[Work experience 5]

On the same day, a problem happened on the way home after the second day of the work experience.

The main entrance of the hospital, where everyone was heading on their way home, was crowded with people. The most noticeable thing was the large array of cameras, which seemed to be for professional use. They were everywhere, mixed in with the crowd of people. 

Anyone could tell at a glance that they were from the press. 

"Eh? What's that ......" 

"Oh my god, there are so many cameras here" 

The first to speak up were the chairwoman and Risa-chan.

At his side, Takeuchi-kun's expression is gloomy. As he was familiar with the situation in the hospital, it was easy for him to see why the cameras were being set up. A disturbing word that he had heard last night unexpectedly crossed his mind. 

At the same time, he was reminded of a strange incident that had happened to him.

"...... Sorry. I've got to go and do something."

The handsome man turned on his heel.

Pale and worried, he ran back down the corridor he had come down to escape the news cameras.

 

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The others in the room just nodded their heads. To the casual observer, it looked as if he just had a sudden stomachache and had gone to the toilet. 

A person's voice echoed through the crowd. 

"Is it true that there have been casualties due to medical errors?" 

"Is it true that the deaths and injuries were caused by a medical error, allegedly a medication error by a nurse?" 

"According to the accusations, it was a very simple mistake."

"We need a representative here."

The questions and answers were repeated in rapid succession. 

The area around the entrance of the hospital was full of people. 

Uniformed security personnel gathered in front of the press, forming a desperate barricade. But the camera crews were no match for them, closing the distance and closing in. 

The patients in the room were perplexed. 

"Medical error? Seriously?" 

Ogino-kun, who had forgotten his comical nature, muttered to himself in genuine surprise.

His attention naturally turned to the direction from which Takeuchi had left. 

The journalists were talking to people as they passed by the entrance. Cameras were shining all over the place. It is not difficult to imagine that if they continue in this direction, they will also be approached in the same way. 

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One of the most notable reactions was that of the chairwoman. 

"Um, I think I'll go and have a look!" 

She turned around and ran away at a quick pace. 

What came to her mind was an incident she had encountered at lunchtime today in a restricted area. The thug who had rubbed her breasts during the exercise was alone, making a suspicious phone call. The scene reminded her of this. 

"Chairwoman! Where are you going ? " 

Risa follows after that.

Rose, Gabriella and the Ogino-kun were the only ones left. Nishino had disappeared before lunchtime and had not returned to the classroom since. This did not sit well with Rose and Gabriella. 

Then, in the pocket of Rose's skirt, a phone vibrated. 

"Sister, I know it's hard to get out of here ...... " 

"I'm sorry, but I have some business to attend to." 

"Sister?" 

Rose muttered, looking at the screen of her phone. 

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There was an incoming call and Francisca's name on it. It couldn't be a coincidence. She had already split up with Takeuchi, the man she had been monitoring, so she couldn't just ignore it and move on. 

"If you'll excuse me here."

She, also, walked briskly in the opposite direction to the entrance. 

Her figure disappears down the corridor and is soon out of sight.

Thanks to that, Gabu-chan is bored. 

" ...... I am left behind again"

Recently, she is a little overshadowed. She is always in close proximity to Nishino and is always ready to make an approach. She is also checking on her rival, Rose, and does not hesitate to use her abilities when he takes a step forward. 

However, her love rival has adopted a similar strategy, and despite the increase in her interaction with her sister, her contact with Nishino remains the same. Since the incident at the club, the relationship between the two girls has not changed. This is a frustrating situation for her. 

"Oh, um, Gabriella......" 

"What is it? "

Ogino-kun called out to Gabriella, who looked annoyed.

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Unexpectedly, he finds himself alone with the popular girl from the next class. He has never spoken a word to her during his work experience, and this is the first time he has had the chance to talk to her. As a man, he likes to have contact with pretty girls. 

"I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable about going out from here, so why don't you ask the people at the hospital if we can go out the back door? If we explain the situation properly, I think we can go out through the employee's entrance." 

"It's not fun to go home alone." 

"Eh? " 

"I'm going to explore a little." 

 But, despite his best intentions, she turned on her feet. 

She walked away, just as the others had gone, towards the back of the floor. In the crowded entrance, Gabriella was soon lost in the shadows. 

"............”

The remaining members decided to look for a back door by themselves. 

