Chapter 25

Chapter 25

What Does It Matter If One Is Added

“Hwaaak···!”

[System]

-Attack power greatly decreases because MP is insufficient.

-‘False One’ falls into ‘Silence’ state for 3 minutes.

-‘Divine Punishment’ proficiency +0.5

-Experience +1%

Thud.

“Kuhuk···.”

The cult monk flailing in the air then falling unsightly. Above the sparkling head a bright red text smoothly appeared.

[False One]

The ‘Silence’ state icon also sparkled.

“······.”

“······.”

“Huh···.”

Lee Mun-yeong and Sato uncle, the Hashimoto father and son’s gazes stuck to me.

But the most surprised was me.

‘False One’?

What is that for the ‘Divine Punishment’ skill to activate on its own?

No way because he’s a cultist?

Then I’m the same··· no.

I’ve never introduced myself as a religious person even once.

Making the sign of the cross or clasping hands is also an action that can be done even if not particularly a religious person.

Or is it okay because I’m an Awakener?

An experiment is needed.

More examples are needed to obtain a certain answer.

But before that.

“‘Plague Doctor’-nim···.”

How should I explain this situation of lightly tapping and sending the opponent flying about 2m.

“···Ack! ···Aaak!”

Caught in a ‘Silence’ state far from silence, the cult monk only screaming while pointing at me.

I turned to Lee Mun-yeong and the Hashimoto father and son, Sato uncle.

“······.”

Eh, I don’t know.

To begin with my ‘Plague Treatment’ skill is cheat-level, what does it matter if one is added here.

I gently clenched both fists.

First front double biceps pose.

“Hup.”

Subsequently I showed the side chest pose.

“Heup.”

Roughly an expression that I am very strong.

“······.”

“······.”

“Hahaha!”

Unlike Hashimoto Kenichi and Sato uncle who didn’t know what reaction to show, Grandfather Hashimoto burst into hearty laughter.

The dim dawn sky where the sun still hasn’t risen.

I elegantly spun the cane and held it sharply, then moved my steps calmly.

Have to bounce before the cult monk calls the police.

“···‘Plague Doctor’-nim.”

Lee Mun-yeong called me.

“Not that side but this side.”

***

On the way back to the hotel.

Chuckle.

Lee Mun-yeong glanced at me through the rearview mirror then burst into small laughter.

“Sorry. The scammer’s expression came to mind again.”

I nodded.

It was funny.

In my arms was the bag received after treating Grandfather Hashimoto.

As much as 1 million yen was inside.

Saying apologizing instead for the cult monk’s rudeness, I also received a herb tea set and sake that looked expensive.

It was heavy.

[Receive this.]

Before getting off the car, I held out the sake to Lee Mun-yeong.

“Yes? It’s fine. It’s a gift the ‘Plague Doctor’-nim received. This is quite precious and good alcohol···.”

I shook my head, and urged to receive quickly.

Sake is not my taste. Even if I take it home, I’ll definitely hear the talk of what money I bought it with.

Lee Mun-yeong hesitated then received it.

“Thank you, ‘Plague Doctor’-nim.”

Scratch scratch.

[Did you receive the brokerage fee?]

Lee Mun-yeong smiled and nodded.

“Yes. Thanks to the ‘Plague Doctor’-nim, our representative secured additional shares. Appropriate compensation will also be given to me who accomplished this work.”

Fortunate.

“Then see you in Korea later.”

I also waved my hand and got off the car.

Like yesterday only after Lee Mun-yeong’s car disappeared from view, I took off the bird-beak mask and headed to the hotel.

While being wary of the surroundings whether there was a separately attached car or person.

“Hehe.”

A smile came out on its own.

What should I do with this money?

As soon as I entered the room I turned on the laptop. I replanned the trip and organized the carrier and bag appropriately.

I was about to put the received herb tea set in the carrier too, then tilted my head.

This.

They deliberately chose it as a gift because I’m the ‘Plague Doctor’, right?

Actual ‘Plague Doctors’ filled the bird-beak mask with herbs like lavender and went around.

“Shall I drink just one?”

For now it looks expensive, and I received it thinking Mother would like it if I give it but···.

