Dr. Shin Seonhan: The Doctor Who Sees The Future [EN]: Chapter 234

#Extracurricular 16. Snake and Wild Cat (2)

Kim Snake was startled.

The man’s presence was overwhelming.

Bushy stubble. A massive build. Piercing eyes—

Like a mountain bandit?

It felt like encountering the leader of a bandit gang while climbing a mountain to take the civil service exam [a highly competitive exam for government positions] in the Joseon era [the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting for approximately five centuries].

“What business do you have?”

A thick Gyeongsang dialect [a regional dialect spoken in the Gyeongsang region of Korea].

It was a friendly tone, but to Kim Snake, it sounded aggressive, as if he was being challenged.

This was because he wasn’t used to the unique nuances of the Gyeongsang dialect.

‘Did I say something wrong?’

He’s a bit scary.

I should have just looked for directions myself.

Thinking that, Kim Snake cautiously opened his mouth.

“Excuse me, but which way is the medical school building? I’m a freshman, so I’m not familiar with the campus and got lost……”

“Ah, you too?”

The man suddenly looked delighted and abruptly extended his hand.

“Nice to meet you! I’m also a medical school freshman.”

“……”

Really?

Where does it show?

Kim Snake looked at Yeo Bong-cheol with suspicious eyes.

He didn’t look like a freshman. He looked like at least a returning student, a teaching assistant, or even a lecturer if you stretched the truth a bit.

Kim Snake awkwardly apologized.

“Ah, I’m sorry. I only saw your back and thought you were a current student……”

“It’s easy to mistake! I’m Yeo Bong-cheol.”

“Kim Beom-soo.”

“Let’s drop the formalities.”

“……Should we?”

“Yeah!”

Whirr, whirr.

Yeo Bong-cheol grabbed Kim Snake’s hand and shook it vigorously. His rough strength conveyed a fiery personality.

Yeo Bong-cheol.

He was the first classmate he’d exchanged names with at university.

“But why is your face like that?”

“Ah, this?”

Yeo Bong-cheol pointed to the bandage on Kim Snake’s face.

“Did you get into a fight or something?”

“……Something like that happened.”

Kim Snake mumbled his answer.

The word ‘fight’ wasn’t exactly wrong. To be precise, he was just unilaterally beaten.

“Wow, that’s awesome! I thought medical school would only have model students, but there’s also a fighter… a real man, a real man!”

What’s so awesome about it?

It seemed like a big misunderstanding was happening, but Kim Snake decided to let it go. He felt like it would be exhausting to explain everything.

“Anyway, nice to meet you. Let’s find our way together!”

“Okay.”

“It’s this way, right?”

“I think there’s a passage to the medical school on the left side of the red building……”

“Left when facing the main gate, or left when facing the main building?”

“……”

Unfortunately, both of them were bad with directions.

10 minutes later.

Yeo Bong-cheol, who had climbed stairs, gone down slopes, and returned to the original spot, shouted in frustration as if his patience had run out.

“What kind of path is this that’s so confusing?!”

“……”

Kim Snake rubbed his temples.

It’s even more confusing since I’m with him.

Even if Yeon-guk University’s paths are complicated, I would have arrived already if I were alone.

But Yeo Bong-cheol’s voice is loud and his actions are impulsive, so I keep getting caught up in his pace.

“Damn it, I can’t be late for the orientation on the first day… Ah, we can ask that person! He looks like a senior at a glance!”

Yeo Bong-cheol, who was looking around, spotted someone.

He strode over and called out to the man walking ahead.

“Excuse me. Which way do we go to get to the medical school? We’re freshmen and can’t find our way! Please help us!”

Swish-

The large man turned around and replied.

“Huh? I’m also a medical school freshman.”

Kim Snake was shocked.

Are only old-looking people gathering at the medical school?

I’d believe it if they said they were both thirty!

The newly appeared man looked like a wild bear if he were an animal, and like a gangster if he were a person.

