The Divine And Demonic Doctor [EN]: Chapter 384

A training ground had been prepared on one side of Divine Devil Valley.

Jongri Chu and Jang Cheol-woo were, as always, wielding their swords, drenched in sweat.

‘How long do we have to do this?’

‘How would I know?’

Jongri Chu also conveyed his message with lip movements towards Jang Cheol-woo, who was mouthing the words.

Seeing each other’s salty, parched faces, the two inwardly sighed.

When they first encountered Byeok Hwa-ryeong after she completed her closed-door training, the two were genuinely happy.

The divine might of Byeok Hwa-ryeong, who had transformed into an even more formidable master!

The two had no doubt that she would rewrite the history of the Hainan Sword Sect.

However, that joy did not last long.

Byeok Hwa-ryeong’s scolding immediately rained down on them as they offered their congratulations.

They had been training hard in their own way, so they felt very wronged, but they couldn’t dare to displease Byeok Hwa-ryeong.

The two, already feeling a bit guilty, had been living in hell day after day due to Byeok Hwa-ryeong’s constant rebukes and prodding.

It was the same even now.

The arm wielding the sword felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and their breathing was at its limit, as if they were about to suffocate.

The Southern Sea Three-Style Six Swords, unfolded with all their might.

Repeating that sequence thirty times in a row was pushing their body and mind to the limit.

They wanted to throw down their swords and lie down on the ground.

But they couldn’t dare to do that.

Because they knew from experience what price they would have to pay.

The reason they couldn’t put down their swords even though their mouths were full of a metallic taste was also because of that.

A training that pushed their body and mind to the extreme, to the point where they wondered if they would succumb to inner demons [mental instability caused by cultivation].

Even in the midst of that, the two’s gazes were constantly glancing at one place.

Under the beautiful tree located about ten feet away from the training ground.

Unlike them, who were rolling around in the dust under the scorching sun, Byeok Hwa-ryeong was lying in the cool shade.

Jongri Chu and Jang Cheol-woo wore gloomy expressions at the sight of Byeok Hwa-ryeong, who had even brought a long chair and was relaxing leisurely, as if she had made up her mind.

Even as she yawned sleepily, her cold gaze was fixed on them, flashing sharply.

Then, at some point.

“……!”

Jongri Chu flinched.

Was it because he was too conscious of Byeok Hwa-ryeong’s gaze?

Unfortunately, the sword path became twisted at the very end.

As expected.

When he glanced at Byeok Hwa-ryeong, she was glaring at him with a terrifying look.

‘Damn it!’

Just as he was shrinking his neck like a turtle, anticipating the imminent scolding.

An unexpected thing happened.

“Do it again.”

“Yes?”

“When you released the sword energy at the end, your breathing was short, so you didn’t have enough power. Try dividing your breath and cutting it off as you cast it, with the feeling of drawing a short trajectory.”

Jongri Chu was momentarily stunned by Byeok Hwa-ryeong’s unexpectedly calm criticism.

After a while.

“L, like this?”

Jongri Chu, with a dazed expression, repeated the last move again.

Byeok Hwa-ryeong nodded as she watched the scene intently.

“It’s not up to my expectations, but it’s not bad.”

“Uh……, thank you?”

“Shall we take a break? Go and quench your thirst.”

Jongri Chu and Jang Cheol-woo’s gazes intertwined in the air.

The two, who quickly came down from the training ground, moved as far away from Byeok Hwa-ryeong as possible.

“What was that just now?”

“I don’t know?”

“Come to think of it, the Deputy Sect Leader has been a bit strange lately. How should I say it, it feels like she’s forcibly holding back her anger?”

“I’d rather she get angry as usual. I can’t live with her like this; I’m too anxious.”

“Tell me honestly. What did you do?”

“Would I? When would I have time to do anything?”

“I guess so…….”

“Then the only person I can think of is Senior Beom…….”

The two sighed at the same time.

In the first place, it was ridiculous to get involved in a married couple’s affairs, and especially Beom Gye-wi was a person who could not be approached with common sense.

“If she holds it in like that and then explodes, will we be able to handle it?”

“Don’t say ominous things!”

The two sighed once again.

All they were allowed to do now was complain about their situation.

At this point, they couldn’t help but feel wronged.

