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#91 He's Lost His Mind
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2024-11-01 07:03:02Ryu gazed at the horizon where the dawn of spring was breaking, but the sight failed to lift his spirits. This was especially true given that he had hardly slept the previous night. He was exhausted and weary.
He had spent most of the night coming up with excuses, saying that Kenji would be abroad for a while, to postpone all schedules—including the driver he had assigned—so as not to raise Masaki's suspicions. Hiding things from an old man with sharp instincts was never easy.
His plan to clear his head and calm his thoughts by coming up to the hospital rooftop had failed. His mind remained filled with anxiety.
"How is he?" Ryu turned around when he heard footsteps approaching from behind. He had contacted Inoue earlier.
"More stable, no longer in critical condition, but we still have to wait for his consciousness to return. Once he wakes up, Sandaime will be fine," Inoue said, repeating what the doctor had said about Kenji's current condition
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