This is the next moment when Kapok Ji feels at a loss for what his family looks like. As soon as the shaking stopped, the ground was darkened with the center of the house, and a gurgling sound sounded. After that, the house that wanted to go home began to sink into the ground that was dyed black. Underneath the house is a black slimy liquefaction.

The ground that had swallowed the house continued to expand, even reaching the feet of the three people in front of the house.

Kapok Ji screamed softly. Just like at home, the three of them sank into the black, liquefied ground. The same smile as when calling Kapok Ji did not break, and it was swallowed into the ground with a clattering sound and disappeared.

The kapok season is full, and you can only be at a loss. The house and the family were swallowed up to the ground. Then the black ground spread out in an instant—to the feet of the cotton season.

"Ahh

By the time Kapok Ji made a sound, his feet had completely sunk into the black mud. Soon, the volume of the mud spread to the ankles. While making a nasty sound of cooing, like her family and home, Kapok Ji's body is being engulfed by the black ground.

Kapok Ji screamed intently, trying to move his feet. In order to pull the sunken foot out of the mud, move vigorously. But the feet don't move. I can't move as if I was caught by something.

During this time, the body also sank into the black mud. Slowly, slowly, slowly, sank. Soon, when the black mud reached below the knee, something flew out of the mud. That's the hand. It is a hand wrapped in black dirt that partially extends a human's arm into an anomalous shape.

Several hands reached out from the mud and grabbed Kapok Ji's waist, stomach, arms, and chest. The hand that mixes warmth and coldness instantly robs the cotton season of physical freedom. The feet had also been tightly grasped by multiple black mud hands, and they could not move.

"Kapok season, come here."

Voices were heard. Whether it's a father's, a mother's, or a sister's voice. The voices of the family members who sank into the mud mixed with the sounds of alien aliens, and the sounds of the mud jumped into the ears. It was the voice of the land itself that engulfed the family.

"Ariki, come here."

"Kapok season, here, kapok season, so pitiful."

Kapok Ji wriggled her body, trying to shake off her tangled hands. But the black mud hand tightly grasped Kapok Ji's body and definitely didn't want to leave. The sound continued from the bottom of the mud.

Even if I tried to plug my ears, my arms couldn't be blocked because my hands were grabbed. The body had sunk into the mud near the stomach.

The mud knew he was alone. Father and mother knew that my sister was dead. So, I invite you. I wanted to free myself from this loneliness. Kapok Ji shook her head and declined the invitation.

The abdomen is heavy, the chest is heavy, and he can't move at all. Then, when the mud splashed to his mouth, he made an exceptionally loud noise.

Nothing else, in his own scream, Kapok Ji raised his head.

It's not mud bottom. It was a room lit by several glowing white windows.

Breathless like when doing a serious exercise. The first horn lines are enlarged in the body, and the heart beats at an abnormal speed. The original body connected to the medical center is not like this, but the heart of the physical body in the virtual world is not busy.

"Now is"

Kapok Ji suddenly looked around. Although the surroundings were a little dark, the white light from the floating windows kept the light. This is in the room for their own use, yes. It doesn't seem to be the black mud bottom. Now it seems like a dream. My own body sunk into the mud as if it was something that happened in a dream.

"Dreams?"

The kapok season breathes like adjusting my breath, but then I saw my feet. It's dark underfoot. This room is characterized by darkness, with floors and walls as dark as darkness. It is not affected by the white light emitted by the window and remains black.

The black—exactly the same black dirt that wanted to devour itself.

\"Huh\"

With a faint sound coming from his throat, Kapok Ji was about to fly. Something swirling in my heart. That's horror.

The black of this room is the same as that muddy black. The floor and walls of this room had become mud like that—didn't I sink to the bottom?

If you keep stepping on your feet like this, you will fall off the bottom all of a sudden, your body will sink all at once, and your muddy hands will fly out a lot, grab yourself and invite you.

Kapok Ji shook his head, and in order to escape from this occasion, he operated the window and carried out the order of logging in to other VRmmo.

Kapok Ji told like this, opening the door to another world, and Kapok Ji's consciousness was sucked into it.

"That's it for today. Everyone's help also went well. ”

In the Transfergate area of "Beginning Street", talk to yourself next to the Transfer. Today is the big event of ALo's friends getting tickets to participate in "SAo", and there is such a big thing as logging in.

I greeted it with Yuki, but there was a matter of Yuki's hospital during the day, so I couldn't play with everyone. I played with everyone after dinner and bathing, and I met everyone at about 8 o'clock in the evening.

Playing games before the date changes is commonplace for me. Log in until twelve o'clock often, and sometimes log in until about two o'clock in the morning. So there's no problem with logging in late. However, this is not the case for everyone who sleeps on night.

Everyone who sleeps at night is seriously ill, and those who have recovered from it are now obliged to manage their bodies through sleep and improve their immunity. Teacher Jimei and Teacher Kurahashi said, "I have superhuman bone marrow. ”。

So I was only able to play with everyone who slept for about two hours today, and now after 12:30 a.m., I'm the only one who logged in.

The new ticket winners, the popularity of the new participant's enthusiastic "starting street" were also quite popular, too. Looking at the friends list, the only ones left are Kirito, Crane, and Diabel. The remaining partners have been written off.

Finding the name "Yuki" in my friends list, I stopped sorting.

