The Physician of Traditional Medicine Returns from Murim - Chapter 189

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Chapter 189

I visited Gwangju for final feedback and met Kim Shinyoung, Lee Sinbi’s guardian.

“Clinic Directors, thank you so much. I thought I understood children’s thoughts pretty well, but I never imagined it would be for this reason.”

Since I said I drop by Gwangju once or twice a month, she wanted to express her gratitude in person, even if briefly.

“Director Seon did everything, what did I do.”

All I did was film a video with the chipmunk.

The entire process of befriending the child and persuading her was Seon Nayeon’s role.

“Oh no, that’s not true!”

Seon Nayeon jumped up and waved her hands dismissively.

Haha. These two probably think I worked hard running AI.

In reality, I just casually filmed with my phone camera on the backhill of the Oriental Medicine Clinic.

“Anyway, it’s fortunate. If mother hadn’t remembered father’s phone records, we might never have known the reason until the end, but we were lucky.”

“Oh my, I had completely forgotten until you mentioned it, Clinic Director. You could have just given her some medicine, but thanks to your efforts to find out this much. Where else would you find a hospital like this, really.”

I felt sorry for her, and was also curious, so I cared more than usual, but hearing such praise made me embarrassed.

“It’s really, really just a small gift, so please accept it.”

Kim Shinyoung held out a roll cake with tears welling up in her eyes.

A roll cake could be considered light, but she had already brought an expensive gift once before, which Seon Nayeon had declined.

Instead, I recommended she make a tonic for her mother, and Kim Shinyoung’s complexion had improved a lot after going through such severe emotional distress.

Moreover, she wrote good reviews everywhere she could leave them.

I knew that whenever children who came to play at the Kids Café got sick, she would definitely grab their guardians and recommend Seongsuhaneui Clinic.

What do you mean it’s just a small gift!

“Thank you.”

“What are you doing bringing something like this again…! If she’s afraid of anything else or has any pain, please come anytime.”

Well, one case solved.

After seeing off Kim Shinyoung who kept bowing her head, I shared the cake with Seon Nayeon.

“Clinic Director, I think it’s about time we can disband, don’t you think?”

Actually, I came today to observe for the last time and discuss this matter.

She had gained confidence by solving high-difficulty patients, and her chuna and acupuncture techniques were now flawless.

“Would that really be okay?”

“Of course! Going back and forth is too tiring. Of course, if you have any difficult cases or questions, feel free to ask anytime. I don’t know everything either, but I’ll do my best to think through problems together with you.”

“I’ll continue to rely only on you, Clinic Director. I’ll work even harder.”

Seon Nayeon nodded as if she had been waiting for this.

Of course, that didn’t mean she would slack off at all.

The new member who joined the study group in earnest typed on her keyboard with eyes brighter than anyone else’s.

“Wow… Director Seon, you must have been quite the model student in school?”

After various clinic directors gave informal lectures or discussions, Seon Nayeon began uploading files with key points neatly organized.

– No, I just like organizing things, my grades were average.

– You’re the one who graduated as valedictorian, aren’t you?

Hwang Sanghun called me out.

No, I… that just happened somehow.

I only threw myself into it because of scholarships, or competitive spirit.

Isn’t Hwang Sanghun more the type who’s diligent in daily life?

– No. You’re diligent, Clinic Director.

– Extremely diligent…

Chu Miyoung and Seon Nayeon quickly denied it.

“Director Seon is still somehow different.”

With patients suddenly increasing, she must be busy enough just with treatments.

How does she manage to prepare for study attendance, note-taking, and even manual improvement proposals?

– I just want to be helpful, even a little.

How did I end up meeting only such kind-hearted people?

Actually, I had been busy responding to issues that arose after creating the external herbal medicine website and teaching Seon Nayeon various things.

Thanks to Seon Nayeon, I should be able to speed up organizing study content and writing papers too.

* * *

Pleasant commute to work!

…honestly, not really.

No matter how tough I am, I went to Gwangju and came back to work immediately, then prepared for the study without any rest, so I did feel fatigue.

