The Time-Limited Baby Doctor Doesn’t Hide The Fact That She’s A Genius - Chapter 234

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The Terminal Baby Physician Doesn’t Hide Being a Genius

Special Side Story Episode 5

“Ah, sorry… I’m sorry.”

What was he apologizing for?

I didn’t understand what was going on, but I nodded anyway.

“You didn’t see me here today, Minjae.”

I thought he probably didn’t hear me, so I said it again.
The moment Minjae’s wandering gaze turned toward me, he nodded as if entranced.

“Of course, I’ll keep it secret until I die.”

“Of course, I’ll keep it a secret until I die.”

“By the way, what brings you here?”

“By the way, what brings you here?”
Minjae, Uncle Undeok’s son, was a capable wind mage who I knew was taking heir lessons to inherit the trading company.

Though he was a child whose life I had saved, as we grew up our goals diverged and we didn’t see each other often.

I knew that Minjae, Uncle Undeok’s son, was a skilled wind mage who was undergoing successor training to inherit the trading company.

I heard he was extremely busy. Whenever this topic came up, Jeok Yunha would smile slyly.

‘Still, you did see me every time you visited the White Dragon Trading Company, right?’
‘Right. Why would the buuusy Minjae only be here on the Family Head’s visit days?’

‘Exactly. Why would our baaad Minjae only be here on the day the lord visits?’

‘Elder Sister has the charm of not noticing these things! People call this reverse charm!’

‘Ayan. Elder Sister understands perfectly well when you’re insulting her for being oblivious.’

‘You have this charming quality of being oblivious to things like this! People call it unexpected charm!’

“Minjae, you’re really well-loved.”

‘Don’t worry about it, Biyu. Just ignore what Ayan says. She’s been talking nonsense a lot lately, probably because she’s going through puberty.’

“Yes, yes?”

“Minjae, you’re really loved by many people.”
‘He doesn’t seem to be in pain.’

It didn’t look like he needed treatment.

“Yes, yes?”

“The Guild Master? Jeok Yunha is here too?”

Minjae gently rubbed his neck. I thought he seemed somewhat restless, but after observing him carefully for a moment, I let it pass.
“…Yes, as you can see.”

Minjae gestured toward a spot with his eyes.

It doesn’t seem like it needs treatment.

“I was serving the guild master.”

“The guild leader? Is Jeokyunha here too?”

“Kyahahaha! I won again!”

“…Yes, as you can see.”

Minjae gestured with his eyes toward one spot.

There was a temporary tavern set up on the roadside, and I could see Jeok Yunha surrounded by some rough-looking men.

“What, no next challenger? Come at me!”

There were countless liquor bottles on the table, so many that they were even placed on the floor. At the end, on the opposite side of Jeok Yunha, some man was passed out drunk, collapsed face-down.

“…A drinking contest started.”

“Ah.”

That made sense. Jeok Yunha was a well-known heavy drinker.

“Still, she’s not someone who lets her guard down, but she must trust you, Minjae.”

“Pardon?”

“She’s drinking like that because she trusts you. She believes you’ll handle things well even if any problems arise.”

The enormously expanded Baekryong Trading Company, together with the Hei Family, is in charge of not only Black Forest but also the annual festival and night market operations.

If I remember correctly, this should be the zone that Baekryong Trading Company is responsible for.

Anyway, there’s no way Jeok Yunha, who has such an important role, would touch alcohol if there were any concerning factors.

‘She’s doing this because she trusts Minjae. Of course, she probably won’t get so drunk that she loses her senses.’

She had been subtly bragging about her heir every time we met anyway.

“Earning Jeok Yunha’s trust isn’t easy. That’s impressive.”

“Ah…”

Minjae slightly lowered his head. His face reddened as if embarrassed.

I felt both pride and sympathy at the same time.

“Still, you have it tough too…”

Being admirable is one thing, but if that lady goes on more of a rampage over there, it’ll be hard to handle. Remembering the distant past, I shook my head.

“H-hardship? It’s my job to do this. And… If I become more capable, I’ll be able to see the Family Head more often, right?”

“Hm?”

I pondered and then nodded.

“That’s right, the more you replace Jeok Yunha, the more often we’ll see each other. Baekryong Trading Company is like my right arm.”

A smile appeared on Minjae’s face too. He seemed to resemble Uncle Undeok yet also didn’t.

Sorry to Uncle, but his son was quite the handsome man.

“I hear you’ve been meeting with Ayan frequently lately?”

“Ah, yes. The young lady has been seeking me out.”

“Speak comfortably. I heard you two drop formalities in private.”

“…No, not at all? How could I speak informally to the young lady?”

“Oh, you don’t?”

“…She does threaten me to drop formalities sometimes.”

…Our Ayan, is she really going through puberty?

“If it’s burdensome, let me know. I’ll talk to Ayan about it.”

“No, no! It’s not like that. Rather…”

Minjae raised his head. His face, with the embarrassed atmosphere gone, was more serious than ever before.

“I suppose this might be sudden for you, but… I thought if not today, I might never have another chance.”

“Hm?”

“There’s something I’ve really wanted to say all this time, Family Head.”

We must have met frequently coming and going, but now? I blinked while straightening my posture.

