Chapter 332 – Who Are You? (1)
As soon as I got home, I sent the driver back to the clinic.
People looked at me a little strangely, but maybe they thought my attitude was weird because I was trying to get rid of that man named Ho quickly.
But that story could wait, so I went to find Ju-yeolin.
Or rather, someone who was with Ju-yeolin.
“What business do you have with me?”
“Yes, I came to ask you to be more vigilant in your guard duty.”
The captain’s already frowned face became even more wrinkled.
Maybe it was because he saw Ju-yeolin unable to walk properly after a night of debauchery, but he had a bad expression from the start.
“Is there a reason I should follow your orders?”
“Of course not. It’s not even an order. But what if it’s related to the safety of the Lord?”
“…Explain in detail.”
But as soon as Ju-yeolin spoke, the captain’s attitude softened a bit. It seems that he couldn’t help it if Ju-yeolin was involved.
But the captain’s expression twisted again after hearing my explanation.
“So, you’re saying that he looks like a weakling, but he seems dangerous?”
“…It may sound strange.”
I was still worried about why that man named Ho had approached us.
Maybe he just talked to anyone, but wouldn’t it be more natural to ask someone on the outskirts who was watching it?
The story that a weak-looking person was actually a super strong person is a cliche in novels and such, but it applies to a very small percentage of people. However, that man had a strange confidence.
The assurance that he was superior to his opponent was strongly expressed in his attitude.
But the captain’s reaction was dismissive.
“Even if that person is really dangerous, there’s no guarantee that it will threaten the Lady’s safety. It’s probably aimed at you or the chief physician.”
“Is that so? Well, even if I or the chief physician were seriously injured or killed, the Lord probably wouldn’t bat an eye. I guess I said something unnecessary.”
“…That son of a bitch…!”
The captain cursed, but I didn’t respond and waited for him to calm down for a moment.
In the first place, the fact that there was no guarantee that Ju-yeolin would be threatened was the same as saying that there was at least a slight possibility of a threat.
Even if they didn’t go out of their way to strengthen protection, they would probably pay more attention to the surrounding situation.
Chapter 332 – Who Are You? (1)
Despite my worries, I had to ask the captain for help.
“Captain, I’m not asking you to be on my side, am I? We may have a symbiotic relationship while the Lord is here, whether we like it or not. Wouldn’t it be safer if we helped each other out in these situations?”
“…”
“Even if the people here are skilled in martial arts, who among them is an expert in guarding like you? Please help us.”
“I thought you were just trying to flatter me.”
The captain was still sarcastic, but he seemed to listen to me.
“Well, then, how does that person compare to the Pung Yeop?”
“I don’t know. I didn’t feel anything… If that person is really a master, then it’s definitely a danger.”
“Ugh…”
The captain groaned, but if that guy was a master, then he had to be at least a danger. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to hide his strength in front of me.
And what bothered me about that guy named Ho was that his face seemed familiar.
Who is he? I kept thinking, but nothing came to mind.
“Don’t make me anxious for no reason. If nothing happens…”
“I’d rather nothing happened.”
“Me too.”
As soon as we finished talking, the captain disappeared into thin air.
Actually, I could read his location about half the time now, but I still wanted to learn that kind of hiding technique.
It’s so cool.
Ju-yeolin raised my hand and stared at it blankly.
Even though she had burned my flesh with her reversal technique, my hand was still the same size and beautiful.
The hand that had been tightly squeezed by another hand until recently still remembered the strong sensation.
Ju-yeolin had repeatedly squeezed and released it, and then reached out to wrap her hand around it, but she quickly withdrew her hand when she felt someone approaching.
Then, she pulled a book closer and opened it, and the feeling of someone approaching stopped.
“Dr. Ju, can I come in for a moment?”
I heard Eun So-young’s voice, and the sound of a crying baby.
“Yes, come in.”
Then the door opened, and Eun So-young and her baby appeared in her mother’s arms.
Compared to other children of similar age, Gyuni was much bigger, and I wondered if he would grow up to have a physique like his father’s.
But it was rare for a child to come to me like this, so Ju-yeolin couldn’t hide her curiosity.
“Do you have any pain or discomfort anywhere, baby?”
At first glance, Eun So-young’s baby looked healthy, so when Ju-yeolin asked, Eun So-young shook her head.
“I’ve been trying not to eat much lately… Maybe it’s because eating isn’t fun,” Eun So-young’s nanny said.
“I see. You’ve been through a lot. But then, why…”
“Now that the baby has turned one, it’s time to lay the foundation for martial arts… I think it would be good if Doctor Ju could check to make sure there’s no strain on his body.”
“The foundation for martial arts…? Ah!”
