The Time-Limited Baby Doctor Doesn’t Hide The Fact That She’s A Genius - Chapter 213

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The Terminal Baby Physician Doesn’t Hide Being a Genius

Chapter 213

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The Imperial Palace personnel arrived at the plains.

There were more people than expected, causing some among the Hei Family members to become flustered.

They all thought the same thing.

‘These bastards… did they really come here to wage war or something?’

No wonder they were dawdling and not arriving—they were late because they brought so many people!

Currently, the Eight Families that had been like the Imperial Palace’s hands and feet were unable to function properly, as if their limbs had been severed.

But long history doesn’t just disappear. The Imperial Palace still had its underlying strength.

‘…Special agents under the Emperor!’

‘Aren’t those the Imperial Palace’s mage units?’

Though this was a nation that lived off healing abilities, ordinary healing ability users had no means to protect themselves.

Paradoxically, the Empire had therefore developed martial power alongside the cultivation of mages and knights.

It was simply known that their abilities focused on protection. But that didn’t mean the abilities of elite talents disappeared.

Tension flowed through all the Hei Family warriors who actually saw the Imperial Palace’s top elite.

Of course, there were exceptions.

‘Geez, they brought as many as cockroaches.’

Hei Birang snorted. Biyu had said that the current Crown Prince was both arrogant and cowardly.

Indeed, the forces protecting the Crown Prince were not to be ignored. Even in the eyes of Hei Birang, who looked down on Imperial Palace knights and mages the most.

The arriving Imperial Palace personnel split cleanly in half, and someone who appeared from the center dismounted from a white horse.

It was the Crown Prince, a member of the Imperial Family who would have the most brilliant golden hair in this nation.

Crown Prince Rusman swept his leisurely gaze over the personnel who had come out to greet him.

“I am Hei Bihu of the Hei Family.”

Instead of stepping forward herself, Biyu put forward Dad Bihu as the Hei Family representative.

Of course, this was the result of Biwon, Bihu, and Birang all packing their bags and stopping her. How could they expose their extremely fragile Family Head directly when first meeting this large group?

It wouldn’t be too late to do that in the conference hall where their own forces were fully positioned.

“…Hei Bihu? How dare a mere warrior who isn’t even an Advanced Physician represent you in greeting?”

Crown Prince Rusman would know well who Hei Bihu was. Yet he sneered without hesitation.

Hei Bihu didn’t bat an eye.

‘Uncle would definitely think this is interesting and turn the Crown Prince’s stomach inside out, and Second Uncle would be jumping mad. Dad is just right.’

They had looked down on how that blunt, almost indifferent man would handle protocol.

Indeed, Hei Birang was impressed. Was this why? Biyu’s personnel selection was not wrong.

“The honored one who is the subject of our agreement is waiting inside. I shall escort you.”

Hei Bihu responded indifferently.

It was polite, but somehow strangely polite.

“Huh?”

The Crown Prince couldn’t even find fault and raised his eyebrows.

“Where is your Family Head?”

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-30 minutes earlier.

“Damn it….”

I felt something was wrong in the empty barracks.

To put it crudely, it felt like I was screwed….

‘What do I do about this?’

I slowly pulled my hand away.

My palm was filled with dark red liquid. It looked like someone who had consumed poison, but that wasn’t the case.

It started with coughing.

The coughing was unusually frequent, so Dad, Uncle, and even Little Uncle were extremely worried.

– That’s strange. It’s not a cold….

Mother even performed a diagnosis, but it was a cold with no clear cause. She said it could be a sign of illness, so we should wait and see.

And Mother had also left her post, leaving me alone.

The coughing started again, and something felt seriously wrong. I couldn’t hold it back and coughed up something that surged up, and it was blood.

It wasn’t an illness.

I had a guess about what it was.

‘Tsk, time is….’

I was beginning to pay the price for recklessly expending my lifespan trying to treat Dad.

My lifespan wasn’t long to begin with.

Wasn’t I a character who died young even in the book? It’s not like I didn’t know.

I felt similar symptoms in the third round too. But back then, I hadn’t expended my lifespan as recklessly as now, so it was milder.

So this means it’s gradually time, and my body is breaking down bit by bit.

