Chapter 63 – Menstruation

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Kim Hyesun became Arang’s attending physician because everyone else had given up on her.

Everyone had written off the young girl, simply labeling it an unknown disease, a hopeless case.

Eventually, the case was passed on until it reached Kim Hyesun.

As soon as Hyesun saw Arang for the first time and examined her, she realized why everyone had given up.

There was no hope.

The disease was one thing, but it was only natural that young Arang couldn’t endure such a situation.

Her body kept deteriorating. Her arms and legs were amputated against her will, yet her body continued to necrotize.

Arang needed the will to live, but her spirit was already dead.

Arang’s family set aside their lives and did everything they could for her, but the young girl couldn’t hold on.

Hyesun thought Arang didn’t have much time left.

But then, Arang suddenly came to her senses, and for some reason, her illness vanished, and she became healthier.

The threat of Arang’s death receded, a huge sum of money was provided, and all Hyesun had to do was manage Arang’s care. But with Arang connected to the virtual world through the [MDB], there wasn’t much to do.

The 5-story building had so many convenient facilities for the people working for Arang’s parents that all the doctors wanted to be assigned to Arang’s department, where they could relax and just monitor the [MDB] signals.

Of course, Hyesun couldn’t work alone, so she had to hire more doctors.

Hyesun had to consider it carefully.

After amputating Arang’s arms and legs, Arang needed someone to take care of her.

She assigned a nurse to Arang, someone with medical knowledge who could care for people with disabilities.

That was Hyesun’s worst mistake.

The nurse was sincere, responsible, and well-regarded by everyone. But that nurse abused Arang.

Fortunately, Anna, Arang’s older sister, discovered it not long after.

Anna and Hyesun felt guilty about the terrible things the nurse had done, captured on a surveillance camera Anna had secretly installed, and they vowed to protect Arang directly, without entrusting her to anyone else.

They dedicated themselves entirely.

Hyesun lived at the hospital, and Anna was always by Arang’s side after work.

After Arang regained consciousness and her condition stabilized for more than two months, Hyesun thought it was safe enough to rest at home one day a week.

But she rushed to Arang as soon as she received the emergency call from Hayan.

Panting, Hyesun entered Arang’s room and frowned at the strong smell of blood.

Her eyes went straight to the bed where the [MDB] was installed.

Arang was gone, but bloodstains marked the bed.

“Arang!”

Shuaaaaaㅡ

Hearing the sound of the shower, Hyesun threw open the bathroom door.

“Ah, Senior.”

“Doctor Unnie?”

Her junior was sitting naked in the bathtub with Arang, gently washing Arang’s body.

Ignoring her clothes getting wet, Hyesun hurried to Arang.

“Arang, are you okay?”

“Yeah. I’m okay.”

“Uh, uh… uh…?”

Hyesun was shocked to hear Arang speaking softly and clearly, unlike the Arang she had known until now.

“Senior, I think Arang is having her period, so I’m washing off the menstrual blood.”

“Period…?”

“Yes. Arang said her stomach felt like it was pricking, and when I asked her where it hurt, she pointed to her lower abdomen. I think it’s her period, but we should do a thorough examination after washing off all the bloodstains.”

Hyesun nodded at her junior’s words.

Arang should have already started menstruating, considering her age. However, due to her illness, her body and mind were ruined, and she hadn’t had a period until now.

The exact cause would be known after an examination, but considering the current situation, it seemed Arang’s mind and body had become healthier, and she was having her period for the first time.

Anyway…

“It hurts… Unnie, does it always hurt this much?”

Arang was talking to her junior naturally in her arms.

Arang’s voice and tone weren’t as bright and cheerful as in LEORE, but she was talking comfortably, like she did in the game.

Arang was getting healthier.

==

Wow… It feels even crazier now that I’m in reality.

As soon as I heard Hayan Unnie’s words, I logged out and waited on the bed in the virtual world room, holding my stomach, until Doctor Unnie 2 came and took me out of the connector.

At that moment, the pain that had been localized in my lower abdomen spread throughout my body.

The sensation below confirmed it was the same as what I felt in LEORE.

No matter how you slice it, it’s that.

That menstruation that women have once a month.

It’s definitely menstruation.

But does it hurt this much?

The emotions spreading out due to the pain are making my face expressionless and calm, but right now I want to scream and roll around.

“Arang. Arang.”

Doctor Unnie 2 shook my shoulder slowly and urgently to wake me up.

“Unnie. My stomach hurts so much.”

“Arang… You… First of all, where does it hurt?”

“It hurts everywhere, but the worst pain is a little below my belly button. Am I having my period?”

