Back to Seoul (1) Volume 2 begins
Jiiiing.
An alarm rang in my ears.
Ki-seok Choi got up, turned off the alarm, and headed to the washroom. After showering and putting on my clothes, it was 5 am.
“Oh.”
I put my feet into my leather slippers and then put my Crocs back on.
The teddy bear accessory was annoying, but I didn’t remove it. I couldn’t do that because it reminded me of Jeong Seol-hwa, who was having a blast in the car yesterday.
One look in the mirror is all you need to prepare to go.
I left the duty room and headed to the 5th floor of the main building.
thud. thud. thud.
My heart was racing and my hands were sweaty.
As I entered the ward where I would be working, my emotions reached their peak.
Thoracic surgery ward.
I took a long journey back to the thoracic surgery department.
A place where you can make your dreams come true.
‘Because that person is here too…’
Choi Ki-seok began his daunting walk again, remembering the person he admired.
“who are you?”
“Hello. I’m Choi Ki-seok, an intern in charge of the thoracic surgery ward starting today. Please take care of me.”
“Oh yes. Hello.”
Nurse Kang Hana, who was at the station, smiled brightly.
After saying hello, Choi Ki-seok lightly glanced at the chart on the table.
Lung cancer. Pulmonary esophageal disease. heart disease. vascular disease, etc.
Familiar diseases caught my eye.
There are things I couldn’t conquer in the past, but I will definitely conquer them this time.
Choi Ki-seok took the treatment tools and entered the hospital room.
The first thing to do is to perform an ABGA (arterial blood test) test on Hwang Jeong-woo, a ten-year-old boy.
Hwang Jeong-woo is nine years old and is scheduled to undergo mitral valve reconstruction in a few days.
I approached Hwang Jeong-woo and used the eyes of Hippocrates.
Physical strength: 6/10
Main symptoms: Difficulty breathing / Chest pain / Fatigue
Painful area: Mitral valve
Diagnosis: Mitral regurgitation
Current status: Emergency Progress
: Deterioration
History: None
Choi Ki-seok swallowed his sorrow inside.
Suffering from valve disease at such a young age…
“Jeongwoo. The teacher will give you an injection in a moment.”
“no, I do not want!”
Hwang Jeong-woo looked at the syringe and turned his head.
Choi Ki-seok scratched his cheek in response to Hwang Jeong-woo’s stubborn resistance.
It would have been nice to have at least a guardian by his side, but he seems to have been away for a while.
In the heavy silence, Choi Ki-seok barely opened his mouth.
You cannot back out just because your child refuses ABGA.
“Jungwoo. Do you like pocket monsters?”
“Pocket Monsters?”
Hwang Jeong-woo, who had been ignoring his gaze, stared at Choi Ki-seok.
It seemed like he was interested, but in fact, there was a hint of patheticness in his eyes.
“Who watches Pocket Monsters these days?”
“Really? Aren’t you watching Pocket Monsters these days?”
“Yes. Let’s all look at the magic watch.”
“Magic watch?”
“I’ll tell you what I am.”
Hwang Jeong-woo continued his explanation with a proud expression.
Magic Watch is a story about a young male protagonist who picks up a magic watch.
It is said that various monsters appear and are gaining sensational popularity among children.
“I like Carlisle the best. Carlisle is immortal, so he doesn’t die and keeps coming back to life to help the main character.”
“Is there another youkai you like?”
“Yes! I also like Parpati. Parpati is…”
Ki-Seok Choi listened patiently to the story. The only way to conduct an inspection is to coax Hwang Jeong-woo.
“I see. Teacher, I’ll take a look later when I have time.”
“Really?”
“Of course. Teacher, I don’t lie. Now, promise.”
Choi Ki-seok made a promise with Hwang Jeong-woo by tying his little finger.
Is it because I excitedly told the story of the magic watch?
Hwang Jeong-woo, feeling relieved, obediently went to ABGA.
[ABGA was successful.]
[The patient’s pain is reduced by 50 percent due to the title effect.]
