Queen of the Scalpel - Chapter 46 - The Impossible Surgery

Chapter 46: The Impossible Surgery

Their gazes moved towards the girl who was standing still, listening to their conversation. She was pretty like a doll, but small and frail. She looked like she would faint at the sight of blood, let alone be able to do a single surgery.

“Lady…”

Elise politely replied.

“Rose. Please just call me Rose.”

“Alright, Rose. Is this true? You led the splenectomy?”

At Ben’s question, she just turned back to look at Grayam.

“…”

He had his normal cold face. It was impossible to know what he was thinking. Eventually, she quietly sighed and looked back at Ben and Gote. The two were both prominent figures in the field. ‘What should I say?’ Elise worriedly thought for a moment.

A girl who had been working at the hospital for less than a month had performed a splenectomy. It was excessive even when she thought about it as well. ‘There’s nothing I could’ve done. The patient would’ve lost their life if I didn’t step up.’ What should she say? She quickly made her mind.

‘Elise, what are you thinking? You expected something like this to happen, right?’ Yes, she knew. That she would be met with this situation someday. It was set in stone the moment she decided not to hide her skills in front of the patients. If she hid her skills to avoid suspicious eyes, it would be easily covered, but considering her personality, she could never do that. ‘And to win the bet with the Emperor, this could be better.’

The impossible bet to prove her worth as a doctor in 6 months. To win this best and avoid the marriage with the Crown Prince to live as a doctor for the rest of her life, showing these skills were necessary.

“Yes, I led the splenectomy.”

“!!!”

At her answer, their eyes widened like they couldn’t believe it.

“Y-You led the splenectomy? Really?”

“Yes, Viscount.”

Elise politely responded.

“And the person who wrote the referral?”

“Yes, I wrote if. I apologize if my referral was lacking something.”

“No, it’s not lacking. Not at all. Huhu…hu.”

Viscount Ben just laughed in disbelief like it was hard to accept. On the other hand, Gote asked in a hard voice.

“I honestly don’t believe it. I heard it’s been less than a month since you started at the hospital. But you did that surgery? Does that make sense? If you really did it, explain how.”

Elise replied.

“First, I did a midline incision, considering the location of the spleen.”

“Why a midline incision? Isn’t the spleen on the right?”

“The spleen is on the right, but it was because it was important to take care of the pancreas in the middle.

“…!”

It was a perfect answer anatomically. Elise continued.

“After that, I wiped the blood with gauze to get a vision, and lifted the liver and rib cage up. Then after removing the pancreas tail with a tool I gained a vision, then rotated it and cut the ligament. Then…”

She calmly explained the process. It was the standard technique used on modern Earth. Listening to her explanation, Gote and Ben’s face filled with shock. ‘Huhu, how can this be?’

It was different from when he read the referral. It was like listening to a lecture back during his academy days. ‘This girl…really did the splenectomy? What kind of…’ This kind of detailed explanation was impossible with just imagining or observing the surgery.

“You…you really did the surgery?”

“…”

She closed her mouth. But her firm eyes showed the truth. It was true. This girl had really done the surgery. It was unbelievable. But Grayam, who was standing next to her, nodded his head.

“It’s true. There wasn’t a single lie in what she said. I can stand witness to everything, since I saw it for myself.”

“Huhu…this young girl did such a big surgery?”

Ben looked at the girl. A small girl. One who looked like they would faint just by seeing blood. The fact that she was a disciple was unbelievable, but she had done the big surgery? ‘Huhu. That young genius is speaking like that, so I can’t not believe it.’ The young genius Grayam wouldn’t put his position on the line in front of the royal physician just to tell a joke.

So this wasn’t a lie, but the truth. Although it was hard to accept. ‘There’s also the method to ask the other assistants who participated in the surgery.’ But it seemed like the same reply would be heard from them. Since Grayam’s eyes showed he was telling the entire truth. Eventually, the royal physician sighed and asked.

“You…just how were you able to do such a surgery? Didn’t you say it’s only been a month since you started working?”

“…”

Elise didn’t know what to say. What should she say? That she was a doctor in another world? That would never work. Eventually, she spoke.

“Actually…this wasn’t my first time with a splenectomy.”