After today's meeting at the hospital, Ariki and I went back together, and on the way we had a conversation with everyone at SURIppINEt, leaving me alone to log in. When I left the hospital, I said that I would "go to SAo" together.

The appointment was made, but it was broken as if nothing had happened and left it in the train. Because I did something like that, I was also angry.

Eating with Kapok Ji, she must log off at dinner and return to the probe. When it was time for dinner, I scolded Kapok Ji first—I thought so and went home.

However, something unexpected happened there. When it was time for dinner, Kapok Ji did not return. While lunch would be easy, breakfast and dinner wouldn't be easy, but it was the kapok season when my family and I ate together, and she didn't come back to the probe.

When the time came, the cotton season had not yet arrived, and Mom and Dad seemed to be worried about "what's wrong".

It's not just an agreement with me, but even dinner together. Then worried me and my parents. For the continuous action of the kapok season, I want to be angry even more.

I had to catch Kapok Ji immediately after logging in and got angry - thinking like this, after having dinner without Kapok Ji and taking a shower, I logged in \"SAo\".

There, I was taken aback by what everyone in the water lilies said. After that, Kapok Ji/Yuki won a duel with Wilsa, known as the "White Dragon Swordsman", but since then he has been written off due to physical discomfort. "I didn't come back at dinner because I wasn't feeling well" – everyone said to me, "don't be angry".

Before listening to everyone's request, when Kapok Ji said that she was not feeling well, the anger in my heart had disappeared.

Always like a fool, naïve and innocent, rainy season. When I heard that the kapok season was uncomfortable like that, I always felt very disturbed in my heart. It is said that Kapok Ji's body is fine, and I have heard that several times.

Kapok season doesn't matter anymore - it should be thought so, but there is uneasiness in it.

Perhaps, the kapok season ——。

"Nope."

I shook my head vigorously. No way. This uneasiness is psychological.

Moreover, this has happened before. I was in a hurry at the time, so I checked the reason and found out that it was because of the lack of sleep caused by logging in for a long time, and I was shocked.

This time it must be the same as that. I'm just a little uncomfortable. It's just that because of lack of sleep, the state of sleep deprivation has deteriorated. Tomorrow – this morning, to be exact – is back to the cotton season. Although I was asked not to be angry, I had to be angry at that time if I returned to the probe tomorrow.

Although there is no way to do dinner, the agreement to log in together is obviously intentional.

"Completely"

I couldn't help but sigh. Even so, it was past twelve o'clock in the morning. Other friends who play are also only heavyweight users. I should probably have fallen off too. The selected Cole and the quest with good experience points were also packed up with everyone at Sleep Ness, so there was nothing in particular that I wanted to do. It's time.

"So"

Let's go back to the big inn and write off. That's the time to think so. I heard a voice calling from the direction of the shopping street where the big inn I wanted to go to was located.

"-Kem!"

"Huh?"

At the call of the voice, I turned there. And then I was scared. Among the players who can only count, there is an invisible figure. A girl with long hair of the same color as an iris and a red ribbon, a light outfit with the same purple tone, and large purple eyes.

"Yuko"

In such a time, there is Yuko here. That scene made me even more stunned.

Yuki was unwell and wrote off, and he rested without eating dinner. Obviously supposed to rest, Yuki is now indeed in the "beginning of the street" of "SAo", moving the gate square in front of me.

Did you sign in after judging that your physical condition has improved? Because I logged out in advance, it's not enough, and I still want to log in at this time. I don't know what the reason is. But, anyway, it's finally going to be angry.

Obviously not in good health, what are you doing here at this time. No, until then, remember what the daytime convention was? Just as I was about to ask this, I felt a slight shock to my body. There is a feeling that something that is neither heavy nor light is bumping into it.

Bumped into something while looking for its true face. I noticed an iris-colored object on my chest and warmer in front of my body.

"Huh?"

For a moment I don't know what's going on. However, it was immediately understood. The true face of the thing that bumped into it is Noriki.

Yuki – Hold me.

"Kaim, yes!"

"Huh? Hey? \"

Although I didn't say anything to anyone except Kirito, I like Yuko. And it is determined that the Ki \ / Kapok season has become a family. However, the mood of liking has not yet been conveyed, and it has not become a lover relationship. But want to be a relationship between lovers.

Yuki, the object of this thought, is in my arms.

The heart beats quite fast. Apparently there were palpitations and a loss of emotional calm. I've always wanted to hug Yuki tightly, I want to hug Yuki tightly. I want when it will be realized.

However, it's not like you're going to be able to do it so quickly. Completely ignoring my mood and not even touching Yuki who hugged me, I could only panic.

Yuko clings to my chest. Looking around in a panic. It should be said that it is a miracle, the people around the transfer door are all NPCs. It looks like the players are all out of here.

However, the NPCs are also clearly watching this side, and if the players come, it will be the focus of attention in Tatsumachi. I don't have the strength to take that kind of thing.

"No, don't do that, don't do that! Araki, leave me! ”

"Nasty!! I don't want to leave!! ”

I was startled by the sudden cry of Yuki. That voice even made the entire Transfergate Square have wood spirits. Then I turned all the noise and ambient sounds into silence, removing all my anxiety – giving something similar to the strange concentration.

So I noticed that Yuko's body was trembling, and Yuko was not simply holding her, but hugging her tightly. Obviously, the current Yuko is not the usual state of Yuko as I know it.

