There is no end to learning (6)
“Three… sex?”
The audience member who questioned his words looked puzzled, and others began to murmur.
Having sex instead of exercising…
It was an unconventional statement.
“Sex is a sport on the bed. The proof is that sex is hard and sweaty. In addition, positive hormones such as oxytonin, dopamine and serotonin are secreted during sex. It also improves the body’s immunity.”
Choi Ki-seok continued speaking with a face as bright as an apple.
Due to the effects of the jelly, he was unable to control his mouth.
I didn’t know that jelly could have such side effects.
“I’ll say it again: If you can’t afford to exercise, have sex. Sex is also exercise.”
“Wahahahahah.”
“I heard it and it’s true.”
The audience cheered loudly and the atmosphere in the banquet hall became lively.
“Until now, I was Ki-Seok Choi, a thoracic surgeon in training. Thank you.”
Ki-Seok Choi gave his final greeting and came down from the podium.
As if running amok.
* * *
After the lecture, it was time for dinner.
Choi Ki-seok was alone in the treatment room, suffering from pain.
[Everyone, have sex!]
The words I confidently shouted to the audience kept ringing in my head. If I could, I wanted to completely erase what I said earlier with an eraser.
My biggest worry was how my fellow staff members would receive my remarks.
For now, all we can do is hope that the rumor doesn’t spread widely.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
A sudden knocking sound drew my attention to the door.
“Yes. Please come in.”
“Mr. Choi. What are you doing?”
Leon smiled and sat down on the chair across from him.
“I was just thinking about this and that.”
“Is it because of what you said earlier? Don’t worry about it. Mr. Choi didn’t say anything wrong. We all know that sex is good for your health.” “Still, I can’t help but feel embarrassed.
”
“By the way, I now realize why Mr. Choi has remained healthy until now even after receiving a heart transplant.”
“Leon! Don’t tease me.”
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry.”
Leon’s expression was full of laughter as he apologized.
“By the way, the vice hospital director is looking for Mr. Choi. He says he wants to have dinner with VIPs?”
“…Yes. I’ll go.”
Choi Ki-seok left the treatment room with his shoulders slumped.
But it is that moment.
Tiring!
[You have obtained the hidden mission ‘Curse of the Cruise Ship’. Special rewards will be given if you complete three missions on the cruise ship. If even one mission is not completed, the reward will disappear.]
[Mission 1: Curse of the Specter (to be resolved within 3 hours from the current time)]
[Mission 2: The Eunuch’s Curse (to be resolved within 4 hours from the current time) )]
[Mission 3: Rivera Man’s Curse (to be resolved within 12 hours based on the current time)]
Choi Ki-seok frowned after checking the notification.
This mission was something I had never seen before.
The three missions are tied together.
Solving time is given for each task.
What was unusual was that the specific goal of the mission was not revealed.
‘It means I won’t leave you alone here either.’
Ki-Seok Choi smiled bitterly and moved to the restaurant on the third floor.
Finding Parker wasn’t difficult.
He was drinking wine with a middle-aged man wearing a casual suit.
“Are you here?”
“Yes. I heard you were looking for me.”
“I had a hard time preparing for the lecture, so let’s have dinner with the VVIP. Tutor. This is Ki Seok Choi. He is a resident training in thoracic surgery. Mr. Choi, this is the CEO tutor of the tutor company.”
“nice to meet you.”
“Nice to meet you.”
Ki-Seok Choi shook hands with the tutor and sat down.
He pretended to scan the interior of the restaurant and observed the tutor.
Tutor.
He is the mastermind behind the Daraprate scandal, one of America’s greatest pharmaceutical scandals.
After purchasing the copyright to Daraprate, an AIDS treatment, the price of the drug, which was previously about $13, was raised to $736.
It was a profit margin of nearly 56 times.
Charles, a classmate, is furious at the tutor’s brutality and is gnashing his teeth.
“I listened to the lecture well. He explained the obvious in a very interesting way. I was especially impressed by the last talk praising sex.”
“…Thank you for listening.”
“Ah. Thinking back on Mr. Choi’s lecture, it was great. If I ever have to give a lecture in the future, I guess I’ll have to ask Mr. Choi one more time.”
“There are a lot of people at MHC who are better than me, right? I still fall short.”
“You are as humble as I heard.”
The tutor stared at Choi Ki-seok with deep eyes.
“Actually, I was the one who created this place. I told the vice hospital director that I wanted to meet Mr. Choi.”
“Was there a reason you wanted to see me?
” Yes. I wanted to compare Mr. Choi’s appearance through the media with his real appearance. The media often exaggerates facts.”
“What does it look like in real life? You’re not that fat, right?”
The tutor burst out laughing at Choi Ki-seok’s joke.
“Yes. If I were to be specific, I think I’m on the thin side. “Is it because you do a lot of bed exercise?”
“Hmm… forget about that story.”
“The cheerful atmosphere makes me feel good too. Now, the arranger will be left out. Please share good stories.”
Parker stood up and placed his hand on Choi Ki-seok’s shoulder.
The pressure on his shoulder.
Choi Ki-seok easily realized that it meant that he should behave himself.
The conversation with the tutor that followed.
Choi Ki-seok placed restrictions on the tutor. The tutor asked questions about the company and the life of a doctor.
Because they had a common denominator, medicine and pharmaceuticals, the conversation went smoothly.
While the conversation was paused for a moment, Ki-Seok Choi used the eyes of Hippocrates on the tutor. Then, the name of a disease and the letters in red. The caution written in
‘Could it be? This person?’
Suddenly, one assumption flashed through my mind.
