"The Captain went to compile the new textbooks. Didn't they say at today's meeting that Shino Academy would be adding new courses? The Captain is the best candidate for compiling textbooks," Kamishirokawa explained.
Hearing that Unohana was absent, Yamabuki Chidori immediately perked up. If Unohana wasn't here, didn't that make the Fourth Division her domain?
"Souya, come here. Your teacher will teach you medicine hands-on. My methods are far beyond anything your mistress can match!" Yamabuki Chidori said with an unfathomable expression.
At that moment, Chizome Souya was diagnosing a patient. The patient's face was ashen as he stared at Chizome Souya, trembling.
"Doctor, why are you frowning so deeply? Please just tell me honestly. What illness do I have?" the patient asked cautiously.
Chizome Souya furrowed his brow, nodded first, then shook his head, and finally let out a deep sigh.
That whole performance nearly scared the patient to death. He was already preparing himself for a critical condition notice.
"You have bloating!" Chizome Souya finally concluded. The patient had already closed his eyes and prepared to die, but when he suddenly heard that it was only bloating, he froze and even wondered whether he had misheard. "Um... Doctor, are you sure it's only bloating?"
"Of course I'm sure. The previous patient also had bloating, and I was the one who treated him!" Chizome Souya said confidently.
"Then why were you shaking your head and sighing just now?" the patient asked, mustering his courage.
Chizome Souya stared solemnly at the patient. That grave gaze made the patient's heart leap into his throat again. He thought there might be some hidden complication!
He had heard that when a patient was diagnosed with a terminal illness, the doctors would tell the family instead of telling the patient directly. Could it be...