Tokyo: Let the wicked women pay the price!

"Cough cough cough—"

Takanashi coughed as he left Fujino's office.

Instead of heading to the opposite door, she jogged towards the restroom.

For some reason, Fujino seems to be a bit feverish today.

Is it because he's thinking about something troubling him?

But lately he hasn't had anything to worry about... Li hope hasn't continued to use her family's power to make things difficult for him either. He just goes to work to see patients every day and goes home after get off work.

The pattern is consistent across three points.

What else could be bothering you?

Mitsuki became increasingly certain that it must be Fujino's perverse sense of humor.

"You just want to see me gag, you bastard!"

Thinking of this, she subconsciously clenched her fist in the air, then weakly turned on the tap and washed her face.

Saki, who happened to be passing by, witnessed this scene and couldn't help but chuckle.

It turns out that even the takoyaki specialist has such a childlike side.

She thought she knew Mitsuki's secret... Last time, she caught her taking off her stockings and wiping up the water that had spilled on the floor with a tissue in the office.

And now, the little bird swimmer is washing his hands vigorously again.

Wow, what kind of man could make her so obsessed?

Saki was genuinely curious.

But she didn't dare ask.

After all, Saki was just a nurse, while Takanashi was a professional doctor; their statuses were worlds apart.

She could only smile secretly and greet the other person.

She was enjoying the feeling that only she knew her boss's secret.

By the way, I can talk to Fujino about this when I get home tonight, hehe.

Koki Takanashi had no idea what Saki was thinking; she only felt a pang of guilt when she saw her.

Although she was a high-ranking specialist doctor, in front of Saki, she was ultimately an intruder who couldn't be brought into the open.

Although it wasn't intentional... she might not even be considered human.

But I still feel lingering fear when I actually encounter it.

Seeing Saki greeting her with a smile, Koki Takanashi returned a stiff smile.

Ha ha.

Then she scrubbed her fingers even more diligently, even though there was nothing left there.

She gargled repeatedly.

It was as if doing this would alleviate the guilt he felt in front of Saki.

But it didn't.

Even though the other person had long since left, Koki Takanashi still felt that there was a gaze belonging to Saki staring at a certain part of her body from somewhere.

Perhaps it's the mouth, wrist, calf, or even the chest...

It's so annoying, I always feel like I'm not clean enough.

But she knew even more clearly that she had just felt a sense of relief.

Thankfully, I swallowed it all down; otherwise, it would have been even more embarrassing if others had noticed.

She stared blankly at herself in the mirror.

Is this something I should be thinking about?

Even if it's because of a crime, there should be a limit to how much atonement Fujino should receive.

Isn't this going too far?

Suddenly, a greeting startled her so much that she almost jumped up.

"Takashi-senpai, the professor wants us to assemble."

She looked around frantically; it was Saki's voice.

She quickly found the source of the sound, which at least meant it wasn't a hallucination, thankfully.

She straightened her hair and asked, "Now?"

"Yes, to the professor's office."

"Okay, I'll touch up my makeup. Thanks for letting me know."

She took out a powder compact and pretended to touch up her makeup until Saki's figure disappeared at the end of the corridor, then she breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, I didn't say anything.

These are all heartfelt words.

She probably didn't hear it.

......

In the office of a psychiatry professor.

Fujino was standing at the door with his arms crossed.

This positioning is very deliberate, especially now that it's almost a public setting.

Professor Kasai and Professor Muto sat side by side on the guest sofa.

Next is Assistant Professor Kobe on the left.

He could only stand at the doorway with Koki Takanashi, who had just barged in.

Looking at the uninvited guest to the professor's right.

Someone they all knew.

Professor Kasai glanced around, cleared his throat, and said, "Everyone's here. I've invited you all here today for two reasons."

"The first thing is to celebrate Fujino-kun's official transition to a specialist doctor."

Kasai laughed heartily and led the applause; he was genuinely happy for Fujino.

He had witnessed Fujino's growth and achievements over the past few days.

Promotion to a specialist doctor is a natural progression.

Even before the exam results were finalized, he had already arranged for someone to prepare the office for the new specialist doctor.

It was already associated with Fujino's name long ago.

Today, it's just a matter of attaching the professional title as well.

The applause was enthusiastic, but tinged with a hint of hesitation.

Professor Muto personally handed Fujino the letter of appointment, symbolizing his appointment as a specialist doctor, and Fujino bowed in respect.

After the dean stepped down, the other party also temporarily served as the dean.

He's considered a high-ranking boss.

Fujino seemed somewhat distracted.

This was clearly what he had been pursuing, even the goal he had been striving for, but when he actually received the letter of appointment, he always felt something was off.

This is not because of any expectations or any other reason.

It was simply because there was an outsider among the people present.

The uninvited guest was sitting to Professor Kasai's right.

However, he quickly composed himself and expressed his gratitude to the two professors for their favor and to Professor Kobe for his help.

After delivering a series of bland inaugural speeches, he returned to his seat, awaiting Professor Kasai's next words.

Professor Muto patted Fujino on the shoulder and, just as calmly as before, said, "If there's anything you need, just come to my office."

"You've got a lot of potential, kid."

Professor Kasai looked at Fujino with a smile: "Now that you're a specialist doctor, you'll have to help me with some of the work. Take good care of your students."

Fujino Inui smiled and nodded.

Koki Takanashi hasn't made a sound since she entered the room.

She couldn't be bothered to congratulate Fujino; there was no point in just saying it.

They can celebrate privately.

The only reason she held her breath and dared not make a sound was the guy on Professor Kasai's right hand.

To be honest, she was already trying her best to minimize her presence.

But the professor was not going to let her off the hook.

Professor Kasai dropped his tepid smile and cleared his throat again.

"The second thing is actually closely related to Takanashi Medical Center."

Professor Kasai stood up, and the man in black to his right also stood up.

Upon hearing her name, Takanashi Mitsuki trembled, and her gaze toward the man in black filled with fear.

Fujino frowned, took two deep breaths, and tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart.

"This is the new assistant professor—"

As Professor Kasai spoke, the man in black turned and bowed to everyone present.

"Tatsuki Takanashi".

Her lazy voice rang out as she pulled out several small gift boxes from behind her: "Gentlemen, this is our first meeting today. These are just a few small gifts to express our respect."

Lixi distributed the gifts one by one, which was a custom and etiquette in Japan, and no one could find fault with it.

The price of such a small gift upon taking office is usually not noticed, and it is not opened on the spot; people simply nod slightly to express their gratitude.

Both Muto and Kasai accepted it with smiles.

Assistant Professor Kobe happily accepted the gift.

This gave Fujino a headache. How could this senior from Kobe still be laughing? Wasn't this newly appointed assistant professor just there to steal his professorship?

Riki walked gracefully up to Koki Takanashi, smiled calmly, and touched her face: "Takanashi is a specialist healer, this is yours~"

Koki hunched her shoulders and took the gift box from her hand.

She was extremely weak.

She's a scumbag who sold her sister to survive.

Who knows how this icy older sister will deal with her?

However, before she could hesitate for long, Mitsuki's figure flashed past and headed towards Fujino.

Unlike the others, Mitsuki first sized up Fujino.

He then extended his hand with a kind smile.

"Fujino-san?"

"Let's get acquainted, Mitsuki Takanashi, your future assistant professor."

Please give me your guidance.