I had already been keeping track of my lifespan regularly, so it wasn’t surprising. I was just shocked because such severe symptoms were a first.

‘Will I keep coughing up blood like this? I mean, it’s not like I’m bragging about being sick.’

Since my ability is what it is, I guess this is how it tells me I don’t have much time left.

It was just absurd.

Still, I’m a physician, so couldn’t it at least give me some proper, plausible disease with some dignity?

What am I supposed to tell Mother as an excuse….

My sleeves were already soaked through.

I raised my gaze.

I couldn’t see a mirror, but my face was probably quite calm.

It’s not like I suddenly found this out.

If it had been an illness, I would have honestly told Mother early on.

Unfortunately, extending one’s lifespan is impossible for humans.

I pressed down the old regrets surging from my chest and thought.

‘Fortunately, the family has Ayan.’

The Hei Family must be succeeded by a physician. It’s not about advocating some kind of pure-blood ideology.

The family’s system itself is built to revolve around physicians. Plus, I’ve distributed all the talented people I recruited…

There shouldn’t be any difficulties.

Is that all?

The Eight Families, who used to interfere with Hei Family affairs at every turn like thorns in my side, will no longer exist.

I’ve already built relationships with neighboring countries and major powers, the valuable ones.

The only obstacle is the Imperial Palace.

‘I’ll take that bastard with me.’

I rubbed my mouth and carefully wiped away even the blood that had splattered on my face.

I should be grateful that there was no one around.

The troublesome thing is, will this coughing up blood continue? It would be problematic if this happens during negotiations.

‘I did well to send someone to meet Dad.’

Mother would have followed Dad.

Relieved that no one was around, I turned to change clothes.

I froze stiff on the spot.

‘Huh, why…’

Where I had turned, Mother was floating there, frozen even stiffer than me.

‘When exactly did she come in?’

Dad and other people at least have some presence! No, they at least show their presence in front of me.

It was natural that I couldn’t sense Mother unless she made some sound herself.

“Ahaha, when did you arrive, Mother?”

I swallowed as I watched Mother’s expression turn fiercely stern.

I thought the day would come when I’d be caught or have to tell her. But I didn’t want to be discovered so suddenly…

Secrets naturally become harder to tell the longer you keep them.

That’s how it was with matters related to lifespan.

How could I tell my parents who were so happy and joyful watching their daughter?

And Dad? How much would he blame himself? Though he seemed to know about my final ability as his memories stabilized.

Knowing something and directly experiencing it are different. Dad didn’t know how much of my lifespan had been used.

And I had acted as if it was something very trivial.

– Are you sick somewhere? Surely when I did a diagnosis, nothing came up…

Mother approached and touched my face. No, she tried to touch it but passed right through me.

Like someone who just realized Raon wasn’t here.

Mother’s complexion turned pale.

“Um, I just did a diagnosis on myself. It seems to be a stomach disorder. Please don’t worry too much.”

– …

I don’t know how much of what I said he realized was a lie, but I still said this.

But Mother’s reaction was a bit strange.

– I see. So that’s why… That’s why that child was like that.

She stared at me blankly for a moment, then her expression became pained.

– Thank goodness…

Then she looked at me with a relieved face. As if there was a solution to some great problem.

What?

But soon Mother returned to the expression I knew. Her face was full of worry.

– Are you okay? Any other symptoms?

“Yes… I’m fine. It was just for a moment.”

I had questions, but I decided to ask them later. The Crown Prince had just entered the plains.

‘I can hold out until the negotiations are over.’

Talking about it now would only cause confusion. It wouldn’t be too late to speak after settling things with the Imperial Family.

-Or so I thought. Unfortunately, this plan was scrapped immediately after.

“Cough, cough! Cough!”

Urgh.

When I coughed up blood once more and staggered, Mother couldn’t hold back and went outside saying she would call someone.

I didn’t even have time to stop her.

‘Hmm, my vision is slightly blurry and I’m a bit dizzy, but otherwise I’m fine.’

The dizziness is similar to anemia?

Then the tent flap was swept open.

The person who appeared, breathing heavily, was an unexpected individual. Before I could be surprised, my body swayed.

Someone grabbed my arm.

When I raised my gaze, there was the person Mother had brought.

“Are you alright?”

It was Shaman.

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