Tokyo: Let the wicked women pay the price!

Fujino had no patients in the morning.

On the surface, he appeared to be sitting in the office chair at the hospital, resting with his eyes closed.

He rubbed his temples, but his mind was racing, trying to figure out how to deal with the unknown threat.

He experienced what it means to be "unyielding" and also knew what it means to have "thinking speed increased by 100%".

Fujino felt his mind was clear, and even after thinking rapidly for more than half an hour, he did not feel tired at all.

Even the top of his head was emitting a lot of smoke from constantly thinking.

After all, the brain is the most energy-consuming organ, and it will generate a lot of heat when it is constantly overloaded.

He was taking notes in his mind.

His current enemies: Mitsuki Takanashi and her powerful backer.

[Current goal: To successfully pass the specialist medical qualification exam]

Therefore, the opponent's approach will most likely be from this angle.

Fujino bit the end of the pencil.

If we limit ourselves to this specific issue, there are only a few ways to cause damage.

1. Deprive him of his right to take the exam.

2. Do not allow him to qualify for the exam.

3. Grant him the qualification, but prevent him from taking the exam.

4. Tamper with his exam results to make him fail.

Clearly, option 4 is completely unreasonable. If we were really going to start from there, there would be no need to alert the enemy like this.

Option 1 is too extreme; only revoking his medical license or making him involved in criminal offenses can achieve the desired result.

This was too difficult for Fujino, who was known for his meticulousness.

So it boils down to two options: preventing him from obtaining the qualification and preventing him from taking the exam.

According to Fujino's analysis, the focus will most likely remain on the former.

There is still only one reason: the other party viewed his file.

He thought darkly that if they really wanted to stop him from taking the exam, an accidental car accident would suffice; there was no need for this roundabout approach.

Now that he had figured things out, he felt a little more at ease.

The slight confusion I felt when I first learned of my situation that morning has lessened considerably.

His qualifications for the specialist medical examination—

We are determined to win.

This kind of rapid thinking is extremely energy-consuming.

As soon as Fujino got out, he felt a sudden hunger in his stomach.

You should know that he ate two sandwiches with his family that morning.

I checked my watch; it was almost noon.

Since things have come to this, let's order some food first.

He clenched his fist.

As for Takanashi and her accomplices?

A rare ruthlessness flashed in his eyes. Let's test our skills first!

"Tsuchimikado! I'm going to eat something good today!"

"Order me a curry chicken cutlet rice! Extra donburi and extra base!"

He handed him a Fukuzawa Yukichi card.

Fujino watched as Tsuchimikado, with a pen in his mouth, jotted down the orders his seniors had made, and sighed deeply.

Takanashi-senpai!

Why can't things just be more peaceful?

The mundane daily routine of the medical department, the colleagues' relationship that is neither too close nor too distant.

Isn't he good enough?

After quickly finishing lunch, Fujino rubbed his bruised eyes.

I slept terribly last night, I need to catch up on some sleep when I have a spare moment.

But a few minutes later, he was woken up by Tsuchimikado.

"What? The professor wants to see me?"

He frowned, looking puzzled, and went to the small conference room of the hospital.

The atmosphere inside the room was very tense.

Professor Kasai and Professor Kobe sat in the first seat.

The little bird sat to the side, holding an A4 sheet of paper with a form printed on it.

Opposite the professor were the three of them.

Kazuhiko Fujino, Tetsuhiko Kamijou and Shuhei Nakamura.

These were the three candidates for the initial specialized medical exam.

He stood at the lower position, squinting.

Is this... deciding who will take the exam?

Is it that sudden?

Could it be that the big players behind Takanashi have pulled some strings?

The archive controversy just happened this morning, and a meeting was held at noon.

To be honest, it's hard not to connect the two.

Fujino was caught off guard.

He felt like he was being pushed along.

Although, judging from his performance, he is not afraid of anyone.

However, I fear there might be hidden attacks.

He stared at the bird swimming, trying to find some clue.

Sure enough, a notification appeared.

