The female nurse looked at Xia Jing and Lan Yang with a smile on her face.

"Is that boy your boyfriend?"

"It's not."

Lan Yang only briefly denied it, without even an explanation, and walked forward on his own.

Xia Jing nodded awkwardly to the nurse.

The nurse looked surprised, but as if she had given up the detailed investigation, she moved her head back to the front, and pushed the cart and gradually disappeared into the end of the hallway.

Looking around, it doesn't feel like a hospital. Not only did he not see any patients, but he was unusually quiet.

Still, the air was filled with a pungent disinfectant — a nasty smell reminiscent of death, and walls painted pure white as if they were holding a funeral. The dim sunlight shining through the windows at dusk added to the chilling sensation.

Lan Yang stopped in front of the door of a certain room.

The words written on the sign next to the door read, "Physician Tian." ”

"I'm going to be treated now."

Lan Yang abruptly turned his head and looked back.

"Huh?"

So what do I mean by waiting for her here?

"What about me?"

"I don't know."

"That's not the case......

"You came with me."

"It's true that I came with me, but it's basically your appointment, besides-"

"It's over in an hour or so."

"Then why are you teaching me what I can do this hour......"

Anyway, the other party is a senior sister from the same school, but Xia Jing completely forgot to say honorifics.

After all, the other party is not only petite and immature, but also seems to have no feelings, no wonder Xia Jing doesn't feel that she is older than herself.

What should I do? Just when Xia Jing was thinking to himself, "Just stand here like a fool for an hour", the door suddenly opened from the inside.

"Ah, it's Blue Sun."

What emerged from the room was a woman with a mature voice in contrast to Lan Yang.

She has waist-length hair. The parted front hair covers the left side of the face thickly. Although his face is pale like a patient, thanks to his appearance, it does not make people feel uncomfortable when he looks at it. And on the contrary, it has a sense of charm that will make people's scalp tingle.

He was wearing a light gray Hanfu.

It doesn't seem to be a doctor. Is it a disease? Although this dress is very obtrusive in the hospital, it may be suitable for a slightly older clinic. The two arms that protrude from the sleeves of the Hanfu are surprisingly thin and very fair.

The slender eyes that faintly made people feel a charm of betrayal stared at Xia Jing.

"Oh, you're ......"

「…… Yes. That I—"

"You're Xia Jing, right? Ya's lover."

"What? No, it's not like I'm in love with her......

"Huh. It's so cute, I'm shy."

Maybe it's lipstick, and the unnatural red lips are curved into an arc. The smile was unexpectedly amiable.

"It's a good luck. I'm dying."

The woman bowed respectfully.

"Ah, huh...... Young?"

Tian Yao of Class C for three years.

Thinking that this was the name registered on the list given by Anye, Xia Jing was stunned.

"It's not convenient to talk in this kind of place, so welcome to my room."

Yao said this, inviting Xia Jing to the other end of the corridor.

"Ah, but...... Ahh

It was only then that Xia Jing realized that Lan Yang had disappeared without a trace. She left the summer scene at a loss and entered the room early. It seems that there is no other choice.

Xia Jingdi nodded to the beckoning Yao and decided to accept her invitation.

Xia Jing was taken to a hospital room.

This is a single room at the end of the corridor on the fourth floor, with only a hospital bed and a bookcase. Even though there wasn't even a vase, there was a large bookcase on the walls densely packed with library books, which was a sight to behold—but with that in mind, there was nothing wrong with a room where the sheets, walls, and even the ceiling were all decorated in pure white.

"I'm sorry, there's nothing to entertain."

Xia Jing took off his coat and sat down on the chair provided by Yao, and handed him a cup of hot tea.

He sat on the edge of the bed and sighed as if he was tired.

"The ......"

What should I say? Xia Jing had no clue. There is a feeling of visiting a stranger, like sitting on pins and needles. Seeing that Xia Jing couldn't make up his mind, he said, "I heard Ye Ya mention your matter." ”

"Ah, yes...... Is that so?"

"yes."

She smiled playfully and said, "She said, you are a good man with a gentle nature and strong will. He is the son-in-law of the family......

"That guy ......!"

The unexpected words made Xia Jing panic. I could feel my face flushed.

