Chapter 47: Chapter 47: SS-Rank Reincarnation Hospital, The Terrifying Internist

Reincarnation Hospital.

First floor, registration area.

Large patches of gray paint were peeling from the walls, revealing dark brown, unidentified bloodstains underneath. The hanging incandescent lights were coated in a murky film, and intermittent sobs could be heard drifting through the corridors.

The patients here all had their heads bowed, their skin a dull gray. A dinner knife was sticking out of one’s head, while another was entangled in aquatic weeds, their skin bloated as if they had been soaking in a cold pond for a long time.

The service center was deserted. A nearby electronic screen flickered with garbled text, next to it a glass half-filled with coagulated blood plasma.

All the women had been transported to the hospital at the same time.

Everyone could smell the scent of disinfectant mixed with rust, a sensation like countless tiny insects squirming in their tracheas.

This bizarre scene was far more terrifying than the Blood Moon Restaurant.

More importantly!

They had to stay here for seven days!

No matter how much bravado many of them had shown before being transported, they immediately started having second thoughts.

"So this is Reincarnation Hospital? Hiss... I remember this is supposed to be an SS-level instance."

"We’re just here to learn medical skills. We should be fine, right?"

"Who knows? The doctors here don’t care about your background."

"So you’re saying dropping my husband’s name won’t work?"

"The doctors in this hospital are basically all Fierce Ghosts. It really won’t work, unless your husband knows one of the doctors here."

The women discussed cautiously among themselves.

Yamada Aiko carried a small bag on her back, the strange cushion nestled inside.

Ruan Chunxiang from Monkey Country hid the strange scalpel in her pocket.

Han Sumei, on the other hand, had a grim expression.

She had nothing.

And there was no telling when Piao Dagen would show up.

Just then, the sound of footsteps echoed from a short distance away.

TAP, TAP...

All the women turned to look.

At the end of the empty hallway, a male ghost appeared, dressed in white.

His pallid face looked as if it had been soaked in bleach, and his shiny leather shoes produced an arrhythmic tapping sound.

His personal information was displayed on the chest of his uniform.

Reincarnation Hospital, Deputy Director of Human Resources.

Upon seeing the ten female players, a trace of confusion appeared in the deputy director’s eyes.

He walked up to the women and said in a deep voice, "You aren’t patients. What are you doing at Reincarnation Hospital?"

"Sir, we’re here to apply for jobs,"

the player from Flower Flag Country answered.

As she spoke, she pulled a 20-denomination ghost coin from her pocket.

She discreetly passed it to the ghostly deputy director.

"Is that so."

The ghostly deputy director took the ghost coin. Seeing it was only a 20-denomination coin, his eyes showed a hint of disdain, but he still dutifully tucked it into his pocket.

This wasn’t the first time the ghostly matchmaking game had chosen Reincarnation Hospital as a mission location.

He had a very clear understanding of the women’s purpose.

’These little mice are just here to run out the clock,’ he thought. ’They’ll be gone in less than half a month.’

’Still, free labor is free labor.’

The ghostly deputy director immediately asked, "Are any of you doctors?"

"..."

None of the women answered.

Seeing this, the ghostly deputy director was about to start assigning positions when...

Ruan Chunxiang suddenly stepped forward. "Sir, I have studied Eastern Medicine before."

Eastern Medicine originated in Dragon Country and is the traditional medical practice of Monkey Country. Her family was an Eastern Medicine Family, so she had been immersed in it since childhood.

However, Ruan Chunxiang wasn’t very interested in it; she had majored in fashion modeling in college.

"Oh?"

The ghostly deputy director raised an eyebrow, his impression of Ruan Chunxiang improving slightly.

"You’re quite impressive, then, to know some medical skills."

"I have a general idea... Now I will assign your positions." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Soon, the ghostly deputy director assigned all the women to their respective posts.

Because Reincarnation Hospital was short-staffed,

they weren’t assigned to be janitors.

Instead, most of them became doctor’s assistants.

A real-world assistant would certainly need relevant medical and nursing knowledge, but since they were treating ghosts, the requirements weren’t as strict.

Yamada Aiko was assigned to the pediatrics department on the third floor.

Han Sumei was assigned to the obstetrics and gynecology department.

A few others were assigned as nurses.

Yun Zhenyue happened to be assigned to the same consultation room as Ruan Chunxiang from Monkey Country.

Internal medicine, on the fourth floor.

There weren’t many ghost doctors, so the department wasn’t subdivided into specialties like respiratory, digestive, or neurology.

Instead, the ghost doctors handled all diagnoses and treatments together.

...

When they saw that Yun Zhenyue and Ruan Chunxiang were in the same consultation room,

the audience from Monkey Country grew excited!

[Miss Ruan Chunxiang has a scalpel! She can give it to the doctor in that room later!]

[Right! After giving a gift, she’s sure to win that ghost doctor’s favor. Plus, she comes from an Eastern Medicine Family. What does the Dragon Country woman have to compete with?]

[Then she can do whatever she wants with that Dragon Country woman.]

[I’d like to see what use that panda doll of hers is.]

[Giving him a little doll? Maybe that ghost doctor is still a child at heart, hahaha.]

[I told you! Looking down on us Monkey Country folks brings karmic retribution!]

...

Seeing this,

the audience from Dragon Country became a little frustrated.

Someone had previously speculated that the panda doll might be Crimson-robe level.

But even if that were true!

This is Reincarnation Hospital, an SS-level instance!

The hospital director is a terrifying Evil Star!

No matter how powerful a Crimson-robed Ghost is, it’s useless here!

It would have been better to bring something tangible to bribe the doctor.

[The panda doll is pretty cute. It would have been great if Yun Zhenyue had been assigned to pediatrics.]

[Damn Monkey Country people. What Eastern Medicine? They just copied it from Dragon Country.]

[The ancient emperors of Dragon Country should have just wiped out Monkey Country!]

[During the Qin Dynasty, Monkey Country was once part of Dragon Country.]

[Maybe those emperors just saw Monkey Country as a bunch of barbarians and couldn’t be bothered to conquer them.]

...

Ruan Chunxiang and Yun Zhenyue entered the internal medicine consultation room, one after the other.

The former knocked lightly on the door.

After hearing a voice say to come in,

she shot a mocking glance back at Yun Zhenyue.

Then, she walked briskly inside.

The consultation room was quite large. The fluorescent lights hummed, flickering occasionally. A fishy smell mixed with the scent of disinfectant, and yellowed medical records were piled in a corner.

A figure in a white coat sat facing away from the door, the swivel chair letting out a grating squeak.

He was a ghostly doctor with graying temples and an ice-cold gaze.

...

When they saw this figure,

the global audience was suddenly shocked!

Because they all recognized this ghostly doctor!

[HOLY SHIT, isn’t that Mr. Tu? The quintessential quack!]

[Is that the doctor who cut open a patient’s abdomen with a bone saw?]

[This doctor is a Crimson-robed Ghost! And he’s extremely greedy. He relies on his status—if an ordinary patient doesn’t give him a bribe, he’ll turn on them in an instant!]

[A player was his assistant before. He made the player treat patients while he didn’t do jack shit. In the end, that player committed suicide.]

[He should be a butcher, not a doctor.]

[I heard he’s a huge suck-up to his superiors and has connections with the director. Otherwise, he would’ve been kicked out by the other doctors long ago!]

[Compared to him, I think Ruan Chunxiang’s ghostly husband, the Suturing Doctor, is more qualified to be sitting there.]