Prologue: True Ambitions

A weak heart, an illness, and worse of all, the awful financial responsibilities that kept her from getting proper medical attention, these were all shouldered by one girl named Aki, she was a daughter of a poor farmer. But all misfortunes didn't stop her from her dream of being a doctor, she wished to heal people, people who're suffering like her. And despite her tragic fate, she is a very cheerful and thoughtful person.

"Aki, Matsumoto-sensei is here. Do you still want to go?"

She took her stuff and nodded, "Yes, father I will not change my mind."

"Be sure to write letters every now and then, do I make myself clear?" her father's voice was firm, but she can't back out now.

"Yes, I understand," she wanted to hug her father but she noticed that he was trying to hide his emotions, "I will be back soon…"

Her father was good man but ever since he lost his wife, he have changed into a cold and strict person, he didn't care about other people aside from him and his daughter. He had used violence against Aki once when she was a child, he broke down that time, but he repented by letting her go for her dream.

He saw her off with his old friend Matsumoto, he will definitely miss her but he had no right to stop her after all he'd done. Aki never raised her voice against him, she loves her father no matter what, and to her he was only sad that's why he did bad things.

"Listen Aki, from now on you have to follow everything I say in order to be a proper apprentice, you will study day and night if I say so," Matsumoto explained.

"Yes sensei, I will…"

"That's not the spirit I'm expecting," he sighed in a disappointed manner.

"GO BEYOND LIMIT!" she clenched her fists and her eyes were filled with determination. She laughed afterwards, "Ughh… that was embarrassing…" Matsumoto decided to laugh along.