The Physician of Traditional Medicine Returns from Murim - Chapter 163

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Chapter 163

 

Im Suchul contacted me right away.

 

First was the good news that Im Eunyeong’s complexion and sweating symptoms had greatly improved.

 

And second was that he was deeply moved by our company’s vision and wanted to walk the same path.

 

“If you’ll allow it, I’d like to join the 5th branch from my current position.”

 

I asked the other clinic directors for their opinions.

 

Of course, the clinic directors in Daegu and Jeju said it didn’t matter to them at all.

 

– Ah, that’s wonderful. That guy Suchul is someone who truly carries passion in his heart. He’ll be helpful for our studies and business growth too.

 

Kim Chunsik was very pleased.

 

Just the fact that he had stayed in contact with Kim Chunsik while being away from clinical practice for so long proved it was genuine.

 

Kim Chunsik was passionate enough to give scolding treatments and had no cunning.

 

‘He wouldn’t have sent him on purpose, would he?’

 

I set aside my suspicions and finalized the contract.

 

It’s embarrassing that we don’t have such a grand vision.

 

“Oh my goodness! You were preparing papers too? I’ll have to work hard to keep up with the study progress!”

 

Anyway, having an enthusiastic new face join was a very good thing.

 

I also made various efforts to provide value beyond the franchise fee.

 

* * *

 

“Nari, Yu Hee~! I’m going to see Taeyun’s performance, would you like to come with me?”

 

So going to see the performance wasn’t completely just for fun either.

 

Network management? Looking at the big picture, part of a promotional strategy? Something like that.

 

Melon Soda Horizon could also take a spot in my autograph collection, right?

 

“Whoa, are you going to a live club too, Clinic Director?”

 

“Too? Do you have plans, Nari? Have you already been?”

 

“I’m a fan, so of course I’ve been~ There’s not much time left for them to perform there!”

 

Gong Nari said there wasn’t much time left on the contract period at the live club in Busan, and urged me to hurry if I wanted to go.

 

The broadcast was also nearing its end and they were still surviving and active in the survival show… Gong Nari seemed to have become a real fan.

 

“I was actually planning to stop by after work this Friday. If you’ve already been, Nari, I’ll go alone. Wow, I should hurry and go see them before I can’t even buy tickets later.”

 

“No! I can go again. Let’s go together, Clinic Director!”

 

“Huh? You don’t have to force yourself to go.”

 

“Are last week’s performance and this week’s performance the same? Even in the games you play, Clinic Director, you go to the same raid again!”

 

Hey, that’s different.

 

Raids drop equipment at low probability rates, so you have no choice but to go.

 

Anyway, Gong Nari wasn’t someone who would force herself to attend non-work schedules, so it should be fine.

 

Her face was written with great anticipation.

 

“Oh, did Yu Hee also go with Nari?”

 

I asked Seol Yuhui, who might also be interested among our staff.

 

Seo Inae would obviously be indifferent, and Jin Minjeong would be busy.

 

Seol Yuhui had been unwell for a long time and probably hadn’t been to a live club like me, so wouldn’t she want to experience it at least once?

 

“Oh, I…”

 

But contrary to my expectations, she showed signs of difficulty.

 

“Ah, I was just asking just in case!”

 

“I’m sorry. This Friday would be difficult for me. I have tutoring on Friday evening, and I have a lot to study.”

 

“Oh, you’re also doing tutoring?”

 

Certainly, there’s no end to what you need to study for the college entrance exam.

 

Even if you think you know a lot, you have to repeat and repeat to be fully prepared.

 

Having taught students of various academic levels during my university days, I was somehow pleased to hear about tutoring.

 

“I was originally self-studying while watching online lectures, but I got a bit greedy. I want to try just English and math.”

 

“Oh, that’s good.”

 

Seol Yuhui hesitated for a moment as if she wanted to say something.

 

“Actually, my June mock exam scores came out pretty well.”

 

She just outright bragged about it.

 

“Wow, really? Amazing, you were studying whenever you had time during lunch breaks~. That’s so great!”