Soon, Yuki spoke in a squeezed voice.

"Please, it's nearby, Kem is nearby"

Yuki's face was pressed against his chest, and there was a feeling of wetness. It's tears. That Yuko was crying. Tears that I didn't see until now when I was holding my stomach and laughing. No matter how sad and painful it was, Yuki spoke to me with tears that had not been shed.

Thinking about the current situation was about to stop, but I shook my head and turned my head - for the time being, I added a hand to Yuki's shoulder.

"I don't know why, but I'll be nearby. I won't stop nearby, so it can't leave me."

Yuki didn't nod. I'm not going to stop haunting my heart. It seems that this is the only way to go. No matter what the pedestrians think, it's all they can do now - I asked Yuki with a sigh to avoid being discovered.

"Yuko, what's wrong? Such, not like Yuko. ”

"Kem."

"What?"

"It's good that I'm alive, huh?"

As in this case, I was taken aback by this abrupt question. Snow Spike clutched my chest tightly in my heart.

"I can be a member of Haimeng's family, right? You can be the child of a mother and a father of Haimeng, and live together, right? Is it okay to become a shrine maiden at the Kaimengjia Shrine and repay them? ”

Yuki always asks. Not an answer, but a tearful voice as if asking for help. Why ask such a question - first of all, I want to ask, but it is clear that Yuki can't answer it now.

"Hey, Haimeng, tell me. I, I."

Yuki looked up and said. The meaning of your own life. Can you survive on your own? To be honest, what came out of Yuko's / Kapok Ji's mouth was quite an incongruous question. To this, he gave an answer very abruptly. But that's something very simple. Exams in school – easier to get answers than exams in the home science department.

It was hard to get into my mouth, but it was incredibly that Yuki's eyes, which were nearby right now, gave me support.

"Is Cotton Season still alive? It must be so. ”

"Huh? \"

"I told you. The kapok season is coming to my house soon, and my parents have already accepted the kapok season. And if Kapok Ji inherited her sister's relics and became a shrine maiden, Mom and Dad also admitted it. That's great. "It's great to be a witch in Bailing in Kapok Season, I said it at dinner today"

Whispering the story of the dinner without the kapok season, the eyes of the kapok season became round.

"And, yes. Kapok got new medicine from me and a house from my family, but did nothing. We've helped with so many things during the kapok season, but there's nothing left since the kapok season. Isn't that fair? Such is to help the loss. ”

Cotton season snapped and repeated the wink. I put my hand on the cheek of that cotton season and gently stroked her as my sister had done to me before.

I took a breath and told Kapok Ji what I was looking forward to the most.

So, if you're motivated, please become a shrine maiden and dance at the temple fair at Hakurying Shrine and don't show me the dirty nature. So, isn't it good to be alive in the kapok season.

"yes. It's going to be a problem if you don't let me live in the cotton season, understand? ”

Even when I said that, I felt like a failure and bowed my head. There should be a better way to put it. There should be a good way to convey the heart of the kapok season.

But because it is a common habit, it is clear that it is the navel navel of the kapok season. If that's the case, should I say it again.

Kapok Ji's face showed such a painful smile. Although the tear stains are clearly remaining. Kapok Ji moved his mouth with that face.

"Understood, understood. I, I'm going to live. It's not good to be alive, it's to be alive. To help me with my sea dreams"

\"That's all. \"

So, Kapok Ji's hand finally left my chest. Kapok Ji's body is a little farther away.

"Satisfied?"

"Well, very satisfied, thank you, Haimeng."

"Please take care of it. \"

I'll open the window again to confirm the time. No change after 12:30 a.m. And it is not good to log in the kapok season, which should be uncomfortable.

"Oops, I'm going to have to fall. Yuko, why are you doing such a thing, let's talk about it after breakfast. I'll listen to you. ”

"Well, I'll tell you in the morning. Good night, Kem. ”

Kapok season \ / To Yuki quite frankly, immediately write off the processing. Surrounded by a familiar white light, she took off her "SAo".

It's the first time I've done something like that at such a time. It must be because a lot of things have happened. What came to mind when the kapok season came here. What makes Kapok Season do something like that. With rather deep doubts, I also operated the window. Logout processing has been performed.

"It's that kind of thing"

"What the hell is going on?"

"I don't know, but please pass this on to my research institute as soon as possible! Also, please tell the staff of the research institute to come here! ”

"Information or something"

"Please do not provide information to other hospitals, and do not tell patients who are hospitalized. Pay special attention to leaks to the media! What kind of chaos would happen if it was reported! ”

"Got it! Anyway, I'll contact the research institute! ”

Strange things happen. The night of sleep came the day after SAo, and I was called somewhere despite the fact that I was at school. This is the same hospital where Momoki was hospitalized, and where Dr. Harumi and Dr. Kurahashi lived.

When I received a call from the hospital on my smartphone, it was probably during my lunch break. There was only one message in it, asking him to come over from school early. That alone might make me suspicious, but the address is definitely that hospital's.

There's something I need to tell you in the hospital where my sister and I were hospitalized and in the hospital where Momu is now hospitalized. That's what I understand.

And, since this morning, something strange has happened. After midnight today, Mokinaki logged into SAo for some reason and said, "I'll tell you what happened in the morning." "But in the morning he was still inside the detector. It never appeared.

