Chapter 7: IF Route: Me and You/Prelude

IF Route:

Me and You/Prelude

"...hmm ..uhh .....eehh ...ooh."

It's a ceiling I've never see before. It's a line I'd like to say at least once, even though my voice is so hoarse I can't say it properly...

Hello, it's been a while. I'm Nina. I'm currently in a hospital room where the hospitalization fees seem to be very expensive. When I woke up, I thought I had been reincarnated again, but I was still Nina.

Well, that was a surprise in itself, because at that time I thought I was completely dead, and it actually felt like I was dead.

First of all, I checked my body, there were no restraints or collars, and even when I tried using my supernatural powers lightly, I didn't find anything strange or alarming.

My tension eased a little, it seemed this wasn't related to that facility, but rather an ordinary hospital.

Maybe because I've relaxed, I suddenly have to go to the bathroom...I want to pee.

I got out of bed, took the IV drip that was connected to it, went to the toilet, did my business, and washed my hands in the sink.

Wow, this hospital room is amazing. The toilet is clean, the sink is spacious and there's a big mirror, and the water coming out of the tap is warm. It really feels like a luxury hospital room...

Isn't that weird? How can I go to the bathroom normally?

Why can I get up and walk normally and why don't I have any pain in my body?

Humans can become unable to move properly even if they are confined to bed for just a few days, so if I had been sleeping for the length of time it took for me to fully recover from being on the brink of death, I would not be able to move properly.

And yet my body just feels a little lethargic, and I don't even feel any pain or discomfort.

That's right, there's no pain. The damage from the strengthening drugs and the abnormalities in my body caused by the side effects that never went away have completely disappeared.

"Ah, ah, A...I...U....E...O~"

My voice, which had been hoarse just a moment ago, had recovered to some degree just by gargling lightly.

"I mean, it's a bit of a stretch..."

But I had grown at least 10 centimetres.

It's certain that I have been sleeping for years.

It is unlikely that the facility's medical technology was inferior to that in the outside world; rather, it should be assumed that it was state-of-the-art.

If that was the case, only a supernatural power could bring about such an impossible result. The only treatment that could be used was a healing or regenerative supernatural power.

However, this raises a new question: who went to such lengths to treat me?

When I was at the facility, I had a lot of free time and would bombard the teachers with questions, so I now have more than the average person's knowledge about supernatural powers.

Biometric interference abilities, and especially those that can interfere with other people, are extremely rare, and furthermore, those who can perfectly regenerate a dying person and keep them healthy can literally be counted on just a handful.

It would cost an enormous amount of money to receive treatment from such a person with a special ability, and if I were to continue treatment for years until I woke up, just how much would it cost...?

"...Yeah! I really am cute! I have a beautiful face, and that combined with my loli figure makes them want to protect me so much!"

………………

Yes, I'll stop escaping reality...

Well, there's no point in just thinking about it by myself, so I'll just quickly call a nurse or a doctor and have them talk to me.

I left the bathroom and pressed the nurse call button next to the bed.

I pressed the nurse call button and a nurse came to my room right away, and was so surprised when she saw that I was awake. So cute.

"I'll call the doctor right away, so please wait here."

With that, the nurse jogged off and returned a short while later with a female doctor who seemed to be a veteran.

"Let me do a little examination. I'm sure you have a lot you want to ask me, so let's talk slowly after that."

The female doctor spoke calmly and with concern for me, and after performing a really simple examination, she set aside time for questions.

So let me briefly summarize the information I have obtained. …I feel like I've done something similar before.

"Where am I?"

Answer: This is a hospital, a place where you can get treated for ailments or pain in your body.

"Why am I here?"

Answer: It's because your guardian had you admitted here, and she is even paying the hospital fees.

"How long have I been asleep?"

Answer: Five years and eight months. You came to this hospital room about six months ago.

"What?! Five years! Really?!"

Answer: Yes, it's true. So you are fifteen this year.

