I, Aki Tomoya, will not be a simp.

About two or three minutes later, he saw someone in the corridor stop at the door of the pathology classroom and look him over.

The visitor was a middle-aged man wearing a white coat and with neatly combed hair.

"Which department are you from? What brings you here?"

The man asked this question.

Aki Tomoya's eyelids twitched, then he replied unhurriedly, "Aki Tomoya, a first-year student in the Faculty of Liberal Arts, my lecturer asked me to report here at this time."

"Oh, you're the first-year student who came here to help out. Professor Yano told me about you. I'm Toshio Okajima, Professor Yano's associate professor."

"Good afternoon, Associate Professor Okajima."

Upon learning that the other party was an associate professor, Aki Tomoya formally greeted him.

When he looked up again, he subtly began to scrutinize the other person, while simultaneously recalling the other person's self-introduction.

Professor Yano's associate professorship is crystal clear; he's the second-in-command here!

After Aki Tomoya finished his greetings, Okajima nodded, then stroked his chin and said, "It's really rare to have a lower-grade student come to help us. Don't just stand here, let's go inside."

Although I had been inside once before, this was my official debut with Associate Professor Okajima's permission.

However, as far as we're talking about their official debut, there are only the two of them in the pathology classroom right now.

“Besides teaching, Professor Yano and I usually conduct pathological research, so we ask students to help us. There are four students here, including you: two fourth-year students, one third-year student, and you, a first-year student.”

After Okajima said that, Aki Tomoya understood what the other party had said before.

There really wasn't a single student from the lower grades besides him.

The other students helping out here are all full-time medical students from the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Medicine.

As for Aki Tomoya, although he is in the third year of science, it is not a formal medical school, but a liberal arts school. All freshmen belong to the liberal arts school for the first two years, and the formal division will only take place in the third year.

"The person you replaced was dismissed by Professor Yano for making a mistake. Don't tell anyone about this."

"...What I'm hearing is that I'm only here to help out for a while."

The situation is a little different. Although it was said that the other party had something to do, Okajima revealed the truth at this time.

The reason for saying these things to him is as if he's already one of their own, so it's okay for them to know these things, but they just don't want to tell anyone else.

"If Professor Yano is satisfied and you are willing, you can stay here indefinitely. Anyway, it's not like you're going to do any difficult work. Just come here when you don't have classes and help out if needed."

Okajima replied casually.

He didn't care how long Aki Tomoya would stay to help; he just explained everything that needed to be explained.

"I understand. Professor Okajima, where is Professor Yano now?"

"Is there anything you need?"

"I have some questions to ask."

"Who recommended you? If so, Professor Yano asked me to tell you it was the director of UDI. They are old acquaintances. They talked about you when they were drinking before... It's so nice to have a professor looking after you in your first year of university. I wasn't so lucky before."

As Okajima spoke, he gave a meaningful smile at the end.

The professor-to-be's smile made Aki Tomoya feel a little uncomfortable.

"If you have nothing to do this afternoon, just stay here. We'll call you if we need anything. If not, just sit and rest."

Chapter 260 Feeling Scammed (3/3)

To receive special care from a professor during your freshman year of college sounds really great.

However, I still feel a bit cheated.

Hearing that it was UDI's director, Yasuo Kamikura, who made the recommendation, Aki Tomoya had mixed feelings.

I heard it from my senior colleague in the office, clinical examination technician Yuko Tokai, that the director was a former official of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, who was demoted from a high-ranking position.

That's pretty impressive.

So, it turns out that the director recommended him to another place to be a "laborer".

Upon learning this, Aki Tomoya muttered to himself for a while.

Am I a firefighter?

Aki Tomoya thought to himself.

However, it is also clear that he is not as great as a firefighter.

At most, it was just a coincidence that the director mentioned the medical students working at the institute when he was drinking and bragging with Professor Yano, and Professor Yano just happened to need someone to help him.

Whether or not I will receive special treatment from the professor is uncertain.

That professor had a prior relationship with the director, but he had never met him before.

The good news is that first impressions are important. At least because of the director, the other party had already formed some impressions of him before the formal meeting.

Aki Tomoya only hoped that Director Kamikura Yasuo would say some good things about him.

At the same time, just make sure you don't treat him like a "laborer".

The number of people in the pathology classroom gradually increased.

One of the other three senior students was a third-year student.

After greeting the senior colleague and introducing myself, I learned some things from him.

In the pathology classroom, what the sniper does is nothing special.

I do help the professor organize materials, I do help the professor search for information, sometimes I need to go into the lab, sometimes I need to do dissections, but I don't help serve tea or water. There are plenty of things to do, and there's definitely no pay...

That's roughly the situation.

While asking the senior about it, he ignored the other person's curious gaze.

Among the students who came here to help, only Aki Tomoya, a lower grader, was there.

Professor Yano was the last to arrive.

The professor, whose hair was already gray, of medium height, and wearing wide glasses, ignored everyone as he entered, going straight to the back of Okajima to look at the paper he was writing.

After they had been discussing for about half an hour, Professor Yano finally had time to come over and greet Aki Tomoya.

"Good afternoon, Professor Yano. I am Tomoya Aki, a first-year student in the third year of science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts."

Before Professor Yano could speak, Aki Tomoya greeted him first.

The professor nodded, then glanced at Aki Tomoya briefly.

"Thanks a lot."

He didn't just say it to Aki Tomoya; he also said the same thing to the third-year student next to Aki Tomoya, and then he started to look thoughtful again, as if he was pondering something.

After about five or six seconds, he seemed to remember something and looked at Aki Tomoya again, saying, "A tricky case has come up. That old guy is extremely nervous and is handling it very carefully. You can come and help out when you're not in class.

"I understand, I'll do my best."

At first glance, Professor Yano didn't seem like a strict person.

As Okajima mentioned before, the fact that a student here was expelled from the pathology classroom for making a mistake is somewhat concerning.

However, upon closer reflection, Professor Yano had indeed prepared an excuse for the student who left.

It wasn't because I made a mistake, but because something came up and I couldn't come here to help anymore.

Okajima's statement about not telling outsiders is one way of saying it here, but another way of saying it to outsiders.

As things stand now, staying here doesn't seem like a bad thing.

Whether it's a pathology classroom or helping the professor, it shouldn't do any harm.

As for the benefits...

Aki Tomo doesn't think this place is as convenient as UDI.

The hierarchy in universities is completely different from that in UDI.

Before we fully understand what kind of person Professor Yano is, it's best to stay here and behave properly.

……

On his first day in the pathology classroom, Aki Tomoya didn't do much.

The first reason is that he just arrived, and the second reason is that someone else was more proactive than him.

At the University of Tokyo, the title of university professor carries significant weight for students.

Then there's something you have to be careful about: if there's anything, it's best to go directly to Associate Professor Okajima, who is under Professor Yano's supervision. This was told to Aki Tomoya by his senior in the third year, and it was also said by Okajima himself.

"Professor Yano is very busy. If there's anything you don't understand, just ask me. It's best not to bother him."

This is Okajima's version of events.

But the third-year student's version of events was a little different.