Episode 37:
I don’t know for sure because I don’t really have to meet him in this life, but in his past life, Lee Jae-heon didn’t get along very well with the doctors.
In a world where the concept of death is rare, doctors have a very combative side. They thought highly of Lee Jae-heon, who was not only immortal but also had the ability to regenerate.
‘Probably, they saw that they went out believing in their abilities and then ended up being diverted here and there.’
If the pain is severe, it may not kill you, but it can make you lose your mind, so doctors often give meaning to meaningless pain.
And Jaeheon Lee was the complete opposite.
Not just him, but many others did not attach meaning to the pain and did not bother to sacrifice themselves since he had the ability to regenerate. There was no way he could like the doctors who spoke harshly about his blessed ability to leave no scars.
Now he lives in a world that gives meaning to pain and death, but that doesn’t mean he can change his values in an instant. This was even more so because my mental power was shaken due to the influence of the other side of the world.
Lee Jae-heon looked at the doctor with a bright smile on his face with tired eyes.
“If this had been the front yard of the hospital, I would have used a scalpel, so it’s a shame.”
“….”
“From the looks of it, it looks like someone else provided the first aid, let alone the fact that there were other people. “If you had someone to heal you, why didn’t you rest there longer?”
“…I was afraid I would wait….”
“I did wait, but that’s not more important than a person’s life, right, teacher?”
This is why they are born doctors.
Lee Jae-heon felt dizzy that the title had returned to ‘teacher.’
This is the title he used for me when we first met, and the slight dissatisfaction he showed at that time was clearly visible in the title.
‘I felt it painfully even in my past life… They say they will take care of my body, but doctors are very interfering.’
Doctor Ha Seong-yoon explained Lee Jae-heon’s condition in his characteristic, quiet voice, unaware of the speed at which he was slowly being consumed by what would have been a minor, if minor, trauma from his past life.
“I’m so glad you came back alive, but I don’t know how you’re still alive. As Kwon Yeon-hee said, how is it any different from zombies?”
“….”
“Why are your legs like this in the first place? It looks like they tore the clothes to stop the bleeding, but that was just first aid. If you leave it as is, it will fester. It hurts more. “Just looking at the blood flowing down, it looks like the flesh was blown off.”
“Oh…”
An exclamation that was not an exclamation finally came out of the mouth of intern Noh Yeon-seok, who had not said anything earlier as if he was feeling sick. Even from his point of view, as he was so preoccupied that he had no time to worry about anything else, comments like ‘blood was flowing’ and ‘flesh was flying’ seemed quite bloody.
That was the reaction of an intern who was mentally ill due to the influence of the underworld, so it goes without saying that the other party members were in significantly better condition than him.
“… Manager….”
“For some reason, I felt like my clothes had become more tattered.”
“Oh man, aren’t you supposed to lie down somewhere?”
“I think you should get some sleep first…”
Lee Jae-heon clicked his tongue at all those reactions.
‘It’s because I have such weak mental strength.’
Because the chicks were particularly sensitive to wounds, they did not reveal their condition openly, but with one cruel choice of words by Dr. Ha Seong-yoon, it was all ruined.
Intern Noh Yeon-seok, who had barely lost his complexion, began to turn pale again, CEO Garam Yoon gave his own cool-headed analysis, and the serious voices of his older sister Park Da-young and younger brother Park Da-hoon were also heard. Although both of their faces were hidden by the crowd, their faces were not visible.
Jeong In-ho, who was standing next to Lee Jae-heon in the unified public opinion, looked at him with a sad expression, and for some reason, Lee Jae-heon could not shake the feeling that he was poisoning him. It was an expression I saw occasionally while living in the same department under the same building.
Doctor Ha Seong-yoon’s attitude became more proud due to all the reactions.
“Actually, my head is also complicated. We were really hectic while the manager was gone, and the current situation is not going well. “It was also very scary.”
“You don’t think it’s complicated for me?”
“Then stay quiet. The body is almost like a corpse, but how can the mouth be so intact?…”
“Huh, no, really.”
Lee Jae-heon was so dumbfounded that he could not continue speaking.
However, perhaps it was only his own idea, Jeong In-ho stared at him in silence, and the group, including the doctor, looked at Lee Jae-heon with dissatisfied eyes.
In those eyes, Jaeheon Lee felt as if he had heard a faint swear word.
“…Huh.”
And Lee Jae-heon did not like this whole situation.
‘Why am I in a situation where I’m the weak one again?’
On the topic of chicks who are just whining about who they want to call me weak.
In the midst of being irritated by the trauma of having just died and come back to life, Lee Jae-heon was tormented by a subtle sense of discomfort and discomfort, similar to the case of the perpetrator conversion that occurred before his return. He truly hated these unreasonable worries of others and the resulting inefficiency.
Lee Jae-heon, who slowly and consciously frowned, clicked his tongue and spoke.
“Why don’t you look away?”
“Wouldn’t it be better to get proper treatment first?”
“Aside from treatment… What are those eyes? how.”
“Why do you give this important thing second place?”
“You really leave me speechless.”
Above all, the lukewarm gaze of the chicks was enough to make Lee Jae-heon sensitive.
“I’ll say it again, whatever it is, I don’t think it’s more important than your life.”
“No, what…”
But if I had to ask, I couldn’t refute it because it was a well-established theory.
‘If you deny that, you are denigrating the value of life.’
And if he denied that theory, Jaeheon Lee would be branded a psychopath in front of these countless survivors.
Who would want to open up to someone who ignores the value of life? It would be nice if they didn’t treat me like a crazy person. I didn’t want to be seen as a loser in front of the already wary detective and the disgusting main character.
