Tokyo: Let the wicked women pay the price!

Lying in bed, Fujino tossed and turned.

The two patients I treated were indeed quite challenging.

Hanako, who "uses her mental illness to commit evil," and Lemon, who "is driven insane by her overly controlling mother."

Admittedly, the medication prescribed to them can suppress their symptoms of mental illness.

Eliminate delusions, eliminate suicidal tendencies, eliminate paranoia, eliminate insomnia...

But their mental illness can never be eliminated.

Moreover, he even suspected that Hanako hadn't taken her medicine.

Lemon needs to keep following up to ensure that Nadeshiko, whose illness has worsened, comes to see a doctor on time; as for Hanako... at least she knows her weaknesses and wants to have a good talk with her.

This is what mental illness treatment is like.

Outpatient consultations, prescriptions, and now follow-up visits.

After figuring all this out, he also felt sleepiness creeping over him.

I can finally get a good night's sleep.

Oh, I'm not on duty tomorrow, Saturday.

The alarm is off.

......

This time he was woken up by the doorbell.

Baka!

If you don't have a legitimate reason, I will definitely kill you!

He was wearing shorts when he left his faithful bed and opened the door.

Outside the door stood Saki Wakaba, still wearing that slightly wrinkled winter school uniform, still without stockings, and this time without even socks. Her bare feet, as white as ice cream, were treading on those mud-splattered, kidney-shaped shoes.

"Hello, Mr. Fujino..."

He frowned and closed the door.

You're still sleepy, aren't you? Change your position and sleep a little longer.

ding dong -- ding dong --

When the door opened again, it was still that beautiful girl with blue hair.

She stood with her hands on her hips, pointing at Fujino's nose.

"Hey! How rude of you! Fujino, you little thief!"

Fujino slapped her hand away: "I'm telling you, Miss Wakaba, you'd better show some respect."

"You don't want the school to find out about that, do you?"

"Hehe, you're not that kind of person." Saki grinned, showing her big teeth, and laughed like a fool.

"snort!"

He made a move to close the door, but Saki stopped him.

She said urgently, "Don't lock me out!"

Fujino was both amused and exasperated: "Wait a minute, I'm not completely clean yet. I'll let you in later."

"Then you don't need to go into your doghouse. I'll treat you to dinner when we go out later."

"What should we eat?"

"Yes, what should we eat...?"

......

In the spacious and bright McDonald's, Fujino sat opposite Saki with a spicy chicken burger in his hand.

"I never expected that Miss Wakaba would treat me to Western food."

"Hmph~" Saki pinched a French fry, dipped it in ketchup, and stuffed it into her mouth. "This time... this time I wanted to thank you."

"Lemon?" Fujino chewed on his hamburger. "I've already told you about the lemon. I'm a doctor, so I'll do my best."

"What the hell! That's not what I was talking about!" She bit into the fries hard, leaving a tooth mark.

Fujino put down half a hamburger: "Speaking of which, Ms. Wakaba, I do have something to ask you."

"Well, go ahead. Since you made the promise... since you..." she said arrogantly, waving her fries, though her cheeks were slightly flushed. "Oh well! Just tell me, if you can do it, I'll help."

"Emmm..." Fujino hesitated for a moment, then swallowed the food in his mouth. "What do you think of Nadeshiko-san?"

"What?! What happened?!" Saki's eyes widened, half a French fry falling to the ground. "Hey! You guys really did it in the bathroom that day, didn't you?!"

"You're a complete scumbag! Sleeping with the patient's mother?" She picked up a whole fry, her eyes filled with disbelief. "Was it blackmail? You beast!"

"What the hell! What are you doing?" Fujino tapped her head, startling Saki so much that she dropped the fries in her hand. "It's Nadeshiko's illness. I feel like she's even sicker than Lemon."

He finished speaking quickly this time, no longer daring to let the girl opposite him fill in the blanks.

"Ugh—fries!" She rubbed her forehead, which had been hit, and answered Fujino with a distressed expression. "Lemon Mom, she's a paranoid, she's terrifying."

Fujino nodded: "So I'd like to invite you again to be Lemon's caregiver. During her hospitalization, you even brought her mother to the psychiatric ward for treatment."

"Psychiatry? So you're a psychiatrist?" She didn't answer the question, but her eyes lit up. "Hey! Can you write me a diagnosis for depression? I really need it!"

