I Became the Oriental Doctor for Divine Beasts - Chapter 59

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I had become a physician for Divine Beasts.
#59
Inside the guest room where I was staying.
“Wow……!”
With Won Young-ok, Won Jun, and Baek Eun-ho watching, I held up the completed necklace in both hands.
The Myoan Stone glowed with a far deeper light than before.
It had shifted beyond honey-gold into what looked like pure gold.
“I can definitely feel the energy is different. The color is deeper and prettier too.”
“Right?”
Won Young-ok puffed out her chin proudly, arms crossed.
“Let’s test whether it works properly. Try storing an ability in it.”
“Ah, yes.”
“For now there’s only one slot, but you can expand that gradually as you grow stronger.”
I see.
So for now I can only store one ability?
I looked around.
‘The Divine Beasts here with me right now…….’
First, there’s Baek Eun-ho of the Tiger Clan.
He has the Domination ability—making both body and mind obey his commands.
And then Won Jun of the Won Clan.
He’s skillful with his hands and can craft Spiritual Items.
Between the two, the ability that could show faster and more decisive results would naturally be—
“Eun-ho.”
I turned sharply toward Baek Eun-ho.
“Can I borrow your ability?”
He let out a dry laugh.
“I’m not sure you can wield it properly, but go ahead and try.”
Then Won Young-ok interjected.
“Remember the condition I mentioned?”
“Yes. You said I need direct contact to borrow an ability, right?”
“That’s right.”
She gestured with her chin toward both of us.
“Hold hands.”
“……What?”
“……Hmm?”
Both Eun-ho and I responded reluctantly at the same time.
Won Young-ok urged us forward impatiently.
“Come on, grab each other—hands or whatever. The Myoan Stone can only read and store the fluctuations of Divine Energy through physical contact.”
I pressed my lips shut for no reason in particular.
Then I glanced at Eun-ho.
He chuckled and extended his hand.
“Why not? You had no trouble taking patients’ pulses without hesitation.”
“That’s different, isn’t it?”
As I was grumbling, my eyes suddenly went wide.
“Oh, right! If all I need is contact, I could just take your pulse and—”
“Just do it already.”
“……!”
In that moment, an unfamiliar sensation touched my hand.
Large, solid, warm.
His long fingers held strength.
Awkward at the contact, I avoided his gaze, but Young-ok beside me continued her explanation as if nothing was wrong.
“Now both the one borrowing and the one lending—concentrate your will on this process.”
“Not just me, but the one lending too?”
“Yes. It works if only you exert your will, but it’s more effective if you both do.”
I closed my eyes and steadied myself.
Borrowing. I’m borrowing Baek Eun-ho’s Domination ability. Borrowing, borrowing…….
In that moment.
Flash—
The Myoan Stone blazed with golden light.
The light faded quickly.
“Done.”
Won Young-ok nodded.
“Purifier. Now activate the borrowed ability through your will. It helps if you imagine the original owner’s traits and picture yourself becoming that Divine Beast’s race.”
“Understood…….”
I closed my eyes again.
And I painted images in my mind.
‘I’m a Tiger right now. Complete aristocrat. Noble, confident, it’s only natural to reign above others… with a bit of an arrogant edge.’
For a moment, Eun-ho’s face flashed across my mind. I deliberately lifted my chin.
‘That’s right. Now I fear no one. Not even Baek Eun-ho. I stand above his head!’
As I continued the self-hypnosis, confidence naturally surged within me.
I shouted forcefully in my mind.
‘Activate. Now!’
In that moment.
Thump—crash!
“……?!”
What was that sound? My eyes flew open.
And right before me—
Baek Eun-ho was on one knee!
“…….”
“…….”
The air around us froze.
The shock on Eun-ho’s face gradually deepened into absolute horror.
Resisting an invisible force, his posture was rigid—like he’d fought against an instinct to prostrate completely and barely managed to hold this position instead.
Won Jun covered his mouth in exaggerated shock.
“Hwa-ja! What were you thinking?”
“No, I, I didn’t—!”
I panicked and flailed my hands. My cheeks burned hot.
“I just… imagined I’d become a Tiger… and… that I was somehow above Eun-ho…….”
As I stammered out my confession, silence fell for a moment.
Then.
“Pahahahaha!”