‘I should probably avoid asking if he’ll be okay in such a noisy place.’

Somehow he looked quite serious and grave, so the only topic that came to mind was illness.

Wasn’t he originally a child who suffered from an incurable disease? Could it have possibly relapsed?

“Family Head, I feel like I’ll regret it if I don’t say this. The truth is, from long ago when you saved my life….”

That’s when it happened.

“Biyu.”

Just when I thought my shoulder felt subtly heavy, silver strands poured down from beside me. A step too late, I realized it was Raon.

I could distinctly smell his refreshing and sweet scent. Raon was hugging me from behind, no, leaning against me with his head deeply bowed.

‘Huh, does he have a fever?’

I turned my head in surprise.

“Raon? What’s wrong? Didn’t you say you were going to buy snacks?”

“Yeah….”

“Did something happen? What about the snacks?”

“Well, they spilled on the floor. Sorry….”

He became completely dejected, and with such a gloomy voice, I couldn’t care less about the snacks.

It seemed like he probably bumped into someone or fell down because there were so many people.

I set aside the question of how Raon, a skilled medical examiner even Dad acknowledged, could have fallen.

“Biyu, I… feel a little dizzy.”

I sent an apologetic look to Minjae and touched Raon’s cheek. I could definitely feel more heat than before.

His drooping body, even some sweat. This wasn’t normal.

“…Gasp, are you okay?”

Come to think of it, Raon didn’t particularly like crowded places.

Since such a person had become Emperor, he must have been under stress normally too.

I was probably too complacent, tempted by the suggestion to go to the night market.

“Is it because there are so many people? Are you dizzy? Feeling lightheaded? Did you feel any tingling in the back of your neck?”

While asking about symptoms, I turned my head and showed Minjae another apologetic expression.

“Minjae, I’m sorry. I need to go first. Let’s meet later. Make sure to tell me what you wanted to say then.”

“Ah… Yes, yes! Family Head…!”

Minjae looked very disappointed but soon bowed politely with a loyal expression.

“…If you go that way, there’s an old observatory, and there should be hardly anyone there.”

“Ah, thank you!”

As I turned around and walked while supporting Raon, it seemed like Raon was looking back for some reason.

When I turned my head at the strangeness, I only saw his weakly drooping face. It was probably my imagination.

A little while later.

We arrived at the place Minjae had told us about. He was right that there would be hardly anyone here.

The surroundings were dark here, perhaps because they hadn’t hung any lamps, and it was even somewhat eerie, so there were no people.

‘Ah, I remember. Wasn’t this rumored to be a place where ghosts appear?’

I remembered Ayan telling me about it because she liked this kind of thing.

“Biyu, can we go up a little more?”

“Hm? Are you feeling better now? Why?”

“There are people here too…”

There are people? Where? I looked around but didn’t see anyone. Then soon my face turned red at the subtle sounds coming from between the bushes.

It was the sound that comes when a man and woman kiss.

“R-right, we should move somewhere else…! I’ll move you to the water. Or should we go back?”

“No… it’s fine. Just a moment.”

“Whoa!”

Raon suddenly lifted me up.

‘Weren’t you in pain?’

Should someone who’s sick be doing this?

“I feel better now that we’ve left the downtown district.”

Raon’s complexion was different from before, as if he really had been dizzy from all the people.

‘Don’t you get it yet! That fox bastard can even change his complexion!’

Uncle’s words that he had shouted suddenly came to mind, but then quickly faded.

I’d been hearing opposition to our engagement so much it was drilling into my ears, so it seemed to pop up even at times like this.

Raon climbed the mountain at an amazing speed.

Since it was a low mountain, when we soon reached the mountain peak and even climbed to the very top of a tree at the summit, I unconsciously opened my mouth.

“Wow…”

The scenery spread out below our feet was spectacular.

“How is it? I can’t lift you with wind like Lord Bihu, but I thought I could manage something like this.”

“…”

“I really wanted to show you this at the end.”

With perfect timing, there was an event happening at the lake near the festival where they were releasing lamps into the sky.

Countless lamps rode the wind up into the sky. A scene where stars shot up from the earth stood shoulder to shoulder with the stars in the heavens.

“They say if you make a wish on the lamps, it will come true.”

Being held in Raon’s arms, his gentle voice seeped directly into my ear.

“Should we make a wish?”

I slowly shook my head.

Perhaps because I was relieved that Raon’s body temperature felt normal again in his arms, my body relaxed.

“Mmm… Haha, I don’t have any wishes to make. I’m already happy.”

Thunk. I rested my head against Raon’s chest. I felt Raon hesitate for a moment.

“Oh, there is just one thing. I wish my mother were alive…”

“Biyu, that’s.”

“Yes, you’re right. We’re already looking for a way, aren’t we?”

I lifted my head to meet Raon’s gaze. I curved my eyes into a smile.

“And we’ve found a pretty good method too.”

Raon nodded slightly. We both smiled as if we had made some kind of promise.

“But I should still make a wish. ‘Please let our family and all of the Hei Family be happy. And let Narang and Raon live together happily for a long, long time.'”

That’s when it happened.

Pop. With a small sound, ears that poked up sharply above Raon’s head came into view.

Behind her back, eight tails swayed gently back and forth.

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