Chapter 307: Nii-san's Speed Is Very Fast, Much Faster Than the Subway

"A dog with dragon horns, bigger than a building? What about its fur?"

When Kamikawa Chie mentioned the strange fierce beasts they had encountered, such as the Tun'ao and the three-headed lions, Matsuka Chisato's slender scallion-like hand gripped the shoulder strap of her crossbody bag, looking excited, her hand trembling.

That gaze, brimming with a thirst for knowledge and curiosity—Kamikawa Zun had seen it before.

In his previous life, when he attended medical university, on anatomy class he saw all kinds of biological specimens for the first time—it was exactly this kind of excited, curious, knowledge-hungry gaze, wanting to ask about everything, to know it clearly, especially curious.

"Oh right, I took pictures of Mr. Bai and Mr. Big Lion. Matsuka-nee, let me show you."

Kamikawa Chie happily took out her phone to share the photos she had taken with Matsuka Chisato.

"So this is what Mr. Bai looks like, how amazing. It's my first time seeing such a strange creature."

Matsuka Chisato cried out in delight, curiously holding the phone and examining it closely.

The two of them were like sisters out shopping, chatting back and forth, discussing everything, completely forgetting Kamikawa Zun and leaving him aside.

If it weren't for Kamikawa Zun finally interjecting a sentence, they would still have been immersed in it.

"Chie, aren't you going to visit Iori?"

The moment the words left his mouth.

Kamikawa Chie's smile changed:

"Right! Nii-san, let's hurry home, grab our things, and then go see Iori.

Matsuka-nee, let's chat later. My friend Iori is sick, she's at the Arakawa First Hospital where you work.

By the way, Matsuka-nee, are you off today? I was originally planning to visit Iori at the hospital and then find you for lunch."

After Kamikawa Chie's words, Matsuka Chisato suddenly looked at her watch and cried out.

"Ah! No, I forgot I have to rush to catch the subway. No, I'm going to be late."

She was wearing a knee-length short skirt, a white women's blouse, and carrying an exquisite, luxurious yet understated crossbody bag. Her whole outfit was full of a mature older-sister vibe, looking every bit a capable, elite professional woman.

But this mature, capable elite professional, who had been in a rush to leave a moment ago, ended up chatting with someone the next second, chatting until she momentarily forgot she was almost late.

Her absent-minded actions inadvertently added a touch of adorable airheadedness to her mature vibe—silly, sweet, and pretty all at once.

A sweet, silly older sister is probably this kind of person.

"Chie-chan, Kamikawa-kun, let's chat again at the hospital later. I'm going to catch the subway first."

Matsuka Chisato couldn't be bothered with anything else, and in a frantic rush, her long legs carried her toward the stairs.

Her cascading beautiful hair flew up from her sudden running, and the lingering fragrance on her strands drifted with the wind.

"Matsuka-nee, wait a moment."

Kamikawa Zun stopped Matsuka Chisato and said:

"If you rush to catch the subway at this time, you'll definitely be late getting to the hospital. Chie and I are also going to the hospital, we're on the way—let's go together."

Matsuka Chisato, who was anxious to rush to work, instinctively refused upon hearing this and replied firmly:

"No, even if I'm destined to be late, I can't just throw in the towel. No matter what job it is, one should have a sense of responsibility. Arriving one second earlier is one second earlier—how can I just not care once I'm late?

What if there are critically ill patients at the hospital waiting for me? Every second I arrive earlier means I'm rescuing their lives one second sooner."

Just as Matsuka Chisato finished speaking, she suddenly felt her body become weightless, and glancing down at her feet, she discovered her body was floating off the ground.

Then at this moment, Chie had already finished getting things from home and come out, and Kamikawa Zun's words immediately followed.

"Matsuka-nee, when I said 'on the way,' I didn't mean you should just give up on your work hours after being late. Have you forgotten again? I'm a Transcendent—I can just fly you there directly."

Amid his words—

Kamikawa Zun's divine power surged, wrapping around Kamikawa Chie and Matsuka Chisato, and the three of them instantly rose into the air and flew off.

The speed was incredible.

In the blink of an eye, they shot into the sky, heading toward Arakawa First Hospital.

Only while flying in the air did Matsuka Chisato come back to her senses. She looked at the cotton-like white clouds drifting around her, then at the city building clusters flashing past beneath her feet like toys.

The people walking on the ground looked like ants moving about.

She covered her mouth and cried out: "I... am I dreaming...? I'm actually in the air. So this is what it feels like to fly—so amazing."

It was also at this moment that she recalled Kamikawa Zun was a Transcendent.

There was no helping it. Having known each other for several years, in her impression Kamikawa Zun was a quiet boy who knew how to take care of others, yet she could never associate him with being a Transcendent. Even after learning Kamikawa Zun was a Transcendent, she would always forget this point.

"Kamikawa-kun, I'm sorry, I just now..."

Matsuka Chisato's mature, older-sister face flushed a shade of crimson.

Kamikawa Zun smiled, shook his head, and indicated he didn't mind her forgetting he was a Transcendent.

"Matsuka-nee, with Nii-san here, don't worry—you won't be late this time." Kamikawa Chie hugged a flower pot: "Nii-san's speed is really fast, much faster than the subway."

Kamikawa Zun: "..."

He knew Chie's words were meant to praise him, but the way he heard them sounded awfully suggestive.

……

Tokyo, Japan, Arakawa Ward, First Hospital.

With Kamikawa Zun's help, Matsuka Chisato wasn't late and made it to work on time.

In Mizushima Iori's hospital room.

"Ah, Chie, what are you doing here?"

Mizushima Iori, lying in the hospital bed, discovered that the ones who had come in were Kamikawa Chie, along with Kamikawa Zun.

Instantly.

Her eyes sparkled with pleasant surprise, a little shy: "Kamikawa-nii-san is here too."

"Isn't it because you're sick, Iori? So I came straight back from the Otherworld, specifically to visit you. How about it, are you touched? Hehe." Kamikawa Chie wore a cute expression of seeking credit, teasing playfully.

She placed the flower pot she had brought on the table beside the hospital bed:

"I prepared a gift for you."

The words fell.

Iori watched as if seeing a magic trick — a flower that looked very much like a jasmine had appeared out of thin air in Kamikawa Chie's hand.

The flower was fragrant, its perfume spilling out and filling the entire hospital room.

Taking a gentle breath, Iori inexplicably felt her sick body suddenly become much more at ease.

"Iori, if you breathe in this flower a few more times your illness will go away. This is Nii-san bringing it back from another realm for you, specially brought back for you. It can help cure your illness and also improve your body.

Remember, once you're better, take it home and put it there. That way, every time you and Uncle and Auntie take a couple of breaths of it, you'll stay healthy, free from sickness and disease."

As Kamikawa Chie spoke, she produced another flower as if by magic, identical to the one before.

She handed the flower to Muroto Meijiang, who had come to the hospital to visit Iori.

"Meijiang, this is for you."

After this, Chie took out one after another several special gifts she had prepared specifically for Iori and Meijiang.

Kamikawa Zun did not go interrupt Chie as she showed off to her besties; using the excuse of going to buy lunch, he walked out of the hospital room.

On the way.

He took out his phone, and Kamikawa Zun browsed through the recent news.

In the five days since he had left, the world had changed quite a lot — mysterious fog, the Codex of Living Beings, the grass and leaves brought out by the palace, and so on, all bringing new atmosphere and new changes to the world.

He could not help turning to look back at Iori and Meijiang inside the hospital behind him.

……