Generally, children in the martial arts world don’t start training until they’re at least three years old, but there are exceptions where some children start training the foundation at a young age.
Beolmo Sesu.
It’s a technique that can only be used by at least a master level practitioner, and there’s a special method to make the body suitable for martial arts at a young age when the body is still clean.
Like the fourth child, Gyuni, who is also Kang Yoon’s son, it wouldn’t have been difficult for Paeng Yeon-hwa to help him, but since Eun So-young had reached the master level, there was no need for her help.
Ju-yeolin was nervous, but she quickly regained her composure, thinking that there would be many more situations like this in the future.
“Could you lay the baby down here for a moment?”
When Eun So-young gently laid the baby down next to her, Ju-yeolin immediately began her examination.
As she projected her inner strength to explore the baby’s body and lightly stimulated the bones to check for any abnormalities, she couldn’t help but notice the cute face that anyone could tell was Kang Yoon’s son.
The woman in front of her was Kang Yoon’s wife, and this baby was Kang Yoon’s son.
As she forcibly suppressed her heart that became more and more restless as she confirmed this fact, Ju-yeolin removed her hand from the baby and spoke.
“There doesn’t seem to be any abnormalities in the blood vessels or bones. It seems like there’s no problem… but just in case, could you call me when you’re going to perform the procedure?”
“I’m glad to hear that. I’ll definitely do that.”
Eun So-young smiled brightly as she hugged her baby, and bowed her head in gratitude.
“Just in case anything happens, feel free to call me without hesitation.”
“I feel relieved knowing that someone like Doctor Ju is helping us.”
After Eun So-young left, Ju-yeolin let out a heavy sigh and decided to forget about the memory of her hand being touched just a moment ago.
However, the next day, Ju-yeolin cursed herself as she once again exposed her belly to the man and found herself becoming more and more focused on the sensation.
Just as Ju-yeolin didn’t know what was on the man’s mind, the man also didn’t know what Ju-yeolin was thinking.
“Um… through the bone marrow… is that okay?”
“Yes, it’s, it’s okay.”
The warmth and roughness of the man’s palm against her soft flesh felt quite pleasant.
At first, she felt embarrassed to expose such a private area, but as it repeated for several days, her embarrassment faded, and she began to focus solely on the sensation.
“I know I’ve said it many times, but if it hurts even a little, you should tell me.”
“Yes…”
Moreover, she enjoyed hearing the occasional voice of concern that sounded gentle.
Ju-yeolin felt like she knew what parts of the man’s women liked, and in her eyes, the man was an attractive man.
Buzz buzz buzz
“Doctor Ju? What’s wrong?”
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
When she suddenly flinched, the man looked at her with a puzzled expression, and Ju-yeolin quickly denied that anything was wrong.
‘No, don’t think like that.’
She had sworn to live the rest of her life as a doctor, to help even the weakest who couldn’t receive proper treatment even if they were sick.
Since meeting the man and working here, she had been able to live by only thinking about the patients and nothing else.
But the fact that she was starting to waver even a little bit in front of the man’s young son was a very confusing situation for her.
She bit her lip at the thought that the man might even look at her differently if she revealed her true self.
‘Absolutely not.’
Thinking of Eun So-young and her son whom she saw the day before, Ju-yeolin suppressed her emotions. How betrayed would Eun So-young feel if she knew the truth?
But Ju-yeolin couldn’t know.
As she was lost in thought, the man in front of her was carefully observing her.
And the inner strength flowing through her body was showing a completely different flow than before.
“No…?”
By the time she realized it, it was too late.
“Kang So-hyeop, wait…!”
“Yes?”
“Quickly, stop the energy…!”
Ju-yeolin was too distracted to see the man’s bewildered expression. She desperately tried to hold onto her inner strength, but she couldn’t resist the power of the man’s inner strength.
Thump thump
‘No…!’
The sounds within her body began to ring loudly in her ears, and soon, even the man could hear it.
“W-what’s wrong?”
The man quickly withdrew his inner strength, but he couldn’t tell what was happening inside Ju-yeolin’s body.
But he could see the changes in her body. Her plump flesh began to shrink, and the distorted bones returned to their original shape in a grotesque process.
“What is this…!”
Ju-yeolin tightly closed her eyes, hearing the man’s astonishment.
She didn’t know what went wrong, but the inner strength that was supporting her reverse spell lost its balance and returned to its original state, causing the spell to be released.
Meanwhile, her clothes, which were already loose due to exposing her belly, fell off, and Ju-yeolin quickly pulled her clothes to cover her body.
When she cautiously opened her eyes again, she saw the man staring at her with tension in his palm.
“Who are you?”
Hearing the man’s suspicious voice, Ju-yeolin couldn’t help but feel guarded and couldn’t suspect the man of anything.