This process took about a week, and the entire time I hadn't slept, so Ysal came to check up on me once in a while.
Each time she saw my dark eye bags, she grew more worried, but I just comforted her before leaving to finish the job.
And just like I had anticipated, the accomplished twenty-four-hour nap that I had was all worth it.
Kind of… There were some other things I had found that needed to be looked at, but that could be saved for another time.
…
As I slowly woke up from my nap, I was greeted by a familiar face who kept stroking my cheeks as if they were the softest material in the world.
The slight birds chirping outside the window only made the sight of my girlfriend more peaceful… I kind of wanted to stay here forever.
"G'... Morning," I muttered as I sat up and proceeded to scooch out of bed.
I felt so sticky from sweat that I felt so terrible and almost felt like throwing up due to how bad it was.