If I’m like this, how did Seon Nayeon, who has average South Korean stamina, manage to endure it?

I entered the Oriental Medicine Clinic with slightly drowsy eyes.

Ah- your brilliant touch

The enchanting moment of healing

This encounter feels like a miracle

“Huh?”

And soon, I doubted my ears.

Kim Taeyun’s clear voice snapped me awake.

‘Why is this coming from our Oriental Medicine Clinic?’

Even shaking my head back and forth, it remained the same.

Those indescribable lyrics were still filling the clinic’s waiting room.

This was reality.

What do I do if they play something like this?

“Teacher Nari? Did you put this on?”

I immediately pointed to the suspect.

Didn’t she say she became a fan after watching that survival program last time?

Even so, shouldn’t we separate work from personal matters!

In Oriental Medicine Clinic treatment rooms, we mainly play gentle music.

We play various things from classical to fairly old famous song instrumentals, but having no lyrics was the basic rule.

The most important thing is for patients to relax comfortably.

But to blast such cringeworthy lyrics?

It would immediately make your body tremble and activate the sympathetic nervous system!

Just like me right now!

“Don’t tell me you recorded this from TV? A music file? What exactly is this?”

“Huh? The music was released ages ago after the survival show ended.”

Gong Nari answered nonchalantly.

“What, Clinic Director, you didn’t even know the music was released? Did you go to some other world or something?”

“Huh? It’s possible not to know!”

I did go to another world, but not last week.

You can just not know when you’re a bit busy. How could I keep track of every music release?

It’s not like it hit Billboard number 1!

Oh, of course I wouldn’t know Billboard number 1 songs either.

“It’s been a huge topic on the internet lately! Even though it’s a genre chart, an indie band made it to the bottom of Billboard.”

Even Seol Yuhui added a comment.

…It really was Billboard. It did become famous, huh.

I’ve been too busy these past few weeks to even have time for the internet.

Gong Nari is one thing, but even Seol Yuhui is saying this? I’m slower with information than a test-taker.

“That song is doing that well? Really? Do people these days have such ears, no wait, is there something wrong with my common sense?”

“Look, Clinic Director!”

In the meantime, Gong Nari found some screen and shoved it toward me.

What, it’s in English?

[Every time I watch a performance like this, I feel so inspired. Truly an incredible stage! 💯✨]

It was easy English that I could read too.

Roughly saying the stage was good.

Even with those song lyrics, there would be people who think the stage is good…

“Sasha Lian mentioned this ‘Song of Healing’ and it’s receiving worldwide attention!”

What?

I doubted my ears for the second time today.

So that’s how it got to Billboard, what? Sasha Lian? If it’s Sasha Lian… the American pop star?

Even I, who barely knows any celebrity names, knew that person.

But wait, that song Melon Soda Horizon sang, meaning our Oriental Medicine Clinic’s tribute song.

The title really became ‘Song of Healing’? Wasn’t it supposed to be packaged as some love song?

“Wow, really, anyone would think you’re a spy, no wait, even a spy would know this!”

Gong Nari scolded me harshly, but it had no impact on me as I hadn’t yet recovered from the shock.

“It’s really moving! To think I was here together at this very place when this song first came into the world!”

Gong Nari clasped her hands together as if praying and exclaimed in admiration.

“The butterfly effect is incredible.”

“This is unbelievable!”

At Hwang Sanghun’s added comment, I grabbed my hair.

Isn’t this the Truman Show? This song is being heard in foreign countries too…?

“I only cured hiccups. It has nothing to do with me at all.”

It wasn’t even a fatal disease.

No matter how much one’s own cold is more important than another’s smallpox, it was just chronic hiccups.

Park Haru just suddenly got inspired and it became this situation.

To a broken heart, an exhausted body came

Warm healing touch

Holy water that saved me from hell─

But as soon as I denied the connection, the lyrics pierced my ears.

“Achoo!”

Wait, hold on. This got even weirder than when I first heard it, didn’t it?

