Chapter 48
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 48
Chapter Title: Unfair Hospital (6)
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“Gaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!”
“...! W-Wait a sec..!”
“Die!!! You fucking bastard!!!!!!”
“..!”
Bam!
The man who came charging at me while screaming slammed me hard against the wall.
And with that...
“Wait.. please.. please.. no.. s-save.. ngh..!”
Whether he really intended to kill me or not, the man raised both hands and started choking my neck with brutal force.
“Die.. die!!!”
To make matters worse, for some reason, his strength was insane...
“Please.. ple..ase.. can't.. breathe.. please..”
Even as I struck his arms choking my neck with all my might.
His arms didn't budge an inch.
“Stop.. sto..p..!”
I realized my consciousness was fading.
'I was gonna try talking it out..!'
I abandoned trying to talk and flipped him off, hitting him with a Lethargy Mental Attack.
“Die..”
The man, struck by the Lethargy Mental Attack, began losing strength throughout his body.
'If I hit the nape of his neck, will he pass out?'
Seeing that, I tried chopping the back of his neck like in the movies to knock him out.
“Huh?”
But the moment my hand hit his nape, he snapped back to his senses and lunged at me again.
'Mental Attack.'
I had no choice but to fire another Mental Attack.
I kept putting on and taking off my mask repeatedly to restore my Sanity while doing so.
'Mental Attack, Mental Attack, Mental Attack...'
I just kept spamming Mental Attacks hoping it'd work somehow.
Around the seventh hit, the man finally passed out completely.
'Keeping up the Mental Attacks can put them to sleep too, huh?'
I felt relieved seeing the knocked-out man, but only for a moment.
In a situation where he could wake up any time, my conclusion was...
'The day has finally come to use the helmet made from outer skin.'
Without an eyepatch, I inverted the helmet made from outer skin over his head to block his vision.
At the same time, I used the rope I'd stashed in my inventory just in case to tie his limbs as tightly as possible.
[Phew.. Restraint complete]
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No misunderstanding—no harm done to the guy.
Black hair, regular features, and he spews Korean curses perfectly, so I've tentatively ID'd him as 'JH,' the guy who went missing from Unfair Hospital about a year ago. Restrained him for now.
Looks like the amnesia patient from Rule 12 was this JH dude.
Everyone who enters this ghost story world gets a random affliction. I got right-leg paralysis... so he got amnesia.
Back to the point.
I know everyone's wondering 'Why restrain him?' but...
I already said—he's fluent as hell in Korean swears.
(Photo)
The room's a mess cuz of the fight... well, not a fight, more like a one-sided beatdown...
I got wrecked bad.
(Photo)
See the bruises on my neck...? ㅠㅠㅠ
Suddenly starts cursing and attacking me outta nowhere. Damn, what a beast.
I almost knuckle-punched him but held back and put him to sleep instead...
To survive a year in a ghost story world, you gotta have that kinda physique, huh.
JH was actually alive??? No way ;_; Not eaten by a monster, actually alive??
Surviving a year in a ghost story? For real lololol JH's a legend lolololol
Look at Big Whale playing up his injuries... Begging to get laid, huh??
I'm Big Whale and this is accurate.
Come here!!!
..Big Whale, I think I'm seeing something weird.
What?
The guy's got a full year of ghost story survival physique, right?
Yeah. Super strong.
But Big Whale took him down without even knuckle-punching??
Was kinda easy. Used an item.
Was kinda easy. I shat my pants.
Big Whale... the rumor about you being a Marine special forces killing machine is true..?
I said I used an item above.
Marine special forces no.1 Big Whale... Rumor has it The Man from Nowhere is based on his true story..
I said I knocked him out with an item?
Did Big Whale confirm special forces background?
I heard from Big Whale himself—he's mastered every martial art in existence.
This is straight-up fabrication..!
Was conversation completely impossible?
Yep.. He wouldn't communicate at all, so I just restrained him.
Might be greedy, but... I hope both of you make it out alive.
This guy's loaded, right? I've taken a big loss here. Once I send him out alive, I'll claim some stones as his lifesaver.
lmaoooooooooooo Ruthless God Whale.
Not Shin!!!
lmaoooooooooooo JH's got stones for days lolololololol
“Phew..”
I closed the community app and looked back at the sleeping man.
'Would've been great if he could help.'
With my leg not working right, his cooperation would've been perfect.
But without an item to control him like a hypnosis app...
I had no confidence the amnesiac would cooperate.
'What now..'
In the end...
“Sorry. Just hang in there in the corner for a few days.”
I shoved him into the room corner.
Until the ghost story cleared... I'd have to make sure he didn't escape or get caught by nurses.
“Haa.. I'm beat. Time to sleep.”
Today had been eventful, and exhaustion hit fast.
Before bed, I used my crutches to securely lock the ward door.
And thus ended Day 2 in Unfair Hospital.
Rustle.. rustle..
“?”
The rustling woke me up.
“...”
In a ghost story world, no moment was safe.
I turned toward the sound...
“..You're awake?”
“..!”
In the dark night, from the room corner...
JH was awake and trying to escape.
“That rope's too thick—you won't get it off.”
“..Why did you kidnap me?”
“..Because you tried to kill me.”
“..What are you talking about?”
“Ah.. You already forgot, huh.”
Whether misfortune or fortune.
He'd lost memory of his violent outburst and was somewhat reasonable now.
“I'll take off the helmet on your head, but no screaming or anything.”
“..Okay.”
I removed the helmet covering JH's face and faced him.
“Can I ask how much you remember?”
So I asked...
“Well.. uh.. ..huh?”
“?”
“..Who.. am I..? Why.. why..”
He remembered nothing...
Terror filled his face.
