The Time-Limited Baby Doctor Doesn’t Hide The Fact That She’s A Genius - Chapter 208

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The Terminal Baby Physician Doesn’t Hide Being a Genius

Chapter 208

I quickly came to my senses.

“Second Son? What the hell are you talking about?”

I pretended not to know for now.

There weren’t many people in this corridor right now, but it was still a matter that couldn’t be spoken of carelessly.

The fact that Raon was the Emperor’s son was top secret, and the only people who knew were me, Dad, Little Uncle, Uncle, Brother Gyewon, and Mother.

Ayan might also know about it.

Naturally, the Chief Administrator didn’t know about this.

“First, escort the Imperial Envoy inside.”

“Yes!”

“Was there anything else he said?”

The new Chief Administrator was a loyal person. Perhaps because his wife was a patient I had treated before, he served me to an almost excessive degree.

Moreover, he was quite perceptive too.

“Yes, ah…”

The Chief Administrator lowered his voice.

“Besides that, he insisted he absolutely had to see the Family Head, and from our brief conversation, it seemed like he wanted to talk about the Advanced Physician examination.”

I pulled up the corners of my mouth. It wasn’t a smile from being pleased.

It was because I remembered what they had done to me in my third life after luring me with the Advanced Physician position.

“Right, well done. Escort the guest.”

I fell silent for a moment before speaking.

“I think you can take your time walking there.”

The Chief Administrator’s eyes met mine.

“The lodging is spacious, but it would be good if there was a bit more distance too.”

The Chief Administrator soon grinned.

“Yes, don’t worry.”

Now the Chief Administrator would guide the Imperial Envoy to a luxurious but distant building far from here.

I had wondered if the Imperial Envoy might be Sylvester or someone I knew, but it was a name I’d never heard before.

More precisely…

‘He’s one of the Crown Prince’s closest associates.’

I knew of him, but he wasn’t someone I particularly wanted to face.

Anyway, the Imperial Palace’s envoy would be distracted by the building’s luxury and wouldn’t even realize he was being temporarily detained.

‘I need to finish this conversation in the meantime.’

Shortly after, I gathered everyone who knew the secret.

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“Where the hell did the information leak from?”

Seven people had gathered in the conference room. All of them knew Raon’s true identity.

The first person to speak was Little Uncle. His expression was full of dissatisfaction.

“Well, it could be someone from our side, or there might be an infiltrated spy, don’t you think?”

The person who offered this opinion in a neat voice was Brother Gyewon. He had just rushed in from his external activities.

“My son is right. Information can leak from anywhere if it’s going to leak. Maybe they’ve been tracking information from where our Prince went missing?”

Uncle, with his arms crossed, nodded quite leisurely.

In the direction Uncle nodded, Raon sat with a stiff expression.

I looked at Raon with concern, then turned my head.

“What do you think, Dad?”

Dad, who was sitting to my right, tilted his head slightly. His face was indifferent.

“Similar to my brother’s opinion. Information can leak from anywhere. What’s important isn’t where it leaked from, but what we do from now on.”

I nodded. It was a similar opinion.

‘If there were something more important to hide, we’d have to thoroughly investigate where the information leaked from.’

For us, the most crucial secret was Raon’s status and identity.

The Emperor’s side didn’t seem to have any intention of widely announcing that Raon’s mother was from the Eastern Continent yet.

“Shouldn’t we find out why the Emperor wants that guy now?”

Little Uncle raised the issue. I agreed with that too.

Even though I knew the original work and had regressed, I was still unable to know information related to Raon. I’d have to find out from now on.

Brother Gyewon asked Raon.

“Raon. Don’t you have any guesses at all?”

“…”

At those words, all eyes focused on Raon.

Raon moved his lips slightly, then lowered his head a bit. His complexion was pale.

“Let’s talk about that in a little while.”

It seemed like Raon wasn’t in a state to talk right now. Let’s give him some time.

“I think the Imperial Palace will use this as an excuse to tell the Hei Family and me what they want.”

“What kind of thing?”

“First, the fact that the Imperial Envoy said ‘second son.’ This was likely said on purpose to test whether we know Raon’s identity or not.”

I rested my chin on my hand.

“So if we obediently hand over Raon, they’ll try to use Raon as they please, and if we don’t hand him over, they might use this as leverage to threaten or demand something from me and the Hei Family.”

