The Time-Limited Baby Doctor Doesn’t Hide The Fact That She’s A Genius - Chapter 21

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The Terminal Baby Physician Doesn’t Hide Being a Genius

Chapter 21

‘I need to change my plan.’

Originally, I had a different purpose for using Hei Biwon, Uncle.

I was thinking of gradually treating this Uncle’s illness until then.

‘I need to get to the market faster.’

First, I need to buy medicinal materials for Uncle and Uncle, and I need money to buy medicinal materials.

And right now, the market is supposedly full of lottery tickets with 100% winning rates.

“What are you talking about…”

“Oh my, how reassuring~”

Uncle covered Hei Gyewon’s mouth as he was about to say something and smiled cheerfully.

“Mmph, mmph!”

“Oh, son, why are you struggling like that?”

Then he released Hei Gyewon and stroked his chin.

“So, baby. We’re family, right?”

“Yes?”

“You said you’re the head of the family.”

His narrow-eyed smile deepened. Like a fox.

“Baby is the head of the family.”

Uncle pointed at me, then pointed at himself.

“This is a member protected by the head of the family. Isn’t this what family is? Right, son?”

“Yes, well. It does seem that way.”

…In the dictionary sense, that’s true.

Even though I made a reluctant expression, Uncle looked pleased.

“You know family members shouldn’t hide things from each other, right?”

“Huh? But Father always hides from me that he doesn’t take his tonic medicine… mmph!”

“Hahaha~ We should be honest.”

Hei Gyewon was pushed back and fell over with a thud. Uncle now made a flower gesture.

“Right?”

I can feel subtle pressure.

“So Baby Fairy, why were you collapsed on the floor yesterday?”

“Don’t call me that!”

I shouted first before anything else.

But he didn’t seem affected at all.

“Alright, little chirp. Why did you collapse?”

“…”

Well, Dad threatened me by floating me in the air, and I treated him partially with an ability I haven’t told anyone about?

-I can’t say that.

“Biyu originally weak.”

“You look it. But what Uncle is curious about is why there’s blood on your clothes.”

I flinched.

Did it splatter when I drew blood from my hand?

“And you fell forward, but why was your back also covered in dirt? Why was your body wet?”

“….”

“Baby, does your dad hit you?”

Hei Gyewon looked at me.

Oh no, this is a huge misunderstanding.

‘Looking at that unfilial father who was threatening me, maybe it’s not really a misunderstanding.’

The dirt on my back was from falling in the pond, and when I declared to Dad that we should go to the market, I was sitting sprawled against a tree.

“Story good, nothing happened.”

“Should Uncle beat him up for you?”

A dangerous light flashed in those dark red eyes facing me. I gulped.

‘…Is this how I become an orphan!’

It was such a murderous moment that this thought crossed my mind.

Fortunately, it was only for an instant, and soon I only saw his slyly smiling face again.

Even so, I swallowed nervously.

Uncle smiled bitterly at my wary appearance.

“Don’t be scared.”

A large hand patted my head and withdrew.

‘What, why is he touching me so casually….’

The unfamiliar sensation made me feel strange.

I shook my head irritably for no reason, when a gentle voice came down.

“Uncle likes cute things.”

“I’m not cute.”

Hmph. My face isn’t cute, it’s pretty.

“Right, right. So I don’t need to beat up your dad? Uncle is strong.”

He looks it. So strong that if he gets angry, brother or whatever won’t matter to him.

“Won’t you tell me the story?”

“…We decided to go to market together. That’s all.”

“Hmm.”

Uncle didn’t ask any more questions.

Which made me even more suspicious of what he was scheming.

“While we’re talking, little chick. Uncle wants to help you. I want to do everything for you. I want to be your guardian, you could say?”

“Why? Even if you don’t do that much, I’ll treat you if you just grant what I want.”

“Well, there’s that too.”

Uncle smiled and honestly said that wasn’t a small part of it either.

“I owe a debt to your mother.”

“Lies.”

I put on a serious expression. I thought it would be good to get along well, but I couldn’t tolerate this.

“If that were true, you should have come to find me.”

It wouldn’t just be this lifetime either.