“Calm down. It's amnesia.”
“Amne.. sia..?”
“Yes. And don't worry about it. I'll take responsibility and cure you.”
“..Are you a doctor?”
“Something like that.”
“..Got it, Doc. What.. what do I do..?”
I calmed him as much as possible.
And began explaining the reality here step by step.
“Hard to believe, but this is a ghost story world.”
“..You're joking?”
“Dead serious. Beyond that ward door.. ..are monsters...”
About 30 minutes.
A time both long and short.
I told him everything about this place.
“...”
He stared skeptically, unbelieving.
I promised to show him the monsters come morning, then went back to sleep.
'He talks more reasonably than expected.'
Maybe... just maybe, I could get his help.
Hope filled my mind.
Dazzling sunlight woke me the next morning.
Rustle.. rustle..
Like déjà vu.
Rustling from the corner—I asked if he was awake.
“Sleep well?”
“..!”
“? Why the shock again?”
“..Why did you kidnap me?”
“..Because you tried to kill me.”
“..What are you talking about?”
It really was déjà vu.
Same conversation.
'No way—does he reset every time he sleeps?'
Suspecting his memory reset on sleep, I carefully repeated last night's talk.
Eventually, I even re-taught him how to use the Gallery via status window.
“So.. ..Doc?”
“Yes?”
“B-Before we go see those.. monsters, can I use the bathroom..?”
Human physiology struck.
He was compliant now, so I loosened the ropes minimally.
Then headed to the bathroom with him—wait.
“Hold on.”
“W-Why..? Something happen..?”
“New rule added. Checking it.”
A new rule in the Rulebook.
18. Never approach anywhere near Room 403 in Ward A.
Unclear if the patient has anomalies or if there's something inside Room 403.
Two staff who entered are now missing.
'Ward A Room 403..?'
Ward A Room 403.
My room, as the patient.
'That's me??'
[Hello community. Newbie monster here to greet you.]
(Photo)
Call me Monster No. 18 from now on!!!!!
lmaoooooooo First human ever listed in a ghost story rulebook lmaolmaolmaolmaolmaolmaolmao
Big Whale unlocks new achievement~
What. Just a regular Big Whale?!
lmaolmaolmaolmaolmaolmaolmao Why is this self-posted lmaolmaolmaolmao
AI composite meme~
Figures! A normal person can't be terrifying to monsters!
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
lmaolmaolmaolmaolmaolmao S2B lmaolmaolmao Why does shit get more unpredictable every day lmaolmao
At this point, whoever tricked Big Whale into this ghost story must be regretting it hard lolololololol
For real lol insane bg crazy god
That's the guy? What does it say?
New code discovered? Dumb humans?
Talking about the AI?
Gasp.. Eyepatch!!! Don't touch the AI..!
Too late don't do it
Already too late?!?!?!?!?!?
Gasp~ Too late~ Input that code and... you'll meet rulebook-listed Big Whale..!
?
Monster panicking at meeting Big Whale = top tier lolololol
You little shit..! You just said monster 1-tier..!
Highschooler tier lolol
Koreans are mocking monsters. Something's wrong here.
Our mod doesn't block Gal right away to gather monster info lolol
Korea's moderator is incredibly competent. Impressive.
Comment count means one monster spy among us.
Yeah, Anon 7 probably.
The bathroom door had a lock from outside.
To prevent it closing, I always wedged a wooden stick from nearby to keep it open when using it.
“Thank you, Doc..”
“No prob. If we get out alive, you're paying up big time.”
“Yes..! I'll give you everything I have..!”
“That's the spirit.”
Thanks to that, we safely used the bathroom and returned to the ward.
“Aaaah you're backk.”
“..!”
“Tiime for suurgeree.”
“...”
Looked like any nurse monster I'd seen...
But the clothes showed it was a surgeon prepping for surgery, standing in my room.
“Room 4-0-3 patientt?”
“..Yes?”
“To the operatin room.”
“Today's.. surgery day?”
“Yess.”
“I see.. ..But, did you come alone by any chance?”
“The nursses are too scared of Room 403 patientt so no choice.”
“Ugh, should've said that sooner.”
“Yess?”
Screeech..
Click..
From two days of info-gathering on nurses.
Doctors weren't special monsters.
If anything, weaker than nurse monsters who needed backup.
No signs JH—a normal human—resisted forced surgery...
“Welcome to Monster No. 18's room.”
“..Patiient?”
“..Doc? C-Can I.. ask.. what you're.. trying to do..?”
“Catch that monster, and we can probably escape this place.”
“Really?!”
“Waiit..!!”
I could use Mental Attacks.
Had a weapon that prevented recovery once hit.
Wore leather armor tough against normal attacks.
Nurses too scared for backup in this 2v1 advantage...
“Alright, anesthesia time~.”
No need to fear a doctor weaker than regular nurses.
“Nur..se..!”
“Mental Attack, Mental Attack, Mental Attack, Mental Attack, Mental Attack…”
“Do.. ugh.. ah.. aahh....”
“Close your eyes, open 'em, surgery's done, Doc! Sweet dreams~”
“? What's wrong?”
“..Are you.. really human.. Doc..?”
“I am.”
“Ah.. ahh.. r-right..”
“..I said really human?”
“Y-Yes..! Y-You're.. h-human.. haha.. hahahaha..”
“No, ..last night you were choking me trying to kill me, and now this? What does that make me..?”
“..I did that..?”
“Yes.”
“..Maybe you dreamed it..”
Someone said it once.
The perfect way to control humans is fear.
“..If I seriously stripped items and fought you fair, I'd lose.”
“Haha.. your jokes are.. fu..n..”
“?????”
Wait, I never tried scaring him?
Why's he so terrified..?