21st Century Necromancer

"...This is the entire surgical plan I have designed: use an artificial womb to gestate the fetus in place of the mother's womb, then treat the mother to cure the tumor she has contracted. In doing so, both the mother and child can be preserved," Jounouchi Hiromi closed the folder in her hands, concluding the explanation of the treatment plan for Egawa Sae.

"Such a treatment plan is really..." The woman standing beside the bed was the first to voice her emotions; having understood, Jounouchi Hiromi had already figured out she was not a relative of Egawa Sae as she had previously thought, but her assistant.

For this assistant, serving Egawa Sae was her job; if something happened to Egawa Sae, it would mean she would lose her job, so upon hearing Jounouchi Hiromi's treatment plan, she found it too risky and wanted to dismiss it.

However, in the end, this was a matter for Egawa Sae herself. Whether or not to accept Jounouchi Hiromi's treatment plan was a decision only Egawa Sae could make, and others... could only offer their advice for her consideration.

For this reason, after expressing her concern, Egawa Sae's assistant looked towards her, lying in bed, waiting hesitantly for Egawa Sae to make a decision.

But for Egawa Sae, this was also an incredibly difficult choice to make.

Although the entire plan seemed flawless and very sensible, balancing her desire to save her child with healing herself without risking the tumor becoming malignant and spreading as a result of childbirth...

But... to extract a child still at the embryonic stage from one's own belly and then to grow it ex utero... such a treatment plan was indeed unheard of!

As a female anchor, Egawa Sae considered herself quite knowledgeable about various news, and she certainly knew about the artificial womb experiment conducted by American scientists in 2017. Although that experiment was a complete success, it had used lamb fetuses! Moreover, those were fully developed, only prematurely born fetuses, a completely different concept from a fetus yet to fully develop!

Egawa Sae hesitated. Saving the fetus was her greatest wish, and she would spare no effort in that, even if it meant paying with her life. But if there was a way to heal her illness while saving her child, Egawa Sae wouldn't refuse, for everyone feared death.

For her child, as a mother, she could sacrifice her life for the birth of her child, but given the chance, she did not want to die. However, this desire not to die was still predicated on the preservation of her child. She would not, did not want to, gamble with her child's life.

With these thoughts, Egawa Sae looked at Jounouchi Hiromi hesitantly and asked, "Doctor Jounouchi, I want to know, what are the chances of your treatment plan preserving my child? Artificial wombs... even in the world, there haven't been any actual cases of them being used to cultivate human fetuses, have there?"

"Indeed, there aren't," Jounouchi Hiromi did not conceal anything in this regard from Egawa Sae but told her the truth very honestly: "This is the latest technology that uses an artificial womb to replace the mother's womb, while the already matured ECMO placental technology provides blood circulation for the fetus.

Technically speaking, there is no problem in doing this; the biggest challenge of this technology is ensuring the nutritional supply to the fetus and guaranteeing the fetus's normal development.

"I have already explained the entire treatment plan regarding the fetus's developmental assurance. A 100% success rate is, of course, impossible; nobody can guarantee what issues could arise with this world's first treatment plan. But I do have a confidence level of 60-70%, and I believe I can give you back a normal and healthy baby,"

Jounouchi Hiromi's sincere and genuine attitude moved Egawa Sae, who, after a long silence, bit her lip and said to Jounouchi Hiromi, "Doctor Jounouchi, I trust you, but I would like to discuss this with my family before making a decision. I am really sorry."

"It's okay. Such a big decision indeed should be discussed thoroughly. I can understand," Jounouchi Hiromi said with a tender smile on her face, nodding with understanding. She also advised Egawa Sae, "While the longer the child stays in the mother's womb, the higher the chances of a successful surgery, your condition cannot be delayed indefinitely. Experience tales with My Virtual Library Empire

If the tumor turns malignant or ruptures, leading to ascites, even if we were able to take the child out then, it would be very difficult to save your life. So please make a decision as soon as possible."

"I understand, thank you, Doctor Jounouchi." Egawa Sae naturally understood the pressure a doctor must face and bear when applying a brand-new treatment technology in actual clinical healing, and that all this was happening because Jounouchi Hiromi wanted to help her save her child and cure her at the same time.

So Egawa Sae naturally had a great deal of goodwill and gratitude towards Jounouchi Hiromi.

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"Ahhh! How do I solve this!" As Jounouchi Hiromi was jotting down notes and scribbling on paper, she suddenly became very agitated, tore up the paper in front of her, crumpled it up into a ball, and threw it on the table before forcefully grabbing her hair.

Witnessing Jounouchi Hiromi's outburst, Daimon Michiko, who had been playing with her toys, walked over curiously and asked with concern, "What's wrong, Jounouchi? This sort of outburst isn't like you at all! Did you encounter some kind of difficult problem?"

"Daimon-san~" Jounouchi Hiromi wailed and hugged Daimon Michiko, half playfully asking, "Daimon-san, do you know how to supplement the nutrients a fetus needs for development?"

"Supplementing nutrients for fetal development? Isn't it just a matter of having the pregnant woman eat a balanced diet with a little bit extra?" Daimon Michiko, who was being hugged by Jounouchi Hiromi, replied bewilderedly based on her doctor's instincts while also curiously looking at her. "And why are you asking this question, Jounouchi? Don't tell me you're pregnant?

Have things progressed that quickly with Doctor Chen? You two aren't married yet, are you?"

"Daimon-san! What are you thinking! Even if Mr. Chen Yu and I were to go that far, we wouldn't just forgo all precautionary measures!" Feeling the curious glances from the other doctors after hearing Daimon Michiko's words, Jounouchi Hiromi's face turned red with embarrassment.

She pinched Daimon Michiko, causing her to wince in pain before explaining, "I have a patient who has mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary, but she is also pregnant. She wants to save her fetus first. So I was thinking of taking out the fetus and cultivating it in an artificial womb. This way, I wouldn't have to worry about the fetus and could proceed with a radical treatment for her.

But then, I'm completely at a loss as to how to supplement the nutrients needed for the fetus's growth! Daimon-san, do you have any idea how to supplement the nutrients needed for fetal growth?"

"Uh, about that..." Daimon Michiko suddenly felt perplexed. If Jounouchi Hiromi had asked her about how to cut out a tumor, she would be the absolute expert, but this question had stumped her. After scratching her head for a while, she hesitantly suggested, "Why don't you try using placenta extract, Jounouchi?"