Unfamiliar Ceiling EP.38

"...What do you mean...?"

 

Have you not started yet?

 

"You'll see... look, they're coming right now."

 

"...Who... wait a minute... no way..."

 

"That's right."

 

"She saved you as you were dying a painful death."

 

".....Stop."

 

"She fed you, gave you a student identity, and took you in as her little sister."

 

"Stop... it..."

 

"Her heart is torn to pieces because of you."

 

"I said stop it...!!!"

 

"She's your only family."

 

Grip!

 

Unable to bear it any longer, I grabbed her collar and pulled her up.

 

"...Why are you showing me this?"

 

"Don't you get it yet? I've been telling you, this is another possible future."

 

"A future ruined by your irresponsible inability to understand your own feelings."

 

"...."

 

"Still don't get it?"

 

Grab

 

"Ugh?!"

 

She grabbed my neck and said,

 

"You were someone who shouldn't have existed in this place."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"...Ugh..."

 

'How much time has passed...?'

 

'My head still hurts, and I'm tired, so it must not have been long...'

 

I tried to get my sluggish mind to work.

 

'I definitely came to the seminar room... and Yuuka gave me a lap pillow...'

 

But the sensation on my head now was different.

 

 

It felt soft, like a normal pillow.

 

'Did someone move me in the meantime?'

 

Well, even Yuuka couldn't keep giving me a lap pillow forever, so it wasn't strange.

 

'...Should I get up?'

 

I didn't know how much time had passed, but if I was awake, I should get up.

 

If more time had passed than I thought, I needed to call Sensei.

 

But did the ceiling always look like this?

 

It seemed familiar yet different... like

 

'A hospital emergency room...'

 

"Patient! Patient, are you awake!? How many fingers do you see?"

 

"Sora-chan! Sora-chan! Are you okay?! Do you remember my face?!"

 

"....Uh."

 

What kind of crazy situation is this?

 

 

 

 

*

Here's what happened.

 

As I was sleeping on Yuuka's lap pillow,

 

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"Cough! Cough!"

 

 

"S-Sora-san?!"

 

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I coughed up blood. A lot of it.

 

But no matter how much they called me, I didn't wake up.

 

In the end, they had no choice but to take me to the hospital.

 

They also contacted Sensei, who called Hoshino.

 

"Sob... sniff..."

 

And that's how it came to this.

 

"...."

 

What is this? This situation is so infuriating.

 

I'm definitely awake, but I can't grasp the situation.

 

So, I coughed up blood while sleeping?

 

Why? All I did today was walk around a bit.

 

I wasn't subjected to fear or blocked by Bina's laser, so why did I cough up blood?

 

'...Could it be the Flying Station...?'

 

No, it can't be. If it was, I would have coughed up a lot of blood when I fainted.

 

...Probably.

 

In that case, the cause is probably the loss of my halo, but honestly...

 

I couldn't shake the feeling of "Why?"

 

It had been quite some time since I lost my halo, and there had been no problems until now.

 

My physical abilities had just dropped to the level of a normal person.

 

But how that leads to coughing up blood, I have no idea.

 

"...Sigh..."

 

I guess I should wait and see what happens.

 

They said they'll run tests to find the cause, so I have to wait until then.

 

Until then, I should calm this person down.

 

Pat pat

 

I stroked Hoshino's head as she cried in my arms, waiting for the tests to begin.

 

 

 

 

*

 

 

 

 

"Haa... home is the best..."

 

Two days later, I returned home.

 

As soon as Hoshino put me in bed, I collapsed.

 

'That was so tiring...'

 

Only two days had passed, but so much had happened.

 

My Abydos classmates came when they heard about my situation. The tests were more difficult than I thought.

 

And I had to console Hoshino, who was worried I might collapse at any moment.

 

And...

 

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"As you've heard from other hospitals, the mystic is indeed like the muscles of the body."

 

"But your body is a little different."

 

"Your mystic seems to have extended inward... to your organs."

 

"So... unfortunately... if this condition continues... in three months..."

 

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I received a terminal diagnosis.

 

So many things happened.

 

If there was one good thing...

 

'Hoshino doesn't know about this...'

 

Just before hearing the results, I made a request to Sensei.

 

I asked him to prevent Hoshino from hearing the test results.

 

If it was a serious situation, I could see how much she would suffer.

 

Sensei didn't seem too happy about it, but

 

I threatened him a bit, and he somehow agreed.

 

I feel a little sorry, but in the end, it was for the best.

 

"Haa..."

 

Still, it didn't change the fact that the current situation was a headache.

 

Sudden death sentence.

 

I wanted to rest and think about it later, but...

 

'I can't afford to take it easy.'

 

The doctor said I was slowly dying, in extreme terms.

 

I had to resolve this situation as soon as possible.

 

And the person who knows how to solve this situation is...

 

'That guy (Black Suit) is the only one...'

 

The mastermind behind my current predicament.

 

'...I don't really want to, but I have no choice.'

 

He did this, but he kept his promises, so I should be able to solve it with a sacrifice or two.

 

They even made a wheelchair while I was in the hospital.

 

I should go see him today.

 

"Sis, I'm going out for a bit... what are you doing?"

 

I was about to tell Hoshino and go find Black Suit, but...

 

Click!

 

"Sora-chan..."

 

Hoshino locked the door and approached me.

 

"Sora-chan... I can't take it anymore."

 

"W-What...?"

 

"You keep getting hurt and sick where I don't know... and I always find out late and regret it... I can't take it anymore..."

 

"So, I'm sorry but..."

 

"Don't leave old lady's (older sister's) side anymore..."

 

"...."

 

This is dangerous.

 

Alarm bells are ringing in my head, telling me this situation is extremely dangerous.

 

Even before that, just looking at Hoshino's eyes, I could tell it was dangerous.

 

Her eyes were just like that day,

 

Lifeless.

 

'I-I have to run...!!'

 

I tried to run away, but

 

"Stay still, Sora-chan."

 

There was no way I could escape from Kivotos' best mystic when I couldn't even walk.

 

Stab!

 

"Ugh!?"

 

"W-What...? Injection...?"

 

Hoshino stuck a syringe, where she got it from I don't know, into me.

 

At the same time, my consciousness began to blur...

 

In the end, unable to resist,

 

"Sora-chan... let's not be apart anymore...?"

 

With Hoshino's words as the last thing I heard, I lost consciousness.