The newly received mission, the time it took to complete the mission, and the disease the tutor was suffering from.
The assumption was that these three facts were all at once.
“Why are you so surprised all of a sudden? “Is there something on my face?”
“Oh… no. Just.”
Choi Ki-seok played with his spoon and then changed the topic.
“By the way, are there any worries you can’t talk about these days?”
“Do you think so?”
A confused smile appeared on the tutor’s lips.
“Yes. It seems there is. That doesn’t seem to be a common problem either. It seems to be a very serious concern that is gnawing at the tutor’s heart.”
“Well. I won’t deny it. But you definitely don’t want me to tell you that, right?”
“Is there any reason not to?”
Choi Ki-seok asked a counter question.
“It’s said to be on a cruise ship, but it’s definitely being examined. Detecting mental illness can also be seen as part of a medical examination.”
“It’s not wrong, but… it’s funny that you’re talking about something deep in your heart while you’re just seeing each other for the first time today.” “If you
think about it, since you’re a stranger, you’re actually confiding your true feelings. Wouldn’t that be more convenient? If you reveal a secret to an acquaintance, there will be more than one or two things to worry about.”
“That’s sophistry.”
“I was just giving advice as a doctor.”
Choi Ki-seok used his interrogation skill and looked straight at the tutor.
The two people’s gazes As this clash occurred, there was a lot of tension.
[There is no one in the world without worries. Everyone lives with worries big and small. Having worries is not a big deal. And I am not the type to talk about my worries to others. ]
“Wait a minute. Are you saying that having worries isn’t a big deal?”
[Of course. Am I wrong?]
The tutor looked as if he had seen all the boring people, and Choi Ki-seok remained silent and took a step back. It seemed like he had
missed the key point. “ Then
I will ask again. Why do you say it’s unnecessary to share your worries with others?”
[I never said it was unnecessary. It’s just that it’s not my style.]
The conversation was cut off again by the tutor’s fierce defense.
Tiring!
[The other person has formed a wall in their hearts. In order to break down the wall in your heart, you need decisive reasoning. If you fail three times in decisive reasoning, you will not be able to talk to the other person for a week.] The same notice as Vivian. After much thought, Choi Ki-seok decided to use shock
therapy
.
“Tutor. Have you ever heard of a suicide trip?”
“….”
“It refers to leaving everything behind, traveling in peace, and ultimately taking one’s life. Isn’t this cruise medical check-up a suicide trip for the tutor?”
The tutor flinched at Choi Ki-seok’s words.
It was a small signal, but it was enough to make him certain.
[Now… suicide trip… That’s an unpleasant word. I What do you lack that makes you commit suicide?]
The tutor’s voice rose.
“You should know better than me.”
[That’s a ridiculous story. I don’t know why I want to commit suicide.]
“Then. Let me tell you directly.”
Choi Ki-seok took a deep breath and continued speaking.
“Tutor made a huge profit by raising the price of AIDS treatment dozens of times. But on the other hand, there is also something lost.”
[….]
“That is reputation. Didn’t that incident make him the number one most hated person in America? It’s really hard to endure the hate of others. Regardless of whether you have caused others to hate you or not.”
The tutor gritted his teeth at Choi Ki-seok’s point.
“Aren’t you afraid of being criticized by others? So I had the extreme thought of ending my life.”
[Sigh… Honestly, I don’t know. What I did wrong was just following the market economy.]
The tutor put his hand on his head with a pained expression.
Tiring!
[The other person has feelings. We have broken down the wall. From now on, you can read the other person’s thoughts.]
“Market economy?”
“Yes. I just raised the price of the drug. People who have money can buy medicine, but if you don’t have money, you can’t buy medicine. Is there something wrong with that?”
“Don’t you know that that medicine is directly related to people’s lives?”
“Oh my God… do I have to worry about such things? “Do you mean to say that you feel sorry for the starving children while you eat?”
“That’s not the issue. Don’t distort the issue.”
Choi Ki-seok showed a stern expression.
“Think about the impact your actions have on others. I’m asking you to think about the pain that AIDS patients would have experienced if you had profited from it.”
“….”
“The pain is probably dozens of times greater than yours.” ”
No matter how much Mr. Choi says, I don’t know. Things like other people’s pain. What should I do now…”
The tutor pulled his head with a pained expression.
“Actually, I have a solution.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes. It’s a very simple and fast method. Lower the price of medicine.”
“Are you ultimately saying that we should empathize with other people’s pain?”
“No. Tutor is for you. You raised the price of medicine and became the most disgusting person in America. If I want to relieve myself of that title even a little, I have to lower the price of medicine.”
“It’s for my own sake…”
“I don’t want to make a lot of money through abnormal methods and be criticized by others. That’s impossible in the first place. If you try to do both, you will become mentally ill.”
Choi Ki-seok continued his sharp point.
“Take this opportunity to give up one of the two. There is no other way.”
“Hmm… I need time to think. I’m sorry, but I’ll get up first.”
Ki-seok Choi smiled bitterly as he watched the tutor walking away.
Why don’t you know that other people can be sick just like you are hurting?
I can empathize with you . It was sad to see a world where the number of people who don’t know what to do is increasing.
‘Once one thing is resolved.’
He looked at the status window and nodded.
Before he knew it, the Dead Man’s Curse mission was completed. As
expected, the first mission was to prevent the tutor from committing suicide.
Through the mission completion message, it was also predictable that the tutor would not commit suicide on the ship.
“Kyaaaaaa!”
A woman’s scream suddenly erupted.
Choi Ki-seok headed to the scene without a moment to take a breath.
The curse of the cruise ship is not over yet.
