Chapter 456
"My concerns?"
"Yes . Uhm, like . . . . If you're unhappy about your work, or . . . . "
The first person I went to speak to was Yi Seol-Hwa . She was wearing an outdoor scientist garb, and with a small magnifying glass, studied every nook and cranny of my face as if I was some sort of an unidentified herb . She then replied to my question . "Mm, well, I don't particularly have one . "
She might be saying that, but there was no way that she didn't have any complaints .
"As the head representative of the company, I can only apologise to you . I'm aware that you have worked hard to protect Seoul during our absence . "
"H-mm . "
"It must've been very difficult to . . . . "
"Do you really think so? And not like, staying back in Seoul must've been so much easier?"
Her voice sounded sharp, prompting my lips to close shut before I realised it .
"I knew it . That's what you were really thinking of . You were just being sarcastic, yes?"
"No, never . I wouldn't . "
"I know that others had been entering dangerous scenarios . Even if that was the case, remaining in Seoul wasn't all plain sailing, you know . " Yi Seol-Hwa lowered her gaze and began searching for something within the bushes once more . "It should be around here somewhere . . . . "
⸢Yi Seol-Hwa has never taken a day off . ⸥
Her Fable began speaking up for her, instead .
⸢After the group departed from the [Industrial Complex], she operated its sickbay and looked after the patients . Every day, the injured suffering from similar types of wounds would rush in . She watched them die, and while looking at their passing, she thought about her companions . ⸥
"I won't be much help in the latter half of the scenarios . I'm well aware of my own potential, and my Constellation is also only a Historical Figure-grade as well . But, I still do my best every day . "
For sure, the intensity of Status floating about her vicinity felt quite different from before . It wasn't as if her combat abilities had improved, but well, how should I put this? It was like her pool of knowledge in the skills had gotten even more profound .
"Whoever it is in the , I can save that person as long as he or she still breathes . I can ensure that no one will die . "
It was true that Yi Seol-Hwa's current growth rate was unmatched in any of the regression turns from the original novel . If my guess was correct, then she should soon reach the pinnacle of 'Life and Death Miraculous Doctor' . Without a doubt, she was a necessary person to achieve my dream ending .
"What kind of a person was I in the novel you read, Dok-Ja-ssi?"
I got flustered for a moment there by the unexpected question . "You were an important person . "
"Okay, by how much?"
Yi Seol-Hwa was one of the heroines to appear in the 'Ways of Survival' . However, I couldn't come out and say that she was Yu Jung-Hyeok's lover from the past . From the get-go, I thought that he wouldn't want that to be known . . . . And most importantly, I wasn't sure if that would be an appropriate description offor the person called 'Yi Seol-Hwa' . Who was she, really?
"Well, that . . . . . "
Just before I could carry on, Yi Seol-Hwa's expression brightened and she shouted out . "Aht! Found it!"
Her hand was holding a small flower . That must be the herb she was searching for . I immediately recognised what that was .
⸢White Ghostly Flame Flower . The final ingredient for the 'Life and Death' pill . ⸥
At a casual glance, it looked like an ordinary wildflower . Eating this herb alone had no effect whatsoever . However, the miraculous elixir that was the [Life and Death Pill] could never be concocted without this herb .
She began smiling like a little kid . This sense of life that couldn't be felt from the pages of the 'Ways of Survival' was emanating vividly right before my eyes .
⸢This is Yi Seol-Hwa . ⸥
That's why I gave up on recalling the words from the novel altogether . And then, I said some lame things instead . "You're the best doctor that I know of . "
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Praise cooked up by a small kid might be better sounding than that .
Even so, Yi Seol-Hwa grinned back at me . "Thank you . Even if you didn't mean it . "
"I did mean it, though . . . . "
"Please wait for me . I will turn those empty words into reality soon . "
I watched her leave in search of another herb, and came to a realisation . What she was curious about earlier wasn't the 'Ways of Survival' . Unlike me, she didn't need such a novel in the first place .
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I hadn't made any headway into the scenario, but I didn't feel so bad .
"It's not that easy, right?"
