K424 of the Collapse World

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At this moment, the sound of a wooden door interrupted Bronya's voice, and the door of the ward was suddenly pushed open by a hand. The next moment, a silver-haired girl appeared at the door.

"Good morning! Squad leader, how are you recovering?"

As she walked into the room, Diana greeted him breathlessly. Although she could use her Herrscher ability to teleport here directly, it was forbidden to activate Honkai energy at will in the medical department, so she could only run in from outside the partition...

"Good morning, Diana."

Fu Hua said this and waved to the girl at the door.

"Thank you for your visit. As you can see, I am fine now."

"Oh~ I see, I knew the monitor would be fine!"

As she spoke, Diana walked in carelessly.

"Diana! Oh, come on... I've told you so many times to knock before you come in."

Mei grumbled a little in dissatisfaction, but still stood up and went to meet her. The first thing she saw was the blue plastic bucket in the silver-haired girl's hand...

"Eh? Diana, what is this? Is this the comfort item you prepared for the squad leader?"

Hearing this, the silver-haired girl's expression stiffened.

"Ah... no, this is..."

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"..."

The girl lowered her head in embarrassment, looking at the plastic bucket in her hand, which was covered with some kind of stains, and fell silent for a moment.

who am I? where am I?

Why did I have to carry the trash can in my hand when I visited the monitor? Why couldn't I hide it in a corner in advance and come back to pick it up later?

If that doesn't work, she can also create a coordinate for the trash can and throw it into the imaginary space, and then take it out after the visit is over...

Well, it turns out that when people are troubled by something, the probability of their mind wandering and making mistakes increases significantly.

This kind of thing does happen often, something is always with me, but I don't notice it, just like someone holding a mobile phone and searching through the cabinets for it. When you are not paying attention, even the most obvious things may be unconsciously ignored.

Diana kept thinking about how to deal with the relationship with her new family. She didn't notice that she had carried the trash can of Siegfried's house all the way and even brought it into the ward area of ​​the medical department...

She now understood why the nurse on duty had such a subtle expression when she registered at the front desk. If she had come to the internal treatment area instead of the ward area, she would probably have been stopped and forbidden to enter.

If I had been reminded not to enter, at least I would have been able to notice the things in my hand, and it would still have been in time to deposit them in the security room, and it wouldn't have led to the embarrassing situation I am facing now.

Diana shook her head and gave up thinking about the cause and effect. Since it had already happened, no matter how much she thought about it, it was just hindsight and was completely useless, unless time could go back...

So, how do we explain this now?

Looking at Mei who was so close to her, Diana didn't want Mei to be so close to her for the first time. It was fine when facing other people, but when she was face to face with Mei,

She didn't want the atmosphere to become so weird...

"Di...Diana?"

After getting closer, Mei finally saw clearly what this so-called "comfort gift" was. In addition to feeling extremely embarrassed, the corners of her eyes twitched slightly.

I just feel a sense of déjà vu. Isn't this the standard trash can in the Far East Branch's accommodation area? And this dirty can is definitely not the one at home...

But then again, why would she bring something like this to visit the monitor?

"..."

In silence, Diana felt that the black-haired girl's eyes seemed to say "please give me an explanation", but the more she faced Mei's questioning eyes, the more she couldn't think of a suitable reason...

If I tell them the truth, saying that I just didn't notice that I was holding something, I'm afraid no one will believe me, right? Even if they believe me, they will probably think that I am too tired and unconscious, or I have some disease, and then I will be forced to do a whole set of medical examinations. Diana doesn't want to cause herself a lot of trouble.

But how else can I explain it? Should I say that I saw a trash can that no one wanted at the recycling station and picked it up because it seemed to be usable?

Diana had a feeling that if she explained it this way, Mei would probably not praise her for being thrifty, but would only be more certain that there was something wrong with her mental state...

Moreover, how could a Herrscher of the Void be reduced to picking up trash at a recycling station? If she used this excuse, even if she didn't actually do that, her hidden Herrscher personality would probably be so frustrated that she couldn't help but want to rebel.

"Huh? What's wrong? Why aren't you talking?"

Noticing the two people standing in silence at the door, Shilis tilted her head in a strange way. Gradually, she adjusted her mentality from the sadness she had a few minutes ago. The girl no longer had to pull Fu Hua aside to have an awkward chat like she did just now, and could face others normally.

At this moment, seeing Mei and Diana at the door both fell into silence, her curiosity was also aroused.

At this time, the sharp-eyed Bronya couldn't help but speak...

"Bronya doesn't understand why the condolences have to be put in a trash can?"

As Bronya pointed out the key issues incisively, Diana had to make the final decision.

After thinking it over again and again, she finally gave up on making up a lie.

"Actually, I... I just went to visit Cecilia-sama at my dad's house, and I happened to see them cleaning the room, so I helped to empty a bucket of trash, and then I accidentally brought the bucket with me..."

As she spoke, Diana's cheeks gradually turned red, and her head lowered lower and lower. If the plastic bucket in her hand was not a trash can, she would even want to put the bucket on her head, shrink in the corner and pretend that no one could see her...

It doesn't matter. Whether it's a physical examination or something else, just let everyone arrange it. There's no need to lie for such a small matter.

"......Anyway, that's it. You guys can laugh if you want, but let me make it clear that I'm not sick, I just got distracted on the way."

As Diana finished her story, the ward fell into silence, which was exactly what the girl had expected.

