I Became the Oriental Doctor for Divine Beasts - Chapter 70

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A physician to the Divine Beasts
#70
I remembered it clearly.
The day I first saved Chairman Baek Ho-jung.
And—
The moment I awakened as a Purifier.
The words that had appeared before my eyes that day remained unnaturally vivid even now.
[Follow the guidance of the Myo-anseok Necklace.]
[Quest Name: First Purification]
[Upon correct response, Purifier Awakening succeeds.]
[Upon failure, Awakening is sealed.]
Back then, I’d been too frazzled to think deeply about it.
Saving a life came first.
But the more I thought back on it, the stranger it seemed.
‘A quest?’
That phrasing alone was odd.
A Spirit Beast gave missions to humans, set conditions, and sealed awakenings upon failure?
Even by the Divine Beast world’s standards, that was absurd.
“…And there hasn’t been any phenomenon like that since that day.”
When I finished my explanation, the workshop fell quiet for a moment.
Then.
“Hold on.”
Won Jun blinked first.
“A quest? Spirit Beasts display things like that?”
Yun-sang, standing beside him, tilted his head in confusion.
“I’ve never heard of that either.”
Even Baek Eun-ho, rarely looking flustered, furrowed his brow.
From their reactions, it seemed my sense of unease wasn’t misplaced.
More than that—
Even Won Young-ok, who should know Spirit Beasts better than anyone, had her eyes narrowed thoughtfully.
“That’s the first I’ve heard of such a phenomenon.”
“Even you, ma’am?”
Won Young-ok fell silent, lost in thought for a moment, then spoke quietly.
“Spirit Beasts occasionally develop will. However….”
Her gaze shifted to my neck, where the necklace hung.
“I’ve never heard of one displaying text so clearly and speaking to someone like that. Especially not when presenting conditions and inducing awakening.”
The air in the workshop grew grave.
Won Young-ok spoke again.
“If such a phenomenon occurs again, you must inform me at once. I’ll continue investigating as well.”
Her eyes held a depth that seemed far greater than usual.
I swallowed hard and nodded.
“Yes. I understand.”
A phenomenon that even the Won Clan’s head didn’t understand.
I glanced down at the Myo-anseok Necklace hanging at my neck.
The honey-colored jewel sparkled quietly, all innocence and demure composure, as if it knew nothing at all.
‘This necklace. Something’s definitely off about it.’
Merely a Spirit Beast.
Or perhaps a symbol of the Purifier.
I had a premonition it was far more than just that.
* * *
After my eventful summer vacation in Sokcho came to an end, I returned to Baek Myodang at the foot of Bukhansan.
I traveled via the portal, retracing my steps—
“Goodness, I’m dead.”
Perhaps from the relief of tension, my legs nearly gave out once I arrived at the entrance of Baek Myodang.
“Sigh….”
My head felt heavy, my body sluggish.
Was this really a vacation?
I’d probably have been more comfortable seeing patients at the clinic.
I stood dazed for a moment, gazing up at the Baek Myodang building, then shook my head.
‘No. But I did strengthen the Myo-anseok Necklace, treated the Won Clan Divine Beasts, and saved Yun-sang.’
And I’d even obtained information about the Fallen Ones, so the results were clear.
At the same time, it was true I’d worked far too hard during what was supposed to be a break.
‘It feels unfair yet fulfilling, and fulfilling yet exhausting….’
A sigh laden with mixed emotions escaped me.
I opened the front door and stepped inside.
The familiar scent of Korean Herbal Medicine and wood wafted over me, and only then did it truly sink in that I was home.
My voice came out weary.
“I’m back….”
Moments later.
Pitter-patter!
Light footsteps sounded from deeper in the hallway.
It was Alfred.
The white cat with odd eyes approached me gracefully, tail swaying.
[Yeon-hee. How was your vacation?]
“Sigh.”
I practically collapsed onto the sofa in the waiting room, muttering.
“I dealt with so many things. It was really tough….”
[?]
Alfred’s ears perked up.
I gave him a rough account of what happened in Sokcho.
How I healed the Won Clan Divine Beasts.
How I used Baek Eun-ho’s Dominion Ability after strengthening the Myo-anseok Necklace.
The Ma Yun-sang incident.
Even contact with a Fallen One.
When I finished, Alfred sprang up.
[What?!]
His fluffy tail puffed up.
[A Fallen One tried to kidnap you? And you defeated him?]
“That’s what happened.”
[You took a vacation and came back from all that?!]
“Whoa, whoa, calm down.”
