Underdoctor
- Underdoctor 1
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Underdoctor Chapter 1
Pardon me! Kiryu-dono, may I have a moment? I was entrusted to pass these documents on to y...
…!? Wh-What in the world is this!? Clothes are scattered everywhere in the dojo, isn’t this just a complete mess!
Oh-oh!? Lying slumped under that pile of clothes over there is— Kiryu-dono!?
……
This can’t be— Was this accosting from the likes of robbers and thugs!?
Kiryu-dono! Please hang in there, Kiryu-dono! What on earth happened here!?
… Mm? Mmngh… (Huff). Damn... musta dozed off.
Ough. What’s wrong, Kanzaki? You look like a deer in headlights, y'know?
Kiryu-dono…! What a relief, you’re okay!
WIthin the dojo was this terrible scene– You were slumped in the center of it, Kiryu-dono! I thought for certain that you’d been attacked!
Hm? Oop, how'd this big ol' disaster happen? Guess I got too sucked into my work and lost track of my surroundings.
Sorry for scarin' ya, Kanzaki. Nothin' like that went down. I was makin' outfits like always, but I guess I dozed off midway through.
Making outfits... I am glad I had the wrong idea, but... What do you mean by making outfitis, anyways, Kiryu-dono?
Didn't you make a considerable number of outfits for the "Harouiin Paatii" recently?
Besides, I seem to recall that the last time "Harouiin Paatii" ended, there were no big events at the academy for a while...
I—Is... There something I forgot about?
Nah, it's like you said. There's no events comin' for a while.
Then why? There's far too many of these outfits for this to be "light hobbywork"...
Ahh, it’s not anythin’ for an event.
Look, y’know how I had that small part as a teacher in the TV drama before?
Hm? If I remember correctly… that was the job Nagumo and the others helped you practice for, right?
Yeah. The director saw the outfits I made myself and got super interested in 'em. These ones are ones he asked for.
From what he said, apparently these are gonna be used in the next drama. So they're an official commission.
As expected of Kiryu-dono! What a wonderful turn of events!
I dunno whether it’s impressive or anythin’ though… Well, it's somethin' to be grateful for, someone bein' interested in my work.
But to be recognized by a "pro" is wonderful! It's because Kiryu-dono's outfits are outstanding masterpieces, each and every one. I am happy for you too ♪
Haha. Thanks, Well, that's what I was workin on, but... Guess I fell asleep before I knew it.
You helped me out, comin' here and wakin' me up. If I just stayed out like a light like that, I wouldn't be able to bear it.
Hm? Wait, what’d ya come here for? Didja have business here?
Ah. I almost forgot. The teachers requested for me to bring this to you, Kiryu-dono.
Hm? Ahh. It’s an expense form for the Halloween Party, huh?
It's 'cuz that thing had me going way over budget, huh... It was weighing on me, but it looks like the academy's letting me write it all off as an expense. What a lifesaver.
Thanks for bringin’ the form over, Kanzaki.
No, the pleasure is mine!
But this so-called "Harouiin" is such a mysterious special occasion, isn’t it? Dressing up as vengeful spirits, looking for 'tricks' and 'treats' and the like…
What? Is this gonna be your first Halloween, Kanzaki?
Yes. We don’t have anything like that back home. We didn’t have it in school either, so…
Ah~ yeah, that's right. Last year was a real tumultuous one, so there weren't any events. Huh. I thought you were used to it since you handled it pretty well. It's really your first time?
Do you think so? It was certainly frantic then, though... It seems that the lessons Hasumi-dono gave me about customs beforehand were successful.
Have you ever done anything for "Harouiin", Kiryu-dono?
Yeah. Well, just 'cuz of my kid sister, though. Mom would make costumes for us.
When Mom passed away, I ended up takin’ over makin’ costumes. I stuck with it ever since I guess.
Heheh. That sounds fun.
Well, I was way too busy this year to make something too elaborate, though.
I suppose it's because you've been overwhelmed, Kiryu-dono.
Even with outsourcing the outfit-making to the staff and the help of the handicraft club, it seems that you are still short of hands.
I was considerably worried about you— Hasumi-dono as well. Kiryu-dono, wearing himself out day by day...
...? Was it that bad?
Terribly so! You were more of a walking dead man than any of the students dressed as such! And yet, you couldn't be stopped...
Really? That time's all a blur for me...
Uhhh, that had to be when...?