Chapter 10: Remember The Ending (3)

“Heung-Heung->” I couldn’t help but hum as I felt the lingering scent of despair while passing through the entrance of the city.

Hmm, this refreshing scent of despair.

It looked fine on the outside, but the atmosphere itself was quite chaotic.

Perhaps it was only natural, since a monster had invaded the shelter that I thought would be absolutely safe from monsters and killed the humans.

“You look happy.”

“Oh, did you? I think it was unconsciously because I came back.”

I didn’t really lie.

It was true that I unconsciously hummed when I felt the despair of the humans upon returning to the city.

I stopped immediately after seeing the eyes that seemed to dislike it.

“Th, Emerald.”

“Why is the central magical girl coming to this remate city?”

“I think it’s my first time seeing a central magical girl.”

However, that chaotic atmosphere disappeared the moment Emerald appeared.

As expected, a magical girl who spreads hope.

Perhaps because Emerald was a pretty famous one among them, people spread hope one by one as soon as they saw her.

Ugh. My stomach flipped.

“Are you okay?”

“I don’t really like places with a lot of people.”

To be exact, the place where the hopes of the humans gathered was really bad.

It felt like I was buried up to my neck in a food waste bin full of maggots.

As soon as I realized it, goosebumps appeared on my body, and I rubbed my arms.

The entrance to the city was busy, so I shouldn’t be leaving soon.

The moment I slowly tried to take a different path, Emerald’s cold gaze flew towards me.

As expected, right?

Even if it were Emerald, I wouldn’t have let someone who was presumed to be dangerous just go.

“Follow me.”

Emerald was headed to none other than the hospital.

If you ask why the hospital, it was probably because of the magical girl who had been kidnapped.

By the way, no one recognized me when I un-transformed.

Emerald un-transformed in a secluded place before entering the hospital, but honestly, to me, it looked like she had just changed clothes.

Do people in this world have a basic problem with face recognition?

No, rather than that.

Shouldn’t she have un-transformed before entering the city?

“Going?”

“Well, don’t think there’s anything wrong with me.”

“But go in anyway. Just in case.”

Emerald, who had taken the most urgent magical girl to the emergency room, started pushing me into the examination room.

I didn’t really want to go in because there wasn’t anything that hurt, but I couldn’t help but walk because she seemed to be saying that she would kill me if I didn’t go in.

You won’t be a test subject or anything, right?

“Don’t be too nervous—I’m just going to check if there’s anything wrong with your body.”

“Yes.”

As I sat down in the examination room, the doctor spoke to me in a relaxed voice.

His tone made the listener feel lethargic.

His kind expression and even the smile on his lips told me that the person in front of me was a good person.

“Now, come in here.”

“In here? This was clearly Iron Maiden.”

It was just used to do a health check, and it might actually be a trick to euthanize me.

No, is it even normal for there to be so many needles stuck inside the inside of a person’s body?

It’s dangerous for anyone to see!

“Oh, you’ve mistaken the machine. The physical examination machine is over here. How could you mistake a machine like that? Even that thing looks completely different from the physical examination machine.”

…Can I really trust this doctor?

“Okay, lie down comfortably, and when I tell you to hold your breath, just do it.”

“Yes.”

“You can hold it now—mph?”

Isn’t that too fast!

When he suddenly told me to hold my breath, my breathing became intermittent for a moment.

Can I really trust this doctor?

“I’ll just stay there for a little bit. Just a little bit. That’s enough.”

It didn’t take as long as I thought.

As I was getting out of what looked like an MRI machine and putting my feet into my slippers, Emerald opened the door and came into the room.

How did she know it was over?

“Doctor, the examination finished?”

“Yes, it’s finished.”

Shouldn’t the results of the physical examination be shown to me first?

I was momentarily offended by Emerald acting as if she were the guardian.

Even now, I’m very suspicious and wary, but pretending to care.

Ah, you’re not worried about my health or anything like that?