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The chairwoman left the entrance and headed for the patient room. 

This is the floor that contains the room where the footbath exercise was held yesterday. 

The person she was looking for was supposed to be sleeping and recovering in a nearby room. Remembering the recent abominable incident, she made a point of searching for him. Just as Shimizu had suspected, the person she was looking for was in the next room. 

As in the other large rooms, there are six beds in a larger room. One of them seems to be the one where he is staying. He is lying on his bed reading a magazine which he seems to have bought from the shop. He is very dexterous, despite the fact that he is unable to use one of his arms. 

".........." 

At the sight of the other man, the chairwoman felt a rush of annoyance inside her.

Her legs naturally move towards the man's bed.

If Risa had followed her, she would have grabbed her arm to stop her. The other person has a rough appearance from what she could see. But unfortunately she had lost sight of the chairwoman on the way. 

The situation in the hospital gives Shimizu the courage to take the first step. 

There are nurse's calls throughout the facility. 

Furthermore, the eyes of the patients and the people involved are everywhere. 

 

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The advantage is hers, and she charges. 

The sound of her slippers hitting the floor was louder than usual. The chairwoman's pent-up anger added to the sound of her steps. Eventually, as she moved to the side of the bed, she spoke louder.

"Hey, do you have a minute?" 

".........You're the kid from yesterday."

When the man looked up from his magazine, he saw Shimizu's image in his eyes. 

"I need to talk to you. Can you come?"

"What, you want me to squeeze your breasts again?" 

"........."

With a grin and a disgusting smile, the man moves his hands in a wacky way. His eyes were constantly drawn to the chairwoman's breasts and thighs. It was as if sexual harassment had become a part of his daily life. 

This gives the chairwoman goosebumps, but she continues.

This is a piece of plastic that she picked up at lunchtime today in a restricted area. She took it out of her skirt pocket and held it up in front of the man. It was a small plastic pack with an eyedropper like object in it. 

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"Does this look familiar to you?" 

"........" 

The man reacted when he saw the pack she held up. 

He stared at it with a horrified expression. 

Then he opened his mouth to make up for an excuse.  

"Huh ? What's that. I don't know, is it garbage?" 

"You dropped it, didn't you? It's got your fingerprints on it, doesn't it? " 

"That..."

The man's face twisted in anger as he heard the chairwoman's continued complaint.

After a series of reactions, she knew she had her answer. 

She knew that this breast squeezer was suspicious. 

-But I don't know what exactly is suspicious about it and how. What is it that I'm holding in my hand in the first place? Does it really have anything to do with the commotion at the entrance?- Even at this stage, she still has a lot of doubts.

Because of this, she was uncomfortable talking about it in the hospital room. It was a large room with several other beds and many patients watching. She was hesitant to raise the issue in a public place, in case it was a misunderstanding. The wise chairwoman knows the word "Defamation ". 

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"I'd like to have a word with you." 

" ... If you want to talk to me, just follow me."

A man sits up from his bed.

He pulled on a pair of sandals and began to walk. 

The chairwoman followed at his pace. 

The two of them headed for the emergency staircase, which is one of the least popular in the hospital and is reserved for staff. The top floor led to the roof, and at the far end there was a steel door leading to the outside. It is virtually a dead-end, as it cannot be opened by patients. 

Standing in front of it, the chairwoman faced the man. 

"What the hell do you think you're doing, bringing me all the way out here?"

"You said you wanted to talk to me." 

"We're in a hospital, aren't we? If you do anything strange, I'll scream at you, so you better be ready! I've got a phone that can call the police at any moment."

After a short walk, anger was replaced by fear in the chairwoman's eyes. He had tattoos all over his body and numerous piercings in his ears, a typical thug-like appearance.

Looking at him in the dimly lit room was 30% more frightening than looking at him in the hospital room.

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She had felt weak with one arm held up, she realised that it was quite frightening. Today, she has no one to protect her, not even Risa. At best, it's her own chastity. 

For a number of reasons, her words seem to have lost some of their intensity. 

"Hmm?"

The man doesn't seem to take kindly to her threats.

He just grins and smiles.

"So what's the deal with me?" 

" ...... You're the reason there's a TV station at the hospital entrance, aren't you?"

"Huh? What's that supposed to mean?" 

"I know you said it was a medical error, but you did it, didn't you?" 

