Please stop persecuting your students!

The girl, who had been ready for a long time, swung the water curved blade, and the clear ether water turned into a water ball that swallowed and wrapped up Sadoko. The unconscious girl seemed to have returned to the womb. She curled up instinctively with a relieved smile on her face.

But the three people in charge of treatment could not feel at ease. Saki looked solemn, Nia was concentrating on guiding the power of rebirth to flow through the girl's body, and Hong Yanma seemed to have an idea. She slowly placed her hand on the turquoise handle and stared at the girl soaked in water. Then, Nia asked:

"Teacher? She——"

"No, there is no change."

Saki's expression was slightly grim. Just as he guessed, Nia's power had no effect on the virus that had already become part of her body.

This power of regeneration is hundreds or thousands of times better than modern medicine in healing physical injuries, and conventional technology cannot reach it even if it develops for hundreds of years. However, it is completely useless in the face of this disease, for which even a neurological researcher at the end of the 20th century could develop a drug.

At your wits' end?

...No

At least, you have to test every method you can think of!

Saki's eyes flashed with some reluctance, and under the gaze of the two people beside him, he closed his eyes, repeating words like "this is just a virtual body" over and over again, constantly doing psychological work on himself. Then he suddenly opened his eyes, and before his mentality that he had finally adjusted collapsed, he materialized a tube of anesthetic and injected it into Satoko, then raised his hand and grabbed it.

boom!

The girl's thin body trembled, and a muffled sound came from her body. Nia, who was still a little depressed, was stunned on the spot. The power of rebirth that wrapped Satoko's body together with Saki's spiritual power immediately fed back the changes in Satoko's body to her. The girl looked at Saki in disbelief.

"teacher--"

"treat!"

"------"

Nia was stunned again. Her trust in Saki during this period of time made her subconsciously activate the power of rebirth, which rushed towards the organ that was shattered by Saki's spiritual power and began to bleed profusely. The broken internal organs quickly reorganized and regenerated, and the lost blood was quickly replenished under Nia's power. Just when the girl was about to question Saki, she saw Saki's eyes light up (physics).

In his spiritual perception, a new substance appeared in the regenerated blood and internal organs! A large number of cells that looked like embryos were quietly flowing in Satoko's new blood.

Before Saki could grab one to open his eyes, these cells seemed to have received some signal, and sharp spikes emerged from the round outer walls of hundreds of millions of cells. They purposefully moved towards the red blood cells next to them and penetrated into them in the blink of an eye, becoming indistinguishable from each other. It was exactly the same as when Saki first observed the condition inside Satoko's body!

This is... the true meaning of Hinamizawa Syndrome?

Saki subconsciously reached out and held down Nia who was rushing over to settle the score with him. His eyes were unfocused and he was completely immersed in the changes that had just happened.

Nia's power can forcibly ignore the life span of cell telomeres and increase their division speed to a level beyond cancer. After all, the name of the ability says it all, it is "regeneration" or "rebirth", not "creation" from scratch. Normally, it should produce a large number of cells that will give Saki a sense of "discomfort". In other words, what it was before it was destroyed will remain the same after it is repaired, but the result is like this. What on earth is this...

It is obvious that those viruses are stimulated by something to actively combine with red blood cells and other normal cells. In other words, they were originally separated from each other and lived in peace. Hmm...

'etc--'

Saki hugged Nia, who was asking him for an explanation, and put his arms around Nia's arms and clasped them in a place where there was nothing. He rested his chin on the top of Nia's head, and his eyes gradually became profound.

He remembered...Since Satoko was stimulated, she seemed to be at level 5...

Well, if it was when Sadoko first appeared, that is, in the L3 state...

Volume 240 begins! Tianshen Primary School: Chapter Chapter Dream

Hinamizawa syndrome has L1 in the incubation period, L2 that has just been activated, L3 that has been activated for a while, and L5 in the final stage... leaving aside the last two stages, at least in the first three stages the virus did not show its aggressiveness. It was like an ordinary bacterial contaminant flowing in the blood of Hinamizawa residents, living in peace and even extremely fragile.

For example, once it leaves the host's body and comes into contact with the outside air, it will die in seconds. The virus that was swimming in the blood vessels like a salted fish a moment ago will soon shrivel up and lose all its activity. Even if it is re-injected into Satoko or even into Saki's body, it will no longer change and will be quickly devoured by the immune system. This also made Nia and Hong Yanma understand Saki's style of behavior.

A genuine wolf slayer... not really. At best, it was just a tossing of the body within the range that would not cause any harm. As the "experimental subject" Satoko was virtual, Saki could be so ruthless. Because his current body was also virtual, he would inject the virus into his body without any scruples and use himself for experiments.