It's just enough to say this to yourself in person, but I didn't expect Ye Ya to say this kind of thing to outsiders in private. This is a different kind of embarrassment from being praised in person.

"She's proud. This should be the greatest happiness of being a man, right?"

"I'm a person...... Not as good as she says she is."

Xia Jing smiled bitterly and denied, this is not deliberately pretending to be modest.

"It's because she thinks too highly of me."

"Once he falls in love with a boy, he will be different in the eyes of a girl."

Xia Jing scratched his head. Xiao is as if he is happy. It stands to reason that they are only two years apart, but they don't look like each other at all. How to describe it - she gives people a sense of adult calm.

"Well, I've heard Yaya and them relayed about you. You're a senpai, aren't you?"

"Yes...... It's just that, as you can see, I can barely go to school."

"May I ask what is wrong with my body?"

In this way, sure enough, the deer clan will also get sick? Judging by the phrase "I can barely go to school", it seems that she has been hospitalized here for a while. The family that won't die even if they cut off their heads will be sick for a long time and can't go to school, which makes Xia Jing a little curious.

However, he simply said "yes." I brought up this question.

"By the way, how could you appear in such a place with Lan Yang?"

She put away her smile and asked with a serious expression.

"Ah, no."

Could it be that she is doubting me?

After all, Lanyang is prosperous. It is helpless to be suspected of messing with her.

Xia Jing hurriedly shook his head in denial.

"We met by chance on the road after school. And then...... On the way to talk to her, I came here for some reason. So I don't even know what this hospital is for."

Xia Jing said and found something. If you think about it, you should be suspicious of her.

Facing Lan Yang, who is a member of the prosperity faction and an enemy of his family, Yao doesn't seem to show any resentment and hatred. It's even as simple as meeting an acquaintance, isn't it? Unless you collude with the prosperity faction, it doesn't make sense.

"Excuse me, senior sister, what is the relationship between you and Senior Sister Lanyang?"

"Oops."

Xia Jing laughed as if he was stunned.

"So Ye Ya didn't explain it to you."

"What's going on? Frankly, I'm completely out of the picture."

It seems that she knows a lot of the inside story.

This is a good opportunity, so let's start from the beginning.

"Are you currently hospitalized here?" Senior Sister Lanyang also said that she came for diagnosis and treatment...... Can the deer get sick too? You mean, Senior Sister Lanyang is a prosperous faction, right? But how can you ......?"

Having made up his mind, Xia Jing listed the doubts that came to mind from the beginning.

"Also...... What kind of facility is this? I'm a local, so of course I've known about this hospital for a long time...... But I always thought it was a normal hospital."

- And, uh.

Probably after the question was interrupted by thinking as a question, he then replied, "Do you know anything about the high school you attended?"

"Well, I've heard about the Holy Thing, too."

The high school where Xia Jing and the others attended also had a function of training the girls of the Deer Clan to integrate into human society. It is the branch of the saint that plays the role of the locomotive.

"Ah, isn't it ...... here?"

"Yes, that's right."

Yao nodded.

"It's a bit unpleasant...... But this hospital also depends on the breath of our people."

Perhaps because he understood that Xia Jing was an ignorant outsider, he continued to explain in detail.

"Because our bodies are different from human beings, even if we are sick, ordinary doctors cannot treat us. I don't mention it in ancient times, even in modern times. Speaking of which, Xia Jing, in addition to the superficial face of the general hospital, there is also another side of the Deer Clan's special hospital."

"I see."

"Struggle is strictly forbidden here. It's not just the prosperity people who can't do it, we're also restricted. Besides, it's a doctor's duty to treat patients equally, no matter who they are, right?"

"Ah...... It may seem like I can let go of it and I can't let go of it, but I understand what you mean."

In retrospect, it was the same in high school.

Ah Ye, they were not expelled from school because they belonged to the prosperity faction. Even Li Qi, who betrayed Ye Ya, and Qiu Yin, who may be at the core of the prosperity faction, are the same, even though the two of them have evaporated from the world, they still have the social name of "transfer" to be convincing.

I'm afraid they pay attention to priority.

Rather than the separatist turmoil of the Prosperity Faction, the school and the hospital gave priority to the question of the people's refuge from the eyes and ears of the people in human society and the survival of the clan as a whole.

"In other words, personal hatred and advocacy should be put aside for the time being, right?"

