21st Century Necromancer

"Hiromi, are you nervous?" Standing at the entrance of a conference room, Chen Yu asked the pale-faced Jounouchi Hiromi beside him with concern. She seemed somewhat tense, wringing her hands ceaselessly and muttering something under her breath.

Upon hearing Chen Yu’s question, the muttering of Jounouchi Hiromi was interrupted, and she suddenly stamped her foot, looking at Chen Yu with dissatisfaction and complaining to him in irritation, "It’s all your fault! You’ve interrupted the self-introduction I was thinking through!"

"Sorry! Sorry!" Chen Yu, seeing Jounouchi Hiromi in this state, couldn’t help but find it a little funny, but he still comforted her by saying, "Don’t be too nervous, today is just the routine weekly seminar meeting. Professor Kube will introduce us to the other colleagues at the hospital; you just have to briefly introduce yourself, there’s no need to say too much."

"But this is the Eastern University Affiliated Hospital; wouldn’t it be rude if my self-introduction is too simplistic?" Jounouchi Hiromi was still not reassured. For her, the Eastern University Affiliated Hospital had once seemed out of reach, and now that she had the opportunity to work here, she inevitably felt anxious.

"It is precisely because this is the Eastern University Affiliated Hospital that you don’t need a detailed self-introduction," Chen Yu explained to Jounouchi Hiromi, shaking his head gently, revealing a somewhat harsh reality: "This is a place crowded with graduates from the University of Tokyo Medical School.

Do you think they care about the resume of a doctor who graduated from other medical universities? Instead of wasting words introducing yourself to them, why not prove your abilities through your performance and skills? That is the real way to make them remember you."

After listening to Chen Yu’s words, Jounouchi Hiromi was stunned in surprise. She looked at the expression on Chen Yu’s face and realized that she had made a mistake.

Graduates from the University of Tokyo Medical School represent the elite of all Japan. To them, academic backgrounds indeed don’t hold much weight; after all, even the most distinguished resume hardly compares to the prestige of a University of Tokyo Medical School degree.

Even among Tokyo University graduates, those from other departments are looked down upon by those from the medical school, so what about graduates from other medical universities?

In a place like the Eastern University Affiliated Hospital, the only better way to be remembered by others was to showcase one’s own skills and let others recognize one’s abilities, right?

Having understood, Jounouchi Hiromi calmed down, adjusted her emotions again, and then thanked Chen Yu, "Thank you, Mr. Chen Yu. If it weren’t for your reminder, I might have made a fool of myself today!"

"You’re my girlfriend; how could I let you make a fool of yourself?" Chen Yu gave a gentle smile to Jounouchi Hiromi. After checking the time, he said, "It’s about time; the professor should be calling us in soon. Get ready."

After finishing, he straightened Jounouchi Hiromi’s clothes and name badge on her chest, then adjusted his own attire, before standing at the entrance of the conference room, waiting for Professor Kube to invite them in.

With a touch of sweetness, Jounouchi Hiromi let Chen Yu adjust her outfit and then stood slightly shyly behind him, waiting to enter the conference room together.

Soon, Professor Kube’s voice came from inside the conference room. Hearing the professor invite them in, Chen Yu looked back at Jounouchi Hiromi who confirmed with a nod that she was ready, and then he pushed open the door and entered the conference room with her.

"Professor Kube!" Chen Yu arrived at Professor Kube’s side with Hiromi Jounouchi in tow, walking through the meeting room, and after greeting him, he then turned to face the doctors from the Eastern University Affiliated Hospital sitting in front of him.

However, Chen Yu didn’t speak; he waited for Professor Kube to introduce him to these doctors, who weren’t paying much attention to him. Although some of these doctors were his former classmates or people he met during his internship, even those who knew Chen Yu didn’t show any particular emotion toward him, at most giving him a few glances just for the sake of Professor Kube.

Actually, it was Hiromi Jounouchi, the beauty at Chen Yu’s side, who attracted more attention than he did.

"Let me introduce you, these two are Doctor Chen Yu and Doctor Hiromi Jounouchi, who are joining us today." Professor Kube introduced Chen Yu and Hiromi Jounouchi to the other doctors, focusing mainly on Chen Yu, and briefly mentioning Hiromi Jounouchi, "Doctor Chen Yu is a doctor of Surgery from our University of Tokyo Medical Department Graduate School.

He has published several papers in world-class medical journals and has been recognized by the academic community. Previously, he published a paper on The Lancet about a surgical technique for removing cardiac tumors, from which I have learned a lot!

As for Doctor Hiromi Jounouchi, she is also a very capable surgeon, who will join Doctor Chen Yu in our surgical team starting today. I hope everyone will get along well."

After Professor Kube finished speaking, some of the doctors sitting in front of Chen Yu began to clap, while others seemed indifferent.

Chen Yu understood in his heart that those applauding were likely the surgeons mentored by Professor Kube, as for the ones who didn’t applaud… it seemed the old disputes between the departments of surgery and internal medicine were growing more intense.

Sighing inwardly, Chen Yu didn’t show any reaction and, together with Hiromi Jounouchi, took a seat at the place designated for the surgical team. After nodding and greeting those around him, he directed his gaze straight to the large screen on the podium in front of him.

"Next, we continue with this week’s pre-operation conference. The first patient of the week is Mr. Naoki Inomata, a male, 26 years old, with a preoperative diagnosis of esophageal cancer, stage IVA." Displayed on the large screen of the podium were Naoki Inomata’s medical records, alongside his X-ray images.

Seeing that Naoki Inomata’s condition had advanced to stage IVA, many people frowned and began to whisper among themselves. Stage IVA generally no longer warranted surgical intervention and was typically managed with medications to improve the patient’s survival time and quality of life.

"Regarding this patient, I recommend transferring him to our internal medicine department for conservative treatment with medication.

There’s no need for surgery at stage IVA, and even if we performed surgery, we wouldn’t be able to completely remove the tumor," a female doctor, who seemed to be the Department Head of Internal Medicine and was sitting next to Professor Kube, stood up and offered the internal medicine treatment plan after glancing at Naoki Inomata’s records.

"Excuse me! This is my patient," Chen Yu obviously wouldn’t let someone take his patient away and stood up immediately to interrupt the Department Head of Internal Medicine, "Mr. Inomata is a patient I have been managing. He was already at stage IVA of esophageal cancer three years ago; I have been controlling his condition with medications.

The reason for his admission this time is his hope for a cure."

"Three years ago?" The words of Chen Yu left the Department Head of Internal Medicine astonished – a person who, judging by the disease, could have only lived for three more months, had survived for three years. Such a medical record was unheard of even to her.