Lee Jae-heon muttered, unable to hold back the dissatisfaction that arose from not being able to deny the truth.
“…Anyway, he’s not dead…”
“Is that what you’re going to say in front of the doctor right now?”
“But do you know how hard I worked to save this life?”
“It’s not enough just to survive.”
“….”
To be honest, Lee Jae-heon felt unfair.
It’s true that I didn’t hurt myself intentionally, and of course it was half intentional, but if I hadn’t done this, we would all have died.
He had no hesitation in believing that he had made the best choice and achieved the best result. Well, if I talk about Lee Jae-heon’s plan, I will keep quiet because I could die socially as well as physically, but that’s the conclusion anyway.
Jaeheon Lee did almost everything he could for himself and his group.
Lee Jae-heon, unable to overcome his unfairness, muttered.
“…why…?”
To be honest, I had more doubts than resentment.
‘You took care of the life you value so much.’
In fact, this is a secret world, so if you manage your mental power well, you almost never die, and your limbs are fine, so you don’t have any problems walking around. I don’t think the aftereffects will be that severe.
At least that’s what Jaeheon Lee thought.
“…yes?”
“Wouldn’t it have been a good save if I was able to hold my breath and walk alone?”
“….”
“Well, I wasn’t found in a coma on the street somewhere, and I didn’t have my hands or calves blown off, so why….”
Now I was speechless, beyond feeling unfair.
‘What’s the reaction?’
Judging from the strong reactions of the doctors and others, I think it was my fault, but honestly, no matter how much I think about it, Lee Jae-heon did nothing wrong.
If his thoughts were correct, Dr. Ha Seong-yoon would probably know the importance of the mind in the underworld, and if he had the time, In-ho Jeong would have also heard the story. Then, you know that as long as you have limbs, you can endure and stand no matter how big the wound is, so why are you reacting like that?
“…hmm.”
Jaeheon Lee organized his thoughts step by step.
Have I harmed them? no. Rather, it helped. Then did they act differently from the scope of their common sense? It’s not? He came back with his only life, and after being dragged away by a monster, he managed to escape and came back, and he was very normal. Rather, it is something that should be praised for doing a good job.
Or maybe it was because my value had decreased according to the standards of my previous life, but I don’t know.
‘I don’t think those bright yellow chicks can measure that efficiency.’
Perhaps there is another reason.
But was there anything that made them feel bad in the first place? You went out in the evening without saying a word?
“…ah.”
This was worth it.
Jaeheon Lee nodded inwardly and opened his mouth.
“Of course, I’m sorry for disappearing without saying a word. But the situation was so bad and I didn’t have a cell phone, so I didn’t have any other means of contact. “There was an urgent need to get out of the situation immediately.”
“….”
“Honestly, I did my best just to come back alive…”
“….”
“….”
The more he spoke, the stronger the feeling became stronger rather than disappearing. I kept my mouth shut.
“…Is there anything else you want to say?”
“…sorry?”
“No ha. Hahaha….”
Why are you doing that?
Isn’t this too?
‘What on earth isn’t it?’
Slowly, Lee Jae-heon became saddened by the unfair treatment.
Perhaps, if his physical condition had been normal and this place had not been a secret world, Lee Jae-heon would have known what mistake he was making. It’s not just that you feel something is wrong with the atmosphere, saying ‘something is strange’.
However, even though he was standing on two legs, Jaeheon Lee was not normal. In fact, even when I fainted around the time the morning sun came up, it was a miracle that I woke up within a few hours. A person like that walks away with his flesh falling off and his bones cracked, so what would his condition be like?
In fact, it was amazing that he was making such basic judgments. It was a shame because Lee Jae-heon was so used to pain. If it had been anyone else, he would have screamed right away.
Even though I was already in poor physical condition, this was a different world.
In a world where just breathing made me feel mentally ill and even drinking water made me nauseous, there was no way Jaeheon Lee could be normal. It was even more so because I was traumatized by being chased by a green algae monster.
Thanks to this, Jaeheon Lee unknowingly erased some of his common sense in this life. It’s not that I forgot it at all, it didn’t feel uncomfortable to the point of looking at people as monsters, but it was vaguely common sense and made the viewer feel strange.
And Dr. Ha Seong-yoon, who is sensitive to the patient’s physical condition, could not hide his smile when he saw Jae-heon Lee like that.
“Patient.”
“….”
“Please be quiet and get treatment.”
There was no way I could say anything to that pale, frozen face.
As the doctor prepared for treatment in earnest, among the group of people who hesitated, the first to cling to Lee Jae-heon were a brother and sister wearing school uniforms. Students wearing school uniforms were bound to stand out in some way among adults wearing suits or aprons.
They opened their mouths as if they were pouring out words they had not been able to say for a while.
“Mister, are you okay? “Look at my leg.”
“Are you not hungry? We were very surprised when he suddenly disappeared. “I left some chocolate. Would you like some?”
“Why did you leave that behind…”
Lee Jae-heon tried to control his expression as the siblings looked at him with worried eyes.
“…That’s enough. “You guys eat it too.”
They look like disgusting chicks.
I felt like scolding the siblings for not eating chocolate without knowing the importance of calories, but there were many people watching the situation and the target was the main character. He tried to put as much worry as possible into his sour expression.
Lee Jae-heon’s words and expression seemed to make the siblings’ faces clouded, as if they thought they were worried in return, and it seemed that Dr. Ha Seong-yoon’s judgment was the same.
“If you have the time to take care of others, why don’t you come back soon?”
“….”
Lee Jae-heon instinctively felt that talking back would have the opposite effect.
Why is it so difficult to make a living?
