I, Aki Tomoya, will not be a simp.

In Yoshida Aoba's words, in the ICU, you just need to learn from others.

Regarding postoperative care methods, responses to various situations, preoperative considerations, and the actual postoperative conditions, one's own eyes are better than what others say.

Surgery is a very complex matter; it's not simply a matter of the patient getting onto the operating table and the doctor making a couple of incisions.

The entire surgical procedure involves quite a few steps.

Before surgery, examinations are conducted based on the patient's condition. The surgeon considers the surgical plan, discusses it with the doctors in the department, and discusses how to perform the surgery, what complications might occur, and how to deal with them. Finally, the surgeon needs to get the head doctor's approval.

During the surgery, once the patient's chest is cut open, one must be able to improvise.

Once you've made a decision, you have to rely on the actual situation. If some plans can't keep up with changes, then things will fall apart.

Even if the surgery is successful, it does not mean that the patient is safe. If there are any problems with the care, it could cost the patient their life.

There are many things to consider when performing a surgery, and you must be careful from beginning to end.

The most important thing next is to never say that you can definitely succeed, but to say that you will do your best, and also to consider the doctor-patient relationship.

The surgeon standing next to the operating table looks very handsome, but he also bears a heavy responsibility.

In Aki Tomoya's opinion, Yoshida Aoba is very capable in both academics and practical skills, but he is definitely not good at handling doctor-patient relationships.

Most of the people who performed his surgery were VIPs, while the other half were ordinary patients on the waiting list. Yoshida Aoba, on the other hand, would inadvertently offend the VIPs before even starting his surgery.

This wasn't a one-off incident, because the person was more concerned with curing the patient than with their identity.

……

At this point in time, Aki Tomoya and the others had been rotating through the ICU for about half the time.

At this very moment, Aki Tomoya also received a letter, a letter sent from Kyoto, and Majima also received a copy.

The signatory was their friend, Takagi Sai.

Upon receiving the letter from Kyoto, both Aki Tomoya and Majima were quite surprised by Takagi's new approach.

They were perfectly fine, not using cell phones, Line, or emails, and now they're doing something so romantic, even writing letters to them.

Aki Tomoya thinks that Takagi must be sick...

"What did he say in his letter to you?"

Aki Tomoya asked Mashima, who was standing next to him, that the two of them had received letters from Takagi in Kyoto at the same time.

At first, not knowing the address of the letter, they thought it was some special document, but it turned out to be just Takagi's restless thoughts.

"It's nothing, he just said he's doing well at the Kyoto University Affiliated High School, and told us not to worry. He also told us to write to him!"

As Majima spoke, a strange smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

What he said was similar to what Aki Tomoya received.

According to Takagi, he was doing quite well at Kyoto University Affiliated High School, without any problems and without any cause for concern.

He just lacks two pen pals, so it would be better to have Aki Tomoya and Mashima write to him when they have time.

Back in Kyoto, Takagi seemed quite romantic, even engaging in such activities, which surprised his two friends.

Such a romantic gesture seems to be a pursuit of a rare and cherished soulmate.

Undeniably, many people still write letters these days, but for those accustomed to the most convenient communication methods of the information age, it's still somewhat unfamiliar.

Therefore, Aki Tomoya felt that Takagi must be sick.

He vowed, as a cardiac surgeon undergoing medical training, that loneliness is also a kind of illness.

"This guy definitely didn't make any friends at Kyoto University Affiliated School!"

Aki Tomoya said confidently, and Majima nodded repeatedly in agreement with his judgment.

Rather than saying it's about having a romantic streak, or perhaps suffering from a disease called loneliness, that's why they would do something so unique.

The letter did indeed say that he was doing well at the Kyoto University Affiliated School and that there was no need to worry about him, but everything else implied that he should write to him as soon as possible.

Having not made any friends at Kyoto University Affiliated School, Takagi suddenly had a new idea for having fun after thinking of his two friends in Tokyo.