"How did you heal my body?"

Answer : It comes from a supernatural ability to heal people.

"...Umm, my guardian..."

Answer : It's First Class Enforcement Officer Reona Sannomiya. I've heard that she's a dear friend of yours.

"…………"

...I'm sorry, you still have work to do, so I'll ask the rest some other time.

"Please get plenty of rest, we'll do a more detailed examination at a later date."

Ah, so Lena is alive...

"Thank goodness..."

I thought this from the bottom of my heart as I sunk my body back into bed.

Although I knew that Lena would be fine, I still felt uneasy. To the point that I started to think of the worst possible outcome.

But Lena was alive, and she saved me.

I don't know what it's like to be an enforcer, but I understand that it's an impressive job that pays enough to allow me to use a hospital room like this for a long period of time.

If I'm 15, then Lena must be 16. She must have worked really hard... I'm sure she's respected by a lot of people.　

I wonder if you was able to become happy.

I wonder if you've made new friends or family, but if you have, that's all there is to it.

If Lena is happy, then it will be worth the effort to risk my life for her...

"...I want to see Lena."

Well, maybe it's a bit scary after all.

Well, it's not like we're meeting right away, so I'll take my time to prepare myself mentally...

While I was thinking about this, there was a knock on the door to my hospital room and the cute nurse from before came in.

"What's wrong?"

"Were you asleep? Sorry."

"No no! It's okay!"

I responded by getting up from the bed, and the nurse said:

"Thank you. When I told Sannomiya Reina that you had woken up, she said she would come right away. I think she'll be here in about thirty minutes, good for you!"

Hah, thirty minutes?

Lena is coming...?

...W-wait! Wait! Hurry, hurry! I'm not prepared at all! If I meet her now, I'll make a huge fool of myself!

I quickly deployed my supernatural powers at maximum power and widened the observation area as far as I could.

For now, let's detect Lena's approach as quickly as possible! All right, it's fine, it was permanent after all, the range of the observation area is greater than when the strengthening drug was at its peak!

"Calm down, calm down me"

I repeated this to myself as I took deep breaths and gradually began to calm down.

Okay, okay, it's still okay, there's still about 30 minutes until Lena arrives, we still have time, so we'll make sure we're mentally prepared by then.

After a while, just as I was finally beginning to accept Lena's arrival, the observation field captured a figure coming straight towards me at an incredible speed.

She wasn't just coming this way, she was flying through the air towards my hospital room.

In fact, if this continues she will probably break through the window and rush in!

I turned my gaze in the direction the person was coming from and teleported the window and curtains I had in my field of vision to the edge of the room.

A figure jumped in and pushed me down onto the bed.

"Guh?!"

That was too forceful, it didn't hurt that much but I made a voice that wasn't cute at all, and who was that...?

"...nnaa...hik, ni...na"

The familiar long black hair fell over my cheek, and the crying I'd heard so many times echoed through my ears.

"...Nina, Nina...Nina..."

"...Lena?"

It was Lena. She had grown a lot taller since back then, and her voice had changed a little, but it was definitely Lena, my beloved...

"Lena, It's been a while."

"Nina... I've gotten stronger..."

"I've become strong enough that I won't let anyone hurt Nina anymore."

"I'll always be by your side to protect you."

"I won't make Nina feel any more pain or suffering."

"I will kill anyone who tries to hurt Nina."

"It's okay, everything's okay now."

"Are you okay?"

...Ah, was I wrong?

Lena held me tightly, as if she would never lose me again, and repeated in a trembling voice that it was okay, and I understood.

My heart, which had been soaring, suddenly sank, and my hand, which had tried to hug the sobbing Lena back out of habit, stopped moving.

I wondered what would made her happy.

In the end, I had selfishly decided what Lena's happiness should be and forced it upon her.

"...Lena."

"Nina? It's okay now, you will be fine."

"Lena, listen!"

