I, Aki Tomoya, will not be a simp.

Starting from scratch, Tomoya Aki seems to have more resources at his disposal than he did.

"If you also have the energy, why not start preparing? Graduate schools are gradually becoming more open to clinicians like us."

Aki Tomoya suggested.

Majima's father is a professor at the affiliated hospital of Johoku Medical University. With his father's connections, he might be able to enter graduate school early, just like Majima, and stay in the hospital at the same time.

"Doing this would probably leave me overwhelmed! Besides, I feel like you're trying to drag me into this mess!"

Chapter 471 Is this a pirate ship?

Like Aki Tomoya, I plan to enroll in graduate school and study on my own. It's not impossible, but I really feel like I'll be overwhelmed.

He felt he couldn't match Aki Tomoya's energy and ease.

Faced with such a friend, Majima felt somewhat powerless, especially when the other person wanted to drag him into this mess.

"How could I possibly betray you!"

Aki Tomoya laughed.

If Professor Yano hadn't told him that getting his doctorate quickly would give him a good transition in the future, he wouldn't have wanted to work so hard.

At the same time, he thought that Mashima would eventually return to the university hospital anyway, so why not give it a try? With his father's relationship with Professor Yano, he could get a good opportunity to return to the university hospital at a more suitable time.

“Aki, I know what you’re thinking, but have you ever thought about it? In the end, I’m not like you; I’m not that professor’s person.”

Majima said helplessly.

After Aki Tomoya returned, he became a member of the Yano faction. To be precise, ever since he arrived at Kanto General Hospital, whenever he planned to return to the University of Tokyo Affiliated Hospital, he was labeled as a member of the Yano faction.

Given his abilities, Professor Yano, out of admiration, was willing to offer him more opportunities.

But Mashima is different. He's a friend's son, so it's enough to take care of him. In the end, he's not going to stay at the University of Tokyo Affiliated High School to increase his influence, and he's not even his biological son, so why bother?

As for Aki Tomoya, he still values ​​the kindness shown to him. He spent six years in the pathology classroom and has remained there ever since, truly earning the label of the Yano school.

Since he is worth nurturing, Professor Yano is willing to invest more in him and increase his influence in the surgical field in the future.

To be honest, Majima and Professor Yano have only met a few times, except for his classes.

But we're really not familiar with each other.

"You're the kind of person who'll strive for a professorship in the future, but as for me, if I can't get that position, I'll most likely end up like my father, working at another university hospital. I'll at least manage to get a director or professorship there."

"It's Majima," he said slowly.

He's not one to compete; he's content with what he has, after all, his upbringing is different from Aki Tomoya's.

A person who is not greedy will not ask for more once they are satisfied.

Ambition is something rarely seen in Majima.

It wouldn't be impossible for his father to ask Professor Yano for help again, but in his heart he felt that whether it was the current Kanto General Hospital, the University of Tokyo Affiliated Hospital, or the Chenbu Medical University Affiliated Hospital, they were all the same, just hospitals. He was just someone who followed in his father's footsteps and inherited the family tradition of doctors.

Whether or not one is a professor, and where one is a professor, is not important.

"With your uncompetitive and unassuming personality, it's really hard to do anything with you. But I still hope that whether we are friends, colleagues, or fellow cardiac surgeons, we can complement each other."

Aki Tomoya looked completely sincere.

He truly hoped that if he ever went elsewhere, Majima would still be by his side, able to help him.

Whether as a friend or a colleague, Mashima is truly impeccable.

However, he didn't want to be like that, so what ambitions did he have left?

"Are you subtly asking me for help, or are you trying to tie me to your pirate ship?"

Majima looked at Aki Tomoya with a strange expression.

He had a premonition that with that bastard Takagi gone, he was about to fall into Aki Tomoya's trap.

When it comes to stirring up trouble, Takagi is actually more suitable.

If Takagi had stayed here instead of returning to Kyoto after leaving the University of Tokyo Affiliated High School, the two of them would definitely have hit it off immediately.

