I Became the Oriental Doctor for Divine Beasts - Chapter 50

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She became a oriental medicine doctor for the divine beings.
#50
“A person in her circle?”
“There is someone called Ma Yun-sang.”
When the leader asked, the name flowed from his subordinate’s lips.
“A divine being expelled from a cadet branch of the Horse Clan. Someone who spent a long time alone in an in-between position, understood to be starved for paternal recognition.”
The leader’s mouth curved up, ever so slightly.
“Good prey.”
“I intend to extend an appropriate proposal and draw him into the fallen faction. Through him, I’ll create an opening to breach Go Yeon-hee.”
“Good.”
The leader spoke with finality.
“Proceed.”
He turned his gaze away, adding,
“And don’t stop the Murisinryeon’s efforts to harvest turbid energy. Continue the pressure on the other divine beings as well.”
“I hear and obey.”
The subordinate bowed deeply.
After the subordinate withdrew—
the leader, left alone in the darkness, began to smile slowly.
* * *
Late July into early August.
All of South Korea stirred with the summer vacation season.
“Hmm, it’s on straight, right?”
I posted a notice on the front door of Baek Myodang and examined it from different angles.
With the vacation season upon us, a closure notice had appeared on Baek Myodang as well.
The dates were next week.
‘Recently there’s been so much going on, but vacation season is finally here.’
I sighed lightly and turned back toward the treatment room inside Baek Myodang.
In the treatment room now, Ma Yun-sang lay alone on a bed, quietly receiving needles.
He’d deliberately timed his visit to coincide with closing to avoid running into other patients.
“Yun-sang, it’s time to remove the needles. Let me take them out for you.”
“Thank you, unnie.”
As I carefully removed the needles, Yun-sang spoke in a low voice.
“Thanks to you, I’m getting treatment comfortably. But I’m keeping you from clocking out… I’m sorry.”
“What are you saying?”
I laughed as I organized the needles.
“I live here anyway. And you’re practically my younger brother—it’s absolutely no trouble at all.”
Yun-sang smiled gratefully.
But—
there was no real strength behind that smile.
I tilted my head slightly.
“Yun-sang, is training wearing you out? You seem a bit low on energy lately.”
“Ah…”
Yun-sang hesitated, seeming to choose his words carefully, and avoided my gaze.
“No, it’s not that. It’s just… the national team’s final roster announcement is coming up soon, and I’m a bit on edge about it.”
“Oh come on.”
I waved my hand with a laugh.
“If you don’t make the national team, who would? You worry too much.”
Yun-sang offered a smile instead of answering, but something still felt off.
The atmosphere was subtly different from usual.
‘Is something else going on with him…?’
That’s when I was tilting my head in puzzlement.
“Go, teacher.”
Baek Eun-ho’s voice came from outside the treatment room.
“You done with your appointments? Got a minute?”
“Oh? Yes.”
I hurried out to the waiting room.
“Eun-ho, what brings you by?”
He had the look of someone with something to say.
And—
what he said was completely unexpected.
“What? You’re saying I have to go to Sokcho?”
“That’s right.”
Eun-ho spoke matter-of-factly.
“There’s a Monkey Clan craftsman’s workshop there. You need to show him the jade pendant necklace in person.”
His gaze naturally dropped to the necklace hanging around my neck.
“We can’t send just the necklace separately. It’s a precious object, and if it’s lost in transit or falls into the hands of the fallen ones, it’s a disaster. Besides—”
He paused for a moment, then added,
“That necklace cannot be separated from your person.”
“…Well, that’s true.”
I thought for a moment and nodded.
“All right. Baek Myodang is closing for vacation next week anyway. How many days will it take in Sokcho?”
“Won’t know until the craftsman sees the item in person. Can’t tell before we go.”
“I see.”
I moved straight into practical thinking.
“Then I’ll pack and head out! Oh, where exactly is the workshop? I should book accommodations right away.”
At that, Baek Eun-ho looked at me as if I were strange.
“…Go, teacher.”
“Yes?”
“Are you joking right now? That’s not funny.”
“Pardon?”
“Surely you’re not planning to go alone? Or book a regular inn to stay in?”
“Um…?”
Eun-ho’s eyes hardened.
“You’re not an ordinary person. You might well be the most important person in this country right now.”
“…!”
