The Physician of Traditional Medicine Returns from Murim - Chapter 349

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Chapter 349

A splendid Western-style ballroom.

Among the people laughing heartily, the most beautiful and glamorous blonde woman sat with her legs crossed, her face full of dissatisfaction.

Suddenly, she feels a sense of distant loneliness, as if she were completely isolated.

Woof! Woof!

A sound completely out of place at the ballroom breaks through the woman’s reverie.

When she turns her head, there is a forest behind the woman.

And in front of her again is the ballroom.

Woof!

The woman kicks off her shoes and chases after the dog.

-Woke up from a dream I didn’t choose

(I woke up from a dream I didn’t choose)

-Tried to fit in shoes that never moved

(I tried to squeeze my feet into shoes that didn’t fit)

She doesn’t know the direction or the destination.

Not knowing where she’s going, the woman ran recklessly after the dog.

-Told me to be quiet, told me to be nice

(They told me to be quiet, told me to be well-behaved)

-But I was born loud, I was born to rise

(But I was born to be bold, born to rise up)

After running and running and running through the forest, when she finally collapsed as if falling.

A chipmunk appeared before the woman’s eyes.

The woman jumped up and reached out her hand toward the chipmunk.

Whoosh!

But the chipmunk stepped back.

The woman tried to catch it, but couldn’t.

“Ah….”

She sat down in disappointment.

But the chipmunk that had been staring intently at the woman began to step.

As if telling her to follow along.

-Mirror, mirror— yeah, I see me now

(Mirror, mirror— now watch me, not a shadow)

-Not a shadow, not afraid to stand out

(I won’t be afraid anymore and will stand out)

Following the chipmunk, she moves her feet.

Moves her arms.

Before she knew it, the woman was drawing a single technique as if dancing.

The scene changed, and her clothes changed.

Where did she get it? She was holding a gleaming sword.

Swoosh! Slash!

The woman’s sword cuts through the air.

Too beautiful to be called swordsmanship, too sharp to be called dance.

Her garments fluttered—too practical to be a dancer’s costume, too splendid to be martial attire.

Unlike at the ballroom, the woman smiled with pure happiness.

A sword dance performed in a place where no one watches, solely for herself.

-I’ve been broken, I’ve been blamed

(Even though I was blamed and broken)

-But every crack just feeds my flame

(My flame grew larger through the cracks)

The woman’s sword dance becomes increasingly magnificent.

At some point, red flames burst forth from the sword.

Swoosh!

As she brought the sword down from upper right to lower left.

Wind blew.

As she thrust the sword upward in a piercing motion.

Fire shot up like a beacon.

-I’m the flame, I light the dark

-No one’s puppet, I’m the spark

(I am the flame, I light the darkness)

(I’m nobody’s puppet, I’m my own spark)

-I don’t bend, I don’t break

-This is real, I’m wide awake

(I don’t bend, I don’t break)

(This isn’t a lie, because I’m completely awake)

-No more hiding, no more shame

-I’m not perfect, but I’m untamed

(No more hiding, no more shame)

(I’m not perfect, but I can’t be suppressed)

-Look at me, I own my name

-Yeah, I’m the flame!

(Look at me, now I have a name)

(Yes, I am the flame!)

Drum sounds strike down like beating hearts.

Bass, keyboard, and guitar interlock.

After the members’ dazzling fingers sweep by, the woman and man singing are shown in close-up.

The woman layers her unrestrained energy over the man’s refreshing tone.

He unleashed pure power along with clear yet burning emotions.

Clang! Claaang! Clang!

The two people’s swords clashed.

The woman was fighting the man.

A fierce battle ensued with neither having a clear advantage.

The man freely climbed up and down the tree.

The woman precariously scaled the cliff, overcoming crisis after crisis.

As if protesting why he was attacking her, the woman shot fire upward.

But the man’s sword deflected it.

– Kiiiii.

Was it to stop them? A falcon appeared from the sky.

It whirled like dancing above where the martial arts masters’ energies collided.

It dove sharply in an instant, then made another sharp turn.

The woman and man forgot about fighting and stared blankly at the falcon’s acrobatic flight.

Thud!

The woman collapsed.

She had exhausted all her energy while fighting the man.

-I found my fire in the ashes they left

(I found my fire in the ashes they left)

-Turned every no into my next step

(I turned every no into my next step)

The falcon circled above the woman’s head.

The man who had been communicating with the falcon was startled.

The man searched his sleeves as if he had made some mistake.

But he couldn’t find what he was looking for.

– Arrruff!

– Kyuu!

– Kiiiii!

Once again, the puppy that had guided the woman appeared.

The chipmunk that had taught the woman martial arts also urged him on.

When even the falcon made sounds urging the man, he stretched out both arms.

Blue flames emanated from the man’s hands.

Tadadadadat!

Needles descended from the sky and struck down.

The woman opened her eyes again.

-I’m not here to please, I’m here to shine

(I’m not here to please, I’m here to shine)

-If you can’t take heat, stay out my sky

(If you can’t take heat, stay out my sky)

The man and woman crossed swords once again.

Unlike before when they fought fiercely to subdue each other, water and fire now mixed harmoniously to form a taijitu.

-I’m the flame, I light the dark

-No more silence, here’s my spark

(I’m the burning flame, I light the darkness)

(No more silence, here’s my spark)

-I don’t bend, I don’t break

-Burning bright with no mistake

(I don’t bend, I don’t break)

(Burning bright with no mistake)

-This is me— strong, unchained

-Look at me, I own my name

(This is me— strong and free)

(Look at me, now I have a name)

The musicians appeared one by one in sequence, then a full band shot appeared.

In the center of it all, Sasha displayed explosive vocal power.

-Yeah, I’m the flame!

(Yeah, I’m the flame!)

