He is the first Wano Country resident to be brought here since the hospital was established. In fact, many local residents were apprehensive about this hospital, finding the medical equipment, skeleton models, and diagrams inside the hospital somewhat terrifying.
If they had other options, the old man’s family wouldn’t have sent him here. They had already consulted the local doctors in Wano Country, but they pronounced the old man dead.
However, they didn’t give up. They couldn’t afford the doctors of the noble daimyos, so they brought him here to give it a try.
“Muscle stiffness, weak breathing, Audino!” Listening with a stethoscope, he couldn’t hear anything. The heartbeat had almost stopped, and the pulse was very weak. According to Wano Country’s medical level, someone like him is already considered dead.
However, after Audino placed its ear on the old man’s chest, it gave a positive response.
“Audinnno! Audinnno, Audinnno!”
“He still has a heartbeat, open the airway, establish intravenous access, it’s a case of apparent death!”
Because most of the people in Wano Country have a sense of fear towards the Beasts Pirates Pokémon Center, there weren’t many patients here. Therefore, not just the emergency department, staff from all departments had come to help.
He received the full-scale rescue efforts of the entire hospital. After half an hour of emergency treatment, the old man finally regained his vital signs. He was then taken to the inpatient department and was not allowed to leave immediately.
After the emergency treatment, a doctor walked out with hands behind his back.
This is a habit of doctors. If they are not holding anything, their hands are either behind their back or in front of them. However, when doctors cross their arms in front of them, it’s not a good sign.
They only make this gesture when apologizing after a failed emergency treatment.
“You arrived just in time. The old man is saved, but he needs to stay in the hospital for observation for a few days. If it’s convenient, please go over there and pay the fees.”
“My father is still alive, right?”
“Of course. Although the situation was critical, he’s fine now. You can go and see him, but could you first pay the fees?”
Now that the person has been saved, the doctor doesn’t have any reservations discussing this matter.
During the rescue, he was a doctor, so he didn’t mention the fees or anything. The primary goal was to save the person. However, after achieving the goal, the doctor’s responsibility ends, and it becomes his profession.
He also needs to earn money to support his family, so he started urging the family to pay the fees. He doesn’t think ordinary people would have trouble coming up with that amount of money.
When converted, the salary level in Wano Country is indeed not high compared to the outside world, but the cost of living here is also low, and the purchasing power of the currency is relatively high.
The hospital charges were set by Kojiro based on Wano Country’s price levels, and ordinary residents can afford the fees with their regular work.
“Understood, understood. I’ll go now. Hanako, you settle the bill, and I’ll take Takeshi to see father.”
However, it seems that the day’s events did not end there. After the old man was saved, another group of people with food poisoning was brought in from outside. The local doctors had already induced vomiting, but it had little effect, so they were sent here.
The doctors were kept busy until late at night.
“We’ve been resting for too long. It’s a bit overwhelming to suddenly be so busy.”
“Do you understand now why I warned you not to speak carelessly? There’s really something mystical about it. But I think they must be losing money with their fee system, right?”
“It doesn’t matter. Anyway, the money we get is all the same.”
This hospital was never meant to be a profitable project, but it doesn’t matter. The enormous profits brought by Beasts Fruits were enough to make up for any shortfall.
“How much did you spend?”
“70 silver, much less than expected.”
For an ordinary family in Wano Country, this number is not a lot. If a family only buys clean water, the weekly water bill is around 10 silver.
With other expenses added, the weekly cost of living is also around 70 silver, which most people can afford.
After all, a life was saved. According to the doctor’s advice, they should have stayed at the hospital for seven days, but they chose to leave after only two days. For them, the person was fine, and there was no need to stay here and waste money.
In the Hakumai region, an ordinary family’s home.
The person living here is the doctor of this village. Normally, whenever the villagers have headaches or fevers, they come here for treatment. However, today, unexpected guests arrived.
“Miyamoto, come out! You quack doctor! You almost killed my father!”
The person who came was the son of the old man from earlier. He brought a group of relatives with him to seek an explanation. Previously, it was she who had pronounced the old man dead.
Some people possess a bad habit; they don’t remember others’ help, but if their interests are harmed, they will definitely hold a grudge.
This doctor had helped the village a lot in the past, but now a group of people came to label her as a quack doctor.
It wasn’t her fault, though. She doesn’t have an electrocardiogram machine or Audino’s listening ability, so it’s normal not to discern the apparent death state. Even the doctors at Beasts Pirates Pokémon Center, who lacked necessary equipment, might not have been able to detect it.
But these people didn’t see it that way. The people there saved the old man, but she said he cannot be saved. So, they naturally hold a grudge against her.
“What’s wrong?”
“My father is alive, but you said he was dead. Isn’t this the mark of a quack doctor?!”
As he spoke, he seemed ready to attack, but a chain with a weight tied to it flew out from the side and hit him on the head, instantly causing a gash.
“You ba*tard, what do you think you’re trying to do?!”
“Musashi… She’s actually here.”
“Didn’t she go to Ringo? Why is she still here? Let’s leave for now; it seems like we won’t accomplish anything today.”
They didn’t come here to cause trouble for no reason. That wouldn’t be of any benefit. They spent a lot of money on medical expenses, and they dare not touch the money of the Beasts Pirates, so they want to get the money from here.
In their eyes, the doctor named Miyamoto often treated the people in the village, so she must have a fair amount of money. However, that’s only if she’s the only one here.
Miyamoto is her name, and Musashi is her daughter. Unlike Miyamoto, she didn’t choose to stay here as a doctor; instead, she went to Ringo. After several years of hard work, she gained some reputation in Ringo and became the big sister of a group of delinquent girls.
Moreover, she’s not the type to bully others, so she hasn’t been eliminated by Beasts Pirates. Her reputation has even reached Hakumai.
Those people are all afraid of the strong and bully the weak. When they saw Musashi was still here, they simply decided to leave.
“Mom, I’ve told you, you should stop being a doctor here. No one appreciates your kindness at all.”
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