“Let’s take a shower first.”

Doctor Unnie 2 took off my clothes and hugged me, not caring about the blood I was shedding.

Doctor Unnie 2 carefully laid me down in the bathtub and took off all her clothes, starting with her doctor’s gown.

“What’s your name, Unnie?”

I asked Doctor Unnie 2, who was hugging me naked and getting into the bathtub.

Most of the time, Hyesun Unnie takes care of me almost all day, but people can’t be awake 24 hours a day.

Doctor Unnie 2 takes care of me while Hyesun Unnie is sleeping. The problem is that Hyesun Unnie’s sleeping time is also my sleeping time, so I rarely see Doctor Unnie 2.

If I wake up early, it’s just a short time before she switches with Hyesun Unnie, so I’ve never talked to her and don’t know her name.

“My name is Park Jisoo. Arang, but you can speak well now?”

“Huh? Oh… I guess so.”

Jisoo Unnie’s words made me realize I was speaking as I thought, just like when I was playing LEORE.

Of course, I wasn’t speaking energetically and loudly, but at least it wasn’t uncomfortable.

“That’s a relief. It means Arang is getting healthier.”

“But aren’t you going to do a half-bath?”

I asked Jisoo Unnie, who was carefully washing my body. I like half-baths so much that I usually enjoy at least 5 minutes of them with Hyesun Unnie whenever I get in the bathtub.

It feels so good to relax, lie down on a fluffy bed, and enter LEORE.

“It’s not good to take a half-bath or shower for too long when you’re having your period.”

“No way…”

“When you’re having your period, Arang’s precious place is open, so it’s easy to get a germ infection. It’s better not to.”

One of the few hobbies I enjoy in reality, half-baths, has been banned.

All I can do in reality is play board games or do rehabilitation training with the special connector that Anna Unnie gave me, or take a half-bath.

My favorite was half-baths…

“Arang!”

“Ah, Senior.”

“Doctor Unnie?”

Hyesun Unnie came into the bathroom panting and sweating.

“Arang, are you okay?”

“Yeah. I’m okay.”

==

Starting with Hyesun Unnie, Anna Unnie and Hayan Unnie came into the bathroom one after another.

Even if I were a man, I would have been a little embarrassed with everyone looking at me naked and defenseless.

Everyone gathered after hearing that I was sick.

After taking a shower, I was examined by various medical devices in the building in Anna Unnie’s arms.

I received a comprehensive medical checkup, and the most important examination remained for last.

I swallowed as I looked at the delivery table in front of me.

A delivery table that I had never seen in my life.

That thing like Arm Length is probably for raising my legs… This is too embarrassing…!?

It would be less embarrassing if I were a normal woman, but right now I can’t even take care of my own body. Plus, I don’t have legs.

In other words, it’s difficult for me to spread my legs for a long time by myself. Anna Unnie had no choice but to come behind me and hold me, and I really can’t cover my face with my hands and I’m going crazy.

If it weren’t for the curtain in front of me, I might have died. Right now, I feel like going into LEORE and slicing up all the monsters with a dagger.

==

Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with my body.

It is said that I naturally started having periods, which I hadn’t had until now, as my body became healthier.

The problem is that I haven’t known pain for a long time, so the pain from menstruation feels too intense.

It hurts so much that I’ve never shown a change in expression in reality while living as Arang, but now I’m even frowning.

Knowing that, Anna Unnie is very worried about me.

“Hyesun Unnie… I want to take painkillers.”

I’ve talked to girls while playing games for a long time, so I know. The kids who played games even when they had their periods said they were okay after taking painkillers, so I told Hyesun Unnie.

“I don’t think that’s going to work.”

I was rejected.

The reason was valid.

It’s because of my rare disease.

She said it’s dangerous to take medicine rashly because she doesn’t know how it develops, how it gets worse, or how it gets better.

If I said, “It all disappeared when I possessed this body!” I think I’d be diagnosed with a mental illness right away, so I can’t say it.

If I had arms and legs, I would have gotten painkillers and taken them without anyone knowing, but it’s impossible because I don’t have arms and legs.

In other words, I have to feel this pain raw.

“That’s when I’m needed!”

Suddenly, Belly Cover, who sensed something was wrong when I and Hayan Unnie logged out, learned of my situation through Hayan Unnie, and **she** came to find me with the things I needed for my period.

Instead of Anna Unnie, who is very busy in reality, Hyesun Unnie, who has to recheck the test results to see if she missed anything, and Hayan Unnie, who has an appointment and has to go out, Belly Cover decided to stay by my side.

Hmm… I’m uneasy.