I’d believe it if he had nicknames like ‘Majang-dong Double Axe’ or ‘Yeonhui-dong Bloodbath’.

Perhaps thinking the same thing as Kim Snake, Yeo Bong-cheol tilted his head.

“Freshman? Nah, don’t lie. You don’t look like it?”

Kim Snake, who was listening from the side, was dumbfounded.

‘He’s old-looking himself! And he’s saying things he shouldn’t to someone he just met!’

Fortunately, the man seemed to have a cool personality and chuckled as he replied.

“You don’t look so young yourself, so how about we old-timers introduce ourselves? I’m Ma Dong-seop.”

“I’m Yeo Bong-cheol, let’s speak casually.”

“Should we?”

“Yeah!”

Thud—

They grabbed each other’s thick hands.

The two people were speaking informally in no time, even though they had met less than a minute ago.

Like the duo who would later be called , their chemistry was perfect from the first meeting.

Caught in between, Kim Snake had a sullen expression.

‘They say your first friends are important in college life…….’

Is it okay to hang out with these two?

I’m worried that I’ll be branded with a similar image.

At that moment, Ma Dong-seop glanced at Kim Snake’s shadowed face and asked.

“What’s your friend’s name?”

“Kim Beom-soo.”

“Why does your face look like that?”

“Ah, that……”

“Did you fight?”

Yeo Bong-cheol suddenly jumped in and answered for him.

“He says he used to fight a bit in high school. He’s a real man.”

“Oh, cool?”

“He’s awesome!”

Slap.

The two simultaneously raised their thumbs.

Kim Snake sighed.

It felt like the misunderstanding was growing, but he couldn’t be bothered to correct it.

* * *

If you get into medical school, will you be able to wear a white coat from the start?

No.

You can only wear the gown, which is a symbol of a doctor, after receiving minimal education.

That’s why medical students look the same as students from other departments at first.

Slightly clumsy, slightly fresh, and slightly excited…….

That’s true of everyone gathered in the underground auditorium of the medical school right now.

Total of about 120 people.

These were the freshmen who were accepted into Yeon-guk University’s medical school this year.

“Phew, we finally found it.”

“We almost were late on the first day!”

Striding, striding.

When two large figures entered the auditorium, everyone’s attention was focused on them.

What is it?

Who are those middle-aged men?

They were surprised once by their size and twice by their faces.

The Bulk Brothers looked around for seats and approached a small female freshman who was sitting alone.

“Excuse me, is anyone sitting next to you?”

She shook her head slightly.

“Can we sit here?”

This time, she nodded.

“Thank you.”

Without any further response, she brushed her coat onto her lap.

Hair dyed brown.

Slightly sharp eyebrows.

A small, thin figure with an image reminiscent of a cat if she were an animal.

Yeo Bong-cheol, who sat down, turned around and waved his hand.

“Hey~ Beom-soo! There’s a seat here! Come here!”

‘Keep it down…….’

Kim Snake, who was entering the auditorium from a distance, frowned.

He had pretended to go to the bathroom to sit apart from them, but they specifically called his name and drew attention.

Reluctantly, he walked towards the front seat, when he heard whispering from somewhere.

“Isn’t she the top student?”

“Who?”

“That girl sitting in the front seat over there.”

“Oh, yeah, that’s her. She’s from the same high school as my friend… She only got one question wrong on the college entrance exam.”

“Wow, this year’s college entrance exam was really difficult?”

Kim Snake’s ears perked up.

As last year was an ‘easy college entrance exam,’ this year was called the ‘most difficult college entrance exam ever’ due to its excessively difficult level.

In particular, the difficulty of the math section was notorious, and cries rang out across the country, and of course, no one received a perfect score in all subjects.

‘The top student.’

Kim Snake glanced to the side as he sat down.

“……”

She definitely looks like she studies well.

She looks kind of cute at first glance, but somehow she doesn’t feel human.

