I, Tomoya Aki, am not a bootlicker

Okajima said this and finally smiled meaningfully.

And the smile of this associate professor made An Yilun feel uncomfortable.

"If you have nothing to do this afternoon, just stay here. If there is anything, I will ask you to help. If you don't have anything to do, just sit down and rest."

Chapter 260 I Feel Like I’ve Been Tricked (3/3)

It does sound great to be taken care of by a professor during your freshman year of college.

However, I always feel a bit cheated.

When he heard that it was the recommendation of UDI's director, Yasuo Kamikura, Tomoya Aki felt very conflicted.

I heard from my senior in the office, clinical examination technician Tokai Lin Yuko, that the director was a former official of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and was a high-ranking official who was demoted.

It’s also quite powerful.

So, it turned out that I was recommended by the director to work as a "coolie" in another place.

After learning this, Aki Tomoya muttered to himself for a while.

“Am I a firefighter?”

This is what Tomoya Aki thought in his heart.

But it is also clear that he is not as great as a firefighter.

At most, the director mentioned the medical students working in the institute when he was drinking and bragging with Professor Yano, and Professor Yano just happened to be short of someone to help him, so it was just a coincidence.

It is not certain whether you will get the professor's care or not.

After all, the professor had an old acquaintance with the director, but had never met him before.

But the good news is that the first impression is very important. At least because of the director, the other party has already established some impression of him before the formal meeting.

Tomoya Aki only hoped that Director Yasuo Kamikura would say something good about him.

At the same time, you must not really treat him as a "hard laborer".

More and more people came to the pathology classroom.

One of the other three seniors who came was a junior.

I greeted the senior, introduced myself, and found out some things from him.

In the pathology classroom, there is nothing special about what Sniper Legs does.

I helped the professor organize materials, I helped the professor look up materials, sometimes I had to go into the lab, sometimes I had to do dissections, but I didn't help serve tea or water. There were plenty of things to do, but I definitely didn't get paid...

This is probably the situation.

While asking the senior, he ignored the other's curious look.

Among the students who came here to help, there was only a junior like Aki Tomoya.

Professor Yano was the last to arrive.

The professor had gray hair, was neither tall nor short, and wore wide glasses. When he came in, he ignored everyone and went straight behind Okajima to look at the paper he was writing.

After they discussed for about half an hour, Professor Yano finally had time to come over and say hello to Aki Tomoya.

"Good afternoon, Professor Yano. I'm Tomoya Aki, a first-year student in the Faculty of Liberal Arts."

When Professor Yano came up to him and before he could speak, Tomoya Aki took the initiative to greet him.

The professor nodded, then looked at Tomoya Aki for a moment.

"Thanks a lot."

He didn't just say this to Tomoya Aki, he also said the same thing to the third-year student next to Tomoya Aki, and then he started looking thoughtful again, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

After about five or six seconds, he seemed to remember something, and looked at Aki Tomoya and said, "A difficult case has occurred. The old man is very nervous, but he is still dealing with it very carefully. You can come and help when you are not in class."

"I understand. Do your best."

At first glance, Professor Yano doesn't seem to be a strict person.

Just as Okajima mentioned before, a student here was kicked out of the pathology classroom because of a mistake, which is a bit worrying.

However, now that I think about it, Professor Yano also had an excuse for the student who left.

It's not because of a mistake, but because something happened and I can't come here to help anymore.

What Okajima said about not telling anyone else is one statement here and another statement to anyone else.

And right now, staying here doesn't seem like a bad thing.

After all, it was a pathology classroom, so it wouldn't hurt to help the professor.

As for the benefits...

An Yilun also doesn't think this place is as convenient as UDI.

The concept of hierarchy in universities is completely different from that in UDI.

Before I fully understand what kind of person Professor Yano is, it's best for me to stay here and do my job well.

……

On the first day in the pathology classroom, Tomoya Aki didn't do much.

The first reason is that he just arrived, and the second reason is that someone is more proactive than him.

The title of university professor is very important to students at the University of Tokyo.

Then there is one thing you must pay attention to. If there is anything, it is best to go directly to Associate Professor Okajima under Professor Yano. This was told to Tomoya Aki by a third-year senior, and it was also said by Okajima himself.

"Professor Yano is very busy. If you have any questions, please ask me. It's best not to disturb him."

This is what Okajima said.

But the third-year senior's statement was a little different.

According to that third-year senior, the general meaning is that they have to follow the rules. Professor Yano is in charge of Okajima, and Okajima is in charge of them, and it goes on layer by layer.

Of course, that person was also joking.

"It's not that exaggerated actually. It's even worse than the medical department of the university hospital. Professor Yano and Associate Professor Okajima are both very good, but there's no harm in following the rules."

