"Then the treatment officially begins... Kiyama, are you ready?"
Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Kiyama Harumi nodded vigorously.
"No problem, Mr. Fang Zheng. Leave it to me."
"Alright. Let's begin."
Fang Zheng did not waste any words and made his decision immediately. Kiyama Harumi took a deep breath, then walked over to the console. Everything was ready. All she had to do now was press Enter...
But just as Kiyama Harumi reached out her hand, that nightmare from years ago resurfaced in her mind.
Everything that had happened back then... felt as though she had experienced it only yesterday.
"...?"
Misaka Mikoto, Sora Yuanhai, and the others exchanged puzzled looks as they watched Kiyama Harumi remain frozen in that pose without reacting, unsure what had happened. Fang Zheng, meanwhile, sat in a nearby chair and pressed the communications microphone.
"Kiyama, ten-second countdown. If you don't do it, I will."
"Huh? Ah...!"
Only then did Kiyama Harumi snap out of it as if waking from a dream. She hurriedly raised her head and looked toward Fang Zheng.
"Wait, Mr. Fang Zheng, please give me a little more time..."
"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five..."
Fang Zheng could not be bothered to listen to Kiyama Harumi's nonsense anymore. How long was she going to keep being so sentimental? Everything that needed to be done had been done. All that remained was to see the result. What was she still going on about?
"Three, two, one..."
Hearing this, Kiyama Harumi no longer hesitated. She reached out and pressed the Enter key before her.
"-------"
Soon, the light strips outside the medical pods began to flash. Then, the doors of the pods slowly opened. Seeing this, Kiyama Harumi hurried to the children's side and watched them closely.
"Mr. Fang Zheng, can we go in too?"