I didn't say good morning to my mom today, and I didn't have breakfast together. Then news came from the hospital where Mo Mu was hospitalized.

- Maybe the virus in Motoki's body has finally disappeared, and Motoki can now come out of the medical cuboid. I guess the hospital contacted me because they wanted to tell me about it as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, I was rocked by the train. Like her sister, Momuxi is also an AIDS patient, but unlike her, she received the new medicine in time. By taking a new drug containing a virus that can eradicate HIV, the HIV that had been dormant in Bengi's body for a long time was eliminated, and Motoki no longer suffered from AIDS.

Until now, AIDS has only been cured by bone marrow transplantation, which is a surgery that requires a lot of preparation and difficult conditions, but thanks to the advent of new drugs, it is now possible to bypass all of them and cure the disease directly. Momoki is one of them, and she can finally leave the Medical Cube.

After ending his life of battling the disease that began at birth, he will be able to live a normal life. He seemed to look forward to this the most, and so did I before I knew it.

I hope Motoki gets out of the medical cube as soon as possible - I didn't tell him that, but I always hoped so. Perhaps this wish has been granted.

With this in mind, when the train arrived at its destination, I got out of the car and continued on to the hospital along the road I was used to. Just like yesterday, I arrived at the hospital and walked in.

"That"

That's when I realized. The hospital looks different than it did yesterday.

At the entrance, there are all kinds of people coming and going, including an old man with a bad leg and a mother with a small child. It's no different from yesterday. The problem was with the people at the reception and the nurses. Unlike yesterday, the girls don't seem to be busy. It was as if he had been told that something serious had happened.

The ordinary people at the door, including me, watched this scene with amazement.

"I want to know"

"Uh, maybe it's Kaimu Kaimu-kun, right? \"

I was engrossed in checking on the receptionist and nurse, so I was surprised when I heard a call from the front door. I'm sure the person who called me was also surprised. I turned around a little apologetically, and while I wasn't surprised, I was taken aback.

The person there was a woman. He looked about my age, with long, bright flowing chestnut hair and amber eyes. These clothes are the clothes worn by the female students of the school they attended.

“！”

I recognized the woman. The first time we met was during the celebration of Shino, Kirito's girlfriend, and the day before yesterday we played together at SAo. The woman whose appearance is almost exactly the same as the avatar in SAo is a SAo survivor like Kirito and others, Asukina, who is said to have lived happily with Kimatagi during SAo.

\"Are you Miss Asuna?" \"

"Ah, that's good. After all, it's Umi Mengjun. \"

Asuna hurried towards me. Of course, she was taller than me, so I ended up looking up at her and looking down at her. For me, it's part of my daily life, so I don't really have to worry about it.

But why is she here? Maybe he got sick and left work early, that's why he came here? No, in that case, it could be a hospital in Tokyo, so I don't think it will be like that. In fact, he looked good and didn't look sick.

She called out to me again as I was exploring the options.

"Haijun is here, which means that he has been summoned after all. \"

“？”

"Me too. I received an email from Motoki's doctor, Dr. Harumi, telling me to go to the hospital immediately."

Now that I think about it, one day Mogina said, "Asuna, like Kaimon, comes to see me from time to time. Asuna, who lives together at SAo and shares the joys and sorrows of life, tells her that Benshi has AIDS and that Benshi has been admitted to a hospital in Yokohama and is in a medical cube. That's why, like me, Asuna often visits Momu.

I've never been to Mormuki with Asuna, though. It's the first time we've met like this.

"Me too. Mr. Harumi called me, so I left work early and came here. \"

Asuna said this with a worried expression.

"Mokinataki, I don't know if something happened. I heard that Mokinataki is okay now."

Actually, I have this worry in my heart. By taking a new drug, Kimataki's AIDS was cured. You'll be able to leave the Medical Cube in no time. The reason we were called today is because we want them to know that she can leave the Medical Cube once Mokinaki's treatment is complete. That's what I thought when I came here.

Behind the scenes, however, I was also worried that something might have happened to Mokinaki. It's pointless, useless. This is a misunderstanding. Even though I think so, there is still a lingering worry in my heart.

I'm sure Asuna, who came here like me, felt the same way.

"I don't know. However, Harumi-sensei said that Mokinaki is fine now. So\"

\"Uh, Hakurei-san and Yuki-san, right? \"

The receptionist's voice interrupted my answer.

When we both turned around, a female doctor in a white lab coat appeared. Sometimes he wasn't there, but when I came to this hospital, he was the one who took me to see Mokinataki. That man is coming to us right now. Sure enough, his expression was as if he had witnessed something serious. It's the same face as the doctors who go back and forth between the back and door of the hospital.

It was Asuna who answered the female doctor.

\"That's true, but uh, we were called by a doctor from this hospital named Huhai Xiaohai\"

The female doctor said, "I think so. He looked a little relieved.

"Yes, Mr. Fox Sea is waiting for the two of you, Mr. Fox Sea will discuss specific matters, please come over for a while."

With that, I started walking in the direction of the elevator at the back of the hospital. The female doctor stayed away from us and didn't tell us the specifics. I'd like to hear some of what he has to say, but it seems like I don't have a chance to do so. She's probably in a hurry too. Now it seems that I can only go to see Harumi-sensei as usual. Asuna and I seemed to have the same thing in mind, and without saying a word, we followed the female doctor over.

