Reverse Interview 4
A bolt from the blue.
No, not at night, Hongdukae.
For the first time in a long time, I was sleeping soundly in bed instead of on the street.
I was clearly sitting there dozing off earlier, but the Tang family’s warriors carried me to my room.
To be honest, I woke up during the move, but I just pretended to be asleep.
Because I was tired.
But did he envy me for sleeping so soundly while he was suffering?
I had no choice but to wake up after getting hit in the face with the palm of Mr. Cheolsan’s hand.
What appeared before my eyes as I woke up from that sleep was something that looked like a stink bug, and its name was a stinging insect.
If you break down the meaning, it’s a bug that matches its mouth.
The obscene name may bring to mind some sticky and dirty thoughts, but in his past life, he was also called the Kissing Bug, and he was truly a sl*tty bug.
‘No, why the hell are these guys here?’
There are many different species of kissing bugs, and they are found in many different places around the world, but the one that bit me and was caught had a repeating orange and black pattern around the perimeter of its belly.
He was the most dangerous and the one you had to be careful of.
It was only for a moment that I felt bad about getting slapped in the face.
If it saved you from being bitten by this bug, your cheek would be at the level of grace.
This guy was one of the world’s top ten poisonous insects in his previous life.
‘Wait!? Swelling of the eyelid, mild fever, local lesions, cardiac syndrome. Arrhythmia!? Why didn’t I think of that!?’
And the moment I identified the Kissingbug, I was able to figure out the cause of the strange disease the townspeople were suffering from.
Kissing bugs are insects in the family Apididae, which is why they get their name because they suck blood from the eyes and lips of sleeping people.
But these pups themselves aren’t a big problem.
They are so elusive that they approach humans more quietly than mosquitoes and suck blood, without the human even knowing they are sucking blood.
Even in most cases, there are no major problems even at the bitten site.
That’s why it’s also called vampire bug and sometimes assassin bug.
Just because you approached it very secretly.
But the problem is the pathogens and toxins these pups carry.
To be precise, the problem is a parasite called Trypanosoma Cruzi that lives inside the bodies of these pups.
It is known that about fifty percent of all individuals were infected with this parasite in their previous life, because this parasite causes a disease called Chagas disease, which we do not know much about.
These little bastards suck blood and excrete it, and the parasites in their excrement cause infections.
It is said that infection can sometimes be caused by simply sucking blood, but more precisely, it is their excrement that causes it.
“Elder, give the village chief some white wine quickly!”
“In broad daylight? No, no matter how angry I am… You are still too young to drink….”
When I suddenly looked for Baekju, Mr. Cheolsan looked flustered, but I looked for Baekju not to eat it, but to disinfect it.
I wonder if distilled liquor like Baekju will help disinfect it, but it’s better than doing nothing.
This was because overseas, there was a warning to never burst a kissing bug with your hands when catching it, as parasites will come out if you pop it.
A warning to catch them with something like a bucket and put them in the refrigerator to kill them.
“No, because that bug is poisonous and needs to be washed off in broad daylight!”
“What!? Is this bug poisonous?”
“Yes, quickly give the village chief a light!”
“I’m fine, but you’re the problem. Gupae! Hurry up and ask the village chief for some broad-brimmed liquor.”
“Yes, let’s go!”
One of the Tang family’s warriors ran quickly, and after a while, he ran in with the village chief holding a baijiu.
“So-hyeop, here you go!”
“thank you!”
I quickly soaked a cloth in white wine and wiped my still cold cheek, and I also wiped the hands of Mr. Cheolsan, who said it was okay.
Then he caught the kissing bug that had fallen on the floor with a stick and placed it on the bowl.
“I’ve never seen such a poisonous insect before. Is it really that poisonous? In my opinion, if it’s good enough for you, it probably isn’t that poisonous.”
The curious expressions of the old man Cheolsan and the warrior who were watching me.
Even the village chief who was dragged in with them was blinking.
Because he came running in the middle of the night with alcohol in his hand.
“Yes, but I’ll have to check, but it’s probably because of the townspeople’s strange disease, this guy.”
“What!? The girl’s freak?”
“So-hyeop, is that true!?”
“I, really? Our Maejin is because of this bug!?”
At my words, the old man of Cheolsan, the warrior of Dangga, and the village chief looked at me with expressions of disbelief.
Now that the mosquito has been identified, the first thing to check is the animal.
I asked the village chief about the village dogs.
If Chagas disease was indeed caused by the tick, it would be because the disease does not discriminate between animals and humans.
Because it is a disease caused by a parasite, it can be transmitted to both animals and humans.
“Chief, have you noticed that the dogs in the village are having trouble breathing or showing any symptoms similar to those of humans? Or are they suffering and dying?”
“That’s right! How did you know!?”
The village chief replied that, as expected, the dogs also showed the same symptoms.
This was definitely Chagas disease.
‘No, it’s a bug that should only appear in South America, and it’s a disease that only occurs there, so why?’
If it were a previous life, Chagas disease would have originated in South America and spread to North America.
The kissing bug itself is found in various species all over the world, but those carrying the Typhinomalacus abbreviated as T carrier are found only in that area.
If there were a lot of world travel like in the past, they would be discovered here and there, but that’s not the case these days.
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“Well, then. Uh, can we save Maejin!?”
Although Chagas disease was a dangerous disease, its initial treatment was simple.
Because you just have to take anti-parasite medicine.
If it becomes severe and causes changes in the heart or organs, it is difficult to cure, but the early symptoms can be easily treated with anti-parasitic medication.
It is true that it definitely cures problems, although it requires long-term use for more than two months.
So, in my previous life, if I could just figure out the symptoms, treatment wouldn’t have been a big problem…
The problem is that I know about poisons and poisonous insects and snakes and things like that, and the poison and how to treat the poison, but I can’t make it.
