Dr. Shin Seonhan: The Doctor Who Sees The Future [EN]: Chapter 56

#56 Isn’t Thoracic Surgery a First? (4)

Wait.

What Ryu Myung-in just said…….

It feels like it was an important hint?

His words continue.

“I know, right? You should have chosen before others did. If Sun-han *hyung* [older brother or male friend] had come to Professor Ma Dong-seop’s team, you would have had a peaceful month without any incidents.”

Ah.

I understand what he means.

So, to summarize…….

This mess happened because I chose Thanos in the ladder game?

I need to remember this.

“By the way, it’s a shame. If I were in that position, I could have helped you… I don’t think I would have made the patient like that?”

Oh, geez.

He’s being so sarcastic!

I wish he would just shut up.

As if reading my mind, the me in the dream finally speaks up.

“Don’t get on my nerves and get lost.”

Was my voice like that?

It feels very unfamiliar to observe myself from a third person’s perspective.

Anyway, as my tone becomes harsh, Ryu Myung-in takes a step back and shrugs.

“Well, don’t take it too aggressively. I’m just trying to comfort you……”

The moment those words end.

Flash―

I am back in reality.

* * *

Swish―

I lift my head.

The view in front of me clears up.

Like playing freeze tag, the stopped time starts moving again.

“What’s wrong?”

Ryu Myung-in is looking at me with a clueless expression.

You annoying bastard.

I barely suppress the urge to punch him.

No matter what, I can’t hit someone because of something that happened in a dream, right?

We’re still in the meeting, too.

‘Anyway, that’s that.’

I got important information!

Should I thank Ryu Myung-in instead?

Let’s calmly organize the information I obtained.

‘First. If I choose Thanos now…….’

I will be assigned to Song Yu-ju’s team.

Then, I will be involved in an accident that puts a patient in critical condition.

Of course, I don’t know the specific situation, but it’s clear that a thorny path will unfold in many ways.

‘Second. If I choose Spider-Man…….’

A smooth life is guaranteed.

There were no major accidents in Professor Ma Dong-seop’s team, so.

Besides, Professor Ma Dong-seop seems to like me quite a bit for some reason.

Maybe the chances of getting a good intern evaluation are high.

“Okay, who wants to choose first?”

Tap, tap―

Ma Dong-seop says, tapping the whiteboard on the wall.

I raise my hand before anyone else can choose.

“I’ll choose first.”

“Oh, okay.”

I was about to speak.

I was planning to go to Ma Dong-seop’s team without looking back.

But when I actually try to choose, I hesitate.

‘Wait a minute.’

Pause―

I am lost in thought.

If I go to Ma Dong-seop’s team…….

What happens to the patient?

The patient who ends up with brain damage and in critical condition in the future.

‘If I go to another team, will that patient’s future change for the better?’

Clearly, Ma Dong-seop said in the dream.

.

In other words, if I avoid the incident, the chance to change the patient’s fate will likely disappear altogether.

‘What should I do?’

I have two options right now.

Avoid the danger.

Or face it head-on.

‘……Interesting.’

I suddenly chuckle.

It feels like someone is giving me a test.

It’s like they’re asking.

Then my answer is clear.

“I’ll choose Thanos.”

I point to the purple character without hesitation.

Then Ma Dong-seop makes a puzzled expression.

“Thanos?”

“Yes. I personally like villains more than heroes.”

“Unexpected.”

Ma Dong-seop tilts his head and writes my name on the board.

Of course, I know this choice is a thorny path.

But despite that, I chose it.

Why?

Because I don’t want to run away.

Should I call it a kind of stubbornness…….

Competitive spirit? Pride?

Anyway, avoiding it like a coward is not my style.

‘The die is cast. Now that it’s come to this, let’s change the future!’

The future is not fixed.

From now on, it depends on what I do.

But then.

An unexpected variable occurred.

Ryu Myung-in suddenly raises his hand and says.

“Then I’ll choose Thor.”

Huh? Wait.

Why are you choosing Thor?

You clearly said you would choose Spider-Man in the dream!

“Okay. Ryu Myung-in is Thor.”

Tap, tap.

Ma Dong-seop writes his name on the board.

Soon, our four interns finished choosing their characters.

“Okay. Let’s start the ladder game!”

Ma Dong-seop picks up the marker.

Swish― Swish―

Horizontal lines were added between the vertical lines that were drawn straight up and down.

And, the ladder game of fate began.

“Shall we start with Thanos?”

Scribble―

Ma Dong-seop picks up the marker and starts climbing the ladder.

I follow the ladder with nervous eyes.

‘This is flowing strangely…… Is it possible that the results are also changing?’

Thud―

As expected, the ladder that started from Thanos arrived at Song Yu-ju’s team.

Then Ma Dong-seop clicks his tongue as if he is disappointed.

“Okay. Shin Sun-han is assigned to Song Yu-ju’s team…… And next, shall we try Ryu Myung-in?”

Scribble―

A line comes down from Thor’s face.

The marker moves here and there and comes down in a complicated way before arriving at its destination.

It’s Song Yu-ju’s team.

Damn it!

The same team as me.

Sure enough, the future has changed.

“Oh, if this happens, the rest are automatically decided.”

The remaining characters also went to their respective destinations, and soon the teams were divided.

