Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 109



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Returner’s Notepad Episode 109

About life (1)

When I opened my eyes, I was in a hospital room.

My whole body was sore, but my mind was strangely refreshed. She seemed to have slept for quite some time.

“You’re awake.”

Someone said next to the hospital bed. It was a nurse.

“uh… … What, is it over?”

“yes. The treatment was completed successfully. “The professor will tell you more details.”

I saw a boat. There was no trace. I feel like my body has become lighter, but is this a placebo?

Grumble-

Just then the door opened.

“You’re awake.”

Professor Juhains. After sending the nurse out, he said while checking something in the file.

“As you probably know, Danjeon is a vessel that holds mana. It is also an organ that converts mana into magical power. That reality exists like a nucleus within the human body. “My treatment is to kill cancer cells by irradiating mana quark particles directly to their nucleus.”

The location of the danjeon is usually determined at birth. I don’t know why. Every time a human breathes, mana accumulates around the stomach, and it develops like an organ surrounded by a transparent magic membrane.

“The treatment itself was successful. “The size of cancer cells has decreased by 5%.”

“If you put it that way, I don’t really understand.”

“The effect is similar to receiving drug treatment for three months.”

“oh?”

Juheins seemed to think it was ‘just this much’, but it was actually very surprising to me. It was a sufficient achievement. What if I skipped that terrible and vicious drug treatment for 3 months?

“As much as I thought-”

“It’s good.”

“… … .”

Juhains was speechless for a moment at my simplicity. However, he spoke again with an indifferent expression.

“The chance of survival is still less than 1%. It’s just life-sustaining treatment. “Even with monthly treatment for your condition, life expectancy is two years.”

Danjeonam is like that. I lived an unusually long time.

Even after being diagnosed, I endured it for 12 years.

“But I guess I can’t get treatment every week?”

“It is a method of directly investigating the Danjeon. If you push too hard, you may end up with a hole in your Danjeon. “If there is a hole in the danjeon, immediately enter the coin.”

“hmm… … But is there no cure scenario?”

I tried to be a little greedy. Honestly, I’m tired of pretending to be happy while always thinking about death as a certainty.

“You keep talking about less than 1%. “Less than 1% doesn’t mean it’s 0%.”

Juhains looked at me. He had the eyes of an extremely cold doctor.

“As of now, it is 0%. However, if you continue to survive and this equipment continues to develop, you may be able to heal. So it’s 1%.”

I asked him back.

“Is it possible in 12 years?”

“The odds will increase a lot. However, as I said, my life expectancy is-”

“I have 12 more years to live.”

Then Juhains’ complexion sank. A face that dismisses the patient’s words as vain hopes and believes in the statistics and cases so far.

I chuckled.

“It’s so salty. I won’t die from Danjeon cancer for at least 12 years. Well, you can die from a blind fist… … .”

I got up from the hospital bed and put on a hooded zip-up.

“Until then, I will come visit you every month.”

I looked around the hospital room. The temperature and humidity in a single room with curtains are just right. The exterior looks world-class, but the interior resembles that of an average hospital.

“That mana quark treatment device. “You said you would develop it.”

“Yes.”

“Do you even receive investments?”

Juhains looked me up and down. He didn’t say anything, but the person who could barely afford 200,000 ren had a look in his eyes like this.

“You mean you get it, right? “I now have a reason to work harder.”

I want to bring down Libra. Even with my life and my soul.

But, I also want to live. If only I could.

Where is the person who wants to die?

“I need to make a lot of money.”

Libra’s drivers start at a basic monthly salary of 300,000 Ren. If you add performance bonuses, there are many drivers who earn 600,000 to 700,000 Ren, plus more than 1 million Ren.

If I work on various side projects based on the future I know, I will be able to provide a significant amount of support.

“I’ll come next month.”

My hope is not lost yet.

Now, it’s standing in front of me.

“Put it back a month.”

Professor Juhains.

He poured his money and passion into Danjeonam, a so-called ‘unprofitable’ project. Just as I risked my life for Libra, he risked his life for the treatment of Danjeon cancer.

That is the future.

It’s definitely worth trusting and entrusting with your life.

“yes. See you next month.”

As soon as I left the hospital room, I was startled. Outside the window in the hallway was as blue as dawn. I quickly picked up my smartphone.

It was 3:30 a.m. on Monday.

Since I got here on Saturday morning, I’ve slept for almost 36 hours.

The weekend was deleted during the evaluation week, but it’s okay because Monday is Latinel anyway.

* * *

4 a.m.

When Zion was discharged from the hospital.

Elise received the background investigation file on Sion Askal.

[Sion Askal File]

In this way, it is very easy to investigate one person from Elise’s position.

Click-click- She opened the file with two clicks. She glared at the laptop screen.

[Mother: Ern Ascal]

[Father: Delric Askal]

His mother is Ern Askal. She died three months after giving birth to him.

His father is Delric Askal. As a junior knight of Libra, he was killed in battle when he was five years old.

After that, Shion himself entered an orphanage and was diagnosed with a brain tumor.

Elise flipped through the scroll.

[The following information is a compilation obtained from a survey of people who lived with Sion Askal at the orphanage at the time.]

