Thinking
"...Understood."
"Once that man is arrested, bring him directly to the Ministry of Welfare. After that, don't concern yourselves with anything else. Yan Shogo will never threaten society again. Just like Kouzaburou Fujima."
Inside the police station.
As for why Yan had ended up in the inpatient facility, it was because even though he had no visible injuries, he still needed to remain under observation. After all, gaseous inhalable aerosols were unpredictable and could lurk within the human body, causing damage to the organs.
And there was already a shortage of Enforcers, so naturally they had to be cherished.
He lay on the bed, half-reclined in relative comfort.
Still, such boring days were not to Yan's liking. He would rather walk along the edge of a steel blade, where the thrill gave him a vivid sense of being alive. Saying this might make people call him pretentious, but—being invincible was the loneliest thing of all.
He picked up a book beside him and began reading. In that world, Yan's reading volume had been astonishing. Ever since childhood, he had possessed an inexplicable obsession with books. With the System's support, the naturally gifted Yan had become even more unstoppable. After reading a book once, he could perfectly reproduce its contents, analyze it in an orderly manner, add his own insights, and even surpass the original author.
Knock, knock, knock—
Someone knocked on the door.
Akane Tsunemori entered the hospital room with exhaustion written all over her face, moving slowly. In truth, she had hesitated over whether to visit Yan. After all, she could not claim to bear no responsibility for this adventure. Though she had done everything in her power, using every resource and idea she had to protect Yan throughout the ordeal, she had still allowed him to fall