Chapter 63

Kim Hyesun became Arang’s attending doctor because everyone had given up on Arang.

Everyone gave up on the young girl, dismissing her as just an unnamed, hopeless disease.

Eventually, after being passed around, she ended up with Hyesun.

When Hyesun first saw Arang and examined her, she immediately understood why everyone had given up on her.

There was no hope.

Not only was the disease itself severe, but it was also natural that young Arang couldn’t endure such a situation.

Her body continued to deteriorate. Her arms and legs had to be amputated, and even then, her body kept decaying.

Arang needed the will to live, but her heart was already dead.

Despite her family putting aside their work to stay by her side and support her, young Arang couldn’t hold on.

Hyesun thought Arang didn’t have much time left.

But suddenly, at some point, Arang regained consciousness, and for some reason, her illness disappeared, and she started to recover.

The possibility of Arang dying vanished, they received a huge amount of money, and the only thing left to manage was Arang herself, who was connected to the virtual world through the [MDB], so there was nothing else to do.

With only one patient in a 5-story building and numerous facilities provided by Arang’s parents for the staff, all the doctors wanted to join Arang’s department.

Of course, Hyesun couldn’t work alone and had to hire more doctors.

Hyesun had to think long and hard.

After amputating Arang’s limbs, it was natural that she needed someone to take care of her.

Hyesun assigned a nurse with medical knowledge and experience in caring for disabled people to Arang.

That turned out to be Hyesun’s worst mistake.

The nurse was diligent, responsible, and well-regarded by everyone. But she abused Arang.

Fortunately, it wasn’t long before Arang’s sister, Anna, discovered the truth.

Anna and Hyesun, feeling guilty, decided to protect Arang themselves without entrusting her to anyone else.

They didn’t spare themselves.

Hyesun practically lived at the hospital, and Anna was always by Arang’s side after work.

As Arang regained consciousness and her condition stabilized over two months, Hyesun started taking one day off a week to rest at home.

But then she received an urgent call from Hayaan and rushed to Arang.

When Hyesun entered Arang’s room, panting, the smell of blood hit her nose.

She immediately looked at the bed where the [MDB] was installed.

Arang wasn’t there, and bloodstains on the bed caught her eye.

“Arang!”

Swish—

At the sound of the shower, Hyesun quickly opened the bathroom door.

“Ah, senior.”

“Doctor unni?”

In the bathtub, her junior was sitting naked with Arang, gently washing her.

Hyesun, not caring that her clothes were getting wet, approached Arang.

“Arang, are you okay?”

“Yeah, I’m okay.”

“Uh, uh… uh…?”

Hyesun was taken aback by Arang, who was speaking smoothly without stuttering, unlike before.

“Senior, it seems Arang had her period, so I was washing off the blood.”

“Period…?”

“Yes. Arang said her stomach hurt like it was being poked, and when I asked where it hurt, she pointed to her lower abdomen. I thought it might be her period, but we should do a thorough check after washing off the blood.”

Hyesun nodded at her junior’s words.

Considering Arang’s age, she should have already started menstruating. But due to her illness, her body and mind had deteriorated, and she hadn’t had a period until now.

A proper examination would confirm, but given the situation, it seemed Arang’s body and mind were recovering, and she had her first period.

But still…

“It hurts… unni, does it always hurt this much?”

Arang was naturally talking to the junior in her arms.

Arang’s tone wasn’t as bright and cheerful as in Leore, but she was speaking comfortably, just like in Leore.

Arang was getting healthier.

==

Wow… coming back to reality feels like it’s going to drive me crazy.

As soon as I heard Hayaan unni’s words, I logged out and waited on the virtual world bed, holding my stomach, until Doctor unni 2 came and took me out of the access device.

At that moment, the pain that was only in my lower abdomen spread throughout my body.

The sensation I felt below confirmed that what I felt earlier in Leore was real.

This is definitely it.

That thing women go through once a month.

It’s definitely that.

But is it always this painful?

The pain spreading through Arang’s emotions made my face expressionless and calm, but deep down, I wanted to scream and roll around.

“Arang. Arang.”

Doctor unni 2 urgently shook my shoulders, waking me up.

“Unni, my stomach hurts so much.”

