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Chapter 38 – Nam Dongjun Was Kidnapped?
The next day.
It was around the time that I was doing fieldwork with Nureongi, as usual.
“Divine Doctor! Can you come here for a moment?”
Nak-yong called me urgently.
I quickly ran over with Nureongi.
I could see Nak-yong standing in front of the TV.
“What’s the matter? If you’re looking for the martial arts drama channel…”
“No, that’s not it! Look at that!”
“Huh?”
I shifted my gaze to the TV when I heard Nak-yong speak.
The news was on.
But it was the content that mattered.
“…S-rank Healer Nam Dongjun is missing?”
“Nam Dongjun? Isn’t he the healer who was troubling the young master?”
“I thought the Divine Doctor should definitely know about this. Did you think it was a nuisance?”
I shook my head at Nak-yong’s question.
Then, I sank into my own thoughts.
I recalled what Yunseol had said yesterday.
“I confided my worries to Yunseol yesterday…”
I had mentioned my concerns to Yunseol.
I said someone was bothering me and that it was causing me concern.
Yunseol responded to my worry with this.
“It’ll be resolved soon.”
When I first heard that, I thought it would simply be resolved over time.
So, I didn’t need to worry about it.
That’s how I took it.
But now, the moment I saw the news, I knew.
“Could Yunseol have done it?”
“Young master! Do you know something?”
“Ah, no, I don’t know for sure.”
It was just the circumstances that made me think Yunseol was responsible.
And it made sense. Yunseol was an Awakener.
She was a powerful Awakener, capable of easily eliminating even a D-rank Gate.
In terms of strength, she’s at least A-rank.
In fact, she might even be S-rank.
“Still, it worked out well.”
“Indeed! That villain has conveniently disappeared!”
Nak-yong and Nureongi smiled as if relieved.
After all, he was the one who had persistently bothered me.
Just look at the internet—it’s full of people cursing out my troll brand like a playback speed.
“It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but…”
Still, something felt off.
Was it really Yunseol who did it?
And how did she do it? I wanted to call and ask.
Swish.
I pulled out my phone and stared at Yunseol’s number.
But I quickly put the phone back and shook my head.
“Could it really be Yunseol?”
The Yunseol I knew wasn’t that kind of person.
It was probably just a coincidence of circumstances.
She, who was always like an angel, was kidnapping someone?
It was impossible.
“Young Master, why did you take out your phone?”
“It’s nothing.”
I shook my head at Nureongi’s question and put my phone away.
I thought to myself,
“It must all be a coincidence.”
With that thought, I decided to forget about the Nam Dongjun case.
* * *
There were only a handful of S-rank healers in Korea.
One of them, Nam Dongjun, was trembling violently.
“Where am I?”
He was bound to a chair and restrained.
His vision was also blocked.
Then, Nam Dongjun realized instinctively.
“I’ve been kidnapped.”
Fear gradually gripped his entire body.
He desperately tried to recall his last memory.
“I’m sure I drank wine and fell asleep.”
Nam Dongjun mumbled to himself as he watched reviews of troll-brand regeneration herbs.
He remembered falling asleep contentedly.
Besides, his house had ironclad security.
He had a security team composed of A- and B-rank Awakeners stationed there.
Unless an S-rank Awakener showed up, there was no way it could be breached.
“And yet I was kidnapped?”
That meant there was only one answer.
“P-please, spare my life!”
He had been kidnapped by an S-rank Awakener.
Not just any S-rank Awakener, though.
He must have been kidnapped by an S-rank “Villain” notorious for being utterly ruthless.
That was why Nam Dongjun’s usual composure had vanished completely.
“Your Majesty, it seems this one has woken up.”
“Oh my, he’s finally awake?”
With a click, footsteps drew nearer.
Then, Nam Dongjun’s blindfold was slowly removed.
Before him stood…
“Whoa! She’s incredibly beautiful!”
An incredibly beautiful woman stood there.
