The Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with a Song - Chapter 202

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Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with Song – Side Story 3-2
Side Story 3-2. My Husband is All Fluffy
“I’m sorry, but I was taught never to miss an event that comes along in life.”
When I fell for Lucy’s cunning scheme and agreed without hesitation, the puppy stared up at me with those round eyes.
That tiny face seemed colored with betrayal, and my conscience pricked sharply.
But I’m only human—how could I possibly resist a situation like this?
I desperately avoided his gaze and let out a nervous cough.
“Well, but first we need to find out what Jung Hwan-jae ate, so I think it’s best we visit Hwa-jon tomorrow.”
“…Mung.”
He seemed to be trying to convey something, but could only manage sounds like “mung” or “king,” which left him looking frustrated.
He stretched his stubby little limbs out from my embrace.
This kind of behavior was nothing but endlessly adorable. Was he perhaps testing my patience right now?
“Thank you for understanding.”
“Mang.”
His round eyes grew even rounder.
It seemed to ask, ‘How could you possibly understand what I’m saying?’
In truth, I couldn’t actually understand his words—I was merely guessing.
I lifted him up, small enough to hold in one hand, and gently pressed my forehead against his.
Warm, cozy, soft.
When Jung Hwan-jae held me like this normally, it felt one way, but being the one to embrace him or nuzzle against him felt entirely different.
“Maybe it’s because our hearts are connected that I can understand you? But don’t worry. I’ll find a way to turn you back to normal within three days!”
“Mang….”
I could almost hear his voice: ‘So what you’re really saying is you have no intention of turning me back to normal within three days, Ye-ah….’
I couldn’t help but laugh.
Ah, I’m so grateful I’ve lived a virtuous life. And now events like this come along!

