Saijô no Meii 19

Saijou no Meii – chapter 19
By phichan, to be used exclusively by Trinity Bakuma

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Title: A Strange Sort of Doctor

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Box: Heisei committee meeting.

Doctor: Well then. We are all in agreement that we will revive the pediatrics department in the Heisei Central Hospital.

Doctor: Right, Mr. Chairman?
Taira: Yes.
Brother: Hold on a second.

Doctor: Associate Director…was there something you wanted to add?
Brother: Indeed.

Brother: After seeing that man’s abilities, I am in full support for reviving the pediatrics department, but…
Brother: Hpmh. I’m actually against it.

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Brother: No matter how good a doctor he is, the more patients that pediatrics gets the more money we’ll lose.
Brother: I was just wondering who will be chief of the department.

Brother: Of course Dr. Saijou is one possibility, but…
Brother: If he becomes chief, he will be laden down with administrative work on top of surgery.

Brother: It would be a great loss for this hospital if a genius such as he were to burn out from all that extra work.
Doctor: I see.

Doctor: But, is there anyone else qualified for the position?
Doctor: All the pediatric surgeons have been abolished from this hospital, so there isn’t anyone else as experienced…

Brother: No, there is one.

Brother: He transferred to respiratory surgery and currently has nothing to do with pediatrics, but he does have experience.

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Brother: The former Asst. Chief of the pediatrics department, Dr. Sakamoto Ryuuma.

Sign: Emergency Department.

Sena: We did it, Dr. Saijou!

Sena: The committee has officially revived the pediatrics department.
Mikoto: Yup.

Mikoto: We have our own room now, so let’s get ready to move.
Sena: Hehe. Just leave the heavy lifting to me!
Ayame: Hpmh!
Ayame: Sheesh.

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Ayame: Don’t get too happy.
Ayame: Though pediatrics is back, Mikoto isn’t the chief.

Ayame: I’m sure my brother has something to do with that. Sakamoto Ryuuma? I bet he’s some no good doctor.
Sena: Aww…

Sena: It’s true, I haven’t heard anything about this doctor…

Mikoto: Apparently, he used to be a great doctor, worthy of his name, but…
TL note: She is referring to Japanese historical icon, Sakamoto Ryoma.

Sena: After the pediatrics department got dismantled, his son has been hospitalized for his condition. Now he’s become a strange sort of doctor.
Mikoto: His son…

Mikoto: Do you mean Sakamoto Kazuma?
Sena: Oh? You already knew?

Sena: His son has some condition that can’t be fixed through surgery, so he’s been under the care of internal pediatrics*.
* The internal medicine for children.

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Sena: As expected, you’ve been checking up on the children in internal pediatrics while you’ve been working in the ER.

Sfx: *slam*

Ayame: Phew…I think that’s everything.
Sfx: *pant*
Sena: Dr. Ayame, you’re amazing!

Sena: Ehehe, I guess I wasn’t much use after all.
Ayame: …I thought you said you could handle all the heavy lifting…

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Sena: But I’m so happy now!

Sena: Up until now, we were only borrowing space from the emergency department, so our examinations and our desks were in the same room.

Sena: But now we have this room all to ourselves!

Sena: We can do examinations in another room, and our desks can be filled with our own stuff rather than medicines!
Sfx: *lala~~*
Ayame: That’s not something to be so amazed over.

Ayame: Well, whatever. Since we’re done moving, I’m gonna head back to my department.

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Ayame: Later.
Mikoto: See you later, Ayame.
Sena: Thank you so much!

Sena: By the way, is that desk for Dr. Sakamoto?
Mikoto: I would imagine so.
Mikoto: No one else should have one.

Sena: It looks old, but kept very clean.

Sena: Maybe it’s because he just moved, but there doesn’t seem to be any personal items on it.
Ryuuma: It’s not that I don’t put any on, sweetheart.

Ryuuma: I just don’t have any in the first place.