I waved my hand.
“I didn’t fight directly. And we didn’t kill the Fallen One—it apparently turned into black powder and vanished, maybe because of some curse.”
[Danger is danger regardless!]
Alfred hissed, raising his voice.
[My heart’s been racing just hearing about it!]
“Look, but I got great rewards? Check this out.”
I quickly changed the subject and rummaged through my bag.
Then I pulled out the Spirit Beast Spectacles Won Jun had given me and perched them on my nose.
“Ta-da!”
Alfred’s eyes narrowed.
[Where did these spectacles come from all of a sudden?]
“A gift from the Won Clan! A Spirit Beast that keeps people from recognizing your face, supposedly.”
I lifted my chin proudly.
“The Won Clan Matriarch completely dismissed me at first, but now I’m getting VIP treatment. She’s not even taking payment from me anymore.”
[Interesting.]
Alfred leaned in curiously to examine the spectacles.
I toyed with them, turning my head at different angles like a model.
“How’s it look? Pretty stylish, right?”
Alfred’s whiskers twitched.
Then a soft snort that might have been laughter escaped him.
[Quite. You’ve worked hard, in any case.]
His tone had grown considerably softer.
[Truly admirable, Yeon-hee.]
“Hehe.”
That was when.
Suddenly Alfred’s voice took on strength.
[And to think you brought the great Baek Eun-ho to his knees! Truly worthy of our Myo Clan’s young lady’s daughter!]
Huh?
I blinked.
[Remarkable spirit! A general fit to command the realm!]
“Wait, Alfred. It seems like you care most about the part where I made Baek Eun-ho kneel, more than anything else?”
[I, it must be your imagination.]
Alfred made a clearing throat sound.
I laughed, unable to help it.
As I settled in at home chatting with Alfred like this, my exhaustion began to lift slightly.
But even laughter and conversation demanded energy.
My body soon began to reach its limits.
I slumped against the sofa’s backrest, rubbing my eyes and muttering.
“I can’t do this. I need to shower and get straight to bed.”
Tomorrow I’d be starting consultations again.
The vacation was over. Reality had returned.
I managed to haul myself up and trudged toward the bathroom.
* * *
That night.
Baek Eun-ho, having returned safely from Sokcho, made his way to the Baek Clan Main Estate.
In the garden beyond the windows, crickets chirped softly, and the night breeze drifted through the open frame, tousling his dark hair.
“….”
Beneath the pale moonlight, Baek Eun-ho sat leaning against the sofa in his room.
His black hair was still slightly damp at the ends—he’d just finished showering.
The front of his loose, dark gray nightgown hung open and slack.
He supported his chin with one hand, lost in thought.
‘Go Yeon-hee is really….’
To be honest.
Baek Eun-ho had been quite surprised by her more than a few times during this trip to Sokcho.
Of course, he had no intention of openly praising or flattering her before him.
But he couldn’t help acknowledging it.
‘Not long after we arrived at the Won Clan Workshop, Go Yeon-hee saw through the Won Clan’s condition at a glance.’
Won Young-ok’s Yin Deficiency and Heat, and Won Jun’s Qi Depletion.
Both were issues the Won Clan had been unaware of and had simply accepted as inevitable.
The Matriarch’s aging; the heir’s inexperience.
They’d simply accepted it that way—
But Go Yeon-hee had overturned it all in an instant.
And the results had been remarkable.
‘In mere days, the attitude of the Won Clan Matriarch, the representative of the Dragon Clan, had completely changed.’
On the first day alone, Won Young-ok had treated Go Yeon-hee as a mere “charlatan.” Yet now it was as if heaven and earth had been remade.
More than that.
The Won Clan had even offered first to waive payment for the Spirit Beast creation and reinforcement.
That wasn’t merely a matter of money.
‘She’d earned complete recognition from the Won Clan, who take pride in their craftsmanship as artisans.’
Baek Eun-ho leaned back against the sofa, his eyes slowly closing.
The Ma Yun-sang incident had also left a deep impression.
Not only did she identify the medicinal ingredients from taste alone—
She even deduced supplementary methods based on the observation that the concentration was dilute.
And that wasn’t the end of it.
She noticed the induced dehydration and muscle conditioning manipulation.
Through that, she identified the culprit and ultimately extracted a confession.
‘She’s far from ordinary.’
Then.
Knock, knock.
At the sound, Baek Eun-ho’s eyes snapped open.
He turned toward the door and spoke.
“Come in.”
The door opened, and Chairman Baek Ho-jung entered.

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