‘Of course you are.

My guess—no, I’m only half-sure now, but Emerald definitely knew me.

To be exact, she knew about ‘Apocalypse.’

And yet, this level of treatment.

In fact, Emerald was one of the world’s three greatest saints or something.

“Guardian, it’s okay to see the results, but can you guide both of you?”

“Yes, it’s fine. I need to know at least what my body is like.”

To be honest, I was curious if there was much of a difference between me and a normal human.

Emerald was frowning as if something was so unpleasant about me.

First of all, this is definitely not normal.

First of all, your heartbeat is very slow.

Your body temperature is about lower than that of a normal person.”

“Is that so?”

“Your stomach has shrunk significantly—seriously, I wonder how you’re even walking.”

“Is that all?”

“That’s all.”

Emerald was still silent.

The doctor had a serious expression.

Was my physical condition really that serious?

After looking down for a moment while waving her hands, she realized that this body was essentially a monster and raised her head again.

By the way, you said you made it based on a magical girl, but it looks like you made the body structure similar to a human.

The description of Apocalypse in the work was literally like a monster.

She didn’t speak at all, and even when she was attacked by an unknown person who suddenly appeared, she didn’t lose her breath.

Who would think that kind of being was similar to a normal human?

“Did you undergo human experiments somewhere? Haha, of course, I’m joking.”

She hit the nail on the head.

“I’d like to recommend hospitalization. What do you think?”

“I’d be hospitalized.”

She nodded quickly at the doctor who spoke with a kind smile.

She thought it would be better to be held in a hospital than to be with Emerald.

More than anything, she liked the smell of despair that emanated from the hospital.

“No.”

But Emerald knew my thoughts and cut off the doctor’s suggestion like a knife.

Who would call her a magical girl who keeps interfering with everything?

“The patient’s opinion is important, guardian. In fact, I would like to forcibly admit her without asking for her opinion…”

“Then please do so. You can forcibly admit her; I will allow it.”

The doctor’s voice began to gain strength from my warning gaze.

Of all the doctors I’ve ever seen, he seemed to want to admit a patient the most.

“Ha… Well, okay.”

“That’s a wise choice. If we study the patient’s body, we might be able to take a step closer to the evolution of humanity—”

“Huh?”

“I’m joking, I’m joking! Haha,” the doctor laughed and guided me to a certain room.

He said it was a special room prepared especially for me, but surely there wouldn’t be that Iron Maiden-like thing I saw in there too?

“You.”

“Did you call?”

“It’s nothing.”

How bland.

Judging from Emerald’s expression, she seemed to be constantly agonizing over whether or not it was right to admit me here.

I’m sure she’d want to put me in a straitjacket if that’s what it takes.

“Just be prepared if you do anything weird.”

“What weird things do you mean specifically?”

“Haa.”

Gently being patients to extract their despair?

Stimulating a collapsed magical girl to extract her despair?

If not that, then the doctor—ah, I think I’m coming to a conclusion in a very biased direction.

Gulp—’Can’t help it?”

Come to think of it, this body hasn’t had a single proper meal since it was born.

Damn it, Doctor, how much of a monster do you think you are?

Not even giving a single malt to a child.

Even if I did want it, I would never be able to fill my stomach since it was only the despair of ordinary people that had fallen to the ground.

I want to drink the fresh despair of a magical girl right now…

The magical girl named Peridot was like that, and the magical girl saved was like that too.

Maybe because I had tasted that, other despairs only felt like junk food that I sometimes thought of and ate when I was bored.

Something that was stimulating to the mouth but couldn’t actually fill my stomach.

“…Would you like to go get a meal?”

“Meal? If you do, then I would be grateful.”

You’re going to feed me?

What about a magical girl who gives despair to a monster?

Can’t this disqualify me as a magical girl?

Well, if it fills my stomach, then whatever it is is fine.

Originally, the one who gives food was the king and the god.

Ah, Emerald—samta kemel.