“Cough, cough, cough!”

At those two words, holy water, I ended up choking.

I usually don’t get speechless, you know?

Even when thugs spout nonsense in front of me, I somehow manage to retort.

But this, this.

“….”

I had nothing to say.

“Since it’s come to this, just enjoy it.”

“We should promote it to the patients too, right? That this song came from here?”

I flatly rejected Hwang Sanghun and Seol Yuhui’s suggestion.

“For now, well… I understand it’s become a famous song, but please use just the instrumental version without the lyrics.”

And I barely managed to give that instruction.

I had only just arrived at work and asked to remove one song, but all the strength drained from my body.

I staggered into the examination room and slumped down in my chair.

But this wasn’t the end.

It was the beginning.

♩♪~♩♩~♫♬♩

I had never consciously noticed what music played in the treatment room before.

I had simply accepted the playlists that Seo Inae chose at first, and later Gong Nari selected at will.

But today, I flinched every time that song’s melody came on.

“I listened to ‘The Healing Song’ and it’s so good, you know? I should have watched the show earlier, I’m binge-watching from episode 1 now, you know?”

Despite having no lyrics, several patients recognized the tune.

Every time they brought up the song as small talk, I felt dizzy.

“I… see.”

Up to this point, it was manageable.

I could just pretend not to know.

But very coincidentally, when Park Haru had rushed out of the treatment room to play guitar, there were other patients lying on beds in the clinic.

“Clinic Director, that was… right?”

“Yes…”

I thought they would have forgotten by now after all this time.

“Jackpot! This is amazing! I was wondering, but I really did go to the same clinic as Jaegyeong!”

“Jaegyeong? Oh, you mean Jaegyeong.”

“I watched it with my granddaughter and became a complete fan!”

What should I do?

At this rate, word might spread?

“Ma’am, for now, let’s keep this as our little secret…”

“Why? I need to spread this all over the neighborhood!”

Keeping her quiet didn’t work.

Unlike a 5-year-old child who loves shared secrets, Grandmother’s mouth was already itching to talk.

“Hanyewon, you’ll feel better if you just give up.”

When finishing his treatment and coming out, Hwang Sanghun patted my shoulder.

He seemed to have overheard my conversation with the patient from the next bed.

I understood it logically, but my heart couldn’t accept it at all.

I finished my consultations in a somewhat dazed state and left work.

Ah- your brilliant touch

Argh!

I got bombarded once more on the street on my way home.

‘Just how good was that stage performance for those lyrics to work?’

I searched for ‘The Healing Song’ on the internet.

They said it was sung in the survival show finals? Was that really so amazing? Or did they have a separate concert after their broadcast debut?

I was about to click a link from Sasha Rian’s SNS that appeared right away.

But there was another post uploaded just 5 minutes ago.

[So curious about traditional Korean medicine. Fascinating stuff!]

Curious about traditional Korean medicine? Interested in it?

“….”

This was going too far.

Why would an international pop star suddenly be interested in traditional Korean medicine?

I blinked and clicked the link to the post below.

[How was ‘The Healing Song’ created? 3-minute summary!]

Then I saw a video that Melon Soda Horizon had filmed themselves, complete with thoughtfully added English subtitles.

Right, you guys loudly spread it everywhere. That you received treatment at a traditional Korean medicine clinic and composed the song.

‘I don’t know. Whatever.’

The more I thought about it, the dizzier I became, so I just put down my phone.

In the South Korea I know, no, in the United States, there’s no way such a song could become popular.

When I wake up, it better not be the martial arts world again… that would be terrible!

It would be beautiful South Korea where ordinary and sweet songs are doing well.

But even after sleeping soundly for 10 hours and waking up.

The world remained the same.

“It’s been a while, Clinic Director. I’m sorry for visiting suddenly and making such a request, but would you be able to appear on our YouTube channel? We’d also like to include content introducing traditional Korean medicine.”

Kang Jaekyung had even come directly to the Oriental Medicine Clinic to make the proposal.

Strike while the iron is hot?

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