298. Bubble Sil
The news of death delivered at the hospital was bound to be quite shocking.
Of course, not just one or two people died, but all the people in one hospital room died.
Even the doctor who was taking care of them died.
While the cause of death is not yet known, the entire hospital was closed due to concerns that the hospital may have been infected with infectious diseases or other germs.
Because it happened in the middle of the city, the news was spread very quickly even to the Academy.
[…] ….]
[…] ….]
The two women next to me were lost in thought with their mouths closed. She wanted to go see what the hell was going on with them, but she was reluctant to step forward.
[Did I make a mistake?]
Stella asks carefully.
At her question, the dark spirit’s gaze also focused on me.
I answered, resting my chin while sitting on the chair in the lab.
“No one except the parties involved made any mistakes.”
[But… ….]
“Stella, no one could have stopped them. “Even if I had forcibly stopped them, they would have made the same choice in the end.”
It’s human nature to want to survive. Even if they were told that it would directly lead to their death.
Anyway, those who were standing at the threshold of death would have walked that path without hesitation.
[Do you know what happened?]
“I can only make predictions.”
I took a long breath and slowly stood up.
“I will return to keep my promise.”
[Ah.]
[…] … You are going to the hospital.]
“Yes.”
The day they close their eyes.
I promised that I would visit, comfort, and embrace him.
Now the time has come to keep the promise.
[Po, I want to go to Bubble Sil.]
[I’ll go with you.]
Both of them immediately moved, saying they would follow me, but I shook my head.
“I’ll go alone today.”
There was no way the two people didn’t know why they were saying this. Even if you go, you are bound to get hurt anyway, and you will only see with your own eyes that it is a hopeless situation.
[I am not a child.]
[I have seen many tragedies while living as a saint. It’s okay.]
They both responded that it was okay.
In fact, the two were strong women who could calmly move forward even with tragedy in their eyes.
But.
“There is no need to go and get hurt.”
It was an unnecessary wound.
It was a pain that I did not have to voluntarily go through.
[Even so…… !]
“I am.”
Put your hands on the heads of the two people standing in front of you. After that, I carefully hold him in my arms and whisper.
As if comforting.
“I don’t want to see your pain.”
[Eh… ….]
[Ah.]
The faces of the two people who slowly let go were bright red. I used to be so naughty and clingy to him, but now I’m embarrassed again.
I calmly greeted those two.
“I’ll be back.”
* * *
Kkiik.
When I entered the hospital, the surroundings were so dirty that I wondered if it was the same hospital I visited a few days ago. The nurses at the desk were wearing masks and putting their heads on the desk with exhausted eyes, and it seemed that quarantine life was not easy.
They didn’t react much when they saw me enter.
No, you were right that I was too exhausted to react. A young nurse, who seemed to have some energy left, approached me sobbing.
“W-what’s going on?”
Tragedy in the city.
It did not simply end with the deaths of nine people, but also left deep trauma on those who remained.
“I’m here to solve the problem.”
“…… Yes? “Then are you a doctor from the capital?!”
I heard that the doctors in Lovern were unable to find the name of the disease, so the body was being preserved for now.
“No, this is not death due to disease.”
“What is that…?” ….”
I slowly take off the mask that was given to me when I came in from outside.
Anyway, there is no such thing as an infectious disease here.
There is only one black cat.
“This is Monumental Deius Verdida.”
“Yes…… ? Up, up, Master of Ceremonies?!”
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A young nurse yelling at me with startled eyes. At the same time, the other nurses behind him turned their eyes in this direction and were surprised.
They suddenly came back to life, as if an electric current had been re-introduced into their bodies that had been discharged until now.
“I came for the funeral.”
I pass them by and walk toward the hospital room.
The hospital room door started with a wooden board and was wrapped very tightly with plastic.
Even within the hospital, the wards were isolated separately.
“Sir, the body hasn’t been removed yet. It is said that infectious diseases can also be transmitted through corpses…….”
“Yes.”
When I stood in front of the door, the stench of rotting corpses filled the air, but I removed them without hesitation.
I pushed all the nurses back and warned them not to approach me carelessly until I came out.
I opened the door and went inside.
A foul smell, scorching heat, and cat hair welcome me.
Inside a dark hospital room.
I don’t know where I came from, but there were dozens of cats standing tall and glaring at me.
