I, Aki Tomoya, will not be a simp.

That person has had many partners, including his current partner Makoto Sakamoto, whom he also resents.

In Kube Rokuro's imagination, being with someone like that must be very difficult.

At least he had heard a lot of complaints from Makoto Sakamoto.

On the contrary, Aki Tomoya, who also worked part-time at UDI, never mentioned Nakado Kei.

It was as if the oppression of the Nakado faction was directed only at Makoto Sakamoto.

In fact, that's not wrong. Nakado Kei didn't have much opportunity to express his dissatisfaction with Aki Tomoya. Even if he couldn't help but say a few words like "bastard" sometimes, Aki Tomoya would ignore him.

"When you have the chance, you'll find that Dr. Nakado isn't so scary."

Aki Tomoya's statement did not surprise Kube Rokuro.

From the moment he arrived at UDI, Kube Rokuro knew that this was the guy that both the Nakado and Misumi classes were vying for.

Thinking about it carefully, it makes perfect sense.

Unlike him, who was only half-baked, Aki Tomoya was also a third-year student at Tokyo University of Science and Technology, and worked part-time at UDI. He knew more about forensic medicine than Aki Tomoya.

While Kube Rokuro spent time at UDI, he observed that another shift of recorders was enthusiastically following the clinical examination technicians in and out of the laboratory to do what he considered somewhat tedious pathological slide studies.

Yes, it's boring. Even though he keeps saying he wants to pursue a career in clinical medicine, he finds it boring.

"Compared to Aki-kun, what am I even doing here?"

Kube Rokuro couldn't help but ask himself that question.

He applied for a leave of absence to leave a place full of medical students like himself, but at UDI, he encountered people from the most difficult-to-enter science or medical school in all of Japan, which slightly hurt his pride.

His father was a professor at a national medical university, and his brothers were all doctors. He was exactly like the doctors from the families that Aki Tomoya knew.

However, Kube Rokuro was quite different from the people Aki Tomoya knew; he had no idea why he was studying medicine.

The people in the third science class were all elites among elites, more proud than anyone else, and also more clear-headed than anyone else.

"Kube-kun, may I ask for your permission?"

Aki Tomoya looked at the silent Kube Rokuro, as if he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't say something.

His expression made it impossible for Kube Rokuro to refuse, so he could only nod and say, "Please."

"I have never seen such a confused look on anyone's face before!"

After Aki Tomoya said it, he immediately felt relieved.

What he really wanted to say was that if he hadn't met someone like Rokuro Kube, he would have almost thought that all medical students were similar to the students in their third year of medical school!

Chapter 294 Workaholic (2/?)

What kind of pride does a person with the third sense possess, whether it is internal or outwardly expressed?

Tomoya Aki really didn't mean to look down on other universities' medical schools or other medical colleges.

Among national universities, the University of Tokyo is the leader, followed by Kyoto University and Osaka University, and then Kyushu University.

Among the private schools, Keio University and Junichiro University play forward positions, as does Tokyo Jikei...

I forgive Aki Tomoya for being somewhat influenced by his environment after entering the University of Tokyo, and subconsciously thinking about what medical students like him would be like.

But now, after seeing Rokuro Kube, he seemed to understand a little how the hierarchy of contempt among medical students, or rather, medical schools, came about.

If you take the exam three times and still want to get into the medical school, your family must be well-off.

But once you get into the medical school, it's pretty much like just coasting through life, and you'll get sick!

Of course, it seems that Kube Rokuro wasn't really planning to just coast along; he was just more confused than the others.

But even so, he was still just drifting through life. Even at UDI, he just followed the routine, like an old man with no dreams at all.

That's true. Even someone without dreams might end up doing better than most people.

To put it simply, there's no pressure.

Aki Tomoya felt no sense of superiority over Kube Rokuro; he was simply curious about what the man was thinking.

"How old are you now, Kube-kun?"

"twenty one."

I'm almost twenty-two.

If he hadn't taken the exam three times, he and Aki Tomo wouldn't be of the same generation.