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Sena: Are you…
Ryuma: I’m Sakamoto.

Ryuuma: Nice to meet you.
Sfx: *chair scraping*
Sena: Uhh…same here…

Sena: I’m looking forward to working with you.

Sena: I’m the resident…
Ryuuma: I already know you guys’ names.
Ryuuma: No need for introductions.

Ryuuma: And as long as I’m the chief here, you’ll need to follow two rules.

Sena: Two rules…?
Ryuuma: Yeah. Simple right? Just two.

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Ryuuma: First, don’t disobey me.

Ryuuma: And second…

Ryuuma: Don’t ever, disobey me.

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Sena: What the hell is his problem?!
Sfx: *whispering*

Sena: “Don’t ever, disobey me”
Sena: What a jerk!
Sena: Rawr!

Sena: I get why everyone calls him strange.
Sfx: *whispering*
Ryuuma: I’m not strange or anything, sweetheart.

Sena: Geh!

Ryuuma: I have pretty good hearing, so I can hear everything you say from over here.

Ryuuma: From now on, no more whispering in this room at all possible.
Sena: Wha…!

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Sena: That’s ridiculous…
Sfx: *chair clattering*
Ryuuma: I told you not to disobey me.

Ryuuma: In this hospital, the department chiefs are especially powerful.
Ryuuma: I could send anyone I want to another hospital if I wanted.

Sena: You like it here, don’t you?

Sfx: *inhale*
Sena: Ready, and…

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Sena: Sakamoto, you jerk!

Echo: jerk, jerk, jerk…

Sena: Phew, that felt good.

Sena: Maybe I’ll do another one.
Ayame: Hey now…

Ayame: No matter how deserted this place is, this isn’t the ocean or the top of a mountain.
Sena: Dr. Ayame…!

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Sena: Just the person I wanted to see! Here me out!
Sena: That Sakamoto guy…
Ayame: I got the jist of what’s going on.

Ayame: This must be a huge disappoint for you guys.
Sena: It is!

Sena: Just because he could transfer us wherever, he thinks he can do whatever he wants…
Ayame: No…

Ayame: My brother is the one doing what he wants…

Sena: What do you mean?
Ayame: You just said that the chief could send you wherever.
Ayame: Well, then who can forcefully transfer the chiefs?

Sena: You mean…
Ayame: Yeah, my brother and the director himself.

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Ayame: My brother probably used his power to put pressure on Sakamoto.
Sena: E-even so…

Sena: I still can’t forgive Sakamoto!

Sena: Just because he doesn’t want to get transferred doesn’t mean he has to take it out on us…
Ayame: Normally, yes.

Ayame: But that guy has a sick son, doesn’t he?

Ayame: Unless he opens up his own practice, he’s not gonna make much money.

Ayame: So if you were going to be sent away with your sick kid, forced to buy a new house in an unknown place…

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Ayame: What would you do?

Ryuuma: Kazuma…

Ryuuma: I’d do anything for you…
Mikoto: Fufufu.

Mikoto: So you do have some personal items.
Mikoto: Dr. Sakamoto.

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Mikoto: You sure put Kazuma’s picture in an elegant frame.
Ryuuma: Damn. So you already know about my kid.

Ryuuma: Of course I have more belongings around,
Ryuuma: But there’s no reason to bring them here.

Ryuuma: This department is just gonna get trashed soon anyway.

Ryuuma: I’m the Associate Director’s lap dog. Now that you know, you should just leave pediatric surgery.
Mikoto: I don’t mind.

Ryuuma: Hpmh. I heard you were stubborn. But I have no intention to stop harassing you…

Ryumma: …wait, what did you say?
Mikoto: I don’t mind leaving.

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Mikoto: But in return, I want you to follow two rules.
Ryuuma: What?!

Mikoto: First, let me treat your son.

Mikoto: And second…

Mikoto: You must let me treat your son!