Queen Of The Scalpel Vol 1 Chapter 13

[Brittia Empire - Executive Branch]

"What did you say?! Elise is-"

The chancellor second son and senior official, Chris, was shocked and promptly asked .

"-still at the library?"

"Yes . "

The messenger from the library confirmed with an awkward face .

"After arriving in the morning she doesn't move and just reads . She didn't even have one meal . . . Even if we call out to her she doesn't even think of getting up . "

"No . . . What time is it?"

Chris looked at his watch and was stunned .

It was already close to midnight .

'She didn't have one meal? That child? Seriously?'

After she changed she had been really good at regularly taking her meals, but to skip her meals to study?

He quickly got up and promptly made his way to the building next door .

The s.p.a.cious library was completely empty, yet a familiar shape who looked like she was used to it was cramped into a corner . A doll-like face . A delicate body that looked like it could be broken any moment . It was Elise .

"Lise!"

Even after he called her she simply looked at her book without moving .

In the end, he grabbed her shoulders and called for her loudly .

"Elise!"

"Kyahhh!"

She was so surprised she let out a scream .

"Big brother? Big brother, what is it?"

She was so shocked tears were at the end of her eyes .

"What do you mean what is it? Do you know the time?"

"Ah . . . It's already . . . "

She looked at the clock and gave a shocked expression .

Chris shook his head .

'What in the world . . . '

He stared at the mountain of books in front of Elise .

Medicine and Pharmacy
Physiology
Gauton anatomy
General disease of Graham

'She studied all of those books? Seriously?'

They looked difficult just by looking at it . They were all books for those majoring in medicine .

It was hard to believe she would study those books when she didn't even read romances .

"Lise . "

"Yes?"

"Can you . . . really understand these books well?"

"Ah . . . "

She made an awkward face as she realized the reason behind the question . She tried to answer vaguely for she wanted to avoid a big misunderstanding .

"It is difficult, so I just looked at them really well . "

'You just looked at them?'

Chris tilted his head sideways and glanced at the notes she was taking .

 'These are not the notes of someone who just "looked" at the book . '

He had no premedical knowledge so he couldn't understand exactly what she wrote down, but he could tell she had written down the main points .

'Did someone else do it for her?'

But those shaky ugly lines belong to her . Unlike her pretty appearance, her handwriting that was like a worm crawling was her childhood specialty .

'Did she study medicine in secret? That's impossible . . . Or is my sister a genius?'

Chris tried to vaguely think of the reason . The Clarence family bloodline was famous for being superior . Even if he just thought about himself he had graduated at the top of his cla.s.s as Valedictorian, their father was the Chancellor of a great empire and his brother was the second chief in command of the rifle brigade of knights that competed for the top spot . So it was possible Elise had hidden talent . . . Wasn't this tying in too well?

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"No, it's nothing, Elise . "

Chris tried to hide his awkwardness and acted playfully .

"You still have ugly handwriting . If someone who didn't know you saw it they would think it belongs to an ugly person . "

"Big-big brother!"

Elise slightly blushed .

In her first and second life, she had terrible handwriting .

"Anyway, Lise, it's getting late . We should go back . "

"Ah . . . "

Then she said something unexpected .

"Oh . . . Big Brother . Can't I study more before we go?"

"A bit more? It's midnight . "

"That's true . . . But this library is opened 24 hours . . . And there's more information I want to see . "

Elise fidgeted as she gave her request .

She looked as if she was asking if she could play .

"No . "

"I can't?"

"You can't . It's too late . "

"Huh? Huh? I can't? Um . Big brother~"

Elise grabbed his arm and started aegyo .

'Cu-cute!'

Chris felt his heart fall at seeing her aegyo in such a long time yet he shook his head .

"No, you can't . You didn't eat . If you keep doing this your body will fall apart . "

"It's fine . . . "

Elise pouted with puffed up cheeks . She looked seriously cute that Chris had to ruffle her head with one hand .

"No means no . Let's come tomorrow . "

In this way, Elise was strict on her studies .

She went to the Library early and read books until midnight . Then she came home and studied the books she borrowed . The family was taken back by her as she barely slept and only focused on her books .

"Lise please rest as you study . You will ruin your health . "

"I am fine . "

 Elise shook her head at her family's concern .

"I need to organize what I learned before I go to the hospital . "

It wasn't like she wasn't tired, but this work involved looking over patients . She must give it her all and not leave any stone unturned .

'I did plenty of cramming when I was on earth so I am used to this . '

When she was studying for the entrance of Seoul medical university every day was a war .

