The Beloved Baby Deer of the Hwangryong Family - Chapter 94

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“If you want to get Seo-yu kicked out of the Medical Academy, then go ahead and do that.”

 

At those words, the Twins immediately rebelled.

 

“Why? Why are you kicking out our Youngest?”

 

“That’s right. Seo-yu is first place, isn’t she? She studies hard too, so why kick her out? That’s unfair.”

 

Yi-ryeong asked back with wide eyes, and Li-gon argued methodically. Of course, it didn’t work on Hwang Hyeon-ya.

 

“No matter how good your grades are, if you don’t follow school rules, what else is there but expulsion?”

 

Hwang Hyeon-ya answered indifferently.

 

“Consider yourselves lucky you didn’t get caught yesterday. The Medical Academy is a place where outsider access is strictly controlled.”

 

“But we were invited, weren’t we?”

 

“Anyone looking would think you two were the ones invited. I’m the only one who was invited. You guys just tagged along.”

 

Hwang Hyeon-ya had visited the Medical Academy because he finally received a reply letter from Elder Qilin.

 

Elder Qilin was his only connection to the Qilin Family.

 

At the same time, he was also an elder of the Qilin Family who might know Seo-yu’s secret.

 

So Hwang Hyeon-ya sent a communication tube after a long time, and after waiting, he received contact a few days ago.

 

Just as he was about to hurriedly leave for the Medical Academy, the quick-witted Yi-ryeong and Li-gon said they would also go see Seo-yu and followed along.

 

Hwang Hyeon-ya, being a Medical Academy graduate who knew the rules well, naturally said no, but it was beyond his power to stop the Twins who clung to his legs saying they wanted to see their Youngest.

 

“Ugh, that’s so petty. You guys get to see Seo-yu all the time, but we can’t even see her briefly?”

 

“Exactly! We were really well-behaved yesterday.”

 

Li-gon chimed in with Yi-ryeong’s complaint. However, Hwang Hyeon-ya didn’t even blink and snorted.

 

“Well-behaved? What kind of well-behaved are you talking about when you almost destroyed perfectly good trees?”

 

Last night, the Twins who climbed the Mountain Behind Medical Academy almost caused a big incident while flying around in beast transformation in the forest.

 

If it hadn’t been for Hwang Hyeon-ya who came out after finishing his conversation, they would have broken several trees.

 

“There was a reason for that. There really was something there!”

 

“That’s right, Uncle. We didn’t do it for no reason.”

 

The Twins felt wronged. They had been saying this since yesterday.

 

“What exactly was there?”

 

“That’s the problem. We don’t know what it was.”

 

“Your excuse lacks sincerity. You should at least say you saw a ghost or something.”

 

“But it’s true…”

 

Li-gon pouted. He felt very wronged since Uncle didn’t believe him even though he was telling the truth.

 

It was when they were chatting excitedly and having fun with Seo-yu yesterday. Suddenly, some kind of ‘presence’ was felt from the surroundings.

 

The Twins, skilled in martial arts, instinctively realized that there was someone else in that space besides just them.

 

‘Wait! Someone’s here!’

 

‘Huh?’

 

‘Someone is eavesdropping on our conversation. Seo-yu, wait. We’ll go catch them!’

 

So they quickly transformed into beasts to try to find the culprit.

 

Of course, Li-gon acknowledged that their behavior might have looked a bit frantic.

 

But what could they do when they couldn’t see with their eyes? They had to fly around to search.

 

However, despite getting scolded, the twins failed to find the uninvited guest.

 

‘There was definitely something there.’

 

Li-gon tilted his head in confusion. He had felt a clear presence and immediately began searching, but it was rare for him to find nothing.

 

‘It didn’t seem dangerous, but…’

 

If what they had sensed was killing intent or a threat, they wouldn’t have missed it. That kind of aura was very sharp and couldn’t fool the keen senses of dragon beastmen.

 

But that was strange too. If it wasn’t a harmful being, why would it be hiding and watching them?

 

After pondering, Li-gon soon reached a rational conclusion.

 

“Yi-ryeong, that must have really been a ghost.”

 

“I told you so. Otherwise, there’s no way this Hwang Yi-ryeong would have missed it.”

 

“If there was a ghost, it would have taken you two first.”

 

At Hyeon-ya’s halfhearted retort, Yi-ryeong wagged her index finger left and right and shook her head.

 

“Uncle, do we look like dragons weak enough to be caught by a mere ghost?”

 

“Right. If one shows up, we’ll beat it up. Oh, but before catching it, we should first ask what was there yesterday. If it answers, we should let it go.”

 

“Oh, Hwang Li-gon. Getting a bit smart?”

 

“Of course.”

 

Hyeon-ya started to shake his head along with them but stopped.

 

It seemed like letting them spread their wings of imagination like this was the only way to return quietly.