I knew that benzinidazole was a drug, but I didn’t know how to make it.
That’s why I couldn’t answer the village chief’s question with an apologetic expression.
“That, that···.”
Then, Mr. Cheolsan asks with a puzzled expression.
“Why are you acting like that, Sohyeop? I know it’s because of this bug, so why do you make such a face?”
I wanted to understand that the bug had a parasite in its body and was causing the disease, but I decided to explain it anyway.
If you make Mr. Cheolsan understand, he will explain to others why he cannot be cured.
It would be good if other people understood too.
“Actually, this insect is not poisonous.”
“Huh? You clearly said there was poison in it earlier? Didn’t you even wipe it off in broad daylight?”
People who look like they don’t understand my answer.
He nodded his head in natural reaction to the statement that there was poison and then no poison, and continued speaking.
“Yes, because there is something else besides poison.”
“other?”
“What else is there?”
“Actually, this bug’s stomach is full of tiny, invisible bugs. When these bugs bite people’s mouths and poop nearby, the bugs mix in with the poop and enter the person’s body. Then, they multiply inside the body and settle in the urethra.”
“A bug!? Invisible?”
“You can think of it as being similar to hoe (蛔).”
“Ah! Hui!”
Hoe is a Chinese word that refers to roundworm.
Mr. Cheolsan nodded his head at my explanation.
“Yes, they grow like fish and settle in the heart, and then they block the heart from beating, and eventually the person dies. But I don’t know the cure for that…”
It was when I trailed off with a regretful expression on my face.
The village chief’s tears and cries poured out.
He began to cry in despair, not knowing how to fix his granddaughter.
“So, does that mean we can’t save Maejin!? Oh, sir, is that really true!? Oh my… Maejin!”
But on the contrary, a voice that seemed unable to read the mood was heard from Mr. Cheolsan.
It’s a voice that sounds like it’s brimming with pride.
“Have you seen the old one? This is the true value of small business. Didn’t I?”
“Sure. I think I had a foolish thought for a moment. I doubted the judgment of the head of the household, so I will gladly accept this punishment later.”
The two of them were having a meaningless conversation, and then the old man tapped my shoulder and said.
“So-hyeop, what are you worried about? It’s our Sacheondang family.”
“yes?”
“We are the Sacheon Party.”
‘What do you want me to do! No, why do you keep talking about Sacheondangga! What do you want me to do with a family stuck in a corner of Sacheon!’
Whether it’s Sacheondang or Samcheondang, they say they can’t save people these days, but this old man only brags about his family.
This was probably a personality issue, and I thought I should give the lowest score for the reverse interview.
Mr. Cheolsan asked with a smiling face.
“So-hyeop, do you know what a go is?”
‘It’s not the same as the one in Three Goes?’
The word ‘go’ suddenly popped out.
As I blinked with an expression of ignorance, Mr. Cheolsan continued to explain.
“The gora is called a witch’s reed or a poisonous reed. It is an insect raised by the evil men of the Central Plains. It comes in various sizes, and when fed to a person, it parasitizes the person’s body and periodically causes pain or even controls the person.”
“You can control people, that’s amazing?”
They raise and feed parasites that control people. It was definitely not the world I knew, there were all kinds of insects there.
It’s understandable why the kissing bug appears here out of nowhere.
Mr. Cheolsan replied to my answer with a pitiful expression.
“Yes, it would be great if it was great, but many martial artists lost their lives because of that suffering. Some even killed their own children and committed suicide because of that suffering, and some betrayed their parents and families and became slaves to evil men.”
“Oh, my···.”
“Sold out! Woof woof!”
Even as the village chief continues to wail, Mr. Cheolsan continues his explanation calmly.
“That’s why the martial artists tried to create a remedy to escape loneliness. Something that would make the pain come out of the body or melt it away.”
“I guess it’s natural that there was so much damage?”
“yes.”
‘Is it something like a parasite drug? People’s thoughts are all similar, no matter the era or the world.’
There was a time when I thought that even if times and situations were different, people’s thoughts were all similar.
The old man’s question continues.
“But, if the martial artists were to make such a medicine, where would they make it?”
“well?”
I couldn’t answer because I didn’t know about the place called Murim, but when I asked my last question, Mr. Cheolsan smiled, pulling out something weak from the inside of his chest.
“Of course, it’s our Dasacheon Tangmun. There’s a medicine that can melt even a fist-sized particle that enters the body, so why would something as small as that invisible particle be a problem?”
“no way?”
“That’s right. Since ancient times, our Sacheondang family has made many medicines to deal with loneliness, and we have made a medicine that will melt away all the toxins in your body if you take just a little bit. Of course, it doesn’t work on all toxins, but for those invisible microscopic things, a little of Sacheondang family’s shamanic melting potion should be enough.”
“Unemployed flower group!”
It’s a parasite medicine after all, but it has an awesome name.
My whole body trembled at the name of the pill that was said to melt away all pain.
Why is it that no matter how retarded it may be, there is a romanticism that only men have?
It’s the kind of feeling that makes you laugh like a crazy person while playing soccer on a rainy day, and want to be strong regardless of age.
When they arrived at the room where the little girl was lying, following the old man, Cheolsan, the old man gently put a small pill into the girl’s mouth.
Then, the medicine melted like water and flowed into the girl’s mouth.
After a while, the girl’s chest, which had been rising and falling irregularly and restlessly, slowly calmed down, and her eyes began to tremble.
“Falcon, sellout!”
“···Huh, Grandpa?”
“Maejin-ah! You’re alive!”
The sobbing village chief.
The sight made my nose sting.
And I was thinking that it wouldn’t be a bad idea to decide on a regular job at Sacheon Dangga.
‘You mean it was a little cool?’