I looked behind and found Yu Sang-Ah once more .
" . . . . Yes, it's not easy . "
"But, that's only natural . If you could finish up all the conversations you had been putting off as if it's some kind of an event, then that's something out of a novel, not reality . "
"I guess so . "
"Even then, you must carry on . "
I nodded my head . "Who do you think I should speak to next?"
"It'd been better if you did it yourself, but I'll help you again this one last time . "
She used her hand to shield her eyes and scanned our companions . It was then, a message entered my ear .
[Currently, 's contracted workers are feeling dissatisfied . ]
… . Contracted workers? Did our Nebula have people like that?
Yu Sang-Ah then pointed to a spot . "Why don't you head over there this time?"
The moment I looked there, I realised who the 'contracted workers' were .
*
A short while later, I was addressing three people standing before me .
"I have something to discuss with you . "
"What is it? I'm really busy so hurry up . I must go and find that 'Black Flame Dragon's Star Relic', right now!!"
Han Myeong-Oh raised his voice as if to urge me along . Gong Pil-Du and his disinterested face, and the pouting Jang Ha-Yeong were standing next to him . I could easily tell that they weren't exactly happy about being summoned here like this .
Even though they had experienced scenarios together with us, they hadn't joined the properly yet .
"Everyone, there's something you should know first . "
I decided to tell them something that they didn't know, a piece of information that 's companions already knew – the 'Ways of Survival' .
It was a big decision on my part to tell them about it, but rather contrary to my initial expectation, Gong Pil-Du's reaction was lukewarm at best .
"There was a time when I used to believe everything in the land price pamphlets . I guess you're still too naïve . "
"Pardon?"
"Young people these days . . . . "
It seemed that Gong Pil-Du didn't really get what I was saying .
On the other hand, Han Myeong-Oh seemed to be under a great mental shock . "S-so you knew everything, yet you just left me to end up in that wretched state??"
Jang Ha-Yeong also seemed to be surprised, albeit for different reasons . "So, that's how it was . That's why you knew so much back in the Demon World . . . . "
Thankfully, their reactions weren't as bad as I thought . But then again, they had already met a regressor and plenty of reincarnators, so maybe, my story didn't sound so crazy to them by now .
I breathed a sigh of relief inwardly and continued on . "There's only one reason why I told you this information . I'd like to formally hire you into the . "
My words caused the three to exchange glances with each other .
The first one to speak was Gong Pil-Du . "On whose authority?"
[Incarnation 'Gong Pil-Du', has joined . ]
… . Could it be that the term "being coy" was invented for this ahjussi?
Next up was Han Myeong-Oh . "Are you going to retain my previous position as a department head?"
"Well, we don't have any ranks like that, but if you want, I can create one for you . "
"Please make sure that you pay your wages on time . As for paternity leave and overtime . . . . . "
[Incarnation 'Han Myeong-Oh', has joined . ]
Finally, I shifted my gaze over to Jang Ha-Yeong .
[Incarnation 'Jang Ha-Yeong', has joined . ]
" . . . . Okay, so, Flame Dragon-ah, something happened just now, and it's . . . . "
She was using her 'Wall' to send out messages of her employment to pretty much everywhere .
Congratulatory messages from her friends in the continued to flood in . While looking at her being genuinely happy, I grew a lot more complicated in my head .
If I knew she'd be this happy, then I should've let her join us earlier .
"By the way Kim Dok-Ja, why are you suddenly letting me join you?"
She waited for my answer with sparkling eyes .
I had several reasons why I didn't let Jang Ha-Yeong join the . But at least for today, I didn't want to think about them . I definitely needed her . However, I didn't bring her into the Nebula simply because her presence was a must during the Conclusion .
"I wanted to witness the end of the scenario with you . "
Jang Ha-Yeong's eyes grew wider after she heard me .
I felt uncomfortable while watching her pale cheeks tremble like that . As expected of someone possessing looks that easily slapped Yu Jung-Hyeok's cheeks at least two times in a row .
She blinked her large, clear eyes and energetically nodded her head . "I'll really work hard!"
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