Chapter 773: The comedic play and the tragedy between the two (1/2)
Inside a hospital room wrapped in the scent of flowers...
The floral scent completely mitigated the industrial-grade sanitizers used on the rooms here. It looked like a hotel room more than a patient's ward.
There's a part.i.tion between the interior of the room and the entrance. A bed was situated beyond the part.i.tion. On a bed lit up by the gentle rays of the sun, a stunning girl laid there with her eyes closed.
Her chestnut-brown hair was as smooth as flowing water, her skin was porcelain white with an alluring sheen to her skin. Although she looked a bit malnourished, she didn't give off a pathetic vibe, rather, she looked like a damsel in distress. Her cheeks were also rosy red with a slight flush.
A sleeping beauty.
That would be an apt phrase to describe her.
However, almost two-thirds of her head was marred by an icy cold contraption that destroyed this scenic scene.
Nervegear, the revolutionary full-dive (immersion) VR tool that was the main tool behind the imprisonment of this poor girl's soul and some other 6,000 players.
3 starlight LED indicators on the Nervegear signalled to everyone that this machine is still in operation. This meant the girl is still trapped somewhere in the virtual realm, her location is unknown but she's still alive, that's for sure.
When the LED dies down, that would mean the girl would have gone into eternal rest, never to return from her virtual realm...
”Tell me, is there any sign of her waking up?...”
Two guys in suit stood by the patient's bed. The older male had a very upset look. He turned towards the third male in the room. A doctor in white coat. His tone might be subdued but he couldn't hide the anxiety in his voice.
The doctor sighed and he lowered his head.
”It's been 3 hours since other players woke up. We placed a staff on duty to watch for any signs of consciousness, however...”
The middle-aged guy turned anxious.
”Why? The other players already woke up! Why is Asuna still like this?...”
”It's not just Asuna-ojou...”
The doctor tried to defend himself.
”Asuna, and 300 other players around the country are still stuck like this!”
The middle-aged man said with a grave tone.
”The cause? Have you found it yet?...”
The doctor helplessly replied.
”We can only say she's still alive, we don't think it's likely anything will happen to her for now...”
The LED light is still on so barring exceptional circ.u.mstances, the Nervegear will continue operating. For all its notoriety, the Nervegear is built like a brick outhouse, hardware failure is nigh 0 in terms of probability.
As long as the Nervegear stays on Asuna's head, the girl named Yuuki Asuna will continue living in this state.
Frustrated, he decided to accept reality as he waved his hand.
”Okay, I will place my daughter's care in your hands...”
”Please, I am just doing my job.”
The doctor left the two males to their own devices. The middle-aged male, Asuna's father, Yuuki Shouzou, his adopted son, Sugou n.o.buyuki stayed by the bed without speaking.
Sugou spoke up first.
”About that matter, do I have your blessings?...”
Shouzou lowered his head, this isn't the first time Sugou talked about marrying Asuna.