At the center was Martin’s butterfly, the dark spirit’s Bubble Sil, leisurely licking its body.
Thump.
I close the door and sigh.
A stench that makes you not even want to breathe.
Even if I didn’t want to know, I could see how so many cats were living in a closed space.
They probably didn’t just eat the maggots and flies that flocked to the nine corpses.
The hardened blood scattered everywhere and the blood on the cats’ fur created a quite stark situation.
[Nyaan.]
A black cat welcomed me with a long cry.
“I’m warning you.”
I raise my mana from my toes and push away the cats creeping towards me.
“If you pretend to be a normal cat in front of me. “I assume there is no room for further dialogue.”
[…] ….]
“I will burn them all to death.”
The cats are so scared that they get startled and hurriedly move away from me.
The black cat still leisurely licks its paw and stares at me with eyes resembling moonlight.
[Will I be able to survive if I answer?]
“No.”
Since I have already arrived here.
The result is fixed.
“However, as someone who takes your life, I will at least listen to your will.”
[Whew.]
The cat let out a long sigh and tapped the floor with his paw. It was hard to see because the cat fur was so piled up, but that wasn’t the floor.
It was someone wearing a doctor’s gown.
[Martin was a good owner. He was always kind to me and made me happy.]
“Is that why you gave me the bone?”
The butterfly nodded at my words.
[I was surprised too. The fairytale story I heard at first glance became reality as Martin and I aligned.]
“… ….”
[I really wanted to save Martin’s father. Because he was kind to me too. I didn’t want to see Martin cry.]
It wasn’t a lie.
The guy was truly revealing his true feelings. In the first place, the moment you tell a lie, it burns up and disappears.
For a cat, he is quick-witted.
[I could have given away as many ribs as I wanted. It was amazing, there was no pain and no discomfort in movement. If I wanted it, my ribs would stick out through my stomach.]
“Because that’s what fairy tales are about.”
Parts that cannot be understood through common sense were realized through the wishes of humans and beasts. It probably wasn’t smooth.
[It was from then on. The more ribs I gave, the more my head became brighter. He could think and act like a human.]
“It means that he has become a kind of spiritual being.”
[I see. I did.]
Just as Lanhardt, who was human, went from being a vampire to becoming a guardian deity.
Navi was also becoming something more than just an ordinary cat.
[It would have been nice if it went like the story. I didn’t care if I received all my bones, Martin’s father became healthy, and I died.]
But reality is different from fairy tales.
[If Martin didn’t want to take advantage of other cats.]
The atmosphere begins to change suddenly.
The butterfly, or rather the black cat, slowly stood up, and the hostility began to rise inside the hospital room as it was calm.
[Just me alone was enough. I was able to sacrifice for Martin. However…… I don’t see them forcing other compatriots to make sacrifices either.]
“So you left behind one last bone?”
[Yes, that’s right. Martin’s father has already completely recovered, but using that bone again would be abusing my sacrifice.]
Why the cat’s body was not damaged even after death and why it was able to move around like this.
It was because it was no longer an ordinary cat.
[If he hadn’t been caught by the dark spirit, he could have quietly disappeared.]
The dark spirit invaded here.
[After seeing Martin use my last bone, I would have just left with the cats.]
That would have been the most ideal direction for him, but things went awry when the dark spirit master and I appeared.
“There was time before I came.”
When I asked him why he didn’t run away, the cat seemed to laugh bitterly.
[Because he knows he can’t escape.]
“… ….”
[I also had one question.]
A cat slowly approaches me.
The guy’s steps were light. It’s like he’s already given up on everything.
[When I remained in the hospital room. Why did you leave it alone?]
“Is that important?”
When a cat is left in the hospital room.
His intention was not to protect the patients, but to protect the other cats.
[I kept wondering. Because you looked similar to me.]
“Because that was Martin’s choice.”
The cat slowly lowers its head in response to my answer. He takes a look at his old master, Martin, who is lying on the floor.
“He was a noble man. As a doctor, he had an undeserved desire to save everyone, but he was a person who wanted to put that into practice.”
[…] ….]
“Even if there is death before him. He would have done that. “I respect his beliefs and that is why I am here to welcome Martin and his patients.”
[Ha.]
The cat lets out a somewhat irritated breath. This time it was my turn to ask a question.