"…………"

"Lena, I'm sorry. I promised, but I'm sorry I left you alone for so long."

"It was lonely, it was painful."

It may be a little late now, but let me apologize.

"I was sorry, I was wrong, I'm so sorry"

"No, no, no, that's not it!... Nina did nothing wrong, no! No!!"

"No, I did something wrong."

Just like back then, I gently stroked Lena's head and back.

"I thought Lena would be happy even without me."

"…………"

"You'll make new friends and a kind family in the outside world and be happy. That's what I was thinking, so I decided to kill myself..."

Lena is a very strong, kind and wonderful girl.

That has nothing to do with it.

"One day you'll get over it, forget about me, and live a life loved by many people....I would have been willing to die for that."

"....."

"I thought I'd be happy to die for Lena..."

That's what I thought, and that's what I wanted to die thinking.

"Lena, I'm sorry I tried to die without saying anything. I'm sorry I gave up on living so easily"

"…………"

I assumed your happiness on my own, I knew I couldn't be happy without Lena, but I thought everything would be fine with Lena.

That wasn't the case.

"I was lonely."

"…………"

"It was painful."

"……Yeah. Sorry for leaving you alone"

"Wah....I was lonely, it was so hard without Nina!"

"I'm sorry."

"I ...I didn't want to be alone, I was scared, I wanted to be with you forever, why did you die!"

"……sorry"

-- I'm sorry for breaking my promise to stay with you forever and never leave you alone.

"Lena, will you make up with me?"

-- But if you'll forgive me.

"So, let's make one more promise."

"You'll definitely not break it this time?"

"I will never leave Lena alone."

-- Don't leave each other alone.

"We'll always be together"

-- Stay together forever.

"I won't die on my own anymore. Until the very end, I will never give up on living with Lena."

-- I know this is a selfish wish.

"...And if that just doesn't work...Die with me."

"...That's a promise?"

-- I know.

"Yeah, I'll never break it again. But in return, if Lena dies, I will die too."

"……Understood"

Lena released her arms from around me and looked up.

Her eyes were red and swollen from tears, and her hair was messy because she had come in a hurry, but even so, the grown-up Lena was beautiful.

"Lena, you've become so pretty..."

"...Nina is prettier..."

It felt like this was just beginning, our lives were just beginning.

...That's right, I forgot.

"Lena."

"what?"

"I'm home!"

"...Welcome back, Nina."

We looked at each other and smiled.

Then Lena slowly brought her face closer to me, and when I realized what she was trying to do, I tried to stop her, but it was too late.

Then our lips met.

Lena and I kissed.

[Sannomiya Nina/Nina]

A child who understands love, but doesn't yet understand romance. Lena suddenly kissed her and her mind went blank.

{...Activate Auto-Nina System}

[Sannomiya Reina/Lena]

She loves Nina in many ways. She was the one who kissed Nina after a long time and her mind went blank. After kissing her, she remembered that Nina's mental age was 10 years old or younger and thought, "Shit, I messed up!"

"...Lena, what was that just now? Mouth to mouth, and tongue too..."

"Ah, ah!... This is a greeting! It's a special greeting for someone important, the most important person in the world!!"

"I see...Thank you Lena! I'm happy! Lena is the most important person to me in the world too!"

(...Please be fooled, please be fooled...)

So this was a happy ending IF route, although it's an unnecessary addition, but I hope you enjoyed it.

After this, the two of them started living together, and Nina studied housework and cooking, everything for Lena, who had completely lost her ability to live on her own.

Nina goes to high school and makes lots of friends, which makes Lena jealous.

With Nina there, Lena's goal towards revenge dismissed a little, not extinguished. Now she try to do it through a legal way.

Nina is so defenseless that Lena reaches her limit and 'pushes her down'... she is happy (looking at the clumsy girl who didn't notice Lena's affection until she was pushed down).

Their lives will continue on, forever and ever happily.