Hospital

Hospital AU

"Huh? Kira-sensei. Isn't that alcohol...?"

Ouka stopped walking and turned to look at who was talking up to him.

It's Shirase Yuma, the junior resident that had just started working in this hospital since last month.

Which is why Ouka immediately understands.

"I see. Shirase-san, you haven't seen the other surgeons doing this?"

"Eh? Other surgeons... is this some kind of custom in this hospital?"

Answering the question with a nod, Ouka then made a gesture for Yuma to follow him, which the younger complied to without much hesitation.

The place that he took the young doctor to is where a praying altar is situated, close to the Surgical Department's doctor office. After placing the small bottle of alcohol on the altar and spend some time praying silently, he finally explained to Yuma.

"You know how during heart surgery we have to stop the patient's heart once?"

"Yes..."

"It means that we have to kill the patient once with our own hands."

Seeing surprise coloring Yuma's face, Ouka then put up a reassuring smile as he continued with his explanation.

"But after killing the patient once, we will restart the heart again, practically taking back the patient's soul from the god of the dead's grasp. That's why in this hospital, us surgeons would place offerings the day before doing a surgery, to apologize to the god because we will be doing something so selfish, and to thank the god for letting us take back the soul safely back to this world."

By the time Ouka finished his explanation, the look of surprise had gone from Yuma. Now understanding the intention behind the bottle of alcohol, the young resident instead appeared to be very moved.

"I see... I had thought it was so uncharacteristically for Kira-san to break the hospital's rule and carry around alcohols like that. So it's for this!"

"Of course, I won't intentionally break the hospital's rule. This is only allowed because it's for offering purpose."

The two continued having an animated conversation regarding the hospital's custom. Both were unaware that Issa and Futaba, two other doctors who happened to pass by, were watching their interaction quietly.

"Niisan, don't you think it's about time we explain to Ouka that the whole 'alcohol for offering' is just something that Takaaki-san made up...?"

"No. Just let Takaaki caught wind of this and have him clean up his own mess."

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