“Let’s continue the question and answer. Using the last bone, you killed all the patients. But why did they kill Martin, who wouldn’t have drank it?”
A brief hesitation.
[…] … Because if he is alive, the same thing will happen again.]
“That’s right.”
I nodded slightly.
The butterfly’s touch as it stabbed Martin’s body with its sharp claws was filled with hatred.
[He will also do this when he sees patients whose lives are in danger. They would want the cat to sacrifice themselves for the patient. I couldn’t leave that behind.]
“It is noble to save people, but he tried his hand at methods that should not be known.”
[…] ….]
“In the end, we would all have met the same end one way or another. “If I had saved it here, it would have lasted a month at most.”
Why walk when you have obtained a flying miracle?
If this project had been successful, Martin would have built a medical facility through this fairy tale in earnest.
Also, if ordinary people continued to touch such miracles, there would be a backlash.
For example.
[Ooooo!]
Martin’s soul seemed to know that he was telling his own story. So, an evil spirit with an obsession with saving people screams inside the body.
[I am blocking it. If he were released from here, he would probably kill all the cats.]
When you become an evil spirit, your sense of thinking tends to become abnormal.
This can be easily seen by looking at the residents of Setima who occupied the Academy.
Martin, who has become an evil spirit, is probably thinking that because his patient died because of a cat, he can save people by killing all the cats.
I couldn’t help but laugh at that story.
“That goes for you too.”
[…] ….]
“If you leave it like this, you will go around killing humans for other cats.”
Not just this case.
People who abuse cats, people who abandon them, people who play with them, etc.
I will kill all the butterflies in front of people who act like trash towards cats.
[Isn’t it the same for you too? We’re just doing the same thing.]
“I won’t deny it.”
If there is a monster or demon that kills a human, I will kill it immediately. The evil spirit is immediately put to rest.
[I just want to save my people like you. If you want to weigh your life…….]
“No.”
I shook my head.
I had no intention of weighing the lives of people and the lives of cats on the scales.
“I don’t make judgments like that.”
[…] ….]
“It does not distinguish whether a lion is good or evil, nor does it judge his sins. “My job is simply to be their grave, listen to their stories, and give them rest.”
[Irresponsible!]
“It is beyond me to judge a person’s life.”
Truly.
Unless you are a god who is said to be omnipotent and omnipotent.
It is very difficult to judge whether a person is a good person or a bad person by considering his or her entire life.
By what standard, what do you have, what age do you start from, etc.
If a person were to be judged between good and evil in front of the absolute phenomenon of death.
There had to be a firm law that everyone could understand, but humans cannot make it.
I only chose because I was clearly aware of the limitations.
I decided to just stand here as a tombstone accepting the dead.
Also.
“There is no need to weigh your life. “It doesn’t matter to me at all whether humans or you are heavy.”
[…] ….]
“I chose humans.”
That’s all.
There is no such thing as any philosophical value.
“Just like you chose the cat over Martin.”
Humans were more important to me than cats.
[Why! Why does it have to be like this! Do you know what humans have done to us? They told us…… !]
“Stop.”
I’m sorry.
“I’m not interested.”
We are too busy worrying about human tragedies. I had no intention of listening to and resolving everything, including the cat’s tragedy.
[Cruel human being.]
The butterfly’s eyes began to turn blood red. Anger boils all over the body of the guy who had been resigned until just now.
[You are the cruelest human being I have ever met.]
“That’s why I could be called a memorial service.”
[Nyaaa!]
The blue wildfire is spreading.
The flame of the spirit burns brightly, as if the cat’s fur is on fire, and drives out the bad smell inside the hospital room.
There was no battle.
You could call it similar to a kind of cleaning.
I thought the cats around them would run away, but surprisingly, they stayed where they were, saying they would accept the same ending as the guardian spirit who protected them.
I accept the souls of nine people into me.
The cat that was disappearing for the last time cried out in frustration.
[It wasn’t that I didn’t love Martin. However, my people were more important than that.]
Most animal souls harbor hatred toward humans.
Nine out of ten people inevitably hate humans and refuse even their approaches.
“It was one out of ten.”
Remembering the person who cried for a long time in the arms of the dark spirit.
“Thanks to you, the dark spirit laughed a lot. Thanks…… “Bubble thread.”
[Huh.]
Even while it was burning, the guy let out a helpless laugh.
[Now you’re finally calling my name.]