“…”

“For now, there’s still time left for the highest-level physician exam, so they’ll likely use that as an excuse to ask us to come to the Imperial Palace.”

This wouldn’t be a big problem. I was planning to go to the Imperial Palace at least once anyway.

Mother looked at me with a worried expression. I smiled at her as if to say I was fine.

“For now, regarding Raon, we can’t know what the Imperial Palace wants or what demands they’ll make. But I think we can make some guesses.”

“Are you saying you have information?”

At Uncle’s words, I nodded.

“However, it’s not something I can explain, but there’s someone who can explain it instead.”

I recalled the person who had come to see me just before I summoned people to this meeting.

It was the Shaman who had been lying on the sickbed.

‘I have something to tell you.’

How did he find out? The Shaman knew that the Imperial Envoy had arrived.

After briefly listening to the Shaman’s story, I made a decision after much deliberation.

First, before the meeting started, I asked Dad to set up a barrier so that the contents of this meeting wouldn’t leak outside.

So he wouldn’t have heard the previous conversation.

I gave Dad a look.

Dad looked extremely displeased, but soon nodded his head. Accordingly, the wind that had been circling the space quietly disappeared and the door opened.

“Come in.”

The Shaman who had been waiting outside entered.

His complexion was slightly pale from lying on the sickbed for quite a while, but his eyes were sharp and bright.

“What, why is that guy coming here?”

“…Hmm?”

As expected, everyone except me showed wariness. Uncle was also smiling, but I could feel his killing intent.

“Now, now, I called him. I said I’d call someone to explain on my behalf, didn’t I?”

I gave the Shaman a look.

As soon as the Shaman entered, the door closed. Then the wind that had briefly disappeared began to blow again.

I could feel the Shaman swallowing slightly. Well, he was being pressured by at least three people, not just one.

“I understand everyone’s feelings, but please bear with it for a moment. He says he has something to expose about the Imperial Palace.”

“Ha.”

Uncle clicked his tongue. His expression was cold.

“Whatever he says, how are we supposed to believe those words?”

“Why not? The former faithful right hand of the Imperial Palace, the Heir of Wolfsbane, is personally exposing them.”

“Do you believe him?”

At those words, all eyes turned to me. Even the gaze of Raon sitting on my left and the Shaman’s gaze.

I glanced at the Shaman indifferently.

“How could I believe him?”

I chuckled briefly then stopped laughing.

“When I said this, he offered to make a Mage’s Oath. There shouldn’t be anyone here who doesn’t know the value and danger of this oath.”

The Shaman was a Fire Mage. And a Mage’s Oath is an oath made by staking one’s ability and heart.

If broken, one loses their life.

“I brought him in because he said he’d make an oath to speak only the truth.”

At that, even Hei Birang, who had been voicing complaints, closed his mouth.

“So what do you want to say?”

“Yes, Family Head.”

The Shaman straightened his back. The medicine treating the Shaman had a side effect of causing some pain in his bones instead of curing his incurable disease.

Perhaps because of this, the Shaman frowned briefly, then stood straight and spoke.

“This is a story connected to the letter I gave to the Family Head. No, if you’ve seen that letter, it’s also a story you could deduce.”

The Shaman looked directly at me and continued speaking slowly.

“The Imperial Palace has finished all preparations to either capture or kill the Family Head of the Hei Family.”

“….”

“They’ve dug all sorts of traps and are waiting. Looking at the supplies the Imperial Palace has secretly gathered, there are poisonous herbs, poison medicine, explosives… various harmful medicinal materials and military supplies.”

It wasn’t something I hadn’t expected, but hearing it in reality felt different.

It wasn’t just me—I could sense an ominous aura coming from Dad’s direction.

“It’s classified, but the Imperial Capital has magic imbued in it, created with the help of the Northern Kingdom’s power. It’s something that activates during wartime, and they plan to activate this magic when the Family Head of the Hei Family arrives. It will turn the castle into a labyrinth. It creates a space where enemies are separated from each other, and whether they starve to death, die wandering around, or are killed after having their minds broken—anything can happen.”

“….”

“Like this… the Imperial Capital has been making full preparations for over a year now.”

His voice sounded like a warning of sorts. Asking whether we would still go to the Imperial Capital despite all this.

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