Chapter 42 · 10 min

Chapter 42

Don’t Have That Kind of Guts Either

Lee Mun-yeong after opening a personal business to become the ‘Plague Doctor’s’ legal intermediary, actually also started receiving consulting consultation requests.

This was also to avoid various legal suspicions.

‘Even only seeing one or two people a week, it’s tiring.’

Lee Mun-yeong who was stretching fully suddenly saw the doll placed on the desk.

The mascot doll of baseball team Red Phantom.

This morning, received from him when meeting to convey IAB goods to the ‘Plague Doctor’.

A smile came out.

‘A Black Wolves fan, but treated the rival Red Phantom’s pitcher and even received full of goods gifts.’

The thought that the heart must have been really complicated arose.

‘But it’s amazing. Doesn’t really seem like praying, but seeing accurately recognizing the fact that the patient hidden by the wall was treated. Exactly··· like someone teaching.’

Is heaven really answering?

Wanted to ask the person, but enduring because if doing that the distance that got closer after a long time seems to get farther at once.

Lee Mun-yeong stroked the doll’s head for nothing, then entered SNS.

The ‘Plague Doctor’s’ SNS account was clean without a single upload.

Kang Bong-sik’s account also wasn’t one where photos come up often. But looking at what occasionally comes up, really like an ordinary early 20s university student so cute.

Of course this emotion was far from romantic emotion. The age difference was too large to see as such a target.

‘Went to the abandoned dog shelter today.’

As always a photo filmed so only his own face doesn’t come out. Only full of other volunteers and dog photos came out.

[The shelter where the director was hospitalized and only one volunteer guards. Hertz hyungs and actor Kim Gwang-ho who willingly stepped up hearing the difficult circumstances thank you thank you]

‘Hertz? Actor?’

Lee Mun-yeong tilted her head, then first searched ‘Hertz’.

Wanting to respect the ‘Plague Doctor’s’ private life as much as possible, but still somehow curious.

‘Was an idol. How did they get close?’

This time searched ‘actor Kim Gwang-ho’.

“······.”

Lee Mun-yeong frowned.

***

A leisurely Sunday morning.

Ding.

-[Hello, Plague Doctor-nim. Can we meet briefly and talk a bit?]

Lying on the bed loafing, a DM came from Lee Mun-yeong.

[By any chance did some matter arise?]

-[I’ll tell when meeting. If you decide a convenient date and time, place I’ll go.]

What?

Did some matter really arise?

I stood up abruptly and sent a reply.

A short while later.

Met Lee Mun-yeong at a cafe.

“Sorry for suddenly saying let’s meet.”

“No. Is there some matter?”

By any chance did the story about the ‘Plague Doctor’ spread widely? Or, did becoming my legal intermediary become a problem?

“First I’ll ask only one thing. The ‘Plague Doctor’-nim’s treatment prayer, is there another person who knows besides the people met with me until now? Excluding Happy Quokka and the homeless too.”

I shook my head.

“No, there isn’t.”

···Phew.

Only then Lee Mun-yeong let out a sigh of relief.

“Sorry. Actually I saw Bong-sik’s SNS.”

Speaking my name not the ‘Plague Doctor’, took out a document envelope from the bag.

“By any chance do you have a separate acquaintance with actor Kim Gwang-ho?”

“That person again?”

“Yes?”

I also let out a sigh of relief inwardly.

Not that a problem arose in our matter, but contacting worried seeing Kim Gwang-ho with a cult rumor by my side.

“Actually.”

I talked about Hertz’s Burns, and actor Kim Gwang-ho.

Also the story heard from the Hertz fan junior and Shin Mi-hyeon.

Lee Mun-yeong slowly nodded.

“Rather fortunate that Kim Gwang-ho is a celebrity. Even just by searching information that related to a cult floats.”

Brrr.

The call vibration bell rang.

“I’ll bring it. Please look at this a bit.”

“Yes.”

I took out the contents in the document envelope Lee Mun-yeong handed.

It was materials about the cult religious organization known that actor Kim Gwang-ho fell into.

The text marked with a highlighter first came into view.

[Claims that the cult leader’s prayer can cure incurable diseases]

“······!”

Immediately understood why Lee Mun-yeong said let’s meet right away.

Similar to me?

Although I can only treat contagious diseases.

Anyway that cult leader person is also an awakener··· no way.

