Eindoak Town, hospital, Room 104.
In the spotless hospital room, Dian wore a white gown that reeked of disinfectant. Beside him, Misdreavus had conjured up a matching gown, and the two were watching TV.
He had been laid up in the hospital for more than ten days. Jack had taken over the investigation into the roaming incident after arriving.
The room was quiet. Almost everyone had gone outside Eindoak Town to begin rebuilding the forest.
Dian didn't know the details, because before leaving, Lady Lorelei had kindly told him one thing.
If Dian dared set foot outside the hospital, she would have a custom ice coffin made for him. With a sliding lid, no less.
Dian and Misdreavus watched a rather peculiar TV drama.
The first thirty-odd episodes could be summed up in one sentence:
Ryoko discovered that Yamazaki, the man she loved, was gay, had a split personality, and was her half-brother.
The next thirty episodes went like this:
Devastated, Ryoko jumped into a river swollen by a typhoon. Yamaki, a talented young doctor, rescued her in time, and she naturally fell for him instead—only to discover that Yamaki was the secret crush of her half-brother Yamazaki.
The plot Dian and Misdreavus were watching now was this:
Ryoko happened to meet Kotoko, a single mother, and her daughter Reiko at the library. Both Kotoko and Reiko turned out to be lesbians, and both fell for Ryoko.
After a string of inexplicable, complicated events, Ryoko decided to form a family with the mother and daughter and live in Lily Garden. Yamazaki swept the promising young Yamaki off his feet, and the two moved in together at Wan Chai Pier.
Dian felt his entire worldview collapse. Everything he believed about life had gone to the dogs, and his values had been