Since we're already separated by distance, why not do something romantic?

Are you going to reply to him?

"To Mr. Takagi Saito in heaven?"

Aki Tomoya joked.

He deduced that Takagi must be very lonely, so he wanted to play some kind of game with them, like sending messages by carrier pigeon.

He really came up with the idea of ​​contacting people by letter.

"But to be honest, whether or not I reply isn't the key issue; the key issue is not knowing what to write..."

The most painful thing is wanting to reply but not knowing what to write.

I'd like to try sending messages by carrier pigeon with Takagi, but I can't think of anything to write down for the time being.

Chapter 462 A Heart with Nowhere to Rest

A lonely little heart has nowhere to go; perhaps this is Takagi's current situation.

Aki Tomoya wasn't really interested in writing letters, but considering that his friend was currently bearing loneliness alone, he figured he might as well play this game with him.

But before that, he had to get his current tasks sorted out.

“I’m going to the ICU now. If you have time, you can write him a letter first.”

He needed to check the situation first before deciding how to reply to Takagi.

To be honest, he had never even written a letter to his lover, yet now he was going to write one to some big man in Kyoto.

Aki Tomoya felt that Takagi should thank them properly.

If we ever have the chance to meet again, I'll definitely make him bleed a lot of money.

They still have more than half a month left in their ICU rotation. After that, although they are still officially resident trainees, they will soon begin their studies as formal cardiac surgeons.

This is not a university hospital with a strong teaching focus, but fortunately, many of the cardiac surgeons come from university hospitals.

This includes former professors, associate professors, and those who still hold lecturer positions.

It's not as strict as a university hospital, but it's comparable to one, which is quite good.

The thought of a good friend still suffering in the university hospital made Aki Tomoya feel a little conflicted.

Honestly, he didn't want to gloat over someone who was far away from him.

And this shouldn't be considered gloating.

Just like Takagi in Kyoto, he missed his two friends in Tokyo.

So inevitably, Aki Tomoya also misses this friend quite a bit.

If only Takagi were still in Tokyo, perhaps I should have advised that guy to go to a hospital with a good neurosurgeon.

At least in a private hospital, Takagi wouldn't be as unhappy as he is now.

But that's just wishful thinking.

……

a week later.

Despite living in Kyoto, Takagi didn't make many friends at Kyoto University Affiliated School, but he did get to know quite a few people.

However, because I wasn't in the same cohort as them, it was a bit difficult for me to integrate.

However, there wasn't much bad news; at least, it wasn't as intensely rejected as I had imagined.

Although he wasn't initially welcomed as someone from the University of Tokyo Affiliated Hospital, they didn't reject him either.

And no matter what, he is still a true Kyoto native.

On my own turf, as a Kansai native, I can get along relatively well with others.

He felt a long-lost sense of excitement after receiving a reply from Tokyo.

The first letter he received was from Majima, who chatted with him about a bunch of random things. He could only say that this pen pal was very unqualified, only able to say things that were not meaningful.

Following Majima is Aki Tomoya's letter.

Aki Tomoya from Tokyo extended a warm greeting to Takagi.

Takagi swore that when he saw Aki Tomoya's letter, he was both angry and amused. When it came to being infuriating, Aki Tomoya was more ruthless in launching his attack on him.

Aki Tomoya didn't give him any face when he asked him to find two pen pals, and directly mocked him.

But just as Aki Tomoya said in his letter, he felt very lonely at Kyoto University Affiliated High School because he had no friends and was therefore very unhappy.

But now things are better; at least they can still argue in the letter.

"Takagi-kun, I have something to take care of here. Do you have a moment?"

The supervising doctors at Kyoto University Affiliated Hospital and Tokyo University Affiliated Hospital are both very good at using trainee doctors.

This is probably not just a common feature of university hospitals, but of all hospitals with interns. Takagi just hopes that his medical training career can end as soon as possible.

……