37 – Educating Mr. Matthew (3), The Choice of Love
“I want to tame Kim Cheolsoo!”
So, is she asking me to date her?
Or is it just a child’s whining?
Since Miss Catherine is 19 years old, it’s not the latter.
After Miss Catherine said her piece, blushing, it was clear that it was romantic.
I looked at Miss Catherine seriously.
A young lady just shedding her innocence, a bit immature.
Adorable.
Adorably charming.
This isn’t something you say to a child.
My heart raced, and I felt like I was experiencing a fateful moment.
If you miss a crucial moment, people become despondent!
Elder Kim Cheolsoo must lead the younger Miss Catherine!
“So, Miss Catherine, do you want to date?”
“D-date? You mean courtship?”
“Elegant phrasing for that, indeed.”
“….”
Miss Catherine’s lips sealed shut, her face turning as red as a beet.
It must be true.
At the campfire, Miss Catherine was about to confess her love to me.
If I were a bit younger, I would have boldly asked her to date, but in this era, dating leads to marriage.
I need to confirm something!
“Miss, did you talk to Viscount Roland?”
“Oh… Mother has given her approval, but Father hasn’t yet. Right!”
Miss Catherine seemed to recall something and clapped her hands.
“Kim Cheolsoo, Mother will allow our marriage once you become a bishop at Urk Church!”
“Gulp.”
A bishop?
Of course, it won’t be that easy!
The ecclesiastical ranks are simply layman, acolyte, deacon, priest, bishop, and so on.
I am currently a priest.
I need to advance two levels before Lady Helen will approve the marriage.
Oh… It’s tough for old bachelor Kim Cheolsoo to get married.
“Gasp.”
Miss Catherine brought up the topic of marriage naturally, and her expression changed oddly.
A mix of embarrassment and confusion.
“It’s already late, Miss. It’s obvious that I like you, well, I like you too.”
Since I knew Miss Catherine wanted to marry me, I became confident.
It’s not just me who likes her!
“It’s alright, Miss. I feel the same way.”
“….”
Miss Catherine, looking down and fidgeting her fingers, seems lost in the emotions of a girl who doesn’t know what to do with her first love.
Hmm, cute.
“Well, let’s start dating for now…”
“Wait a moment, Kim Cheolsu.”
“Yes?”
“…I think it would be okay even after becoming a bishop.”
“Hey, I don’t even know when I’ll become a bishop.”
“Kim Cheolsu became an official priest in less than three months. Kim Cheolsu is a genius, it’s definitely possible.”
…Of course, it might be possible.
But waiting to become a bishop!
I was really disappointed.
Showing it on my face!
Miss Catherine seemed to feel awkward, cautiously approaching me and giving me a hug!
Something small and soft wrapped around my stomach and waist, almost making me lose my mind after a long time.
“Uh… Miss?”
“…Now that we’ve confirmed our feelings are mutual, show me how you grow.”
‘Ah.’
Listening to Miss Catherine’s words, I regained a bit of composure.
Now I see that Miss Catherine is trembling slightly.
She’s afraid the marriage might fall apart.
It’s not like the casual dating of modern times.
My head is clearing up.
I see.
“Miss.”
“…Yes.”
“I will show you how I grow first. That’s the order.”
Even if I never reach the rank of bishop.
If I show her my progress, maybe Miss Catherine will feel relieved.
Miss Catherine, who likes me, is feeling burdened even at this stage.
That’s how first love is.
“…Really?”
“Yes, I promise.”
“Thank you…”
Miss Catherine, with whom I had practically confessed.
Thump!
Catherine’s face buries into my chest.
Her trembling body feels warm.
I can’t tell if the thumping heartbeat is mine or Catherine’s.
My mind feels like it’s wandering in the clouds.
It feels like a dream.
Kim Cheolsu, actually dating a second-generation chaebol white lady..!
The next day, Catherine grabbed my coat collar and followed me.
Originally, Catherine had gone to the clinic alone.
Now, we’re almost inseparable.
A remarkable progress!
If I gradually ease Catherine’s burden, maybe we can hold hands?
I’m looking forward to a 24-hour hand-holding challenge.
‘This is life.’
Being a nurse is no different from dating.
Just like going to a karaoke and singing songs.
Eating meat is the same as eating meat.
Nurses also feel great being with their loved ones.
Feeling almost 80% like lovers with Catherine, I went to work at the clinic, and Jessica noticed and congratulated me!
