episode_0761

Early morning, duty room at Seoul National University Busan General Hospital.

“Hwaam.”

Do Jin-ho, a young man lying on a bed wearing a doctor’s gown, yawned long and closed his eyes.

“Hyung. Then my eyes roll back.”

On top of the bunk bed, a young man who was watching something on a tablet stuck his head down.

His gown had a name tag that read ‘Kim Ji-hwan’.

“Yes, yes. Seniors. I will be careful.”

It was a sarcastic tone, but Kim Ji-hwan didn’t care at all.

Because Do Jin-ho has the skills and ability to do that.

Should I consider it fortunate that I started residency first and was treated as a senior?

“Hyung, who do you think will win?”

“What?”

“Doblin and Gwangikong.”

“Whoever wins, I hope it ends quickly. Damn, all the professors said they were going to watch the World Cup finals… Ugh.”

General hospitals must always be on duty.

You can become a specialist only after going through a training process, and during that process, on-call duties naturally become the responsibility of the trainee doctor.

And now, accidents and accidents are happening everywhere due to the World Cup.

Although it was not a terrible accident like the Sunshade Collapse or the Duoksini incident, minor casualties often occurred as people flocked to Busan in large numbers.

If you get into a fight while drunk and get seriously injured.

An accident occurs while dancing on a tour bus out of excitement.

No matter how much we live in this era of extraordinary abilities, fatal accidents continue to occur.

“Tsk. Maybe I should have just gone to Oriental medicine. All you have to do there is a good medicine.”

“Hyung. A voice that will rise up in Oriental medicine departments across the country.”

“I know. So that’s what I’m saying. Honestly, isn’t that the goal of those kids?”

Do Jin-ho took one hand out to the side.

With your thumb and index finger in a circle.

“For men, we give them medicine that is good for their vitality, and for women, we give them medicine that is good for pregnancy. It may be helpful in giving birth to those with special abilities. Just by putting that sticker on, the price of the medicine goes up by over 100%.”

“Ha, hahaha….”

“Shintobul has its degrees. Hey, you know what? They say that before the cataclysm, the Department of Oriental Medicine was not even treated as a medical school.”

“It’s different now.”

Kim Ji-hwan scanned the video on the tablet with a wry smile.

“We are in an era where Oriental medicine is at the pinnacle of world medicine.”

“Then, let’s ask those Oriental Medicine students to come here and stand on duty. I’m really tired. I feel like I’m falling behind.”

“Haha, be patient. You said you would take a week off after the finals. Professors.”

“…….”

Do Jin-ho had to hold back a laugh as Kim Ji-hwan spoke in an easy-going voice.

“You should send it to me. Since the World Cup started, I haven’t been able to rest even once. Ah, I want to write a letter to Cheonma and Baekgisu to express my sincere gratitude. If the semifinals had not been canceled, how much more work would have had to be done?”

“…Of course.”

Kim Ji-hwan had no choice but to actively agree.

Many self-employed people, including those in Busan, were upset that the World Cup special was ending quickly, but some people, including the two people here, were hoping for the World Cup to end quickly.

“Hey. What are you doing after the World Cup? Date?”

“Well, it’s a date. I decided to just eat.”

“And propose? Hey, if someone sees it, they’ll think it’s Gwangikgong.”

“Well, that kind of brother is indeed. Ha, no. Bro, I’m asking this very seriously.”

Kim Ji-hwan stuck his head out and looked down.

“Let’s make an emergency call and bet.”

“What?”

“There won’t be any major problems after the World Cup, so only one of the two will remain in Busan.”

“This is crazy.”

Even while swearing, Do Jin-ho pulled his face to the side as if he was intrigued.

“The person who loses gets contacted by the professors. Call?”

“Good. The person who wins gets permission from the professor and goes to Busan.”

“Hey, you’ve decided? Are you going to Ulleungdo?”

“…I had a hard time getting a ticket?”

“Is it true?”

Do Jin-ho clicked his tongue in admiration.

“But this time, I can’t just ignore it. It’s a week. Off for a week. If I just talk to you, it’s a great opportunity to legally go on a week’s vacation and keep in touch with professors.”

“Ah, bro. My younger brother said he would really like to propose once, and he said he would go to Ulleungdo and become a patriot, but you can’t do that too?”

“There are many good hotels in Busan. Be patriotic out there. Creating people is patriotism, but is saving people also patriotism?”

“Oh, really.”

“Shouldn’t you set an example in times like this?”

“Only in this case is it a senior story.”

Can’t miss it.

“As man to man, promise. The loser gets hit and run. Call?”

“Call.”

“So, who do you want to bet on?”

“That’s right….”

