Despite it being in the middle of the night, the hospital wasn't completely empty. There were nurses on the night shift, doctors on duty and guards. But Koutarou and the others didn't come across anyone working at the hospital as they entered. That was because Kiriha had arranged for that while they were on their way here from room 106. As a result, Koutarou and the others were able to reach their destination without any obstacles in the way.
“Well done, you two”
“We're fortunate it happened during the night. If it had happened during the day, that mother with a great intuition would have been here, and things might have gotten a little problematic”
“It's here”
The fat hunter who was leading everyone stopped in front of a private sickroom on the top floor of the hospital. They were in the department where long-term patients were hospitalized.
The fat hunter slid the door open. After opening the door, he moved to the side and let everyone through.
However, nobody tried to move. They were hesitant to enter the sickroom. And the room being dark added to that hesitation.
“Everyone, please hurry on inside. We can't allow ourselves to be seen by other patients”
Kiriha urged the stopped group to move inside.
“Y-Yeah”
Koutarou was the first to react to Kiriha's voice and he cautiously entered the room. The rest followed in his footsteps.
Since it's a sickroom, someone is probably being hospitalized here...
Entering the room, Koutarou looked around for the patient that should be inside. He then noticed a person sleeping on the bed the furthest into the room thanks to the weak light of the emergency light.
So that person is this room's patient
Though the reason was unclear, Kiriha had brought everyone here to meet this patient. Looking for an answer as to why, Koutarou slowly stepped closer to the bed.
That was when Kiriha who entered the room last switched on the light for the room. The room lit up right away revealing the person sleeping on the bed.
“What? How could this be!?”
“Eeeeehh!?”
“What!?”
Koutarou, Yurika who was resting on his back, and Sanae who was floating next to him were so surprised by the person sleeping on the bed that their hearts almost stopped beating. Yurika was so surprised that she had jumped off of Koutarou's back and rushed up to the bed.