join p atreon.com/KeyofStars for advance chapters | Every 100 powerstones = 1 extra chapter | Report issues @discord.com/GVBdncd9Wr
Gotō Hitori looked at the hospital in front of her, revealing a look of 'I actually ran to a place like this by myself'.
"Or maybe Hoshino-san, you should go? I, I don't really dare to go in..."
The girl said timidly.
Perhaps because Hoshino Ai was possessing her, Gotō Hitori could, to some extent, feel the other's emotions.
For example, at this moment, it was a feeling of anticipation mixed with a bit of apprehension, a light and sweet taste mixed with sourness.
Hoshino Ai was silent for a moment, as if she had made up her mind.
"Then let me do it. Sorry, Bocchi-chan."
Because Asakura had clearly stated that every time Hoshino Ai came out to fill in, it would cause damage to Gotō Hitori's vitality, she apologized.
"No, it's okay..."
Gotō Hitori said softly.
Actually, she wasn't that resistant to Hoshino Ai helping her with life. Rather, Hoshino Ai's ability to easily attract others' attention and become the focus of everyone present was her ideal self in her dreams.
The girl's fingertips gently brushed against the ring, and the next moment, their consciousnesses swapped places.
Hoshino Ai instinctively tugged at the strap across her chest and mumbled, "Maybe I should buy Bocchi-chan a new bra later."
However, when she thought about the possibility of being shocked by the girl's size—not to mention Ai-san in her prime, even before her death, she probably had a significant difference compared to Gotō Hitori, one could say it was Bocchi's complete victory—she dismissed the idea.
Shaking her head, she tossed all the strange thoughts out of her mind. Hoshino Ai walked confidently into the hospital and asked the front desk, "Excuse me, what room is Tendoji Sarina in the inpatient department?"
"And you are...?"
The nurse at the front desk looked up at Gotō Hitori and asked her.
"I'm her friend. I want to visit her."
Hoshino Ai said, holding up some fruit she had bought on the way as a gift.
"Uh..."
But the nurse looked a bit troubled.
Just as Hoshino Ai felt something was amiss, the nurse suddenly looked relieved and called out to a young doctor passing by, "Dr. Amamiya, there's someone here who wants to visit Miss Tendoji. She says she's Miss Tendoji's friend..."
The passing doctor stopped and looked back at Hoshino Ai.
"You're Sarina's friend?"
His gaze was somewhat sharp, making Hoshino Ai uncomfortable.
If Gotō Hitori were controlling the body right now, she would probably have been scared and fled.
However, Hoshino Ai was at least an active idol who almost debuted and had held over a dozen handshake events, having seen all sorts of people. This level of gaze was not enough to scare her.
"Yes, because in the past, we only communicated by letters, so even Sarina has never seen me before. I came to Miyazaki Prefecture this time specifically to check on Sarina's condition."
Hoshino Ai said with a composed smile on her face.
Although it was just a smile full of professionalism, Hoshino Ai was originally good at this kind of thing, and Gotō Hitori's appearance was no less beautiful than her own before her death, making the smile exceptionally warm and natural, leaving no room for criticism.
"You should go back. Sarina, she..."
Fans who had been greeted by her in the past would usually show a lewd smile as if they had drunk a century-old soup, but this young doctor named Dr. Amamiya still had a grim face: "It's not convenient for her to see visitors right now."
"What's wrong with her?"
Hoshino Ai's heart sank upon hearing that.
"This is the patient's privacy—"
"What's wrong with her!"
Unlike humans, ghosts have a greatly reduced 'rational' part after losing their bodies, and can almost be seen as beings entirely driven by 'emotions'.
Although Hoshino Ai was currently possessing Gotō Hitori's physical body, allowing her to use the latter's body to enhance her rationality and prevent her thoughts from derailing, her essence hadn't changed. At this moment, she completely forgot to calm down, frantically grabbing the other person's collar and asking questions. No matter how much Hitori tried to make her calm down in her mind, it was useless.
Seeing that if this continued, the girl in front of him would cause a huge scene, which would be difficult to resolve for both the hospital and Tendoji Sarina, Dr. Amamiya, after confirming that the girl in front of him had no ill intentions, said in a deep voice: "Sarina's condition suddenly worsened two days ago... Although we barely managed to rescue her and control her condition to some extent, she hasn't woken up and has been asleep for two days..."
Tendoji Sarina was already very frail due to her illness, and malnutrition was certainly present. Even if she could receive intravenous drips to supplement missing nutrients, this was clearly not the proper way. After two days of coma, without a single drop of water, her physical condition would only worsen faster. If there were no turning point, the girl's life might come to an end.
After revealing Tendoji Sarina's condition, the doctor named Dr. Amamiya also took Hoshino Ai to the ward to visit her.
She saw a body that was half a head shorter than her peers, extremely thin and weak, lying lifelessly on the hospital bed like a corpse. Only the occasional beeping of the electrocardiogram proved that she was still alive.
Hoshino Ai was completely stunned.
She had finally found this place, only for it to be in such a state. This blow made her feel as if she couldn't even stand steadily.
"Hoshino-san? Hoshino-san? Are you okay? I feel a little uncomfortable..."
Gotō Hitori's voice echoed in her mind, but Hoshino Ai showed no reaction.
"Actually, you must think I'm a very irresponsible doctor, bringing a stranger like you here."
Dr. Amamiya gently tucked the covers around the girl on the bed: "But if Sarina were awake, she would be especially happy... Her parents haven't visited her in a long time, and she's never had any friends come... I just thought, if she knew someone came to visit her, maybe she could wake up..."
Hoshino Ai still stood motionless in front of the bed, her expression lifeless like a withered piece of wood.
"Are you satisfied now?"
Suddenly, Asakura's voice came from the ward doorway.
The cold words, like a death knell, finally jolted Hoshino Ai back to her senses.
She turned her head, her eyes full of surprise and joy. Although she usually felt a chill down her spine when she saw Asakura, at this moment, she looked as if she had seen a savior.
"I don't care what you do to me... But if you can, please, save this child!"
join p atreon.com/KeyofStars for advance chapters | Every 100 powerstones = 1 extra chapter | Report issues @discord.com/GVBdncd9Wr