The Time-Limited Baby Doctor Doesn’t Hide The Fact That She’s A Genius - Chapter 151

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The Terminal Baby Physician Doesn’t Hide Being a Genius

 

Chapter 151

 

…What did he just say?

 

I raised my head to stare at the man but couldn’t open my mouth. Partly because I was conscious of Dad behind me.

 

‘What would I even ask?’

 

I had a feeling the man wouldn’t give me a proper answer anyway.

 

‘As expected, he must be suffering from an incurable disease in this cycle too…’

 

That must be it. That disease is the kind that only I can treat.

 

But I didn’t want to show interest. Besides, why would he bring up something that even Wolfsbane hadn’t mentioned?

 

‘Right, what does it matter to me.’

 

Benton, the Knight from Wolfsbane, said he wanted to follow me around and observe the treatment process.

 

Any ordinary physician would refuse. It meant he wanted to watch everything – the medicine creation and diagnosis process that were their personal know-how.

 

But it didn’t particularly matter to me, so I told him to go ahead.

 

‘The more we accommodate what they want, the easier it’ll be for us to make demands too.’

 

I wanted to hand him over to Uncle right away and shake him down thoroughly, but it was unfortunate that Uncle was away for the moment.

 

“I don’t mind you following me. But I want you to swear to one thing.”

 

“What is it?”

 

The man answered obediently despite his uncomfortable expression. From this attitude, I could tell several things.

 

That this arrogant family’s Knight had urgent business important enough to make him act so humble.

 

‘This must be about their Young Master.’

 

And that there was something he absolutely needed to confirm with me.

 

“No matter what happens before your eyes, you won’t interfere or get involved.”

 

“…”

 

“And you absolutely won’t lay a hand on the patient.”

 

“That’s not difficult. I’ll do as you say.”

 

“Listen carefully. Even if the patient tries to kill me, don’t interfere.”

 

“…”

 

The man hesitated but soon nodded.

 

“Good, then swear on your ability. You seem to be an Earth Mage from what I can see.”

 

Only after getting a proper oath from the man did I start moving again.

 

‘Alright, shall we start with today’s work?’

 

I asked Dad.

 

“Today we’re supposed to go to the First Medical Center, right?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

Following yesterday, I knew well which building we were going to today, but asking Dad out of habit was also to check whether he had lost yesterday’s memories.

 

I headed toward where the patients were, with this rather unpleasant visitor trailing behind me like a tail.

 

* * *

 

“Physician!”

 

When I arrived at the First Medical Center where there were patients to examine today, someone came running toward me.

 

Actually, the expression “came running” wasn’t quite right. The figure that appeared with a whoosh was floating gently in front of me.

 

“Welcome, good morning!”

 

And I greeted the suddenly appearing figure while being held in Dad’s arms.

 

As soon as the boy appeared, Dad had quickly lifted me up.

 

“Ahaha, yes, hello.”

 

The boy floating slightly in the air was Tak Minjae. The son of Uncle Undeok, who was both Jeok Yunha’s subordinate and like family to us herb gatherers.

 

The child I had saved had grown this much.

 

‘When he was young, he was similar to Raon or a little smaller.’

 

This was a case of rapid growth after regaining his health.

 

Even when he was young, he had quite a handsome face, but now after 5 years, he had become a boy with a pretty smile.

 

“Lady Yunha is waiting for you.”

 

“Jeok Yunha?”

 

What business would the Guild Master have here when she’s busy expanding her trading company? We didn’t even have a scheduled appointment.

 

“What for?”

 

“Well…”

 

The moment Tak Minjae came a little closer, my body moved backward. Dad had stepped back while holding me.

 

“Stay back.”

 

“Ah… Yes! I’m sorry!”

 

Tak Minjae quickly backed away with hurried steps. It was absurd, as if he had seen a bug or something.

 

“Come on, let’s at least hear what it is.”

 

“We’ll find out anyway when we go there directly, won’t we?”

 

“That’s true, but…”

 

What on earth did he do that the kid turns pale every time Dad says a word?

 

Neither Dad, nor Uncle, nor my other uncle told me. Rather, Uncle just spouted nonsense like ‘your dad did what was natural.’

 

‘Good grief.’

 

In the end, I could only learn the purpose when I met Jeok Yunha a little later.

 

“Eye disease?”

 

“Yes, Physician.”

 

Until recently, this was the same Jeok Yunha who had been making a fuss about finding good items to sell in the capital and wanting to go there immediately.

 

What she told me when she came to see me instead of going to the capital was a familiar story.

 

“It seems an eye disease is slowly spreading with Black Forest Market as the starting point.”

 

Eye disease.

 

This was a story I had heard once this morning through Ayan as well.

 

Actually, knowing Sinion’s schemes, stories about diseases occurring or spreading weren’t particularly strange.

 

“But it’s been spreading for a while… and it didn’t reach my ears?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

Jeok Yunha nodded.