Actually I’ve never drunk herb tea even once since birth.

Would it be similar to green tea?

I boiled water in the coffee pot prepared in the room. Took out any tea bag put it in a paper cup, and poured hot water.

“The flower scent is good.”

Puff puff.

I blew and cooled it appropriately. Looking at the sky where the sun was rising I sipped one mouthful.

“······Ugh.”

It feels like eating water brewed with grass.

Absolutely not my taste···.

[System]

-Drank herb tea.

-‘Immunity’ increases by 10 for 1 hour.

-MP recovers by 10.

[MP 17/130]

“······.”

I drank one more mouthful.

······.

This time there was no change at all.

My mind became distant.

Annoyance welled up.

Earlier···.

If I had known the efficacy of herb tea earlier I would have gulped it down and gone around early!

“Aoh, this system. Status window!”

······.

“Yeah, still doesn’t appear. Status! Explanation chatbot! Herb tea item description! ‘Silence’ effect description!”

······.

“Phew···.”

While drinking the herb tea that tastes like grass I calmly calmed my mind.

Let’s think positively.

Where is it that I know even now.

No, it might be my fault for not properly investigating the herbs that appear without fail in descriptions related to the ‘Plague Doctor’.

“Haha.”

I laughed emptily, and put the herb tea set not in the carrier but in the bag.

“Hahaha.”

And I thought for a moment looking at the cane.

It’s longer than the carrier so it won’t go in, but carrying it in hand···. I’m scared it might activate on its own saying it detected a ‘False One’ again.

It seems it will get caught at the airport security later too.

Above all.

The people I encountered while going to treat Grandfather Hashimoto might specify me seeing this?

“Let’s throw it away and go. Anyway it was only 1,000 yen.”

The day fully brightened.

I threw the cane in the hotel trash can, and left Nagasaki.

***

Hashimoto Kichiro received an opinion from the attending physician, and went to the law firm himself and newly wrote a will.

Originally he tried to do it earlier, but of all things he caught the flu so it was postponed.

If an old man in a state of boiling fever and hazy mind newly wrote a will, some would obviously try to distort the true intention.

The chairman’s office of the company he devoted his life to building.

“In the end it became the case of receiving help from the ‘Plague Doctor’ you suspected, how is the mood.”

Hashimoto Kichiro looked around the chairman’s office and sat on the sofa.

His son Hashimoto Kenichi smiled awkwardly.

“I’m ashamed, Father. But even thinking again it’s really amazing. Even the best medical staff can’t achieve a miracle like that overnight.”

“Don’t look for him.”

“Yes?”

“Don’t I know what’s in your head? ‘Plague Doctor’, I mean don’t look for him.”

“Father also··· didn’t attach a person separately?”

Hashimoto Kichiro calmly drank tea then answered.

“Yes.”

“What is the reason? If a situation where his power is needed again arises, then every time have to go through Kanggeon Pharmaceutical, right?”

“Not digging into the ‘Plague Doctor’s’ background. That was the condition Lee Mun-yeong put together with strict secrecy. You also watch your mouth, and don’t think of doing useless things. Really.”

After moistening his throat again, he warned his son.

“If you don’t want to be ignored when you earnestly need his help.”

“······.”

“Did you forget the power that lightly flew that scammer monk? Hehe. Unlike that scammer you brought, he might really be an apostle of God.”

Hashimoto Kenichi recalled the dawn a few days ago.

The monk who flew floating at the ‘Plague Doctor’s’ light resistance, for a few minutes couldn’t speak properly as if caught in the ‘curse’ he so much put in his mouth.

Seeing that appearance Hashimoto Kenichi suspected again whether the ‘Plague Doctor’ really used wicked tricks but···.

Until now no particular incident has occurred.

Father’s cat, Miko also quickly got tested as the ‘Plague Doctor’ advised and was really sick infected with something.

“Yes, I will keep that in mind.”

Meanwhile at that time.

Amagi as soon as hanging up the call screamed a cry of anger in the car. But he couldn’t bring himself to throw the phone.

“This request was also canceled!”

In the back seat of the car was the monk Suzuki who went to the Hashimoto family a few days ago.

“Suzuki, the story that you were unsightly kicked out from the Hashimoto family has already spread widely.”