* * * *
A month has passed.
Matthew, who used to stick with me during training, has grown enough to see patients alone without me.
Honestly, it’s nearly impossible to teach everything I learned in 4 years of nursing school.
I only educated Matthew to the extent of handling common illnesses.
When I leave him in the examination room, Matthew treats patients and explains things well.
“You’ve gained confidence, Mr. Kim!”
“You’ve grown. Matthew is now equal to or even below me.”
I really wanted to use the famous line from the anime Naruto’s eye patch sensei.
“Thank you very much, Mr. Kim!”
“Not at all.”
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“Hehe, should I try treating patients today?”
Lately, Matthew asks me to correct him if he makes mistakes while treating patients alone.
Even if a disease I don’t know about comes up, he calls me.
But most of the time, he handles it alone.
“Yes, go ahead.”
Thanks to the spare time, I log into the ‘Sea of Light’!
A place to replenish sacred power.
While Matthew sees patients, Jessica, Malboi, and Catherine handle the paperwork, so I don’t have much to do in reality.
I’m wasting my time and training my sacred power during the leftover time.
Because I promised Miss Catherine to show her my growth.
The so-called Lupin salary.
No, my clinic is free, so it’s a sacred Lupin.
“If you need me, wake me up.”
“Yes!”
I turned on the Kabujo and said to Mr. Matthew.
Matthew agreed.
Shall we concentrate?
Zzzzzz.
Mrs. Helen, Catherine’s mother, wants me to reach the level of a bishop’s sacred power.
I must train steadily to reach that place!
Splash!
I finally connected to the sea of light.
All around, a sea made entirely of white light unfolds.
The depth is just ankle-deep.
Now I am connecting easily to the sea of light.
I lay down without hesitation.
Splash!
The depth is shallow, so I can breathe easily.
It’s called training, just stay still and soak in the water, very easy.
It’s like feeling muscles working while sitting still.
“It’s warm~.”
It feels like soaking in hot spring water.
Grow your sacred power quickly~ I want to get married, Kim Cheol-su.
I tried pulling out the sacred power with my hands.
Zzing.
Bright light spews out enough to cover my hands!
Like a slightly big torch?
It’s a great improvement considering it started with two drops of disinfectant.
“Huff!”
I tried harder to pull out more sacred power!
If I replenish the sacred power roughly, will it grow faster as I use it?
I heard that for the bishop level, the whole body must be immersed in light.
It’s a long way to go.
* * * *
“I should start sending Mr. Matthew back to the clinic soon.”
Suddenly, I had that thought.
It takes too much time to teach Mr. Matthew the 4 years of nursing studies.
Mr. Matthew has become reasonably self-sufficient.
Do you feel like you’re at the level of a nurse?
“How about heading back slowly, Mr. Matthew?”
“Yes?”
Matthew responded as if he had heard something he shouldn’t have.
“Mr. Matthew, it’s been a while since you took over Lord Jonnam’s private clinic. It might be time to consider heading back.”
“Is it… a bother to learn more?”
“More?”
Matthew sometimes asks me about diseases he doesn’t know well.
One or two a day, maybe.
“Mr. Matthew, if you encounter difficult cases at Lord Jonnam’s private clinic, you can always refer them to us.”
Roughly speaking, if Matthew, who runs Lord Jonnam’s private clinic, encounters a challenging case, he can send them to me (Roland, Lord Kim’s free clinic).
Transferring emergency patients from small hospitals to larger ones is not uncommon in Korea.
I plan to implement that system here as well.
“Well, I actually enjoy working here.”
Matthew says he enjoys it here.
After all, I take good care of Matthew, making sure he’s well-fed.
If there’s something Matthew doesn’t know, I’ll inform him, so he can be at ease.
From Matthew’s perspective, I must seem like a reliable mentor, right?
But I can’t be by Matthew’s side every time I work.
Right now, it’s just during the training period.
I won’t be able to stay by Matthew’s side forever.
“Hmm.”
Just make good use of Matthew, perhaps?
Suddenly, a desire arises.
A desire for a day off!
Now that Matthew can manage the clinic more or less on his own.
Can’t Matthew work at our free clinic while I take a break?
Except on weekends, if we work rotating shifts, 11 days each month for me and 11 days for Matthew, it would be a fantastic setup.
“Hmm… Then, would you like to work properly here for once?”
I proposed to Matthew.