Chapter 260: 60% Completion Rate
Chapter 260: 60% Completion Rate
“It’s… just temporary.”
“Just temporary? Onii-chan, how do you know it’s just temporary?! What if it’s forever? What will you do? What will I do?!”
“It’s not that serious.”
“Whether it’s serious or not should be up to the doctor!”
“Uh…”
Himekoji froze, unsure how to explain things to his sister.
“You’re still hugging?! Get to the hospital right now!”
Akiko stomped her foot in frustration, tears welling up.
Yet, her brother didn’t grasp the seriousness at all, leisurely hugging another girl.
“Honestly! Aren’t you done hugging yet?!”
“It’s not that… I need a pair of pants right now.”
Himekoji was speechless.
He had a reason he couldn’t say!
Or rather, couldn’t conveniently say…
Either way, Himekoji was stuck in this awkward position.
“Here’s the pants!”
In this crucial moment, the most dependable person turned out to be Yuigahama.
No one knew how she’d gotten hold of a pair of jeans so quickly. She rushed forward and shoved the pants into Himekoji’s hands.
“Thanks.”
After taking it, Himekoji gestured to his sister, “We’ll talk later.”
Though he couldn’t see where she was…
He then turned his back to everyone while carrying Yukinoshita, setting her down facing the sea.
Good! Safe!
He could pull out the 20cm from under her skirt now without anyone spotting him. Yukinoshita’s usefulness had ended.
It was time to ditch this “human shield.” That thing was poking painfully against his chest!
Himekoji didn’t hesitate. After retrieving “it” from under her skirt, he flipped her off. Shoving Yukinoshita aside with a flick, he hastily pulled on his pants.
Of course, he held back, given the cliff nearby.
If Yukinoshita got pushed off accidentally… well, that’d be one dramatic twist!
“You…”
Just as the pushed-aside Yukinoshita started to speak, her eyes suddenly landed on something utterly shocking.
Ugh! Revolting!
It wasn’t just terrifying— it was hideously ugly too!
Her face flushed bright red instantly, like it might drip blood. All words choked in her throat.
…
In his hurry to pull up his pants, Himekoji moved wildly. The blanket covering his shoulders slipped and fell to the ground.
With his pants still half on, his only shred of modesty deserted him at this critical moment. His bare butt cheeks flashed before everyone’s eyes.
It should’ve been comical, yet no one was in the mood to laugh.
The air hung heavy and silent over Himekoji’s blindness.
Akiko became completely mute.
Even seeing her brother’s naked behind couldn’t stir her.
Without a word, Akiko picked up the blanket.
Holding it up high like a makeshift curtain, she shielded Himekoji behind it— a crude changing room.
Oh, Yukinoshita was still “in the change room” too…
Yukinoshita froze.
Forbidden sights? She’d just witnessed them all. Frantic, she squeezed her eyes shut and spun around.
Then, remembering something abruptly, she pressed both hands tightly over her own backside.
Exposing her unprotected rear to this pervert’s reach was pure recklessness! His one heroic act mustn’t trick her into dropping her guard!
She reminded herself sharply.
Her earlier lapse in memory was why he’d succeeded!
To push that vile thing under her skirt…?
He never learns!
If she hadn’t seen him so pathetically blind… Yukinoshita would’ve gladly kicked him off the cliff then and there.
…
The ambulance arrived soon.
Truth be told, it was Officer Nakamura calling for the unconscious Tobe.
Himekoji just hitched a ride.
Plus, a thousand refusals wouldn’t save him. Against everyone’s concerned persuasions, he headed straight for the hospital.
And for once, the police were useful. Officers Nakamura personally escorted the ambulance.
Sirens wailing, escorted by a line of police cars— Himekoji had never traveled so quickly.
The procession truly befitted a man of his stature.
Truly… the king among perverts… they live grandly!
…
Every tedious form and procedure, Officer Nakamura efficiently handled once at the hospital. Himekoji could focus solely on meeting the doctors.
Akiko, Yukinoshita, Yuigahama— all wanting entry— were firmly kept waiting outside.
…
With police attention and strings pulled, the hospital jumped into action.
Top specialists gathered together, determined to give “the hero” the finest care possible.
Half an hour later, though, the experts all shook their heads…
“Mr. Himekoji, I’m afraid you need to mentally prepare yourself.”
The specialists huddled for ages, faces grim and sighs heavy. Unable to avoid it, they sent one representative to break the news—
“As far as we know, with your condition… achieving a full recovery seems… difficult with current medicine.”
“But don’t despair! Science progresses daily. Perhaps head to Osaka University Hospital. They may have answers…”
Himekoji heard the subtext clearly: “We’re helpless. Go bother others.”
So if not for the System cleaning up its own mess… he’d have been blind forever?
Thank goodness he knew it would save him. Otherwise hearing this alone might’ve made him jump off that cliff right away.
Blind? Then he’d see nothing… not even, uh, scenery! Being a pervert ends there!
No, living itself ends there!
Too close… so glad the System bailed him out this time.
Internally, he breathed relief.
Even if this entire disaster was System-caused.
[Ding!]
[This event had nothing to do with me!]
Refusing to admit it, huh?
“Don’t deny it! Wasn’t it supposed to be a ‘chance to capture Yukinoshita’ like you planned?”
[The murder and hostage situation were set events. This System simply… turned an impossible opening into a possible one.]
[Understood now?]
“Understand what? I don’t wanna hear it!”
“Oh right… did it even work?”
[Progress: 60%]
[Evaluation: Pass]
Seriously?
Good enough.
Only 60%? In time, she’d surely revert deep into hatred again.
Of this alone, Himekoji felt absolute confidence.
…
His chat with the System lasted only a flash in his mind.
Himekoji lifted his head.
“Got it. Thank you doctors, for all your trouble.”
His face was calm. His voice steady, betraying nothing.
Was he… simply accepting disaster so peacefully?
Seeing this, the hardened doctors couldn’t help feeling impressed.
No collapse. No defeat. Not even tears or rage.
Decades in medicine, they’d seen countless patients, yet few remained this stable facing ruin.
No wonder every cop sang praises of his heroism.
But still… a pity.
In unison, the doctors shook their heads sadly.
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