Dr. Shin Seonhan: The Doctor Who Sees The Future [EN]: Chapter 239

Dr. A Doctor Seeing a Fresh Future – Episode 239 (239/241)

Extra Story 21. Snake and Wildcat (7)

A cool night.

Song Yoo-joo staggered as she walked.

Kim Snake walked a few steps behind, accompanying her on the way to the dormitory.

The slender, small figure walking ahead looked so unsteady that he felt anxious.

“…Are you very drunk?”

“Noooo.”

“…Why did you drink all the alcohol they offered you?”

“None of your businessss.”

Song Yoo-joo replied in a drunken voice, then turned her cat-like eyes sharply to look back and asked,

“But, why are you following meee?”

“Do you think I want to walk with you? Your fan club seniors told me to make sure you get into the dorm safely and report back.”

“Hooo…”

“Are you tired?”

“Go on ahead. I’m going to sit down for a bit to sober up and then gooo…”

“…”

A completely drunk Song Yoo-joo.

She sat down on the roadside flower bed and hung her head.

‘I can’t just leave her here alone.’

Oh well, whatever.

Kim Snake sat down a little distance away.

The wide road had few people, and several couples could be seen embracing under the streetlights.

In the distance, the shouts of college students still enjoying the festival echoed.

“…”

Kim Snake’s heart was troubled.

He had been feeling like this for a while now.

A lukewarm something was tickling and filling his chest.

Was it because he was drunk?

He didn’t know.

The words that the seniors had been jokingly whispering earlier kept swirling in his head.

—Isn’t it true that Yoo-joo likes Bum-soo?

—Bum-soo, ask her when you take her to the dorm later!

—No way! Protect our Yoo-joo!

—Yoo-joo belongs to all of us!

—Hey, hey, don’t make such a fuss! Bum-soo’s face is turning red. Hehe!

Kim Snake pushed up his glasses.

‘This is troublesome.’

Romance…….

It was such a difficult concept.

Kim Snake had never had a girlfriend. He had only studied until he was twenty, and this year he was busy adapting to college life.

‘Well, it’s not like I’ve ever thought of Song Yoo-joo as a romantic interest, and I won’t in the future either… Or, is that not necessarily true?’

Because the seniors had stirred things up at the drinking party, Kim Snake’s thoughts were racing.

‘How do you even start a relationship?’

He had always wondered.

How can you be sure of someone’s feelings and jump in? Isn’t it too risky?

Like those dating simulation games he used to play on the computer when he was young…….

[Affection increased by 10.]

…It’s not like someone is going to tell you that.

Everyone else seems to be doing fine, so is there some kind of method?

While Kim Snake was lost in such thoughts, Song Yoo-joo, who had been hanging her head, opened her lips.

“Thank youuu.”

“What?”

“For pushing me to go to the after-partyyy.”

Kim Snake was surprised and looked at Song Yoo-joo’s tiny face.

?

She always tells me to get lost?

He has been discovering many new sides of her these past few days.

Song Yoo-joo continued.

“I didn’t want to go to the after-party, but now that I’ve gone… I think it was good that I wentttt.”

“Really?”

“Honestly, I wondered why they were all drinking like crazy people, but… getting along with people is also, well, sort of… okayyy.”

Kim Snake’s throat was dry.

Come to think of it, is this the first time we’ve had a quiet conversation alone since the MT [Membership Training, a common Korean group retreat] ?

Today felt different from that day.

Body temperature and breath—

A sweet smell of alcohol—

Such things that lingered near Song Yoo-joo’s lips seemed to be flying on the autumn breeze.

‘I’m going crazy. What am I thinking?’

Kim Snake was in confusion.

It was clear that she was still an opponent he couldn’t understand and didn’t want to understand, but at this moment…….

Honestly, he was trying to see her as a woman.

“Ah, but I drank too much. Crap…….”

Kim Snake fidgeted with his glasses. He had read in a book that when a woman leans toward a man, it can be interpreted as an unconscious expression of affection…….

“Hooo, I got hot after drinking and walking. Is it usually like this when you drink a lotttt?”

Kim Snake kept pushing up his glasses anxiously. He had read in a book that the act of tucking hair behind the ear is a woman’s instinctive behavior to express affection for a man…….

“What are you looking at, uhhh?”

“Nothing.”

“Phew, I’ve rested enough. Let’s gooo.”

Song Yoo-joo got up, staggering.

At that moment, Kim Snake reached out and grabbed her sleeve.

“Hey, Song Yoo-joo.”

“?”

“Do you perhaps…….”

He wouldn’t have said such a thing normally… But perhaps because of the alcohol, Kim Snake said something he would regret for the rest of his life.

“Do you like me?”