There was a commotion in the hospital. The patients are not making trouble, but the doctors and nurses are busy. The patient just looks at the doctor and doesn't really understand what's going on. Asuna and I followed the female doctor as well.

We went to Motoki along the usual route, and when we got off the elevator to which we transferred, we met two doctors. It was supposed to be in the room with Motoki that were Harumi-sensei and Kurahashi-sensei. And the place where the two of them are is the lounge in front of the passage leading to the room where Kitaki is.

"Harumi-sensei, Kurahashi-sensei"

"Haijun, Yuki-san"

The two of them approached me quietly, their eyes fixed on me and Asuna. At the same time, the female doctor who guided us left in the elevator. Unlike the female doctor, who didn't seem to be busy, both of them looked solemn.

I thought I was ready, but it seems that my idea was wrong, and Asuna's idea was right. Asuna approached the two men who made me think that way and shouted to them.

"Harumi-sensei, Kurahashi-sensei. Why are you here? Why not in the room where the mahogany is? \"

It was Mr. Harumi who answered. But that doesn't change the fact that he has a serious or sad expression on his face. When was the last time you saw Mr. Harumi like this? If I'm not mistaken, the last time I saw her was when she was still alive, and I knew she wouldn't survive.

\"Now, Kowaki-chan's room is crowded with a lot of staff, so she can't just come over. \"

Asuna next to her asked. There was confusion in his tone.

"Can't you just go in? What's the point? Momu does have AIDS, so she's in a sterile room, you can't just go in"

I guess we can drop by and go to the room that is connected by glass to the sterile room that we use a lot. What does it mean that you can't even use it? When I was about to replace Asuna, Kurahashi-sensei replied.

"I'll discuss the details with the two of you. Can you please come with me? \"

After saying that, Mr. Harumi and Mr. Kurahashi began to walk to the back. Of course, here and in the clean room where Mokinataki is located, it is in a different direction. There is also a consultation room on this level, or where patient data is processed on that level. That's where the two are going.

But why should we go there? What does it mean you can't talk about this here? Just as I was wondering, Asuna shouted to me, "Let's go and see." \"

- There is no need to stop here. I understood this from Asuna's words, and I temporarily followed behind the two doctors with their backs to me.

In less than ten seconds, Asuna and I caught up with them, but we were standing in front of an unfamiliar exam room. There is a sign hanging in front of the door that reads "Attending Physician: Harumi Kitsuni". Apparently this is Dr. Harumi's clinic. Opening the door, Harumi-sensei and Kurahashi-sensei walked in, followed by me and Asuna.

The interior of the room is almost identical to that of other medical rooms. There are medicines and books on the shelves, as well as a baby cot. There is a sizable monitor on the table. There's a computer there, apparently used for a medical check-up.

Mr. Harumi and Mr. Kurahashi sit down on chairs, which may be part of the table. Asuna and I sat in the patient's chair, so the four of us faced each other. However, we are not here to be examined by these two men. I'm here to hear the story.

"So Harumi-sensei, what are you talking about? \"

Mr. Harumi answered my questions. For some reason, his gaze fell on my right shoulder.

\"Hae-kun, did you talk to Komu Menki-chan today? \"

"Nope. I didn't even say hello, and even if I turned on the detector, he wasn't inside. It's like I didn't see Motoki today. ”

Asuna looked a little surprised. She had heard a lot about our daily lives from Mo Mu's mouth, so what happened today must have surprised her. Kurahashi-sensei responded to my reply.

"Yes, we completely shut down Motogi-kun's consciousness by controlling the medical elders on our side. He won't wake up from his sleep unless we control it. \"

"Why are you doing this? What happened to Mokinataki? ”

Asuna's voice finally got louder. My heart must be full of worry. I have a similar situation. Even if I try to stay positive like I did in the season of the Devils, I can't do it.

When Mr. Harumi saw us like this, his shoulders sank slightly, and then he turned to the computer and did some operations. The display on the screen changes to show what looks like a photo taken with an electron microscope.

A monochrome photograph of a smooth sphere with many columnar things growing out of it. It is displayed on the left side of the screen. I recognized what was in that picture. Still, I decided to ask Harumi-sensei for answers.

\"Harumi-sensei, that\"

"Yes. This is the virus that was found in your body at that time. It is a mutated virus that acquires the ability to eat the original HIV virus, which is reflected in this photo. Yo

”

Harumi-sensei turned to me and Asuna.

"Yuki-san, Hai-kun. Xiao Tao's situation, you must all know. \"

"Yes. Momuhi has AIDS. However, with the new medicine, she no longer has AIDS."

"Yes, that's right. All the HIV that lived in Kito-chan's body was wiped out by the new drug virus. Kito-chan's immune cells, which were destroyed by HIV, have returned to their original state, and they are able to protect Kido-chan's body. She's protective again. She is regaining her normal body. ”

Unexpectedly, it was Asuna who interrupted Harumi-sensei's words.

"But Mokinataki had a hard time getting out of the medical cube. I think it's because the virus in the new drug is alive or something."

Drug. It contains a virus that has the ability to devour all the HIV virus in a person living with HIV, and once it has devoured the HIV virus, it loses its prey and dies. It was said to have shaken the world when it was discovered, and it was said that there would be no more AIDS patients in the world and that AIDS and HIV would eventually disappear from the face of the earth.

