Now is the afternoon of the day.
After making sure that Umi was napping on the second floor bed, I walked out quietly, not to disturb her.
Many things we need are not always available. We never know when we will fall ill because both Umi and I are quite health conscious and exercise regularly, but Umi can still fall ill.
Earlier, Umi had been in a slight mood swing and looked a little tired, so it was not hard to guess that she might be having her period and that the effects of the vaccine might have caused her to be exhausted.
I should return the favor to Umi.
As I opened the refrigerator I found it mostly empty.
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Last time I stocked up for about a week and as I was going out to buy I was worried about Umi but the ingredients were necessary so I will go and hurry back.
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At a department store near home
A lot of things are quite complete here, and while I was thinking of the items I needed to buy, I turned on the inspection skill for a while and found that it was rather strange that some of the people around me had gray names. But those people didn't even carry weapons or look dangerous.
'Very suspicious...or maybe I misunderstood the gray name..'
gulp
"Hey Nate, hello friend!" a voice interrupted my thoughts.
"Huh? Oh, hi Leo." The person who greeted me was Leonel.
"I haven't seen you in a while, haha."
"Yep, but you came to buy things too?"
"That's right, because this department store is close to my place too. Oh, I just remembered there's going to be an interesting football match this evening. Will you go with me?"
"Sydney United vs. Perth FC, right?"
"yes! Big team in this district ,Western team vs. Eastern team It's really interesting," Leo said enthusiastically.
'I'd like to go too, but there's something more important.'
"Let's do it another time. Friend."
"heh~ It's strange that you rejected me. Don't tell me you already have a girlfriend."
"Oy.."
"Just kidding, if you change your mind, don't forget to tell me. See you later, bye."
"See you later."
Leo came and went as quickly as a storm. As Leo was leaving, I suddenly remembered what I had been thinking before.
Maybe the gray name is a carrier of germs, and if that's true, it means that people around me are suffering from some kind of disease.
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But what kind of disease could be that could spread so quickly?
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'Don't tell me, the man I thought was strange at the time would be the one who spread the disease.'
Damn it, is that a coincidence? But people from many districts gathered in this district before The Hex started school. And there will be an important football match where football fans from many districts will come to watch the match. No, what makes me think that this is the only place where the virus will spread?
When I think back to a few months ago, Terra Pharmaceuticals recently invented a way to produce the influenza vaccine and has recently given The Hex students access to the vaccine.
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What if it really is influenza?
Some people may think that it is a small matter in a world where you have everything with vaccines and knowledge, but me? I'm just an extra. Or maybe I am a normal person in a world where technology and knowledge are not as good as the world I come from, and although this world has a high potential for development, it is still not ready to deal with this terrible disease.
In this era where there is central government control and people can move between districts more easily because there are no problems of race or language barriers. But what if there was an epidemic that could easily be transmitted to others through the air?
Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps.
In the world where I come from, a similar disease called the Spanish Flu was one of the most serious health crises in modern history. The political turmoil and conflict during World War I made the situation worse on all sides. If the pandemic event that comes with the war will have many effects on humanity.
The 1918 influenza outbreak began as World War I was still in its final years and the war's devastation was reaching its peak. As the capacity to deal with the epidemic dropped to alarming levels, three waves of the epidemic appeared. The first wave in the spring of 1918 was followed by a second wave in the fall of the same year, a pandemic that claimed 90% of all deaths in the outbreak. The last wave of the epidemic occurred in 1919 in the spring.
At the end of the epidemic, more than 50% of the world's population was affected. And if I were to measure the number of deaths with the current population of my old world. Scientists and historians believe that approximately 2.5-5% of the modern world population were infected. That's approximately 50-100 million people. This number is 5-10 times higher than the deaths from World War I.
Spanish Flu It is difficult to tell whether the flu actually originated in Spain or not. But most countries that are at war refused to release news about this While in neutral countries like Spain It was the first place that began to expose the severity of the infection. This causes people to believe and incorrectly remember that this disease came from Spain.
If we go back in history Nicknames for diseases are often given simply by reference to nationality or ethnicity. For example, French flu, Spanish girl's disease, Neapolitan soldier's disease
The Spanish flu was also the result of a major slander. Warring countries accuse each other of being the source of the disease, and the accusations not only do not help reduce the spread of the disease, but also aggravate the hatred between nations.
sigh
I hope the federal government doesn't hide information about the epidemic.
Usually what I feel instinctively is something that has no evidence but is just a feeling. If I tell anyone, no one will believe me.
It would be strange if you suddenly called the police just because your instincts told you something bad was going to happen, wouldn't it?
The first thing I did was rush home as quickly as possible. When I got home, I hurriedly took a shower and found that Umi was still asleep.
Although I'm not 100% sure, it's better to be safe than sorry.
Even though Umi and I have received the vaccine, But Umi had her period, which caused her hormones to fluctuate and her immune system to weaken. So I have to be more careful.
Influenza has an incubation period of 1-4 days and in rare cases up to a week from my memory.
'This is just the first day of school and there is a chance that classes will be canceled. I really just want to live a simple life but the world isn't that kind.'
I didn't think I would step out of the shadows this quickly.
My Nexon Group will probably benefit both directly and indirectly.
The next thing I thought of was ordering my subordinates to speed up the production of necessary items and stock up on some important items. Even though I could stock up on essential goods to speculate on the price, I still had enough ethics not to do it. But in the business world, some people may not even think about ethics or think about who will be in trouble, just asking for profits is enough.
My company also needs profit because my subordinates and employees also need salaries, but at least I don't want to be like them. Or maybe I'm too soft-hearted in this hyper-competitive world.
But at least I have an advantage over others.
In my view, data is more valuable than anything. And it is what allows me to always be several steps ahead of others.
I quickly texted my mother and informed her of my recent findings, hoping that the company she worked for would quickly produce a large batch of the vaccine. Even though there were many production problems at once, the problems had to be resolved and I didn't forget to ask for her advice regarding Umi's condition.
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-Okay, but how is Umi-chan?
-She has a slight fever but overall she's fine.
-Nate, don't forget to do what I suggested~ (^_^)
-..Okay, don't work too hard and take some rest, Mom.
'Is it sure to work? I hope Mom won't tease me.'
"Take care of Umi like I normally do?"
Before I put down my phone and went to prepare dinner, I didn't forget to remind Leo to watch the football on TV instead of watching it at the stadium.
'I hope Leo believes me.'