He said it.

And, at the same time—

Kim Snake was startled.

He had never seen such an expression before.

Song Yoo-joo, who had completely sobered up, was looking at him with the expression of someone looking at the most insignificant microorganism in the world.

“What?”

As if she was dumbfounded.

“Me?”

Slowly raising her finger.

“Like you?”

Kim Snake was sweating cold.

He screwed up.

What should he do?

Why did I say such a thing?

He wanted to turn back time. No more, no less, just one minute ago…….

[Would you like to load the save file? YES / NO]

Yes, please turn back time. Please, God……!

[That function does not exist in reality.]

Unfortunately, reality was not a simulation game but real life.

Kim Snake’s words quickened.

“Th, th, that’s. I mean. Just in case. I wanted to confirm that it wasn’t true. Hey, where are you going, Song Yoo-joo? Listen to me……!”

Song Yoo-joo didn’t listen and backed away.

Sasa삭! [Sound of quickly moving away]

In an instant, Song Yoo-joo, who was about twenty steps away, walked quickly to the dormitory as if she had never been drunk.

“Ah, damn it, I need to go wash my ears quickly.”

Rubbing her ears vigorously—

As if she had heard something she shouldn’t have, Song Yoo-joo strode away.

Left alone, Kim Snake trembled. It was the first time in his twenty years of life that he had felt such humiliation.

“…Should I drop out?”

* * *

The festival was over.

3 AM.

Chunky Brothers were cracking open beers on campus until late.

Thanks to their sensational performance on the first day, the two became superstars, but instead of glory, only shame remained.

“I never knew the festival would be so cruel…….”

“…….”

“What are we going to do about our dark history? It’s even recorded on video.”

“My family back home has already seen it.”

“What? How?”

“My sister’s friend is at Yonsei University. She took a video and sent it. My mom, dad, sister, and cousins have all seen it.”

“…….”

“They told me to cut off my dick.”

“Cheer up, man. But let’s not cut off our dicks. It’s our last remaining pride.”

Sad Yeo Bong-cheol and Ma Dong-seop.

The two clinked beer cans with their gloved hands.

Normally, they wouldn’t have dared to drink beer so boldly in front of the medical school building because of the seniors’ watchful eyes, but today was the last day of the festival.

After dismantling the outdoor pub tents, they were cracking open the remaining alcohol in the icebox under the pretext of disposing of it.

The ice had melted into water, but the canned beers inside were still cold.

“Still, because it’s a festival… It feels different and good to drink alcohol like this in front of the medical school building!”

“Yeah, I guess.”

“But isn’t that Kim Snake over there?”

“Oh, it is?”

“Bum-soo~ Come here!”

Yeo Bong-cheol waved his hand happily.

From the direction of the dormitory.

Kim Snake trudged over from afar and joined them.

“Where have you been?”

“Why does Bum-soo look so dazed? What’s wrong?”

“Dropping out…….”

“Huh?”

“What did you say? Dropping out?”

Kim Snake, who had been muttering the word , suddenly rushed to the icebox and buried his face in it.

“No, never mind dropping out, let’s just drown ourselves in a dish of water! Grrr!”

“Hey, Kim Snake!”

“Oh my, what’s wrong with you!”

First college festival.

A trio who ended up finishing unforgettable memories… with a huge dark history.

Perhaps the memories of being twenty are special because there are embarrassing memories you want to hide.

* * *

Time passed quickly.

Sophomore year of pre-med—

Kim Snake became the class representative, also known as . [A position of leadership and responsibility within the class]

He started to ride the so-called ‘line’ [became part of the established social hierarchy].

He had completely adapted to medical school life and was soon called a master of organizational life.

And the pinnacle of that organizational life was club activities.

“Pass!”

“Here! Over here!”

“Rebound! That’s right!”

Yonsei University Medical School’s basketball club was the largest.

Men were players, women were managers—

The roles within the club were fixed according to gender, and the number of female members was considerable.

The seniors who liked basketball were fulfilling the fantasies they had cultivated while reading comic books as children…….

However, there were also many people who participated in club activities reluctantly.

Kim Snake was one of them.

Today, his position was center.

There was the reason that he had long arms and legs, but the biggest reason was that was the opposing center.

—Hey! You know that Na Dong-tak comes to play without showering, right? I really want to die every time I bump into that guy… Bum-soo, you have to sacrifice yourself! You’re the class representative!

Because a tall classmate was crying and begging, Kim Snake had no choice but to take the lead.

As Na Dong-tak performed a dazzling pivot play, Kim Snake’s expression, who was defending behind him, soured.

‘Ugh, damn it… Armpit smell!’

Kim Snake wanted to cry.

How can such a smell come from a person’s armpit?

