Doctor goes back to Joseon - Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Sword [3]

It was totally unnecessary and nonsensical to put these things in the bag.

Why were these medicines needed in the home visit? After all, nobody would have an operation during a home visit.

Simple dressing and treatments could be done undoubtedly, but…

‘He told me that the things that the chairman requested for are in the bag.’

The president of the hospital was not a person to tell a lie. He was a very cautious man, but he was not a man who would put a ‘plate’ in a home visitation bag. Therefore, it must be the chairman who had made the request.

‘Why did he do that? Who on earth is he?’

He tried to remember about that day, but he somehow just could not. It was a really strange feeling for Ganghyuk, because he was said to be a genius. It was literally as strange as the experience of him being brought to Joseon.

“Sir, my arms…”

“Yes, sorry.”

Hearing the remark, Ganghyuk came back to the present and tried to concentrate on the current matter.

Right now, there was a really important thing to be done.

He had put the plate on the shin that he had just located. As a matter of fact, it was the real beginning.

“You will feel a greater pain now. Sorry, but I cannot help it.”

“It is Ok. I feel much better now.”

The patient nodded with satisfaction.

By now, Ganghyuk had removed all of the old blood accumulated inside and relocated the bone in the proper place, although the process was quite painful…

“I trust your patience. Dolseok, hold fast.”

“Yes, I am doing my best.”

“Ok.”

Ganghyuk put the rivet in the plate and screwed it down. It was not an easy job because the bone was too strong.

‘Squeak’

At this point, Ganghyuk was sweating profusely. If it were the operation room in that world, he could have used a drill. But right now, he was doing it with a manual driver.

Dolseok, who was watching what was happening, himself felt a sort of pain just from looking at it all

Ganghyuk was grinding the bone in front of him, and because of the sound, his own pain seemed to aggravate somehow.

But, the man in front of them was not an ordinary man at all.

“En…”

He groaned, but he did not move at all.

‘He is a real man.’

It was said that organs were not very sensitive to pain. If not, the operation would have been even harder. But, the bones were an exception. It could be said to be extremely sensitive to pain.

Ganghyuk was grinding his bone, and yet he did not move even an inch.

“En…”

But soon, the frequency of his moaning became higher. He held his head high, but he looked very uncomfortable.

The man was a mortal at the end of the day nevertheless.

‘I need to finish it quickly.’

All Ganghyuk could do for him as a doctor was to shorten the operation time.

‘Squeak’

With the unpleasant sound reverberating in the room, the screw kept going down. Fortunately, the screw was a high-end product, so there was no possibility of it breaking mid-way.

“Good. We are almost done. Now, we are closing it.”

“Thank you.”

With the last word, he dropped his head on the pillow.

Watching him lying down there as if he had fainted, Dolseok expressed his surprise.

“I have been thinking this for some time now. He must be an extraordinary man.”

“Do you think so? I have never seen such a person.”

“My goodness, sir. He is bleeding from his palm.”

“What? Yes, I expected it.”

He could not endure such a pain without making some sort of reaction after all. As it turned out, he had held his fist so tight that his fingernails dug into the palm.

His red blood stained the futon.

“Leave it now. His wound does not seem very severe,”

“Yes, sir.”

Ganghyuk took a look at his leg again. The skin color had returned to normal, and the blood flowing like a stream had also stopped. And most important of all, his calf looked normal now. It was miraculous change compared to the beginning.

The exhaustion struck him in waves as the tension from the procedure finally dissipated.

“Let’s do the urgent things first. I am too tired.”

“I was tired from the beginning of the operation… Ouch.”

Ganghyuk hit Dolseok’s head with a driver and then threw it away. He had thought that he would not use it again, so it would be good even if it was to be contaminated.

“You hit my head with the driver which ground someone’s bone.”

“It is your fault. You talked too much while I operated.”

“You said a lot as well.”

“I am the doctor in this operation.”

“What? Operation?”

“It is ok. Fellow, pull the thread.”

“Who knew that I would be treated like this.”

When he met him first, he was very polite. But, now that he had become familiar with him, he behaved like a friend with him. But this was something Ganghyuk did not want to correct.

It was better for him than being a master and a servant! It was not comfortable for Ganghyuk, who came from the 21st century.

“Is my cutting good enough?”

Instead, the relationship of a teacher and student would be good to him. By nature, he liked to teach. Especially when he had a student like Dolseok who wanted to learn.