 

“Congratulations. Yu Hee is smart and works hard, so I thought you’d do well.”

 

It seemed like this was the first time she was bragging, as Gong Nari also seemed to be hearing it for the first time.

 

She celebrated Seol Yuhui as if it were her own achievement.

 

“How well did you do?”

 

I couldn’t overcome my curiosity and asked.

 

Seol Yuhui spoke as if she had been waiting for that question.

 

“Hehe, you probably did much better, Clinic Director, so it’s embarrassing. It’s nothing special… English grade 2, math grade 3, and everything else grade 1. I got perfect scores in Korean and second foreign language, and got one wrong in social studies.”

 

“You did incredibly well!?”

 

Gong Nari exclaimed as soon as she finished speaking.

 

I was also surprised.

 

“Haha, no. I was lucky.”

 

“What kind of luck gives you perfect scores in subjects? How can you improve that much with just a few months of studying? Did you have a foundation already?”

 

How long has it been since she asked to reduce her work hours, and she gets grades like this?

 

Even if she had been studying on holidays before making the request, she would have only started this year, right?

 

Seol Yuhui answered very shyly.

 

“Korean has always been good for me since I read a lot of books at the hospital. My second foreign language is Russian, so honestly I’m just coasting on that… I wasn’t good at the rest, but thanks to the Clinic Director treating me, my comprehension and memorization abilities seem to have improved tremendously!”

 

“What are you talking about? You were originally smart, you just couldn’t put in enough time because of your health.”

 

“No, that’s not it. I had almost given up on math originally. But this time I went through the entire curriculum for the first time, and things that I couldn’t understand even after reviewing multiple times before just flowed smoothly!”

 

“Wow, Clinic Director, you’re amazing…!”

 

What kind of nonsense is this?

 

Guumjeolmaek was originally smart!

 

Though the mental and physical health issues that were holding her back had been treated.

 

I didn’t have the ability to enhance comprehension or memorization skills.

 

If that were possible, wouldn’t I have made a name for myself among people preparing for civil service exams in the Martial Arts World too?

 

Just the fact that she studied the entire math curriculum up to the 6th mock exam showed this was purely the result of Seol Yuhui’s efforts.

 

“Anyway… so you’re getting greedy and want to work even harder.”

 

“Yes. Father’s friend is giving me English tutoring, but I feel bad asking to adjust the schedule already.”

 

“Oh no, we shouldn’t interfere with that. Let’s go see the performance after the college entrance exam is over. There will be another opportunity at a big venue.”

 

Seol Yuhui nodded.

 

“Um, Clinic Director, by any chance.”

 

“Yes?”

 

“You said you used to do a lot of tutoring before, right? Do you happen to know any teachers among your acquaintances who are good at math tutoring?”

 

“Hmm?”

 

English would be handled by Father’s friend, but she hadn’t started math yet.

 

Father said to find someone who does tutoring professionally like his friend for math too, while Mother suggested learning from a college student who just took the entrance exam to get motivation as well, but she couldn’t decide even on that.

 

“I don’t really know anyone in particular. Especially not in Busan. On average, professional tutoring or academies would probably be better…”

 

I hesitated in my answer.

 

Wouldn’t people with lots of experience who survived long in the battlefield-like private education market generally be excellent?

 

But to reach a definitive conclusion, what I had actually done was college student tutoring.

 

One by one. I had raised their grades by any means necessary.

 

‘Too bad. If it were right after graduation, I could have taught her directly.’

 

I had tutored until early fourth year, and math was the most common subject.

 

If only I hadn’t completely forgotten Korean, English, and math after going to the Martial Arts World!

 

“Oh, Clinic Director. How about asking Jeong Inseong?”

 

Then Gong Nari suggested a good idea.

 

Right. That guy attended Korean Traditional Medicine University in Busan, didn’t he?

 

When he first came for consultation, I think he said he wasn’t good at math, but his grades had improved a lot.

 

“That hair loss patient… what was his name again? Anyway, he said he works part-time at an academy and also does private tutoring.”

 

Oh, he has experience too?

