I, Aki Tomoya, will not be a simp.

"However, Kube-kun, it would be best if the second one didn't follow the same old path as before."

Aki Tomoya gave one last reminder.

It's a good thing to cut ties with that previous weekly magazine, but now that Rokuro Kube only has this part-time job at UDI, things will be difficult.

This reminded Kube Rokuro of his father's words: "If you're not a doctor, you're nothing."

Now, let's add one more thing: without family support, you're nothing.

He now has a general idea of ​​how much money his family has spent on him.

But when he actually had to bear these expenses himself, Rokuro Kube was in agony. As the saying goes, you don't know the cost of firewood and rice until you're in charge of the household.

Even attending a third-rate medical school is a lot of trouble.

Before, I didn't know what to do. Now that I have more things to do, I realize that money isn't everything, but you can't do anything without it.

"Ugh, my head hurts..."

Cutting ties with family like this might seem cool, but it's actually more like a lesson and warning from a father.

Recalling the meaningful look his father gave him in the hospital that day, Kube Rokuro seemed to understand something.

The road ahead is long and arduous...

"Of course, even if you're desperate, don't do anything that sells your integrity."

Aki Tomoya joked.

Knowing that this guy had broken off ties with the outside weekly magazines, Aki Tomoya's opinion of Kube Rokuro improved somewhat.

It's better for everyone to stop here.

If you don't do things that make things difficult for others, you can still get along well.

"Aki-kun, please stop teasing me. I really need to think about this!"

Kube Rokuro looked serious; he seemed to have already come to some realization.

He hadn't thought about these issues at first, but now someone has brought them to his attention, which is just as good as when problems suddenly erupt and catch you off guard.

"Kube-kun, you must try your best to live on."

Aki Tomoya patted Kube Rokuro on the shoulder, his eyes filled with a mix of teasing and感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion).

The rich young master, in pursuit of his ideals, eventually broke ties with his family; something like that's how it all unfolded.

If it were him, he would rather be like Takagi.

But then again, everyone is different.

Takagi's original goal was to become a doctor, and she came to Tokyo to escape her family's control and plan to enjoy her university years.

As for Kube Rokuro, he only recently found his direction.

However, such a choice comes at a price.

Kube Rokuro's family planned to let him experience the harshness of reality.

Unexpectedly, shortly after the fire, a report about a donation scandal involving UDI suddenly surfaced.

Regarding UDI's illegal misappropriation of funds, it is alleged that they bribed high-ranking officials in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in exchange for preferential treatment.

This report hit the director like a hammer blow.

"I've never done this before!"

After the report came out, Kube Rokuro hurriedly pulled Aki Tomoya aside and whispered something to him.

This person is now completely exposed!

After severing ties with that weekly magazine, Rokuro Kube had only hinted at it and offered an apology.

But now, with such a huge scandal facing UDI, he has completely panicked.

He desperately wanted to explain that such a big matter had nothing to do with him!

"...I don't think you had the chance to leak such a thing. It seems that your previous superior had this in mind when they introduced you."

The donation scandal involved bribery of high-ranking officials in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Kube Rokuro never had the chance to come into contact with such matters.

Aki Tomo didn't think Kube Rokuro was suspicious, but the other party was clearly not innocent before, and now that a scandal like the one targeting UDI has broken out, he can't sit still anymore.

Is the donation story true?

Kube Rokuro breathed a sigh of relief, then asked another question.

Aki Tomoya glanced at him and replied indifferently, "Whether it's true or not is none of our business."

How credible is the claim that political donations and bribes to high-ranking officials are? Aki Tomoya doesn't care.

In fact, considering the character of Director Kamikura Yasuo, Aki Tomoya didn't really believe it.

But we must consider many factors in everything we do, and sometimes whether we are honest or not is not up to us.

"Let's not discuss this anymore. If you're upright, you have nothing to fear, right?"

Aki Tomoya reminded him that it was best not to dwell on the matter any longer.

Now that he has made his decision, he shouldn't do anything foolish. His situation is different now than before.

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"Aki-kun, how has Director Kamikura been lately?"

Professor Yano, who had just returned to Japan, spoke privately with Aki Tomoya and asked him a question without making a sound.

Upon returning from abroad, he immediately noticed the donation scandal at the UDI Institute.

"The director... must be quite busy lately."

Aki Tomoya put down what he was doing and understood what Professor Yano was referring to.

Thanks to a reporter's report, the director is now in a precarious position, like he's being roasted over a fire.

The donation scandal had a significant impact on the research institute, and Yasuo Kamikura, as the top person in charge, was the one directly targeted.

"Looks like this is going to be a bit troublesome, huh..."

Professor Yano shook his head and smiled wryly.

He looked at Aki Tomoya more closely, then asked curiously, "How long do you plan to stay there, Aki-kun? Next year you'll be officially transferred to the medical school, so time will only get tighter."

Without going into next year's curriculum, last year's course schedule, in addition to the general courses of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, included courses on general qualities and perspectives for doctors, and then it was all about building a foundation.

Starting this year, I've been learning even more.

Cell biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, regional anatomy, and related anatomical fields such as anesthesia anatomy...

There's a lot to learn in the first semester.

In the second semester, we'll start taking bridging courses, such as medical immunology, medical parasitology, medical microbiology, and physiology...

There will be more and more things to learn.

Then, there are no elective courses, all are compulsory, and you can't fail even one course.

During this time, you also need to study on your own and buy books to read. Time will only become tighter and tighter. Even though the medical school in Japan is a six-year program, if you don't manage your time well, you'll be in trouble.

As time went on, I didn't have much time to work part-time.

Even if Professor Yano hadn't reminded them, Aki Tomoya had already considered this matter.

They reduced their part-time work hours, or even resigned, but chose to retain their work in the pathology classroom.

"Thank you for reminding me, I will make the arrangements accordingly."

Aki Tomoya responded politely.

This is something that has to be done sooner or later, if not at the end of this year, then in the first half of next year. Either I will drastically reduce the hours I spend working part-time, or I will just be a figurehead. In any case, I will be paid by the hour, not a fixed salary, and I will only go there occasionally.

Otherwise, I would resign and focus on my studies.

After all, there have been more quizzes recently. I heard from seniors that there will be frequent quizzes in the future, with the longest interval between them not exceeding two months.

The more you learn, the more frequent the tests become, and you absolutely cannot fail any courses when it comes to the final exam.

So Aki Tomoya really admires Kube Rokuro; he's really ruthless for not being afraid of repeating a grade and directly applying for a leave of absence.

However, Aki Tomo wasn't entirely clear about the situation at his third-rate medical university or whether his family had interfered.

"I need to prepare another paper recently, so I'm sorry to trouble you all again."

"It's not hard work, it's what we should do."

The pathology classroom had been quiet for a short while, but it looks like it's going to be busy again.

With nearly half the year gone and the thought of how little time he had left to stay at UDI, Aki Tomoya sighed inwardly—

All good things must come to an end.