“Yes. It is good to cut matching with the interval of the stitch. Yes, that’s it.”

“Thank you.”

“It is because I taught you well.”

“Yes, you are right.” Dolseok said as he shook his head, then shook the scissors with an impressed face. “These scissors are really good.” Dolseok said while looking at the scissors in the bag.

Ganghyuk thought of the scissors that Dolseok used when he cut his nails. They were old and blunt ones. It was frightening to see those scissors, with all the rust here and there.

He thought that he would end up cutting his hands instead of his fingernails when he first saw the scene.

“Why, are you impressed?”

“Yes. I cut my nails with it, and it worked really well.”

“What? When?”

“Yesterday, while you were sleeping.”

“I told you to keep the bag, but you stole it?”

“I did not steal it, sir. I put it in its original position.”

Dolseok showed an expression of being falsely accused. Ganghyuk could only laugh weirdly at this point.

‘Yes, no problem.’

He had already done many experiments.

‘No matter where I put the things, they come back inside the bag the next morning.’ Therefore, there was s no possibility that it would be stolen.

‘But, I cannot treat it carelessly.’

He did not want to have a reckless adventure.

“Yes, you can use it in that place. But, do not give it to others. Understand?”

“No, I won’t. I am not crazy, sir. I will not give your things to anybody else.”

“Ok, it is ok. What do you think about the wound?”

“Wound?”

“Yes”

Dolseok looked at the calf that Ganghyuk stitched with care. It was wide open a few minutes ago, and he had pulled it open with his full strength.

But now, there was only a line there.

“It seems seamless.”

“Is that so? Touch the calf. Tell me what is different from its state before the operation.”

“Ah, it has become soft.”

Dolseok nodded his head as his eyes turned wide.

“En…”

At this moment, the man opened his eyes again while frowning. It seemed that Dolseok had pressed too hard with excitement.

“Goodness”

Dolseok tried to cover his head by instinct. After all, Ganghyuk hit his head whenever he made a mistake like this. But this time, Ganghyuk did not hit him, as he had intended to wake the patient up nevertheless.

“How do you feel now?”

He asked in the gentlest voice that he could produce. The man managed to sit up and looked down at his legs.

“I feel less pain.”

He was surprised at his response. Ganghyuk had treated the leg which was totally wrecked, and made it recover like this.

“I will cover the leg with a bandage. I will sleep with Dolseok here, so please tell me if you feel something strange.”

“I will.”

Ganghyuk could not trust him at this point. He could imagine that he would endure pain without saying anything. It was certain considering the story up until now.

“You must tell me when you feel something. Now, the leg… Dolseok, can you hold it?”

“Pardon? Ah! Yes, sir.”

He was listening to Ganghyuk’s explanation absentmindedly, so he was surprised a bit before moving quickly with his remark.

“Is it right, sir?”

“Yes. I will leave it like this. Otherwise, it will get swollen.”

“Thank you.”

The man showed his gratitude with a limited bow, making Ganghyuk feel honored.

‘Ding, ding, ding.’

Just at this moment, the Injeong bell started ringing. Clearly, the operation had taken too long. During these times, oil was very dear even to the rich families. so

it is better to extinguish the lamp.

‘He will wake up again early in the morning.’

Because of the loud sound of the bell, it was difficult to fall asleep. It might have been noisier because it was closer to the marketplace.

“Take a rest. We are going to sleep now.”

“Yes.”

“Dolseok, make a bed. I am tired because I am old.”

“Sir, I am twenty this year.”

Dolseok showed his pride in his age while touching the beard on his chin. But Ganghyuk did not listen to him.

“Twenty years old? You are still too young. Make a bed now.”

“I am already a grown-up, sir.”

“Do you want to get wrapped up as well?”

“No… no, sir. I will make the bed.”

“Good night, sir.”

“Thank you.”

It was a really tiring day indeed. Ganghyuk lied down and thought, “I will close the clinic tomorrow then. Ah, I forgot something.’

He had not asked the name of the man before the operation. When he turned his head to look at the latter, it seemed that he had not fallen asleep. The guy was looking at the ceiling, probably because there were too many things on his mind.

“Hey, patient.”

“Me?”

“Yes. What is your name? My name is Baik Ganghyuk. I am twenty four years old.”

“Ah, I forgot to tell you. I am Lee Sunshin, and I am twenty eight years old.”