The Time-Limited Baby Doctor Doesn’t Hide The Fact That She’s A Genius - Chapter 244

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The Terminal Baby Physician Doesn’t Hide Being a Genius

Additional Side Story Episode 9

For a moment, I doubted my ears.

“…Really?”

“Yes.”

Uncle frowned. He looked somewhat displeased, or rather, suspicious.

“How on earth did you know to come here? No, that can’t be possible.”

From his muttering these incomprehensible words, it seemed he had been debating whether to tell me or not before making his decision.

“Since you’ve never met your mother, you probably haven’t heard any stories about me either. Didn’t your father mention me?”

“No, I’ve never heard of you. Um… he was a patient until recently.”

Uncle paused at my words. For a brief moment, I thought I saw pity flash in his eyes.

Well, I’m living completely happily now. I decided not to clear up the misunderstanding right away.

“The three flowers you were looking for. I’m one of the managers who oversees the herb garden where they grow.”

“Oh my, really?”

“Yes. I’m a life mage. And all life mages on the Eastern Continent are managers of the herb garden ‘Xichuanhua Garden,’ which cultivates the most precious herbs on the Eastern Continent.”

I blinked my eyes.

Really, I had been at a loss because no matter how much I searched, there was no way to obtain them.

‘Wow… this is how it gets resolved?’

“But I can’t give you those materials.”

At those words, I felt like I was flying through the sky only to suddenly plummet off a cliff.

“Instead, I’ll give you a chance to obtain the materials directly.”

…Were you a card shark in a past life? Your skill at pressuring and then releasing people is no joke. And from your expression, it doesn’t even seem intentional.

I listened attentively while resisting the urge to scratch my cheek.

“I don’t understand what you mean. Do I need to go to the Eastern Continent?”

Uncle shook his head.

“No, that’s not what I mean. More precisely….”

Uncle’s explanation was as follows.

The people of the Eastern Continent, especially the ruling class, don’t consider any herbs that grow on that land to belong to any one person.

Moreover, even precious herbs they’ve cultivated themselves ultimately come from nature bestowed by heaven.

They say they’ll give them to anyone who’s qualified. However, for outsiders to take them, they must meet established criteria depending on the desired materials.

Whether one meets those criteria is determined through a test.

‘Take a test?’

My mouth fell slightly open.

“Can I take that test here?”

“Yes. After all, a physician can encounter patients anywhere, anytime. So we prepare to administer tests anywhere. More precisely, it’s a system created by an ancient Divine Priestess.”

Hearing the name Divine Priestess naturally made me think of Raon. Raon is from the Divine Priestess clan, and didn’t they say some Divine Priestess even brought the dead back to life?

I was curious about what kind of person she was, what kind of clan they were.

‘That person must be a gumiho like Raon too, right?’

Anyway, they say it’s possible to transcend space through magical tools bestowed by the Divine Priestess.

He said that if I pass the test inside, I’ll be given the materials.

‘I’ve always heard the Eastern Continent is a land of miracles, but it really is a mysterious place….’

Someday when I step down as Family Head and Raon steps down as Emperor. Could we visit the Eastern Continent too?

My heart started pounding for no reason. I calmed my racing heart.

“Will you take the test?”

“Of course! Thank you so much, Uncle!”

Even though he could have passed it over without telling me, giving me this opportunity and explanation was Uncle’s kindness.

When I smiled brightly, Uncle slightly averted his eyes.

He looked as if he was displeased, but his subsequent coughing and covering his mouth suggested.

‘He seems like he doesn’t know what to do with himself.’

He has the exact same face as Mother, but he seems much more shy than her.

Mother had a personality that got along well with anyone.

‘I’m so curious about what the two of them were like as children….’

While I was thinking this, Uncle spoke after clearing his throat.

“Ahem, and one more thing… you can’t take this test alone. Two people must go together, is that possible?”

When he said he could explain if I wanted to know the reason, I shook my head and answered.

“The explanation is fine. I have someone to go with.”

Naturally, I thought of Raon.

“Then can we go and return as quickly as possible?”

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The next morning at dawn.

At an early hour before the sun had risen.

Uncle stared wide-eyed, looking back and forth between me and my companion.

“…The person going with you is the Empire’s Emperor?”

Watching him, I thought.

‘Uncle doesn’t have much political sense.’

When I introduced myself, Raon stood beside me, and normally everyone would have caught on since that’s where the Empress would stand.

Was it because I introduced myself as the Family Head of the Hei Family rather than the Emperor’s fiancée?

Anyway, I told Raon everything about my conversation with Uncle that very night.

Then Raon said he would join without a moment’s hesitation. Adding that if not him, then who else would do it.

“…It could be dangerous.”

“It’s fine, I was prepared for that much.”

“I’m fine too. I can’t send Biyu to a dangerous place alone.”

Uncle looked troubled.

Even though emperors usually speak informally to envoys, speaking formally to Uncle meant treating him as a Family Elder.

It seemed he finally caught on to the relationship between Raon and me.

“…Alright. If it’s your choice, I can’t stop you. It won’t take long.”

Because Raon had become twice as busy since the envoys arrived, this early dawn was the only time he could spare.

But since Raon stubbornly insisted he absolutely couldn’t send me with anyone else but himself, we sought out Uncle early in the morning.

Uncle took out a necklace. It was a necklace carved from jade. As he held it out in his hand and closed his eyes, green light began to gather.

‘Wow….’

It was different from the green seen when plant mages use their abilities.

White light and golden light shimmered over the green light, and soon leaves and stems began growing from the jade necklace.

Vines also sprouted from the floor.

“Don’t resist and accept it.”

These things wrapped around our bodies tightly.

“I hope you obtain what you desire. Ahem, ni, niece.”

With Uncle’s awkward voice as the last thing I heard, everything went dark before my eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, I saw a pitch-black space.

“Raon?”

“Yeah, I’m here.”

It seemed we had moved while still holding hands.

As I was looking around, I heard a small laugh from somewhere.

– My goodness. It’s been so long since a test from another continent.

Light smoothly gathered before my eyes and formed a shape.

It was the translucent form of a person.

It was a woman with clean-colored silver hair like Raon’s, no, even closer to pure white than Raon’s.

Above her head were pure white ears, and behind her were nine enormous tails.

‘Gumiho…’

She was from the same clan as Raon.

– Hmm, an exam from another continent…? How interesting. Our child is here too?

A voice that sounded like she was addressing a very, very young child.

Because of that, despite her appearance that looked to be in her twenties, she felt much older.

“Excuse me, who are you?”

– Oh my, this one is a mage and physician of tremendous talent.

The beauty smiled brightly. Her tails swayed and swished as if she was in an extremely good mood.

In the blink of an eye, the beauty who had appeared before me looked at me intently.

One of her tails tickled my cheek. It was so fluffy and cozy that laughter burst out of me.

– Good, very good. Really… you’ve saved so many people. This is the first time I’ve seen a human with such a long tail of good deeds.

“…What?”

– I’d like to just give anything such a human needs… but it’s against the rules, which is unfortunate.

The woman’s eyes curved into crescents.

I stared as if entranced.

Thinking that if Raon became a woman, he would become such an enchanting beauty.

Soon my vision was blocked. Raon had covered my eyes. I giggled and removed Raon’s hand.

“You’re going to start drooling, Biyu.”

“Not to that extent. I was just amazed because she resembles you. Would I have stared otherwise?”

Raon smiled slyly.

Before I knew it, Raon’s tail had also popped out, pushing away the woman’s tail and wrapping around my cheek and neck fluffily.

As if asking, isn’t my tail prettier and more lovable?

I burst into laughter.

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