The car stopped at the hospital entrance.
After getting out, Satoru Gojo said nothing more and led the three of them through the lobby, heading straight for Tsumiki Fushiguro's hospital room.
They walked to the end of the corridor and stopped outside the room.
"He's in here."
Satoru Gojo pushed open the door and went in first, with the other three following close behind.
Inside, a hospital bed stood by the window. A black-haired girl lay quietly on it, her face deathly pale and utterly bloodless, yet exceptionally peaceful.
She wore a respirator that kept her alive, while the constantly fluctuating display on the monitor beside her showed her current vital signs.
Meanwhile, a boy with spiky black hair stood beside the bed, apparently tending to Tsumiki Fushiguro as she lay there.
Hearing the noise at the entrance, Megumi Fushiguro instinctively turned toward the door. Seeing Satoru Gojo, he showed no reaction and turned back again.
"Yo, Megumi. How's Tsumiki doing? Any improvement?" Satoru Gojo called out to him.
"You're asking when you already know... Same as before. Not a single sign of improvement."
At that moment, Megumi Fushiguro seemed not to have fully shed his identity as the undefeated boss of the school delinquents. He wore a sour expression, his tone icy and his mouth foul.
"Well, just as expected. Akutagawa-kun, I'll leave the rest to you..." Satoru Gojo shook his head slightly and beckoned Akutagawa Shang forward.
But upon seeing Akutagawa Shang, Megumi Fushiguro looked wary and stepped between him and Tsumiki Fushiguro.
"Who's he...?" Megumi Fushiguro turned to Satoru Gojo and asked coldly.
"He's my student... He has some special skills, so I brought him here to see if he could help."
"Don't take it personally, Akutagawa-kun. Megumi doesn't mean any harm. He's just too worried about