Doesn’t this person have a serious problem with their endocrine system?

As he was thinking that.

Na Dong-tak turned his body 180 degrees and threw the ball, and his damp armpit covered Kim Snake’s face.

—Thud!

“Argh!”

“……!”

A major disaster occurred.

It was the , which would be talked about for a long time among classmates in the future. [The armpit incident]

Kim Snake sat down on the court, panting, and thought.

This is dogshit.

This is really dogshit.

Should I just flip everything over [abandon everything]?

Even burying my nose in rotten eggs and spoiled milk wouldn’t be this painful, please shower a little… Such harsh words came up to the tip of his tongue.

“Ah, sorry, sorry!”

“…….”

“What’s wrong, Kim Snake, why do you look like that? I said I’m sorry?”

“No, it’s just that, I think it was a defensive foul, not an offensive foul. Cough, I pushed with my hand first.”

“Ah, is that so?”

“Yes, cough.”

Even in the midst of that, Kim Snake showed superhuman patience and praised Na Dong-tak.

“As expected, it’s hard to stop hyung’s [older brother/senior] center play, cough.”

Watching that, the classmates turned away for a moment and swallowed their tears.

I’ll remember! Your noble sacrifice……!

I’ll remember!

* * *

After-party drinking session.

Na Dong-tak sat in the center like an emperor.

Now the president of the student council, he enjoyed his position.

His side was always occupied by a female junior, and they were replaced by other female juniors at regular intervals.

Why?

Because the seniors gave him the eye, saying, ‘Our senior needs to have fun!’

“Do you think you can go to the department you want just by studying hard at school? No way. Clubs are key, that’s it!”

Clack!

Dong-tak put down his glass with pleasure.

Kim Snake, who was across from him, quickly filled his glass.

“You guys… Do you know Jin-cheol hyung [older brother/senior] and Sang-seop hyung [older brother/senior] from OS (Orthopedic Surgery) who came to the friendly match last time?”

“Ah, yes. I remember you introducing us then.”

“How do you think those hyungs [older brother/senior] went to orthopedic surgery?”

“Yes?”

“I shouldn’t say this, but those hyungs [older brother/senior] were really bad at studying. But they still passed the popular OS (Orthopedic Surgery). That’s how much our basketball club seniors have a hold on orthopedic surgery.”

“Ah…… yes.”

“Not just orthopedic surgery, we always pick one person from our club for rehabilitation medicine too! Of course, you have to be good at basketball to stand out there.”

It was a strange thing to say.

If you do well in basketball club activities, you can go to the department you want?

But in this space, it was not strange at all.

“You only need to maintain your grades moderately! You can go to almost any department you want just by doing well in club activities, that’s what I’m saying!”

.

……Isn’t a club just a hobby?

That’s right.

But it’s also not.

The at Yonsei University was different. [Club culture]

The ties between seniors and juniors are connected within the club, and essential information about medical school life is passed on.

Therefore, medical school life without a club was close to impossible.

In order to become an intern and resident and pass the department you want, appropriate senior-junior relationships are very important…….

As the saying goes, ‘Blood is thicker than water,’ everyone knew by instinct that they didn’t want to pick someone they didn’t want to work with as a member of the same department.

Because the atmosphere was like this, all members had to join at least one club.

It would be fortunate if there was a club you were interested in…….

If not?

You still have to join.

For the medical life at Yonsei University that you don’t know what will happen in the future.

“You can’t live like Song Yoo-joo. She really has no concept. She’s so clueless, you know?”

When Song Yoo-joo’s name came up out of nowhere, Kim Snake flinched and reacted.

Dong-tak cursed her whenever he had a chance, and Kim Snake felt uncomfortable every time that happened.

He didn’t know why.

Whether it was simply because last year’s dark history came to mind, or for another reason.

“You should take an example from the girls in our club! Look at Hyo-sun! How considerate she is!”

When Dong-tak pointed to the freshman next to him, Hyo-sun replied uncomfortably with a ‘h’ sound.

Freshman Choi Hyo-sun.

She was a diligent freshman who never missed club meetings.

Was she enjoying the manager activities?

Not at all.

Only people who bounce balls would enjoy it…….

But if she didn’t go to the weekly meetings, the seniors would give her a look as they passed by.

—Hyo-sun, you haven’t been coming to club lately?

Because of this, club meetings were a place she couldn’t miss, and once she joined a club, it was impossible to withdraw until graduation.

“If you live like Song Yoo-joo, do you think you’ll look cool? No way! It’s a shortcut to ruining your medical school life. If you live as an outsider like that, later…….”

Na Dong-tak smiled slyly as he took something out of his bag.

“You won’t be able to get something like this.”