Who are you?

Part 50

It's been three days, and Shiori has fallen into a routine. She visits her patients and helps any new patients who come during her shift. If there were any cases that she had not treated before, Doctor Kishi accompanied her during the visit.

Apparently, doctor Kishi planned for her to join the surgeries from next week to get some more experience as an assistant and see more serious cases. He regularly provided her with reading materials and quizzed her on them.

Shiori was content and happy. At this rate, she will be ready for her examinations soon. She sighed as she got ready to see the next patient. Genma-san was getting discharged today, and he proved himself to be a challenging patient.

He did not act combative or hostile. In fact, he was very cooperative. The problem was that he insisted on treating Shiori like a doting mother hen. He constantly fussed over her, asking questions about how she was doing and if any patient was giving her trouble. He also promised to beat anyone who gave her a hard time.

Shiori had never dealt with a patient like this before, and to be honest, she was happy that he would be discharged today. She knocked before entering the room. Upon entering, she faced the second problem she had with him.

His room was constantly filled with visitors at all hours. More than once, she had to kick people out since the visiting hours were over. At least his visitors got the message the first time she lectured them about the noise complaints and were now much quieter.

Right now, there were three men in the room. She had seen them a few times but did not ask for their names. She walked up to Genma. "I am here to give you your last checkup before the nurse fills out the discharge papers. Do you have any concerns?" Shiori asked as she helped the man take his clothes off.

"No, I'm doing great, Shiori-chan. It's all thanks to you." Shiori's eyebrow twitched at the familiar suffix.

She chose to stay professional and took off his bandages. He did not need them anymore. She checked over his wounds and the burn scar. Once she was done, she applied the cream.

"Don't forget to apply the cream regularly and visit the hospital if you have any concerns," Shiori said as she finished applying the cream and quickly stepped away before the man could mess with her hair again.

He actually pouted at that. "Ahhh, not even a goodbye hug, Shiori-chan," he said, and his friends started laughing.

'YOU CAN NOT PUNCH YOUR PATIENTS.' Shiori repeated in her head like a mantra.

She took a deep breath and left the room. She could always find him when he was discharged from the hospital.

Another week passed, and Shiori was called to the Hokage's office. She stood in front of the Hokage, having an idea of what she was going to be offered but not wanting to jinx it before confirmation.

"Shiori-chan, how have you been?" Hokage asked in his usual kind tone.

"I've been enjoying my time in the hospital, Hokage-sama. Thank you for the opportunity." Shiori said politely.

"I'm happy to hear that. Since you showed interest in growing your knowledge regarding poisons, I wanted to offer you an opportunity. We have a poison expert in the village, and she happens to be back from a long-term mission. Would you accept to train under her?" the Hokage asked.

Shiori knew that offers often come with a price, and she did not like to be in debt without knowing what she owed. "I would be grateful for the opportunity, Hokage-sama. But how can I repay you for such an opportunity?" She decided to take a direct approach.