Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Shouldn’t I Be the One to Eat That?

Euratcha Animal Hospital director Lee Do-han still couldn’t believe the miracle that occurred at his hospital.

On the monitor the test results of Boogi discharged yesterday were floating.

The test results when Boogi first came.

The test results four days ago.

Boogi had no hope.

Even looking at experience so far, it was a critical state where it wouldn’t be strange if it stopped breathing immediately.

‘Yet.’

Christmas.

While briefly organizing documents and coming, Boogi became fine miraculously. What remained was only traces of treating the trauma.

‘If there weren’t the photos and videos taken of Boogi so far, and the CCTV video containing the treating appearance.’

Tap.

He turned to the next page.

The test results of Boogi right before discharge.

All numbers were normal.

‘Even I would have suspected that the test might have been wrong from the beginning.’

And in the miracle that happened to Boogi this time, he felt a strong sense of déjà vu.

Previously the cat Kami who was urgently hospitalized after being infected with a vicious virus.

Kami’s prognosis was also not good, so he told the guardian that they might need to prepare their heart.

But overnight the condition suddenly improved, and in the morning it recovered cleanly as if nothing had happened.

‘This is no way.’

Lee Do-han entered the hospitalization room.

The empty hospitalization room was dim with only the emergency exit light on.

He clasped both hands.

Feeling a bit eerie.

‘Is it thanks to the ancestors?!’

Last year. After a large animal hospital with the latest test equipment and several veterinarians employed opened nearby, his animal hospital’s revenue was rapidly decreasing.

On top of that the monthly rent also rose.

Unpaid fees from urgently treating sick dogs and cats at the request of animal rescue groups were also gradually piling up.

After quarreling a bit with an irresponsible guardian, even a malicious rumor of over-treatment spread.

So with a hard heart, a few months ago he went to pay respects at his grandparents’ grave and grumbled for a long time.

「Grandmother, Grandfather. Please help me a bit···.」

···like that.

Lee Do-han saw the post the Boogi owner’s son uploaded to SNS.

[Our Boogi who heard the words ‘every day is a crisis’ has been completely cured miraculously! #Boogi #ChristmasMiracle #EuratchaAnimalHospital]

The first photo was Boogi’s appearance when just coming to the hospital. Followed by the test result paper with several numbers marked red.

Next.

In the video of Boogi breathing hard as if about to stop breathing soon, the owner’s sobbing sound was contained.

[Boogi···. Mom is sorry, Boogi···.]

The very next video.

A affectionate voice was heard.

[Boogi~.]

Boogi’s appearance discharging in a healthy state.

[Aiyoo, going home feels good~.]

-It was also a really fatal virus and complications were dangerous, a dog of someone I know also left helplessly.. It really seems like a Christmas miracleㅠㅠ

-When I showed this to the veterinarian teacher our dog goes to they said it’s no different from a miracleㄷㄷ I’ve never seen a case that improved this much in a short time from the threshold of death;

-By any chance was the first test result wrong??

└It doesn’t seem so. Look at the Boogi photos and videos uploaded before

-Really a miracleㅜㅜ Congratulations!!

-Our house cat also goes to this hospital, the director is really kind and examines thoroughly well.

-They say when a hospitalized patient comes in the veterinarian teacher doesn’t leave them at night, watches while sleeping at the hospitalㅜ Even though it must be hard alone

-Getting better like this in just a few days? Really an unbelievable levelㅋ

-Where is the animal hospital?

└It’s ○○-gu Euratcha Animal Hospital.

└A bit far but I still have to go

-This is the veterinarian who cured it being the miracle

The Boogi owner’s son’s followers were quite many.

The number of post shares was also increasing in real time, and thanks to that the animal hospital SNS followers were also increasing.

Treatment inquiries too.

Lee Do-han bowed repeatedly toward the empty hospitalization room.

‘Really thank you. Really thank you, ancestors.’

***

“Thanks, Kang Bong-sik.”