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“…This scene where needles pour down from the sky really doesn’t seem right.”

Watching the music video draft stirred up many emotions(?).

And various thoughts came to mind.

But the first thing I had to say was this.

‘Wouldn’t anyone find this strange…?’

Of course, the story progression parts and the effects of shooting fire with sword energy.

There were more than one or two strange things.

But among them all, the needles were the most spectacular.

“That part was probably just roughly added since it’s a draft? It’ll look much more convincing once the CG is refined!”

“It’s not a matter of graphics quality… What if needles come down from the sky when I’m majoring in combat sports!”

“Combat… what?”

Sasha put down the banana milk she was drinking and frowned.

Wait, did this person include this scene without even knowing what placing a hand on someone’s back and channeling internal energy means?

Did she think it was some kind of treatment and that’s why Kim Taeyun’s image was needed?

“…No. It’s fine. It’s already out of my hands. But the sword dance really came out well.”

“Haha, it’s thanks to the Clinic Director teaching me so well.”

Sasha didn’t pry further about combat majors and just giggled cheerfully.

It sounds like self-praise, but it was actually true.

Having combat scenes in a music video seemed problematic, but honestly the scenes themselves were decent.

You could say they were comparable to the martial arts scenes you’d see in any decent blockbuster movie.

“Amazing, Sasha! Really cool! You were cool on set too, but wow…!”

Unlike me who had more than one or two issues with it, Hasha seemed purely overwhelmed with emotion.

I gave up on everything and nodded my head.

The storyline was somewhat bizarre, but the power of the dancing was indeed incredible.

“Hehe, right?”

After Sasha grinned at Hasha, she looked at me as if telling me to hurry up and praise her too.

“It’s cool, and the song is good too. I think I’ll listen to it often.”

I obediently responded to her.

The song by itself was really good.

The music was good, and the lyrics had good content with a meaning of self-affirmation about finding one’s true self.

Unlike those healing songs that I would never click to listen to with my own hands unless someone played them somewhere, I was actually willing to listen to this song voluntarily.

Sasha finally smiled with satisfaction.

“Right? I really like it too. I’m happy that I could be captured on video like this with my animal friends…!”

She chattered excitedly.

Even for Sasha, who had filmed music videos multiple times, this was a very memorable experience.

The band members had also been incredibly helpful.

The editing team was so excited they made a draft in less than a week?

‘It really did come out quickly.’

I thought I’d only be able to see it when the album was released, long after the two of them returned to the United States, but the draft came out this quickly.

“To the Melon Soda Horizon members too….”

“I already sent it to them!”

Just as I was about to ask if the members who worked hard with us had also seen the draft, a call came along with Sasha’s exclamation.

It seemed she had sent the video to them at the same time as showing it to me.

– Ah, I’m so moved. To think I actually appeared in Sasha Rian’s music video.

“Haha. After filming action scenes and everything.”

– I was so nervous then that it didn’t feel real….

– Ever since meeting the Clinic Director, everything seems to be going well.

Following Kim Taeyun who made the call, Kang Jaekyung exchanged pleasantries.

– The song is really amazing! I think it’s going to be a huge hit!

Park Haru’s voice overlapped.

Unlike how I was constantly worried about danger while filming the drama scenes, I had purely admired and enjoyed their performance.

I was actually the lucky one being able to appreciate it right up close.

– Thanks to the Clinic Director treating Haru and this connection continuing….

“Hahaha! You all did well. Is Siwoo there with you too?”

– Ah, yes! Thanks to you, my knee is all better now!

“I told you to come yesterday too.”

– I’ll come tomorrow!

I quickly changed conversation partners because Kang Jaekyung’s endless pleasantries, or rather something close to flattery, was embarrassing to listen to.

Actually, thanks to treating him right away, there were no particular problems with Jeong Siwoo’s knee.

Since he performed standing for a long time, I’d need to treat him a few more times though.

Sasha and Hasha also exchanged a few more words.

Sasha added that they should definitely contact her if they came to the United States.

After hanging up the call with Melon Soda Horizon like that.

Sasha and Hasha naturally tried to go into their rooms.

“You two, wait a moment.”

“Hm?”

“I’m not trying to pressure you, I’m just asking out of curiosity.”

“…?”

“When are you going back to the United States? I don’t think I’ve heard your schedule.”

…I did tell them to make themselves comfortable like it was their own home, but I didn’t expect them to be comfortable for this long.

They came to South Korea to film a music video, and now that the draft was even finished, wasn’t there nothing more to do?

“Your planned schedule is all finished, right?”

At my question, Sasha shrugged as if she’d heard a very strange question.

“What are you talking about? This is just the beginning. I suddenly got inspired and changed the entire concept, so I haven’t even started having fun yet!”

Before filming, she was definitely busy racking her brains, practicing, and even recording.

But after that, didn’t she just give instructions to people in the United States and keep playing…?

Every time she went to the Oriental Medicine Clinic and came back, there were more cosmetics and banana milk that she’d bought while shopping?

“Is there something you want to do? Want to go on a palace tour in Seoul? Or a cruise in Haeundae?”

When I tilted my head wondering if she was thinking of sightseeing.

“I went around all the ancient dynasty ruins when I came to South Korea last time. So I definitely wanted to visit a place I couldn’t go to then! I brought Hasha on purpose so we could go together!”

“Where is that…?”

Sasha smiled meaningfully.

And as if she had been waiting for this moment, she casually draped her arm over my shoulder.

“Let’s go together this weekend.”

“So where exactly are we going to….”

“The amusement park.”

There should be amusement parks in the United States too, right?

Just as I was about to ask again, still unable to resolve my confusion.

“I heard that in South Korea, people wear school uniforms to amusement parks?”

Sasha revealed her dizzying ulterior motive.

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