I Became the Oriental Doctor for Divine Beasts - Chapter 126

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She had become the Oriental Medicine Doctor of the Divine Beasts.
#126
While treating Yu Chae-young, I continued my care for Lee Ja-in as well.
After that day when Ja-in and I had a deep conversation, she began to change.
Of course, her illness didn’t cure overnight.
‘But her eyes and the whole atmosphere around her have definitely grown brighter.’
Instead of being weighed down by anxiety, she had begun to smile little by little and to speak about her future.
Suddenly, I recalled Father Seon Yo-han’s words.
‘When the body heals, the heart will begin to mend alongside it.’
It was exactly as he’d said.
Ja-in’s Western medicine attending physician also accepted this remarkable change with joy.
“Director Go!”
One day, as I stepped into the Hospital Ward, Professor Kim Hye-jin from the pain medicine department greeted me warmly.
She stood at the station gazing at the chart on the computer, letting out one astonished remark after another.
“It’s truly amazing. How much has it been since you started treatment, and already such improvement?”
Professor Kim worked through the electronic chart carefully, point by point.
“The frequency of pain episodes has definitely decreased. And the pain score—it was around 6 on the NRS scale initially, but now it’s down to 3 or 4.”
“Yes, she’s mentioned that the numbness in her hands has improved significantly as well.”
“Beyond that, the hyperhidrosis in her palms that appeared after the nerve block is also showing improvement. She says she’s sleeping soundly at night too.”
Her face was genuinely moved.
“I made the right choice asking for Director Go Yeon-hee’s help. Now I finally understand why Professor Choi Jin-wook recommended you so enthusiastically.”
I laughed and waved my hand.
“It’s all thanks to the patient following the treatment plan so well.”
“That’s not it.”
Professor Kim shook her head firmly.
“No matter what anyone says, the credit belongs to you, Director. Honestly, I didn’t expect things to improve this much.”
She hesitated for a moment before asking.
“So… if you don’t mind, Director, would you be willing to join me for the hospital case presentation?”
“Me?”
“I’d like to share this case with our medical staff as an excellent example of collaboration. It would be beneficial for our other patients as well.”
I considered for a moment, then nodded readily.
It wasn’t difficult, and if it would help the patients.
“Of course. I’ll participate.”
“Oh, thank you so much!”
Professor Kim’s face lit up with a bright smile.
Meanwhile, Ja-in’s mother, her guardian, was equally delighted.
“Director Go Yeon-hee!”
It was as I was leaving the room after finishing the acupuncture treatment.
Her mother hurried after me and pressed a small bottle of juice into my hands.
“You’ve worked so hard today. I wish I had something better to give you…”
“Oh, thank you. I’ll enjoy it.”
I smiled and accepted the drink with both hands.
Suddenly, I noticed her eyes beginning to redden.
“You see… my Ja-in apparently looked up to you quite a bit.”
“Really?”
“You’re both in your twenties, but you’re already doing wonderful work in your own right.”
She wiped the corner of her eye and continued carefully.
“But she was really struggling, feeling like college and employment were uncertain, like her whole life was finished.”
“Ah…”
I listened quietly, holding the empty juice bottle.
“But lately, she’s different.”
A smile gradually spread across her mother’s face. She lowered her voice to a whisper.
“A few days ago, I saw her sketching something by herself.”
“…!”
“I pretended not to notice so she wouldn’t feel embarrassed, but that night, I was so happy I couldn’t sleep.”
At this good news, my lips curved upward involuntarily.
“That’s wonderful.”
And so the days passed.
One day, I was giving Ja-in her acupuncture treatment as usual.
A music broadcast was playing on the hospital room TV, and a girl group was just taking the stage for a performance.
“Tch.”
As I glanced at the screen, I clicked my tongue unconsciously.
“Why do idols have to wear such tight-fitting clothes?”
Ja-in blinked.
“What?”
“It looks pretty, sure, but outfits that compress the pelvis and lower abdomen too much aren’t good for health.”
I continued placing needles with light taps as I spoke.
“Blood circulation suffers, and especially if you wear them for long periods while dancing, sweat doesn’t dry properly. That makes urethritis or vaginitis easy to develop repeatedly.”
It was just a casual lecture from my Oriental Medicine Doctor mode that I let slip out naturally.
But Ja-in’s expression shifted slightly.
“…”
She turned her head to gaze quietly at the stage on TV, then slowly opened her mouth.
“I see. I’d never thought about that before.”