The new drug was given to Moki, an AIDS patient infected with HIV, who was effectively eradicated from her body. There was no need for her to stay in the medical cube anymore, but she wasn't allowed to go out. Because for some reason, the virus contained in the new drug survived in the body and did not disappear.

"Yes, we have been studying and observing why this is happening for a long time. And yesterday a fact was discovered. ”

After saying that, Mr. Harumi operated the computer, and another photo appeared on the right half of the monitor. This is the same monochrome photo as on the left, and it shows something similar. However, compared to the left one, both the surface and the pillars appear to be clearly dilapidated. It's not the same.

"This is"

"Calm down, listen. This is a new virus found in the body of the small mokinaki. It appears to be the result of virus mutations in the new drug. \"

Come to think of it, this is what was said when the virus that became the basis of a new drug was discovered. Oddly enough, I still firmly believe that something similar is happening again.

"And now it's exploding in little Mokinaki's body, plundering her immune cells again, and opening ?? It destroys the immune function of mokinaki. ”

I was surprised by this answer. No, I thought I heard it wrong. Harumi-sensei said something to me, but I think I misheard.

"Harumi-sensei, what are you doing now? \"

Asuna asked Harumi-sensei in a weak voice. Maybe you, like me, didn't understand what he just said. Harumi-sensei turned to me and Asuna.

"The specifics are unclear and our staff is investigating. What we do know, though, is that a new virus has been discovered in the body of little Mokinaki. This is because the virus in the new drug has mutated. It seems that there has been a mutation. ”... And it has acquired similar characteristics to hIV that used to be nested in the body of mokinaki and has begun to destroy the immune cells of mokinaki. Mokinaki is on the verge of healing. The immune cells in your body start to be destroyed again.

Mo Mu's body was destroyed by the virus again. Only this phrase echoed in my head. Mokinataki no longer has AIDS. Thanks to the new medicine, I no longer have AIDS and can now live like a normal person. Harumi-sensei, who once told her, now flatly denies it.

"I don't know why this is happening. Possibly, but it was placed in a special environment in the body of a patient named Kiwata Ki-chan, who had been carrying hIV for more than 14 years, leading to the development of a new drug. I think the virus may have mutated again, and with this outbreak of this virus, something very dangerous is about to happen. ”

Even if Harumi-sensei told me, I couldn't understand the situation at all, and I couldn't even sort out my thoughts. Kurahashi-sensei looked at me like this, let me add.

"His body received the same nutritional supplements and medication as a normal person, and his body received the same nutrition and medication as an ordinary person. His HIV has been eliminated by the new drug and his immune cells have recovered. It is completely isolated and sterilized, because it is not sterilized, it contains tiny bacteria and viruses, and if it is given to AIDS patients whose immune cells are completely destroyed, they may be infected with the virus, so they have never been given to AIDS patients. Until now, I took it today. Identifying new drugs cured AIDS"

Asuna and I could only look incredulous. I'm sure Harumi-sensei and Kurahashi-sensei feel this way too.

"As I said earlier, the new virus discovered in Motogi-chan's body is multiplying explosively and destroying Motogi-chan's immune cells at an alarming rate. How long has it been since the outbreak? I don't know yet, but it seems so. "Just like the immune cells of Mokinaki Sauce no longer function, Mokinataki Sauce suffers from diseases caused by the viral group mixed in nutritional supplements. Infectious diseases, encephalopathy. ... If it is a disease virus that is caused by a virus, it would not be surprising if any of them appeared. ”

In other words, Mokinataki is infected with AIDS again. From now on – no, soon – all your immune cells will be destroyed, leaving you completely defenseless against pathogens. They then contracted a virus that normally doesn't cause symptoms and began to experience these symptoms.

They are attacked by pathogens that they don't usually care about and develop various diseases that destroy their bodies and eventually lead to death.

My beloved sister died because of this.

The same thing that happened to my sister will happen to Mo Mu this time. Mokinaki, who was supposed to be AIDS-free and said to be fine, was about to be killed by a swarm dominated by an unknown virus.

Asuna asked Harumi-sensei next to me again in a weak voice, because I couldn't remember what happened in the past.

"Okay, so what will happen to the Demon Gate Season!?"

Harumi-sensei replied with a bowed head. I couldn't hide my sadness, but I felt like I had no choice but to speak out.

Kizuma-chan's immune cells were completely destroyed by hIV, and her body was completely weakened. She started to recover with new drugs, but her condition was far worse than normal. Put it away. Kizuma's corpse in Kida-chan She has just recovered from the chaos, and if we give her another blow, she won't have a chance. ”

"Well..."

To Asuna and I, who looked confused, Mr. Harumi raised his head and replied.

"Momen's body is only two months old. All I can say is that we only have so much time left. \"

As soon as this sentence came out, I had the illusion of stepping on my feet.

Mokinaki has recovered from AIDS.

Since I didn't have a home, I decided to live in my house.

She was adopted by my parents and became part of my family.

We ended up eating delicious food together and traveling far away together.

According to her own wishes, she became a shrine maiden at Hakumine Shrine.

It was decided to perform the shrine maiden dance at the festival of Hakumine Shrine.

A lot of things are planned for the cotton season. From now on, Mokinataki intends to have a fun-filled day.

