NOVEL NEXT Chapter 60
A man became a woman.
The side effect of Extreme Yang Reversal can even change one’s gender.
For a sensible person, it’s only natural to think—
– Is the opposite also possible?
It is possible.
It could be possible.
I haven’t secured any ‘cases’ of that yet, but if there are women who desperately wish to become men, then it wouldn’t be impossible.
So I thought about it.
‘Are they trying to swap the Emperor and Empress?’
The Emperor becomes a cute girl, and the Empress becomes a man who looks just like the Emperor, ruling the world together.
I assumed they would switch genders and live as each other wished, but it seems that my perception of the Empress is quite different from the actual Empress.
“Excuse me, Your Majesty the Empress.”
“Speak, Physician Seok.”
“Do you truly wish only to become young again, to return to your maiden years?”
I spoke seriously, deliberately opening a white sheet of paper and picking up a brush.
“Becoming younger in your current state only requires triggering the side effect of ‘Yukgwan-hwan-dong’. Regarding the aspect of a woman’s purity… after confirming with past users of Yukgwan-hwan-dong, this is also quite possible.”
The Sword Saint is pure.
When asked how I knew, it was because she insisted on telling me how young and beautiful she had become.
It was something she didn’t need to mention.
“Also, regarding what you mentioned, the Emperor…”
“Of course, His Majesty has become pure.”
“Ahem.”
The Emperor blushed and averted his gaze.
Even though he’s a man, discussing this topic was a bit sensitive, causing his embarrassment to be understandable.
But this is a physician’s office.
It’s not considered sexual harassment for a physician to check a patient’s pulse or inquire about their condition.
It’s purely a medical inquiry.
“Honestly, I thought you wished for the Empress to become a man.”
“I have no such reason.”
“Why is that?”
“Because I like this kind of thing.”
The Empress stretched out her long hand towards the Emperor, forcibly interlocking their fingers and smiling gently.
“Between women, you see.”
“…About that.”
I cautiously raised my hand.
“Coincidentally, there is a woman with that preference around me. She works as a ‘nurse’ in this Medical Hall.”
“Oh, really?”
“Yes. She must be someone whom the Sword Saint approves of, as it would be difficult to bring either a man or a woman into the equation given her preferences.”
“I see what you mean.”
A man? Might be targeting Mo Yongseol.
A woman? Could be aiming for me.
However, if it’s a woman aiming for Mo Yongseol, and regarding Physician Seok Muwol, they only have a past connection, then the story changes.
“Can I call her here?”
“Yes, feel free. Of course…”
“Oh, I know the woman you’re referring to.”
“Then there’s even less issue. I believe those who know each other will keep their mouths shut and have a chat.”
Approval was granted.
I rang the bell prepared in the physician’s office to signal outside.
A little later…
“Did you call, Physician Seok…?”
The nurse dressed as Dong Yu-ri entered the room and flinched in surprise.
She glanced at the Empress sitting opposite me, gauging my reaction, but the Empress began to lick her lips as she watched the Emperor.
“Uh…”
“Just where do you think you’re reaching? …Ahem.”
The Empress tightly hugged the Emperor and threatened him.
Unintentionally lowering her status made her cough awkwardly, but her wariness towards Dong Yu-ri seemed to rise.
“…….”
“…….”
A master can perceive and feel just by looking at their opponent.
“Do you prefer 23 or 34?”
“Personally, I prefer 34. How about you?”
“I prefer 23. It seems like we can’t pursue the same things.”
“Then let’s refrain from intruding on each other’s gardens. There are ethics to consider.”
Nods.
Nods.
It seemed like some incomprehensible terms were exchanged, but I soon realized it was because I noticed the fingers of the Empress moving among the Emperor’s hands, specifically the middle and ring fingers, the third and fourth fingers.
Well, when playing with hands, there are preferences involved.
The issue is that their preferences had diverged from that alone.
Those who wield sword techniques also tend to prefer different styles; some favor swift swords while others favor heavy blades, and even if they share the same taste, their pursuits may differ.
For example.
“Yu-ri the nurse. You mentioned you want to rescue my old acquaintances, my old ‘companions’ and bring them here as nurses for the Mo Yong Family.”
“I did say that, but…”
At my words, Dong Yu-ri glanced at the Emperor and Empress nervously.
It was as if she were asking, ‘Is it alright to say such things in front of them?’
Nods.
I sent her a brief blink to signal.
“You’re a ‘victim’ too.”
“A victim?”
“Yes, indeed. Long ago, we were kidnapped by some individuals. They were trying to gather orphans for their scheme.”
“…….”
Even if the others were the Emperor and Empress, I had to inform them to some extent because of that.
“The ones who abducted the orphans inflicted disease upon them. I strive to create medicine to combat that disease, and among those orphans, I managed to rescue my dear friend Yu-ri.”
“It’s more accurate to say the girl reached out first and found a mutual interest, leading her to get a job with the Mo Yong Family… but I suppose that’s not entirely incorrect? Hehehe.”
