I Became the Oriental Doctor for Divine Beasts - Chapter 74

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The Divine Beast’s Physician
#74
Baek Myodang fell quiet after the clinic hours ended.
The courtyard, bathed in sunset glow, looked desolate yet serene—the perfect atmosphere for the close of day.
But I remained in my white coat, waiting for someone.
‘There are special appointment patients coming by today.’
After a brief wait, the entrance chime rang—ding.
The first patient had arrived.
The door opened, and a familiar face appeared.
“Yeon-hee, I’m here!”
Jeong Ra-bit.
A member of the girl group Lunar and a rabbit Divine Beast.
She wore a well-groomed bob and a soft cream-colored knit cardigan, flashing a bright smile.
“Did you have a good vacation?”
“Yeah, it was nice.”
I stepped aside with a smile.
“Come in.”
Ra-bit entered Baek Myodang with familiar ease.
Her small frame moved in quick, light steps toward the waiting area.
“How was Sokcho? Did you enjoy it?”
“It was nice enough, but calling it a vacation is generous—I just worked the whole time.”
“Work?”
Ra-bit turned to me, her eyes wide with curiosity.
I wondered how much to explain.
I hesitated for a moment.
The matter of the Fallen One’s appearance had been kept secret except among those directly involved.
We needed to prevent chaos in the Divine Beast society.
“Just that when I met some Progenitor Species Divine Beasts, some of them needed treatment.”
“Of course.”
My vague explanation seemed enough; Ra-bit nodded, her expression clearing.
“Wherever you go, you end up seeing patients. You’re just too skilled.”
I laughed awkwardly. “Haha.”
Ra-bit’s gaze drifted toward the waiting room TV, where a variety show preview was playing.
Doctor Inside.
A program where a doctor panel watches footage of celebrities’ daily lives and offers health consultations.
Basically, a medical show in an observational entertainment format.
I caught a flicker of discomfort cross Ra-bit’s face.
“Ra-bit, what’s wrong?”
“They recruited me hard for that show.”
“Really?”
“Yeah… The writer practically begged me in tears.”
Ra-bit walked into the treatment room and lay on the bed with practiced ease, sighing.
“But my schedule’s been too packed lately, so I had to turn them down.”
“I see. How’s your knee been?”
“It acts up when I’m doing a lot of activities, but after you treat it with acupuncture, it gets so much better! I’ve been keeping up with the strength training like you said too.”
I smiled and picked up needles in my hand.
“Good, good. Such a cooperative patient. Since I couldn’t see you during vacation, I’ll give you extra thorough treatment today.”
Soon, needles were placed around Ra-bit’s knee.
Following that, a golden glow emanated from my fingertips and flowed along the needles.
As the Purification energy spread gently, the turbid flow became clear in an instant.
Ra-bit’s eyes widened slightly.
“Wow…”
She gazed up at me in wonder.
“You’re truly amazing. My knee was so uncomfortable, but after the needles, it doesn’t hurt at all. You really are a Purifier on the level of Seol Un-hwa!”
My hands, which had been connecting electrodes to the needles for electrical stimulation, paused.
“Seol Un-hwa—isn’t that the progenitor of the Cat Clan?”
“Yes.”
Subtle admiration flickered in Ra-bit’s eyes.
“She was an incredible Purifier. There are stories of her saving dying Divine Beasts with a single needle, or even purifying plagues a thousand leagues away.”
“Wow.”
I genuinely marveled.
“She’s like Hua Tuo or Heo Jun of the Divine Beast world, then. I don’t know much about it, but she must be truly famous among Divine Beasts.”
“She is.”
Ra-bit laughed.
But her expression soon turned complicated.
“…Though at the same time, she’s also a shame to the Cat Clan.”
“What? Why?”
I blinked.
Ra-bit hesitated briefly before continuing quietly.
“She was deceived by a Rat who was her lover and lost her place among the Twelve Divine Beasts.”
That was when it happened.
Huh? What—
I rubbed my chest, confused.
My heart suddenly felt a sharp pang.
“You know the legend where the Jade Emperor selected twelve animals, right? That actually happened among the progenitors of the Divine Beasts. There were thirteen Divine Beast candidates originally, but only twelve positions available.”
Ra-bit’s explanation reached my ears gently.
“The Rat deliberately told his lover, the Cat, the wrong competition date, and Seol Un-hwa missed the event entirely. So the Cat lost her qualification… and the Rat rode on the Ox to ultimately finish first.”