However, as it should have been, everything was a blank.

It turned out that everything was gone.

"What, what's that!? \"

When I came to my senses, I was moved by an urge that rose from my chest and stood up. I had no choice but to speak out loud.

"Didn't Kimata say that Mojinki would be saved! She said she wouldn't die like her sister, she had been cured!! What?! Didn't Kimata say she was going to be a family? "With me? What she said was that we were going to be a family, live together, and become shrine maidens!? But, but, but!! \"

Harumi-sensei, Kurahashi-sensei, and Asuna all looked up at me. Only Asuna was surprised, while Harumi-sensei and Kurahashi-sensei just bowed their heads. The men said they would help Mokinataki. Mokinataki told me she would be saved. I have believed this until now.

"But, what's that?"

"—Listen, Hai-san. \"

When I yelled, Harumi-sensei stopped me. Although her voice is lower than mine, she has majesty in her bones. It reached my ears firmly and calmed my anger and desire to vent. No, I'm holding it back for now.

Shut me up, and then, Harumi-sensei began to weave his own words again.

"It's not Yuichi's problem. It's not that dangerous to be. ”

What's the problem? Before I could ask the question, Kurahashi continued.

"The problem is the contagiousness and strength of the virus found in Momoki-kun's body. \"

"Infectious?"

This time, Mr. Kurahashi handed over the baton to Mr. Harumi and spoke.

"Currently, it is believed that Mokinoki's new virus is circulating in the body through the bloodstream. Since it has the property of destroying immune cells and multiplying, it is believed to be similar to the previous hIV virus in the body of mokinoki. "There are similarities, but we're still doing detailed research and don't really know where it is in the body.

And, even if this is only a possibility, if a new virus is confirmed on the mucous membranes and skin in the mouth of little Mokinaki, it means that the virus is spreading into the air. Clean room.

A virus that destroys people's immune cells and causes various diseases will spread"

Harumi-sensei lowered his head again, but continued in a clear voice.

"At the moment, there is no way to fight this new virus. There are no antibodies, and since it is made from a new drug, the new drug will not work.

Although I am still in the stage of thinking, Motoki-chan's body may become a hotbed for the worst virus that wantonly kills innocent people.

In any case, depending on future results, we must isolate Little Mohi in a deeper place. "At the moment, there is no way to fight this new virus. There are no antibodies, and since it is made from a new drug, the new drug will not work.

Although I am still in the stage of thinking, Motoki-chan's body may become a hotbed for the worst virus that wantonly kills innocent people. In any case, depending on future results, we must isolate Little Mohi in a deeper place. ”

As soon as Mr. Harumi said this, my body froze. I didn't know what was happening, as if not only my body, my senses, and even time were frozen. I felt like I didn't know what Harumi-sensei was talking about, but for some reason I couldn't help but understand what it meant.

A virus of unknown nature was born in Mokinaki. It has similar properties to HIV, but the route of infection is unknown. However, if the route of infection is different from hIV, which is present in the mucous membranes of cotton plants and can cause droplet infection, then this is far from the worst-case scenario.

The cotton season becomes a breeding ground for murderous viruses, and the worst mass infections of the pandemic begin at the cotton season – like a sci-fi horror movie, where the virus that turns people into zombies and monsters spreads, and makes people into zombies and monsters. This is one such story. Harumi-sensei is talking about something similar.

"Quarantine Mokinataki is a breeding ground for viruses?"

The voice was so focused that even I was amazed at myself. That's the limit of what I can do right now, though. Asuna once again instructed Harumi-sensei to follow me.

"So, what will happen after the Demon Gate Season?"

Mr. Harumi lowered his face. It looked like he didn't want to say anything more, but it wasn't.

``... We won't know the details until we investigate. The detailed nature of the virus is also unknown. However, Kida-chan's body is being eroded by a new virus. Kida-chan's life is. I'm only about two months at most, and at the moment, there's no way to fight it."

It seems that Momu's life will end in two months. What seemed like a forever lasting life was shortened. Harumi-sensei and Kurahashi-sensei both looked sad and regretful, but I wasn't that worried.

"Mokinataki-kun, we're already thinking about separating her in a deeper place. The same goes for Mokinaki-kun's own viral infection\"

Kurahashi-sensei said with his head bowed like Mr. Harumi. Both Kurahashi-sensei and Harumi-sensei acknowledge Mokinaki's inner isolation.

This is not to protect the unsuspecting honki from viruses and bacteria, but to protect people from the malignant viruses that grow inside the honki.

This is not to protect Mokinataki. To protect the public from the virus in Momenji's body, Mokinataki will be quarantined.

No anger or sadness or anything. Yui has a feeling of emptiness swirling in her chest. There's only one problem, and it's strange that I'm able to say it.

\"Does Motoki know about this? Are you going to tell Motoki? \"

"No, I told you that. Kida-chan's consciousness is currently closed\"

At that moment, a voice came from nowhere. It was so small that I could hear it being measles. A voice must have called to me. However, the source could not be determined.

This time, it seemed that everyone except me heard it, and everyone showed surprised expressions. And I managed to find the source of the sound. It came in a big bag that hung over my shoulder.

Open the zipper and you'll find a circular device behind the neatly arranged textbooks. This is a detector of Mokinaki's eyes and ears in the real world. The power light on a device I've never used today now glows red.

