21st Century Necromancer-Chapter 634 - 630: Things Money Can’t Buy (Please Subscribe, Seeking Monthly Tickets)

When Takashi Rokko regained consciousness, he was already in the hospital ward.

"Where am I? Is the surgery over?" Takashi Rokko, who had just opened his eyes, looked around and saw Chen Yu standing in front of his bed and Jounouchi Hiromi operating some equipment next to him. He asked them.

"You're awake? The surgery was very successful," Chen Yu nodded slightly to Takashi Rokko, recorded related information on the medical chart, and asked him, "Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

"My head feels a bit heavy." Takashi Rokko felt his body, and perhaps because the anesthesia was still wearing off, his limbs had hardly any sensation, while his head was groggy.

Wanting to raise his hand to touch his head, but unable to lift it, Takashi Rokko couldn't help asking, "Doctor, I won't have any sequelae in my head, will I? The skull was sawed open - it won't be less durable, will it?"

"Durability? Although there will be some impact, as long as you're not using your head to crack walnuts, it should be sufficient. Also, over time, the bones will gradually recover to normal strength. Generally speaking, as long as your head doesn't suffer any impacts or other collisions, there will be no problems." As Chen Yu explained to Takashi Rokko, he cracked a little joke, "Of course, for safety's sake, you might want to wear a helmet to ensure safety."

"Hehe, I'll buy a helmet," Takashi Rokko said with a chuckle, sensing that Chen Yu was joking, but still thinking about buying a helmet after being discharged.

Seeing that Takashi Rokko had woken up, Jounouchi Hiromi also started to instruct him on some post-operative care. As a special patient who could afford the VIP ward, there were certainly dedicated nurses to take care of him. Jounouchi Hiromi's instructions were merely to inform him of some restrictions.

However, looking at Takashi Rokko's condition, Jounouchi Hiromi couldn't help but add, urging his old classmate, "Rokko-kun, it's time for you to find a serious girlfriend. Otherwise, in situations like these, there's no one to come visit you."

"Hehe, I will. But ever since my school days, I've never been popular with the ladies, unlike you, Jounouchi, with so many girlfriends. How about you introduce me to one?" Takashi Rokko also made a joke this time.

"Whether Hiromi introduces you to someone or you find one yourself, you should focus on getting better first," Chen Yu interrupted Takashi Rokko and cautioned him, "Although the surgery was very successful, some tumor cells still remain. I had informed you about this through Hiromi before the surgery since there was a need to preserve your speech abilities, which made it impossible to remove everything.

While I have treated the area with drugs, you will need to undergo radiotherapy and chemotherapy after your wound heals to completely kill the tumor cells. So, please cooperate with the treatment during this period."

Upon hearing Chen Yu's words, Takashi Rokko, who had just been through surgery, prioritized his life and nodded in agreement, "I will. Anyway, I won't be disturbed by anyone for a while; I can have some peaceful rest."

Hearing Takashi Rokko say this, Chen Yu couldn't agree carelessly and reminded him, "Speaking of which, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office had already been looking for me before your surgery. Since you were Hiromi's classmate and under the influence of heavy analgesics at that time, I didn't let them disturb you.

Now that your surgery is done, once you've recovered sufficiently, those goblins will probably come looking for you again. Although I don't know exactly what you did to provoke the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office, it surely involves money. If you've done something illegal and wish to turn yourself in, I can call them for you."

"Of course, if you feel innocent in your heart and don't want to see these annoying people, using the post-surgery recovery as an excuse to refuse all visitors isn't a bad idea. Just decide for yourself how to handle it."

Having said that, Chen Yu nodded at Takashi Rokkou before leaving the hospital ward.

Watching Chen Yu walk away, Takashi Rokkou couldn't help but fall into deep thought. It was a long while before he turned to Jounouchi Hiromi beside him and asked, "Jounouchi, do you think justice is something that can't be bought with money?"

"Are you still hung up on this question?" Jounouchi Hiromi couldn't help but shake her head; nevertheless, she responded, "The things that can't be bought with money are those worth more to you than any sum. It's like you saying you can use money to make a woman notice you, but what significance would such a woman hold for you?

Do you think justice is significant to you? If it is, then it's something that can't be bought with money. Conversely, if you believe that someone could pay you a certain amount to make you carry out so-called justice, then that kind of justice can indeed be bought."

"I actually have a secret that, if revealed, would hurt many people, and even I would be affected. But my experience on the operating table made me feel that sometimes people should do things unrelated to money." Takashi Rokkou looked towards Jounouchi Hiromi and smiled, "I've made up my mind, Jounouchi. Could you please call someone from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office for me?"

What Takashi Rokkou didn't expect, however, was for Jounouchi Hiromi to shake her head and say, "I don't care what you want to do, but first, you need to lay still and rest quietly. Wait until you're past the danger period before attempting what you wish to do. Right now, even if you wanted to see someone, as your doctor, I wouldn't allow it."

After finishing, Jounouchi Hiromi also left the ward.

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Gazing at the closed door of the ward, Takashi Rokkou finally closed his eyes again, intending to get some more sleep.

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Meanwhile, in the sterile lab, the fetus in the incubator had also developed to the full term, nearing the expected delivery date.

As the mother of the child, Egawa Saho was looking at the fetus that should have been in her own belly with complex and novel emotions. Compared to the typical pains of ten months of pregnancy and childbirth that most women experience, she had undergone surgery for a cesarean section early, which significantly reduced her load. However, it also deprived her of many joys of motherhood, unable to feel the happiness and sense of accomplishment that comes with nurturing life within one's body.

But overall, this novel experience still gave her a rush of inexplicable excitement. Moreover, if she had not chosen this path, she and the child could not have both survived; instead, like now, the child was growing healthily and about to be born, while she herself was also healthy and free from illness.

This made both Egawa Saho and her husband deeply grateful to Jounouchi Hiromi, hoping to do something to express their gratitude.

Perhaps a special interview with Jounouchi Hiromi would be appropriate? As a female broadcaster, Egawa Saho thought.