Tokyo, 1994, starting with medical training

Chapter 28 Thank you very much

The oven, which was originally placed on the countertop, flew off and crashed heavily into the opposite wall tiles before rolling to the ground.

It all came down in a blur.

The tempered glass door on the front of the oven shattered instantly, and the black metal casing was severely deformed.

Saionji Mina's eyes widened.

Her mouth was slightly open, and her hands were covered on her chest.

Logically, she should be scared, screaming, and blaming the man who broke into her home and damaged her property.

but.

A jolt of electricity shot from her tailbone straight to the top of her head.

It's the ultimate pleasure of satisfying one's destructive desires...

Smash all these unpleasant things—this was a scene she had imagined countless times in her mind every day in that lifeless office, facing her boss's difficult and unreasonable demands.

However, she never dared to put it into action.

Now, someone has done it for her.

Cool!

So cool!

This feeling of exhilaration was a hundred times stronger than the first sip of ice-cold beer she took at the izakaya.

but……

The piercing high-frequency noise echoed in the cramped apartment, as if drilling into one's eardrums.

This smoke detector seems to have a problem reading the air.

What need is there for such a thing to exist?

Kiryu Kazusuke looked up, staring at the white disc flashing red lights: "It's noisy, don't you think?"

These cheap devices, installed to pass fire inspections, are ridiculously sensitive.

Normally, Saionji Mina would probably quickly find a stool to stand on, press the reset button, or fan herself frantically with a magazine to disperse the smoke.

After all, sometimes she would yell even if the steam from cooking noodles was just a little too much.

Saionji Mina looked at his expressionless face, then glanced at the still-screaming alarm.

Her breathing became slightly rapid.

Should we continue?

Don't you want it?

Do you want it?

of course yes!

So, Mina Saionji didn't go to get a stool or look for a magazine; she just nodded heavily.

Kiryu Kazusuke didn't waste any words either.

He glanced around and picked up a metal folding chair from the corner.

Arm muscles tense, power bursts forth in an instant.

boom--

The metal chair back slammed hard against the alarm on the ceiling.

The plastic casing shattered instantly, and white fragments scattered like snowflakes.

The piercing alarm stopped abruptly.

It's quiet now, the world is quiet now.

Saionji Mina felt her heart pounding violently in her chest.

Just minutes before, she was worrying about what to do with the broken oven and panicking because she was afraid the alarm would disturb the neighbors.

Now, all of that is gone.

Kazusuke Kiryu tossed the slightly deformed folding chair aside.

"Is there anything else that needs to be done?"

His gaze swept around the room, finally settling on the CRT television that didn't look too old.

"what?"

Mina Saionji was still in a daze when she looked in the direction of Kazusuke Kiryu's gaze and was immediately startled.

"No! This won't do!"

She quickly shook her head vigorously and stood in front of the television.

She spent almost half a month's salary to buy this. Although widescreen TVs are popular now, she still relies on this to watch the latest dramas on TV.

If this gets smashed, she'll cry her eyes out; she'll literally die.

"No need to trouble yourself, thank you very much!"

She quickly added, fearing that if she hesitated even for a second, her home would be reduced to rubble.

"OK."

Kiryu Kazusuke didn't insist, after all, he wasn't some kind of violent maniac.

He glanced at the clock on the wall; it was almost time.

There's still half an hour before my night shift starts.

Although it's not far from here to Gunma University Hospital, time is already very tight considering we still need to have dinner on the way.

If you don't hurry, and your superiors catch you being late, you'll inevitably get a scolding.

Kiryu Kazusuke turned and walked towards the entrance: "Since everything's alright, you can tidy up yourself."

Saionji Mina looked at the mess on the ground.

The oven was smashed, the alarm was shattered, and there was a mess of black pizza crumbs on the floor.

She would have been devastated to see such a scene in the past, feeling like a useless person who couldn't even cook a meal properly.

But now, she only feels relaxed and happy.

Although in Japan, dealing with discarded household appliances that are classified as "bulky waste" is an extremely troublesome matter.

Not only do you have to call the ward office to schedule a collection time, but you also have to go to a convenience store to buy a "bulk waste disposal voucher" for a few hundred yen, stick it on the voucher, and move it downstairs to the designated location on the morning of the specified date.

But so what?

worth it.

Saionji Mina quickly bowed and said, "Ah, okay... take care."

Kiryu Kazusuke opened the door and went out.

The cold wind blowing in the corridor calmed his feverish mind a little.

He walked to the top of the stairs, ready to go downstairs.

"Wait a moment."

Suddenly, Saionji Mina's voice came from behind.

She chased after them, stood at the door, gripping the door frame with both hands, most of her body still inside the doorway.

She was clearly still not quite used to the behavior of taking the initiative to stop a strange man.

"Is there anything else?"

Kiryu Kazusuke stopped and looked back.

Could it be that you want him to help you deal with the damaged trash?

Or perhaps we should discuss compensation for the oven and alarm?

Saionji Mina took a deep breath.

Although this neighboring doctor was just wearing an ordinary hoodie and looked quite ordinary, the way he kicked the oven away just now was absolutely cool.

They're a million times better than those colleagues in trading companies who only know how to lick their boss's shoes.

"that……"

"My name is Saionji Mina, I am 24 years old, unmarried, and I work in the Citizens' Affairs Section of the City Hall. I go to bed at 11 p.m. and wake up at 7 a.m. My recent health checkup results also show that I am normal."

"That day..."

"Thank you so much for today!"

After she finished speaking, she bowed deeply.

If you don't exchange names by then, you'll truly just be strangers passing by.

She didn't want it to be like this.

She had no friends in Qianqiao City and had been lonely for a long time.

Kiryu Kazusuke looked at her.

It's good that I don't need his help or money.

Being a civil servant at the city hall is a stable job. Although the salary isn't high, it's a coveted "iron rice bowl" that many people envy during this economic downturn.

"Kusuke Kiryu."

"Gunma University Hospital, First Department of Surgery Medical Training".

After saying that, he didn't say anything more, turned around and quickly walked down the stairs.

After Kiryu Kazusuke's figure completely disappeared.

Saionji Mina closed the door.

She pressed her back tightly against the door, her hands on her chest, trying to calm her still pounding heart.

"Dr. Kiryu..."

"Kusuke Kiryu..."

She murmured to herself.

It's really fun.

When Saionji Mina looked at the kitchen again, the empty countertop looked much more pleasing to the eye.

(End of this chapter)