Chapter 300

The timeframe is unknown.

Even Asakusa Toru didn't know, whether or not a donation was received.

How long can she hold on?

If there's anyone who could be irreversibly brought back if things went wrong even a little later, it's her.

More than a year has passed, a long and unpredictable period.

However, without this year, he would have been powerless to help with a heart condition that cannot be easily solved by money or scientific means these days.

Choose to ignore it selectively, and then silently tell yourself, "I am destiny."

For the God of the new world, there are no regrets.

The orange-haired youth, who had been unconscious, awoke after being beaten by Crazy Diamond.

The first thing I do when I wake up.

It's reaching out.

"--Hatsune!"

It felt like a nightmare, like trying to hold onto someone who had already left.

"Huff, huff, huff, huff..."

His breathing became heavy, and his suddenly healed body broke out in a huge cold sweat.

Then came the return of consciousness.

"I am here..."

Headache, muttering to myself, memories, blurry yet clear, and the person by the bed who turned away as if about to leave.

"That—" she couldn't help but call out.

I should have asked him his name, I should have asked him where I was, I should have asked him what happened.

But subconsciously, Otonashi Yuzuru asked another question.

"Excuse me, my sister...?"

The moment he asked the question, he realized he had asked a stupid one.

The people in front of me are strangers, and my sister is lying in the hospital. Even if I ask, I won't get an answer.

"...?" But it was this very question that made the person in front of him stop in their tracks.

He paused, turned around, and uttered something that sounded like a curse, uttered with utter confusion:

"Your sister is still alive?"

Asakusa Toru was a real surprise.

He had not investigated Otonashi Yuzuru's relationship, nor had he tried to contact his family. If they were willing or still alive, they would naturally find him without his intervention.

Otonashi Yuzuru shares similarities with Natsume Kyosuke.

They were all in a coma.

Before falling into a coma, she had no idea of Asakusa Toru's existence, didn't recognize his face, and didn't know his name. She was just in a coma, having a long, unending dream.

Since that's the case, there's no need to hold his hand after he's been revived and painstakingly explain your kindness to them, word by word, in order to get some kind of repayment or response.

It's best to keep things as if the other person doesn't know you at all.

Ultimately, neither of them are particularly beautiful girls, so what good would it do to get closer to them? Even Ichinose Honami beautiful girl, initially maintained a "I'll help you, and you can do whatever you want" attitude.

He just likes this feeling of one-sided self-improvement, so what?

So, after Crazy Diamond finished beating him up, Asakusa Toru Natsume Kyosuke first asked Kyosuke Natsume a couple of casual questions, then turned and left.

He shouldn't even have asked how it felt.

But since this was the first time he'd used Crazy Diamond on someone with such injuries, what could he do?

It's not very reassuring.

Sometimes injuries are more than just injuries. When an injury first occurs, it may only be an injury, but for people like Natsume Kyosuke and Otonashi Yuzuru who have been bedridden for so long, the other illnesses that have developed from the injuries are not within the scope of Crazy Diamond's treatment.

Fortunately, Crazy Diamond seems to be quite effective.

Both of them woke up safely and as they had hoped.

Since the first consultation with Natsume Kyosuke had confirmed that there were no problems, Asakusa Toru didn't plan to linger on the second visit. He figured the hospital staff would eventually discover his miraculous recovery and rush over to help.

But.

Otonashi Yuzuru's words contained unexpected information.

His sister is still alive.

My younger sister was seriously ill, a gentle and lovely sister, but she died on Christmas Eve because of her severe illness.

Her death was the fundamental reason that prompted Otonashi Yuzuru to move.

If she hadn't died, why would Otonashi Yuzuru have worked so hard to study medicine and then nearly died in the tunnel collapse on the way to the exam?

"The reason for this question is, of course, because I want to study medicine to save my sister!"

Faced with Asakusa Toru's question, although he didn't quite understand how the other party knew so much, Otonashi Yuzuru still gave the same answer.

His sister, Otonashi Hatsune, did not die that Christmas. Although her condition did not improve, fortunately, it seemed to be kept on the verge of death.

However, if more than a year has passed...

She might die.

"Address."

"Ah?"

"Never mind that, just tell me the address of the hospital where your sister is and her bed number."

Decisive, straightforward, and resolute.

Even though we don't know what illness she has, and even though we don't know if Crazy Diamond can cure her.

But.

Let's take action first.