 

‘These kids are getting more talkative by the day. A little more and I won’t be able to win even with words.’

 

What would be the point of winning against young nephews, but it was different if those two were troublemakers.

 

Well, it was greedy to hope for no incidents or accidents when they came out with two troublemakers attached.

 

‘Well… it’s not bad. Thanks to these troublemakers, Seo-yu seems to have cheered up too.’

 

In the end, the mountain was fine, and Seo-yu was chattering with a face blooming with smiles, so all was well.

 

Hyeon-ya withdrew his gaze from the twins and recalled his meeting with Elder Qilin.

 

‘Well, well, if it isn’t Hwang Hyeon-ya! How long has it been since I’ve seen this grumpy fellow!’

 

‘Who exactly are you calling grumpy?’

 

‘Who else but you. Haha, it’s good to see you like this. You’re still going around with that frown. I don’t care if you get wrinkles between your brows.’

 

‘I won’t ask you to care, so don’t worry. More importantly, I have something to ask you.’

 

‘Yes, ask quickly. I’m very curious what you, who hates bothersome things most in the world, would come all this way to ask.’

 

‘Why did you step down from the position of Medical Director?’

 

‘…Why are you suddenly asking about that?’

 

The elder who appeared gentle at first glance was actually Gi Tae-eon’s uncle, the head of the Qilin Family, and a great elder who had served as Medical Director for the Qilin Family.

 

Due to his somewhat peculiar personality, he was considered a person to avoid within the Medical Academy, but he was also an outstanding physician whose skills no one could doubt.

 

However, ten years ago, he suddenly quit being Medical Director and abruptly became one of the Heavenly Medicine Forest administrators.

 

At the time, he hadn’t thought much of it, but looking back, it seemed it might be related to the Qilin Madam’s miscarriage.

 

Hyeon-ya wanted to hear directly about the events of that time that only an insider could know. That incident might be related to Seo-yu.

 

However, since he couldn’t openly interrogate about another family’s major affairs, he prepared to ask indirectly.

 

‘I’ve also taken on a disciple. I thought I should know when to step back.’

 

‘What? You took on a disciple? Well! It’s amazing the sun didn’t rise in the west!’

 

He, who had long advised Hyeon-ya to ‘calm your temper and make sure to nurture students when you return to the Eastern Region,’ was delighted as expected.

 

‘Though I’m not sure if my experience will be of help to you. I came down on my own because I can no longer be a role model for my descendants.’

 

‘If it’s because of the tragedy that befell your family, I cannot accept that. You already know well that a physician cannot control fate.’

 

‘In all my life, I’ve never met someone who doesn’t know how to speak indirectly like you.’

 

Then he clicked his tongue at the topic he had carefully brought up.

 

Since Hyeon-ya had made considerable effort, he couldn’t understand that reaction, but anyway, he willingly spoke of the past.

 

‘Human life is in heaven’s hands. How could I not know that a person’s life depends on the heavens? But at that time, I couldn’t even tell if the child’s life had ascended to heaven or was still attached to earth. Because I wasn’t there.’

 

‘…You mean you weren’t beside the mother?’

 

‘That’s right. Several days before that incident, I received a report about extremely rare medicinal herbs. Since there was still time before the birth, my brief absence became the root of disaster.’

 

Since suspicions arose that Seo-yu might be the Qilin Family’s child, the part Hyeon-ya found most puzzling was Elder Qilin’s existence.

 

There was no way such a skilled physician wouldn’t notice a newborn child being switched.

 

But after hearing those words, his doubts were resolved.

 

‘It was a situation where he couldn’t have noticed even if the child had been taken from the start.’

 

However, not all questions were resolved.

 

‘Is this really a coincidence?’

 

If it was a coincidence, it was excessively convenient.

 

But if this was a scheme prepared so well that one could be fooled into thinking it was coincidence, the scale was too large.

 

Who on earth would dare to pull such a bold move against the Qilin Family, members of the Four Spirit Families?

 

And why did they do such a thing? For what purpose exactly?

 

Unable to grasp that alone, Hyeon-ya couldn’t escape from his thoughts for a while.

 

* * *

 

Seo-yu sat in front of the mirror, intently examining her appearance.

 

Blink, and then another blink.

 

The longer she stared quietly at the mirror, the more puzzled Seo-yu’s expression became.

 

‘Hmm… Am I mistaken?’

 

Her gaze was fixed on the horn growing from her head.

 

Now quite skilled at Beast Transformation, Seo-yu could easily hide her horn even in human form.

 

Thanks to this, she was teased about her horn significantly less than in childhood, but it was still the part Seo-yu was most conscious of.

 

So when alone in her room, she would partially transform like now and check the mirror from time to time, and today the horn that was always crooked felt unusually straight.

 

‘It seems like it’s gotten a bit bigger too…’

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