How My Life Was Ruined

025: It Was Not Meaningless

"...Ah!"

My eyes felt heavy and I was having trouble opening them. With much effort, I half-opened my eyes and saw a white ceiling. It was completely white as if I was in a hospital. I turned my head sideways and saw that there was someone.

"Oh? You awake?" It was a masculine voice; one that sounded familiar.

I propped myself up in the bed with my hands and looked around. It really was a hospital. A scent peculiar to hospital rooms reached my nose. I realized that I was in a hospital bed. No wonder my back hurt. But, why was I here? I pressed my hand on my head and tried to remember.

"Ah, that's right. The old hag..." I was in her office. I remember yelling something at her, her smiling face, and the moment I passed out.

"The Director said you fainted because of high blood pressure and brought you here."

I looked at Yamamoto. "Why are you here?"

"I was visiting Yua and then met the Director on the way. She told me what had happ