Her voice was thoughtful and absorbed.
“When I look at an outfit, I only think about whether the fit looks pretty or how it accentuates the hip line…”
Ja-in murmured like talking to herself, mixing in technical terms, then stared intently at the TV with a serious expression.
I laughed silently to myself.
‘This is probably exactly what people see when they look at me normally.’
It’s true—whenever something related to my area of interest comes up as a topic, it shows.
With that light thought, I shrugged my shoulders.
* * *
The treatment room on the first floor of Baek Myodang.
Right now, I was sitting blankly in a chair in the corner of the treatment room.
“…”
Yang Si-heon and Ma Yun-sang occupied the two treatment beds side by side, both lying with needles in place.
Meanwhile, Baek Eun-ho, who had no needles to receive, was just sitting in one of the treatment room chairs with his arms folded and his eyes closed.
“Sigh…”
An involuntary sigh escaped my lips—the kind that makes you feel like the earth is opening beneath you.
All of this was because of that cursed Poria!
‘What am I supposed to do about this?’
The number of patients keeps growing, but the one ingredient I desperately need has run out.
Especially—Chae-young’s prescription absolutely requires Poria!
It was then.
Yang Si-heon, lying on the bed, opened his mouth as if he’d made up his mind.
“Yeon-hee. Let me get you a Spirit-Infused Greenhouse as a gift, starting now.”
I looked at him with a bewildered expression.
“That’s going to be incredibly expensive, isn’t it?”
“It’s fine.”
Yang Si-heon spoke without concern.
“I just need to do one more advertisement shoot.”
“…”
When I didn’t respond, Baek Eun-ho cracked one eye open and clicked his tongue as if it was pathetic.
“Ha. Why make it so complicated? If there’s no Poria, just make Spirit Poria. Easy.”
“…”
I stared back and forth between the two of them with utter disbelief.
What is Spiritual Item, some kind of magic spell?
“Excuse me, both of you. Just adding ‘Spirit-Infused’ to the beginning doesn’t solve every problem in the world, you know?”
Baek Eun-ho asked seriously, chin in hand.
“It doesn’t work?”
“Of course it doesn’t!”
Suddenly, I felt a pang of pity for the Won Clan.
Sometimes patients come to me demanding, “Just take my pulse once and cure all my diseases!” and things like that.
This must be exactly how the Won Clan feels when they hear such requests…
Yang Si-heon didn’t give up and opened his mouth again.
“Then what about a Spiritual Item that controls climate…”
“No, Si-heon. If you go one step further than a greenhouse, how is that supposed to help?”
I appreciated that he was genuinely trying to find a solution, but it was too Divine Beast-like in its thinking.
I couldn’t help but let out a rueful laugh.
Just then, Ma Yun-sang, lying on the bed, carefully opened his mouth, gauging the mood.
“Yeon-hee.”
“Hm?”
“So… about that gift talk.
Yun-sang scratched his head.
“Your birthday’s coming up soon, isn’t it? Besides the Poria, is there anything else you need…”
“…”
As I gazed at Yun-sang with a soft, gentle smile and said nothing, he froze completely.
“Oh, no! I’m not pressing you for a birthday gift right now! Don’t ban me from coming!”
At his desperate cry, I finally let out a quiet laugh.
Thanks to that, the air in the treatment room felt a little lighter at that moment.
Brrrring—
My phone rang.
The moment I checked the caller ID, my heart sank.
“Huh? What’s going on suddenly at Baek Ho Entertainment?”
Did something happen to Ra-bit or Chae-young?
“Hello? This is Go Yeon-hee.”
– Hello. This is the Management Team Leader from Baek Ho Entertainment.
“Yes, what can I help you with?”
My voice became urgent without my meaning it to.
But then.
The more I listened to what the other person was saying, the less I knew what expression to wear.
“What…? Really? Is that true?”
Unable to say anything else, I just kept nodding into the phone.
“Yes, then please connect me with them. Thank you so much.”
After I hung up, I felt the weight of stares from behind.
Yang Si-heon, Baek Eun-ho, Ma Yun-sang.
All three were staring at me intently.
“Yeon-hee. What is it?”
“What’s wrong, Go?”
“Why does your face look like that, Yeon-hee?”
I scratched my cheek with a bewildered expression.
“I might… just might be able to get Poria.”
I swallowed hard before adding.
“A whole lot of it.”
All three Divine Beasts’ eyes went wide simultaneously.
“…Really?”
“How is that even possible?”
“?!”

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