If Takagi hadn't had that accident and had stayed at the University of Tokyo Affiliated Hospital, then once Aki Tomoya returned, it would be impossible for the two of them not to make a splash in the cardiac surgery and neurosurgery departments, respectively.

"I really should have advised Takagi-kun to study cardiothoracic surgery back then, then the three of us would really be here. In some ways, the two of you are a match made in heaven!"

Majima shook his head and sighed.

Seriously, we should have tied Takagi up with us back then.

These two are really a good match.

Meanwhile, Aki Tomoya looked distressed and said, "I was being very sincere, okay!"

Why is it called a pirate ship?

He didn't say anything.

What I just said was at most an attempt to persuade him to take the throne.

"No, I feel like if I keep talking, I'll really be on your pirate ship. I just want to be a good doctor."

Majima's words made Aki Tomoya feel somewhat ashamed.

"All I want to do is be a good doctor!"

Aki Tomoya explained.

He just wanted to be a doctor.

Of course, it would be best if I could become a professor in the future.

This isn't greed; it's ambition, or loving what you do and striving to do your best.

"You're clearly the one who's bound to stir up trouble in the White Tower, yet you insist you just want to be a good doctor. Isn't that a contradiction?"

Majima teased.

This left Aki Tomoya quite helpless.

"...What you said makes so much sense, I can't even refute it."

Aki Tomoya was stunned for a moment, then gave a sullen laugh.

Majima really thinks highly of him, believing he can still stir up trouble at the University of Tokyo Affiliated High School, leaving Aki Tomoya speechless.

If only he were really that amazing.

"So you really do have a professor backing you up."

Suddenly, at that moment, a voice came from behind them.

The voice startled the two of them, and they instinctively turned around, only to be met with Yoshida Aoba's face, which was filled with a complex expression.

"Dr. Yoshida, when did you arrive?"

Aki Tomoya asked with a chill down his spine, "Yoshida Aoba is like a ghost, appearing and disappearing without a trace."

At this moment, Yoshida Aoba did not respond immediately, as if he was pondering something.

"You...you absolutely mustn't end up like that Sasaki guy!"

Yoshida Aoba looked at Aki Tomoya with a complicated expression.

He didn't want to train someone who would be similar to Sasaki Ichiru.

People always change, but Yoshida Aoba didn't want Aki Tomoya to change too much, like Sasaki Ichiru, which made him feel uncomfortable.

Knowing that Aki Tomoya would eventually return to the University of Tokyo Affiliated Hospital, he didn't know what to remind him of.

"However, when it comes to how to please professors and get along well in the university hospital's medical department, Sasaki has a lot to teach you!"

He suddenly changed the subject, speaking with a hint of mockery.

Sasaki Ichinori is indeed very capable; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to retain a lecturer position at the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Medicine after Mononobe lost power.

Unlike him, when Professor Mononobe left, he lost all his standing at the university.

Chapter 472 Not a fuel-efficient lamp

When he was at the University of Tokyo Affiliated Hospital, even when the head professor of the Monogatari Department was still in charge, based solely on his academic achievements, he could easily have become an associate professor, which would have made him a third-in-command.

Later, Monobe left the University of Tokyo Affiliated Hospital, taking a large number of elite cardiac surgeons with him, which also offended many people.

Yoshida Aoba's status at the university was also taken back.

However, Sasaki is different. Although he, like him, has lost his associate professorship, he still has the title of lecturer.

Furthermore, she wasn't just trying to win over Mononobe; she was also someone other professors wanted to recruit.

His departure from the university hospital was euphemistically described as him being poached by a private hospital with a high price, but those who came out knew that Monobe's attempt to take the next step failed because he was kicked out.

"If you had half of Sasaki's skills, you wouldn't have to worry about finding a job at the university hospital."

Knowing that Aki Tomoya would eventually have to return to the university hospital, Yoshida Aoba could imagine what he would encounter in the future.

Moreover, it would definitely be very awkward.

It's important to know that he didn't work as a resident physician at a university hospital, and the first medical department he joined wasn't the cardiac surgery department of a university hospital.