[Takanashi Mitsuki: Fujino Kazuhiko, I'm the clerk this time. I won't let you get the qualification so easily!]

[World Route 1: Promise Takanashi some benefits, hoping she'll be lenient. (Reward: -50 million yen)]

[Worldline Two: Upright and Unyielding! Even if it means losing the chance to take this exam, I will not bow down to her. (Reward: Neuroscience (Intermediate))]

[Worldline 3: Report Takanashi to the professor and prevent her from attending the meeting. (Reward: Status 'Takanashi Mitsuki's Resentment', you have formed a deadly feud with her powerful backer)]

Fujino's eyes flashed slightly.

The timeline is a bit too blatant and off-putting.

He couldn't even scrape together three million yen, yet he was asked to spend fifty million yen to bribe Takanashi?

Are you kidding me?

He was confident that the second option would pass the meeting.

Neurology happens to be one of the subjects he needs to take the exam on, making it seem like a championship tailor-made for him.

The third one... He pursed his lips.

Don't think we're not mortal enemies now, do you?

Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents.

Preventing Fujino's advancement now would be an act of murder against his father!

Takanashi's inexplicable targeting was, in his eyes, already a path to certain death.

If given the chance, he wouldn't mind giving the little bird a little eye-popping.

The only problem is...

Fujino glanced at Professor Kasai.

Between his old mentor and his powerful backer, who is tougher and more powerful?

Let's wait and see.

At this point, Professor Kasai got straight to the point and named today's topic—the qualification for the specialist medical examination.

How are your recent patients recovering?

As expected, it's still the same total number of patients as before, instead of who Takanashi promised last time to cure Kitano Megumi?

Or... because she was the one who cured Kitano Megumi, she made Professor Kasai change his tune again?

Fujino dared not gamble.

If it's the former, it means the takoyaki doesn't have that much energy; but if it's the latter... well, that's a bit scary.

He dared not think about it:

What kind of person could command a professor of psychiatry at the University of Tokyo?

Fujino gradually suppressed his initial impulse to confront Takanashi on the spot.

"Two people have schizophrenia, and one has moderate depression... They are all currently hospitalized and their condition is not good."

There weren't many patients who spoke first, but their conditions were all quite complicated.

However, since none of the patients recovered to the point of being able to be discharged, his performance was considered quite poor.

The second person to bow and speak was Tetsuo Kamijou.

"Professor, Assistant Professor, Senior Takanashi."

"I recently had five patients. Three of them had mild depressive symptoms that had largely subsided, one had a personality disorder and was hospitalized but was improving, and the last one... had severe schizophrenia and dissociative identity disorder, and showed no signs of improvement, so he could only be controlled with medication."

Even though they were competitors, Fujino had to admit it.

Even if Kamijou Tetsuhiko is lucky, he still has some skills.

Leaving aside the improvement of the three mild depression cases, the other two were the most troublesome mental illnesses.

Being able to control it to some extent already makes one a highly skilled doctor.

As soon as Kamijou finished speaking, everyone's eyes were focused on Fujino.

The professor's eyes were full of encouragement.

This made Fujino stand tall.

Yes, I can say I've been undefeated during this period!

"Waka Hanako, schizophrenia, has basically recovered; Okubo and her daughter have basically returned to normal life; Yukinoshita Yui, anxiety disorder, is currently asymptomatic; Kitano Megumi, panic attacks, has basically recovered."

"The above five people have basically recovered and can be discharged from the hospital."

Even Fujino himself couldn't help but straighten his chest when talking about this resume.

The six people in the meeting room were even whispering amongst themselves.

Nakamura and Kamijou's faces gradually turned ashen.

Takanashi stared at Fujino's figure, frowning deeply, without uttering a word.

Only Professor Kasai.

He smiled and clapped with composure.

Five patients!

"How could they have essentially cured five patients in just one month?"

He pointed to the birds swimming:

"In my opinion, Fujino should be approved directly."

"Let's discuss this again, Nakamura and Kamijou."

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