[ He doesn't get the chance to point out that he likely knows the doctor he's seeing now and could likely ask for him back before he's cut off by Komaeda. Hiyori can't be upset with that, though, not when Komaeda's showing him affection like this (and more generally, really.) It's hard with his current limitations.
The question takes him a little longer to answer, as he's sluggish to process it. Work on someone else...? ]
Maybe...
[ His tone suggests that he's making an effort to politely refuse that suggestion. ]
I don't take many patients... That's why I can give them the best care possible.
[ He had more than enough money to satisfy him, and ASUNARO paid as well as his job. Hiyori only needed to take those cases that interested him enough to do so, those where his talents could be put to use, and then occasionally in the interest of doing business with a person who could make him a particularly good offer. That wasn't terribly common, though, he was no longer the Ultimate Surgeon and so there was no need for anyone to approach him.
But truthfully, the spot that Komaeda had taken was empty for some time before him. ]
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The question takes him a little longer to answer, as he's sluggish to process it. Work on someone else...? ]
Maybe...
[ His tone suggests that he's making an effort to politely refuse that suggestion. ]
I don't take many patients... That's why I can give them the best care possible.
[ He had more than enough money to satisfy him, and ASUNARO paid as well as his job. Hiyori only needed to take those cases that interested him enough to do so, those where his talents could be put to use, and then occasionally in the interest of doing business with a person who could make him a particularly good offer. That wasn't terribly common, though, he was no longer the Ultimate Surgeon and so there was no need for anyone to approach him.
But truthfully, the spot that Komaeda had taken was empty for some time before him. ]