Chapter 57

Chapter 57

Do You Dislike Capybaras?

“Sorry. Really sorry.”

The boss who came receiving an urgent contact, apologized to the guests and refunded the usage fee. Also called the reserved guests and apologized and proceeded with the refund procedure.

I also sent Sister’s party back.

“I was really startled, boss. Not one place, simultaneously mice in several theme rooms just···.”

The manager shook her head with a disgusted face. The boss confirming CCTV also made an absurd expression.

“No, how···. Exactly like being chased by cats···.”

“······.”

No one knows that the reason the mice ran wild is my fault, but a bit pricked in conscience.

“Anyway really worked hard, Bong-sik. If not Bong-sik it would have been more of a mess.”

Rather receiving a thank you greeting from the boss even more.

“No. Haha···.”

“Tomorrow will call the disinfection company right away, so today organize and leave work.”

“Yes.”

Leaving only the boss we came out of the escape room cafe.

The fainted mice all put in a bucket with a lid, the boss said will process himself.

“I still the heart is pounding. Living until now, seeing that many mice at once is the first···.”

Yu Han-na held my clothes with a blank face.

“Senior, can’t you take me to the house?”

“Sorry, seems like won’t do.”

Confirming the phone a message came from Sister.

-[How became?? We here]

-[(Map)]

“Seems like have to take Sister and enter the house.”

Yesterday also drank alcohol to the point of indigestion and asked to prick the hand, yet at the bar again.

“Hing.”

“Han-na you go riding the subway with me.”

“Yes, manager···.”

“Worked hard today, Bong-sik. If opportunity next time come work again.”

I made an answer not in the heart.

“Yes, if opportunity.”

If I come to this place again the mice might run wild again.

Once is coincidence, from the second ‘Why only when Kang Bong-sik comes the mice run wild?!’ this kind of suspicion might arise.

Anyway the guests hearing strange sounds, the broom end moving all seems because of the mice.

“But um.”

The manager briefly hesitated then asked me.

“Earlier when Bong-sik came to theme room 6. The door··· was closed?”

I nodded.

“Yes. Didn’t the manager close it?”

“Ah···.”

The manager briefly rolled her pupils with a flustered face, then gently smiled.

“Yes, seems so.”

“Then I’ll be going, senior.”

“Yeah, enter carefully. Please enter carefully.”

Exchanged greetings with the two people, and headed to the bar where Sister’s party is.

While walking, briefly an absurd thought arose.

If continuing as the ‘Plague Doctor’ like this might earn money with ‘Plague Treatment’ skill, but couldn’t also do a business chasing mice?

Even if as soon as the natural enemy relationship activates all flee in confusion, even only temporarily chasing far or herding and fainting consumers who would be satisfied···.

No, if doing that wouldn’t an article come out as ‘World first, the only natural enemy of mice human’?

“Came, Hameln?”

When arriving at the bar, Sister’s friend smiled and raised her hand toward me.

“Hameln is not a person but a region name. I’ll take Kang Hyun-seo a bit.”

“Hey, just the side dishes came out?”

“Bong-sik you also sit. We’ll buy.”

“Tomorrow is Monday are you not going to work? If Sister doesn’t get up I go alone?”

Sister pouted her mouth with a face full of dissatisfaction then stood up.

“···Understood.”

The next day.

Leaving the house to go to the academy, a message came from Yu Han-na.

-[Manager unnie says quitting. Seems received a lot of shock from yesterday’s mouse disturbanceㅜㅜ]

Oh dear.

Did seem like afraid of mice a lot.

I sent a suitable reply, then confirmed the money the escape room cafe boss sent.

Labor fee for catching the mice? Came in more than the previously promised hourly wage. On the store SNS a notice that closing for a while due to disinfection problems is up.

“Hmm···.”

Later when the store door opens again, have to actively promote to acquaintances.

[Contagious Disease Patient (40)]

“······?”

