I, Aki Tomoya, will not be a simp.

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Almost everyone here is from Tokyo University.

"Aki-kun, could you please take this to the professor?"

"Yes."

They didn't even need to think about the orders from the doctors in charge of them; they just did them.

The other people in the department shouted that they should do whatever they were told.

From this point of view alone, there is not much difference between it and a medical training program.

To put it nicely, I've just arrived at the hospital and want to show my seniors that I'm enthusiastic and motivated.

But the key is to be available whenever needed.

Arriving at the hospital earliest and leaving the hospital latest every day is no different from being a medical trainee.

Sometimes we also have to accompany the doctor on duty; we take turns doing this.

The year-and-a-half-long clinical internship is designed to familiarize oneself with the overall hospital procedures and operations, as well as to learn how a real doctor actually works.

Aki Tomoya usually gets up before 7 a.m. and then starts preparing to go to the hospital.

Then when I came back in the evening, I wasn't told anything else. Even if I didn't have to stay, I would get home around 7 p.m. at the earliest.

Fortunately, his apartment was in Bunkyo Ward, very close to the University of Tokyo Hospital.

"I am back."

I returned from the hospital at 8 p.m. that day.

Aki Tomoya's voice sounded a little tired as he changed his shoes in the entryway.

After changing his shoes, he rubbed his neck and walked into the living room.

"Fell asleep?"

As soon as he entered the living room, he saw Kudo Sayaka lying on the coffee table, seemingly asleep.

The laptop in front of her was off, and books were piled up around her.

Unlike Aki Tomoya, Kudo Sayaka has already graduated from Keio University's Faculty of Letters.

However, after graduating with her bachelor's degree, she did not leave the school, but entered the graduate school. The graduate school in Japan is equivalent to the graduate school in China.

With a bachelor's degree from Keio University, it would have been quite easy for her to find a job after graduation. However, after setting her sights on becoming a professional writer, and with a basic and stable income, she still chose to pursue further studies at a graduate school.

To paraphrase Sayaka Kudo, if she doesn't go to graduate school, is she supposed to wait for Tomoya Aki to come home tomorrow?

Aki Tomoya sensed a lot of resentment from her, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Tomoya Aki has not yet graduated. He is a medical student. After a year and a half of clinical internship, he still has half a year left to graduate, and then there are two more years of medical training.

However, if you calculate it this way, Sayaka Kudo's time at graduate school will take a total of five years.

The first phase of graduate school consists of master's courses, while the later phase is doctoral education. Generally, a master's degree takes two years and a doctorate takes three years, meaning that she would need at least five years to complete her studies. However, the exact time would depend on the specific circumstances.

Last year, the graduate school began its first admissions in August. There are usually two admissions periods, in the fall and in the spring. The first admission is in the fall of the same year, and the second is in the spring of the following year. Regardless of whether you apply in the fall or spring, you will enroll in April of the following year after being admitted.

However, graduate schools like Keio University only offer one entrance exam per year, as do other universities such as the University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Hitotsubashi University, and Sophia University, which only admit students once a year.

Before that, Kudo Sayaka already had the idea, and she took the fall exam. When the results were released at the end of the year, she was confirmed to be admitted.

When she entered graduate school this April, Aki Tomoya was just beginning his clinical internship.

"Graduate school isn't easy either."

Looking at her sleeping, Aki Tomoya sighed.

His clinical internship at the hospital was tough enough, but even Sayaka Kudo, who had already earned her bachelor's degree, didn't have it much easier.

She has chosen to pursue graduate studies and is currently studying for her master's degree. She is working hard to build her writing career while also being busy with her early graduate school courses.

Fortunately, neither Aki Tomoya nor Kudo Sayaka had to worry about student loans like most other graduates.

Because Aki Tomoya attended a national university, his tuition was not much, while Kudo Saya used most of her royalties to pay for the expensive tuition at a private university.

They weren't burdened by troublesome student loans, and they didn't have to rush into finding jobs and paying off debts after graduation. Compared to other recent college graduates, they were actually quite carefree.

"Uh-huh..."

Just as Aki Tomoya was tidying up the room, Kudo Sayaka suddenly slowly raised her head from the table.

"...Did I fall asleep?"

She looked at Aki Tomoya with a dazed expression after just waking up, then shivered as if she had caught a cold.

"You should go back to your room and rest."

Aki Tomoya came over and patted her head. She had just entered graduate school and had been going to bed very late every night recently.

How many years it takes to complete graduate school largely depends on individual ability. The initial master's degree and the later doctorate are not easy to obtain.

Sayaka Kudo squinted her eyes and nestled her head against his chest.

After gradually replenishing her energy, she raised her head again and pouted, saying, "You're the same. You go to the hospital so early every day and usually don't come back until around this time. Then you have to prepare for the next day, and after that, you still have to find time to study for the CBT exam. Do you have the right to criticize me?"

Aki Tomoya had no way to refute this.

Because he was one of those people living at the same pace of life, he was speechless; time was equally important to Sayaka Kudo.

"It's a pity that the questions we're looking at now are different."

After a long while, Aki Tomoya finally uttered these words.

They were struggling with the same problem back then.

However, their majors are now quite different.

The problems in literature and medicine cannot be discussed together.

"Speaking of which, we have plenty of everything at home, except for books..."

At the same time, Sayaka Kudo couldn't help but make a comment.

If there's anything they lack here, it's books.

Half of it belongs to Tomoya Aki, and the other half to Sayaka Kudo.

Chapter 405 Look at this person

"morning."

"..."

In the hospital changing room in the morning, Aki Tomoya greeted Takagi next to him.

However, Takagi looked completely listless, as if she hadn't slept well, and seemed weak and listless.

"So you've finally met your match."

Looking at Takagi like this, Aki Tomoya sighed.

In the past, Takagi always seemed to have boundless energy, even an energy that seemed to have nowhere to go.

But now it seems that it's all bark and no bite.

The stark contrast between before and after made Aki Tomoya initially find it hard to believe that this was the Takagi he knew.

I've been having trouble sleeping lately.

Takagi pursed her lips, her reaction indifferent.

In the past, he would probably have reacted with a strong rebuttal at this point.

Clearly, Takagi no longer has the strength.

I can no longer feel anything more about Aki Tomoya's words, which were half joke and half sentiment.

Majima arrived a little late, and as soon as he entered the locker room, he saw Takagi's gloomy expression.

He couldn't help but ask, "Are you alright?"

Majima was worried about Takagi's current state, wondering if he could hold on any longer.

"...It's not a big problem, it's just that I had to climb stairs very early this morning, which was a bit annoying."

Takagi shook his head, indicating that Majima and Aki Tomoya didn't need to worry.

It's just that it's been a month and I still haven't gotten used to it.

During his first month in the gastroenterology department, Takagi was definitely the one who had the hardest time.

How should I say it?

Perhaps it was because he was unconventional and stood out too much that his seniors in the department made him do more work and lectured him more than others.

After a month, Takagi went from being indignant at the beginning to being physically and mentally exhausted.

He was being targeted.

Despite the fact, he didn't want to use it as an excuse to complain anymore.

When he was in the medical school, he had no problems at all; his classmates were just a little further away from him.

However, after his clinical internship began, the senior doctors in the hospital started to give him serious lessons.