You never once came to find me.

Even knowing I was being unnecessarily sharp, I couldn’t soften the intensity in my eyes.

“…I can’t deny that.”

Uncle shrugged his shoulders.

“Sorry, I thought you were living well in the Main Hall.”

“…Me?”

“Your mother did something for the Hei Family…”

Mother. She’s someone I don’t know well.

Strangely, in every cycle I hardly heard any stories about Mother.

As if someone was deliberately hiding them.

In the first cycle, I recalled my memories after reincarnation only after Mother had already died.

In the third cycle, when I could have accessed information about Mother, I left the family, and after the family’s destruction, I didn’t care anymore.

Just as I was about to ask more, Uncle was one step faster.

“I didn’t know you lived here, Little One.”

I opened my mouth to say something, then shut it tight.

…This person suffers from Madness.

Since he had more days when he wasn’t in his right mind, it’s not strange that he didn’t know I lived here.

‘But still, not knowing forever doesn’t make sense.’

But I held back and smiled.

I’m not even his daughter, just his niece, so how could he care about me too.

“I see.”

“Oh my, you’re sulking.”

I got up from my seat, leaving Uncle chuckling softly.

“I’m going to wash my face.”

“Alright, alright.”

“I’ll get you warm water.”

Hei Gyewon got up to follow me. As if it were natural, saying he’d light a fire and heat water for me.

“Uncle should chop firewood~ Now that he’s unemployed, he should at least be a good servant.”

“Just don’t break anything. I know Father uses Lightning first when he gets angry.”

“That’s too much, Son.”

I only helped once, so why are they being so nice to me?

‘Turns out they’re pushovers?’

They were strange people.

* * *

“…This is what happened.”

Under the large tree, the long shadows cast were quite cool.

And it suited Dad well as he leaned against it.

Though he didn’t hide his annoyed expression directed at me.

“Why are you telling me this?”

“To warn you.”

“So why are you warning me?”

I confidently crossed my arms.

Well, I tried to, but my arms were too short so it didn’t work properly.

After struggling for a bit, I lifted my head up high.

“Listen well, Uncle Baek might come to beat you up…!”

I said very seriously.

‘Will Uncle really beat him up?’

Hei Biwon, Uncle had finished as if it were a joke.

‘But those eyes were real, they were real!’

I don’t know whether Uncle or Dad is stronger. But I know they’re both talented geniuses.

However, Dad’s memory is unstable, and there might be something related to abilities in those memories.

Compared to that, Uncle went crazy from madness, but his abilities are fine.

‘I barely got them on my side, I can’t let it fall apart because of someone’s death(?)!’

“You know? If Uncle Baek comes to beat you up, you have to run away. Running away is winning.”

“…Why exactly should I do that?”

“That’s right, that’s right. I already know Dad’s temperament well from our first meeting. But people need to know when to wait.”

Dad looked incredulous, but he didn’t say he wouldn’t do it.

I explained the situation almost like brainwashing. Dad just made a face like he couldn’t understand.

“So this guy called hyung… thinks I beat and abuse you, and is coming to beat me up?”

“Yeah!”

“Wasn’t it because you fainted on your way home that things turned out this way in the first place?”

“That’s right! But deal with it!”

You’re my dad, aren’t you? I smiled brightly at Dad who looked completely bewildered.

“From now on, take me home.”

“Why should I?”

“Dad got a job as my warrior.”

“It would be ‘got a job.'”

“Right, got a job!”

Dad turned his head away as if he wouldn’t even look at me anymore.

Such a handsome face but such a narrow mind, so narrow.

“Warriors are supposed to protect physicians!”

After saying this, I crouched down and sat next to Dad.

I looked at Dad with bright, sparkling eyes.

“What about going to the Market?”

When I said I wanted to go to the Market yesterday, Dad said he would look into it.

Though his expression seemed to say ‘why would you want to go to a place like that.’ Whatever.

“…There’s a procedure.”

Fortunately, he seemed to remember what that procedure was.

“For outing permits, you need approval from the Restricted Area personnel manager.”

“Manager? Where are they?”

“In the Main Hall.”

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