Upon closer reflection, although one is seriously ill and the other is in a coma, perhaps the Otonashi siblings are not suffering too much.

They have people they can rely on and people they can take responsibility for; at least in terms of responsibility, they don't need to bear too much of it.

The ones who are really struggling are their parents.

My daughter fell seriously ill at a young age, constantly incurring huge medical expenses in the hospital. My son, who had a bright future ahead of him, passed away in an accident.

Now, both of them are frequent hospital patients.

If I hadn't paid for it, I can't even imagine how desperate the parents must have felt with two children hospitalized.

"Amazawa, the car."

Having obtained the address, she quickly walked out of the hospital and approached Amasawa Ichika, who was very well-behaved and hadn't followed her in.

I took the keys and walked towards the parking spot.

Asakusa Toru just retaliated...

I hopped on my electric scooter.

Cough.

Unfortunately, he's a minor and can't rely on a driver's license. Getting caught driving without a license is quite troublesome.

Damn it, shouldn't the Diary send me an Anywhere Door?

If you don't come out and send out the Anywhere Door, do you want me to ride my electric bike until the battery runs out?!

He cursed under his breath, and after a moment, the girl behind him pressed her body against his. The moment he could clearly feel the soft touch, Asakusa Toru twisted the accelerator.

Accelerate!

The reason for bringing Amazawa along wasn't just because she was Amazawa completely trustworthy personal assistant, nor because she was a beautiful girl he had already groomed.

More than anything, it's because sometimes, Asakusa Toru finds it very convenient to have someone around who can help him with small problems.

Amazawa is very easy to use.

With the physical strength and skills honed at the White Room, she could easily defeat simple, weaklings. Under the cramming-style knowledge instilled at the White Room, her knowledge base was also quite good. Her handling of various problems wasn't perfect, but it certainly wasn't too bad.

The "little devil" trait is merely the shyness she displays when facing him.

Perfect!

As for leaving Ichinose and the others in the Advanced Nurturing while taking Amazawa along, isn't that a bit...?

Forehead.

This is still quite different.

They are all students with parents, families, and normal social relationships. A student's duty is to go to school. Even if you ask them to drop out of school and leave, and even if Ichinose agree, Asakusa Toru would never actually let them drop out of school and follow him.

What can they do by following me?

Will you rent a big house and start a wild, promiscuous cohabitation life with a beautiful young woman?

He can experience that kind of decadent lifestyle at school, why bother going through all this trouble?

What? Help him do good deeds?

Putting aside the fact that Asakusa Toru completely denies that what good things he did were useless, let's just go along with this idea and discuss the matter at hand.

There are quite a few things that high school students can do.

Most of the rewards from the Diary are bound to the account. You can give away any extra items as gifts, but it's too difficult to actually create anything worthwhile.

Judging solely from his personal qualities, this might be the only thing that could be of great help to him.

That leaves only Kushida Kikyo.

Her affability is exceptional, even in society; building good relationships and bridging distances is always effective, no matter where or when.

What others said.

Not to belittle her, but she can only be described as a pretty girl.

More importantly, the world is about to become increasingly dangerous. He hasn't yet come into contact with the possible supernatural realm, nor has he arrogantly started sending Diary to beings with excessively high combat power.

It would be safer for them to stay at school rather than bring them out.

But Amazawa has no problem.

Although Amazawa has parents, as an illegitimate child, she is practically no different from someone without parents.

Her original social connections were limited to the White Room. Although she was an illegitimate child, she still had a basic identity in order to be sent to Advanced Nurturing.

Easy to use, I love using it, I use it a lot.

More importantly, he and Amazawa share a White Room graduation certificate, which allows them to exchange information in real time through 'temporary workouts', whether it's communication or anything else.

This is something other girls couldn't do.

However, if you want to ask him directly...

Asakusa Toru would probably answer like this.

"I just picked it randomly."

It was a chance encounter, a chance meeting, and just the right moment to feel like I could bring it along.

So I brought it with me.

There's no complicated reason.

"Whoosh--"

The chilly spring wind howled, and the little electric scooter cut through the wind and blew along. After casually tossing the keys to Amazawa to change the battery, Asakusa Toru turned and walked straight into the hospital.

"'Crazy Diamond'."

As soon as he finished speaking, a phantom image appeared, fists clashing. The petite sleeping beauty, who had been lying on the hospital bed, looked much better after being beaten by the strong man.

Very good, it doesn't seem to be some incurable disease that Crazy Diamond can't cure.