You Made Me Laugh

After the "demo" ended, Akaseki opened his eyes and stood up. He first checked on the Little Tanuki Beast, finding it still asleep, though its tail was twitching—it would likely wake up soon.

Akaseki did not leave the Mask Storage Hall, instead choosing to run a few steps inside, dodging and weaving back and forth...

The monster he had just faced in the Temple not only ran faster the further it went, but it also attacked.

Akaseki had "died" dozens of times in that demo!

Although he wasn't sprinting at full speed or performing any unnecessary movements right now, this brief attempt to "find his rhythm" made Akaseki realize immediately that the "training" hadn't been in vain; the sensory experience was fully applicable.

Moreover, eight hours of "demo" time had only taken one hour in reality, making it highly efficient.

After all, it would be difficult to set up such an ideal training environment in reality. The speed of the pursuing monster was just right, and because his "Hypothalamus" was being controlled, he felt the thrill without the risk of actually dying, while the infinite stamina saved him the time usually spent resting.

These were things that couldn't be achieved with just eight hours of effort in the real world.

After confirming his state, Akaseki began his "Immersion" once again.

At the hospital, Shen Qingqing's colleagues were being blacklisted one after another.

Seeing the same scenes repeat themselves exactly as before actually made Akaseki want to laugh...

But because his "Hypothalamus" was being taken over, the urge to laugh was replaced by a sense of urgency.

"The patient's blood pressure is at a dangerous level. She won't last two hours like this. Quick, call someone!"

"I... I'll go find her!" Hong Yan said hurriedly.

Akaseki had been watching the spectacle, but since the plot point had arrived, he had no choice but to step forward.

The Shen Family driver took "Hong Yan" directly to the restaurant where Shen Qingqing was eating.

Hong Yan discovered that she was indeed dining with some pretty boy.

"Hmm? Why are you here?" Shen Qingqing frowned.

"Yo, Mr. Hong, don't misunderstand. Qingqing and I..." The pretty boy smiled slightly.

"Shut up, I don't have time for you! Qingqing, your mom is at the hospital, we need to get there right now..."

Because his hypothalamus was being controlled, Akaseki was genuinely anxious.

"Shut your mouth! Who gave you permission to speak to An'an like that?"

Akaseki: ???

"Heh, Mr. Hong, I know you're Qingqing's husband, but you shouldn't make up such lies just to control her, right?"

"That's right! No one is going to control me!"

Akaseki: ???

"If you don't go... you'll regret it!" Akaseki said with genuine emotion.

"I regret marrying you! If you keep spouting nonsense here, I'll have you kicked out of the Shen Family!"

"I'm not going to argue with you. Make a call now, let Mom talk to you..."

"As if you haven't already tricked my mom! Now you want to team up to trick me, heh."

Akaseki: ...

After a top-tier tug-of-war that lasted a full half-hour, the heroine simply refused to believe her mother was in the hospital, and Akaseki was so angry he had to laugh.

Hong Yan returned to the hospital helplessly, seeing the old lady who was already on her last breath. He apologized through tears, unable to bring Shen Qingqing back.

The Vice Dean decided to perform the surgery himself. Before entering the operating room, the old lady produced a will and summoned a lawyer...

With all this effort, why not check other hospitals to see if there were any reliable Medical Ninja?

Akaseki was so speechless he didn't even know where to start...

"Mom! Mom!"

Amidst the heart-wrenching wails, the patient was wheeled into the operating room.

"Mr. Hong, don't worry, I... although my skills aren't as good as Shen Qingqing's, I will do my best!"

"Since Shen Qingqing isn't here, you are the patient's family member. Please sign here."

While Hong Yan was waiting anxiously outside the operating room, he saw Shen Qingqing arrive at the hospital...

"What? She's really in surgery?" Shen Qingqing looked at the nurse at the station in disbelief.

"How could it be fake! Mr. Hong was so worried... Dr. Shen, hurry to the operating room!"

Shen Qingqing stumbled, a look of distraction on her face, and hurried toward the ward, only to be stopped by An Ruhai at her side: "Eh... Qingqing, don't be anxious, it must be a misunderstanding..."

"What misunderstanding? Hong Yan, he even..."

"It must be that his mom came from the countryside for treatment and he deliberately claimed it was your mom to trick you into performing the surgery!"

"Is, is that so?"

Akaseki: ???

Wait, she actually believed that?

"Think about it, why else would he be in such a hurry?"

"This..."

"And if it were your mom, he would definitely wait for you to sign the papers. Look at the consent form!"

"It really is! It actually is Hong Yan's mom!"

Akaseki: ???

How did it become my mom?

"Hong Yan! You are truly despicable. To trick me into performing surgery on your mom, you actually cursed my own mother!"

"No... the way you're acting, I can't even trust you to perform the surgery..." Although Akaseki didn't understand Medical Ninja arts, he knew that during surgery, the lead surgeon had to maintain emotional stability.

The Uchiha Clan really wasn't suited for being Medical Ninjas...

However, before Akaseki could finish, his expression twisted, and his lines were forcibly hijacked: "Qingqing, your mother is really inside, please hurry..."

"Enough. You've lied to me time and again, and you still want me to save your mom?"

Akaseki:...

Now Akaseki finally understood why this play had such a bizarre title!

So it's that kind of "The One Who Died Is Your Mom," is it?

And...

It's only been two hours!

What are the next six hours going to be like?

The time within this play is 24 hours, and Akaseki had already been tormented for a whole day without closing his eyes, with another 72 hours to go...

Who died—isn't that something you can tell just by looking?

And what are names for? Can't you just say the name directly?

Unfortunately, Akaseki had no idea what the old lady's name was.

Even if he did, he probably wouldn't be allowed to say it; looking at her current state, she wouldn't believe him even if he did.

"Heh, life and death are fated. Mr. Hong, perhaps it was just your mother's time to die... Ouch!"

"Hey! How can you hit someone... You've got some nerve..."

Unfortunately, the strength Akaseki could exert within the play was that of an ordinary person, and he could only strike when the script allowed it.

"Apologize! You must apologize to An'an!"

"I have to apologize to him..."

In the midst of the chaos, the operating room door opened, and the Vice Dean walked out, his face full of grief as he said: "Dr. Shen, you arrived too late..."

"Heh, go explain it to the family yourself!" Shen Qingqing rolled her eyes at him and left with An Ruhai.

"Hey, how can you be like this? You..."

As Hong Yan went in to bid his final farewells, the second hour of Immersion finally ended.

Akaseki suspected that his Overspread Burning (Fire Style range) might be close to breaking through 10%, so he activated his physical examination to take a look... Hmm, sure enough, 9.51%.

Previously, the "Scorching Heat (Fire Style temperature)" boosted by anger, and the "Incineration (Fire Style difficulty to extinguish)" boosted by the sadness triggered by the Hypothalamus, had always been the main focus.

However, after "Scorching Heat" and "Incineration" broke through the 10% threshold, their progress had been exceptionally slow, only reaching 12% and 11% respectively by now.

But after finishing "You Call Me a Quack, So I'll Go Be a Veterinarian," and watching two hours of "The One Who Died Is Your Mom," this feeling of "this is so ridiculous it's funny" grew stronger, causing "Overspread Burning" to increase significantly!