Ten minutes later.
The Operating Room.
Slender Shadow lay trembling on the table, watching Lynn sharpen his knife over and over.
"Do you really have to cut me open?!"
Lynn nodded, blew on the gleaming blade, and closed his eyes. "There's no other way. That's where the root of the problem is. Treating it with potions alone, without surgery, is impossible."
Slender Shadow stammered shakily, "Can... can I have anesthetic?"
Lynn froze.
Then he gave an apologetic smile, rubbed the back of his head, and said:
"I almost forgot again. Just look at my memory. Don't worry, I'll give you some right now. Hehehe-"
With that,
Lynn quickly put down the knife and began rummaging through the bottles and jars in the cabinet behind him.
Slender Shadow instantly went (ΩДΩ).
Why did you say "again"?!
Something's wrong!
Something's seriously wrong!
Isn't giving a patient anesthetic before surgery standard procedure?!
Why do you look like you don't even know where you keep your anesthetic?!
[Slender Shadow's Sanity Value -10] [Slender Shadow's Sanity Value -10]
He watched Lynn's back, trembling, and felt increasingly certain that this doctor was unreliable.
And finally, a moment later-
"Found it!"
He heard Lynn's delighted voice.
Slender Shadow breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's expired?"
Lynn frowned at the bottle in his hand.
Jolt-
Slender Shadow instantly went (((;꒪ꈊ꒪;))).
Lynn turned around and looked at Slender Shadow, who was staring at him wide-eyed and trembling, his teeth chattering nonstop.
"How about..." Lynn frowned. "You just tough it out?"
"NO!!"
Slender Shadow instinctively thrust out a hand, overcome with terror.
He absolutely did not want to tough it out!
Just that tap on his leg earlier had hurt so much!
If he was cut open without anesthetic, who knew how much it would hurt?!
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