Riding the elevator arrived on the 1st floor. In the house treated with ‘Sloppy Treatment’ technique at dawn yesterday another [Contagious Disease Patient] was visible.

And come to think of it this house, seems raising two young kids.

Why sick again.

“Treat, yes.”

A warm colored heat haze flying slowly.

[System]

-‘Plague Treatment’ hit.

-‘Plague Treatment’ proficiency +0.4

-Experience +1.35%

[MP 170/210]

After coming out of the apartment complex walked toward the daycare.

[Contagious Disease Patient (10)]

[Contagious Disease Patient (15)]

[Contagious Disease Patient (10)]

Today also many kids sick in small ways.

I first leaned against the closest wall, and pretended to do the phone.

“Treat, yes.”

If possible just using ‘Plague Treatment’ skill saves ‘Sloppy Treatment’ times and is good. If ‘Sloppy Treatment’ aim fails even MP 10 vainly flies away.

[System]

-Used ‘Plague Treatment’.

-‘Plague Treatment’ proficiency +0.1

-Experience +0.34%

[MP 160/210]

The remaining two are far, so could treat after 4 attempts.

With this today’s ‘Sloppy Treatment’ is over.

I lightly moved steps.

***

“Huh···?”

Twin mom Go Seon-yeong blinked sunken eyes.

In the meantime going to get medicine briefly, an amazing scene was waiting for her.

‘Are my eyes wrong···? Again··· how?’

Whether because couldn’t sleep properly for several days, it took time to accept the situation.

“Momaa, hungryaa.”

The second who until just a little before was crying and whining saying sick, was begging for food.

With a pure white and plump face where the mottled rash completely disappeared, sparkling eyes.

Like the first did yesterday.

Go Seon-yeong threw the medicine, and knelt in front of the child and sat.

“Na, Na-yeong. Let’s do ah. Ah~.”

The child obediently opened the mouth.

“Ah~.”

“······!”

Go Seon-yeong opened her eyes wide in surprise.

The ulcers that were full in the child’s mouth also cleanly disappeared and were gone.

Also measured the body temperature and it was normal.

Go Seon-yeong hugged the child tightly.

“God, Buddha thank you···!”

Tears seemed about to come out.

How much heart was anxious watching the child who couldn’t eat properly, drink for these few days and cried saying sick throughout.

···Sniff.

But she immediately came to her senses.

“Wait, Na-yeong. I’ll set the meal soon.”

While the child ate the meal deliciously, she cleanly disinfected and cleaned the items in the room. And after bathing the child, headed to the hospital together.

The doctor smiled.

“Seems took care really well at home. Yesterday the first Na-hyeon also, kids improving like this in a short period is not easy.”

Go Seon-yeong only then relieved and wiped the tears gathered at the eye corners.

“Thank you···.”

That evening.

She left the children to the husband, and sat alone on the apartment promenade bench.

Spent a war-like time taking care of the sick children these few days. Especially the second even hospitalized the state didn’t improve so brought back, but in the meantime taking eyes off healed like a miracle.

‘Did an angel come? Or··· the deceased mother-in-law took care? Because liked the children extremely when alive···.’

Blankly lost in thought, a same daycare child’s mom approached.

“Seon-yeong, what are you doing here? Are the kids okay?”

Go Seon-yeong escaped from thoughts.

“Hello. The kids almost all healed, currently playing at home with Dad.”

“Already? Worried whether have to hospitalize the second again. Really good.”

“Yes···. Exactly seems like a miracle happened.”

“Miracle. All because Seon-yeong took care of the kids well.”

“······.”

Go Seon-yeong forcedly raised the corners of her mouth.

‘The thing the child cleanly healed in a very short time···. Even if saying won’t believe right?’

It was yesterday morning. When seeing the first cleanly healed, thought the child’s body diligently fought the disease demon overnight.

But today’s second case was not.

