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Chapter 35 – The Wavelength of Herbs
Youngho Hyung’s wife suddenly collapsed!
I was startled by the sight.
I was about to step forward when—
“Honey! Take your medicine first!”
Youngho Hyung said, having fetched medicine from somewhere.
He swiftly gave the medicine to his wife.
Not long after that…
“Huff.”
Her convulsions stopped, and her breathing slowly returned to normal.
Youngho Hyung lay her down on the bed in the main room and stepped out.
He sat down on the porch steps with a worried look on his face.
“Jin, do you have any cigarettes?”
“Do you really think I would have any?”
“I guess not.”
“You quit smoking, right?”
“Yeah, I quit. But it’s hard to resist when I see my wife like that.”
Honestly, I understood.
To me, it just looked like Youngho Hyung’s wife had suddenly collapsed. But he must have known everything. The proof was in how skillfully he administered the medicine.
Unaware of any of this, Seojun was happily playing with Nureongi.
“Youngho hyung, your wife…”
“She has generalized anxiety disorder.”
“…and?”
“ She also has panic disorder and depression. It’s like adding insult to injury.”
“Did she try to endure it without taking any medication?”
That kind of thinking was terrible.
This was coming from the vice president of a pharmaceutical company, of all people.
How could skipping medication even be considered?
“It was fine at first. When she was completely free from work, she wasn’t like that.”
“So it started when she began taking on work again?”
“That’s right. I guess the countryside doesn’t solve everything after all.”
Youngho Hyung brushed his face, looking self-deprecating.
“I should have made her take the meds, even if I had to force her.”
“Why doesn’t your wife want to take them?”
“You know how psychiatric meds are. They always make you sleepy and make it hard to think straight. They interfere with daily life.”
“True. But abruptly stopping the medication just because of that isn’t good.”
I spoke to Youngho Hyung as if admonishing him.
Knowing he was at fault, he just kept nodding his head.
“Hmm, bringing up the national project seems difficult.”
Talking about business with people going through such a hard time?
That would be too selfish.
Instead, I was more concerned about Youngho Hyung’s wife’s health.
“I’m sorry. You probably came with good intentions to visit…”
“Sorry? What are you sorry for? What crime is it to get sick?”
“…Jin.”
“You and your wife haven’t done anything wrong. So please, don’t apologize.”
Some people see illness as a sin.
But I can say this with certainty.
Getting sick is not a mistake.
“Sigh… If only there were medicines without side effects.”
“Aren’t pharmaceutical companies developing their own medicines?”
“Developing medicine isn’t that easy. Creating a medicine that reduces side effects isn’t something you can just do.”
That’s true.
I said it just in case, but honestly, it was a long shot.
What if they had made such a medicine?
Somang Pharmaceuticals would be famous by now.
“Is there really no other way?”
Youngho Hyung sighed deeply.
As I watched him, I thought of two medicinal herbs.
“Wait, maybe…”
Could I make a medicine perfectly suited for Youngho Hyung’s wife?”
* * *
When I got home, I took out the Moonlight Grass and the Sun Guardian right away.
“Young Master, what are you up to?”
“A patient who needs these has appeared.”
“Is that so?”
“If we blend the effects of the Moonlight Grass and the Sun Guardian well, the result will be a perfect medicine.”
I envisioned combining the Moonlight Grass’s mental care effect with the Sun Guardian’s fatigue-relieving effect.
What if these two were combined?
“A perfect medicine would be born—one that wouldn’t make you drowsy or tired.”
That’s why I decided to use these two herbs.
“Why not just give them separately?”
“That’s one way. But the effects are only temporary, so it’s not ideal.”
Giving the herbs separately might be convenient at first.
However, the effects wouldn’t last very long.
That’s why I thought combining them would be better.
Why?
“Because the medicine made from the recipe in the Yakseon’s notebook has a permanent effect.”
“Ah, yes! Now that I think about it, that would be much more efficient.”
“But there’s a problem.”
“There’s no recipe.”
“That’s right.”
At that moment, I realized that there was no recipe in my notebook that used Moonlight Grass and Sun Guardian.
“Then I suppose I have no choice but to create one.”
“You’ve done it before, so you should be able to do it well!” Nureongi said.
“All right, let’s give it a shot.”
Three chances.
I had to complete the recipe within those three attempts.
That’s why I felt such a heavy weight on my shoulders.
Then.
“You’re up to something interesting again, aren’t you?”
“Mr. Nak-yong.”
Nak-yong appeared suddenly.
“I hear you’re developing a new medicine.”
“Yes, but simply mixing these two herbs won’t be enough.”
“You’re right. Something else special will likely need to be added.”
Nodding, Nak-yong took a seat beside me.
“I’ll help you with it.”
“Really?”
“Despite my hands being like this, I’ve been known to make good medicine.”
“I’d be grateful if Mr. Nak-yong helps.”
Nak-yong is quite the physician himself.
If someone like him helps, I’ll be thankful.
Then, Nak-yong said to me,
“First, use the spiritual eyes on the herbs.”
“The spiritual eyes? Why…?”
“Herbs possess their own wavelengths. Whether they harmonize or clash depends entirely on those wavelengths.”
“Wavelengths?”
I was dumbfounded.
It was the first time I’d heard that herbs had wavelengths.
But something about it made sense.
Sometimes herbs that seemed completely incompatible blended well.
Conversely, herbs that seemed like they should blend well sometimes clashed.
“Spiritual Eyes.”
[Skill: Spiritual Eyes activated.]
I activated the Spiritual Eyes skill and examined the Moonlight Grass and the Sun Guardian.
In that instant,
“Wow, it’s real!”