"What does it mean?"

"I'm always skipping school because I'm working, and my idiot dad never goes when the teachers ask for my parents. If this keeps up, I'll be expelled soon." She grinned, showing her big teeth. "If I get a diagnosis and can take a leave of absence, I can finally have some peace of mind—"

"Are you content with just working a regular job?"

Saki pouted and stared at Fujino with wide eyes: "Mr. Fujino, I know you're a good person, can you help Saki?"

"Stop pretending, it's disgusting."

"Tsk." She picked up a very long fries. "So, what do I get in return for watching over the lemons for you?"

"money."

"..."

She swallowed a fry: "When can I go to work?"

"I'm on duty tomorrow. I'll talk to the professor and see if he can offer me 15000 yen a week, which would be around 6 yen a month."

After a moment of silence, Saki began to unbutton her clothes: "Right here?"

"Um?"

She took off her coat: "It's not really appropriate in public. How about we go to your place?"

"Um???"

She began to unbutton her shirt: "This is my first time, please be gentle."

Fujino's large hand covered Saki's hand again: "Are you crazy?"

"What's wrong with you?" Saki's peach blossom eyes were full of innocence as she looked up at Fujino. "You found me such a good job, don't I have to offer my body in return?"

"Of course not!"

Fujino rolled his eyes.

At least now it's a public place, so this won't be necessary.

"I'm really impressed with you!" He helped Saki fasten her buttons, draped a coat over her shoulders, and headed downstairs. "I'll explain in detail later. I'm going to the restroom."

Hahahaha.

As Fujino gradually disappeared down the stairs, Saki bit her lip.

thank you.

......

Fujino didn't go to the toilet.

I didn't even drink the cola, so where did the urine come from?

He was queuing at the bar.

That stupid woman pretended to treat everyone? To McDonald's? And she only ate fries herself?

Forget it, let the adults pay.

He always felt like he was being watched from a distance, as if someone was spying on him from some strange place.

But he looked around countless times and didn't see any beggars.

"Two Spicy Chicken Burgers, one McFlurry, a Big Mac, large fries, and a large Coke."

He approached the bar and took a look at the menu, but felt increasingly watched.

Could it be nearby?

He could almost hear the sound of his teeth clenching.

Seeing the waiter frozen in place, he repeated the order.

The young girl then snapped out of her daze: "Oh, okay, sir."

"There's too much for one person to finish."

Fujino frowned. The voice sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it before.

He smiled and said, "It's alright, there are two of us."

puff--

The same clerk crushed the paper cup of Coke in his hand, spilling Coke all over the floor.

Her voice sounded a little unnatural: "I'm sorry, I'll get you a fresh one right away."

He looked on in confusion; this reaction was far too unusual.

However, the girl was wearing a mask, her hair wasn't white, and her voice didn't sound like Hanako's.

Oh well... it's probably just my usual monthly bout of frustration.

He gently shook his head: "It's alright, Miss."

As he carried his tray toward the stairs, the waiter was still watching Fujino from behind, and it was as if he could hear the sound of her gritting her teeth.

She took out her phone and typed quickly.

Fujino felt his phone vibrate, but didn't pay much attention.

He sat down opposite Saki.

"Huh? What's this?" The blue-haired girl looked confused, swallowing hard. "You bought this?"

"Eat up, you haven't eaten much."

"Hmph~" Saki crossed her arms. "I'm not hungry. Aren't you just wasting money? Tell me about the caregiver. What are their job duties?"

Guh~~~

Saki let out a groan from her stomach, and she immediately blushed with embarrassment.

"Baka! Are you an idiot?" Fujino said with a sullen laugh. "Eat up, you eat, I'll talk."

"Mmm," Saki's voice was barely audible.

"There are two main things: taking care of Lemon and bringing her mother to the psychiatric clinic," Fujino said succinctly. "As for Lemon herself, I will go to her ward and talk to her."

"Um."

"As for the salary, we already have nursing assistants in our department, so the price isn't high, only slightly higher than a convenience store. I'll talk to the professor and see who we hire; it doesn't matter who we hire, they're not nurses who need certificates."

"Um."

"You don't need to repay me with your body or anything," he said with a smile. "I'm more curious, why are you so short of money?"

"Um."

"Um?"

"Um."