"I don't think so. You seem like someone who's about to retire, like stagnant water, without any passion."

Aki Tomoya shook his head and couldn't help but tease him.

Among the people he knew, none were more passionate than Takagi, who was restless and would definitely show his fiery soul given the chance.

As calm and composed as Kato Megumi is, she doesn't compete or fight, and seems to accept her fate. At least she has dreams and doesn't just give up on herself. It is precisely because she accepts her fate that she does everything steadily and reliably.

What about Rokuro Kakube?

He dropped out of university in his first year, which makes people envious of his ability to do so, and also shows that he was already heading towards becoming a slacker.

I worked as a recorder at UDI, but that was all.

Sometimes, when someone expresses an inaccurate opinion, it might make people think that there's still hope for them, but then they immediately revert to the way they were a moment ago.

Despite constantly talking about developing clinical medicine, it's not necessarily true that he treated the deceased with the same respect as a cadaver when he faced them at UDI.

Of course, Aki Tomo can't impose his own standards on others.

It's really hard to understand what Kube Rokuro wants...

Kube Rokuro is definitely a good-tempered person. Fortunately, he didn't think too much about what Aki Tomoya said and wondered if it was a mockery from an elite from Tokyo University.

It was precisely because of Aki Tomoya's words that Kube Rokuro began to think carefully.

He was like a person who had fallen into the water, unable to find his way, and could only keep treading water, repeating this mechanical action in order to avoid drowning.

However, he hadn't tried to discern the direction of the shore yet, and if he continued like this, he would surely drown when he ran out of energy.

"Oh, excuse me."

Aki Tomoya said softly.

Actually, it's quite inappropriate for him to say such things.

If the relationship isn't good, no one in Japan would ever say such a thing. If someone does, it's either out of kindness or sarcasm.

Fortunately, the places Aki Tomoya stayed in were all relatively relaxed.

Of course, it's best to behave yourself in college.

"It's time, I'll go first."

Before I knew it, it was time to leave work.

"Aki-kun, is it okay if you work overtime sometimes?"

When Tokai Yuko saw Aki Tomoya stand up, she knew that he was about to leave work on time again.

In this office, the only person who leaves on time is Aki Tomoya.

Unlike him, Kube Rokuro works overtime, but this guy really has nothing else to do, which is why he stays at UDI.

"It's a pity that the middle class has no other work right now."

Aki Tomoya smiled at Tokai Rin Yuko, then said goodbye to everyone in the office.

In the week leading up to winter break, he would come here whenever he could, as he had nothing else to do and the pathology classroom didn't need students to come and help out at that time.

After Aki Tomoya left, Kube Rokuro sat in his seat for a long time, motionless, like a statue.

……

In the subsequent investigation, the police found the place where the female victim, who was suspected of being murdered, had worked.

Unfortunately, her true identity remains uncertain; all that is known is that everyone around her calls her Xiaohua.

Later, someone came to the station to claim the body, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

Based on the available information, this little girl appears to be someone who ran away from home, or someone who has nowhere to go back to.

The homeless man eventually committed suicide.

While the police are investigating, Mikoto Misumi is doing the same thing, acting as both a forensic pathologist and a detective.

The clues were found in the stomach extract, which revealed what the deceased had eaten before death, and salt grains in the hair, which were investigated.

"Dr. Misumi is like a detective. If you want to solve the case, why don't you look for a place in Tokyo called Beikacho? There's a café there with a detective agency upstairs, and there's a Grim Reaper elementary school student working there."

Looking at the autopsy report on Hana, Aki Tomoya knew that Misumi Mikoto was investigating the case, so he made a small joke to lighten the mood.

"Is Aki-kun trying to say that I'm meddling in other people's business?"

"I just admire Dr. Misumi's sense of justice. Without this sense of justice, he wouldn't be like Dr. Misumi."

"That's an interesting point!"

Mikoto Misumi smiled slightly as she spoke.

She was indeed troubled by the case, doing things that should have been done by the police.