Wearing new clothes with the tag still not removed, Sister took a bizarre pose.

“How is it.”

I yawned noisily while stretching.

“Yeah. Now you look like an unemployed person who escaped the beggar appearance.”

“What, man?”

The day after Christmas I slept all day.

Whether because I kept using skills, or because I wandered around for several hours, I was quite tired.

Since I diligently stacked experience, isn’t it okay to rest for one day? Thinking that.

Yesterday which was Saturday I loafed as always.

While walking Arong, I luckily discovered a [Contagious Disease Patient] at a park where dogs often gather and modestly stacked experience.

“By the way Kang Bong-sik.”

While wondering what to do to kill time tomorrow, Sister entered my room.

“Did you see this?”

“What?”

“The animal hospital Arong goes to, the one that came up on YouTube and SNS.”

“Euratcha Animal Hospital?”

“Yeah.”

Sister showed someone’s SNS.

[Our Boogi who heard the words ‘every day is a crisis’ has been completely cured miraculously!]

“They said it was lost a month ago and barely found, in a state full of wounds here and there and caught a really dangerous illness.”

Checking other posts, the despairing state of the dog so far was uploaded in detail.

“But on Christmas when the hospital really said it was a crisis! The kid became completely fine miraculously! Only traces of being hurt remained, and all numbers returned to normal. Look.”

“···Yeah. Amazing.”

The dog treated with the Christmas special ‘Christmas Miracle’ was exactly this guy.

“I knew the teacher there has a good reputation, but looking at whether it’s really skill. A full story also came up on YouTube, they said the teacher stayed at the hospital the entire time Boogi was hospitalized and watched.”

I smiled brazenly.

“Haha. Heaven must have been moved by the teacher’s sincerity and effort.”

“This person has really many followers. What if our Arong’s treatment reservation becomes hard from now on?”

I didn’t intend to cure all at once, but I did think whether it would be rumored as a famous doctor because of me.

I didn’t know the matter would grow this big.

“Just go somewhere else.”

I got down from the bed.

“I’m going to buy bread.”

“Suddenly?”

“Seeing that, I want to eat the bread from the bakery next to the animal hospital.”

“At this time the delicious ones would all be sold out?”

“Just buy something else.”

A short while later.

I checked the alley between the animal hospital and bakery. The surroundings and even the opposite side.

CCTV, still none.

No cars that are always parked near here either.

“Phew.”

I let out a sigh of relief.

If coincidence repeats it’s not coincidence.

From now on I should refrain from treating the ones hospitalized at this animal hospital.

Thinking that when I crossed in front of the animal hospital again.

Rustle.

“Huh?”

“Ah···.”

The narrow alley between the animal hospital and bakery.

I encountered a man taking out makgeolli and boiled pork from a pitch-black plastic bag.

It was the animal hospital veterinarian.

“Hello, doctor.”

“Yes, hello. You’re Arong’s guardian, right?”

“Yes. But··· what are you doing there?”

“Ah.”

The veterinarian smiled with an embarrassed face.

“Recently there was something a bit thankful, so I was thinking of lightly sprinkling. Doing it inside is not good for hygiene.”

“Yes···.”

My gaze went to the boiled pork packaged with wrap in a disposable container.

Then shouldn’t I be the one to eat that?

If I say it out loud I’ll definitely be treated as a crazy guy, so I bowed.

“Then I’ll be going.”

“Yes, please go carefully.”

Smack.

Let’s order bossam delivery when I go home.

***

December 31st.

SBC ‘Unknown Singer’ was broadcast.

In last week’s broadcast except for some participants all vote counts were revealed.

Today’s broadcast was the same.

Happy Quokka’s vote count was mosaic processed.

But the thought that Happy Quokka would drop didn’t arise. There were participants who sang better than Happy Quokka, but no way she wouldn’t be selected among 10.

Why?

Because our singer also sings well.

