Chapter 36
Chapter 36
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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 36
Chapter Title: A Familiar Face
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'That's right, I told you. Mwahahaha!'
'As expected of Lord Heuk Daewi!'
Heuk Daewi, who had blatantly ignored and tormented me, would beat me to a pulp and then chat with his underlings right in front of me like this.
'A masterless Divine Beast!'
Only a very small number of mages could manifest a Divine Beast from their abilities.
But very rarely, they were born in places where the power of nature was concentrated.
These were called 'masterless Divine Beasts,' and mages or even ordinary humans would sometimes take them in and raise them.
By sheer chance, Heuk Daewi had bought a masterless Divine Beast at a market for a ridiculously low price.
A white snake with horns.
A masterless Divine Beast could choose its own master.
It could make a mage stronger, or even awaken the abilities of someone who had none.
If one fell into the hands of a physician or apothecary from a family like ours, the Heuk, it could even make it easier to create elixirs.
But Heuk Daewi was a truly talentless, pathetic physician.
'This damn... snake bastard!!'
When the masterless Divine Beast ultimately rejected Heuk Daewi and chose death.
I was the one who buried it.
'I tried to find it in my third life, but the timing was off.'
This time, I'll definitely find it and make it my assistant.
'Besides, I have a lot to buy and a lot to do today.'
Surprisingly, Dad had quite a bit of money.
When I asked why he had so much money at home, he seemed to have no idea either.
It seems he's lost his memories related to it.
Not only that, but Eldest Uncle also had a lot of money, revealing that only Uncle was broke(?).
'Our youngest just can't save money~'
'Shut up! I sent it all to my daughter, you know?'
I remembered how he'd flown into a rage at Eldest Uncle's sly taunts.
'And the money Uncle sent probably never reached the heroine.'
I'll have to tell him about this soon, too.
"This way?"
"Uh-huh. Da showtcut is dat way."
"...This isn't your first time here, is it?"
Dad stood out, even in the market.
People were sneaking glances, staring openly, but he ignored them.
I gave him a playful grin.
"It's my fiwst time, but I know it well."
"Why?"
"Cuz I know da futuwe."
"Ah. So you're from another world, you know the future, and you have the abilities of a genius?"
That's right. That's me, Father.
I nodded with a beaming smile.
Dad accepted it with an impassive expression.
"...I've been through many physicians. Do you need an introduction?"
"...You tink I need tweatment too?"
"I didn't say that. Well, on second thought, kids do have vivid imaginations."
So that's how he's taking this.
Well, I suppose it was to be expected, so I just snorted and let it go.
I'm not sure how long we walked.
When a familiar shop came into view, my face lit up and I broke into a wide smile.
'Ah, there it is!'
It was at that moment.
*Clatter! Crash!*
The door of our destination shattered, and someone came flying out from inside.
"Get her, now!"
"Catch her!"
The person who collapsed, as if thrown from inside, was a woman who looked to be in her thirties.
"Ugh, ptui! Dammit..."
The woman scrambled to her feet and bolted.
'Huh... that person.'
One of my goals for today. She was the person I was looking for.
'But why was she getting beaten up?!'
Three people came out of the shop.
Two warriors with thick swords at their waists, and a portly man who looked like a merchant.
Judging by the pouch at his waist, he was an apothecary.
"This time, I'll make sure she can never do business here again...! Get that woman now! I said, bring her to me!"
"Yes, sir!"
The warriors ran off after the woman.
The merchant clicked his tongue and went back inside.
"Daddy, can you chase da woman who wan away and help hew?"
I'd heard that wind users were skilled at tracking.
Dad nodded.
"I'll attach a wind to her. However, it will be difficult if she gets too far away."
"Uh-huh, dat's okay."
She won't leave the market. In fact, she probably comes and goes as if she owns the place.
"Let's go in dat stowe."
It was a shop I knew well. I had worked there briefly in my third life. It was the apothecary I used to do business with.
To be precise, it was more of a hobby shop run by a certain apothecary.
"Oh, sir. Please... just this once. I've been wronged..."
"Silence!"
As we went inside, we heard a voice shouting at the top of its lungs.
It was the apothecary who had ordered the woman to be chased.
Kneeling and begging before the apothecary was a middle-aged man. His face was covered in scabs.
A familiar face.
"Lady Yunha is innocent... There's no way she would steal your belongings, sir. There must be another culprit!"
"What do you know? Once I catch that bitch, you and your son are finished."
"N-no, please. Spare my son, just my son... He's a sick child...!"
"Tch, how dare you touch me with your filthy hands!"
The middle-aged man grabbed the apothecary's leg.
Just as the apothecary, looking disgusted, was about to kick the man in the face.
"Daddy, help dat man!"
A gust of wind blew, and the large apothecary floated into the air.
"Wh-what? Who are you? Ack, a ma-mage?"
The apothecary's eyes widened as if they would tear when he saw my father.
"No, you're...!!"
Hmm? Does he know Dad? But Dad hasn't been active outside for a very long time.
"He's floating. What should I do with him?"
Dad asked me, still holding me in his arms. I answered calmly.
"Send him faw away!"
"Not kill him?"
I paused.
Look at this guy. So bloodthirsty.
"Daddy, I know I might seem wike a delinquent! But I'm a physician. An apothecawy."
"Understood. You want me to take him somewhere else and dispose of him so you don't have to get your hands dirty."
"No, no!"
Why would you interpret it like that!
In the end, we compromised and just sent the apothecary flying far away.
Dad said he threw him into the most remote alley he could manage.
Even so, he wore a displeased expression.
I quickly looked away when he muttered, 'Should I have chopped off his legs?'
'Warriors...'
He talks like someone who's cleaned up a few messes before.
I'd forgotten about his past as a warrior of the Heuk family.
"Put me down."
I approached the middle-aged man collapsed on the floor.
"Mister, awe you okay?"
"Ugh... Thank, thank you for your help."
As I thought, a familiar face.
"I'll tweat you."
I looked around. This was an herb shop. In other words, ingredients were everywhere.
"Daddy, tell me if anyone comes."
"I will."
Good, I had Dad standing guard.
I opened my water bottle.
On its surface was a drawing of a chick I hadn't seen before.
Big Brother Gyewon drew it for me.
He said it looked like me.
'The feather color is completely different, though.'
I poured out some water and dipped my hand in.
*Swoooosh!*
Then, I enveloped the middle-aged man in the shimmering water.
'Wow, goodness...'
This man has fractured fingers and a fractured ankle?
Bruises were a given, but he even had internal bleeding.
He had clearly been beaten severely.
It must have been incredibly painful. To think he was begging without a single scream.
'I always knew he was an amazing person, but still.'
I let out a small sigh.
"Don't move. I'm diagnosing you."
"Y-yes? A-are you... a physician?"
He looked bewildered, even while trapped in the water I had created.
You've never seen a three-year-old use an ability like this, have you, mister? I don't blame you.
'Lady Biyu, it's time to eat.'
'Oh, come on, mister. I told you not to call me that.'
'But you're a proper physician now, aren't you?'
One of the few peaceful memories from my long life.
I recalled his gentle face and smiled brightly.
"Dat's wight. A physician. And an apothecawy."
And a genius, you know?