I, Aki Tomoya, will not be a simp.

"Just wait a moment."

The clerk said, then glanced at the time.

He estimated in his mind that they should be back in less than five minutes.

While waiting, Aki Tomoya could only stand obediently in the cardiac surgery room and wait for everyone to return.

About five or six minutes later, footsteps could be heard outside.

"Hey, are they rotating through our area for the first month?"

The doctors who entered the surgical ward noticed the three resident doctors and assumed they were the first ones rotating with them for the month, so their expressions were somewhat strange.

Normally, during their first month, they should be doing odd jobs with the resident physicians.

"Chief of Operations, leave the rest to me. Thank you for your hard work."

Just then, a male doctor of similar age to Shangxing walked in and handed over the duties to Shangxing.

He nodded and finally said to the three of them, "Good luck."

After the clerk left, almost all the cardiac surgeons returned, and the man who had just handed over the duties to the clerk led them to the pre-prepared seats.

"These are your positions from now on. I will be in charge of you from now on. The head of the materials department has already told me about this."

Okay, so this is an insider's perspective; not everyone is unaware of the situation involving the three of them.

“My name is Sasaki Ichiru. I graduated from the University of Tokyo. More than half of the people in our cardiac surgery department are from the University of Tokyo, so many of you are your seniors.”

Sasaki Ichiru seems to be a close confidant of the head of the Monobe department.

Chapter 424 Our own people, don't shoot!

"Dr. Sasaki, you're still holding onto your lecturer position at the university, right? Those two should be calling you lecturer."

At the same time, someone joked.

Upon hearing this, Sasaki shook his head and then looked back at the person who had spoken with a helpless expression.

"That guy's name is Yoshida Aoba. He's a year younger than me and also came from the University of Tokyo. He's an annoying guy."

"Dr. Sasaki, what are you saying to the newcomer? Don't wrong me, okay?!"

Yoshida shouted irritably, looking very aggrieved.

Sasaki ignored the man and continued speaking to the three of them: "There are quite a few people in the Department of Cardiac Surgery, so I won't introduce them one by one. There will be plenty of time to get to know them in the future."

"Dr. Sasaki, aren't you being a little too enthusiastic about these resident doctors?"

Well, as Sasaki Ichirin said, Yoshida is indeed somewhat annoying.

"Although I still have a lecturer position at the university, I am no longer the lecturer of the head of the Department of Physics."

Mononobe is no longer the former head professor at the University of Tokyo Affiliated Hospital, but when Mononobe was still at the university hospital, Sasaki was the lecturer he appointed.

Right now, he just has a lecturer position.

It was at this moment that Sasaki Ichiru took the opportunity to say to everyone in the cardiac surgery department, "From now on, Aki-kun, Majima-kun, and Nishikino-kun will be part of the cardiac surgery department at Kanto General Hospital."

As soon as he said that, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at him in surprise.

Most of the cardiac surgeons looked bewildered. It wasn't that they didn't understand what Sasaki Ichiru was saying; rather, they were surprised because they did understand.

"Are you kidding me? This is against the rules!"

Yoshida stared in disbelief, looking at Sasaki and then at Aki Tomoya and the others.

"This is the arrangement made by the head of the Materials Department."

Sasaki Ichiru silenced them all with just one sentence.

Aki Tomoya had seen this atmosphere during his clinical internship; once the head professor gave an order, everyone had no choice but to obey.

Just like now, the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Kanto General Hospital was formerly the Department of Cardiac Surgery affiliated with the University of Tokyo.

When Mononobe was recruited, he wasn't alone; he also brought an excellent medical team with him.

A while ago, Aki Tomoya felt that this place was much more relaxed than the university hospital, but it still retained some of the characteristics of the university hospital.

However, at this point, they didn't dislike it, because Sasaki Ichiru wasn't always relying on the authority from the university hospital; ultimately, this was still the cardiac surgery department of a private hospital.

Sasaki took out Monogatari only to shut everyone up and remind them how foolish it was to oppose a professor—no, the professor's—decisions.