Not only did she stay up all night as a matter of course, but there were times she slept only 2 hours for 72 hours so she didn't think the hours she was studying now was anything special .

However, this wasn't according to her standards and it was very different for her family .

"Kkmm- Elise, aren't you overexerting yourself?"

The Marquis fake coughed as he looked for her .

"It's fine, father . "

"What is fine? You have a weak body . "

She didn't suffer from one particular sickness but she had a small delicate body as a child and often got sick . The Marquis looked at her with a complicated gaze .

"Elise . "

"Yes, father . "

"Can you really do it?"

He asked worriedly .

He knew by now that his daughter sincerely wanted to be a doctor and it was not a moment of impulse . If she wasn't sincere she wouldn't have worked so hard .

'A Doctor is a good profession . It's a worthy job . But . . . '

It was not easy to become one . Healthy males couldn't endure it so how could a girl who never touched a drop of water do it? There was also prejudice against women in the workforce .

'She is not going to the Royal Cross Hospital but Theresa Clinic . '

He honestly did not want to send his daughter there .

The hospital was open thanks to his funding, but it was blatantly obvious that the environment was harsh and she would suffer .

"I can do it well . Father, I will do my best . Don't worry . "

The Marquis let out a deep sigh .

"Elise, are you by chance forcing yourself to avoid the engagement with the Crown Prince? If so, just say it honestly . If really you don't want to marry the Crown Prince I will go talk to the Emperor to break it off without the bet . "

" . . . . !"

She flinched in surprise and looked at the Marquis .

Her father's eyes were full of concern .

'Father . . . '

His concern and love for her tore at her heart .

"It's not because of that . I really want to do it . "

After the Marquis confirmed that Elise would to do it he gave a bittersweet smile and thought to himself .

'Since it became like this, I can only hope, just like his majesty, that she will quickly give up . '

He loved his daughter but didn't really think she could be a doctor . He wasn't looking down on her . He was just being realistic . He also didn't want his daughter to suffer .

"I told the hospital you will start two days from now . "

"Did you do as I requested?"

"Yes, but do you really have to do it this way?"

"Yes . I want to hide the fact that I am from the Clarence family . "

That was her request .

She wanted to hide her ident.i.ty .

"I did what you wanted for now . Why are you making that kind of request? It will be harder and more uncomfortable for you . "

"If they know I am dad's daughter then they won't be able to educate me properly . "

Elise recalled the time she studied under the professor at Seoul university hospital . She remembered how annoying it was when a child of some VIP came since she had to be tactful around them .

'In my case, my father is not any VIP . '

He was a trusted advisor to the Emperor and one of the leaders of the empire . On top of that, he was the head of the most prestigious Clarence family and owner of Theresa hospital .

'If you compare it to Korea on earth it's as if  he was the head of a chaebol family, a head politician from the government and head of directors of a hospital . '

If they knew her ident.i.ty, how would the doctors treat her? Can they even comfortably speak to her?

"For now, you are known as being sponsored by Viscount Kate . "

Viscount Kate was a va.s.sal house under the Clarence family .

"Yes, thank you . "

Theresa hospital was a long square building with four floors that could carry up to 300 patients was one of the empire's best medical agencies . Of course, that was only according to what people would say as it was a relief center for the poor . As the focus was on poor patients there were many different people from different environments there .

Meanwhile, in the corner of that four-story building, there was an office of a certain professor .

"d.a.m.n . "

A young man around twenty or so was cursing inwardly .

"They want this Graham to take care of a 16-year-old kid?"

The man's name was Graham .

He was the heir of a fallen baron family and the youngest official professor of Theresa hospital as well as a genius doctor . There was one reason for his displeasure . It was because of the orders from the head that fell on him like lightning from the sky a couple days ago .

"Telling me to take care of a lady sponsored by Viscount Kate . Lady? What Lady! Does she think this is some kind of ballroom?!"

He pushed back his hair in irritation .

"I am busy thanks to my research . Now I have to take care of a burden as well . "

He was the heir to a fallen family and had given his life to being a doctor . He wanted to be a greater doctor then Count Braham, who established the basics of medicine, but reality was harsh .

'This is because I have a pitiful background . '

What was the use of skills?

All the good jobs were taken by people who had good backgrounds and only crumbs fit for the trash fell on him .

"Is she coming soon?"

He looked at his clock .

She was supposed to come at 10 but it was just 9: 57 .

"If she is even one minute late I will kick her out . "

He stared fixedly at the clock . He hoped his new "a.s.sistant" would be late .