 

“But is it okay to get tutoring from a patient? He’s younger than Yu Hee?”

 

“If it’s Inseong, I’d be fine with it!”

 

“Then let’s ask through Grandmother Heo Sunnam when she comes tomorrow.”

 

I also thought Jeong Inseong would prepare conscientiously and teach well according to Seol Yuhui’s skill level.

 

Since asking directly would put pressure on him to not refuse, I should ask casually through Grandmother.

 

* * *

 

Friday evening, Live Club.

 

/@/Ah ah- Your brilliant touch

 

/@/The ecstatic moment of healing

 

/@/This encounter is like a miracle

 

Kim Taeyun’s clear voice filled the not-so-spacious performance venue.

 

‘Aaaaaaahhhhh!!’

 

I couldn’t bring myself to scream out loud and swallowed my cry.

 

You said we’d change all the lyrics together!

 

You said it would be completely different!

 

Didn’t Kang Jaekyung also make excuses while being embarrassed?

 

He had boasted confidently that it was only strange because Park Haru’s inspiration struck and he improvised on the spot, but it would be fine once completed.

 

Something did change as he said.

 

Words like ‘Clinic Director’ that shouldn’t appear in band songs were gone.

 

But what’s the point if ‘healing’ is still there?

 

The essence is the same!

 

“Wow, Melon Soda doesn’t usually sing love songs, but this new song is so good.”

 

“Right? It’s kind of like a hymn too, so unique.”

 

A fan standing next to me whispered.

 

It was a love song?

 

Now that I think about it, it does sound like that?

 

As someone who knew how this song was created, I couldn’t hide my shock.

 

‘…!’

 

I glared at Park Haru and moved my lips silently.

 

…But the moment our eyes met, he winked at me.

 

It was a completely different charm from when Park Haru had sung on the stairs.

 

His refreshing voice resonated powerfully throughout the club, and the band music was so magnificent it was almost overwhelming.

 

“That was absolutely wonderful to listen to… You’re truly amazing.”

 

It was an incredible performance in many ways.

 

After the live performance ended, I waited for the people wanting autographs or photos to pass by, then went over to greet them.

 

Even when Gong Nari had come last time, there weren’t this many people, but it seemed they were definitely becoming more famous after appearing on TV.

 

“Why didn’t you tell us you were coming? I was so surprised to see you from the stage.”

 

“I just came because I wanted to see a performance. It’s nothing special, but here’s a gift.”

 

I casually handed over some newly released throat lozenges.

 

“…I was surprised too. To think that song would be used like this.”

 

“Hehe, the response has been the best ever. It’s all thanks to you.”

 

Wasn’t the good response thanks to their fame?

 

I couldn’t bring myself to say anything.

 

“Oh, the one we’ve only heard about! Director Hanyewon?”

 

“The one who treated our Taeyun, Jaegyeong, and Haru?”

 

The other members who had been greeting fans also came over to us.

 

The guitar and bass members, whom I’d never seen at the clinic, acted friendly saying they’d heard about me.

 

Well, they would have had to talk about me to some extent to rewrite that song.

 

It’s embarrassing enough that even members I don’t know heard that song… no, the problem isn’t embarrassment – everyone in the club heard it!

 

“The teacher Taeyun mentioned?”

 

Then, an old man I didn’t know at all recognized me.

 

Just how far did their stories about me go?

 

It might be prejudice, but it doesn’t seem likely that a fan of that age would come all the way to a live club and build friendships with the members.

 

Is he family of one of the members?

 

“Ah, yes. Thanks to Doctor Han here, I recovered quickly, boss.”

 

“Director, this is the club owner. He’s famous around here for his excellent sound engineering.”

 

“Oh, famous is too much.”

 

Ah? He was the club owner?

 

Grip.

 

When I tried to greet him, the old man extended his hand for a handshake.

 

“Thank you. That Taeyun kid was pretty out of his mind when his voice went out, but thanks to you, everything worked out well.”

 

As soon as I grasped his hand, he shook my arm heartily.

 

“But by any chance, can you also treat burning sensations in the legs?”

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