In short, the hierarchy is not particularly strict, but the levels of hierarchy are very clear.

After all, university is mainly about education, and the key still lies in the people.

As for whether the students helping here were trying to curry favor with a professor, An Yilun had no idea. From the moment he came in, he understood that he just needed to do his job well.

It's not as free as in UDI.

Here, what Aki Tomoya and his group of students who came to help need to remember is the rules, and what they need to do well is to assist.

The next day after he came out of the pathology classroom, someone came to ask him what the situation was like there.

In response to this, Akitomo responded with an ambiguous answer.

Such an answer would naturally bore those who were curious, especially Takagi and Mashima, who were close friends.

"An Yi-kun, can you please do me a favor this time?"

It was also at this time that Suzuya came to invite Aki Tomoya again.

As for No. 1 Suzuya of the same period, he seems to be more interested in Tomoya Aki.

It seems that this time when Tomoya Aki ran to the pathology classroom, the message sent was that Tomoya Aki was favored by a professor, which invisibly added a lot of value to him.

However, in fact, the conversation between Tomoya Aki and Professor Yano was only one or two sentences.

But he was the one who was singled out this time.

Not to mention whether to go or not, or whether you are interested or not.

But why was it Tomoya Aki in the third science class of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, or in the lower grades?

So it's very subtle.

Then this time, Akitomo did not refuse Suzuya's invitation.

Chapter 261 Stay (1/2)

Suzuya maintained his usual style at the University of Tokyo.

Although there was some trouble due to some incident before, they were just minor episodes.

My father was involved in a medical dispute, which affected the school, but when things calmed down, everything was still the same as before.

The only difference is that Suzuya's father lost his position as director of the Department of Surgery.

The other party's invitation is probably just to build relationships with people around them, which is similar to a social gathering, but it is not certain whether it is a social gathering.

I heard from Majima before that Suzuya often invites people around him to go out together, and it seems that this is one of the ways he uses to consolidate the relationships with his group of people.

I didn't reject Suzuya this time, firstly because I didn't have any reason, and secondly because I had already rejected him many times.

You can't always let others give you the cold shoulder.

"Although it doesn't make any sense..."

In fact, Tomoya Aki was not impressed by some of the things Suzuya did.

Sometimes, this person also looks overly self-conscious.

This is one of the reasons why Takagi hates Suzuya.

For Tomoya Aki, it doesn't matter whether he goes or not, but there's no problem in maintaining a friendly relationship.

……

In the pathology classroom, Tomoya Aki basically goes there to help out when he has no classes.

In three days, I got to know the three seniors there.

Professor Yano and second-in-command Okajima are very busy. In addition to teaching, they run between the laboratory and the pathology classroom. Behind them, there is often a group of people following, and Akitomo is one of them.

As for assisting in research, you basically won't be called upon to help, and my job isn't just serving tea or water, but organizing materials and looking up information for the two big guys also take up a lot of time, and sometimes I even have to look for foreign papers.

The senior students who help in the pathology classroom, in addition to English, also take several other languages ​​​​such as German and Latin.

Tomoya Aki can speak German, English and Chinese. He has been using English in his medical profession, but his German is a little unfamiliar because he hasn't been exposed to it for a while, but it didn't take him much time to pick it up again.

However, he likes to be lazy, so when he helps find references for papers, he still prefers to look for those in China.

Once, when Professor Yano saw him looking for a Chinese paper, he was surprised and asked, "Aki-kun, is your Chinese so good?"

"It's OK. There are a lot of cases over there."

At that time, Tomoya Aki replied calmly.

Don’t they need papers outside of Japan? Then he can do it in any way that is convenient.

Those three seniors were all proficient in foreign languages, but he was different because Chinese was his mother tongue.

If you want papers, there are plenty of them in China. If you want case studies, there are also plenty of them in China.

"It was right to recommend you to come here. Thank you for helping me sort it out."

Professor Yano patted Tomoya Aki's shoulder with relief.

His praise left Tomoya Aki with no emotion.

Originally, they thought that they could enter the pathology classroom and work in the laboratory just like they did at UDI, but those things were usually not something that students like them would get to do.

Basically, what Tomoya Aki does most here is to read papers, organize papers, and then translate papers.

Thesis materials, besides thesis materials, are still thesis materials.

Coming to the pathology classroom feels like I’m here to eat books.

But if you think about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with it. It is work and related to my major. When I have nothing to do, I can eat and read books here, and pick up the German that I have put down.

I'm not going to talk about whether I'm busy or not here, but if I were to say I'm free, I don't have much free time.

Tomoya Aki sorted out the printed paper, and after reading it again and making sure there were no problems, he handed it over to Associate Professor Okajima.