"......... "

The hospital is a highly frequented place, and even if a man should get into trouble, someone would immediately come to his aid. The chairwoman thought that way and went to the same place. If the man starts to get violent, he will be fine in the hospital. And he had one of his arms slung. 

But the man was more violent than she had thought. 

"Come on, say something!"

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" ...... If that's the case, what do you say?" 

The very next moment his body moved towards the chairwoman. 

His arm seemed to be thrust out with great force, and his hand grabbed her wrist. Shimizu immediately aimed at his balls, but it was not powerful enough because they were so close to each other that their bodies were in contact, and because his thighs were muscular.

The man's face wrinkled as he felt the pain of the balls being smashed.

"You bitch!" 

A head-butt immediately followed, hitting the chairwoman on the forehead. 

"Hu.. " 

"Guh... " 

The result was a painful draw.

Both sides had anguish on their faces. 

The chairwoman was stone-faced. 

It was she who had discovered another weapon of her own. 

"Let me go! You pervert!" 

"Give it to me!" 

"You've got to be kidding! Who's going to give it to you!"

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They began to wrestle with each other, making a lot of noise. For a few moments they were evenly matched. On one side is a man who is used to violence, and on the other side is a high school girl who relies on her parents for money. 

As soon as her arms were grabbed, she was naturally cornered by him. The chairwoman, trapped behind the wall of the staircase, was pushed down to the floor. Once the man was on her belly, there was no way she could recover. 

However, the man also had a sore arm from his injuries and was sweating heavily on his face. The fact that he was in pain was barely enough to keep him going. He thinks that he is in pain, but so is the other person, and he is determined not to be defeated. 

"I thought so when I squeezed you yesterday, but you're so big for a kid."

"Do you really think you'll get away with this!?" 

"Of course I'm going to get away with it."

"That's not gonna happen! You won't get away with it!" 

"I didn't break my arm just because I was drunk or stupid."

The man's knees move to press down on the chairwoman's arms.

One of his free hands reaches for the plastic pack that Shimizu is holding. 

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She stretched out her arms in a desperate attempt to resist being grabbed. 

Then it happened.

With a high-pitched squeak, the door to the roof is opened. 

A cold breeze came in from outside. The two of them, who had been fighting on the floor just in front of the door, naturally turned their attention to the open steel door. They saw the lock of the door, which had somehow fallen off, and the figure of a man standing in front of it. 

"If you're going to push a woman down, why not try using a bed?"

It was Nishino.

He was standing there in his school uniform, looking down at them. 

He has his hands in his pockets. 

"What's the matter with you, kid? ......"

The man's expression changed to one of surprise at the unexpected entrance.

He must have received a piece of door lock that had fallen close to him. The cut was so smooth that it looked as if it had been cut by a machine. It's a very unhuman way of doing things. 

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In response, the chairwoman felt goosebumps rise on her arms. 

It was all because of the futsumen pretentious speech.

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"Nishino-kun? Why are you here?" 

"I've been chasing this man, but I can't get any evidence. Just as I was wondering what to do, the chairwoman unexpectedly appeared. The dropper will probably produce some kind of reaction that will lead to this medical error." 

"No, no, that's not what I was asking......." 

Nishino made her skin boils with allergy.

The body reacts of its own accord, regardless of the person's will. She is no longer subjective, but is being eroded by Nishino's cynicism. 

"Then what is it?"

"I'm asking you why you've been chasing this man!" 

She yells even more, feeling the body heat of the man's ass on her belly. 

Shimizu's mental health is on the edge. 

"...... A friend of mine leaked some information to me." 

"Eh?" 

"The chairwoman still doesn't know? The press are gathering downstairs. " 

"No, why did Nishino-kun do that ? ...... Nope, that's enough."

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Thinking back to the fiasco of the graduation trip, the chairwoman refrained from saying more. She thought to herself that no matter how many more questions she asked, she would never know. 

In fact, in response to the kidnapping of Kurogal and Yanagida, a group of people who wanted revenge turned their attention to the hospital where Takeuchi's father was a director. The face and identity of the handsome man were known from the magazine in which he was the cover model. 

The result was an intentional medical error and a collection of media outlets. 

At lunchtime this afternoon, Marquis had passed the news on to Nishino, and this has led to the following day's events. The culprit's face was known, and all that was left was to give evidence. But before long, it had been recovered by the chairwoman.