This organization was established over 10 years ago.

「Yes? The earth is after 1328 years? But already selected the first awakener···. $&###@-.」

Since I was selected as the first awakener last year.

Might be a real miracle superpower person with a different track from the system, but the possibility of a scammer is larger.

If this ability was real would he bother acting as a cult leader? World’s rich people would all say treat me and charter planes and escort around?

“From the outside it looks like an ordinary heresy but.”

Lee Mun-yeong put down the tray with beverages.

“Spending a long time showing sincerity and paying a lot of money, the cult leader does a special prayer with spiritual power they say.”

“This cult organization, when searching that kind of talk didn’t even come out.”

“It would be. The sincerity mentioned a little earlier is a method of taking even the believer’s family as hostages so once entangled hard to escape. Controlling information like that. Because it’s an act of interfering so really sick people can’t receive treatment in time.”

Lee Mun-yeong stirred the beverage with a straw. Crushed kiwi and ice spun around.

I also stirred the iced americano with a straw and asked.

“But how did the secretary know this information?”

Lee Mun-yeong made a bitter smile.

“Previously a company person fell into this cult religion, and touched company money.”

“Huk.”

“It was shocking. Not another place but a pharmaceutical company employee, at the absurd sound that prayer cures incurable diseases not enough entire property even embezzled.”

I blinked both eyes.

“That···.”

Isn’t it not greatly different from Lee Mun-yeong finding the ‘Plague Doctor’?

Whether seeing making a dumbfounded expression even covered by sunglasses, Lee Mun-yeong burst into laughter.

“The ‘Plague Doctor’-nim is different. Because there were several witnesses who actually saw the effect. Didn’t cunningly deceive people aiming for money, and make them commit crimes either.”

After drinking one mouthful of kiwi juice Lee Mun-yeong continued the words. A bit sour, while slightly frowning.

“If so wouldn’t be together like this now either.”

“I’m also not that good a person.”

Lee Mun-yeong smiled.

“Yes. Please stay like this now. Don’t change into a cult leader like this for nothing?”

“Don’t have that kind of guts either.”

A cult leader.

Rather would do ‘Plague Doctor’ cosplay and dance cute female idol dances in the middle of the square, don’t want to gather numerous people and scam with lengthy nonsense.

I like receiving requests small and secretly like now and also receiving compensation, stacking experience.

“Yes. Anyway, it seems good not to get close from now on too. No matter how Kim Gwang-ho, even if not seeming like a cultist now.”

“······?”

“Last year Kim Gwang-ho’s younger brother passed away from cancer. With that matter as an opportunity Kim Gwang-ho’s family all seem to have escaped this organization. Sued the cult leader for fraud.”

“Ah···.”

“Came out as no charges but.”

“······.”

“Regrettable, but the ‘Plague Doctor’-nim’s safety is important to me. So I’ll request.”

I also nodded making a bitter expression like her.

“Yes. ···But you were looking at my SNS.”

“Sorry.”

“It’s fine. Thanks to that knew this kind of information too. And I also often look at the secretary’s SNS. Lizard photo.”

“You saw. It’s what my younger brother raises, isn’t it cute? Especially the eyes.”

“Haha.”

Lee Mun-yeong gave the materials to me entirely.

Saying there are many parts in common with other cultists too, so good to know for avoiding.

***

On the way returning home.

I walked leisurely wearing sunglasses.

Today deliberately didn’t bring the car. Wanting to treat and stack experience if [Contagious Disease Patient] is visible.

Whether because the weather warmed, [Contagious Disease Patient] noticeably decreased at school and on the street too.

Thought of going to the hospital too, but how many patients would return saying symptoms got better in just a few seconds.

If the doctor sends back saying no particular abnormality it’s fortunate. But if not and even receives injection and medicine prescription?

Above all, loafing at the hospital without a painful place is too noticeable.

Buzz.

A same year’s call.

“Yeah.”

-[Hey. Now came to your apartment to get eggs.]

“Huk. I forgot you coming today. Wait, I’ll ask Sister.”

-[Huh? Huh.]

Called Sister.

“Now my friend went to the apartment to get two trays of eggs? Sister convey instead.”

-[Ice cream.]

“Yeah.”

A short while later.

Bought ice cream and returned home.

“Said two trays of eggs. Two people came and two trays each?”

“Really?”

Handed the ice cream envelope and confirmed the group chat.