 

Instead of seeing patients, I was sitting face to face with Jeok Yunha first.

 

As my name gradually became known, physicians from all over the country came to find me over the past 5 years. Among them, I accepted those who showed promise and kept them as assistant physicians.

 

The patients would be seen by them first.

 

In any case, any disease that occurred in this city was supposed to be reported to me first.

 

Yet I only found out after the disease had already spread.

 

“At first, everyone seemed to overlook it thinking it wasn’t a serious disease. But the problem is what happened next…”

 

“Next?”

 

“It seems there was a reason worth keeping quiet about…”

 

“It sounds like something that might make me uncomfortable, so just tell me as it is.”

 

Jeok Yunha looked at the unfamiliar man behind me, Benton from Wolfsbane, with a wary expression.

 

When I said it was okay, she relaxed her expression.

 

“Well… the people who first developed the eye disease have something in common. You know, stomach ailments were quite prevalent until recently, right?”

 

“Yes. I remember. The epidemic.”

 

It wasn’t quite an infectious disease, but there was once an epidemic of something like food poisoning. I had suspected this was also someone’s doing and prepared medicine to distribute.

 

So it was a disease that was contained before many people could catch it.

 

“The patients who received stomach medicine from you at that time claim they caught the eye disease. And they actually did catch it…”

 

“…So what happened to those people who caught the eye disease? Setting aside treatment, shouldn’t they at least come to complain?”

 

“Well, there was a physician who secretly treated them, and apparently that person said some ridiculous things.”

 

Jeok Yunha stopped talking mid-sentence and frowned as if displeased.

 

“They said that people caught other diseases after taking medicine you made, and who knows if they might die from this. That situations like this will become more frequent in the future… That it will become natural. Because you are a ‘witch,’ they spouted such nonsense.”

 

I roughly understood the situation.

 

‘Wow, for a moment it was so familiar I almost couldn’t even pretend to be surprised.’

 

I stroked my chin.

 

“An interesting false accusation.”

 

“Right?! These despicable people should quickly be… Huh?”

 

“No, they used their heads quite well.”

 

My reputation in this city had reached a level that absolutely could not be ignored.

 

After all, if you tried to find physicians in this entire Empire who treated poor or penniless people daily like I do, you could count them on your fingers.

 

The support and trust of the territory residents was already at a level that couldn’t be ignored. To break this, ordinary methods wouldn’t work.

 

So they resorted to using such means.

 

Eye disease.

 

It was a disease I frequently encountered in the third round too. Since it’s a symptom affected by seasonal environmental changes.

 

Among them, there was strangely one serious infectious disease that started with eye disease.

 

It began as an eye disease, but as the condition worsened, patients would lose their sight, suffer from fever, and eventually lose their lives.

 

I hadn’t properly examined the patients yet, but just from the symptoms Jeok Yunha described, I suspected it was that infectious disease.

 

Over the past 5 years, the Eight Families hadn’t given up on finding ways to suppress the Hei Family. They were still researching and spreading various diseases.

 

And some families even had the audacity to directly spread diseases within the Hei Family Estate.

 

I stood up from my seat.

 

“I need to act quickly. People will die soon.”

 

“What? How can you say such things so casually? Really, how scary!”

 

Jeok Yunha grabbed her cheeks with both hands and pretended to scream, “Kyaaaa!”

 

I only gave her a fleeting glance.

 

“You’re not scared at all either, yet you say that.”

 

“Oh my, does it show?”

 

Jeok Yunha grinned broadly as if nothing had happened. Five years had passed, but her appearance showed almost no signs of aging.

 

“Hmm, anyway, I’ve captured the patient and several other troublemakers spreading strange rumors. What should we do?”

 

I understand catching those who spread false rumors, but why did you capture the patient?

 

I scratched my cheek.

 

“Let’s go take a look first. That seems to be the most urgent matter.”

 

Jeok Yunha nodded. And just as we were about to step outside together.

 

The door to the room we were in opened by itself.

 

“How dare you block my path!”

 

Along with a turbid voice that sounded like phlegm was stuck in his throat, a teenager with a protruding belly appeared before me.

 

Jet-black hair caught my eye. A face with plump cheeks.

 

His buttonhole-like eyes spotted me and hesitated. This was brief, as the corners of his eyes curved wickedly.

 

“Well, well, I was just looking for you, so thanks for saving me the trouble. Little sister?”

 

It was Hei Daeui, First Aunt’s son.

 

“I don’t know if you’ve heard. They say you conduct human experimentation behind the scenes? When will you be investigated? Or are you a quack trying to kill patients with medicine?”

 

“…”

 

“Or were you a witch?”

 

All I could hear was up to “wi” from “witch.” Before he could finish his words.

 

“Kraaaack!”

 

Because that heavy-bodied cousin went flying far away.

 

“Why were you listening to that? It’s polluting your ears.”

 

Dad was extending his hand with a displeased face. And with a very bad expression at that.

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