Gentle Giant 85

Gentle Giant Chapter 85

“Yes?! Why? Because of the school festival? Our school festival is famous for being fun!”

“Mm-hmm, that’s right. That’s what they say. But instead, I’m planning to go on a trip during the festival period.”

“A trip?”

“Yeah. Since it’s after exams are over, I want to rest.”

Seeing him answer while blushing red, she could guess who he was going on the trip with.

Jiyoon burned with jealousy toward Juho inside, but asked Dain with an expression that showed she knew nothing.

“That sounds great! Where are you going? Who are you going with? Or alone?”

“Ahem! Uh, I decided to go to Gangwon-do with Juho.”

“A couple’s trip!”

“Co-couple…!”

At Jiyoon’s words, Dain turned red all the way to his earlobes. Seeing Dain being shy while grinning bashfully, Jiyoon’s jealousy toward Juho boiled up once again.

“Dain sunbae! When vacation starts, let’s go somewhere together too! Even just a day trip!”

“Uh, mm-hmm? It wouldn’t be fun if you went with me.”

“I’ll prepare the fun. Sunbae just needs to come!”

“Haha, got it. Let’s match our schedules during vacation.”

“You really promised, right? Dain sunbae, first do well on your afternoon exam and let’s eat something delicious together for dinner!”

“Mm-hmm, got it! I’ll do well on the exam and come back!”

Dain waved to Jiyoon in front of the library and hurriedly headed to the reading room.

Even without the promise to Jiyoon, he absolutely had to do well on this exam. It was because of Juho. Juho had been taking care of him from beside him throughout the entire exam period. Not only that, but he had personally prepared everything from booking accommodations for the trip after the exam period to restaurants.

Today too, Dain had come to school after seeing Juho leave for work early in the morning, saying he was finishing work in advance for next week’s trip.

Thanks to Juho, Dain was able to prepare for exams in good condition despite injuring his hand. Thinking of him made the corners of his mouth loosen into a smile.

Thinking of Juho made Dain miss him so much that he wrote a long message.

[12:24 PM│Juho, did you eat lunch? I’m preparing for my last exam now! I did really well on the group presentation this morning too! ^.^ Isn’t it hard going to work after so long ㅠㅠㅠ? Fighting!!]

Just as he had finished lunch, a reply from Juho arrived immediately.

[Juho♡: I just finished eating and am resting now. You worked hard preparing for the presentation but I’m glad it ended well! Did hyung eat? Now you have one exam left, finally ㅠㅠㅠ│12:27 PM]

Seeing the feelings contained in Juho’s “finally ㅠㅠㅠ,” Dain smiled softly. He felt sorry thinking about how much he had struggled during this time.

[12:29 PM│You really went through a lot because of me ㅠㅠㅜ When exams are over, I’ll pay you back for everything!!]

[Juho♡: What hardship, I actually liked being able to touch hyung to my heart’s content ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ│12:30 PM]

[12:33 PM│Gasp…! What, how embarrassing]

[12:33 PM│(emoticon)]

He remembered his long fingers that had meticulously touched every corner of his body. His face naturally heated up.

Dain changed the subject to another topic, worried that Juho would continue talking about embarrassing things.

[12:34 PM│Juho, are you finishing late today? I’m planning to eat dinner with my group members and then go home]

[Juho♡: Hyung is eating dinner and then coming home?! ㅠㅠ Come home early and rest. You haven’t been sleeping well eitherㅠㅠ│12:35 PM]

[12:37 PM│It’s okay, I’m resting all day tomorrow anyway. I can sleep well tomorrow!]

[Juho♡: Hmm ㅠㅜ Got it. Then I’ll also finish up work and come home slowly.│12:38 PM]

[12:41 PM│Yeah yeah! Don’t overdo it! I’ll just eat dinner quickly and come home too! See you later *^.^*]

[Juho♡: Yes yes, do well on your exam, hyung! Fighting♡│12:44 PM]

Receiving the fighting with a heart, Dain read through his books enthusiastically. Somehow it seemed like he could concentrate much better than usual.

* * *

“Young master, are you alright?”

Managing Director Kim looked at Juho sitting in the examination room with worried eyes. Juho nodded appropriately at his question and clenched and unclenched his intermittently trembling hands while hardening his expression.

He had told Dain he was working, but right now Juho was urgently receiving medical treatment because of hormones running wild on their own.

Having spent every night staying up in tension beside the injured Dain, his already unstable hormones began to become even more disturbed. All the joints in his body burned with pain and his heart rate had doubled from normal.

