The workload at UDI for autopsies was as heavy as ever, and everyone was busy till lunchtime before they finally returned to the office to rest.


    Because there were only two forensic pathologists from the Nakado Department and Misumi Mikoto, nearly every day the two of them had bodies that needed autopsying.


    Additionally, starting from this year, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare had been intentionally pushing for the work of forensic identification, which made UDI''s job even more arduous.


    "Director! Hire another new forensic pathologist, please! We''re going to die of exhaustion at this rate!" Tokairin Yūkoy sprawled on her office desk, looking utterly spent, "This morning alone we had to autopsy three bodies, and there''s one more in the afternoon. I''m so dead!"


    While Tokairin Yūkoined to Director Kamikura, she turned her gaze to Misumi Mikoto, who was still energetically writing an identification report and couldn''t helpmenting sarcastically, "Howe you''re so full of energy today, Mikoto? Three bodies this morning! And you still have the energy to write the report?"


    "It''s okay; maybe I just don''t feel tired when I''m focused on work? Plus, isn''t it necessary to write the identification report after each autopsy?" Misumi Mikoto heard Tokairin Yūko''sment, tilted her head to nce at her, "I''ve never heard youin about being tired during overtime, Tokairin. Why are you so listless today? What did you dost night? Don''t tell me it was another mixer? Did you get lucky?"


    "Hehe, I met a really handsome guyst night, and he invited me for ate-night snack." Tokairin Yūko''s face broke into a pleased smile as she responded to Misumi Mikoto''s question.


    "Seriously, knowing you had to work today, you should have gone home earlyst night to get some rest. Get ready to work hard!" Director Kamikura had just walked in and couldn''t help nagging Tokairin Yūko upon hearing her story, "Now with the Ministry of Health and Welfare promoting policies to increase autopsy rates, our workload is only going to get heavier. You can''t be like this!"


    "More work?" Tokairin Yūko nearly broke down in tears, "Director, please hire more people quickly! Otherwise, I really am going to die from overwork!"


    "Sorry, there''s no budget for that," Director Kamikura tly rejected Tokairin Yūko. Seeing her feign crying on the desk didn''t bother him as he continued enthusiastically, "Thanks to the previous efforts of legitor Isshiki Kazumasu, the Ministry of Health and Welfare is now considering promoting UDI''s operational model nationwide, hoping that every prefecture will establish UDI branches to enhance the national autopsy rate. If we can achieve this, UDI''s initial goal will truly be realized!"


    "We''ll be dead from overwork before that happens!" Tokairin Yūko poured cold water on Director Kamikura''s excitement.


    This dampened the enthusiasm of Director Kamikura instantly, and he rebuked Tokairin Yūko with displeasure, "With that kind of work attitude during the Showa Era, you would be required to apologize on your knees! How can you behave like this!"


    "It''s already the Reiwa Era, Director!" Tokairin Yūko stilly on the desk, pouting and speaking displeasedly, "And even with the work ethic of the Showa Era, I wouldn''t be able to keep this up! Four autopsies a day, in less than a week it would be me lying there being identified as a case of overwork death!"


    "Director, Tokairin does have a point. Four autopsies a day really is an excessive workload, well over double our usual," Misumi Mikoto seriously shared her thoughts with Director Kamikura, "Maybe we should consider not taking on judicialmissions for now? After all, if we don''t do it, the police can still turn to medical universities, which would alleviate some of the burden."


    "I also agree with not taking on so many autopsies. With so many in a day, the morgue refrigerators are nearly full," chimed in Nakado Department corroboratingly.


    Hearing Nakado Department say this, Director Kamikura conceded, nodding, "Alright, then we won''t take judicial autopsies for now. However, we need to quicklyplete themissions we''ve already epted."


    Having said that, Director Kamikura then turned and returned to his own office.


    After watching Director Kamikura retreat into his office, Tokairin Yūko finally moved next to Misumi Mikoto and asked with concern, "Mikoto, how many more bodies are there to autopsy?"


    "There''s one more this afternoon and three more tomorrow. Why?" Misumi Mikoto thought for a moment and then asked back.


    "Waaaah! Four more!" Tokairin Yūko instantly burst into tears, couldn''t help wailing, "Now I won''t be able to make it to the mixer tomorrow either!"


    Hearing that Tokairin Yūko howled because she couldn''t attend the mixer, Misumi Mikoto felt a sense of helplessness and rolled her eyes at her before busying herself with her work again.


    Seeing that Misumi Mikoto seemed to be in a good mood, Tokairin Yūko suddenly asked, "You seem in a really good mood today, Mikoto?"


    "Do I? It feels pretty normal to me," Misumi Mikoto casually replied but remembering that Yu Chen agreedst night to officially make her a Necromancer, she genuinely felt a surge of happiness.


    Having witnessed the powers disyed by Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi the night before, even someone like Misumi Mikoto who wasn''t power-hungry couldn''t help but yearn for it, especially after Yu Chen said that once shepleted the change of vocation ceremony, she would receive her own Spellbook and have the freedom to learn necromancy knowledge, which excited her even more.


    "Very suspicious! You justughed out loud!" Tokairin Yūko noticed the smile that brightened Misumi Mikoto''s face, "Thest time you smiled like this was when you got a boyfriend... Don''t tell me, Mikoto, did you get a boyfriend?"


    "How could that be possible!" Misumi Mikoto rebutted but offered no further exnation.


    While bing a Necromancer was something that made her happy, she wasn''t ready to drag her friends into it.


    Watching Misumi Mikoto''s peculiar behavior, Tokairin Yūko, even if she wanted to delve into why Misumi Mikoto was in a good mood, had her energy sapped away by the morning''s work andcked the spirit to pursue the matter further.


    However, seeing both Misumi Mikoto and Kube Rokuro in the office looking cheerful, Tokairin Yūko suddenly felt out of ce.


    Just as she was thinking at least Nakado Department was as single as she was, when she nced back and saw a photo with his girlfriend on his desk, her expression instantly fell.


    At least he had an ex-girlfriend, while she didn''t even have an ex-boyfriend. Realizing this made Tokairin Yūko sink into sorrow.