Even Nam Dongjun, notoriously picky, was captivated. But the woman looked at him as if he were a bug.
“Hm, I don’t like the look in your eyes. Shall I just gouge them out?”
Simultaneously, ice shot out from Yunseol’s hand.
“Huh, hah!”
The ice stopped right before Nam Dongjun’s eyes.
Feeling his life threatened, Nam Dongjun’s breath caught.
“Only one person can look at me like that, you know?”
Nam Dongjun nodded apologetically at her words.
He realized who she was talking about.
He knew who the person standing before him was.
“There’s only one S-rank villain with ice-type skills.”
The leader of the villain organization, Flower Garden.
She was a powerhouse who didn’t back down even when facing S-rank Awakeners.
She was commonly known as the Empress.
“I-it can’t be… the Empress?”
“Oh my, you know about me?”
“Of course! How could I not know about the Empress, the owner of the Flower Garden and an S-rank villain?”
Nam Dongjun began his day trying to survive.
He was also S-rank.
However, the difference between a healer and a damage dealer was like heaven and earth.
Here, his chance of overpowering Yunseol was 0%.
Therefore, he begged as grovelingly as possible.
“I don’t know what I did to offend the Empress, but I apologize! Please, just spare my life…”
Even as he begged, he sharpened his blade inwardly.
“If I just get out of here, I’ll mobilize every single one of my connections!”
His connections as an S-rank healer?
They were nothing short of extravagant!
He would bring all of them to bear and take revenge on Yunseol.
He was determined to do just that.
But Yunseol chuckled.
“You’re quite skilled at acting, aren’t you?”
“Wh-what do you mean?”
“How many people do you think have approached me like that over the years?”
Yunseol wasn’t fooled by Nam Dongjun.
In fact, she found it laughable.
After all, she had seen plenty of men like him over the years.
Was that why?
Yunseol could only recall one man.
“The only person who ever treated me without pretense was Master Hua Tuo.”
“Wait, hold on! What did you just say? Hua Tuo?”
“Hehe, so you finally realize why you were brought here?”
Nam Dongjun thought he had simply made an unknowing mistake with the empress.
But at the mention of Hua Tuo’s name, his thoughts changed.
Hua Tuo was the Awakener he’d been relentlessly harassing lately.
“If it’s not too much trouble, what exactly is your relationship with the Awakener, Hua Tuo?”
Yunseol replied to that question, her face slightly flushed.
“It’s a bit embarrassing to say it myself, but… I suppose you could call him family.”
“F-family?”
“Of course, it’s still just a plan for now!”
Yunseol cleared her throat to steady her voice and looked at Nam Dongjun again.
Her expression was completely different from when she’d mentioned Hua Tuo earlier.
There was no spark in her eyes.
“You dare obstruct the path of ‘my’ Master Hua Tuo? You, of all people?”
Yunseol’s ice began to climb up Nam Dongjun’s body. If it continued, he would turn into an ice statue.
Sensing death, he begged desperately.
“P-please spare me! I’ll never touch Hua Tuo again! Please, just spare my life!”
Tears and snot streamed down his face as he begged.
Yunseol watched him and sighed deeply.
“If I killed you here, Master Hua Tuo would be deeply grieved. That’s the kind of person he is.”
That was precisely why Yunseol never intended to kill Nam Dongjun in the first place.
“Th-then… are you releasing me?”
“As if that would happen?”
She had no intention of killing him, but certainly wasn’t going to let him go easily, either.
Therefore, Yunseol clapped her hands and said,
“Iron Maiden.”
“Did you call, Your Majesty?”
Simultaneously, a girl in surgical clothes appeared beside the empress.
Yunseol commanded the girl.
“Rewrite this man’s mind. Torture him if you must. He’s an S-rank healer anyway.”
“Wh-what do you mean…!?”
“I will comply with your orders.”
Iron Maiden slowly approached Nam Dongjun.
Seeing her coming toward him, Nam Dongjun screamed.