By the way, Nia became quiet after that. Her two big ears drooped, and she lowered her head and huddled aside, refusing to speak. Seeing this, Saki looked puzzled, and he touched his chin and muttered to himself:

"Was it true that what I did just now was too impulsive?"

"I don't think it's an impulse issue..."

"After all, it's normal for Nia to not accept the sudden display of his bloody, brutal and unscrupulous side."

Red Yama: “?”

Saki: “?”

The Red Enma raised his head and stared straight at Saki, his expression becoming increasingly weird.

"Do you... recognize it?"

"Huh? Isn't it?"

Saki scratched his head, puzzled. The kindhearted man who had offered him a helping hand several times when he was in the most dangerous time turned out to be a wicked man who would ruthlessly crush the internal organs of a ten-year-old girl. Even if Nia trusted him so much, she would be shaken, right? Is there something wrong?

Red Yama: "...It's not good to act stupid~

"That's right! Mr. Saki is a man after all. He should be brave enough to take responsibility at times like this!"

Satoko, who had inexplicably revived his corpse, put his hands on his hips and accused in a very arrogant manner:

“I don’t know what happened though!”

"Then don't join in the fun!"

Saki rubbed the little girl next to him on the head and glanced at Nia. She showed some reaction, but she buried her head again after he looked over.

Emmmm…I don’t understand.

Saki, who didn't understand what Nia was thinking, decided not to think about it anymore, shrugged and said:

"Let's get down to business first."

Niya, Shaduzi: "..."

No, this person is beyond saving.

Red Yama(?_?): "......"

Keep pretending!

The blond girl, whose development was obviously slower than girls of the same age, rolled her eyes and looked at Saki with disdain as he walked towards her. Although she looked disdainful, she still cooperated by raising her arm and pointing her wrist towards Saki.

"Hey~ You want to draw blood?"

"Oh? Are you cooperating?"

"That's right, I won't cry over such a small matter!"

Satoko touched her nose with a smug look on her face. Saki shook his head and put his hand on the wrist that the girl extended. His spiritual power seeped into her body. This action made the girl twist her body restlessly with an awkward look on her face.

"What a novel treatment method! Is it your ability to heal diseases just by touching the arm?"

"In traditional Chinese medicine, this step is called taking the pulse."

"Eh? Is the teacher a Chinese medicine doctor?"

"No, actually I have nothing to do with medicine. The autistic guy over there is the master in this field."

Satoko: “???”

Why are you still touching me? Let go!

The girl pursed her lips but did not react any further. She stared at Saki's face quietly, while Saki's eyes lost focus again. His consciousness re-immersed himself in the spiritual power, filling and materializing the tiny substances floating in the blood vessels with the same tiny spiritual power, bursting the viruses from the inside out.

This was a very delicate job, requiring the use of spiritual power to destroy tens of billions of viruses one by one, and Saki could only crush dozens of them each time. The workload was so horrifying that it was simply not something a human could do.

Moreover, these viruses are far from being as buddha-like as they appear on the surface. Once the number falls below a certain threshold, they will spontaneously divide and multiply new viruses to maintain the overall base number. Unless Saki can kill all the viruses in just over an hour, he is afraid that he will not be able to eradicate this disease. The fact that they will die if separated from the body undoubtedly increases the difficulty of treatment. Otherwise, he can take some samples and ask Funi to take them back to see if the technology in the other world can handle it.

"...This is the current situation."

Regarding this information that would cause the patient to be uneasy, Saki changed his previous attitude of keeping it secret and told the little girl in front of him everything. Listening to this not-so-optimistic information, Satoko just looked at Saki quietly. After he finished speaking, the girl calmly said:

"But there is hope that the real me can be cured, right~"

That's right, the current Satoko is still not the real Satoko, but a 'projection' created by Saki using the characteristics of this space and the preserved data of Satoko, and... this is already the sixth projection.

In the second projection, it was confirmed that the virus existed in the body at the L3 stage, but was separated from other cells. In the third projection, it was confirmed that the virus would maintain a fixed number in Satoko's body and gradually merge with the nervous system at L4. It was also confirmed that the adrenaline in Satoko's body would surge in the L5 state, and that long-term placement would not allow Satoko to naturally return to L3. In the fifth projection, it was confirmed that Saki's existing hypnosis methods were ineffective for Satoko in the L5 state, but through a set of more complex treatments to weaken her experience, she was successfully hypnotized to return to L3, but there was a possibility that she would enter L5 again due to external stimulation...

Finally, there is this current Satoko. Saki chose a completely new approach, changing the previous method of having Red Enma knocked out as soon as she was summoned. He first explained to her the strange disease she suffered from, and then told her that she was not her real self but a virtual one.