The guys who decided to come get eggs today were correct. Took a certification shot holding the eggs and uploaded.

-[Thank youㅎ]

-[Kang Bong-sik’s sister extremely pretty!!!!!!!!!!!]

“······.”

Looked at Sister eating Melona and Ssangkobap together peeling.

Nagging me every day to wear neatly and tidily, yet herself tied hair up messily like a maniac.

Also wearing a t-shirt all stretched again.

I uploaded a post to the group chat.

[Spreading false facts is a crime.]

Rustle.

“But why is there cat snacks inside too?”

“Just, to give to stray cats.”

When can I achieve the achievement ‘Cat Angel’.

The next day.

Park Jae-yoon shone his eyes as soon as seeing me.

“Hey, Kang Bong-sik.”

“What, creepy.”

“Can I go play at your house?”

“Why?”

“Just.”

What just.

Because other guys also said Sister is pretty yesterday so curious right.

At that time.

“Jae-yoon senior.”

A female student approached powerlessly making a nasal sound.

“Yeah, what’s the matter?”

“Sorry. I···. Cough, cough. Caught a cold, couldn’t do the material investigation properly···.”

“Yeah, really? Is the body okay?”

“Yes···. Took medicine but···. Cough.”

Seems like a team member doing a team project with Park Jae-yoon.

But.

“······.”

No [Contagious Disease Patient] above the head.

“I see. Don’t worry and rest soundly. That mere material investigation, I’ll do a bit more while doing.”

“Thank youu. ···Cough.”

After the fake patient went away, I looked at Park Jae-yoon.

“Pitiful guy.”

“Hey, sick. What to do then.”

“Tsk tsk.”

“···What, why looking at a person like a pushover?”

Seemed cloudy, then in the afternoon rain poured.

Having a free period and going to the library, I changed direction midway.

[Contagious Disease Patient]

Beyond the flower bed, at a low position the text was moving slowly.

This is surely a cat’s movement.

“Where going in the rain.”

Taking out the churu always carried followed the [Contagious Disease Patient] cat.

Buzz, buzz.

The phone rang.

Who at this important moment.

Holding the umbrella and churu with one hand, confirmed the phone.

[Hertz Burns]

“Yes, hyung. What’s the occasion at this time?”

-[Sorry for suddenly calling, Bong-sik. Busy?]

I turned to the [Contagious Disease Patient] cat.

Fortunately caught by someone wearing an umbrella and being stroked. Under the tilted umbrella the cat’s tail slowly shakes.

“Please the business within 20 seconds.”

-[Yeah, yeah. The person you met on the plane and airport. By any chance was it actor Choi Hyun-su?]

For now pretended not to know.

“Well, don’t know well. But why that?”

-[That···. Actually previously Gwang-ho’s family was deceived by a weird religious organization and had a lot of money taken. So trying to collect related evidence, but that religious organization seems to have disappeared seamlessly. Contact with people who went together also cut off.]

Then said heard this kind of rumor from an actor filming a drama together.

Recently actor Choi Hyun-su fired the manager, and the reason was because seemed like a cultist.

-[Just in time on the date Bong-sik you entered from Japan, there’s an article that Choi Hyun-su also entered together, so wants to confirm. Before going to ask Choi Hyun-su directly.]

The world is really narrow, the entertainment industry is narrower.

To connect like this.

“Hmm···. Thinking carefully, it also seems like that person called ‘Hyun-su’.”

-[Yeah, thank you! Study hard!]

“Yes.”

Hung up the call, and searched for the [Contagious Disease Patient] cat again.

Fortunately still under someone’s umbrella.

Tightly holding the churu quietly approached.

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

[(Estimated MP cost 120)]

If estimated MP cost is 120 it would be a considerably sick state.

Even wandering on a rainy day.

Drop, tap tap.

Muttered through the gap of the noisy rain sound hitting the umbrella.

“Treat, yes.”

[System]

-Used ‘Plague Treatment’.

-‘Plague Treatment’ proficiency +1.5

-Experience +5.18%

-Cat treatment bonus experience +0.52%

[MP 30/150]

The green [Contagious Disease Patient] text disappeared.

At the same time.

“Ouch!”

The cat who became healthy hit the person who was finding cute and ran away.

Flap flap.

Dumbfounded a laugh came out.

“Wow, look at that cat bastard.”