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Chapter 15
“If you are the benefactor who saved the young lady’s life, sacrificing my life would not be such a difficult task.”
“It would be much better if you could explain more specifically.”
“Outside of working hours, I will be your reliable guardian and errand runner. How about that?”
I don’t particularly need anyone’s protection.
Unless an SSS- rank or higher Awakener individual suddenly appears to subdue me.
But Jeong-hoon’s proposal sounded quite plausible.
Receiving protection from a cold-hearted man without blood or tears? It seems like an interesting feeling.
“Let’s do that.”
I accepted the proposal with a smile.
I had asked the question as a joke, but I received an unexpected answer.
Yes, this gives me more reason to focus on treating Jin Bo-mi.
Motivation is certainly secured.
Drrrr.
A text message arrived in the meantime.
[Mr. Kang Shin-hwa. Are you not responding? It’s Yun Byeol-i from KSA. This is not a spam message.]
Yun Byeol-i contacted me again.
Did she receive instructions to report to her superiors or make a scouting offer?
It was unlike Yun Byeol-i, who typically does not contact persistently.
‘Well, appropriate silence is golden.’
I pushed the smartphone back into my pocket.
I wanted to focus only on treating Jin Bo-mi, who urgently needs treatment right now.
* * *
‘As expected, it’s the Yanghwa Group.’
I exclaimed repeatedly while looking at the grand entrance of the Yanghwa Building.
In the lobby, there was a sterilization and purification zone made by cutting dimensional stones.
In the center, nearly 500 top-grade dimensional stones worth 1 billion won each were clustered together.
Equipment worth 500 billion won in itself.
As I passed through the area where the equipment was installed, my entire outfit began to sparkle, and sterilization and purification were completed in an instant.
It felt like wearing a new outfit.
‘In an emergency, this thing can also change into a strategic weapon.’
This was the weapon that effectively suppressed Magos’ rampage during the Sindorim battle.
It shot a so-called ‘killing ray’ by concentrating dimensional energy from 500 top-grade dimensional stones.
It was a very effective weapon with destructive power comparable to the combined talents of several EX-rank Awakener individuals in terms of momentary firepower.
“Yanghwa!”
“Yanghwa.”
A group of Awakener individuals running by discovered Jeong-hoon and greeted him.
‘Those are Hwang No-in’s elder suits!’
Everyone was wearing custom-enhanced suits worth 200 million won.
It was an armament typical of the Yanghwa Group, which does not skimp on investment for all guild members.
* * *
Following Jeong-hoon’s guidance, I arrived at the VIP ward located on the 73rd floor, the top floor of the Yanghwa Building.
The entire floor was originally designed so that outsiders could not easily enter, with the whole floor consisting of massive hospital rooms.
Inside, in addition to treatment facilities, there were exercise, recovery, and rehabilitation facilities arranged in separate zones.
“…..”
As soon as I entered the 73rd-floor lobby, a security check followed.
There were no problematic metals or weapons. If necessary, I can transform my body anyway.
“You may enter.”
After the security guard’s OK sign, I stood at the entrance leading to the hospital room following Jeong-hoon’s guidance.
“The chairman is very distressed. Please speak kindly.”
“I understand the chairman’s feelings, but I cannot lie. I intend to speak only the truth.”
“There was a guy who was cursing that the young lady would soon die back then. At that time, the chairman was really hurt.”
“Let’s first go in and examine the condition more closely.”
“I apologize for being overly anxious.”
“No need to apologize. Having someone like you around, they will feel reassured.”
I offered some comforting words.
Jeong-hoon is someone who has nothing but the safety of Chairman Jin Seong-tae and his daughter Jin Bo-mi in his mind.
So sometimes his blind loyalty comes out as overly off-track words.
But in front of me, he was restraining those emotions and earnestly requesting my help.
The fact that a man notorious as a cold-blooded individual was revealing his anxious emotions was significant to me.
How should I put it?
If I cure Jin Bo-mi, it seems I can save not only her but also Jeong-hoon’s future?
Anyway, now was the time to meet her directly.
Drrrr.
The door opened.
It wasn’t a sterile room or a negative pressure room, so there were no complicated entry procedures.
“Hmm.”
When I saw Jin Seong-tae and Jin Bo-mi immediately in my sight, I let out a small laugh.
Because they were both people I had only seen on TV in my previous life or knew by name.
After returning, following Jeong-hoon, this was the first new connection I was forming.
‘Hey, Kang Shin-hwa. It’s the butterfly effect. It’s doing its own thing! Just because I did something I didn’t do in my previous life doesn’t mean the future will definitely change.’
Nicholas’ words came to mind.
According to him, the point where his memories and the future diverge after regressing is when a major turning point event occurs in the world.
Taking myself as an example, it would be killing Magos.
The disaster that would have struck in 2030 has disappeared, so people who were supposed to die then might not die ten years later.
I thought it didn’t matter anyway. By then, I would be enjoying a cocktail somewhere in the South Pacific, getting a tan.
‘Saving Jin Bo-mi doesn’t seem like it will disrupt my retirement plan.’
Because Jin Bo-mi isn’t such an extraordinary person. Probably not worth worrying about.
“Nice to meet you, Kang Shin-hwa. I heard from Jeong-hoon. You perfectly understand my child’s illness?”
Jin Seong-tae reached out to shake my hand and opened the conversation first.
He was definitely a chairman of a large corporation, familiar with proper etiquette and hospitality, but in front of me, he had set aside such social status and was holding my hand politely with both hands.