[Song Yu-ju’s Team]

―Shin Sun-han, Ryu Myung-in

[Ma Dong-seop’s Team]

―Son Ji-min, Ahn Cheol-min

“Okay, then good work. Let’s do well starting tomorrow!”

“Yes!”

“Dismissed.”

Everyone scattered at the words of Ma Dong-seop and Song Yu-ju.

I stood there blankly for a moment.

What happened?

Ryu Myung-in and I are on the same team, this is different from what I know?

“Sun-han *hyung*, we ended up on the same team after all.”

Ryu Myung-in approaches with a smile.

My head is confused, but I calmly ask.

“Weren’t you going to choose Spider-Man?”

“Oh, how did you know? I was originally going to choose Spider-Man.”

Oops.

I accidentally said something I saw in the dream!

I quickly made an excuse.

“I kind of thought so. I thought you would like a smart, genius-type character rather than a muscular hero.”

Then Ryu Myung-in smiles.

“Actually, I was going to, but I changed my mind after seeing *hyung* confidently choose Thanos.”

“Why?”

“In movies, Thor fights Thanos the coolest.”

Seriously.

Thor is the one who catches Thanos?

It was an unimaginable reason, but I understood it anyway.

‘In the end, the future changed because of my actions.’

Originally, I would have just chosen the last remaining character.

Because I thought it didn’t matter which team I went to.

But because I acted proactively, the future changed subtly.

‘I didn’t expect this…… I need to be more careful when changing the future from now on.’

The term suddenly came to mind.

The theory that a small flap of a butterfly’s wings can turn into a tornado on the other side of the world.

“Then let’s do well together for a month!”

Step, step.

Ryu Myung-in smiles and walks down the hallway and disappears.

I don’t know how the small change I made will act like a butterfly effect…….

“Well, it’s a good thing in a way.”

There’s no need to think too complicatedly.

Because my goal is simple anyway.

!

That’s all I need to think about.

Ryu Myung-in?

It’s a bit annoying, that’s true.

But, what if he gets in the way?

I just need to crush him.

Come to think of it, it doesn’t seem that difficult.

* * *

“Tighten your core!”

“Look 45 degrees down!”

“Squat!”

Geun-wook shouts.

I lift the bar with my shoulders.

Ugh!

My legs are shaking.

“Push up! More! More!”

Geun-wook urges me, saying that.

Geun-wook’s personality changes in the gym compared to usual.

Should I say he lights up?

He suddenly turns into the strictest instructor in the world.

“Shin Sun-han, what are you going to do if you’re already tired!”

“Geun-wook-ah. Come to think of it, do doctors really need thigh muscles?”

I ask, trembling.

Then Geun-wook says as if it’s out of the question.

“Before being a doctor, men must have thick thighs! Lower your butt more!”

Since the Gangnam Station incident, he has been grilling me at the gym whenever he has a chance.

Why did I say I would get training from Geun-wook back then?

I regret it so much.

Should I call this digging my own grave?

In the end, I was only able to be free after doing 10 more weighted squats.

“Good. 5 minutes break!”

“Hoo.”

Thud―

I am temporarily freed from Geun-wook and sprawl on the gym floor.

It tastes like death because I used muscles I don’t usually use.

“Core muscles are important if you’re going to be standing all day. Especially if you’re aiming for a surgery department that requires long surgeries! If you don’t build your body in advance, you’ll suffer later.”

Geun-wook says, looking down at me.

In fact, I can’t refute it because it’s all true.

I have no choice but to obediently follow what the trainer tells me to do.

“Anyway, it’s good to see you following along more steadily than I thought. We’re going to keep doing it next week, right?”

“I want to, but I probably won’t be able to even if I want to for the time being.”

“Why? How long has it been since you started exercising that you’re already trying to be lazy?”

“I’m starting my TS (Thoracic Surgery) rotation tomorrow.”

“Ah. That’s right.”

Geun-wook nods as if he understands.

“I was going to ignore you if you made any excuses…… but if it’s thoracic surgery, I can’t help it. It’ll be hard to see your face in the future.”

Geun-wook also readily admits it.

Once I enter thoracic surgery, I am a person who is not in the dorm for a month.

It will be easier to think that way.

Suddenly, Geun-wook asks as if he is wondering.

“But since thoracic surgery is an unpopular department, shouldn’t they make the interns more comfortable? If I were them, I would treat them well while coaxing them.”

“It’s not like that.”

“Why?

“Because no matter how well they treat them, they won’t come anyway. They say they just use them as much as they can when they can.”

“Puhaha.”

Geun-wook bursts into laughter.

I also chuckle and shake myself off and get up.

“Anyway, I’m going to stop here. I have to save my energy since I have work in a few hours.”

“Okay, go up first.”

“You?”

“I’m just getting started! My muscle fibers haven’t even noticed yet.”

Geun-wook leaves me alone and starts exercising.

Hooh, hooh!

He is lifting the bar I was lifting with tens of kilograms more weight on it.

What a monster!

Is that really a person?

Could it be a human-shaped pump?

I smile at that thought and walk out of the gym.

‘Anyway, it’s starting soon.’

3 hours left until the start of thoracic surgery duty.

I head to the dorm to prepare for future plans.