The Physician of Traditional Medicine Returns from Murim - Chapter 65

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Chapter 65

After hearing the situation, it wasn’t anything major.

The InBody machine was quickly fixed by an AS technician who came and tinkered with it, and Teacher Jin Minjeong had asked for understanding and left early because her son was sick. Hwang Sanghun had okayed it on his end, and it was marked on the work schedule, so just reflect it when calculating the salary.

“Good job. What about the insurance company?”

“I don’t know much about it either. It seemed like someone who came to confirm whether the injury treatment was correct. They brought copies of ID and some power of attorney, and since they prepared all the documents that were needed according to my internet search, I issued the initial medical record.”

“Ah, I thought it was something else.”

It was the first time at our Traditional Korean Medicine Clinic, but I heard it happens occasionally.

There’s a type of insurance that only compensates for treatment costs due to injuries? It seemed they go around checking whether people received treatment for diseases and made false claims.

Medical institutions just need to record as told and issue documents, so as long as they bring the proper paperwork, it’s not our area of concern.

“You kept all the documents they brought, right?”

“Yeah. I put them on your desk for now.”

“That’s perfect! You handled it well! If any patient says anything about it, I’ll deal with it~. From now on, if anything happens, feel free to call even on holidays!”

“I will. Thanks.”

Thanks for what. I’m the one who’s grateful.

Being able to forget about the clinic on holidays was entirely thanks to him.

They say the first stage of business is a company that doesn’t run without the CEO, next is a company that runs even without the CEO, and last is a company that does better without the CEO.

Of course, I have to work hard on treatment days, but at this rate, Hwang Sanghun would grow further and we’d hire another associate director, and the day when I’d only collect money wasn’t far off.

“If there’s a patient you don’t know how to treat, don’t suffer alone and make sure to ask!”

“Yeah, well…”

“Oh? Did an unusual patient come?”

“No. It was just a rhinitis patient, but the medicine ran out. It’s before decoction, but could you check if I wrote the prescription correctly?”

“Of course!”

Of course, since Hwang Sanghun shouldn’t become independent too quickly, I had to continuously pay attention to his growth too.

I smiled contentedly while utilizing the guy at 200%.

* * *

The day passed in an instant.

Since I reduced it to 4 days a week, patients who insisted on seeing me had to come on scheduled dates, and the number of patients I saw per day increased even more.

Frantically treating and running around, meeting new people and examining them, even the evening clinic closing time passed quickly.

“Everyone worked hard today!”

“Wow, Clinic Director, today’s a record! Really three digits!”

“This is all thanks to the new Director Hwang and the staff working hard!”

“You’re giving patient number incentives, right?”

“Of course it has to be paid according to the contract~.”

Seo Inae was so happy she kept smiling brightly.

“Ugh, I’m really tired. If it wasn’t for PT, I would have collapsed already!”

“Thank you, Clinic Director~.”

Gong Nari and Seol Yuhui seemed very tired, but seeing them go to PT as scheduled after finishing, they seemed to have some energy left. As expected, it was good to preemptively make them exercise before problems arose from physical exhaustion.

“I feel embarrassed. You saw over 70 patients…”

Today’s patient count was 74 for me and 28 for Hwang Sanghun. From his perspective, his patient count wasn’t even half of mine, which seemed to bother him, but this wasn’t strange at all.

Wouldn’t I be hiring an associate director because I have more patients than the average private practitioner? It’s only been a few months since he came, and if Hwang Sanghun could do as much as me, he should open his own practice right away.

“It usually takes time to build up. I saw first-time patients for several more months before you came, so I have people who’ve been coming consistently since then, that’s why I have many. Just gradually increase, so don’t worry.”

Actually, even without increasing more, he’s already doing more than his share, but I offered a carrot with hopes for further growth.

“I’ll work hard.”

Hwang Sanghun went to a nearby officetel, and the three staff members went for PT.

Ah, Jin Minjeong wasn’t there originally at closing time. She was contracted as 10 to 4 part-time from the beginning.

Anyway, I also got off work and returned to my cozy apartment.

Since I’m home, I washed up and changed clothes.

…The next step was naturally sitting in front of the computer I had prepared.

“Oh, three guilds cleared in just one day?”

Whether my strategy post was very helpful, the news was that the 4th, 5th, and 6th guilds had all cleared the raid.

[This woke me up ㅠㅠㅠ Thank you ㅠㅠㅠㅠ You’re a god ㅠㅠ!!]

[There really was a mechanic??? I kept watching the first clear video but couldn’t figure it out?!]

└ [When you go in, you can see it right away, what were those Martial Arts Alliance bastards saying there’s no mechanic?]