“I’m Kang Shin-hwa. Yes, Chairman. I can accurately diagnose your daughter’s condition.”
“What is the disease?”
“It’s more of a curse obtained from a monster in a dungeon rather than a disease. Excuse me, young lady, are you able to converse?”
I called out to Jin Bo-mi over Jin Seong-tae’s shoulder.
Her blonde hair, which seemed to have been dyed a long time ago, was now heavily layered.
Moreover, the black roots growing from the base clearly indicated that the time was not short at all.
“I cannot move, but I can… Speak.”
“I would like to ask you one thing.”
“Yes, please go ahead…”
“You must have been injured in a dungeon, but it wasn’t fatal. However, you began to develop a high fever when leaving the dungeon, and gradually your magical ability began to decline, right?”
I recited the progression of the Archero’s curse as I remembered it. Just to confirm.
“That’s right. After that, the efficiency of my magic circulation gradually worsened and eventually stagnated… And my body’s energy started to drain.”
“Do you have any idea what happened?”
Jin Seong-tae asked me. It seemed he wanted to hear the precise cause due to his anxious heart.
“It’s a monster’s curse. The problem is that apart from the magical discharge disorder, the curse turns normal healing energy into ‘poison’.”
“Poison? Are you serious?”
“The more treatment you receive, the more potions you drink or IV drips you receive, hasn’t the young lady’s condition only worsened?”
“That’s right.”
“This is typically called Death Heal. It’s a curse that brings you closer to death the more you try to heal.”
“Death Heal?”
“The moment the body considers the healing energy from outside as an external force, that energy becomes poison.”
“How is this possible… Moreover, how do you know all these principles?”
Jin Seong-tae said with a surprised expression.
He wasn’t doubting me, but was surprised that I could seemingly penetrate the entire history of Jin Bo-mi’s treatment process from our first meeting.
“If you don’t understand these principles and just pour in healing power indiscriminately, there’s no way the young lady’s condition would improve.”
“Can I… Get better? Is there any hope?”
Jin Bo-mi’s voice, tired from long treatment, carried a sense of almost half-resignation.
I would have felt the same way.
Surely they’ve been doing something called treatment, but her body’s condition is only getting worse.
The sense of despair must have been immense.
“If you entrust everything to me completely, I’m confident. If not, well, we can forget about it.”
Glancing back, Jeong-hoon was nodding while crossing his arms.
He seemed to be thinking similarly to me.
Having watched Jin Bo-mi closely, he must have formed his own observations.
“No one has ever looked through the cause so specifically like you! No, even when explanations were given, people didn’t think much of it!”
Jin Seong-tae grabbed my hand again and poured out an emotional speech.
It was like the reaction of meeting an extraordinary fortune-teller. His eyes were both amazed and impressed.
“If possible, I’d like to examine the young lady’s condition more closely.”
“How inconsiderate of me.”
As soon as the words ended, Jin Seong-tae bowed his head and stepped aside.
Looking at the current scene, it felt like I was the group’s chairman and Jin Seong-tae was my assistant.
His earnestness was deeply felt, touching my heart.
The heart of a parent thinking of their child is always tender and poignant. My own deceased parents were the same.
“I’ll hold your hand. I hope you don’t feel uncomfortable.”
“It’s okay. As long as I can get better somehow.”
Though very tired, Jin Bo-mi was still smiling.
As soon as I grabbed her hand, I immediately pushed my magical power.
By using the heart of magical power to increase discharge, I could ignore the reactive repulsive force of her body.
“Oh?”
“Can you feel it? From here to here, this is the feeling of my magical power pushing in.”
“Yes. An incredibly pure magical power is feeling like it’s pushing into my left arm.”
“Pushing magical power?”
Right at that moment, Jeong-hoon, who was behind, shook his head and walked up.
A natural and typical reaction.
The concept of receiving another’s magical power is completely non-existent for current awakened individuals.
“If you’d like, I can let you experience it directly.”
I answered calmly.
Jin Seong-tae, who was not an Awakener individual, tilted his head, but Jeong-hoon would likely understand.
“I’d like to feel it. I’m not doubting, just that no Awakener individual has approached it this way before.”
“I understand.”
I firmly grabbed Jeong-hoon’s outstretched arm and boldly pushed magical power into it.
In the very next moment,
“Ah! This is impossible…”
A dramatic change occurred on his face, which had been maintaining an icy-cold and brick-like expression.
An acknowledgment he couldn’t deny! The emotion of surprise was fully captured on Jeong-hoon’s face.
“I will treat the young lady’s magical discharge disorder with this power. The problem is bodily healing, but I think we’ll need to use a different modification method.”
“Hmm?”
At that carefully spoken word, Jin Bo-mi, Jin Seong-tae, and Jeong-hoon’s gazes simultaneously focused on me.
Since it wasn’t something that could be twisted or roundaboutly explained, I mentioned the only existing treatment method with an indifferent expression.
“I’ll create a healing potion mixed with a portion of my saliva. Of course, it’s essentially just water that’s been completely sterilized.”
“Saliva?”
“Yes. The young lady should keep this potion in her mouth for about 30 minutes, and once adaptation is complete, she can swallow it. Then she’ll see the healing effect.”
“…..”
Silence fell.
Had I spoken too difficultly? So I decided to explain it more simply.
“Just think of it like drinking from the beverage I just drank. That’s all.”
At that moment;
“…..”
Everyone was silent, seemingly shocked by the new treatment approach, as if time had stopped.
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