“Arang… you… where does it hurt?”

“Everything hurts, but the worst is just below my belly button. Am I on my period?”

“Let’s take a shower first.”

Doctor unni 2 undressed me, not caring about the blood I was losing, and held me.

She carefully laid me in the bathtub and started taking off her doctor’s coat.

“Unni, what’s your name?”

I asked Doctor unni 2, who was getting into the bathtub naked with me.

Most of the time, Hyesun unni takes care of me almost all day, but no one can stay awake 24 hours.

When Hyesun unni sleeps, Doctor unni 2 takes care of me. The problem is that Hyesun unni’s sleeping time is also my sleeping time, so I rarely see Doctor unni 2.

If I wake up early, it’s just before Hyesun unni’s shift, so I only see her briefly and never had a chance to talk or learn her name.

“Unni is Park Jisoo. Arang, you’re speaking so well now?”

“Huh? Oh… yeah.”

At Jisoo unni’s words, I realized I was speaking as fluently as I do when playing Leore.

Of course, it wasn’t as lively or loud, but at least it wasn’t uncomfortable.

“That’s good. It means Arang is getting healthier.”

“But aren’t we doing a half-bath?”

I asked Jisoo unni, who was carefully washing my body. I usually enjoy half-baths, so whenever I get into the bathtub, I always spend at least 5 minutes with Hyeson unni.

It feels so good to relax and lie on the soft bed before entering Leore.

“During your period, it’s not good to take long showers or half-baths.”

“That’s ridiculous…”

“During your period, your sensitive area is more exposed to bacteria, so it’s better not to.”

One of the few hobbies I enjoy in real life, half-baths, has been banned.

In real life, the only things I do are play board games with the special access device Anna unni gave me, do rehabilitation training, or take half-baths.

And my favorite was the half-bath…

“Arang!”

“Ah, senior.”

“Doctor unni?”

Hyesun unni entered the bathroom, panting and sweating.

“Arang, are you okay?”

“Yeah, I’m okay.”

==

Starting with Hyesun unni, Anna unni and Hayaan unni all came into the bathroom one after another.

Even though I was a man, being naked and vulnerable while everyone stared made me feel a bit embarrassed.

They all came because they heard I was in pain.

After finishing the shower, I was held by Anna unni and underwent various medical tests using the building’s equipment.

It felt like a full-body checkup, and the last important test remained.

I swallowed hard as I saw the delivery bed in front of me.

A delivery bed I had never seen in my life.

Those things that look like Palgili’s arms are probably for lifting legs… This is so embarrassing…!?

If I were a normal girl, it might be less embarrassing, but now I can’t even control my body well. Plus, I don’t have legs.

Meaning, I can’t keep my legs spread for long on my own. Anna unni had to hold me from behind, and I couldn’t even cover my face. I felt like I was going to lose it.

If it weren’t for the curtain in front, I might have died. I wanted to log into Leore right now, grab a dagger, and slash all the monsters.

==

Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with my body.

It seemed that as my body got healthier, I naturally started having periods, which I hadn’t had before.

The problem was that since I hadn’t felt pain for so long, the pain from my period felt excruciating.

It must be really painful if Arang, who has never shown any change in expression in real life, is now frowning.

Knowing this, Anna unni was very worried.

“Hyesun unni… I want painkillers.”

After playing games for a long time and talking with girls, I know. Even during their periods, they take painkillers and say they’re fine, so I asked Hyesun unni.

“That’s probably not possible.”

I was refused.

The reason was valid.

Because of my rare disease.

No one knows how it starts, how it worsens, or how it improves, so taking medication carelessly is dangerous.

If I said, “It all disappeared after possession!” I’d probably be diagnosed with a mental illness too.

If I had limbs, I could have secretly gotten painkillers, but without limbs, it’s impossible.

Meaning, I have to endure this pain raw.

“That’s when you need me!”

Suddenly, Baedeokgae, who felt something was off when Hayaan unni and I logged out, heard about my situation through Hayaan unni and came to me with everything needed for periods.

Instead of Anna unni, who is very busy in real life, Hyesun unni, who had to double-check the test results, and Hayaan unni, who had to leave for an appointment.

Baedeokgae decided to stay by my side.

Hmm… I feel uneasy.