My mouth fell open.
I mean, to that extent…?
Intellectually, I understood, of course.
My position as a Purifier.
The weight of what’s happening right now.
But—
‘I’ve lived as an ordinary citizen for so long.’
It’s been less than two months since I got caught up in this nonsensical world.
My head understands.
But my heart hasn’t caught up yet.
“So I’ll accompany you along with my security team.”
Eun-ho spoke with resolve.
“The Monkey Clan has agreed to provide accommodations.”
“…Ah.”
I nodded sheepishly.
“Got it. I’ll prepare accordingly.”
Just then, Yun-sang’s voice came from behind me.
Apparently he’d come out of the treatment room and was listening to our conversation.
“Really? Next week?”
“Hm?”
“I’ll be in Sokcho around that time too.”
“Oh, Yun-sang. Why?”
“We’re having the national team summer camp. A training trip.”
“Wow!”
I got unexpectedly excited.
“Then let’s meet up if we have time. We’ll go to the Sokcho market and get dak-gangjeong, and we’ll have squid sundae, and we’ll go to the beach and have mulhoe!”
“…”
Baek Eun-ho let out a dry laugh.
“All your plans are just about eating.”
“What’s wrong with that?”
I pouted slightly.
“Eating is profit. Isn’t that what a vacation is supposed to be?”
“That’s right.”
Yun-sang chimed in with a smile.
“I like that idea, unnie.”
“Good, good.”
I clapped my hands together.
“Let’s order a bunch of different dishes and eat them all. You can eat a lot, right?”
“Of course! Let’s order everything on the menu.”
Watching this, Baek Eun-ho let out another dry laugh.
“You two are in quite good spirits.”
* * *
Meanwhile, at Oroji’s Oriental Medicine Clinic.
The marble floors gleamed, all the waiting room furniture was brand new, and the lighting was tasteful and luxurious.
She’d even hired four staff members generously.
The only problem with this upscale clinic was—
there were no patients.
Silence—
The waiting room held not a shadow of a person, only the tick-tick-tick of the clock’s second hand.
“Argh…!”
Inside the director’s office,
Oroji tapped the treatment desk irritably.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
“Why is it that—”
She bit her lip persistently, then finally burst out,
“Why are the patients disappearing?!”
At first, it was good.
In the early days, waiting lists formed, and the waiting room buzzed with people.
I thought, ‘This is success.’
But as time passed, patients dwindled one by one—
‘Now I’m just watching flies all day!’
The problem was that she’d already increased her staff.
But there was nothing for them to do.
They all sat there blankly looking at their phones or chatting to pass the time.
The sight of it irritated her greatly.
Whack!
Oroji opened the director’s office door and scanned the treatment and waiting rooms with a sharp gaze.
When she spotted dust accumulating in a corner, she seized the moment and raised her voice.
“Don’t you see the dust here?”
Oroji’s words snapped at her staff.
“Are you going to sit around and collect paychecks? If you’ve got nothing to do, clean!”
The staff flinched and lowered their heads.
‘Honestly, nobody has any sense of ownership about their work!’
That sight only irritated Oroji further.
Then her phone rang.
The caller was her uncle, an orthopedic surgeon.
He was the director of a hospital affiliated with Oh Hwi Oriental Medicine Hospital.
“Oh my, Uncle. What’s the occasion?”
Oroji quickly returned to the director’s office and answered the call, softening her voice.
Even so, her thoughts were complicated.
‘Should I swallow my pride and ask for some patient referrals…?’
No, wait.
If I do that, I’m compromising my plan to dominate this neighborhood and swallow up Go Yeon-hee’s clinic too.
It’s vacation season anyway, right? Everyone’s probably traveling.
Then her uncle’s startled voice pulled her back.
“Roji, remember that patient I sent you before?”
“What?”
“Jin Do-gyeong. That young woman with the torn shoulder muscle.”
Oroji, searching her memory for a moment, nodded.
“Oh, yes. I remember. Her condition was so severe we said at least six weeks of immobilization, and then she never came back. She’s probably still wearing a shoulder brace… Why?”
“Well, that patient, you see…”
Her uncle’s voice trembled with excitement.
“She came in the other day to get a work clearance form, and when I did an ultrasound, her muscles had completely healed!”
“…What did you say?”
Oroji’s eyes widened.

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