Since Ryunosuke was already hospitalized, he intended to request to be placed in the same room as Yuuki.
Maruo didn't think much of it and immediately agreed.
After all, the hospital was currently very full, and it was difficult to provide a single room for his prospective son-in-law. Coincidentally, because Yuuki suffered from AIDS, no other patients were willing to share a room with her.
Therefore, Yuuki's room was currently a private one. Ryunosuke could move in there so that another room slot could be vacated for patients in greater need.
As a doctor, Maruo always prioritized the interests of the patients; his medical ethics and character were indeed top-tier.
Ryunosuke finally occupied Yuuki's room. From his hospital bed, he waved his hand to greet the girl.
Yuuki looked extremely happy and smiled broadly. Her smile was so sincere and bright that Ryunosuke felt the pain in his body subside slightly just by looking at her.
Yuuki didn't care about the reason why Ryunosuke was hospitalized; she just felt happy to be able to chat with him.
Not long after, Chizuru came to visit Yuuki. Following Ryunosuke's message before he left, Chizuru came to help care for Yuuki, and she was surprised to see Ryunosuke in the same room.
Chizuru felt worried and asked why Ryunosuke had ended up in the hospital.
Ryunosuke lifted his right shoulder, which was wrapped in many bandages. "I just finished fighting the strongest man in the world, Hanma Yujiro. We were both injured."
Chizuru rolled her eyes. "You think I'd believe that?"
Ryunosuke felt helpless. "Nowadays, even when you speak the truth, no one believes you."
News of this incident spread widely in the outside world, but Yujiro, who was in a dark room, didn't care.
He remembered the sword strike from that boy. If that sword had been sharp or a legendary blade, his neck might have truly been severed.
Yujiro touched the scar on his neck; it wasn't a direct slash wound, but purely the effect of the sword energy that hit him.
The weapons at Advanced Nurturing High School were all blunt, yet despite that, Ryunosuke had almost cut off Yujiro's entire arm thanks to the high-level martial arts technique of the Ittou Shura.
Yujiro smirked terrifyingly.
"You can still get much stronger, can't you, Boy?! Don't disappoint me!"
Meanwhile, Yujiro's son, Hanma Baki, felt disbelief upon hearing the news. He immediately called his father to ask for the truth.
Yujiro admitted it honestly; he wasn't the type of person who refused to accept defeat.
After learning the truth, Baki's breathing became heavy; he found this reality difficult to accept.
Yujiro then gave advice to his son.
"Enter Advanced Nurturing High School, my foolish son. There is a target there that you must surpass. Once you have surpassed him, only then come back to challenge me."
After that, the call was immediately disconnected.
Baki was a compliant person, especially because he also wanted to see for himself what kind of expert was capable of wounding his invincible father.
Baki's eyes were full of fighting spirit and a desire to challenge a strong person. He decided to enter Advanced Nurturing High School, even though his academic grades were very poor.
On the other hand, Kaku Kaiou, who was already 146 years old, also heard this news. He felt interested and wanted to take Ryunosuke as his disciple.
Two years ago, there was a kid named Ayanokouji Kiyotaka who also seemed to be at that school.
That kid had astonishing talent; he could learn Xiao Li (Strength Relaxation) just by seeing it once.
But in order to deceive his father so he could laze around a bit, the kid pretended he only mastered it after several months of study.
The main reason was that Ayanokouji didn't want to return to the White Room; while he could get out for a while, of course, he had to learn as slowly as possible.
Kaiou shook his head.
"Forget it, that kid is indeed talented, but his nature is too lazy and he has no will to pursue the peak of martial arts."
"A kid like that will find it hard to develop to the highest peak."
"In any field, if there is no ambition to compete, how can you advance?"
That was Ayanokouji's weakness, so Kaiou didn't favor him much.
The 146-year-old Kaiou then put on a school uniform and slung a bag over his shoulder, intending to disguise himself as a student to get in and steal that great talent.
The student beside him, Retsu, couldn't help but curse, "You are already that old! Can you at least not be so shameless?!"
Elsewhere, Sayuri also heard the news that Ryunosuke had defeated the Strongest Creature. The news became more and more exaggerated over time; from initially only wounding, it changed to a total defeat.
Sayuri snorted, "What kind of news is this?" Then she looked at Eriri, who was sitting alone on the bedroom sofa mourning her sadness. Sayuri sighed in resignation.
"Enough, I can't manage it anymore. Whatever it takes, I must create an opportunity for the two of them to meet again."
Sayuri intended to contact Narumori again so that her daughter could enter Advanced Nurturing High School.
Unfortunately, this time Narumori stood firm and did not provide a "back door." As an educator, providing a privilege once was already a major violation; he would not do it a second time.
However, he said that as long as Eriri's grades were sufficient, she could enter through the normal path.
Sayuri of course knew her daughter's grades were very poor. Because her parents were very rich, Eriri felt no need to work hard, so her academic grades were very average; even Japanese class wasn't that good.
Sayuri was forced to speak honestly and hoped Eriri could prepare herself mentally.
Eriri, sitting on the sofa, clenched her tiny fists unwillingly, then said to her mother.
"I want to try, mom. Please contact a tutoring center for me. I want to be a model student and study hard."
Seeing Eriri's sincerity, Sayuri folded her fan with a serious expression.
"Studying is very painful, you know, don't regret it."
Eriri stated she would not regret it, because this was her only hope of being able to meet Ryunosuke again.
If she couldn't enter Advanced Nurturing High School, then her relationship with Ryunosuke would be completely severed, and she didn't want that to happen!
On the other side, Kaguya, Maki, and the Yukinoshita family, who heard the news that Hanma Yujiro was defeated by Ryunosuke, became even more firm in their intention to cooperate with the young man.
Meanwhile, at Totsuki Academy, Senzaemon saw Erina, who had seemed dazed ever since hearing the news about Ryunosuke.
Erina looked listless, to the point where she couldn't even cook properly. Senzaemon stroked his chin while thinking.
"It seems making this kid a son-in-law who lives in the house isn't a bad idea..."
Senzaemon began to be tempted.
Ryunosuke, who was capable of defeating the Strongest Creature on Earth, should be able to protect Erina well, right?
All parents are selfish; who wouldn't want their child to live better?
Especially with the bad experience of Erina's father previously, Senzaemon didn't want that tragedy to repeat itself. This time, he had to be truly selective in choosing a prospective husband for Erina.