Volume 1 The Spread of Parasitic Species Prologue

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9.20. Toshi (abbreviation for Time in the Capital of Tonokuni) 19:12

In early autumn, the air has just faded from the wild summer heatwave, but there is no such lonely coolness. Due to a few rains, the temperature in the town was noticeably colder.

Ward A301.

The young man opened his eyes, looked at the unfamiliar surroundings, felt groggy in his head, closed his eyes and subconsciously wanted to fall asleep again. Outside the door, a nurse dressed in white, holding a notebook in her hand, showed a surprised expression when she saw the young man wake up.

"Awake?"

The nurse's voice was cold, with an expression that could not be seen on the face of the mask.

"It's ...... Where?"

"Hospital. The nurse paused, "You were yesterday...... I came the day before yesterday, and I was sent here anyway. ”

"In the hospital?"

"Yes. ”

The nurse records the data on the instrument and then takes out the notebook in her pocket.

"Still in spirit?"

"It's okay, my head hurts a little. ”

"Sleeping too long, indeed. If you can, register your basic information, and when you are brought in, the person says that he doesn't know you either, but finds you fainting on the side of the road. ”

"This should work. ”

"Let me know my name, ID number, and date of birth. ”

The nurse said as she should, but she didn't expect the first question to stop the person.

Name...... Name...... Before that, can you tell me who I am?" he said, looking a little dazed. "I'm sorry, I can't remember......"

"Can't remember?"

"Hmm. ”

"What about the rest? Anyway, some ...... about you"

"Not at all impressed. ”

"So, you've lost your memory. ”

β€œ...... Maybe, I can't think of anything anyway. ”

He wasn't flustered as he had imagined, he just felt a pain in his head.

"I'll bring you your things, and maybe you'll remember something when you see them. ”

"Then please. ”

The nurse walked out and brought a bag of things shortly after. It was a sackcloth bag, which the young man opened and poured over the quilt between his legs, and there were only three things insideβ€”a ring, a pansy brooch, and a pendant.

Looking at the young men a little dazed, he picked up the ring. This is a silver ring, carved with the wisteria flower of the flower, and the inner ring of the ring has two characters, the words are very small, and the young man can only see clearly when he squints.

"Kiri...... Leaves?"

According to what little memory he had left, the words on the inner ring of the ring, in addition to the good wishes, should be the name of the owner.

Could it be that his name is Kiriha?

But this didn't sound complete, and the young man vaguely felt that there should be a surname in front of him.

However, no matter how much he fiddled with the ring, he could not find any other information, so he simply put the ring back in the burlap bag. He picked up the pansy brooch again, about the size of a finger, and the pansy on it was uniquely colored. The inner ring is a clean white with a pale gold phosphor powder sprinkled on top, the middle ring is a pure red that looks a little dull due to the choice of matte material, and the outer ring of the flower is a bright metallic gray with a handwritten M on it.

Such different colors should have different meanings, right?

But what do these mean exactly?

What exactly is it implying about?

Despite the abundance of information on the brooch, the young man found it difficult to decipher the secrets on the brooch without any hints.

And finally, that pendant.

The shape of the pendant is a veritable Western medieval cross sword, the sword is very delicately carved, and it is heavy in the hand, which makes people wonder whether it is made of pure gold. The pendant has a string in the same English font as the pansy brooch.

Mill。

Is this M referring to Mill?

From memory, Kiriha knew that Mill was a foreign surname, but what did this foreign surname have to do with him? was it a friend or something else......

After thinking too much, his head began to hurt, he sighed, and simply lay down on the bed.

With the slight ticking of the instrument, he fell asleep again.

When they wake up in the morning, the first question they ask themselves is whether they remember anything.

The answer is clearly no.

At about ten o'clock in the morning, three or four nurses and doctors gathered in the youth's room and questioned him about the youth's amnesia.

"I haven't forgotten anything about language, common sense of life...... However, most of the things related to yourself are completely unremembered. ”

"How can this be ......"

"There was no problem with the brain exam. ”

"At least it doesn't have much of an impact on life. ”

"If it's just a simple work life...... But as far as he's concerned, it's clear that he's still confused, right?"

Several doctors discuss Kiriha's amnesia, and finally turn to Kiriha.

"We can't be sure exactly what's going on, but you're not in a bad situation. ”

"What do you say?"

"Well, that said, apart from the question of who you really are, you shouldn't have a big problem with work and integration. ”

"But I always think about that question. ”

β€œ...... Did you remember anything when you got your stuff?"

"Maybe the name. ”

"That's good news. ”

After learning about his condition, the doctor and nurse left the room, and the young manβ€”or the amnesiac who had decided to call Kiriha for the time being, walked to the window and looked at the park opposite.

It was a sunny day, and the old man in a wheelchair was talking to his children behind him, the children were running and playing, and the girl was standing by the pool......

The young man was a little envious of them, and this envy soon fermented and deteriorated into an irritable mood.

No one, he thought, didn't know himself, not even himself.

This mood made him reluctant to continue, he closed the window and closed the curtains, not even wanting to hear them. I don't know how long it took, he calmed down, opened the curtains, and was very surprised that it was already dark outside, and the day passed like this.

"What the hell am I fussy?"

He felt very ridiculous again.

......

The young man stayed in the hospital for nearly a week, and doctors would come to talk to him almost every day, and most of the conversation content was to ask him what he thought and how he was feeling.

"I should have recovered my physical condition, but I remember that you were quite seriously injured when you brought it in, and you recovered so quickly. ”

"Maybe it's because of your physique. ”

The time spent talking to the doctor was the most enjoyable part of his day.

The people in the hospital are very busy, and even the nurses at the front desk don't have extra time to take care of him, and most of the patients in the corridor are accompanied, and he doesn't have the space to insert them, so during the day, the only doctors who can talk stably are the doctors who come at this time.

"How's it feeling here?"

The doctor asked this question out of the blue.

"That's it. ”

"Be specific. ”

"Specific...... I envy the people around me. ”

"Envy the people around you?"

"Yes, they always show up in front of me in droves. ”

"You feel lonely, is that what you mean?"

"Maybe. ”

When the time was up, the doctor left the ward again, leaving Kiritha alone. The doctor did not come back the day after that day, but on the third day, he received a discharge notice and the nurse sent some clothes.

"Put it on first, this is the doctor bought it for you, I don't know if it's suitable. ”

After changing his clothes, the young man walked out of the ward alone. As he passed by the front desk, he was surprised to find that the doctor was there too, chatting with a bald man in his forties.

"You're here. The doctor beckoned to him. "Introduction, my friend, the owner of the fast food restaurant on Tongshu Street. ”

"Hello. ”

The young man talked to the bald middle-aged man for the first time, and he seemed a little reserved.

"Hello. ”

The two shook hands.

"I asked my friend to let you work in his shop. ”

"Part-time job?"

"Yes, I think your problem still needs to be solved in social work. ”

"But how, exactly?"

"You don't have to worry about that, my friend will teach you. I'll hand him over to you, hard work. ”

The doctor said to the bald middle-aged man, the bald man smiled, nodded and led the young man out of the hospital.

The young man was discharged from the hospital in this way, and with the help of the bald middle-aged, he rented a house and found a job.

In short, life can be regarded as normal.

However, there are still some strange places, such as the fact that he still doesn't know the name of the bald boss, but just calls him boss.

He still thinks about the same question every day, and this question has become a fixed topic in his life.

- Who you really are.

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