Literally a miracle.

“By the way, last week the daycare was in a mess?”

“Why?”

“Because of Do-jin’s mom. Knowing Ji-yu has a fever still sent to the daycare, because of that Do-jin also caught a cold so got extremely angry and argued.”

“There was such a matter?”

“Yeah yeah. But know what’s funny? The next day after making a mess like that, Do-jin attended fine. Ji-yu too. Thought caught a cold, seems only the fever briefly rose.”

“Oh my···.”

“So the Ji-yu mom who apologized saying sorry also angry to the top of the head, didn’t even look at Do-jin’s mom. The thought that was unjustly framed arose.”

Go Seon-yeong gently smiled.

“Still fortunate the kids are not sick.”

“Yeah. At the next neighborhood daycare hand-foot-and-mouth disease broke out largely so a mess. Ahyu, if the kids’ state is strange have to not send to the daycare like Seon-yeong. Anyway fortunate our neighborhood is quiet.”

After the same daycare child’s mom left, Go Seon-yeong stretched and leaned the upper body on the bench backrest.

The sky dyed with sunset was extremely pretty.

When the kids were sick at the same time, also resented the sky saying why is this kind of thing happening to our kids.

‘Tonight sleep soundly, tomorrow have to make the snacks the kids like. What would be good?’

Bark! Bark!

While quietly pondering, the sound of a small dog barking was heard.

“Arong, let’s walk slowly.”

A brown Pomeranian with fluffy well-trimmed fur passed with short steps.

The one holding the leash is a familiar student in early 20s.

As a same building resident, often saw the appearance walking the dog from before.

Around May occasionally encountered when taking the kids to the daycare.

‘Cute. Good to see.’

Go Seon-yeong smiled then raised her head again.

The sky dyed with sunset.

A pitch-black bird that wasn’t there a little earlier was flying leisurely.

‘Crow?’

The crow flew as if drawing a large circle, then landed on the apartment rooftop railing.

Crows are birds often visible usually, so Go Seon-yeong lowered her head thinking nothing special.

The Pomeranian a little earlier passed in front of her again.

Bark! Bark!

Toward another dog eating snacks far away.

The owner student also followed walking trudging.

“No, Arong. That snack is not yours.”

Bark!

A peaceful scene where a small laugh comes out.

Go Seon-yeong watched the dog and student going far, then stood up from the seat.

‘Rest over. Have to go home and play with the kids.’

***

Local children’s center volunteer work first day.

After looking at the kids’ studies and preparing to return.

Ding.

-[Hello, Plague Doctor-nim! A treatment prayer request came in again from the zoo where Kongkongi is!]

A DM came from Lee Mun-yeong.

-[The animals wishing to receive treatment prayer this time are several camel family animals and capybara, anteater etc. Recently seems a contagious disease spread by a newly brought animal.]

I quietly looked at the continuing DM, then sent a reply.

[Hello, Secretary Lee. First there is content to inform.]

[Capybara treatment prayer might be hard···.]

That guy is a rodent.

What if going close pretending to do treatment prayer and fainting.

There is the ‘Sloppy Treatment’ technique, but if [Natural Enemy Relationship Activated] appears before that even that won’t be easy.

···No, if fainting rather convenient for treating?

Too violent?

-[Do you dislike capybaras?]

I exchanged greetings with the kids, teacher and came out then called Lee Mun-yeong.

And said honestly.

“Don’t know the reason well, but mice, hamsters, squirrels etc. Rodent animals see only me and get scared and run. Even faint.”

-[Run, and even faint?]

“Yes···.”

I briefly told the matter that happened at the escape room cafe. Also the matter the hamster encountered at the animal hospital fell into panic as soon as seeing me.

-[Ah···. Then.]

Lee Mun-yeong who seemed briefly surprised continued the words.

-[‘Plague Doctor’-nim, later won’t you ride a passenger ship with me once?]

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