TEASER CHAPTER 7 PART 11
The
infirmary after school.
In
this room, filled with the pungent smell of disinfectant, Norn, the doctor, was
checking and adding the inventory of medicines used to treat students.
A
number of crates filled with medicines had been brought into the room, so many
that they filled an entire corner of the infirmary.
Norn
checked the crates and put them on the shelves one after another.
However,
two girls who were not usually in this room were seen beside her.
"Norn-sensei,
where should I put these medicines?"
"Oh,
put them on the shelf. I'll need to check them later."
For
some reason, Lisa and Camilla were helping Norn in the infirmary.
It
was an unusual sight, but they were strangely familiar with what they did.
It
all started right after Nozomu was discharged from the hospital.
Lisa
watched him from afar with lonely eyes as he was welcomed and jostled by his
classmates.
It
was Norn who spotted Lisa, and that was the beginning.
"Hey,
a student over there, if you're not busy, can you help me out a bit? Frankly, I could even use a cat to
help me."
"Eh?"
Norn
suddenly took Lisa's hand, who was taken aback by the sudden call, and pulled
her into the infirmary.
Camilla
also followed Lisa to help in the infirmary, and the three of them had been
working in the infirmary for the past week or so.
Aside
from Camilla, when Lisa first started helping out, she kept a stiff expression
on her face and did not want to say anything.
However,
as they worked in a casual manner, they were able to carry on a conversation, albeit
only slightly, since Norn had previously treated Lisa when she fainted in
combat training with Irisdina.
"But
why are there so many bottles of medicine?"
Lisa
blurted out as she looked at the crates that still occupy a section of the
infirmary.
To
be honest, the current number of crates was on the low side. Until a week ago,
the crates completely filled half of the infirmary.
"I
heard that there was some kind of mistake in the ordering process. It seems
there was some kind of mix-up when they ordered the medicines used for
treatment and those for the experiment. I wish ...... they would at least check
their products carefully ..."
"I-,
Is that so..."
Norn
spoke to her in an easygoing manner, but Lisa's voice still had some stiffness
to it.
The
three of them returned to work and silently sorted through the bottles of
medicines. Norn, however, had noticed that Lisa occasionally glanced at her as
if she wanted to ask her something.
"So,
what you want to ask me is the usual thing?"
"U-,
umm ..."
Lisa
was puzzled by the sudden question. Norn hid the smile on her face so that Lisa
didn't see it.
She
knew exactly what she wanted to ask. It's about Nozomu, who had been bedridden
until just a week ago.
"If
it's him, he'll be fine. I don't see any particular effect on his body."
Norn
was in charge of the physical check-up of the students at the school.
Especially
regarding Nozomu, Norn frequently checked on his physical condition, partly due
to the importance of the power he carried in his body and the fact that she
knew his circumstances.
Perhaps
that was why. When Lisa came to the infirmary every day to help out, Norn knew
that Lisa was implicitly trying to ask about him.
Lisa
was still not ready to face Nozomu head-on. However, she couldn't help but worry
about him.