“I used to be in charge of clinical work at the Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Tokyo, while Yoshida was in basic research. It’s still the same now, but this isn’t a university hospital.”

When Sasaki Ichiru said that, Aki Tomoya almost began to doubt whether he had been a fellow professor before and was now a lecturer who had been demoted.

However, seemingly sensing Aki Tomoya's thoughts, he smiled without saying a word.

“You’re not officially part of our cardiac surgery department yet, but you’re pretty much there.”

Sasaki realized that what they were doing was against the rules, and that their attendance this month was not recorded in the cardiothoracic surgery department, but elsewhere.

However, all of this has been arranged, and the hospital, management, and other departments are all willing to cooperate.

Clearly, Monobe was a highly sought-after figure at the Kanto General Hospital.

"clear."

Aki Tomoya and the other exchanged a glance, indicating their understanding.

"By the way, Nishikino-kun, although you were arranged by the dean, don't be nervous. Our University of Tokyo and Junichiro University have a good relationship."

In a department where more than half the staff are from the University of Tokyo, there's bound to be a tendency for cliques to form. This is the same everywhere in Japan.

As a graduate of Jun University, will Nishikino Maki be considered an outcast?

Regarding this, Sasaki Ichiru told her not to worry, as this is not a university hospital.

Moreover, their relationship with Dongda University and Shunda University is alright, at least on the surface.

"Although this place feels like it's become a private area for the University of Tokyo, everyone here is a cardiac surgeon."

Sasaki Ichiru said jokingly.

The Department of Cardiac Surgery at Kanto General Hospital was almost entirely taken over by the University of Tokyo due to the involvement of the Department of Monogatari.

But this is ultimately a private hospital, and everyone here is a cardiac surgeon. There's no need to think about anything else. While one's background is somewhat important, it doesn't have much of an impact here compared to the cutthroat competition found in university hospitals.

The only reason others feel a sense of familiarity towards Aki Tomoya and Majima is because they are both graduates of the University of Tokyo, since they are their juniors.

"Dr. Sasaki, I am quite apprehensive..."

Nishikino Maki glanced at the others, feeling somewhat awkward.

It seemed that Sasaki's demeanor, which resembled that of someone from a university hospital, had somewhat influenced her.

To this, Sasaki could only shrug.

That was out of necessity. If we hadn't done that, some of those people said that only by bringing out the head of the materials department could we force them to accept it, which was also the fastest way.

"Here's the thing, you'll need two months for adults, one month for children, one month for major blood vessels, and two months for the ICU, for a total of six months."

Sasaki Ichiru stopped wasting time and told them about the arrangements for the future.

Generally speaking, this process begins in the third year after graduation, that is, after the initial medical training and two years of residency rotations, and after the department has been decided.

The purpose, simply put, is to let the senior colleagues get to know and become familiar with the environment and the work of cardiac surgery.

"When I reached this stage, it was my third year after graduation. You guys are much luckier than me, hehehe..."

Sasaki Ichijin had a kind smile on his face and didn't seem like a bad person.

After hearing his sentiments, Aki Tomoya and the other two were at a loss for words.

Should we say that having a relationship is really good?

"Dr. Nakagawa, they'll be in your hands for the next two months."

"Received. Is there a stipend?"

"When you were at the university hospital, did you receive a stipend when you were supervising visiting doctors?"

"Tsk, our Mononobe faction is a thing of the past, okay!"

"If you want a reward, you can apply to the director, the administrator, or the dean."

Taking on medical training and such made me feel like I was back in a university hospital.

But that's in the past; now they're just surgeons at Kanto General Hospital.

Chapter 425 No comparison, no harm

Two months for adults, one month for children, one month for major blood vessels, and two months for the ICU – this is the plan for the next six months.

Normally, they need to complete two years of residency rotations before they can begin this kind of specialist clinical training, which is called post-graduate study.

"Putting everything else aside, the benefits do seem much better than those in university hospitals."

From the very beginning of medical training, you already receive a salary, whether you work in a university hospital or a private hospital; you won't work for free.

The manager explained the salary, benefits, and various subsidies to them before they started working.

It was also stated in the contract.