“Wow. It doesn’t hurt at all because you did it.”
“The teacher said it wouldn’t hurt.”
Choi Ki-seok stroked Hwang Jeong-woo’s head.
Suddenly, the thought crossed my mind that I wish I had a younger brother who was this cute.
The full-scale treatment began, starting with Hwang Jeong-woo.
Urine line replacement, dressing, nasogastric tube intubation, etc.
All treatments were accurate and fast.
This is thanks to past experience combined with the effects of a gem that increases kill accuracy by 1.5 times and a title that increases kill speed.
“The treatment is complete.”
Choi Ki-seok returned to the station leisurely.
“It must have been difficult because they were young children, but they were really fast. Now, let’s go to the adult ward… Huh?”
Kang Hana tilted her head.
This is because the adult ward chart has disappeared.
“Are you looking for this?”
Choi Ki-seok cut the chart he was holding in half and placed it on the table.
Kang Ha-na’s eyes widened like a frog.
“No way? They even went to the adult ward at this time?”
“of course.”
“Wow. Teacher Choi has really turned around.”
Choi Ki-seok burst out laughing at Kang Ha-na’s word play.
Who would have thought such a pretty nurse would pull off a joke like this?
“It’s a compliment, right?”
“Of course it’s a compliment. It’s amazing. It’s amazing.”
Kang Hana raised her thumb.
“By the way, how is the atmosphere in the thoracic surgery ward these days?”
“It’s ugly, maybe because it’s a thoracic surgery job.”
“······It’s a joke, right?”
“It’s no joke. Recently, the director was scouted for another hospital and left. I feel like I’m in a panic because the director’s position is vacant.”
Kang Hana took a pause and then continued speaking.
“It’s unlikely to happen, but if you’re going to major in thoracic surgery, make sure you have a clear line in mind.”
“If it’s a line…”
“I’m telling you to stand in line.”
Kang Hana kept her mouth shut when she saw the charge nurse coming.
‘It makes me curious for no reason.’
Choi Ki-seok muttered to himself and headed to the conference room.
But the light was on in the conference room where I thought no one would be.
Is your partner preparing for a meeting?
With that thought in mind, I quickly opened the door.
At that moment, Choi Ki-seok’s body became as hard as stone. A completely unexpected person was sitting in front of the computer.
“Ah…hello.”
Choi Ki-seok bowed his head.
“Are you a new intern?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“I’m Song Myeong-jin. Nice to meet you.”
“It’s an honor, Professor.”
Choi Ki-seok bowed his head to Song Myeong-jin again.
Song Myeong-jin.
Along with Professor Jae-ho Cho, he is considered one of the best thoracic surgeons in Korea.
He has surgical skills that are comparable to those of surgeons abroad and has even developed a variety of surgical techniques.
“Can I clean up and prepare for the meeting?”
“Oh, okay. Don’t worry about me.”
Choi Ki-seok washed the mop and started wiping the table.
Meanwhile, I approached Song Myeong-jin and took a peek at the monitor.
Song Myeong-jin was reading overseas papers.
Even though I’m an associate professor, I can’t believe I wake up this early in the morning and look at my thesis…
My respect for Song Myeong-jin grew even more.
“Did you say he was intern Choi Ki-seok?”
“Yes, Professor. Please speak comfortably.”
“I find it difficult to speak informally even though we are different in age.”
Song Myeong-jin smiled and continued speaking.
“Mr. Ki-seok, work on the ward is quite fast. Normally, it would have been difficult to finish work on the pediatric ward at this hour. Did any of your classmates help you?”
“No. I did it alone.”
“is it so?”
Song Myeong-jin raised his eyes.
Song Myeong-jin quietly looked at Choi Ki-seok and then turned his attention back to the paper.
It’s a surprisingly bland response.
‘wow. ‘Is it okay to do this?’
Ki-Seok Choi looked at Myung-Jin Song with the eyes of Hippocrates.