But unfortunately, as soon as it reached ten he could hear knocking coming from the door .

It was accurate; as if the other person had also waited outside while watching the clock and counting down each minute .

[Brittia Empire - Executive Branch]. . . . "What did you say?! Elise is-" The chancellor second son and senior official, Chris, was shocked and promptly asked . "-still at the library?" "Yes . " The messenger from the library confirmed with an awkward face . "After arriving in the morning she doesn't move and just reads . She didn't even have one meal . Even if we call out to her she doesn't even think of getting up . " "No . What time is it?" Chris looked at his watch and was stunned . It was already close to midnight . 'She didn't have one meal? That child? Seriously?' After she changed she had been really good at regularly taking her meals, but to skip her meals to study? He quickly got up and promptly made his way to the building next door . The s.p.a.cious library was completely empty, yet a familiar shape who looked like she was used to it was cramped into a corner . A doll-like face . A delicate body that looked like it could be broken any moment . It was Elise . "Lise!" Even after he called her she simply looked at her book without moving . In the end, he grabbed her shoulders and called for her loudly . "Elise!" "Kyahhh!" She was so surprised she let out a scream . "Big brother? Big brother, what is it?" She was so shocked tears were at the end of her eyes . "What do you mean what is it? Do you know the time?" "Ah . It's already . " She looked at the clock and gave a shocked expression . Chris shook his head . 'What in the world . ' He stared at the mountain of books in front of Elise . Medicine and Pharmacy. Physiology. Gauton anatomy. General disease of Graham. . . . 'She studied all of those books? Seriously?' They looked difficult just by looking at it . They were all books for those majoring in medicine . It was hard to believe she would study those books when she didn't even read romances . "Lise . " "Yes?" "Can you . really understand these books well?" "Ah . " She made an awkward face as she realized the reason behind the question . She tried to answer vaguely for she wanted to avoid a big misunderstanding . "It is difficult, so I just looked at them really well . " 'You just looked at them?' Chris tilted his head sideways and glanced at the notes she was taking .  'These are not the notes of someone who just "looked" at the book . ' He had no premedical knowledge so he couldn't understand exactly what she wrote down, but he could tell she had written down the main points . 'Did someone else do it for her?' But those shaky ugly lines belong to her . Unlike her pretty appearance, her handwriting that was like a worm crawling was her childhood specialty . 'Did she study medicine in secret? That's impossible . Or is my sister a genius?' Chris tried to vaguely think of the reason . The Clarence family bloodline was famous for being superior . Even if he just thought about himself he had graduated at the top of his cla.s.s as Valedictorian, their father was the Chancellor of a great empire and his brother was the second chief in command of the rifle brigade of knights that competed for the top spot . So it was possible Elise had hidden talent . Wasn't this tying in too well? "Why are you looking at me like that?" "No, it's nothing, Elise . " Chris tried to hide his awkwardness and acted playfully . "You still have ugly handwriting . If someone who didn't know you saw it they would think it belongs to an ugly person . " "Big-big brother!" Elise slightly blushed . In her first and second life, she had terrible handwriting . "Anyway, Lise, it's getting late . We should go back . " "Ah . " Then she said something unexpected . "Oh . Big Brother . Can't I study more before we go?" "A bit more? It's midnight . " . . "That's true . But this library is opened 24 hours . And there's more information I want to see . " Elise fidgeted as she gave her request . She looked as if she was asking if she could play . "No . " "I can't?" "You can't . It's too late . " "Huh? Huh? I can't? Um . Big brother~" Elise grabbed his arm and started aegyo . 'Cu-cute!' Chris felt his heart fall at seeing her aegyo in such a long time yet he shook his head . "No, you can't . You didn't eat . If you keep doing this your body will fall apart . " "It's fine . " Elise pouted with puffed up cheeks . She looked seriously cute that Chris had to ruffle her head with one hand . "No means no . Let's come tomorrow . " In this way, Elise was strict on her studies . She went to the Library early and read books until midnight . Then she came home and studied the books she borrowed . The family was taken back by her as she barely slept and only focused on her books . "Lise please rest as you study . You will ruin your health . " "I am fine . "  Elise shook her head at her family's concern . "I need to organize what I learned before I go to the hospital . " It wasn't like she wasn't tired, but this work involved looking over patients . She must give it her all and not leave any stone unturned . 'I did plenty of cramming when I was on earth so I am used to this . ' When she was studying for the entrance of Seoul medical university every day was a war . Not only did she stay up all night as a matter of course, but there were times she slept only 2 hours for 72 hours so she didn't think the hours she was studying now was anything special . However, this wasn't according to her standards and it was very different for her family . "Kkmm- Elise, aren't you overexerting yourself?" The Marquis fake coughed as he looked for her . "It's fine, father . " "What is fine? You have a weak body . " She didn't suffer from one particular sickness but she had a small delicate body as a child and often got sick . The Marquis looked at her with a complicated gaze . "Elise . " "Yes, father . " "Can you really do it?" He asked worriedly . He knew by now that his daughter sincerely wanted to be a doctor and it was not a moment of impulse . If she wasn't sincere she wouldn't have worked so hard . 'A Doctor is a good profession . It's a worthy job . But . ' It was not easy to become one . Healthy males couldn't endure it so how could a girl who never touched a drop of water do it? There was also prejudice against women in the workforce . 'She is not going to the Royal Cross Hospital but Theresa Clinic . ' He honestly did not want to send his daughter there . The hospital was open thanks to his funding, but it was blatantly obvious that the environment was harsh and she would suffer . "I can do it well . Father, I will do my best . Don't worry . ".