Above all wouldn’t she have received a better score in the point of making songs herself? Since the song sung today she even arranged herself.

[Then we will finally announce the participants advancing to the main round which is the 3rd. 10th place later. We will announce from 9th place in vote count.]

9th place was Ju-hye.

Mother and Sister who were cheering for Ju-hye nodded with satisfied faces.

8th, 7th, 6th were announced.

[5th also later. We will announce 3rd place. 3rd place is···!]

Happy Quokka’s stage video appeared on the large screen.

[Happy Quokka-nim who obtained 273 points, congratulations!]

I tightly clenched both fists.

“Yes!”

As expected I knew she would pass, our singer!

Subsequently the remaining passers were announced.

[The next broadcast will rest for one week, and we will come with the participants’ special stages not a competition. Thank you.]

The broadcast ended.

“Mom, shall we apply for main round audience?”

“I don’t think I have time. Go with Bong-sik.”

“Applying doesn’t mean everyone gets it.”

“Still have to try~.”

“Yeah. Sister do it.”

“If I get selected for audience I won’t go with you? I’ll go with a friend?”

I pushed Arong to the back of Sister’s head.

“Arong, bite.”

“Ah, really childish.”

I returned to the room, accessed the SBC ‘Unknown Singer’ homepage and pressed the audience application.

Ding.

“······?”

After a long time Lee Mun-yeong sent a DM.

-[Hello, Plague Doctor-nim! By any chance did you watch today’s broadcast ‘Unknown Singer’?]

[Yes, I watched.]

-[If needed shall I send main round audience tickets? Just in time there’s an acquaintance related person there, I think I can get them.:)]

I thought for a moment then turned my head.

The audience application form displayed on the monitor.

To prevent transferring to others, it required name and phone number in one’s own name.

It was also specified that ID would be checked on site.

If I obtain audience tickets through Lee Mun-yeong’s connections, wouldn’t there be a risk of my information leaking?

Perhaps they already grasped my identity or something.

[I’ll gratefully receive only the heart.]

-[Yesㅎㅎ I’ll contact again next time. Happy New Year!]

[Yes. Secretary Lee also Happy New Year.]

I sent a congratulatory DM and New Year greeting to Happy Quokka, and finished writing the audience application form.

If selected good, if not selected then not.

Since the main round is live broadcast voting can also be done by app.

By the way these days there seem to be no people who need my treatment prayer.

Indeed.

Among people I know who can keep secrets, those who need to immediately get rid of a cold or flu don’t appear often.

Still it was a bit lucrative.

‘Plague Treatment’ skill also raised to level 2, and MP also increased to 130 so I can one-shot cut ordinary flu patients.

I buried my body comfortably in the chair.

Tomorrow I should go to the abandoned animal shelter.

The next morning.

I opened my eyes without an alarm and checked the phone first.

Since it was January 1st several New Year greetings had come from friends and acquaintances.

After sending replies, I accessed SNS.

Happy Quokka sent a reply at 4 in the morning.

-[Thankshㅠ Plague Doctor-nim also Happy New Year many♡]

Looking at the many typos it seems she sent it after drinking.

Going out to the living room, Sister was lying on the sofa looking like a beggar again.

“Where are Mother and Father?”

“At the temple. Later Yun-jeong will come.”

“Why?”

“Asking to prick the hand.”

“······?”

“She said the indigestion really doesn’t go away, so I told her to come since you prick hands well?”

“Am I some oriental medicine doctor?”

“If successful she’ll give 5,000 won.”

I swept back my bangs.

“I’ll definitely make you see blood.”

“Ugh.”

A short while later.

Lee Yun-jeong sat in front of me who washed cleanly and dressed up.

[System]

-‘Bloodletting’ proficiency +1

-Experience +1.2%

Burp.

A refreshing burp.

Lee Yun-jeong immediately covered her mouth with an embarrassed face.

“Sorry.”

“···No.”

I earned 5,000 won, but somehow I became a bit sad.

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