Listening to the story, I took a breath.
“Good heavens. That legend was true? Betraying a lover like that!”
“Right.”
Ra-bit, still lying down for acupuncture, shook her head gently.
“That’s why Divine Beasts say that the Rat Clan was fundamentally dishonest and cowardly from the progenitor stage, so it’s only natural they became Fallen Ones.”
“…”
I lowered my eyes without speaking.
Seol Un-hwa.
That name lingered in my heart, strangely resonant.
‘She was betrayed by her lover.’
What must Seol Un-hwa have felt in the moment she realized she’d been deceived by someone she loved?
My chest suddenly ached.
* * *
After Ra-bit left.
A second patient arrived at the now-quiet Baek Myodang.
“Yeon-hee.”
Actor Yang Si-heon.
Famous as a warm-and-gentle star, though actually a Sheep Divine Beast.
“Thank you for seeing me at such a late hour.”
Today’s Si-heon seemed far more relaxed than his usual composed image.
Beneath a cap, tousled brown hair fell slightly across his forehead.
Even with the hat pulled low, his aura was distinctive. No wonder they called him a top actor.
“Not at all. Treating Divine Beasts is my work, after all.”
I smiled and began to usher him inside.
But for some reason, he didn’t move, standing still as he studied my face.
Despite the dim entrance lighting, his deep brown eyes gleamed clearly.
“Yeon-hee. Are you hurt anywhere?”
“Pardon?”
“I was worried about what happened in Sokcho. I heard something serious occurred.”
I blinked in surprise.
Hadn’t that been kept secret except among those involved?
“…How did you know that?”
Si-heon smiled faintly instead of answering.
An enigmatic smile.
“Did you perhaps have another Precognitive Dream?”
I asked half-jokingly, half-seriously, but Si-heon simply smiled gently and ignored the question, then looked at me with concern again.
It seemed he wouldn’t move from the entrance until I gave him an answer.
I shrugged.
“I’m fine. Everything was resolved well.”
Of course, the fact that a Fallen One had tried to kidnap me still gave me chills.
But I didn’t want to whine like a child or worry others.
I forced a bright smile.
And I held up the necklace to show him, forcing cheer into my voice.
“Actually! I’ve now enhanced my necklace so I can borrow other Divine Beast abilities. I even used Baek Eun-ho’s ability! It went pretty well.”
For a moment, Si-heon’s eyes seemed to dim. Though it was so fleeting I couldn’t be certain.
“I see.”
He moved his long legs and stepped inside Baek Myodang.
Then he smiled quietly.
“You don’t need my ability?”
“What?”
“The Precognitive Dream.”
I saw his eyes curl with slow amusement.
“I could lend it to you.”
I felt a slight flutter of confusion as I headed toward the treatment room.
I touched the necklace as I spoke.
“But the necklace can only hold one ability at a time right now. Baek Eun-ho’s ability is currently stored. I’ll ask you later if I need it.”
In truth, I hadn’t stored the Sheep’s Dominion ability out of immediate necessity.
I’d just put it in on the vague thought that it might be useful somehow.
But Si-heon didn’t relent.
Even lying on the bed for acupuncture, he gently persuaded again.
“I heard you utilized Baek Eun-ho’s ability quite well right away.”
“Well, more or less?”
“With your level of talent, you could potentially have even clearer and more important dreams than I could.”
“…”
Is that so?
As I prepared needles beside Si-heon, I found myself somehow persuaded.
After a moment’s thought, I said casually.
“Then maybe I’ll borrow it once. But to borrow an ability, I need contact, don’t I—”
I hadn’t even finished speaking.
Si-heon extended his hand with complete naturalness.
And smoothly.
He interlaced his fingers gently between mine.
“…!”
Startled, I looked up at Si-heon.
He still wore a calm, serene smile.
“Will this work?”
The distance between us had suddenly closed. Behind the clean woody fragrance came a subtle trace of soft musk.
“Yes, yes. That’s right.”
I averted my gaze and focused on the necklace.
Soon the Cat’s Eye Stone glowed.
The ability flowed in successfully.
“A Precognitive Dream… I’m curious what it’s actually like.”
Holding some anticipation, I clutched the stone tightly.
Si-heon regarded me quietly for a moment, then suddenly spoke.
“Now that I think about it, I had an odd Precognitive Dream recently myself.”

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