The herbs’ wavelengths began to appear.
A blue wavelength emanated from the Moonlight Grass.
Conversely, a red wavelength flowed from the Sun Guardian.
“Blue and red… Those are completely opposing wavelengths.”
“Is that so?”
“If you mixed them together, you would definitely have created a strange medicine.”
Hearing that, I was terrified.
I almost ruined those precious herbs.
“We need an herb to act as a mediator and bridge the gap between these herbs.”
“Then what kind of wavelength would be best?”
“A green wavelength would be ideal.”
“Green!”
I immediately dashed to the herb garden.
I carefully selected herbs that might help in this situation.
Two were chosen.
“Lemon and lavender, I see.”
Both had a green wavelength.
I took them and returned immediately.
“Will these suffice?”
“Wavelength-wise, they should be fine. However, there’s another issue.”
“It’s how you combine them, I suppose.”
Medications can vary greatly depending on how they’re made.
But it’s fine.
I have countless experiences.
“I trust my instincts.”
Therefore, I began manufacturing the medicine without hesitation.
* * *
At the same time,
Youngho sat beside the sleeping Jieun.
Jieun was so deeply asleep that she didn’t even stir when Youngho stroked her forehead.
Beside her, Seojun tilted his head.
“Dad, is Mom sick?”
“No, Mom’s just a little sleepy.”
“Mom sleeps too much!”
“That’s right. She’s trying to sleep less, but it’s not working out.”
Youngho stroked Seojun’s head.
“Seojun, Grandma will be here soon. Would you like to go out and meet her?”
“Yeah! I’ll play with her!”
“Grandma might be surprised, so you need to bring her home safely, okay?”
“Okay!”
“Don’t go far. Wait near the house, okay?”
“Got it! I’ll be back!”
Seojun, unaware of anything, burst out of the front gate.
Youngho sighed as he looked at Jieun.
“The heavens are truly indifferent.”
Youngho recalled Jieun from the past.
She was always bold and brimming with confidence.
But there was another side to her.
“I thought she was just a cheerful person, but that wasn’t the case.”
Was it because she was called a parachuter and judged as such?
She worked incredibly hard to avoid that label.
She worked twice as hard and twice as diligently as others.
Still, that label stuck to her like glue.
“Maybe it would be better to just quit.”
After all, they could always find someone else to take over the company.
Youngho was an A-rank hunter on the verge of promotion to S-rank.
Financially, there was absolutely no problem.
However, Jieun said she genuinely enjoyed working at the pharmaceutical company.
That’s why Youngho couldn’t make her quit.
“I miss Dr. Heo.”
Jin’s father.
The traditional doctor whom everyone simply called Dr. Heo.
He was the village’s pillar.
He treated the sick for free and always cared for them.
Youngho respected Dr. Heo deeply.
“I wanted to be like Dr. Heo.”
Was that why?
Even after becoming an A-rank Hunter, Youngho worked tirelessly.
He saved people with all his might and participated in volunteer work.
He also donated generously to orphanages and played with the children.
He wanted to become like the respected Dr. Heo.
He did so many good deeds that Jieun fell for him because of them.
“Performing good deeds with expectations attached isn’t ideal, but…”
Youngho prayed to the heavens.
Having lived a life of helping others, he asked for help for his own wife.
He begged for Jieun’s mental illness to be cured. But reality was harsh.
“After all, even Dr. Heo never received his due reward.”
Dr. Heo was the most virtuous person Youngho knew, yet he died young.
Even heaven didn’t acknowledge his good deeds.
That’s why Youngho didn’t expect miracles.
“Should I sell everything I own to buy a special elixir?”
They said special elixirs could change a person’s constitution.
Of course, that was just a rumor.
Right now, even that rumor felt desperately important to Youngho.
Seeing his wife smile healthily again would make him happy.
“If it could cure my wife’s illness, I’d do absolutely anything.”
He muttered to himself like that when…
Thump! Thump!
The sound of someone knocking on the gate echoed.
Youngho wondered if his mother had come.
But the gate was open, so there was no reason for her to knock.
He immediately headed toward the gate.
And there stood…
“Huh, Jin. Did you leave something behind?”
It was Dr. Heo’s son, Heo Jin.
He looked very confident.
“I didn’t leave anything behind. On the contrary, I came to give you something.”
“Give me something? What could that be?”
“I brought medicine to cure your wife’s illness.”
Upon hearing this, Youngho let out a wry smile.
“Jin, that doesn’t make any sense.”
A traditional doctor treating mental illness?
Nonsense.
If that were possible, wouldn’t traditional medicine be omnipotent?
That would mean they were so competent that Western medicine wasn’t even necessary.
But Heo Jin remained unflappable.
“Hyung, You already know.”
“…Know what?”
“That I’m an Awakener.”
At those words, Youngho swallowed hard.
Youngho and Jieun knew that Heo Jin was an Awakener. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to treat Seojun.
That’s why Youngho found himself growing hopeful.
“Really? You really made the medicine?”
Youngho’s voice trembled.
It really was Heo Jin standing before him.
If it were Dr. Heo’s son,
Youngho thought he might be able to save his wife.
Heo Jin gave Youngho a faint smile.
“Just trust me.”
He said as he entered the room.
“But in return, if I save your wife, grant me one wish.”
Hearing this, Youngho pleaded desperately.
“I’ll grant you a hundred wishes! Just save my wife!”
Heo Jin nodded at the promise and declared,
“Special treatment begins.”
At that moment, his eyes glowed blue.
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It’s amazing that he always has the herbs that can cure a particular person. Oh, wait! Is this called “plot armor”?
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