’Alright, then how does it work? I mean, the marriage thing? Do I need to formally marry, or is there some other way?’

[Monster Evolutionary Wife (Unique) Activation:-

Host needs to propose to a ’Candidate’ for ’Wife,’ and if the response is positive, then Host has to place a ring on ’Wife’ to start the process.

Current Candidates:

1. Viora (Blind)

2. (Empty)

3. (Empty)]

According to the system, I don’t need to do a full marriage. I just need a ring and someone to say yes. In the candidates list, Viora is added, but the other two are empty.

So that means as I meet any disabled woman, she will automatically be added into the system as a candidate?

But I don’t have time to go out and meet different girls. Being in a hospital doesn’t mean you get a free pass to meet patients.

I must choose my wife with caution. I don’t want someone really bad and evil to walk beside me. Nor do I want someone clingy and obsessive.

I wanted someone gentle. Someone who understood pain. Someone who could still smile despite everything.

’...Just like her...’

Again, my eyes turned toward Viora. She turned in her sleep and hugged the blanket closer.

No matter how hard I try to keep myself from thinking about her or looking at her, I just couldn’t stop myself.

’Listen, inner me. I am not going to use her, so just stop thinking about her. Damnit!’

I know time is running out, but let’s be real. If I was going to propose to Viora, then it would have only happened if I didn’t have this system.

I don’t want to confess my feelings for her under the pressure of the system.

Wait!

Confess? My feelings?

No. No. No. Have I actually fallen for her? That can’t be. It must be my mind playing tricks on me. And what kind of feelings am I even having for her? If it is pity, then that is the worst.

She doesn’t need pity. She is a strong girl. The only thing she needs is love and care. Other than those two things, she does not need anything else.

’...If only she wasn’t blind. I would have asked her right away. Because that way, I would know that I actually care for her and am not just feeling pity.’

Only if there was a way for me to be sure of my feelings, then I wouldn’t have so much trouble with my thoughts.

And just like that, my second day in this world also came to an end. However, because of my conflicted thoughts about Viora, I wasn’t able to sleep at all.

Half the night went by with me just looking at her, then moving away, and then looking at her again. I can’t remember how many times I repeated that.

But as the moon reached its peak, I couldn’t stay awake any longer, and the image of Viora scratching her cheek in her sleep was the last thing I saw before my eyes closed completely.

....

The first thing I saw after opening my eyes wasn’t her, but the curtain in front of the window.

Looking at it, I noticed that morning had long come. Yet, I was still sleeping. The reason for it must be because I slept late at night.

I was laying on my side, and it had begun to hurt, so I moved into a more comfortable position. Doing so, my eyes fell on the bed beside me.

"Huff... Huff... Huff..."

On it, I saw Viora taking deep and heavy breaths. Her body was convulsing, and her arms were bending in an awkward way. She seemed to be having trouble breathing.

My eyes widened, and as fast as I could, I tried to stand up, but before my feet could touch the ground, the nurse came and began to check on her.

"It is happening again?!" the nurse exclaimed and used the machine placed beside Viora on her.

"This is worse than before."

She seemed to be doing her best to help Viora, but her expression and words were making me feel scared.

’What is happening to Viora?’

I wanted to stand up and help the nurse stabilize Viora’s condition, but in what way could I even do that? I don’t know what kind of tech she was using on her, and I don’t even have a bit of medical knowledge.

Viora was struggling too much. Her back kept arching up and down on the bed, and her hands closed tightly into fists before opening again.

The same cycle kept repeating itself. But soon, the nurse was able to succeed, and Viora once again went back to normal.

She was now laying comfortably, and her breathing was more even. But she seemed to have gone back to sleep since her eyes were closed and she wasn’t moving.

My body, which was stiff because of the tension, slowly relaxed, and sweat had formed all over my face.

"Okay, I saved her again." The nurse gave her a little glare before checking every monitor.

Though her personality was terrible, at least she wasn’t careless about serious matters.

And when I heard her say that she saved Viora, I felt more at ease than I had ever felt in my life. Viora was alright now. There is nothing to worry about.

’She is alright. She is alright. She is alright.’

I began to tell myself the same thing over and over again because while my brain believed the nurse, my heart wasn’t trusting it.

’There is nothing to worry about. She is safe now. Yeah. She is.’

"Everything seems good."

The nurse looked at me and smiled. "Sorry, Mr. Woo Jin, you had to see something bad first thing in the morning."

She then glanced at Viora and spoke again. "Please understand, this is a usual occurrence. It happens to her from time to time."

"From time to time?" I felt a sudden ache in my heart.

"Yeah, it is a psychological problem. But she has no guardian who could help her, so she is stuck here."

The nurse turned around and walked out, leaving me with even more questions than answers.

By her words, Viora usually had these kinds of seizures. What is that thing hurting her so badly?

’Just how broken is she for her to be in this state?’