In that instant, everything before Minami Kotori's eyes seemed to slow, her empty eyes reflecting her companions' anxious faces.
"No... no way... Gari... nothing's going to happen to him..."
Moist liquid slowly slid down her cheeks and fell to the ground.
Farewell, Five Beast Souls!
Nishikino General Hospital was a private hospital located in Chiyoda City, and it had earned plenty of praise from the citizens. But now, the hospital was facing a major crisis, and every doctor and nurse had been thrown into frantic chaos.
--Beep, beep, beep!
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!!! Get them to Room Thirty-Eight!"
"Doctor, this is bad! They've brought in a lot more injured people over there!"
"What! More?! Damn it! The hospital is almost out of staff!"
The wounded groaned, families wept, doctors and nurses shouted anxiously, and all kinds of surgical instruments clattered, turning the entire hospital into a messy, noisy place.
And the injured people being brought in nonstop had all been sent from somewhere in the city that had suffered Cerberus's destruction. Among them were Senba Gari and Takai Geki.
--Screech!
At Nishikino General Hospital, a taxi braked sharply and stopped in front of the hospital. Then Minami Kotori hurriedly took money from her wallet and shoved it into the driver's arms, ignoring his shouts as she ran inside in a visible panic.
"Kotori!"
A few seconds later, three more taxis stopped outside Nishikino General Hospital. After Honoka Kosaka and the others got out, Honoka Kosaka called out, but Minami Kotori did not stop at all.
"Let's hurry and follow her!" Eli Ayase said, taking the dazed Honoka Kosaka by the hand.
--Scene shift
Inside the operating room, several doctors and nurses were nervously performing emergency treatment on Senba Gari, who lay on the operating table, almost on the verge of death.