Is it trauma? Or is it some kind of side effect?

It doesn’t matter what it is. She was in pain. That is all that matters. How can her character be so miserable?

It feels like she is carrying more pain than anyone should and is still smiling. How? Why? Just why does she have to put up with all those problems?

She isn’t some damn demoness from an evil sect. She isn’t a villainess who is destined to destroy the world, so tell me why she is like this?

The more I get to know about her, the more worried I become. While she was busy fighting for her life, I was thinking about linking her to the system as a wife.

And now, after seeing her in pain, trying to hold on to whatever she had left, I came to a realization.

I really do care for her.

It isn’t just some cheap pity.

But I don’t know if I should be happy or sad about this realization.

Unlike me, she is true to herself. She doesn’t just make things up to make herself feel better.

She tries to live in the moment even if it is bad. The reality is that takes more strength than I can ever imagine, and I am nothing like that.

For more than half an hour, I kept looking at her, hoping for her to at least move her hand, but she was too deep in sleep.

After some time, I stood up from my bed and started walking toward the door. After reaching it, I looked back at Viora one last time.

’Goodbye, Viora. And I am sorry. You are just too good for someone like me.’

The automatic door opened by itself, and I stepped out.

’Yeah, that is for the best. If I stayed any longer, I will be the one at loss. As much as I want to help her, I am afraid I can’t do anything more.’

With that, I walked away, leaving Viora alon—

No.

No.

I can’t.

I can’t leave her. Not like this.

As fast as I had gone out, I walked back inside even faster.

’That... was going to be the worst decision of my life.’ 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

It’s okay. I will just stay here and figure something out. Yeah, I will find a solution for the timer and also help her while I am at it.

At that time, I had many thoughts.

What if I ask Viora to be my wife and she agrees? Then maybe the system will heal her? After all, it isn’t like I am forcing myself on her. It all comes down to whether she wants to be with me or not.

Yeah.

It still depends on her.

So, I don’t have to feel guilty about using her or taking advantage of her.

Now, that leaves me with only one problem.

Me not deserving her.

I will just throw that thought into the dustbin for now and think about it later.

Most importantly, even if the system could help her, how was I supposed to ask something like marriage from a girl who barely knew me?

First, I need to know more about her.

Like who she is.

What happened to her that made her end up here.

How can I cure her seizures?

Everything else comes after that because I think that is the only life-threatening thing right now.

’System, can you cure a disabled woman after I link her as wife?’

[Skill ’Monster Evolutionary Wife (Unique)’ can cure the ’Wife.’ However, take note that it is ’can,’ not ’will’.]

That means there is only a chance to help her recover.

Still, I will take that chance since I don’t have anything to lose here, and if my luck is with me, then everything might work out.

’Now, I just need a ring.’

But where am I supposed to get one in a hospital?

What should I do?

I don’t know any shops near the hospital since I don’t have any memories of this life.

As I wondered about that, a thought surfaced in my mind.

Maybe my system has a store.

If it does, then I can check if it has a ring or not.

But...

’Even if it does have a store, it will probably just say that I am unmarried and won’t show me anything. I don’t know if the system is mocking me or roasting me.’

I will worry about that later. For now, I should wait for Viora to wake up.

After a few hours, when it was almost noon, Viora began to open her eyes.

Believe it or not, the first thing she did was look in my direction, and the first words she said were,

"...Wu... Jan..."

"Y-yeah."

Sitting on the bed, I was completely drawn to her.

The smile that was nowhere to be found had finally begun to appear again.

She isn’t smiling for me.

She isn’t. Right?

Even after all she had been through, why does it feel like she was trying to reassure me instead.

"I... Gess... I... Survived... Ajan..."