For those couples, even small fights may be a daily occurrence, but the damage is being borne entirely by them, who are powerless.

It was then.

Jang Cheol-woo, who inadvertently turned his head towards the entrance of Divine Devil Valley, paused.

Beom Gye-wi’s figure, strolling into the valley, came into view.

But the atmosphere was different from usual.

Beom Gye-wi, hiding something behind his back and heading towards Byeok Hwa-ryeong, looked very nervous.

“I’m here. My woman.”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong greeted Beom Gye-wi, who was approaching hesitantly, with a bright smile.

“Welcome, Gaga.”

“Huh? Uh…….”

“What are you hiding behind your back?”

“Ah, this? I picked it up on the way.”

Beom Gye-wi, who handed over a bunch of wildflowers he had broken off, looked away awkwardly.

Then, he suddenly felt something strange and looked at Byeok Hwa-ryeong.

Normally, she would have smiled brightly and been happy, but now, for some reason, she was frowning and covering her nose with her sleeve.

“Gaga.”

“Yeah?”

“Could you please get rid of that?”

“……!”

Beom Gye-wi’s shoulders drooped.

Byeok Hwa-ryeong was embarrassed by his uncharacteristically dejected appearance.

“Gaga?”

“Can’t you just tell me?”

“Yes?”

“I have no idea what I did wrong.”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong, who was momentarily puzzled, soon smiled and shook her head.

“What are you talking about? Gaga didn’t do anything wrong.”

“Then why are you avoiding me these days?”

“I don’t know.”

With an ambiguous smile, Byeok Hwa-ryeong reached out and gently stroked Beom Gye-wi’s face.

Beom Gye-wi flinched and looked down at Byeok Hwa-ryeong.

No matter how he looked at it, she didn’t seem angry, but even so, her strange eyes bothered him.

“Didn’t Doctor Dan come with you?”

“Huh? Yeah. I hurried ahead to see my woman.”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong smiled and nodded.

Then, she patted the seat next to her and gave him a kind look.

“Then sit here and wait a little. The shade is cool, and I feel very good.”

“R, really?”

Beom Gye-wi, who carefully sat next to Byeok Hwa-ryeong, flinched.

As soon as they sat side by side, Byeok Hwa-ryeong leaned her head slightly on his shoulder.

Beom Gye-wi, who was staring at her face with a faint smile, tilted his head.

‘What the hell is it?’

No matter how he looked at it, she didn’t seem angry with him.

Rather, she seemed strangely happy.

‘I don’t think I did anything particularly wrong.’

Jongri Chu and Jang Cheol-woo, who were watching the scene from afar, had similar thoughts.

The three men were caught in deep suspicion for a while.

Fortunately, Dan Ak-seon arrived not long after.

“Huh? Did you make up?”

Dan Ak-seon had already heard the situation from Cho Ak-ryang and Han Seol-hwa and was aware of the situation.

But it was difficult to readily understand the scene in front of her.

A bouquet of flowers lying on the floor.

But the atmosphere between Beom Gye-wi and Byeok Hwa-ryeong was harmonious.

Byeok Hwa-ryeong smiled and replied.

“Make up? We never fought in the first place.”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong reached out to Dan Ak-seon, who was looking bewildered.

“Doctor Dan.”

“Yes.”

“While you’re here, would you mind giving me a checkup?”

Tension settled in Dan Ak-seon’s eyes.

“Are you sick somewhere?”

Dan Ak-seon’s expression also became serious as Byeok Hwa-ryeong nodded with a complicated smile.

If a master of her level asked for a checkup first, it was no ordinary matter.

Dan Ak-seon immediately placed her fingers on Byeok Hwa-ryeong’s wrist.

“Huh?”

Bewilderment leaked from Dan Ak-seon’s mouth.

“What’s wrong? Doctor Dan. Is there really a problem? Where does it hurt?”

Dan Ak-seon, who calmed Beom Gye-wi, who was restless, began to check Byeok Hwa-ryeong’s pulse again with a serious look.

How much time had passed like that.

“Ah!”

Dan Ak-seon exclaimed after a long time.

“What is it? What’s wrong?”

Dan Ak-seon, ignoring Beom Gye-wi, who was urging her in a flustered manner, met Byeok Hwa-ryeong’s eyes.