[Divine Physician, may I ask just one thing? Our guild’s tank and healer specs are like this, do you think we can clear it?]

Checking the post, there was a line of thanks saying they cleared it after seeing this.

Wow, how satisfying!

I answered each question in between and then logged into the game.

“Where did everyone go?”

“The people who came early went into a raid together. They said they wanted to check if they could clear it without the raid leader.”

“Ah~.”

I hope they can clear it without me.

While the 1st and 2nd guilds run raids 7 days a week, on days I have evening clinic, I can barely manage daily quests. The guild members also joined our guild considering this, but everyone’s busy times were bound to be different.

Since I take it easy 4 days a week, I can’t be a very high ranker but…

“It’s okay~ I have lots of money instead of time~!”

I was the first to obtain the Dragon Blood Plum Blossom Sword! Maybe there’s other equipment worth changing to?

Thinking this, I accessed the auction house.

I had matched all equipment that could drop by chance or be bought with money, but since the game hadn’t been open very long, there was insufficient supply.

Even with money to spare, you need good timing to buy equipment from the auction house.

But as always, there was no equipment superior to what I was using in the section set to Huashan profession.

And the moment I clicked on ‘All’.

[Dharma High Monk Robes]

Shaolin’s legendary-grade equipment was sitting right there.

“Whoa, someone must have gotten mythic gear from this raid and is selling it?”

Since this was a game where inflation was just starting with the opening, legendary grade was the highest tier before the raid update. In other words, wearing that was currently the best spec for running raids.

Probably all the Shaolin monks from the top 1st and 2nd guilds, as well as the 4th, 5th, and 6th guilds that cleared today, would be wearing that.

I was about to bid on it immediately, thinking of gifting it to our main tank… but I didn’t have enough gold? I even bought gold with real money to purchase it.

The top 1st and 2nd in skill in our guild were me and Kkyu Kkyu, the top 1st and 2nd in playtime and dedication were Kkyu Kkyu and Young Master Chungpung. And the top 1st and 2nd in spending money were Young Master Chungpung and me.

Young Master Chungpung was skilled enough to make it into the raid team, and I played quite diligently on my days off.

But Kkyu Kkyu… was our main tank and completely free-to-play.

“I thought Shaolin would be cheap since they fight with their fists…”

What nonsense. Among the Nine Great Sects, those bald monks are the richest ones.

From a gaming perspective, tank was also a class that required heavy spending.

“Ah~. So close. I think we could have cleared it if our DPS was just a bit higher!”

“We really can’t do it without our guild leader?”

“Sorry. If I had higher defense, Young Master Chungpung could have lasted longer…”

“No! Our youngest did great! Don’t get discouraged, Kkyu Kkyu!”

Just then, the guild members who had gone to attempt the raid without me returned.

“Oh, Kkyu Kkyu! I have something for you!”

I caught a glimpse of Kkyu Kkyu’s voice, so I immediately called for him.

“Kkyu Kkyu?”

“Huh? He was just here?”

“Did he log off right after the raid ended…?”

“Our Kkyu Kkyu wouldn’t do that!”

Since his character had returned to the Guild Building, Young Master Chungpung and I tried various interactions on Kkyu Kkyu’s character.

“Ah… I’m back.”

But he only appeared after 5 minutes had passed.

“What happened? Emergency bathroom break?”

“Haha… My stomach suddenly felt really sour and tight. I went to the restroom to throw up. What’s going on? Are we doing another raid with the guild leader?”

“No, we pushed too hard yesterday, so today we’re taking it easy. I found Dharma High Monk Robes in the auction house, so I was looking for you. But are you okay? You were like this yesterday too, maybe you have gastritis?”

“Yeah. This happens sometimes.”

Kkyu Kkyu’s voice didn’t sound good at all.

I asked him with concern.

“If you leave it untreated when it’s bad, it’ll keep happening. You need to get treatment. Where do you live? If it’s nearby, I could take a look at you.”

“I live in the countryside. This isn’t acute indigestion… I’ve just been weak since I was little. It’s probably gotten worse lately from eating instant ramen all the time while gaming.”

“How can you eat ramen when your stomach is bad?”

When I scolded him harshly, Kkyu Kkyu made a head-scratching motion with his character.

“Hehe, I’ll eat porridge tomorrow. But I don’t see any Dharma High Monk Robes in the auction house?”

During our conversation, Kkyu Kkyu seemed to have been searching through the auction house himself.

Of course I already bought it! Did he think I’d contact him to bid on it himself when I obviously knew he had no money?

“I already won the bid to give it to you!”