As soon as I realized this, I immediately heard sound from the probe's speaker.

"Umim"

\"You, Mormench!? \"

I was surprised and took the probe out of my bag.

The three of them also looked very surprised. In fact, this detector can be turned on by manipulating the mokinaki inside the medical cube. There is a condition that the probe still has enough power, but as long as this condition is met, Mokinataki can turn the probe on and off at will.

You can always see what the probe is projecting.

"Mormenge-chan!?"

\"Momenchi-kun, why!? \"

Harumi-sensei and Kurahashi-sensei couldn't hide their surprise.

Now, Mormenji's consciousness should be sealed inside the medical cube. Regardless of Morkin's wishes, this is caused by the medical cube manipulators, so Morgin can't solve it alone.

Mokinataki can't move the probe now, so why does the probe move while the mahogany is inside?

Before I could ask, Mr. Harumi took out his phone from his pocket and started talking. It was a mobile phone that was only used for internal communication in the hospital.

\"Yes, I'm Fox Ash. That, Motomaki-chan now uh, lifted the consciousness blockade!? \"

It looks like this is a message from a medical cube operator. We were amazed and continued to listen.

"Why are you doing this, Mormenji-chan is still under investigation, if she is still conscious, then it will not work?" Is Mokinaki-chan's heart rate abnormal? Is it a mental cause? Block" Yes. Her consciousness with the Medical Cube. And even if there were, is there such a thing? \"

Mr. Kurahashi just stared at Mr. Harumi and spoke. He looked shocked. Asuna and I were in a similar situation, but Motoki's voice reached our ears.

\"Umim, Asuna, what are you talking about? \"

“！”

"Didn't you just say I'm going to die or not be able to live? So, Kem is really noisy and angry, right? ”

I couldn't make a sound. My mother heard all the things I shouted at Harumi-sensei and Kurahashi-sensei. At this time, Mu Long had already turned on the probe and was eavesdropping on the matter. All the stories you least want to hear.

"And, why is my medical cube being controlled without permission? This has never happened, so why is this happening? Mr. Harumi, what's wrong with me? ”

The detector's camera, Motoki's gaze is on Harumi-sensei. However, Dr. Harumi did not answer, and continued to talk to the person on the other end of the phone.

"Why is Kida-chan's consciousness because of a nightmare? Did Kizu-chan Kida have a nightmare? So, the state of the virus so far it is multiplying"

"Virus? Proliferation? Uh, Harumi-sensei, what are you talking about? \"

Kimataki's voice was a mixture of impatience and confusion.

Listening to Harumi-sensei, although her consciousness was blocked by the medical cube, something that originated from Motegisaki's consciousness happened, and the blockade of her consciousness was lifted.

And since the probe is equipped with a high-sensitivity microphone, I can hear Harumi-sensei's conversation completely. Asuna calls out to Mogina, who is confused because she can't get a response from Harumi-sensei.

"Yumomenki, you know."

The camera quickly pans to Asuna. Mo Mu interjected when he heard this voice.

"Asuna, Asuna, what are they talking about? What does virus mean? Was it helpful? ”

Asuna was speechless. There's no way she's going to tell Kitaki about such a fact. - Of course, so do I. We usually talk casually, but I don't know what to say right now. Mr. Kurahashi has the same situation.

At this moment, when everyone was quiet, there was an exceptionally loud voice from the probe.

"Don't shut up! Don't be silent, say something!! What are you all doing?!? ”

This is clearly reminiscent of Mokinataki. I've heard stories about us. Mokinataki can't be like Mokinataki. Worst of all, she is about to discover the worst thing that has happened inside her.

Who should talk about it?

Is that me?

Asuna?

Harumi-sensei or Kurahashi-sensei?

No one tried to tell Motoki the truth. Normally, I would have to scold him not to make such a loud noise, but I couldn't make a sound, like someone stuck me in his mouth. The only one who can make a sound is Motoki. Motoki's impatience and anger seemed to increase due to our silence, and he began to make louder noises from the detector.

"What the hell is going on, what is everyone talking about?"

"Mormenge-chan!!"

It was Harumi-sensei who intervened. He shouted to Momu with the same force he had stopped me. The detector's high-sensitivity microphone seemed to pick up the sound well, and Motogi stopped shouting.

"You know we're having an important conversation right now, without you."

The probe got a reply. Kitaki's voice became much quieter.

"What are you talking about?"

"I'm going to elaborate on it now, this is something you need to understand, and I can't leave you without telling me."

Asuna and I stood side by side in amazement. Are you going to let Momu listen to that story? Do you have to face a reality that Mokinaki is too cruel to tell her? I can't imagine what would have happened to Mokinataki if I had done something like that.

It's not something you should talk about with Kitaki - Asuna must have had the same idea and tried to stop Harumi-sensei, but Harumi-sensei looked up and stared at Asuna. Then he shook his head and said nothing.

As a doctor, I can't hide this fact from my patients – I feel like I can see Dr. Harumi's solidified determination in such a short period of time that neither I nor Asuna have any choice but to remain silent.

Then Mr. Harumi told Shigeru the truth. Benki tells us an incredible story. Kitaki listened silently, but after Harumi-sensei finished speaking, he made a sound.

"I have a new virus in my body?" The new drug mutates and then my body is destroyed? ”