"I have a way to bring her back to life."
When those words left Luo Zhen's mouth and reached everyone's ears, the entire space fell silent.
Yuuki's voice disappeared, yet everyone could clearly feel her astonishment.
Cangqiao stared at Luo Zhen blankly, not reacting for quite some time.
Even Kikuoka Seijiro's brows twitched visibly, and his gaze toward Luo Zhen became serious.
"Wha... what?"
Only Asuna abruptly turned around and looked at Luo Zhen, her eyes filled with both shock and delight.
"Is... is that really true, Luo Zhen?"
Asuna hurriedly asked.
However, aside from Asuna, no one else present would ask such a question.
That was only natural, right?
"You're joking, aren't you?" Cangqiao said as though he had heard some kind of nonsense. "This is end-stage AIDS. With the current level of medicine, this is already considered an incurable disease. Unless there's suddenly some major breakthrough in medicine, there's absolutely no possibility of curing it. Please don't suddenly make this kind of joke in front of Kotonoha. It's very inappropriate."
Cangqiao spoke without any displeasure in his tone. Instead, he sounded patient, as though he regarded Luo Zhen's words as an outburst born of his desperation to save someone.
This made Luo Zhen view Cangqiao in a somewhat better light, but he still said the same thing.
"Let me go inside. After that, you'll understand."
Luo Zhen did not explain further. He intended to let the facts prove it.
But Cangqiao clearly had no intention of compromising.
"Given Kotonoha's current condition, we have to ensure that there are no viruses or bacteria whatsoever around her to extend her life as much as possible. Even we can't go inside without thorough disinfection and protective clothing. Mr. Kirigaya, you should think this through before saying anything."
Cangqiao spoke in a