Sunday, April 8. It was the day Yuu was discharged from the hospital.
Since the injury was to his head, he was initially diagnosed to require more than a month to completely recover.
However, in addition to the fact that the post-operative course was going well, as it was the wish of Yuu himself in wanting to make it in time for the high school entrance ceremony, he was discharged from the hospital today.
The existence of Yuu, who was admitted to the VIP room on the top floor of the hospital, was only disclosed to a limited number of people; patients were no-brainer, but the same was true for the staff members.
Therefore, he could not afford to just walk out the front door with impunity.
As when he went for the physical examination, he had to sneak out through the back entrance amidst the vigilance of the security guards.
After lunch, a little past 1:00 p.m., Yuu followed Martina, who had taken the trouble to sneak away from work, through the door of the rear entrance.
A car was already parked in the parking lot to pick them up, and Kanako and Touko, who had left earlier, were waiting with the back seat door open.
There seemed to be another person in the driver's seat.
The car had a blackened, very sturdy-looking body, and on the front grille was a distinctive circle with a thin silver triangle emblem.
To his surprise, it was a Mercedes Benz.
It seemed that not only the male security personnel but also the car had been upgraded.
A red compact car, which seemed to have been driven by Martina to get there, was also parked nearby.
As opposed to the roundish design that was often seen in the 21st century, it sported an angular style.
Yuu thought it looked similar to the 1980s March and Starlet cars in his recollections, so it made him feel strangely nostalgic.
Yuu did not immediately go toward the car, but turned around.
After all, the four nurses who were in charge of the VIP room had come to see him off.
They consisted of the leader, a nurse in her forties, two nurses in their thirties, and the youngest, Shiho.
「If you feel anything unusual, anything at all, please call us right away, okay? Your body is very important, after all.」
「Even if you do not feel anything usual, please come visit us anytime.」
「If it is Yuu-sama, you are more than welcome.」
Not only the nurse leader who took care of Yuu as if he were her son, but also everyone was expressing their reluctance to part with him, and Shiho, for instance, was even in tears, unable to put her feelings into words.
「Err, it's been decided that I'm going to regularly visit the hospital for a while, so I'll be in your care again. Please take care of me then.」
In exchange for having his wish to be discharged from the hospital early fulfilled, it had been decided that he would regularly visit the hospital every other week to receive examinations.
First of all, Yuu took the right hand of the nurse leader who was on the far left.
「Huh?!」
She, who had been showing a veteran-like composure at all times, was perplexed by the sudden turn of events.
Due to the nature of their profession, not only did they frequently sterilize their hands with alcohol, they also often came in contact with various chemicals, so their hands were prone to get rough.
Especially when they reached middle age, as their skin lost moisture, their fingers and thighs areas wound up becoming rough even after applying hand cream over and over.
Not paying any mind to the fact that she had such a rough hand, Yuu held it and wrapped it with both hands.
「It's thanks to all of you that I've become all better now. Thank you for your help for almost a month.」
That was his genuine feeling.
Even if he discounted the fact that he was a man, which was precious in this world, he was grateful for their wholehearted nursing care.
There were parts he found a little too accommodating, or perhaps meddlesome, which might have been unpleasant for a man of this world, but for Yuu, who was an old man inside and had low walls against women, it was within acceptable range.
One by one, he shook hands with each of them, taking his time to look at their faces and talk to them.
「A, ahahaha.」
「Umm, this is embarrassing….」
Despite the fact that they had lived more than twice as long as Yuu, the nurses were reacting as if they were little girls, their cheeks flushed red, flustered and embarrassed.
Finally, it was Shiho's turn.
「Shiho-san, thank you for everything.」
「Y, Yuu-sama. U, umm…」
As there was almost no difference in height between the two, when they faced each other face-to-face, their faces were very close.
Shiho realized that her heart was racing like never before.
For her, who, through her life up to this point, had always lived an earnest life and single-mindedly strove in her study and work, Yuu was the first man she had been able to get close to, even if only for a short time.
Shiho was aware that in terms of appearance, she was blessed.
(•‿•)(◔‿◔)(θ‿θ)ʘ‿ʘ(人 •͈ᴗ•͈)(✷‿✷)
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