Only when Byeok Hwa-ryeong blushed and smiled shyly did Dan Ak-seon give Beom Gye-wi a bright smile.

“Congratulations.”

Dan Ak-seon continued to speak to Beom Gye-wi, who was standing awkwardly, not knowing what was going on.

“You’re pregnant.”

“Huh? What is that?”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong answered instead.

“It means you’re going to have a baby.”

“Baby? Who? Whose?”

Beom Gye-wi, who was saying absurd things with his cheeks puffed out, suddenly came to his senses at the sight of Byeok Hwa-ryeong glaring at him with her cheeks puffed out.

“Whose else would it be?”

“……!”

Beom Gye-wi froze on the spot as if struck by lightning.

After staring blankly at Byeok Hwa-ryeong for a long time, Beom Gye-wi opened his mouth.

“So…… my woman is pregnant with my child?”

Dan Ak-seon smiled and nodded.

“Congratulations.”

It was then.

“Gaga?”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong couldn’t hide her embarrassment.

“Why are you crying?”

“Huh? Am I crying?”

Dan Ak-seon also looked at Beom Gye-wi with surprised eyes.

Jongri Chu and Jang Cheol-woo as well.

To think that they would witness Beom Gye-wi shedding tears in their lives!

“Why is this happening? Why am I……?”

Beom Gye-wi, who was flustered, raised his hand and wiped around his eyes.

But he couldn’t easily stop the tears that had burst out.

“What is this…….”

Byeok Hwa-ryeong quietly approached and hugged his waist at the sight of Beom Gye-wi, whose voice was fading away.

Beom Gye-wi also carefully hugged Byeok Hwa-ryeong, who had buried her face in his chest, with trembling hands.

After standing silently for a long time, Beom Gye-wi said, sobbing.

“Thank you. My woman. Thank you so much.”

Dan Ak-seon quietly stepped back to avoid disturbing the two.

Jongri Chu and Jang Cheol-woo as well.

They moved away from the couple, but they couldn’t help but feel a tingling sensation at the tip of their noses at this moment.

Several days later.

“Doctor Dan, I’m sorry. I don’t feel good about leaving Doctor Dan to those people.”

Beom Gye-wi, who was seeing off Dan Ak-seon as she left Divine Devil Valley, gave her a complicated look.

He wanted to go with Dan Ak-seon, who was leaving Divine Devil Valley to investigate the Namgung family’s affairs, but he couldn’t leave Byeok Hwa-ryeong because Dan Ak-seon advised him to be careful until she entered a stable period.

“Hmph! You crybaby.”

Beom Gye-wi flinched at Han Seol-hwa’s immediate ridicule.

Cho Ak-ryang smiled and naturally intervened.

“Don’t forget where you are now.”

“Tch.”

Beom Gye-wi, who was embarrassed for no reason, tried to hide his embarrassment.

Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he strode towards Dan Ak-seon.

“……?”

Suspicion arose in Dan Ak-seon’s eyes.

It was clear from Beom Gye-wi’s hesitant appearance that he was contemplating something.

“I have something to confess.”

Beom Gye-wi, who hesitated for a long time as if he couldn’t get his mouth open, gave her an apologetic look.

“What is it?”

Beom Gye-wi sighed deeply and wore a tearful expression.

“Originally, Doctor Dan and my woman were equally my number one priority? But now, Doctor Dan will probably be number two.”

Dan Ak-seon smiled brightly.

“There’s no need to be sorry. That’s only natural.”

Beom Gye-wi paused at Dan Ak-seon’s words.

“Anyway, when the baby is born, it will be third.”

“Huh? W, well, I guess so? Still, is third place a bit too much?”

Dan Ak-seon smiled brightly at Beom Gye-wi, who was stuttering unlike himself.

“I’m okay. So you don’t have to apologize.”

“Don’t worry! I’ll definitely protect third place! I promise!”

“What if you have a second child later?”

“Huh? Th, that’s…….”

Dan Ak-seon urged Beom Gye-wi, who was flustered and unable to continue speaking.

“What’s so important about that? Rather, the fact that I’m going to have a nephew is more meaningful. So please take good care of my aunt.”

“That’s right! Because we’re family!”

Beom Gye-wi smiled broadly and nodded repeatedly at the word nephew that Dan Ak-seon mentioned.