Overloaded With Attributes Chapter 02

 ...These People Are Hospital Staff, Right?

That... display by the "suspicious person" (who I'm assuming is a nurse) actually helped me get my bearings. ...Well, my eyes are probably still red and puffy from crying, though.

From outside the still-open door, I heard the frantic pata-pata of running footsteps. A moment later, the baby raccoon girl—no, the nurse—came back in, along with another woman.

"It seems you're awake. How are you feeling right now?"

The one who spoke was a woman in a white coat, probably in her early thirties, smiling gently. Her mask hid the lower half of her face, but her striking, cool-looking eyes gave off the beautiful, slightly high-strung-looking vibe.

My eyes just happened to land—purely by chance, no ulterior motive at all—on her nameplate, which was rising and falling gently with her breathing on her... small, but very well-shaped... chest. It seemed her name was Dr. Saitou.

She came to my bedside, gently lifted the blanket, and lightly placed her fingers on my wrist to take my pulse. She put a clip-like device on my fingertip to check my oxygen levels. Next, she opened my eyelids, shone a light to check my pupils, and then took my blood pressure.

Hmph, now that's a pro's workflow! ...I have absolutely zero resistance to beautiful women, so my brain is short-circuiting a little, but don't mind me.

"Oh... thank goodness. Everything seems to be normal. Um, do you remember your name?"

"Mmmgh... mmmh... (My name?)"

"Ah, AHH! I'm so sorry! You can't talk with that in! I'll take the respirator off right now!"

With a flustered voice, Dr. Saitou bustled over to my side.

"I-I'm going to touch you a little, but this is purely a medical procedure, okay!? I have no ulterior motives or anything like that!! No, really!!"

...Yeah, I know. You don't have to make weird excuses. In fact, the strange apology just makes me feel awkward. Like, I don't know how I'm supposed to react.

But... I guess it makes sense. If what that "Voice" said was true, my body should have reverted from 25 to 15 when I came back. My mind is the same, but my body is currently a minor.

If our positions were reversed, it'd be like "touching a middle-school girl's body"... No, wait, she's a doctor, so it's not a creepy act at all! So why is she freaking out so much? She doesn't really look like a rookie, either...

Ignoring my internal questions, Dr. Saitou removed the respirator.

"Unfortunately, we don't have any male doctors at this hospital. I'm sorry you're stuck with an old lady like me as your attending physician, okay? You've just woken up, so you might be confused... but are you able to talk?"

She stared at me intently, her voice kind. No, you're not an "old lady" at all. Your proportions are more than... or maybe... just a bit more? You know how they say a body that's a little more 'out of shape' is even hotter?

Wait, I almost missed it, but did she say this hospital only has female doctors?! What is this, some kind of paradise (Heaven) all mankind dreams of...? Can I just... get adopted by this hospital, maybe?

...As I was thinking those creepy thoughts, Dr. Saitou and the raccoon cub girl were staring at me with worried expressions. I tried testing my voice. "Ah, ah." Yep, it's a little hoarse, but as long as I don't try to sing, it seems fine.

"...My voice works. If it's just talking with you, Dr. Saitou, I don't think I'll have a problem going for an hour or two."

"D-Dr. Saitou?! He called me 'Doctor'?! And added my name?! What a service! And... he'll talk to me for two hours?! Miyoshi-san, go to my locker and get my wallet, ASAP!!"

...What is she planning to do with a wallet? Eh? Wait, is it possible Dr. Saitou is also in the 'suspicious person' category with the raccoon cub?

"Doctor, don't you think it would be better to pay the 'service fee' all at once when the patient is discharged? More importantly, shouldn't you continue the examination for now?"

"Ah, y-you're right! Tehe!☆ I got so excited I completely... um... Right. Kashiwagi Yuugiri-san. Do you remember your name?"

"Ah, yes. ...Wait, no. Dr. Saitou, you just said my full name... should I just repeat it? Oh, well, yes, that name is correct."

Also... a woman in her thirties saying "Tehe!☆" is... pretty indefensible.

"Eh? Ah, AHH!! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!! You're right! If I say it all, there's nothing to 'remember,' is there!! Uuu... I've been such a klutz... Please! Kashiwagi-sama! For as long as you desire! Please, berate this foolish old woman!!"

"Doctor! Isn't that a reward for you, not an apology?! Kashiwagi-sama! Me too! Please berate me, too!! In fact, in a place where no one can see... like this! As a 'mark of your love,' like this!"

Dr. Saitou was practically rubbing her head on the floor, all while glancing (chira, chira) up at me. Beside her, the raccoon cub... Miyoshi-san, was it? ...was shadowboxing.

"...What in the world do you two think I am...? This is just creepy, so could you please calm down? And for the record, I'm not into that, so I am not going to 'berate' you or do anything 'like this.'"

Besides, I'm literally strapped down and can't move. What do you want me to do? ...This whole 'being strapped down' situation is suddenly making me really anxious.

""Thank you for calling us 'creepy'!!""

"Uh, that wasn't a compliment or a word of thanks. Somebody! Can anybody please call a sane doctor?!"

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