TFSG 62

Chapter 62

The Terminally Ill Baby Doctor Is a Genius

The name… was it “San Gong-min”?

“You cannot be told that here.”

Just as I thought.

“Follow me. We will proceed with the questioning.”

When the warrior spoke forcefully, I could feel my father stiffen.

I tapped his shoulder lightly, as if to say it was okay.

Whoa, whoa. Not yet, Father.

“How strange. So many people have gathered here.”

I wasn’t pretending to be innocent like I did back at Fei-man. I stared directly at the warrior.

“And yet you call me an impostor and now tell me to follow without explanation?”

“It’s procedure. The reason cannot be explained here.”

“Ah, so even if those listening here misunderstand, it’s none of my concern?”

“I don’t understand what you mean.”

“Really makes work easy, doesn’t it.”

I tugged at my father’s sleeve.

“Father, ask them!”

Having walked together like this, my usually perceptive father immediately understood what to do without me saying a word.

Of course, I didn’t really mean for him to physically attack.

“Warrior, I think these people need a little… wind.”

My father chuckled.

“As you wish.”

At that moment, all the warriors present floated effortlessly into the air.

San Gong-min, who had been speaking on behalf of the group, twisted his face in shock. His face flushed red with shame.

“W-what are you doing?!”

“……”

“To attack the official warriors of the Heuk family… This will be considered an attack on the Heuk family! The main house will not stand idly by!”

San Gong-min, bound tightly in the wind, floated in midair, his struggling limbs fully exposed.

I calmly stared at him and smiled prettily.

So what?

“Really?”

Doctors and pharmacists can’t possibly have combat abilities.

There are no multi-talented individuals like Heuk Ah-hwa before the heroine appears.

Even so, within the Heuk family, and throughout the empire…

Do you know why warriors must be subservient to pharmacists and doctors?

“My name is Heuk, Bi-yu.”

Warriors make contracts with the family.

The contract requires them to follow the orders of the assigned doctor or pharmacist.

They accept this situation—even when the orders are unreasonable—and formally seal it with their own hand.

The reason for this is that this continent is naturally war-torn.

Many profit from war, so healers are rare.

Not only that, but disease rates are extremely high due to war.

In this environment, a warrior from the Heuk family gains privileges after completing their contract.

Merely having experience working for the Heuk family gives them priority in receiving medical care.

Since the number of healers is far smaller than warriors, and Heuk family affiliation provides advantages…

The head of the Heuk family holds the power of life and death over their warriors.

“If I’m putting my name on the signboard, who needs permission?”

So the warrior’s actions right now are blatantly ignoring the direct line of command.

Even though my father and I are technically discarded,

To deliberately do something like this, it must have been under the orders of the head or someone influential in the Heuk family.

“They attacked us even though they knew who my father was.”

If you didn’t notice me constantly glancing at my father, you’d be a fool.

“You’ve put the family name on the signboard without permission!”

“Yes, because it’s my name. So why am I an impostor?”

Watching him flounder made me laugh.

How dumb.

They must not have expected this at all.

“They probably thought using the Heuk family name would make me tremble in fear.”

I curled my lips into a smirk inwardly.

“You… are a discarded person, aren’t you?”

San Gong-min scowled and shouted fiercely.

I didn’t even blink. I smiled as if pleased to see him react.

“You’re proving it with your own mouth! I am a member of the Heuk family.”

“……!”

Discarded, whatever—didn’t faze me a bit. It was true anyway.

“Not enough provocation here,” I thought.

People murmured, but what mattered to them wasn’t the name—it was the doctor’s ability.

Moreover,

“Whatever being discarded means, I’ve never been expelled.”

I placed my hand on my chest and spoke confidently, clearly pronouncing each word.

“I am a member of the Heuk family, and my surname is Heuk. That hasn’t changed.”

Upon hearing this, the man realized he had dug his own grave. He was speechless, his face turning red and purple.

“That… damn it! To attempt to deceive with words like that! The direct descendant of the Heuk family won’t stand for it! You must be investigated immediately!”

I attempted to cross my arms but failed, tilting my head in curiosity.

“I am also a direct descendant. I don’t know which aunt ordered you, but even if you could request something from me, you cannot give me an order.”

I tilted my head, looking at him as if puzzled.

“Oh! Could it be you’re backing down?

A later aunt of some sort.

Thank you for sending a foolish human to treat us as laughable.”

“The ones they were targeting weren’t me… but my father.”

Of course, it was troublesome for me too.

He probably felt jealous that his favored grandson wasn’t the one succeeding in the massive market.

So they may have intended to drive me out.

Since entering here, they kept glancing at my father or sneaking looks at him.

“They were constantly monitoring my father’s reactions.”

Thankfully.

“They must have been trying to provoke him into causing chaos.”

If my father had stepped forward, it would have been a real headache…

And just a few minutes later, I immediately regretted my premature relief.

“Ha! What does a child know! The daughter of a fool, just a fool herself!”

Bam!

I’ve seen people blown away by wind countless times…

But this was the first time I realized that hitting with intent, instead of just blowing someone away, could produce such a tremendous sound.

Bang!

The ground cracked beneath me.

Wind alone can split the earth.

I froze, staring blankly. San Gong-min floated helplessly, unable to move.

“…How dare you.”

Why am I floating alone in the wind?

All I could do was blink widely.

A little away, my father stood with his foot pressing against San Gong-min’s neck, pinning him almost into the ground.

From the back, I couldn’t see my father’s expression.

For a moment, my father turned his head slightly and glanced at me.

I swallowed hard.

His red eyes glowed ominously.

I could only stare blankly, unable to act.

My father spoke in a calm voice despite the terrifying eyes.

“I didn’t make a contract to have you treated like this.”

…Contract?

What contract? Could it be with me??

Wait a minute.

“Father…?”

You shouldn’t intervene…

This isn’t right!

San Gong-min trembled.

“How… did it come to this?”

The foot pressing on his neck felt like a thousand pounds.

Sweat poured down his face. He was terrified out of his mind. If this continued, his neck might break…

That was the instinct of a warrior.

He could feel the overwhelming difference in power between himself and the man in front of him, ‘Heuk Bi-hu’.

No matter what he tried, he would die helplessly.

“Why… has it come to this?!”

The starting point of the problem flashed in his mind.

“Use any means necessary to provoke. It must be verified.”

“……”

“Heuk Bi-hu, see if that damn one reacts.”

His master whispered elegantly. Even while saying harsh words, his expression didn’t change.

“Bi-hu, it seems that the daughter of that fool is a genius. Now… the test results have reached my ears. She doesn’t know yet.”

“……”

“San Gong-min, I trust you. That girl will become a good tool. Prevent her from practicing medicine in the market.”

His master placed a hand near his mouth and chuckled softly.

“She’ll be made an impostor. But if I say this, I can predict what my foolish warrior will do.”

San Gong-min flinched. Not wrong. Being completely ignorant, he quietly awaited his master’s command.

“I’ll tell you what to say at the decisive moment.”