Juho had finally decided to get the medical treatment he had been putting off and had come to the company. He had finished the tests that could be done in the morning, and was scheduled to hear the medical opinion on tests with immediate results.

“Lee Juho-ssi?”

The examination room door opened and a beast-man male in his 50s entered. He was a doctor most famous in Korea for beast-man hormones. It was special consideration from the hospital to allow him to receive treatment during lunch time.

“Hello.”

Managing Director Kim greeted him on behalf of Juho who was sitting.

The doctor nodded and sat in a chair to examine Juho’s test results displayed on the computer screen.

Since hormone level results took time to come out, what could be confirmed now was only the basic blood test content.

“Hmm, the detailed test results will come out tomorrow or later, so you’ll need to come back for another examination after that. For now, there are no abnormal findings in the blood test or CT scan results that came out.”

“Is that so? His current condition seems quite unstable though.”

“Yes. Looking at the medical questionnaire you filled out, these are symptoms from hormonal instability.”

The doctor looked closely at the questionnaire.

He had examined tiger beast-men several times before. They all came to the hospital with hormonal instability symptoms that top-tier species have. Patient Lee Juho who visited today also had the same symptoms. Seeing his overwhelmingly dominant aura among them, it seemed admirable that he was enduring just by holding on like this.

Juho frowned at the doctor’s mechanical reaction. This level of talk was something any passerby could say. What he wanted was a way to calm these symptoms.

Juho looked disapprovingly at his hand that had started trembling again and asked.

“Then is it possible to prescribe medication for the symptoms?”

“Ah, well. Since the hormone levels haven’t come out accurately yet. Prescription is impossible.”

“Ha.”

A laugh of disbelief burst from Juho’s mouth. Managing Director Kim standing behind also looked at the doctor with a flustered expression.

In the increasingly fierce atmosphere, the doctor cleared his throat briefly and continued with the rest of his opinion.

“If your symptoms are too severe, there’s a method of being hospitalized for a few days to stabilize. The results will come out in a day or two, and then I’ll prescribe medication matching those levels. Even if it’s the weekend, I’ll prepare to examine you as soon as the results come out.”

Considering the doctor’s usual position and reputation, it was exceptional treatment. However, as if that also didn’t please him, Juho’s lips twisted.

At Juho’s completely unrestrained aura, the people around him felt their breath catch. Not only the doctor who was an ordinary canine beast-man, but even Managing Director Kim who was an Asiatic black bear beast-man spat out groans while trying to endure somehow.

Seeing the two people in the same space showing discomfort, Juho finally reduced his aura. Still, he was still displaying his uncomfortable feelings.

“I have no desire to be hospitalized right now. Please prescribe emergency medication.”

“Ahem, I’m sorry. The emergency medication contains components not approved in Korea, so prescription is impossible. So hospitalization treatment is the best option for now.”

Fuck, what works then. Juho, who had cursed roughly inside, looked back.

Managing Director Kim, who received his sharp gaze, was also flustered by the more frustrating situation than expected, with cold sweat all over his forehead.

Juho thought of the trip leaving in two days and Dain, and requested Managing Director Kim.

“Managing Director Kim, please look into things that can be done other than hospitalization treatment. I don’t think I have anything more to discuss here.”

“Yes, understood. Please wait a moment.”

Juho, who had closed the examination room door and come out, sat in a chair in front and caught his breath.

Now he seemed to understand what his mother had meant. Not only was the environment poor compared to America, but even basic medication prescription was impossible. He wondered how carnivorous beast-men lived in Korea. Seeing that even Managing Director Kim right next to him was ignorant about medical treatment, it seemed better not to expect meticulous care like in America.

Hospitalization wasn’t necessarily the answer. If it was a hormone problem, the cause needed to be resolved, but what the doctor was saying now was giving fever reducers for fever and painkillers for joint pain.

There was no way it could be solved by covering up and suppressing only the outwardly visible symptoms.

When Juho’s irritation reached its peak with the pain and symptoms that weren’t resolved even after coming to the hospital, Managing Director Kim, who had finished consulting on his behalf, stood in front of Juho.

“Young master, they can’t prescribe emergency medication, but they can mix sedatives in an IV for you to receive before leaving. What would you like to do?”

“Sedatives… Got it. I’ll get the IV and leave.”

His condition needed to improve at least during the trip with Dain.

Juho closed his eyes feeling the medication rising through his forearm. His body, which had been overworked following Dain for several days, quickly fell into deep sleep.