"You have a lot of understanding."

Xiao, who was smiling happily, suddenly stretched out his hand to Xia Jing.

As if praising a child, he touched Xia Jing's head.

"Good boy, good boy."

「…… Please don't play tricks on me."

"Well, what's the point of being a little shyer. There's no point in teasing you."

In fact, Xia Jing was really taken aback, and he was extremely ashamed. Gently brushed away the hand on his head, and his face became hot. What should I say - I thought I wasn't interested in older women, but I didn't expect that once I was teased by a beautiful woman like this, my heart was pounding more exaggerated than I originally thought.

"Don't mention that, I have more things to ask you......

"Wow, you're so well-behaved."

But Yao still continued to talk about inexplicable things.

"What? What do you mean?"

"When tempted by a woman, you won't show a shy answer, which is the proof of a good man. Ye Ya's vision was really not wrong...... Really, that girl has two brushes, too."

"So, please stop playing tricks on me......

Xia Jing found out at this time.

I thought she was a beautiful woman with a dignified temperament, but now it seems that this woman has an interest in teasing others...... And being older than himself and his mature and stable appearance at first glance made Xia Jing feel even more tricky. For this reason, Xia Jing also became more restrained, embarrassed to show off his smug mouth. Xia Jing had to be beaten all the way in the end.

"Ugh...... Why is everyone in the deer clan like this......

"Is there something weird about your personality?"

"yes, that's what I think. Isn't there anyone more ordinary?"

Xia Jing tried to express his resistance by venting his dissatisfaction, but—

"We're not human in the first place, after all. It's too hard for us to be ordinary."

Holding his lips together, as if he thought it was ridiculous, it was really not so easy to defeat.

Xia Jing sighed, at this time......

Ahem.

Probably laughing too excitedly, Yao coughed lightly and took away the hand that was originally holding it to his mouth.

"I'm sorry for the rudeness."

After smoking a few sheets of toilet paper on the scaffold, he coughed several times in succession.

This time it's no longer just a light cough, it sounds a little serious.

"Y-Are you alright......

Xia Jing was at a loss, not knowing what to do, and his eyes wandered.

Attached to the paper, is a red liquid.

"Death...... Senpai?"

That is, blood.

"I'm fine."

Stopping coughing, he raised his face and wiped the corners of his mouth. He had a smile on his face, but he felt a lot of pain.

"Excuse me, can you please help me get the water over there?"

"Ah, good!"

Xia Jing handed the spouted pot on the scaffolding to Yao.

After drinking the water, Xiao sighed as if he had calmed down.

"The ......"

Xia Jing couldn't think of what he should take the initiative to say.

After all, she will be hospitalized here, and she must be suffering from some kind of disease. However, once you witness the fact that she coughs up blood, you can't help but be surprised.

"Didn't Ya tell you about it either?"

Seeing Xia Jing's flustered appearance, he sighed lightly.

"She...... They said they would find an opportunity to introduce us to each other."

"Hehe, I'm probably worried about my physical condition. What a thoughtful girl. However, my body has never improved."

As if talking to himself, a look of world-weary charm appeared on his face.

"May I say that...... What about it?"

"I'm sick. And it's an incurable disease."

Her smile was ethereal.

Xia Jing gasped.

Because he realized that the bewitching temperament that Yao has may not be innate, but may be naturally cultivated in the process of growing up.

Lying on the bed, he only sat up with the upper half of his body, and began to talk with a lonely expression.

"The Deer Clan is now facing a crisis for the survival of the race."

I remember hearing the same thing from Yaya and Anno before. However, the words that sounded in Xia Jing's ears now contained heavier feelings than at that time.

"The ritual of the deer tribe was originally derived from the fact that the women of the deer tribe could not get pregnant."

The natural body is incapable of having children.

So you have to exchange with humans.

"What's even more unfortunate is that the deer clan can only give birth to baby girls now, you should know that, right?"

"Yes."

"So ritual alone doesn't help...... Now we have to use the power of human men, and use the method of adulteration of foreign blood to have a way to pass on the lineage. The blood of the clan is too strong."

Xia Jing recalled the principles of heredity she had learned in biology class.

"Are humans weaker than deer in their genes?"

"That's right. Even if it is mixed with human blood, it is still the baby girl of the deer clan after all."