Occupation and specialty: Full-time physician/thoracic surgery Physical
strength: 3/10
Diagnosis: 8.5/10
Surgical treatment: 8.5/10 Medical
treatment: 6/10
Reputation: 8
Rapport formation
Hana Kang (medical professional): Level 4 ? Trust
Choi Tae-jeong (medical professional): Step 4? Trust
Younghee Han (medical professional): Step 4? Trust
Park So-yeon (medical professional): Step 4? Trust
Baekhyung Yoon (patient): Stage 4? Trust
Jo Jae-heon (patient): Stage 4? Trust
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Active Skill
[Trinity Lv.3]
– Kill accuracy, kill speed, and surgery progress are balanced.
– As the level increases, the synergy for three items increases.
– It has already grown to its maximum.
[Heart Conductor Lv.3]
– The success rate of heart surgery increases significantly regardless of whether it is a child or an adult.
– As the level increases, the surgery success rate increases.
– There is a high probability that the Light of Return effect will be applied to the patient.
– It has already risen to the maximum.
Passive skill
[Pioneer Lv.2]
– The cure rate of new surgery development and the probability of commercialization of new surgery increase.
– As the level increases, the value increases.
Title
[Salshin Saint]
– It is a blessing that such a doctor exists in Korea. I think I now know what treatment for patients, by patients, for patients.
– The reputation effect is activated and you gain the respect of many people.
– When treating a patient, reliability always remains at level 4.
– You will receive an additional bonus when killing a patient whose reliability has reached level 4.
Choi Ki-seok was so surprised that he couldn’t keep his mouth shut.
Song Myeong-jin’s abilities are truly the king of thoracic surgery.
Compared to Song Myung-jin, it is no exaggeration to say that Choi Ki-seok is at the level of his toes.
Choi Ki-seok, who was comparing abilities with Song Myeong-jin, lowered his head.
But when I looked up again, passion was burning brightly in my eyes.
It wasn’t that I was intimidated by Song Myeong-jin, but I had a desire to surpass him.
The moment I checked my abilities, I felt like my whole body was on fire.
“Is there something on my face?”
“Oh…no.”
Choi Ki-seok hurriedly finished cleaning and printed out the materials.
Jump up!
When preparations for the meeting were finished, the conference room door opened roughly.
“I’m here!”
The person who proudly entered the scene was Jo Tae-ho’s lover, Oh Hye-jeong. Oh Hye-jeong is a thoracic surgery partner for the next month.
“Are you a new intern too?”
“Ah… Hello. This is Oh Hye-jeong.”
Oh Hye-jeong found Song Myeong-jin and looked embarrassed.
“I like that Hyejeong is brave.”
“Ah yes.”
“The preparations for the meeting are over. I’d like to have a quick chat with my classmate.”
Ki-Seok Choi left the conference room, dragging Hye-Jeong Oh by the arm.
“Hey. Have you become quite tough?”
“Is Tough a problem now? What are you doing in front of the professor?”
“You wouldn’t have done it if you knew the professor was there, right?”
Oh Hye-jeong crossed her arms and made a prim expression.
“But that’s Professor Song Myeong-jin, right?”
“I know.”
“What? Do you want to ignore me?”
While we were talking, we arrived at the break room.
Ki-Seok Choi pulled out a can of coffee, handed one to Hye-Jeong Oh, and drank the other for himself.
Today was the first time I found out that my partner was Oh Hye-jeong.
Immediately after my dispatch to Daejeon, I started working the next day. I didn’t have time to listen to the information from the partner and the thoracic surgeon.
Choi Ki-seok just drank coffee without saying anything.
It would be a lie to say that Oh Hye-jeong wasn’t uncomfortable.
As the silence prolonged, Oh Hye-jeong was the first to open her mouth.
“Are you uncomfortable with me? Because I’m Taeho’s girlfriend?”
“of course.”
“If that’s the case, relax.”
Oh Hye-jeong gulped down her coffee and threw the can into the trash can.
“Me. Because I broke up with Taeho.”
Back to Seoul (1) Volume 2 begins and ends