Won Young-ok burst into uncontrollable laughter.
“Oh my, this girl is absolutely delightful. I’m quite fond of her!”
Tears streamed down her face as she clapped enthusiastically.
“Making the Tiger Clan heir kneel like that—you have real talent with Divine Energy! The enhancement is a complete success! Ahahaha—!”
Won Jun tried to hold back his laughter beside her, but eventually gave in with chuckles.
“Seriously, I’m dying. I never thought I’d see something this entertaining.”
“…….”
In the midst of the commotion, Baek Eun-ho quietly got to his feet.
His expression was murderous enough to bury someone alive.
I hastily reached out to help him up.
“I’m truly sorry! I never meant for this to happen. Seriously!”
But the more I apologized, the harder the two Divine Beasts of the Won Clan laughed.
I stood alone among them with tears on my face.
‘I’m finished…….’
* * *
“Eun-ho.”
“…….”
“Hey, I really am sorry, okay? Are you angry?”
A while later.
I followed Baek Eun-ho to his quarters and offered apologies while gauging his mood.
Baek Eun-ho, who had been sitting in a chair with his legs crossed, looked up and clenched his teeth slightly.
“You are the first person to treat me this way.”
“…….”
I felt laughter threatening to spill out at his words, so I bit my lip desperately.
‘What is he saying that for?’
It sounded like something a drama lead would say.
Of course, the situation from just moments ago was anything but romantic.
‘If anything, it was like that discipline scene from a famous webtoon…….’
That famous one with the line, “Kneel. This is the height of difference between you and me.”
I felt laughter welling up again.
I quickly lowered my head, hiding my face behind my hair, feigning solemnity.
“…….”
Eun-ho let out a short sigh.
“Anyway.”
His tone returned to normal.
“The enhancement finished faster than expected. Let’s head back to Seoul once dawn breaks tomorrow.”
“Ah.”
I hesitated briefly.
My fingers fidgeted needlessly.
After a moment of deliberation, I opened my mouth.
“Actually… I have a bit more to do in Sokcho.”
Eun-ho’s gaze turned back to me.
“What?”
“Ma Yun-sang. He’s in intensive training here, but apparently his condition hasn’t been great lately. There’s a chance he might get cut from the national team…….”
I took a breath and continued.
“I want to find the cause and help him resolve it.”
After speaking, I felt self-conscious.
He was definitely going to refuse.
Something about your life being more important than Yun-sang’s national team spot, that you have to stay alive to watch soccer anyway.
That kind of sarcasm was predictable.
But then.
“Is that so?”
Eun-ho’s response was more subdued than I expected.
“You’re thinking of going directly to where Ma Yun-sang is training?”
Wait? He’s not objecting?
Bewildered, I quickly nodded.
“Yes! If possible, I’d like to see the site directly. That would be more accurate. But if that’s not possible, I could call Yun-sang here and treat him—”
“Fine.”
He cut off.
Eun-ho cut short my rambling excuses.
“I understand. Go ahead.”
“Really? Just me, without you?”
“Of course you go alone. What excuse would the Baek Ho Group heir have for going there?”
“Well… I suppose that makes sense…….”
But his easy consent left me oddly uneasy instead.
I stared at him blankly.
‘He’s letting me go alone just like that? Really?’
I asked carefully.
“Are you sure? You’re approving just like that?”
Eun-ho regarded me for a moment.
His expression was oddly subtle.
“Well. I’m already keeping watch over that side’s movements anyway.”
“……?”
What does that mean?
But Eun-ho offered no further explanation and simply turned away.
‘Keeping watch over that side’s movements?’
It was a strange thing to say.
But what mattered was that I’d gotten permission regardless…….
I quietly pulled out my phone.
I planned to contact Yun-sang immediately.
* * *
The next day.
I was at the Soccer Stadium in Sokcho. The grass, bathed in sunlight, gleamed.
‘I actually came here.’
I never thought it would happen until yesterday.
When I contacted the team through Yun-sang, their approval came far more easily than expected.
─ “What? The herbalist doctor who cured Yun-sang’s migraines back then?”
─ “You’re coming here personally to examine his performance decline too? Of course we’d be honored to have you!”
……According to Yun-sang, the coaching staff unanimously agreed.
So I entered the stadium in the vague position of something like a “visiting team doctor for a day.”

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