On the surface, it only takes one and a half steps more than the first Satoko, but the result is... better than expected? Or maybe Satoko is surprisingly smart when she is not frightened. After analyzing the pros and cons by herself, she smoothly accepted the reality and cooperated with Saki's treatment research.

Although the Red Enma beside him knew that Saki could no longer research anything at this point, Nia's healing ability plus the relatively rough but effective hypnosis was the invincible magic weapon he had obtained to ensure Satoko's life and sanity. What he was doing now was probably more of a rehearsal for the next communication with Satoko.

After all, he directly or indirectly caused Satoko to become L5 five times, and through a simple panel, a girl who was no different from an ordinary person was erased and recreated out of thin air. It is definitely impossible for his mentality not to change after so many times. Normal communication like this can prompt him to adjust his state of mind as soon as possible.

And now, hearing the girl in front of him ask this, Saki shook his head after a brief hesitation.

"I'm not sure. Maybe the next student will be able to provide the technology to cure Hinamizawa Syndrome. Maybe the outing next month will be able to easily solve your symptoms. Maybe none of them can..."

Saki paused and said solemnly:

"But at least, until a complete cure is found, it will be okay for you to live steadily."

“I think this is actually a solution...”

Satoko smiled, looked down at her feet which were gradually turning into data and dissipating as the time limit was reached. Her pupils shrank slightly, but a lovely smile appeared on her face.

"It seems that the time has come. Thank you for your hard work all along, teacher~"

"I didn't do anything... and it hasn't been that long, has it?"

Saki shook his head. Even if he had met the real Satoko, it was only for a short day. Besides, with all the things he had done, how could he deserve a "thank you for your hard work"?

Even hypnosis was originally reserved for another purpose... I didn't expect that the power that finally successfully pulled Satoko back from L5's life and death was this power that seemed to be of no help in treatment at first glance.

Is it true that only spirit (magic) can fight against mental illness (illness)?

"Goodbye teacher~ Teacher Hong~ Nia~ Goodbye~ I and Rika will be in your care~"

The girl who was gradually disappearing was like she was about to embark on a journey. She waved her little arms towards Saki, Beni Yanma, and Nia who was pretending to be calm. Saki also waved goodbye. Soon, the little girl completely turned into data and floated away. Nia also waved and put her arms down. The ears that had finally perked up drooped again.

We say goodbye, but actually...it's impossible to say goodbye, right?

The surrounding space turned into data and dissipated. The three of them were kicked out of the training ground gate without knowing when. Staring at the imaginary wilderness inside the gate, Nia couldn't come back to her senses for a long time. Until a hand patted her head, and a familiar voice sounded from the side and behind:

"Nia, do you want some paper?"

"I'm not that fragile. It's you, teacher, who are too——"

Isn't that a bit too ruthless! --Nia originally wanted to vent her dissatisfaction with being ambushed and watching Saki's entire set of "human experiments" in one breath, but she turned her head.

"—"

Saki took out a piece of paper and wiped his nose suddenly. The corners of his eyes were red, and there were even water marks left from the rough wiping. At this moment, the straight man Saki was wiping his nose and complaining.

"Fuck, why is it so realistic? This is a broken system!"

Nia: “…”

Why did you cry first?

"I am also a normal person. I will cry when I am sad, right?"

Saki rubbed his eyes. Sometimes he would be a little cruel to himself and others, but he was not a heartless person after all. His suppressed emotions were accidentally broken by Satoko's last blow. But he quickly adjusted his emotions and stared at the virtual space in front of him with a normal expression.

Nia: “You recovered so quickly!”

"But no matter what, the result is good. It also confirms that our power can at least bring Satoko back to her current stable state."

“But there is no cure...”

"That's beyond our capabilities... Well, I'll check on Satoko every once in a while to confirm the development of Hinamizawa Syndrome. Nia, remember not to spread the news."

"I know~"

Nia waved her hand. She didn't have the habit of publicizing other people's little secrets. Even if she didn't emphasize it, she wouldn't tell others, okay!

After saying that, the girl, who had changed back into the red and white uniform chosen by Saki, turned around and squinted at the sun that was gradually setting.

"It's already so late...Surprisingly, you're not hungry yet."

"Maybe it's because of the snacks I ate, but I'm a little hungry."

Saki touched his belly, as if he remembered something, and couldn't help licking the corner of his mouth.

"I want to eat hot pot. Nia, Hong, do you want to come?"

"I still have to prepare dinner. Please don't bother me."

"Hot pot...Does that mean the teacher is going to cook?"

'Is hot pot considered a dish?'

Saki frowned and thought for a while, then reluctantly nodded.

"I haven't eaten it for a long time. It just so happens that the supermarket has the base ingredients, so I can try making it."

"So it's the teacher's hometown food?"

"of course."