At the orphanage, Zion grew up being bullied and treated unfairly because of his brain tumor scar. Shortly after overcoming the brain tumor, he was hospitalized at Petra University Hospital with leukemia. Nevertheless, he did not give up on learning and passed the Endex entrance exam.

“What is this… … .”

There were many things that even Elise did not know. No, she was a human victory, enough for even her side to do it, but the last paragraph of her report was something of a hitch.

[Ern Askal died three months after giving birth to Sion Askal, but the details have been blurred.]

Blur.

This is usually a ‘information prohibition disclosure request’ made by members of the National Assembly when they try to conceal certain information.

“… … “Blur?”

Blur is an ordinary event and does not affect ordinary people. The person who can create a blur is a member of the National Assembly, and if the member is eliminated, the blur will be resolved.

This blur cannot be solved by not only Elise but also her attendants.

“why?”

This is too much treatment to inflict on the Askal family, a commoner family with nothing special.

There is definitely something there.

“… … .”

Elise chewed her nails and thought about it, but one person suddenly came to mind.

Yael.

In Elise’s opinion, Yael is a person who cannot be friends with anyone, and the same goes for Sion Askal.

However, if two seemingly friendless people became friends, they must have known each other very well.

“That human again… … .”

Should I go find it?

Elise gritted her teeth, but eventually called someone.

Turr-rrr-

─Hello.

“Yes, mother. “It’s me.”

His own mother, Celine. She said in a surprised tone.

─Umm~ What’s going on this night? Aren’t you studying?

“I’m doing it. “I have a Latinel exam tomorrow.”

─Latinelle, it’s good~ But why did you call? By the way, I heard that you received an invitation to Sermones Laerteni. congratulations. I guess I’ll meet you in the same social circle as Mom and Dad?

“I think I should go see Yael one more time this time.”

Elise cut off Celine’s words.

─… … .

Celine quickly fell silent.

His mother and father do not want him to meet Jael. If we are seen seeing each other, we will receive unnecessary suspicion.

“It’s at Petra University Hospital. Even if I meet him, I won’t be suspicious. In times like this, you need to control it properly. “They said they wouldn’t kill me anyway.”

─… … yes. Anyway, how can you kill a blood relative that gave birth to a stomachache?

“If I become the head of the family, that person will die.”

Celine let out a small gasp at Elise’s assertion. she asked, soon she let out a deep sigh.

─Can you take charge and control it?

“sure. I am no longer the person I used to be. I’ll go right after I finish my Latinel exam today. therefore.”

Elise remembered the surveillance camera in the corner of the reception room.

“Please ask my father to turn off the surveillance cameras. “I think we’ll have a little more to talk about this time.”

* * *

The next day, Monday, 9 a.m. The evaluation exam schedule has begun.

The first was the elective liberal arts ‘Latinel’.

“… … “The testing site is here?”

But the place is a bit fancy. There are about 120 chairs and desks in a place that looks like an aristocratic castle or a high-end hotel.

There are quite a lot of people. About 100 students from all over the country who took Latinel liberal arts classes at Magic High School gathered here. At first glance, each and every one of them is a beautiful nobleman.

“Oh, it’s Zion!”

Suddenly someone called my name. I looked back.

“Zion. “Did you study hard~?”

Raye is trotting over. She has a headband on her head, a really thick backpack on her back, and several bullet points notebooks under her arms.

It seems like the typical trait of a guy who can’t study, but Raye is surprisingly good at studying. You can think of it as a universal right to teach.

Raye held up a bright red notebook.

“Look at this~ There’s a teacher I know very well? “I got it from that teacher.”

For your information, the teacher [does] everything. It’s a handwritten note I wrote. It’s not a handwritten note, but it’s a note that only points out the important parts.

“I’m jealous.”

“Right?! “I didn’t even show this to Ellie.”

Of course, I didn’t listen very hard to the class, but the difficulty is probably important. I only pointed out and told you things that I thought would be difficult.

“… … “But where is your friend?”

“Ellie? “It’s so cool.”

Raye pointed somewhere. Elise was already surrounded by nobles.

“I’m popular too~ I ran away on purpose to study~”

“I see.”

smart-

There was a knock at the front. Four people who appeared to be test proctors appeared. One of the dogs had a familiar face.

It was Professor Beace.

“Please take a seat.”

Everyone stopped chatting and sat down. Beace said, standing in front of the table first.

“Everyone, welcome to the Ratinel Assessment Test. “Today is the time to pour out what I have learned.”

There is nothing to worry about. No matter what test you take, you will get a perfect score in Latinelle.

“From now on, I will deliver the Latinel test papers. You can solve it for 90 minutes. “If you solved it early, you can submit the test paper and leave.”

As Beace said that, she glanced at me.

“ruler. “Please turn the test paper back.”

Rustle rustle-

A test paper came from the back seat.

[Latinel evaluation test]

I glanced at it. A smile suddenly spread across my lips.

It was easy.

At least for me.

All contexts and paragraphs in Ratinelle were easy, and there were no unfamiliar words or conjugations. I quickly understood the passages and questions that took up nearly half of the test paper.

Clap- Clap- Chack-

I just solved the problem as if I was ticking boxes.