Chapter 47 (1/2)
Chapter 47: This Time, a Monk [5]
Gulp!
The governor was intensely anxious . It was the first time for him to see an operation . Before, he had only heard that Ganghyuk used strange looking tools, but actually seeing it was a whole another thing .
”Hu…”
The monk could not breath when Ganghyuk put the mess in his mouth . On the other side, Yeoju came nearer to Ganghyuk, observing him closely without disturbing him .
She constantly sketched while the chief monk watched her drawing with curiosity .
”Now, I am going to cut . ”
”Yes, sir . ”
”Do you have the cotton swab?”
”Yes, yes . ” Dolseok shook a small cotton swab .
When Ganghyuk cut the skin, there would be blood everywhere . It was the same for everyone . n.o.body could cut the skin without causing blood to come out .
The difference was only in amount, resulting in the need to choose between wiping with a cotton swab or gauze .
”Good!”
Ganghyuk had not done this kind of operation in which he had to put the mess in the mouth . It was for an ENT doctor to do after all, and not for a general surgeon .
'However, I have opened a brain . '
He did not have any experience of this before, so he just followed what he had learned . It was said that doctors in the third world considered YouTube as a teacher . In that sense, Ganghyuk was better, because he saw real operations with his eyes .
Jeek!
The tissue was cut by the sharp mess .
Specifically speaking, the entry of the pa.s.sage from where saliva secreted in the left submaxillary gland flowed out was cut open .
At the same time, blood came out and blocked his view .
”Wipe it, wipe!”
”Yes . ” Dolseok hurried to move with the cotton swab .
”Stop!”
”Yes, sir . ”
Dolseok removed the cotton swab, causing blood to come out again . The amount was reduced, but Ganghyuk could not do the operation still .
”Blood . . . Wipe it again . ”
”Yes . ”
”It does not stop with just wiping . Press it . ”
”Okay, sir . ”
Dolseok felt tense . He did what he was told, yet he was scolded . If Ganghyuk were not his master, he would have hit him .
”Good! Well-done . ”
”Did I? Hehe . ” But with a single praise, Dolseok felt good once again .
”The next part is important . You must learn it . ”
Dolseok opened his eyes wide, although that did not make his eyes too big .
”Look at this . ” Ganghyuk used a new cotton swab to take out something from inside, causing pus and rotten saliva to flow out .
Dolseok murmured with gladness . ”It came out . . . the bad things . ”
”It is not the end . ”
”No?”
”No… Not at all . ”
Why was the pus in the gland? Every disease must have a cause, and pus was only the result .
”Now, it is going to be painful . ” Ganghyuk pressed the cotton swab along with the warning .
Pok
With a vulgar sound effect, something came out, as big as a nail . With that, the saliva and pus stagnated in the pa.s.sage flew out . It came out with a great force, and the smell filled up the room .
”Ugh!” The governor rushed to open the door .
”What is the matter? Huck!” Yeoni had come near the room because of the fuss inside, but she covered her nose quickly because of the strong pungent odor .
Ganghyuk, Dolseok, and Yujeong were the only people who did not lose their nerves .
”Tweezer!”
With the remark, Dolseok moved busily . He left the b.l.o.o.d.y swab and searched for the tweezer .
”Do you want this?”
”No, the one with teeth . ”
”Teeth? Where is it?”
”There . ”
”Okay, sir . ”
Ganghyuk took out the thing with the tweezer that Dolseok gave him, then put it on the gauze .
”Wipe the blood and put it out . ”
”Yes, sir . ” Dolseok promptly wiped the thing with gauze .
”Wow!”
”What is this?”
When the thing became clean, the chief monk and the governor changed their facial expression . Dolseok wiped it carefully, seeming to be surprised .
”What is that? Clean it thoroughly . It will not be broken . ”
”What is this, sir?” Dolseok asked while pointing at the white thing . ”
”It is a stone . ”
”Oh! Why is there a stone in the body?”
”Oh!” Ganghyuk thought that it was quite an intelligent question to ask . He felt that Dolseok was a quite a good student to think of the question and have the courage to ask it .
In the twenty first century, there was no student who would ask questions; they just listened to the professor .
He always missed having such a student as a professor .
'He is a good student . Good!'
It had been a really long time since he had to explain why a stone was produced in the gland .
'It is because of shortage of saliva… Sometimes, it is produced because the submaxillary gland bursts the saliva in the opposite direction of gravity . '
He was thinking of the answers with sincerity .
'Why are they looking at it like that?'
They all look strange . Dolseok was about to bow to the stone; the governor and the chief monk could not stay in their seats either as they had stood up . Even Yeoju had stopped drawing .
Only Yujeong and Ganghyuk stayed calm .
”What are you doing?”
”It is a Sari (1) . ”
Dolseok could not touch the stone anymore, looking at Yujeong and the stone alternatively . His face showed that he was deeply moved .
”Sari? What are you talking about?”
”He is a living Buddha . He must be a living Buddha . ”