I immediately initiated a trade with him.

“What? You don’t need to do this much for me! It must be expensive…”

“It’s fine! Just take it! I have lots of money! And you need to hard carry the raids when I’m not here! I’m giving this for our guild!!”

“That’s right! Just take it! The guild leader really has a lot of money! He’s a Korean medicine doctor! Take it! Take it!”

“Ooooh~! Amazing!”

With the guild members joining the pressure, Kkyu Kkyu reluctantly accepted the trade.

“Wow, my defense increased tremendously!”

Kkyu Kkyu was very happy.

“Yes! Now we can run raids even on days when the guild leader isn’t here!”

Young Master Chungpung, who had been saying it wasn’t Kkyu Kkyu’s fault, was honestly happy now that the equipment was available.

“Still, let’s go together today. Since I’m here.”

Two people left saying they were going to eat dinner, and we formed a party by filling in the members.

Was the official name subjugation force? Skip players don’t know such things. A raid is a raid and a party is a party.

Clang! Claaang!

Kwaaaaang!

I swept away the remnants of the Demonic Cult while feeling slightly sorry toward Cheonma.

Kkyu Kkyu’s armor was one thing, but since I had also equipped a mythic-grade sword, my damage output was considerable.

I had only played as a safety-first ranged DPS until now, but being forced to play melee DPS made me understand the fun of it.

Having gotten used to the mechanics and equipped with proper specs, we reached the boss monster on our first try.

A High Priest who fell in love with the North Sea Ice Palace Master? Something like that, I heard.

“Kkyu Kkyu! Turn on Prajna Heart Technique!”

Young Master Chungpung shouted.

“Kkyu Kkyu?!”

But Kkyu Kkyu’s character, who needed to apply debuffs at the right timing, wasn’t moving at all.

“What’s wrong, is there lag?!”

“I’ll cast buffs for now! Young Master Chungpung and Dou, please deal damage!”

“Yes!”

Kwaaaaang!

We fought hard against the High Priest even with the Shaolin monk frozen.

But without his buffs and debuffs, we were outmatched.

Our damage barely registered, and the High Priest’s magic power was far too strong.

‘Damn, balance!’

I made Shaolin too powerful! They were originally strong, but… the presence or absence of the Wisdom Heart Technique debuff made too big a difference.

Who would raise a character that’s stuck with a bald head unless their specs were at least decent? Like I care!

In the end, our party was completely wiped out.

“Ugh.”

“So close. We almost had it.”

“Let’s retry. We’ll get it quickly.”

“Kkyu Kkyu, is your computer still not working? I heard you’re in the countryside – did the power go out? Should I call you?”

Young Master Chungpung, who had Kkyu Kkyu’s contact information, said he’d try calling.

And about 10 minutes later, Kkyu Kkyu’s character, which hadn’t moved at all, made an apologetic gesture.

“I’m really sorry. My stomach suddenly hurt so much… I think it was stomach cramps.”

“Shouldn’t you call 119? What if your appendix burst?”

Despite Young Master Chungpung’s reasonable suspicion, Kkyu Kkyu firmly denied it.

“No, it’s not that. This happens to me sometimes.”

“How can that be normal? You’re having recurring stomach cramps? You’re still young – what are you going to do if this continues!”

“Ugh… I don’t have money to go to the hospital. It’s the countryside, so there’s no emergency room nearby either.”

Young Master Chungpung and I told him to go to the hospital right away, but Kkyu Kkyu didn’t seem to want to listen at all.

“Stop eating only ramen all the time.”

“I don’t have money, and I don’t really feel like eating anything anyway.”

Wait, isn’t he a college student? A guy in his early twenties should be eating five servings of pork belly at a time, right?

“Why don’t you have any appetite?”

“Divine Physician, make him some health tonic~.”

“I’m fine. I’m healthy.”

“I was actually thinking of doing that. Kkyu Kkyu, you haven’t been losing weight or anything, have you?”

“Ah… now that you mention it, I have lost some recently?”

“How much?”

“About 8 kilos? 9 kilos?”

I was planning to nag him about fixing his eating habits, do a simple medical interview, and send him medicine if necessary.

But what Kkyu Kkyu said was like a bolt from the blue.

“…Over how many months did you lose that weight?”

“Well… 5 months? I’m not sure. I just noticed it at some point.”

Weight loss was a clear red flag.

It absolutely had to be confirmed through examination.

“Kkyu Kkyu, go to the hospital tomorrow and get an endoscopy. That might not just be stomach cramps or gastritis.”

“Come on… I’ve always been like this…”

“It could be cancer! Go right away!”

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