21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 432 - 429: Casual Chat (Seeking Monthly Tickets, Seeking Subscriptions)

As expected, Chen Yu’s prediction was spot on. As he sipped the coffee Shirai Rena had made for him, Jounouchi Hiromi also knocked on the door of his office.

"What happened last night, Mr. Chen Yu, that you didn’t go home?" Hiromi asked as she placed the breakfast she had brought in front of Chen Yu. She glanced at the sofa in his office and, noting the blanket strewn over it, naturally deduced that Chen Yu had slept there the night before.

Opening the box Hiromi had brought with breakfast inside, Chen Yu took out a pair of chopsticks and picked up a piece of the still-warm Tamagoyaki, chewing it as he answered, "After dealing with Keiko’s father’s high fever last night, I was worried that there might be further issues, so I didn’t go back and stayed overnight in the hospital."

"How is Keiko’s father doing? Has he stabilized?" Hiromi, not surprised by Chen Yu’s response, asked before walking over to the sofa, picking up the blanket Chen Yu had used the night before, giving it a shake, and folding it.

"The situation has basically stabilized now, his vital signs are stable, but we must wait for a detailed exam later today to reach a definitive conclusion," Chen Yu said after swallowing the food in his mouth, taking another sip of coffee to wash down the remnants.

After putting the folded blanket back in the cabinet, Hiromi sat down on the sofa and watched Chen Yu eat his breakfast. She nodded slightly, showing understanding for the situation he had just described.

"Keiko’s mother can be discharged today, which should bring some improvement to their family’s situation. It’s been very pitiful for Keiko, with both her parents hospitalized," Hiromi said with considerable sympathy for Keiko, a young girl she had met by chance, both for her predicament and her filial piety to her parents, as well as her own endeavors in life.

"Yes, if her mother is discharged, at least she won’t have to run to the hospital every day," Chen Yu agreed with Hiromi’s comments, nodding. Despite being a doctor, he didn’t wish for people to have to come to the hospital. "Considering how often she’s been visiting, she must have taken a lot of time off, right? I wonder if it’s affecting her studies. She should be a high schooler by now; do you know which grade she’s in, Hiromi?"

"She’s a senior in high school this year, facing university entrance exams next year. Keiko is very diligent; when I do my rounds in the ward, I often see her reviewing her textbooks," Hiromi commented with a smile, unable to hide her fondness for Keiko, "She has promised me she will get into The University of Tokyo Medical School, to become a doctor like me."

However, hearing Hiromi say this, Chen Yu shook his head after giving her a look, "Being a female doctor isn’t hard, but getting into the University of Tokyo Medical School..."

Chen Yu didn’t finish his sentence, but his implication was clear, as it was nearly an impossible feat.

Hiromi was well aware of the difficulty of getting into The University of Tokyo Medical School. She too had once harbored the ambition to apply there and had strived for it, but the gap between reality and her aspirations meant that she ended up attending a more average medical university.

But Hiromi didn’t think that Keiko should give up just because The University of Tokyo Medical School was hard to get into, dismissively saying, "Though University of Tokyo Medical School is tough to get into, as long as one strives towards that goal, there’s a chance, right? If you give up just because the goal is too difficult from the start, then wouldn’t nothing ever be accomplished?"

"Yes, Hiromi, you’re right. Although it’s indeed a difficult goal for her, as long as she’s willing to work towards it, even if she doesn’t get into The University of Tokyo, she will learn a lot more and end up at a good university. That’s much better than aiming for an average one from the start," Chen Yu said, nodding in agreement with Hiromi as he continued with his breakfast.

Although Chen Yu himself was a PhD from the University of Tokyo Medical School, for a foreign student, getting into the extremely competitive Medical School was an even tougher challenge than it was for a Japanese high schooler. If he hadn’t set such a high goal for himself and instead aimed lower, perhaps he wouldn’t have worked so hard and might not even have gotten into a lesser university.

Life is similar: if you set a low, easily attainable goal from the start, you won’t give your all because humans are inherently lazy. Who would put in their full effort for something almost guaranteed? But if you start with a goal that might not be achievable even with your full effort, you have to give 100% or even 120% from the beginning. Even if you don’t hit your target, your achievements will surely be higher than if you’d aimed low to begin with.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Chen Yu, since you graduated from The University of Tokyo, if Keiko gets in, she’ll be your junior, and if she becomes a doctor, she’ll be our junior too. Don’t you think you should offer a little help to your future junior?" Hiromi looked at Chen Yu, recalling he was an outstanding student from The University of Tokyo Medical School, naturally hoping to get some study material or exam tips from him.

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"Offer help? Sure, that’s possible. The study material and practice exams I used when preparing for The University of Tokyo’s entrance exam should still be around; I didn’t throw them out when I moved last time. I’ll look for them tonight, and if I find them, you can give them to Keiko," Chen Yu said after thinking for a moment, not stingy about offering this bit of assistance.

Perhaps Keiko had no relation to him, merely a child Hiromi wanted to help on a whim, but the idea of having one more person able to get into The University of Tokyo Medical School and become his junior was quite an interesting concept.

If Keiko really managed to get into The University of Tokyo Medical School out of admiration for Jounouchi Hiromi, that would be a delightful story indeed.

"Really? Your study material and practice exams, being such a genius, must be quite useful for Keiko. I’ll have to search thoroughly when I get home tonight!" Hiromi was delighted upon hearing Chen Yu’s offer of his old study material and practice exams.

However, Chen Yu shook his head at her response, "These things are secondary. I used the materials available on the market; if one doesn’t work hard themselves, having the exam questions won’t help either."