"...... Is this why you were away from the training this afternoon?" 

"I was looking for something, but I didn't think the chairwoman would have it." 

"........"

She was the chairwoman, who thought that he had skipped class because he was uncomfortable.

-I feel a little sorry for him.-

On the other hand, it is the man who is on the chairwoman's back who raises his voice in reaction to the conversation between the two. She had been cornered until now, and now that she has suddenly regained momentum, she doesn't like the way he is behaving. 

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"Shut the fuck up!"

He took out a knife from his pocket and shouted.

The tip of the knife was pointed mercilessly at the chairwoman's neck. 

The slightest touch of the blade caused a shallow tear in the skin, blotting it red. 

"One more kid is nothing to worry about......" 

The words that came next were inaudible. 

There was a soft snap, and the blade of the knife was snapped at the base and sent flying in the opposite direction. It hit the wall and fell to the floor, slipping and falling down the stairs to the floor below with a loud crash. 

"I'm sorry, but that woman is not that cheap to give to you." 

 Nishino's mouth was full of cynicism.

 He was a futsumen who couldn't help but act cool in front of the chairwoman.

Goosebumps continue to spread on Shimizu's arms. 

"What ...... What the fuck...... " 

The man was surprised to see this. 

He raised his eyes. 

It is not clear what caused the knife blade to break. 

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However, he could understand that this was the action of the boy in front of him. The response of the other person makes the futsumen feel even stronger. 

"Chairwoman, I want you to close your eyes a little." 

"Wait a minute ! What are you going to do ? " 

"A shocking scene is coming"

".........."

The chairwoman's goosebumps, which had been on her arms, now spread to her back as she listened to Nishino's words. At the same time, the fact that she was saved from a close call brings relief and joy to her heart.

Shimizu's mental state is extremely complex. 

-Should I feel bad or should I be grateful? -

She was not skilled enough in the art of dealing with people to be grateful while feeling uncomfortable.

The chairwoman is a very honest woman. 

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On the other hand, here are Rose and Francisca. 

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After safely meeting up, the two of them were rushing around the hospital together. The objective is to secure the poison Takeuchi-kun. If the existence of a different ability is leaked from his mouth, it must also be kept secret. 

"Why did you let him go by himself!" 

"I don't blame him, he just ran off on his own. I warned him, didn't I? You can't do anything crazy when there's a row of news cameras nearby. " 

"Really?" 

"And that poisonous insect is nothing but a source of anxiety for me." 

"...... Oh well. Let's leave it alone for now."

The girls search every floor of the hospital wings in search of Takeuchi-kun. 

However, this is not easy to find. 

"By the way, do you really think that's the cause of all this trouble?" 

"That's still under investigation." 

"Hmm?"

Having checked all the possible locations, the girls turned their steps towards the fire escape to the upper floors. As in most hospitals, all the floors in the hospital are crowded. 

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The stairs were quicker to move. 

-We passed through the fire door and ran up the steps. -

-In the middle of this, I suddenly heard someone's voice from above. -

"Let me go! You pervert!" 

It was the chairwoman's voice. They stopped as they heard a familiar sound. 

"I know that voice from somewhere." 

"I didn't hear anything."

"You're really not a very good friend, are you, Rose?"

"Shouldn't our first concern be finding the target?"

"I mean, he's your classmate, he should be with you. And even if they're not, tit is possible that you know where he is. It's not that big a deal, let's just go and check." 

Francisca looked up at the top of the long line of stairs. 

Rose, reluctantly, lifts her chin. 

Then, somehow, something fell from above onto the blonde Lolita's forehead as she looked up. Before she could react, it crashed into her forehead. An unexpected pain shot through her flesh. 

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" ⁉ " 

The blade of the knife that Nishino had cut off hit Rose. 

Francisca was surprised by this.

It was a blow that could have hit her if it had been a little further back. The tip of the blade plunged into her skull, standing up against her face. It was as if a dart arrow had pierced him. 

"Ro, Rose-chan ........" 

"...... I wonder what the hell she's up to."

Rose's face is stained red with blood, and she looks like a demon as she talks. 

These days, when Nishino tries to look good, it's usually to Rose's disadvantage. 

"Let's get the hell out of here, okay? We can't keep going like this." 

"Yes, yeah. Let's do so."

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Rose pulled out the blade of the knife in her forehead with great force. 