Two young men were willing to bet on their perfect vacation.

The results will not be known until the day of the finals.

* * *

Most match finals are scheduled for ‘weekends’.

The fundamental reason is that weekends are the days that can attract large crowds.

It is said that there are people who work on weekends, but the games are probably held on weekends because there are more people who work on weekdays and rest on weekends.

“It’s 4pm on Saturday. Why is it such an ambiguous time?”

It is truly an ambiguous time.

This is not a long-term sport like baseball that lasts until the 9th inning. It is a 1:1 match with a winner or loser, but the time is very ambiguous.

But what can I do?

There is now less than an hour left.

“Um.”

I looked at myself in the mirror.

Doblin still looks like a boy.

But of course, this boy’s appearance is like a ‘shackle’ to me.

We must break the seal and go forward with all our might.

In order to do that, it is natural that I should show up in the way I can fight best, rather than in the image of Doblin.

“Umm.”

I checked the mirror one more time.

In the mirror, my eyes were golden and shining very brightly.

Both sides.

“Preparation is perfect.”

I had thought about fighting Gwangyukgong for a long time, and I had done all kinds of simulations in my head.

I never expected to fight at the World Cup like this even when I was possessed, but the path of a goblin is to do your best in a given environment.

Knock, knock.

A knock sounds.

The game officials can’t treat me carelessly either, so I relay the situation through a tablet, but the only people who might come an hour before the game are –

“Hello!”

“…….”

He was crazy.

As soon as he opened the door, he didn’t care that the people behind him were shocked, and he didn’t pay any attention to me, who was openly frowning. The man who came in after closing the door was-

“I set a barrier, bro.”

Gwangikgong, Jinho Kim.

“I barely had time to do interviews and other things. Phew, I should have come here to talk a long time ago.”

“What is it?”

“Why are you so harsh as soon as we meet?”

“They say some crazy person in the world comes to the opponent’s dressing room to say hello just an hour before the World Cup finals.”

We’re not in a relationship where we’ll have trash talk or anything like that.

In order to do something like that, I know that this guy will not get hurt and that his mentality will not be shaken.

“Go home.”

“That’s too much. I came to see the person who saved my life, and you just turned me away?”

“The lifesaver will have to fight with all his might after a while, so why did he come…”

When I saw Gwangikkong’s expression, I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Are you nervous?”‘

“…….”

“Isn’t it absurd for you to even think that the person you came to talk to to relieve tension is your opponent in the finals?”

“Sure. I’m thinking the same thing.”

Gwangikkong sat down very proudly on the sofa in my waiting room.

“I mean, even if I don’t know anything else, I’m always confident in interpersonal battles, right?”

” Coincidentally, 1:1 is what I am best at.”

“But I’m not sure that I’ll win for sure against my brother.”

“If you were confident, if you had said it in front of people, my dividend would have been more than 3 times more by now.”

Gwangikkong expressed anxiety.

That alone has led to more people betting on the upset.

Isn’t there always a question of ‘what if?’ in human affairs.

“Hyung. Do you have any plans after the World Cup ends?”

“Patriotic Party.”

“Not in the short term, but in the long term.”

“…….”

There is a mountain of work to do.

Just saying that can be a burden to Gwangikgong.

“If I tell you everything, it would take well over an hour.”

“How about a brief story? Just about three.”

“Devil hunting, refugee relief, and overseas business trips.”

“……These are all stories that are uncomfortable just to hear.”

“It’s like that in public affairs.”

The world seen by heroes and the world seen by desperate villains are different.

No matter how much Gwangyukgong sees everything, I am looking at a place much further away than where Gwangyikgong is looking.

Because I know the future.

Even though it’s distorted, I know a little more about the future.

“But don’t think about anything else, just focus on the fight. I don’t want my win to end in a trivial performance.”

“Wow, he’s already thinking he’s going to win.”

“Because the opponent is you.”

“…….”

No matter how good of a person you are.

There are degrees.

“Hyung. No regrets?”

“You can’t compete for the position of the inaugural World Cup winner.”

“Hyung, shouldn’t you just shake things up mentally? That’s my brother’s style, to fight with a lot of debuffs. Don’t you have to put pressure on me and say that if you win like this, you know what will happen after that?”

“That’s right.”

If I say this, I might actually get a buff from the Light Wing Gong.

“…I’m only talking to you, so listen carefully.”

Whisper quietly.

It’s called “…”

The moment I told you my long-term plans.

“…If that’s the case.”

Gwangikkong smiled brightly.

“You can do your best to the point of collapsing.”

I was able to shake off the illusion and focus on the World Cup.

“Of course.”

I also.

It’s time.