“······.”

“What on earth happened? You, you’re not a real scammer with only flashy words. You said you clearly saw, the pitch-black thing! But···!”

Amagi pounded the steering wheel in frustration.

“It was a request of as much as 3 million yen! 3 million yen! But stolen by a weird guy who doesn’t even know where he appeared from?!”

“That.”

Suzuki opened the mouth he had tightly closed.

“Don’t you also have fault, Amagi? You didn’t know the former Hashimoto chairman had such connections. If a broker you should have grasped that degree of information.”

“Through President Niwa I confirmed several times that there are no such connections. What more can I find out beyond that!”

“Then background investigation about that guy too?”

Amagi closed his mouth then sighed.

“Don’t know. If you had contacted quickly, I would have tailed right away!”

“I said. After falling because of that bird-beak mask, strangely words didn’t come out properly.”

“What. Then really···.”

Amagi who was looking at Suzuki through the rearview mirror twisted his upper body.

“He’s more ‘real’ than you?”

“The dark energy that was beside the former Hashimoto chairman briefly retreated. Probably··· he’s more ‘real’ than me.”

While speaking Suzuki rubbed his arm.

Even now recalling that dawn goosebumps rose.

The staff and cane that collided very lightly.

At that moment.

An unknown strong pressure flew him.

Suzuki felt fear.

The ‘Plague Doctor’ standing with his back to the room’s lighting.

Beyond the bird-beak mask’s goggles, for a very brief moment red glowing eyes were visible.

“What’s certain···. He wasn’t Japanese. Looking at the woman who came together or Sato interpreting in Korean, he’s Korean or disguising as Korean.”

“At least fortunate.”

Amagi let out a big sigh.

“If he’s not a guy who will completely settle in this country, the possibility of colliding again is low. But for the time being I have to give up western requests. Still just in case tell me that guy’s characteristics.”

Suzuki slowly explained.

“A slender build close to 180cm. And unlike when he first came at night at dawn he came holding a cane of this size, the pattern was very antique so it seemed like a precious item.”

“He’s the ‘real’ you acknowledged. It must have been an extraordinary item.”

Suzuki let out a groan and nodded.

“It would be.”

While thinking he doesn’t want to encounter the ‘Plague Doctor’ again.

***

From Nagasaki to Osaka, Kyoto.

I enjoyed the trip while appropriately saving money.

[This is a Contagious Disease Patient. Do you wish to treat?]

“Treat, yes.”

When a [Contagious Disease Patient] was visible I also treated, and modestly stacked experience.

I returned in a week.

“Kang Bong-sik is back.”

Bark! Bark!

Entering the house, Arong welcomed wagging his tail intensely.

Sister is going to the academy and part-time today and parents also went to work, so only Arong was at home.

“Arong. I bought a ton of your clothes too? Want to see?”

Bark!

I pushed the carrier and bag, gifts into the room for now, then played putting clothes on Arong.

Click, click.

Took plenty of photos too.

“Let’s go for a walk wearing pretty new clothes.”

Bark!

Only after going for a walk and coming back did I organize the luggage, and modestly uploaded boasting photos on SNS.

Immediately a call came from Park Jae-yoon.

-[Wow, traitor. Is it good that you went to play alone leaving only me?]

“Annoying why go together.”

-[Gift?]

“Did you entrust?”

-[Heartless guy. Did you watch ‘Unknown Singer’ last week?]

“I couldn’t.”

-[Our mom watched with hawk eyes, but you and I weren’t filmed. This week is also the special stage episode, so might appear then?]

Ding.

“Yeah. A contact came so hanging up.”

Click.

I checked the DM that came from Lee Mun-yeong.

Thanks to her I earned 1 million yen, so it was a bit welcome.

-[Hello, Plague Doctor-nim! By any chance have you returned?]

[Yes. Currently in Korea.]

Another treatment prayer request?

-[Fortunateㅎㅎ]

-[First there’s one thing I want to ask···.]

Lee Mun-yeong sent the next message only after a long while.

-[By any chance can you also do treatment prayer for animals?]

-[It’s a tiger···.]

Cat bonus experience?

Unconditionally yes.

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