While he was briefly thinking that she had a pretty attractive face, the orientation began.

“First, there will be a congratulatory speech from the dean. Please welcome Professor Jang Ho-in, Dean of the Medical School at Yeon-guk University, with applause.”

Clap clap clap!

Applause rang out.

Jang Ho-in, the dean of the medical school, who was wearing glasses and had gray hair in places, smiled kindly and stepped onto the podium.

“Welcome, freshmen.”

The dean’s voice echoed softly in the auditorium.

“Until now, your world has been confined to a small desk. Everyone is happy to be a college student now, right?”

An obvious line.

The following words seemed like they would be obvious as well.

However, the dean’s words flowed slightly differently from everyone’s expectations.

“To cut to the chase, can I be honest with you? Your lives will not be much different from when you were in high school.”

The dean spoke calmly. Reality, not fantasy.

“Because you will have to study more than you did in high school.”

“……”

“Thousands and thousands of pages of study materials are waiting for you. Memorize, memorize, and memorize again… Countless exam gates are also waiting.”

“……”

The students’ expressions darkened.

They had already been suffering from the college entrance exam for several years.

Just thinking about the words and brings back trauma.

But the real thing starts now!

They were deflated from the first day.

“But.”

The dean smiled and switched to a bright voice.

“There is a golden opportunity for you to broaden your horizons. That’s the pre-medical period in your early 20s.”

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The medical school course in Korea is different from general university courses.

Pre-med 2 years—

Medical school 4 years—

Receive a total of 6 years of education.

It is a system that was established during the Japanese colonial period and has been passed down to this day.

Of course, there are opinions that pre-med should be abolished because it is nominal.

However, the pre-med course is also a time when you can freely take liberal arts classes and build various skills.

In other words, it is a time to catch your breath before entering the main game.

“Now you have left your desks and come out into the wide fields.”

The dean looked around at the freshmen gathered in the auditorium. Their eyes, now just twenty years old, were shining brightly.

“Now that you’re in college, you should have fun, travel, and date, right?”

“Yes!”

“Anyway, you’ll have less and less time once you get into medical school, so enjoy your youth as much as possible before that!”

Clap clap clap!

The sound of applause filled the auditorium. It was louder than before. This was because the dean’s words touched their hearts more than they thought.

‘Yeah, that’s right!’

‘We are free now!’

‘Now that we’re finally in college, let’s enjoy our youth!’

That’s how they were filled with anticipation.

To freshmen in their early 20s, the word youth felt as sweet as cotton candy sold in an amusement park.

Of course…….

There were also students like Kim Snake who didn’t feel much emotion from such exciting words.

“Okay, please give the dean another big round of applause. The next order is……”

“Next, Education Director Lee Yo-seop will explain the pre-medical education course……”

“Next, there will be a leadership lecture by Professor Jeong Woong-jin……”

“Next is……”

That’s how the morning passed.

The main content was mainly an overall explanation of the curriculum and guidance on school life.

Since there was so much boring content mixed in, the tired freshmen also dozed off.

* * *

Already 3 p.m.

The professors’ turn was over, and now it was time for the student council to host.

Only a few members of the Yeon-guk University Medical School administrative team and students remained in the auditorium.

By that time, many freshmen were sitting in their seats with their bodies half-tilted.

“Next, there will be an announcement about on-campus life from the student affairs department.”

When will it end?

That’s all they were thinking.

The freshmen looked at the student council seniors who were going up on the stage with indifferent eyes.

“Ah, ah.”

A man grabbed the microphone.

He looked like a sweet potato that had just been dug out of the soil.

He tapped the microphone a few times and said in a thick voice.

“Everyone who’s dozing off, get up. Are you kidding me, you X-ers? Is college life a joke?”

Everyone snapped to attention.

Everyone looked at the man on the stage with surprised eyes.

Sophomore year—

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The de facto power holder of Yeon-guk University Medical School campus life began to take control of the atmosphere in the auditorium.