The Physician of Traditional Medicine Returns from Murim - Chapter 199

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Chapter 199

A large classroom that could seat hundreds of people.

It was a place usually used only for events where all grade levels gathered.

When I pressed the pointer to advance the PPT slide there.

…Soon a majestic hymn echoed throughout.

To a broken heart, to a weary body

You approach with warm hands

Stopping the hellish hiccups

I who was lonely, unable to say a word

Changed after meeting acupuncture

I look to the sky and sing freely

Ah, the brilliant touch of the clinic director

Those shining moments

Your healing is like a miracle

And it was with the original lyrics, not the final version that had been rewritten to at least superficially resemble a love song.

As that song received worldwide attention, Kang Jaekyung really worked hard rowing.

He even uploaded a demo version to YouTube.

‘Ugh, don’t write it down!’

I had only intended to refresh everyone with a funny song for my self-introduction, expecting them to be tired.

But the students were taking notes with bright, sparkling eyes.

“Hello, I’m Korean medicine doctor Hanyewon.”

I greeted them while advancing the PPT.

– The brilliant ‘Clinic Director’ who bestows miraculous healing

– Clinic Director of Seongsoo Oriental Medicine Clinic Busan Branch

Why did I put something like that in my profile?

I had giggled while adding it, and decorated the PPT as a joke to show it wasn’t serious self-absorption but humor.

When it comes to comedy PPTs, there’s a classic format that’s now become a meme.

That PPT with a rainbow background where some character randomly appears throughout.

I parodied that by inserting ‘our cute Cheongsol.jpg’ everywhere instead of a character.

Of course, I didn’t forget to include the solemn rainbow beams befitting a hymn.

Clap clap clap clap clap!

The applauding students couldn’t hold back their laughter and covered their mouths.

Just laugh freely instead!

“Ahem, as those who know might be aware, the song ‘Song of Healing’ by a band called Melon Soda Horizon recently made it onto the Billboard charts and became somewhat of a topic.”

Feeling my face flush, I showed the thumbnail of the YouTube video where I had appeared for an interview.

“Has anyone here seen it?”

“Yes~~!”

I had asked thinking maybe one or two people might have seen it, but unexpectedly got a resounding response.

It seemed like almost everyone had shouted out.

“This many of you have seen it?”

“You’re amazing!”

“Professor Lee Minseok showed it to us!”

“…”

Setting aside that he had shown it to them.

Surprisingly, looking at the screen, the view count was racing toward one million.

Were there really that many people curious about this?

“Y-yes. Professor Lee Minseok invited me here. He said I could choose any topic freely, and since our clinic became somewhat famous through this song, I thought I’d start with a related story.”

I had also included Hyeon Jumi and Park Seseun’s autographs, interview clips Kim Ijin had done, and photos taken while mountain climbing with Chairman Choi Gwi-jae in the PPT.

But none had quite the impact of Billboard.

“So I’m going to include several clinical cases of these people and tell the story of how I came to be here today, though it won’t take too long.”

The best part was that Melon Soda Horizon had publicly shared all their treatment cases on YouTube.

While general patient medical histories can’t be disclosed carelessly, they had given permission to freely use them in lectures.

Having set the theme and title as ‘The Beginning of the Seongsoo Oriental Medicine Clinic Legend.’

I started with the episode with Chu Miyoung and entertainingly explained how I came to expand the clinic.

Because Kim Taeyun came, I met Kang Jaekyung and Park Haru.

Since Chu Miyoung helped with marketing and An Juhui was separately running an external herbal pharmacy, wouldn’t that be why Kim Taeyun sought me out among many clinics?

“Ooooh!”

When I said something impressive, the students applauded and cheered.

“Ahahahahaha!”

…And every time the PPT changed, the rainbow shifted around, causing bursts of laughter.

“Ahem, ahem! So ultimately, I think what’s important is genuinely approaching patients. The persistence of wanting to heal them somehow, to solve this person’s problems.”

Patients with ailments were natural.

But Chu Miyoung, Kim Chunsik, and the clinic directors I met afterward all carried their own concerns.

By genuinely approaching all of them and trying to find ways to help, our relationships deepened, and I too received much help.

Anyway, like that… creating a touching atmosphere… the PPT I had prepared came to an end.

“We have a bit of time left. Any questions? They don’t have to be about the lecture content!”

Would they have anything they’re curious about regarding me?

As I looked around at the students, several raised their hands.

“I’m curious about how you studied when you were a student.”

“How textbook studying differs from clinical practice…”

The lower-year students were mainly curious about studying.

I too had found the school’s curriculum frustrating during my pre-med years.

“You might not relate to this now, but the time when you can focus on basic medicine like anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, and herbal formulas rarely comes again. Stay faithful to the basics, but if you really feel thirsty for clinical knowledge, referring to my book wouldn’t be bad either.”

But you can’t suddenly learn advanced martial arts.

Only after mastering the basics and diligently training your body can you advance limitlessly with superior martial arts.

I gave a clichéd answer while subtly promoting my book that was scheduled for official publication soon.

“Um, I understand you opened your clinic right after graduation – may I ask how that was possible?”

“I took out loans~.”

I answered the realistic questions from students facing graduation without sugarcoating.

“I want to get a job at your clinic, Director!”

I also praised the bold friend who declared their ambition in front of hundreds of people.

