Achoo!
Achoo!
Senpai, let’s go to the hospital… You’ve been coughing all morning.
I-I’m fine, it’s just this… Achoo!
You’re not fine at all! Goodness!
It’s not like COVID-19 is completely over, so we’re going to the hospital!
I don’t wanna go to the hospital! I’m scared of shots!
She’s regressed to a toddler…!
Hmm, I guess I’ll just have to carry her on my back.
And so, Tsumugi somehow managed to take Zundamon to the hospital.
Wow, the waiting room is packed.
Looks like we’ll be waiting for at least an hour.
Japan has a universal health insurance system.
So it was obvious this would happen if we just showed up at the hospital without an appointment.
Well, you can use your health insurance too (even though you’re a fairy for some reason), so let’s just wait patiently.
That’s why I said I’m fine… Achoo!
Well, but insurance is certainly important.
In America, for example, all medical care is treated as ‘unregulated medical services,’ so it’s become a business.
Ah, I often hear about people getting huge bills for just a small hospital visit.
That’s why they don’t go to the hospital for a mere cold… Achoo!
That’s why so many people died from COVID, right…
And it still hasn’t improved.
But it’s not like cheap medical care is always a good thing.
Well, we don’t know how long this system will last.
There are a lot of problems, like insurance premiums, securing medical staff, and hospital management.
But then there are other countries where medical care is completely free, right?
Like the UK. But that has backfired, and the medical system is chronically congested.
Even if you’re judged to need a specialist, you might have to wait six months or more.
…What if it’s cancer…?
Apparently, you have to wait 12 months for a cavity, so some people who can’t bear it try to fix it themselves with a self-treatment kit.
What is a self-treatment kit for cavities…?
The same thing is happening in Northern Europe.
In the end, the reality is that ‘free insurance’ comes with waits of several months.
Wow…
That’s why in countries like the UK, people pay to go to private hospitals, and in Denmark, the number of people with private health insurance is increasing.
So they end up getting health insurance after all…
Oh, speaking of which, it’s your turn, Senpai.
Nooo, I’m scared of shots!
I’ll go with you, so come on, let’s go.
Thinking that it was unlikely she would get a shot for a mere cold, Tsumugi coaxed Zundamon and pulled her into the examination room.