episode_0355

I knew that I needed samples for the experiment, but that was all I knew. I didn’t know exactly how many samples I needed.

So, I had no choice but to ask for advice from Karen, who was close to my field of expertise.

And as a result of asking Karen for her opinion, the conclusion she came up with was that if you don’t want to stop after one or two times, you should have at least 10L.

10L.

Although it may seem like a small amount at first glance, it was actually a huge amount.

This was especially true when the subject was blood.

I know this because I once donated blood for a hamburger gifticon. Normally, when blood is drawn for blood donation, an amount of about 300ml to 400ml is drawn.

The amount is not even close to the 500ml bottle of cola that is often provided when ordering chicken.

Even though the loss is only that much, the human body feels its condition deteriorating throughout the day.

Even if it’s in milliliters, that’s true, but is it calculated in liters at all?

If that’s not crazy, what is crazy?

But Karin is saying things like that out of consideration for her colleagues… To be honest, at this point, even if I were to fire a big, beautiful Juche nuclear bomb, or rather, a nuclear bomb on Karin’s forehead, I don’t think she would nod her head and say that it was worth it.

“Your consideration for your colleagues is truly special. It’s so respectable.”

“Hehe, is that so…?”

“I know how you feel, so why don’t you accept it quickly?”

“No, that’s what I said. Everyone is afraid of things like syringes because of the trauma from the experiment.”

“Well, I guess so.”

They did not volunteer for the experiment, but were kidnapped and subjected to the experiment.

As such, many things would have happened that would never have happened in a normal experiment site.

If that were the case, it wouldn’t be that unusual for someone to have a seizure just by looking at something like a syringe.

However, that was just their situation and there was no reason for me to care about it.

And more than anything… Karen said that not only the quantity of blood to be used as a sample but also the variety is important.

“But you’re going to throw it all away as yours? If you do that out of thin air and succeed in developing a treatment with great difficulty, but it only works on your body and doesn’t work on your colleagues, what are you going to do then?”

Can you handle the betrayal looks in your colleagues’ eyes that will be poured towards you at that moment?

Since the question was asked with exactly that nuance, I guess I didn’t even consider it that far.

“Ah…”

The expression characteristic of someone who was speechless appeared on Karen’s face.

If you see that I understand right away as soon as I say this, it doesn’t mean I’m a bad person…

Karin, who was biting her lip after realizing that she had made a mistake as she was lost in the never-ending question of why she does so many stupid things with such a good brain, finally nodded.

“I know what you mean. It won’t be easy… but I’ll try.”

And with those words, Karin, who disappeared in front of me… appeared again, holding in her arms an icebox full of blood packs with tags with the names of the colleagues she led.

“This is enough, right?”

“···Yes.”

Well, if this happens… we need to find someone who will work on developing a vaccine with these…

Before that, let’s take a quick dip into reality.

I stayed in this world for quite a long time.

After putting the zombie corpses and blood samples to be handed over to the police department in my inventory, I returned to reality.

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‘I feel like I’ve returned to reality after a long time…’

No, it’s not just my mood, it’s actually been a while.

In that time frame, it’s been almost a few months since I returned.

Of course, in real time, it would only be a few tens of seconds, but that was how I felt right now.

So, I decided to find a way to resolve this gap once again.

It’s only been a while since I got the app, so I didn’t know that if the time I spent in this other world turned into a few years or even a few decades, the sense of disconnect that would come from it would affect my mind.

However, the problem is how to solve it… If you solve the tasks given by the app, will you find an answer…?

It must have been a moment when I was sitting on the edge of the bed, alone and lost in thought.

Knock-

Someone knocked on the door of the room Rahee gave me.

Then, the door opened with a popping sound, and Rahee stuck her head out through the gap in the door.

“···I don’t think I told you to come in yet.”

“What, this is my house?”

“So you just came in like this?”

“···But you still knocked.”

What is this logic that says, “I knocked, so it’s OK anyway.”

As I was once again admiring Rahee’s shamelessness, Rahee, who seemed to notice me slightly, opened her mouth, although I don’t know what the wind was blowing.

“Hey.”

“Huh?”

“Do you have any special plans for today?”

It’s a schedule…

Well… if you consider whether it exists or not, it’s closer to being there…

That’s because it’s not a situation in reality, but a situation in the world you enter through the link.

Strictly speaking, it could be said that there is none.

Not only did I stop by the school the other day to neatly sort out attendance-related issues, but today is also a day without lectures for the first time in a while.

“There is nothing in particular?”

So, when I answered Rahee’s question that way, did she expect that kind of answer from me?

As soon as she said those words, Rahee’s face brightened noticeably.

“Really? Then, let’s go somewhere with me for a moment.”

“Suddenly?”

“···Why? Arirang walks around well, but you don’t want to walk around with me?”

“No, it’s not like that… So where do you plan on going?”

“Department store.”

“Ugh… I suddenly don’t want to go, what should I do?”

Of all the places, it’s a department store.

Going to a department store, not a supermarket, would definitely mean going shopping for clothes, but in my opinion, this was something that would last at least four to five hours if you were dragged along once.

So, without realizing it, I showed a disgusted expression on my face, but maybe he didn’t like my reaction so much?

Rahee’s eyes suddenly became fierce.

“Facial expression.”

It’s not ‘open your face’, it’s ‘facial expression’.

Did I end up waking up ‘Rahee’ from the gifted education center?

“No, what’s wrong with my expression…”

“Bring a mirror and show me?”

“Keuhm… There’s no need to do that… By the way, Rahee, don’t you usually buy clothes at places like department stores?”

Rahee’s style was basically close to street look.

So, as far as I know, when you buy clothes, you go to places like vintage shops and don’t often go to department stores.

But suddenly it was a department store.

It’s not like I’m thinking about changing the style I wear now… What kind of wind is blowing?

“That’s true, but…”

As I was thinking this to myself, did I feel slightly better because I showed that I knew him well?

Rahee’s eyes became much softer, as if wondering when she had been showing such fierce looks, and she slowly trailed off.

“Anyway, I need it this time!”

‘This time’…

Have you been invited to a party or something?

‘Oh, that’s right.’

Come to think of it, it was still the year-end season here.

Because I had stayed in the world of the hypnosis academy for several months, my sense of the date in reality had become very blurred, but when I thought about it, it was like that.

If so, it wasn’t that strange.

“Is it okay to just follow along?”

“···If you don’t have anything to do, just pick out some clothes for me.”

A voice that seems to murmur softly.

Rahee turned her head slightly to the side as if avoiding my gaze and made that kind of voice. I thought it was quite cute, so after much deliberation, I decided to agree.

It is true that there is an urgent need to develop a treatment that will return Karin’s body to its original state, if only to make the Miyashita sisters lie in the same bed, but they had to spend some time in reality anyway.

“Okay, I just need to prepare right away, right?”

So I said that and got up from the bed… but didn’t he know that I would express my consent so obediently?

Rahee gave me a look that seemed to say something unexpected.

“Instead, should you come out looking pretty? Now that I’m out, I’m thinking of going on a date.”

“What, really…! This is ridiculous…”

Ra-hee, who seemed to be embarrassed by the surprise date announcement, waved her hand at her face for a moment, but despite her efforts, she failed to control her red face and left my room as if running away.

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“Oh! Su-hyun? It’s Suhyun, right?”

“···Who?”

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