 .

The Marquis let out a deep sigh . "Elise, are you by chance forcing yourself to avoid the engagement with the Crown Prince? If so, just say it honestly . If really you don't want to marry the Crown Prince I will go talk to the Emperor to break it off without the bet . " " !" She flinched in surprise and looked at the Marquis . Her father's eyes were full of concern . 'Father . ' His concern and love for her tore at her heart . "It's not because of that . I really want to do it . " After the Marquis confirmed that Elise would to do it he gave a bittersweet smile and thought to himself . 'Since it became like this, I can only hope, just like his majesty, that she will quickly give up . ' He loved his daughter but didn't really think she could be a doctor . He wasn't looking down on her . He was just being realistic . He also didn't want his daughter to suffer . "I told the hospital you will start two days from now . " "Did you do as I requested?" "Yes, but do you really have to do it this way?" "Yes . I want to hide the fact that I am from the Clarence family . " That was her request . She wanted to hide her ident.i.ty . "I did what you wanted for now . Why are you making that kind of request? It will be harder and more uncomfortable for you . " "If they know I am dad's daughter then they won't be able to educate me properly . " Elise recalled the time she studied under the professor at Seoul university hospital . She remembered how annoying it was when a child of some VIP came since she had to be tactful around them . 'In my case, my father is not any VIP . ' He was a trusted advisor to the Emperor and one of the leaders of the empire . On top of that, he was the head of the most prestigious Clarence family and owner of Theresa hospital . 'If you compare it to Korea on earth it's as if  he was the head of a chaebol family, a head politician from the government and head of directors of a hospital . ' If they knew her ident.i.ty, how would the doctors treat her? Can they even comfortably speak to her? "For now, you are known as being sponsored by Viscount Kate . " Viscount Kate was a va.s.sal house under the Clarence family . "Yes, thank you . " Theresa hospital was a long square building with four floors that could carry up to 300 patients was one of the empire's best medical agencies . Of course, that was only according to what people would say as it was a relief center for the poor . As the focus was on poor patients there were many different people from different environments there . Meanwhile, in the corner of that four-story building, there was an office of a certain professor . "d.a.m.n . " A young man around twenty or so was cursing inwardly . "They want this Graham to take care of a 16-year-old kid?" The man's name was Graham . He was the heir of a fallen baron family and the youngest official professor of Theresa hospital as well as a genius doctor . There was one reason for his displeasure . It was because of the orders from the head that fell on him like lightning from the sky a couple days ago . "Telling me to take care of a lady sponsored by Viscount Kate . Lady? What Lady! Does she think this is some kind of ballroom?!" He pushed back his hair in irritation . "I am busy thanks to my research . Now I have to take care of a burden as well . " He was the heir to a fallen family and had given his life to being a doctor . He wanted to be a greater doctor then Count Braham, who established the basics of medicine, but reality was harsh . 'This is because I have a pitiful background . ' What was the use of skills? All the good jobs were taken by people who had good backgrounds and only crumbs fit for the trash fell on him . "Is she coming soon?" He looked at his clock . She was supposed to come at 10 but it was just 9: 57 . "If she is even one minute late I will kick her out . " He stared fixedly at the clock . He hoped his new "a.s.sistant" would be late . But unfortunately, as soon as it reached ten he could hear knocking coming from the door . It was accurate; as if the other person had also waited outside while watching the clock and counting down each minute