The Time-Limited Baby Doctor Doesn’t Hide The Fact That She’s A Genius - Chapter 161

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The Terminal Baby Physician Doesn’t Hide Being a Genius

Chapter 161

‘Why is there a shrine in a place like this?’

In the Eastern Continent, places with altars for worshipping gods were called shrines. In the Western Continent, temples served a similar role.

Since the Eastern Continent People living here no longer worship dragons, this was something you couldn’t see in the Western Continent.

It was strange that such a shrine existed on Hei Family Mountain.

However, this wasn’t the time to delay.

The rain was still pouring down heavily.

‘Let’s take shelter from the rain!’

My whole body ached, but I gritted my teeth and got up from where I was.

The bag on my body was still intact. Bam-bam, who I had put in the bag just in case, must have also suffered a great shock as he was unconscious.

‘Phew, I’m glad Bam-bam is safe too…’

I could see the medicinal herbs next to Bam-bam.

Even in this situation, he had preserved them so that moisture wouldn’t seep into the medicinal herbs. Bam-bam had fulfilled his role.

However, this wasn’t a good place to treat a patient with medicinal herbs.

I opened the water bottle and poured out all the remaining water. Fortunately, I still had the strength to use my power.

I squeezed out all the strength in my body to encase Dad in water and slowly moved.

‘Phew… This reminds me of when I got separated on the battlefield.’

It was a war I briefly participated in during my third life while living as a wandering physician.

I didn’t participate intentionally, but I couldn’t pass by the countless patients on my way and ended up joining.

Anyway, when I participated in the war, I got separated due to the soldiers’ mistake.

It was raining in that remote area too. Just when I thought this would be the end, whether I died from hypothermia or starvation.

He came. That guy called Friend.

I thought I’d never see him again since our last meeting ended with a small fight and parting…

‘Tch, since it’s hard, all sorts of things come to mind.’

I spat the bitter saliva on the floor and arrived at the shrine.

The door was quite worn, as if no one had been maintaining it.

I struggled to open the door and went inside with Dad.

I didn’t perform a diagnosis in case of unexpected situations. If pursuers came after us, I’d need to grab him and run.

I carefully placed Dad on the floor and sat down right there.

“Ah, what a surprise…!”

That’s when it happened. I was startled while lifting my head. And for good reason…

“A dragon?”

Before my eyes was a huge hanging scroll. It seemed to depict a dragon, with yellow eyes that gleamed as if they were alive.

Even I, who don’t get scared by such things, gulped.

They drew it quite menacingly…

Below the hanging scroll with the dragon was a pure white fox. It was bowing its head toward the dragon, and it wasn’t just any fox—its tails were… nine in number.

‘A nine-tailed fox.’

Someone came to mind, but I pushed the thought aside for now. Looking around elsewhere, I saw that the altar in front of the hanging scroll was filled with ritual vessels.

These were also old, but they were neatly arranged as if someone had once carefully set them up with devotion.

Among the ritual vessels, I could also see a small fox statue. I quickly looked away.

‘Let me quickly stop Dad’s bleeding.’

The medicinal herbs I have now can’t fully treat all these injuries. For now, I’ll just treat him enough so he can open his eyes and move…

‘I hope my strength holds up.’

I ignored my hands that were trembling from the shock of the fall.

I carefully moved the unconscious Bam-bam aside and took out the medicinal herbs. Hah, I exhaled.

‘I can do this…’

I mustn’t focus on the fact that Dad’s breathing is a bit shallow. I am a physician.

A physician who has overcome countless crises.

Just as I was waving my hands to gather back the water I had used to move Dad.

Clatter.

I whipped my head around.

‘What was that sound?’

I nervously scanned the surroundings.

It could be pursuers. They might have followed us to confirm our corpses no matter what, so it wasn’t an impossible scenario.

I swallowed nervously from the tension.

‘Come to think of it…’

I’m only realizing this now, but isn’t this place too eerie? What’s the reason for leaving such a crumbling shrine in a place like this?