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“Ye-ah, we’re not open yet.”
“Oh, I’m sorry, oppa. The Kakao Map said we open at 7, so I came by….”
As I pushed the door open and stepped inside, Hwa-jon laughed awkwardly.
I thought to myself that if we weren’t open yet, shouldn’t the door be locked….
“The lock’s broken.”
“Oh….”
I’d thoughtlessly tried to open the door and ended up breaking it.
What do I do? The sign even said “pull,” but I’d pushed instead, and the lock shattered into pieces.
I pulled out my card with an embarrassed expression.
“H-here, order a new one with this….”
“It’s fine. I can just fix it.”
“No, please take this and buy a new one. I’m begging you. I feel terrible enough about destroying the property of someone who doesn’t even make much money….”
Seeing me wracked with guilt, Hwa-jon seemed to take pity and finally accepted the card.
And a few seconds later, he seemed to notice Jung Hwan-jae nestled in my arms.
Hwa-jon tilted his head and asked with a puzzled expression.
“That dog has unusual eye color. What kind of ability does this one have?”
“Well, to be honest, he’s in a state that needs treatment right now….”
“I haven’t treated many pets or creatures before. Would it be similar to an Assigned Staff Member….”
Hwa-jon seemed completely unaware that the dog I was holding was a result of his own creation.
Jung Hwan-jae opened his mouth slightly and let out a low growl.
Though all that came out was a pathetic squeaking sound.
A helplessly insignificant baby who hadn’t even finished growing his teeth yet….
I desperately held back my laughter and did my best to think sad thoughts. Sad thoughts. Sad thoughts. Sad….
“Oppa, what I’m holding isn’t just a dog.”
“Huh?”
“Let me introduce him. This is my husband.”
“Your husband? Your husband is Jung Hwan….”
Hwa-jon’s face, which had been smiling gently as if I were joking, gradually hardened.
Even though I was still smiling, just looking at his expression made it clear this wasn’t a joke.
And seeing Jung Hwan-jae’s eyes glaring at him as if to kill.
Small and insignificant and weak-looking, but those eyes—it’s hard to doubt.
“Wait, how did this even happen?”
“He said he took the medicine you gave him? So naturally I thought you’d know what was going on.”
“Medicine I gave him?”
Hwa-jon’s face went pale.
He opened the ledger right beside him and flipped through it this way and that, then shook his head with a troubled expression.
“The Guild Master hasn’t been to the Pharmacy recently. The last time was when he came to pick up your period pain medicine.”
“Hmm…?”
Jung Hwan-jae had picked up my period pain medicine three months ago.
Since I’d received the package containing one hundred pills, there was no reason for him to have come back again.
“Then what on earth did he consume?”
I lowered my head and met Jung Hwan-jae’s eyes.
I’d naturally assumed he’d taken the medicine Jung Hwan-jae had brought back, but the mystery had returned to square one.
“Woof, yelp, whimper, bark….”
Jung Hwan-jae was desperately trying to communicate something to me.
Hwa-jon seemed to finally acknowledge that what I was holding in my arms was truly my husband.
“You two have been married for over two years, and this is the first time I’ve seen him like this.”
“Tomorrow makes three years. Anyway, this is the first time I’ve ever seen my husband turn into a dog—including our entire dating history.”
“Yelp, whimper.”
“So you’re saying you didn’t buy it yourself, but someone else did and gave it to you? And you ate it without suspecting anything at all?”
Jung Hwan-jae waved his palm frantically as if to confirm the answer.
As if enchanted, I pressed down on the jelly in his palm while deliberately nodding with a serious expression.
“Oppa, has Lucy ever come by?”
“Oh, if you mean Lucy, he stopped by briefly last week…. I happened to be away at the time, so I heard Master gave him the medicine. But how are you two even communicating?”
“It just works.”
If Jung Hwan-jae had taken the medicine without suspicion, it was likely Lucy—someone he’d built enough trust with.
It could have been another Guild member, but in that case, they wouldn’t have summoned him at dawn to feed him the medicine.
And from what I could tell this morning, only the four of us in his room seemed to know about this situation.
“What did he say was given?”
“Just a moment….”
Hwa-jon gazed into empty space.
It seemed his Assigned Staff Member was explaining the full details to him.
“He said Lucy received a medicine that can transform into an animal.”
“Huh?”
“Apparently he was tired of just walking around in doll form and kept pestering to know if he could become an animal instead. So they gave him medicine that would last about a day.”
“A day?”
Without realizing it, my voice was dripping with disappointment.
Hwa-jon, who had innocently relayed the information to me, was startled.
“Oh, well, he should probably return sooner. Ye-ah, I’m sorry to say this, but the Guild Master is human, so it should last about a week….”
“Oh, really? That’s truly unfortunate!”
I understood why Lucy said he couldn’t lie to me.
I answered with an uncontrollable bright smile.
Hwa-jon continued to stare at me with a confused expression before nodding awkwardly.
His eyes seemed to say, ‘I don’t understand why you’re smiling, but I’m glad.’
“Oh, so this isn’t like a debuff or something?”
“It’s just a form transformation. It might show up as an abnormal status. If you want, you could probably dispel it with your skill.”
“I see. Jung Hwan-jae, I’ll be able to return you within the promised time!”
Jung Hwan-jae, noticing that my voice was bright and cheerful, shook his head vigorously in my arms.
“Well then, I’ll return my husband. But why on earth did Lucy do this?”
Thank you so much.
[Liri: Not long ago, Jung Hwan-jae came to Lucy asking if a husband without aegyo was a problem.]
[Liri: I told him that you wouldn’t really mind that sort of thing, but he seemed bothered by it anyway.]
[Liri: So Lucy decided to take matters into his own hands. Since some things can’t be forced, he figured he’d at least make what does happen seem endearing.]
Thank you so very much….
“Ah, Ye-ah. Master didn’t know when he sold it, but I still want to apologize for how things turned out. And I’m sorry I couldn’t take better care of you either.”
Hwa-jon’s eyebrows drooped apologetically.
I laughed brightly and waved my hand.
“Oh, it’s fine. It’s fine! Well then, I should get going!”
I stepped outside with a light heart, then suddenly remembered today’s schedule.
Now that I thought about it, what a coincidence—today was the day Dante and Rosalind Brown were arriving!

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