After a long while, Shirley sighed, feeling both amused and helpless.

"Oh...Diana, you are really..."

As Shiris broke the silence, Fu Hua also sighed helplessly. After them, Bronya also slightly widened her eyes.

"As expected of you, stupid Diana, you easily accomplished what Bronya couldn't do."

"..."

If Bronya had mocked her at other times, Diana would have responded without hesitation. But now, she was really tired. Moreover, compared to the meaningful and subtle looks from the other people, Bronya's simple and direct mockery made her feel more comfortable.

"Diana, if you have any mental problems, Bronya can help you for free."

"No need... I'm a little scared of your abilities."

"Even if she enters the mental world, Bronya will not disclose other people's privacy casually. The class monitor can prove this."

Just as Bronya tried to argue, Mei came over and stood between the two of them.

"Okay, okay, Bronya, just joke around, don't take it so seriously."

"Well... Bronya knows."

Seeing the girl nod obediently, Mei smiled and turned to the silver-haired girl beside her.

"Okay, Diana, since you brought it here accidentally, don't worry about it, but remember to return it later~"

As she spoke, Mei took the bucket from Diana's hand, casually placed it in the corner of the wall at the door, and pulled the girl to sit on the chair in the ward.

Seeing Mei casually reveal the matter, Diana felt unbelievable.

"But...but, Mei, don't you think this is weird?"

"Eh? Indeed... Bringing a trash can to visit a patient is not something that a normal person would do. However, if it's Diana, for some reason, it always feels normal...

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"Yes, it's something that only a fool like Diana could do. There's nothing to be surprised about."

Diana's eyelids twitched as she listened to Mei and Bronya's words.

"Well, can I understand that you don't regard me as a normal person at all?"

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"Is this... related?"

Shiris shrugged.

"There are no so-called 'normal people' among us."

"Sister Shirley, that's not what I meant..."

Diana shook her head and tried to reorganize her words. But the next moment, Mei patted her back gently, smiled and shook her head.

"No need to explain, everyone can understand. Even if Diana does something outrageous, I won't mind. After all, this is how Diana should be~"

"Well......"

Diana originally wanted to continue to refute something, but after hearing Mei's words, she slowly calmed down.

Yes, since no one cares about it and won’t drag her around for checkups, then there seems to be no need for her to worry about it anymore, right?

Although I was not misunderstood by everyone because of the trash can incident, this conclusion always feels wrong...

Moreover, what is this vague feeling of frustration?

Looking at Diana, whose expression was uncertain and looked as if she had eaten a fly, Bronya pulled the corners of her mouth, trying hard to suppress the laughter that was about to burst out and keep her poker face.

"That's right, Diana just needs to be a happy idiot and don't need to care about these complicated things."

"Bronya, why do I feel like you're really calling me an idiot?"

"That's just a metaphor. Diana won't understand if she fails literature. Bronya has no other intentions. She just hopes that Sister Diana can spend every day happily."

"Well then... I'll take your advice."

Diana sighed, but being cheerful and optimistic by nature, she quickly put the matter of the trash can behind her and followed Mei to sit in front of the bed.

"Hey! What is this? Mei's handmade pastry?! I want one too!"

"I can't help you...I made this especially for the class monitor, so don't eat it all."

"I know, I know~"

No one, including Diana, cared about the incident just now... Of course, it was just a good-natured joke.

Shiris looked at the girls sitting together with a smile and slowly stood up.

"Then I'll leave this little party to you."

"Sister Shilis, are you leaving now?"

"Well, I still have to go check on Wendy. That child, like me, has been eroded by the Law of the Herrscher of Fire, and her situation is not much better than mine."

"Bronya heard that Wendy's ICU ward is temporarily closed to visits from relatives and friends..."

"Well, because her condition is not stable yet, only those related to the medical department and the branch leaders are allowed to visit. But don't worry, Wendy will be better soon."

After saying that, Shilis waved towards the girls.

"See you next time then."

"Goodbye, Sister Shilis~"

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Not even a few steps away from Fu Hua's ward, Shirley met an unexpected acquaintance.

"Xing? What are you doing here?"

Looking at the girl coming towards her, Shirley raised her hand and greeted her, feeling a little strange.

I remember that Xing was discharged from the hospital much earlier than me, so why is she still in the medical area? Girls of her age shouldn't appear in the hospital frequently.

"...Ah, Sister Sis."

Hearing Shirley's voice, the girl was stunned for a moment before responding, as if she had been distracted until now.

"I'm going to do a data test on the collapse factor."

"Honkai can be detected? Is there something wrong with your stigma synchronization rate?"

"Well...after the simulation training ended yesterday, Mother Cocolia said that there were some strange changes in my stigmata energy and I needed to do some checks..."

"Oh? The stigmata have changed... How about letting me take a look? I have some knowledge of stigmata research, so maybe I can help you figure out what's going on in advance."

"Of course! Sister Shilis."

Xing nodded without hesitation, turned around and faced away from Shirley, pretending to lift up her clothes.

Shilis quickly stopped her.

“Hey! No need to take off your clothes. I don’t need to use my eyes to observe the image of your stigmata. I can just use my perception to scan your stigmata energy.”

Although this corridor in the medical department does not have much traffic, it is still a public place after all. If the surveillance camera captures her "inducing" Xing to take off her clothes, it might cause some unnecessary misunderstandings.