“D-don’t come near me!”
Thus, a new devotee of Hua Tuo was born.
* * *
It’s been quite some time since Nak-yong arrived.
I steadily learned acupuncture from him.
“Don’t put your leg there! Be bolder!”
“Understood!”
Nak-yong taught me wholeheartedly. It was as if he were teaching his own disciple. I was always grateful to him for that. Recently, however, a major change occurred.
“Divine Doctor, watch closely.”
With that, Nak-yong began rapidly throwing needles into the wall.
In an instant, he embedded over twenty needles into the wall.
He did it in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, my heart raced.
“Mr. Nak-yong, you can’t be…”
“Yes, your treatment is finally taking effect.”
Originally, Nak-yong couldn’t throw needles.
Even if he tried, it was impossible for them to stick to the wall.
But now it was different.
“The precision still lacks, but it’s reached a passable level.”
“That’s a huge relief!”
“You’re telling me. Hehehe.”
Nak-yong’s expression was the kindest I had ever seen.
When I first met him, he seemed tense.
He was always impatient, or perhaps anxious.
Compared to then, he is a completely different person now.
“It’s all thanks to you, Divine Doctor.”
“Haha, no. It’s all thanks to your hard work, Mr. Nak-yong.”
“I knew you’d say that.”
Nak-yong nodded as if he had expected it.
Then he spoke softly.
“Now that you can throw the hidden weapon, I was thinking of passing down the ‘Vision Technique’ to you.”
“The Vision Technique? Does such a thing even exist?”
“Originally, I intended to pass down the Dang family’s martial arts, but… I feel it would be unfair to you.”
“Huh? No, it’s not that unfair…”
“If I were to teach you the Dang family’s martial arts, it would inevitably cause you trouble.”
I tilted my head at Nak-yong’s words.
But if he felt that strongly, there must be a reason.
So I didn’t insist.
“Instead, I’ll pass on ‘Full Sky Flower Rain’ to you.”
“Full Sky Flower Rain!”
I’ve heard of it.
It’s a secret technique typically used by the Dang family of Sichuan.
It’s called Full Sky Flower Rain because it fills the entire sky with a shower of flowers.
I can’t believe he’s passing on such an incredible technique!
“Come to think of it, is Mr. Nak-yong actually from the Dang family of Sichuan?”
It made sense; his name had been Dang Cheonbi from the beginning.
Plus, he’d occasionally slip out the words “Dang family” without realizing it.
Judging by that, he must belong to the Dang family of Sichuan.
Being expelled from his family must mean he’s from the Dang family of Sichuan, too, right?
“Why are you staring like that?”
“Ah, it’s nothing. I’m just grateful.”
Still, he hadn’t revealed it himself.
Therefore, pretending not to know was the right thing to do.
I, too, was grateful to Youngho Hyung and his wife for that very reason.
Then—
[Yakseon's dimensional gate connects to another dimension.]That message appeared.
“I’ll ask you about the Full Sky Flower Rain later.”
“Alright.”
“Hurry to the patient!”
Nureongi and I dashed straight toward the dimensional gate.
Then, someone appeared beyond the rippling gate.
[Dimensional: A patient from Divine Beast's Paradise is visiting.]
[Affiliated with Divine Beast's Paradise: Hyangdan has visited.]Along with that message, the patient’s identity was revealed.
This patient was not human.
It was none other than…
“A…rabbit?”
An animal.
Not only that, but it looked just like the rabbits we knew.
It was a pure white rabbit with a strange pinkish hue.
The rabbit looked around and asked me,
“Is this where the Divine Doctor is?”
“Well, I am the Divine Doctor, but…”
As I said that, Hyangdan grabbed my sleeve and said urgently,
“Divine Doctor! Please help our dimension!”
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“Rewrite this man’s mind. Torture him if you must. He’s an S-rank healer anyway.” “Thus, a new devotee of Hua Tuo was born.”
Someone here took inspiration from “High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even in Another World”.
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