The more I recalled the strange points I had forgotten while focusing only on Dad, the more chills ran down my spine.

I should probably get Dad out of here quickly…

Just as I was hurrying to raise the water.

– …Heh.

I heard a faint voice.

At the same time, a thought flashed through my mind. It was a rumor circulating among people that Raon had told me about.

‘That day, it happened to be raining heavily. Not knowing where they were… after wandering around for a while, they discovered a crumbling shrine.’

‘They went inside to escape the rain… but the day was dark, there was no sign of the rain stopping, and surprisingly, inside… there was blood splattered everywhere.’

I hurriedly looked around.

Then I flinched when I saw bright red traces on one side of the wall.

‘Blood? It’s an old stain.’

I swallowed again. I don’t believe in such things, but isn’t everything strange?

This won’t do. Rather than staying in such a suspicious place, I should take Dad outside and treat him while sheltering from the rain under the eaves.

‘It’s too creepy, but I decided I should rest here for a bit and closed my eyes for a moment… when I opened them.’

‘…When I opened them?’

Even as I stood up, Raon’s voice kept replaying in my head.

‘Bleeding…’

– …Hm.

It wasn’t my imagination. I could hear a faint but strange voice. Yes, it was a human voice.

Having slept in abandoned houses before, I wasn’t afraid of ghosts or spirits. The truly scary thing was always humans.

Had the pursuers really followed me all the way here? Just as I gritted my teeth and was about to turn around.

‘A blood-covered woman appeared.’

Something semi-transparent appeared before me. Instead of squeezing my eyes shut, I chose to block Dad’s path and glare at it.

‘I’ll protect Dad…!!’

And at the same time, Raon’s words filled my head completely.

‘A fairy ghost.’

I could see feet in front of me. The skirt style looked familiar. It was Eastern Continent clothing that I wore too.

‘…Physician, clothing?’

I slowly raised my eyes.

I was confident I wouldn’t be surprised even if I saw a blood-covered woman. I was confident, but…

– Hello?

Would dew soaked in moonlight feel like this? Even I couldn’t describe it exactly, but it was an incredibly beautiful and clear voice.

I quickly raised my head. Finally passing the light purple hair that hung down to her chest, the moment I saw her face.

I opened my mouth wide.

– You’re the first child to come this far.

There was no blood anywhere. There was no terrifying ghost as in the rumors.

Instead, there was only a clear beauty who might be what the most beautiful person in the world looked like.

…And I knew this face.

Because I had always seen a similar face, though not as beautiful, in the mirror.

And because I had seen it in a portrait long ago.

Finally, because I had seen it in Dad’s memories.

‘Mother?’

It was Mother.

– What a pretty child. Hm?

The woman who had been looking at me carefully slowly widened her eyes, and shock crossed her pupils.

The woman seemed to quickly look at Dad who had collapsed.

– Could it be…

Soon the woman’s face became dazed as if she couldn’t believe it.

– Baby. You… are you Biyu?

The appearance I had seen in the portrait was always smiling neatly. Even in Dad’s memories, she was only smiling happily.

This expression wasn’t familiar to me.

Yet the way she called me ‘my baby’ was so affectionate and warm that tears suddenly welled up.

I couldn’t understand why.

“Mother?”

Why are you coming out from here…? My voice was strange, a chaotic mix of absurdity and confusion, along with inexplicable emotion, grief, and warmth.

– Really, really… it’s Biyu. Oh Dragon.

The woman looking at me slowly reached out her hand. She stopped just before touching me, but I saw it clearly. Her hand passing through my cheek.

– My baby.

Tears rolled down my face.

I quickly wiped them away.

“Sniff, excuse me, but are you really my Mother?”

– Yes.

Mother nodded with an expression that looked like she was about to cry. A face that wanted to cry but was holding back – I thought even this could be inherited.

– I’m your Mother.

As I slowly sank down, Mother crouched in front of me. Her face, smiling with tears glistening in her eyes, was truly beautiful. But her gently swaying hair was not that of the living.

– These are the faces I wanted to see most.

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