she’d been waiting for this.
“Yes! I promise!”
And so, roughly ten minutes passed.
In that brief—or perhaps lengthy—span of time, all emergency treatment was complete.
And… Lunar’s performance resumed.
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The moment Yu Chae-young limped backstage after her ankle injury, the hospital Lobby erupted into unrest.
“Did you see? Her ankle was completely twisted. Isn’t that a fracture?”
“Even if it’s not a fracture, the ligaments must be badly damaged… ugh, just watching hurt.”
“I guess the performance ends here. I was really looking forward to it.”
The patients began to wear disappointed expressions one by one.
Especially the younger patients who’d come to see Lunar were visibly let down.
“Mom! What about Chae-young? What if she’s badly hurt? What if she’s in as much pain as me? Sniffle, sniffle.”
“I was really looking forward to this performance today… Sob…”
As some children began sniffling, their guardians couldn’t hide their troubled expressions.
Meanwhile, the reporters were busily exchanging words.
“Doesn’t Lunar have an important schedule next week?”
“Yeah. They have a fan signing and back-to-back broadcasts scheduled.”
“Losing the main vocalist will be a huge blow. Tsk, tsk.”
Some reporters had already begun typing articles on their phones.
‘Lunar’s Main Vocalist Yu Chae-young Faces Activities in Jeopardy Following Ankle Injury During Performance’
‘Accident Occurs During Hospital Charity Concert’
No one believed she would return to the stage.
Yet merely ten minutes later.
The stage lights came back up brightly.
“We will continue the performance.”
Staff announced, and the members walked back onto the Stage.
The audience tilted their heads in confusion.
“Huh? Chae-young came back out too?”
“Is she going to sing sitting down?”
But contrary to expectations, Yu Chae-young stood center stage with the other members, without a chair in sight.
And then.
The backing track started again.
– “♪──”
Chae-young continued singing with a bright smile.
The choreography hadn’t stopped entirely either.
Without putting weight on the injured foot, she performed the movements naturally, focusing on upper body gestures and hand motions.
Even the formation had shifted subtly.
The other members moved in larger arcs around Chae-young, filling the empty spaces, while she occupied the stage with only the minimum of movement.
Gasps flowed from the audience.
“What? She was in so much pain just now. Her ankle’s okay?”
“If someone didn’t know what happened, they’d never guess there was an accident.”
“The swelling in her ankle seems to have gone down a lot too, doesn’t it?”
The reporters exchanged shocked glances with one another.
They simply couldn’t understand it.
“How is she… how is she even dancing?”
“This was supposed to keep her off stage for weeks.”
And so the performance climbed toward its crescendo.
As Yu Chae-young hit the highlight’s high note with powerful force.
“Waaahhh!”
The cheers from the Lobby swelled far louder than before.
The hospitalized patients, the medical staff, even the reporters—all rose to their feet applauding.
“Lunar! Lunar!”
The children shouted excitedly, having forgotten their tears from moments before.
The reporters watched the entire scene unfold in bewilderment.
“I… I feel like I’m under some kind of spell. This shouldn’t be possible just by pushing through pain.”
“Exactly. How in the world did she manage that?”
That was when.
One reporter snapped his fingers.
“Wait. Did Director Go Yeon-hee do something? She went backstage right after.”

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