At midnight, the small town hospital was extremely quiet.
The sound of people's footsteps and chatters outside the ward gradually lessened as time went by. The visitors had long gone home together with the hospital staff who clocked out, leaving the ones on the night shift.
Yuina remained to stay at Ryuu's bedside until her limbs felt stiff. She refused Riku's invitation to lie on the long couch together. She let the tired assistant dominate the entire couch for herself.
While Riku was already sleeping deeply, Yuina was wide awake. It was hard for her to close her eyes for a second even though her body had slowly reached its limit.
Ryuu had yet to regain consciousness. He was still lying in the same position, motionless. The doctors and nurses came in rounds to check on his condition.
