[ God, Edamura... Shoko is nodding emphatically because— he gets it!! ]

Exactly. Why would I waste my time for years fulfilling all those requirements when I could already perform my duties since I was in high school? This way I could become a doctor at twenty, instead of twenty-nine or something.

[ Shoko... might actually be a genius tbh. In any case, she rises enough to be able to lean over the low table and rest her hand on his shoulder, giving it a reassuring squeeze if he lets her. ]

Anyway, thanks for telling me, Makoto.