“And I aim to rescue more orphans in the future…”
“The boys among them have nearly all perished, or they view Physician Seok as an ‘enemy’ out of jealousy, while the girls regard the Empress as a romantic rival to the Mo Yong Lady. And I shall…”
Dong Yu-ri extended one hand, pinching her index and middle fingers together and poking upwards.
“I shall make them mine. Hehehe.”
“…Ah, what a shame.”
The Empress squeezed the Emperor tightly and buried her face into his shoulder.
“If this child did not exist, I might have grabbed a few of those orphans to forcibly make them mine.”
“Y-you!”
“I’m just joking. How could I take another woman while I have you?”
“…….”
A woman takes a beautiful girl and contemplates taking another beautiful girl.
One shouldn’t try to rationalize this.
This is something to be absorbed by the heart.
Common sense and reason hold no meaning before the miracles brought about by Extreme Yang Reversal.
“Yu-ri, the nurse. I want to ask you something regarding that.”
“What is it, Physician Seok?”
“Do you perhaps require a ‘big, solid, thick needle’ against the woman you wish to keep?”
“…….”
Dong Yu-ri stared at me blankly.
Not with a look questioning, ‘Why are you beating around the bush?’ but rather with an expression of genuine curiosity.
“Is it really possible?”
“If it’s not impossible… I’d say if the medicines are mixed appropriately, and if only the necessary parts can be affected, then if one maintains a focus down at the lower Dantian, I suppose it could ‘surge’ somewhere.”
Logically and in terms of internal cultivation methods, it makes no sense, but if Extreme Yang Reversal is the premise, one ought to understand aptly even if it’s said casually.
“I once heard my master say something like that. The roots of a man exist within a woman too, but during the process of gender determination and birth, they become different.”
That was one of the witch doctor’s medical knowledge.
“One side rises from the roots to sprout like a tree, while the other side remains as traces because it doesn’t serve that purpose.”
“Heh.”
“Have you ever thought about the desire to treat a woman as if you were a man?”
“Hmm…”
Dong Yu-ri crossed her arms and tilted her head.
“What do you think, patient?”
“……Hmm.”
Even the Empress seemed to ponder this matter seriously, closing her eyes for a long time while she sank into deep thought.
“…It’s a complicated issue.”
The Empress buried her head deep into the Emperor’s shoulder and began fiddling with him, mumbling.
“While I prefer seeing pure women doing such things, it seems ‘this side’ historically has enjoyed such activities.”
“Ahem…!”
“Can you help me reclaim what I’ve lost?”
“Your Majesty?”
“Love cannot be unilaterally forced, you see. I realized that only after it happened. While I have an absolute preference for loving and wishing for a woman…”
“Grah!”
“Because I loved, I suppressed such preferences to spend time together, to bear children, and to share life together in the Imperial Palace.”
“Your Majesty…”
“Thus, I ask you, Physician Seok. As for me and perhaps for this girl, is that even possible?”
“Hmm…”
It’s a complicated issue.
I’ve never thought about it in that direction, so it’s difficult to articulate, yet it’s also difficult to conduct an ‘experiment’ regarding it.
“It’s not like hair or something.”
Human hair or lives can be checked multiple times through experimentation.
However, I cannot recklessly experiment in this area.
Though I have conducted experiments, continuously verifying them wouldn’t be appropriate.
So—
“Yu-ri, the nurse.”
“Yes, Physician Seok.”
“What about you? If you were to gain ‘that’?”
“Hmm… That’s a complicated matter. Since I’ve never had it, I think I might find it hard to distinguish between when I have it and when I don’t…”
“Then let’s put it this way.”
If.
“If you were to have it and thus be able to bear a child with your ‘family’s daughters’?”
“…Huh?”
It remains within the realm of possibility.
“Well… usually remaining in the same state, only enlarging when needed through methods like internal cultivation…”
“Is that possible!?”
Not Dong Yu-ri, but the Emperor nestled against the Empress shouted.
“A- no, wait. I didn’t mean that… Ahem, I meant, if my sister wishes for it, I could accept it…”
“Fufufu.”
The Empress tightly hugged the Emperor and whispered in his ear.
“Was that how much you liked it?”
“…….”
“This won’t do. Well, it can’t be helped. Physician Seok?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“You will make me young, and fix what this person has lost. If you do, then…”
The Empress’s eyes lit up, and she nodded vigorously.
“The Imperial Palace will side with the Mo Yong Family, no matter what happens.”
“…….”
“What do you think?”
“…For now.”
Putting all else aside.
“It seems sufficient to fulfill both of your wishes.”
If there’s something I learned,
Love should not impose personal preferences, but rather respect the wishes and desires of one’s beloved.
“I will promptly create Extreme Yang Reversal for both of you.”
* * *
As a result of the treatment.
The Empress returned to her youth through Yukgwan-hwan-dong.
And the Emperor regained the one thing he had lost while keeping his appearance—
“…Was it never like this?”
“Ahem.”
“Ha, men really are…”
“Ahem!”
Well, it turned out like this.