“Oh, I like this kind of thing. We don’t have positions now, but when our vice director opens their own practice or when we need a vice director at another branch, I’ll contact you.”

“Thank you! My name is Park Jun! I bought your book too! I’ll study hard!”

Courageous, I like it.

“Director, could you possibly show us how you treated Park Haru’s hiccups?”

Haven’t they learned acupuncture techniques yet?

It seemed like there really were many lower-year students in attendance.

Since it wasn’t a difficult request, I gladly agreed.

“Sure. Does anyone have acupuncture needles? Ah, right, we’ll also need someone to receive treatment…”

A student in the front row immediately pulled needles from their bag.

But finding someone to play the patient role was a bit problematic.

To receive acupuncture in the levator scapulae, they’d need to remove their shirt entirely, but who would do that in front of all these people?

“I’ll receive the treatment.”

Fortunately, a volunteer immediately stepped forward.

It was the male student named Park Jun who had earlier raised his hand saying he wanted to work at our clinic.

“Oh, thank you. Could the student who asked the question come forward?”

Thanks to that, I called up the questioning student and did a simple demonstration.

It wasn’t anything spectacular, but other students who wanted to see up close gradually gathered around.

“Student Park Jun, would it be okay to let your junior try it too?”

“Yes, that’s fine.”

I taught acupuncture techniques to several others around, including the student who asked the question.

“Also…”

I looked up to see if there were more volunteers.

‘Huh? Why is he over there?’

Cho Haneul caught my eye.

He was standing outside the group of students surrounding me for the acupuncture demonstration, glancing this way.

Our eyes met for a moment.

“Student Cho Haneul?”

Does he want to try it?

I called out to him.

“Want to give it a try?”

When I asked with a bright smile, the crowd parted like the Red Sea.

“…Yes.”

As attention focused on him, Cho Haneul approached with a sour expression and took the needle.

Then with fairly practiced hand movements, he tapped the needle tube.

“You’re doing it accurately and well!”

It felt like just yesterday when he couldn’t find the levator scapulae and I told him to go to his mother’s clinic.

This level of progress was quite encouraging.

“…Thank you.”

Not wanting to show that we knew each other, he answered formally.

Mm, mm. I should respect that.

“I’m sure you all have many more questions, but the time Director Hanyewon gave us ends here.”

Quite a bit of time had passed doing the demonstration.

With Cho Haneul as the last one, Professor Lee Minseok stepped forward to announce the end of the lecture.

“That’s right. Professor Lee Minseok will teach you well about acupuncture later. Study the acupoints first, and when you advance to your third and fourth years in the main course, he’ll teach you really well during acupuncture medicine classes. You’ll be able to treat patients directly in real clinical practice, so pre-med students don’t need to worry too much~.”

Applause erupted along with the closing remarks.

This was followed by a flood of countless requests for autographs and photos.

‘Why? Why on earth?’

It’s not like Melon Soda Horizon came in person, so what are they going to do with my autograph?

Though bewildered, I smiled brightly and took photos with the students.

The first edition was only sold in the Oriental Medicine Practitioner Community, so where did they get it? Did they buy it through family members?

Anyway, I gladly obliged the students who wanted autographs on their books.

And so the short special lecture ended successfully.

“It was a touching story. Students tend to be preoccupied only with the exams right in front of them. The message about being faithful to the basics and sincerely approaching patients was very good.”

I nodded.

Well, although I made the PPT funny, I did prepare the content earnestly.

Many students had devoted an hour of their time to me, so shouldn’t I give them something memorable?

“But which company did you commission to make the lecture materials? They’re very good at capturing attention. I’d like to use them too.”

“…Excuse me?”

I squinted my eyes, wondering if he was giving me a hint in a roundabout way, but Professor Lee Minseok was very serious.

“Didn’t you commission a designer?”

“There’s no way I would have commissioned anyone!”

What nonsense! Who would pay money to sell that!

“Ah… so Teacher Hanyewon is good at making them.”

No, I can make them properly too!

Unlike Professor Lee Minseok, I have normal aesthetic sense!

“So the Clinic Director made it?”

Sandro, who was standing next to Professor Lee Minseok, asked.

“I made it to be funny, but it was a disaster. I had no idea there would be this many people.”

I shook my head vigorously.

“Ah…, I thought this was the normal way to give presentations in South Korea, but that wasn’t the case.”

“Absolutely not! You mustn’t use it as a reference!”

There’s no way that could be!

No matter how much cultural differences there are, in what country would it be normal to make presentation materials with rainbow screens!

For making an Italian greatly misunderstand Korean aesthetic sense, I offered a heartfelt mental apology to all artists in the country.

Fortunately, he immediately cleared up the misunderstanding.

His face even seemed somewhat relieved.

‘Will it be okay? Actually, the supervising professor is more problematic than Korea’s average standards, right?’

Let’s move on from this topic.

Let’s bury the lecture materials forever.

“But why is Haneul oppa at school? Are you a graduate student?”

I changed the subject and asked what I had been secretly curious about.

It had been almost three years since I graduated.

I asked if he was a graduate student, but if that were the case, he wouldn’t have bothered to show up at today’s special lecture.

So he’s currently attending the last semester that he supposedly failed… but what was he doing last year and the year before?

“He still hasn’t come to his senses.”

Professor Lee Minseok shook his head.

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