A spurt of fresh blood stained the wall of the staircase red. Some of the spray stained Francisca's suit. Unperturbed by this, the blonde Lolita began to head up the stairs with more vigour than ever. 

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Francisca swallowed the criticism of her suit being soiled and followed her lead. It's not easy to deal with Rose. 

Then they rushed up the stairs.

They reached the stairwell that led to the roof.

" Oh my? I wonder why [normal] is in here." 

" Looks like the knife belonged to the man....."

As they stare at each other, Nishino takes a step towards the thug-like man. 

At the sight of him, the chairwoman shouts loudly. 

"Wait a minute ! What are you going to do ? "

"A shocking scene is coming"

" ... " 

In her hand, Shimizu still holds the plastic pack containing the dropper. And a rough-looking man is stretching his arms frantically towards it. Standing beside them, looking down at them, is Nishino. 

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In a brief moment, Rose and Francisca understood more or less what the situation was like.

It was not hard to imagine that the next moment the man's head would be on a stick. But that was not the problem for Francisca. She still did not have enough information about this incident. If they were going to continue their search for Takeuchi, they wanted to eliminate as many factors as possible that were uncertain. Also, in some cases, the information obtained here could assist them in persuading him.

"Hey Francisca ... " 

"I know."

Next to her is a bloodthirsty blonde Lolita. Her eyes glared at the man who was probably the owner of the knife. Even if Nishino didn't do anything, it was easy to foresee what would happen if she left her alone. 

So she had no choice but to enter the scene. 

"Yes, yes, yes, that's enough, please." 

A old lady intervenes between a cool Nishino and an annoyed man. 

Rose followed close behind. 

The unexpected voice drew the attention of everyone present to the two women. 

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Nishino looks at Francisca, who has intervened in the conversation, and mutters. 

"What took you so long to get here?" 

"We have our own problems."

The chairwoman is pushed down on the floor and a man on top of her. Between them, Francisca and Rose face Nishino. Thanks to this, Shimizu feels embarrassed, but she can't get rid of the man on her stomach with her own strength, so she resigns herself to her current situation. 

"By the way, what's wrong with your face?"

His attention naturally turned to Rose. 

The blood on her face was a sight to behold. The blood had dripped onto her clothes, and her uniform was red from top to bottom. However, self-healing had already taken place and there were no visible wounds. It is therefore difficult to determine whether she has been injured or if it is just another person's blood. 

"This fell from above!"

In response to Nishino's question, Rose held up the blade of a knife in her hand. 

There is a lot of blood on it and it looks very grim. The knife belonged to the man, so he was in trouble. 

 

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"Hey, Nishino, do you know anything about this?" 

" ........ "

He can't find the right words to say in reply. 

"What's wrong? Nishino."

The sharp cut on the blade, the presence of Nishino at the scene, and the man holding the handle, which was one half of the blade, gave Rose a general idea of the situation. Rose knew what was going on. She has decided to make a little contribution. 

" ... I'm sorry." 

"Aren't you glad it was me who hit you? If it had been the old lady beside me, you would have been in a great trouble. Well, there's no point in going on about it, so you'll just have to owe me." 

".........."

For the past few days, Nishino has been accumulating debts to Rose at an alarming rate. 

As he was doing this, he heard a voice from a thug. 

"What the hell is wrong with you people?"

He doesn't like the fact that they've put his presence aside and started talking to each other. He shouts and yells more loudly than ever. 

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He held a knife with a broken blade to the chairwoman's neck and said.

"You don't care what happens to this woman?"

Most of it is missing, but the broken parts are sharp. As long as it cuts human skin, it should work at least. It seems that cutting through the blood vessels will not be too much trouble. 

"Just so you know, I'm ......"

But Francisca interrupted him. 

She took a pistol from her pocket and said to the man

"What's he about?" 

"........." 

A silencer on the barrel of the gun pointed at his forehead. 

The man was speechless when he saw it shining black.

"And for the record, it's real. I don't know what you're going to do with that broken knife, but don't you think it's much more profitable to think about what happens after you've been caught than to run away from this place?"

"........"

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Nishino watched their conversation and muttered to himself. 

"Visible power comes in handy in situations like this." 

"Oh, you really want it? You can tell me if you want it."

" ...... No, thank you." 

Francisca smiles at him, but he turns away and responds. 

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