The final gentleman

Faced with the multiple-choice questions given by the boss,

Without any hesitation, Yi Chen took a step forward and stepped into the 'sister's room'.

Tikka~

There was a strange pressing feeling from the soles of the shoes, and there were strange sounds.

Because this foot stepped directly on the fish scales on the ground.

this moment,

Smell and sight receive the impact from the room at the same time.

This was an almost real stench that penetrated into Yi Chen's body like a living stick, constantly beating his stomach.

between the fields of view,

Pieces of fish scales were piled all over the ground, and some of them had even taken root on the damp floor, as if the fish scales had grown on their own in this room.

If it were Yi Chen who had just arrived in this world, he would definitely protest against the scene in front of him by vomiting.

Gajigaji~

Place your fingers on the side of your face,

Quickly make a plant mask,

Phew! I can finally breathe normally... This place is really disturbing.

The sound came from the bathroom.

The boss seemed to be performing some kind of 'treatment' on his sister, as a large amount of blood seeped out from the crack in the door.

Before stepping into the bathroom,

Yi Chen turned his head towards the corner of the room and noticed an important and special detail in the room.

There is a desk made of logs in the corner.

The walls around the desk are covered with fish scales, as is the floor.

But the desk itself remained clean amidst such filth, without a single fish scale or even damp plaque.

It seems that the wooden table is very important to my sister, and she cleans it every day.

There are some picture frames on the table.

Includes family photos, as well as photos of sister and brother.

The younger sister in the photo has curly black hair, and it can be seen that she has a great relationship with her older brother.

Such a scene was silently remembered by Yi Chen,

Crunch~

Turn around and push open the slightly ajar bathroom door.

A terrible picture came into view.

This bathroom is larger than other rooms and also has a bathtub.

My sister is lying inside the bathtub,

Her limbs were tightly secured by the restraints between the bathtubs.

Compared with the image last night,

My sister has become more 'human'... to be precise, the fish scales on her body have been greatly reduced.

only,

These fleshy fish scales do not fall off on their own;

Instead, the boss pulled out the body piece by piece and scattered them inside and outside the bathtub.

At this moment,

My sister's screams were already very small,

Severe pain, accompanied by massive bleeding, and loss of life...

Hardly any more struggle,

There was no trace of blood on the thin cheeks with fish gills.

At present, there are still fish scales on both sides of the abdomen that have not been removed. According to visual inspection, there are more than 40 pieces. The situation is not optimistic.

Before the boss could speak, Yi Chen spoke first.

boss,

Is your sister evolving towards the third stage of the disease? The situation doesn't seem to be good. Can you let me take a look?

These words surprised the boss.

Unexpectedly, this young man who had stayed at the hotel for just over a day had already found out the stage of ichthyosis.

A slight nod of acquiescence.

Yi Chen carefully placed it next to the bathtub,

Although he did not have a medical background and did not know much about the relevant knowledge, the plants in his body could feel the passage of vitality.

Boss, pull out all the remaining scales, right?

Um.

After getting permission from the boss,

Yi Chen gently placed his palm on his 'sister''s abdomen and touched the surface of the fish scales.

New and soft roots stick to the gaps between the fish scales and penetrate under the skin.

The root tips release a natural tissue fluid with healing properties.

Then slowly and gently pick out the fish scales,

It can reduce the amount of bleeding, and there is almost no pain... and even some itching.

The only shortcoming is that the efficiency is slightly low and the speed is slow.

Yi Chen not only carefully picked up the fish scales on his abdomen,

At the same time, he placed his other hand on the spot where heavy bleeding occurred on his sister's body, and braided roots to stop the bleeding.

During this process,

The younger sister opened her black jewel-like eyes and stared at the tenant in front of her.

The boss just stood aside quietly.

At this time,

Little Grape's voice sounded in his consciousness.

Hello! Do you know what you are doing?

What you have in front of you is an infected person.

Once she successfully sheds her scales, she will successfully overcome the infection process and transform into a [patient] with perfect consciousness.

This is the main culprit that causes disease and ruin in this world!

They will instinctively hate non-infected people, and their desires will drive them to invade and occupy your body. 』

If they really wanted to take action, they would have done so last night.

Moreover, from the moment I stepped into the bathroom, the boss also had many opportunities to do something.

I still don’t quite understand what this world is all about.

I just integrated and analyzed the information I observed in front of me and inferred by my brain, and came to a conclusion that was useful to me ~ that [rescue] was necessary.

Once a mutual-help relationship can be established,

Perhaps we can get some key clues from it, allowing us to directly understand the truth of the town and the mastermind behind it, and pass the organization's assessment with high scores. 』

I really doubt whether your kid is a creature of this world.

What you do may cause dissatisfaction among some humans...but it's quite interesting. 』

Little Putao said no more and silently observed the boss's every move.

that's all,

Like a major surgery,

Eight hours passed until the last scale was pulled out by the roots.

It was already noon the next day,

Wow wow~

The boss turned on the faucet in the bathtub and soaked his sister in it.

When she wakes up again, she will become what Little Grape calls a 'sick person'.

at this time,

The boss's hand gently fell on Yi Chen's shoulder.

The latter was still slightly alert and reached for the handaxe out of habit.

However,

Just a simple thank you.

Thank you for your hard work, Mr. William.

It's okay...I volunteered to help.

You can go back to your room and rest.

I'll make sure you don't get into any trouble during your break. By the time you wake up, it will probably be night time...then come directly to the first floor for dinner.

Yi Chen made an OK gesture and turned around to leave.

When returning to the room,

The fatigue had completely overwhelmed him.

Little Putao took the initiative to separate and pretended to guard the door.

Go to sleep now, I've had enough sleep in your body.

Don't tire yourself out,

If the siblings actually give out useful information, or even offer to help, maybe we'll get the super-sized eyeballs.

However,

Yi Chen just leaned against the bed. He was still worried about one thing.

“Once tonight is over, the final countdown to the assessment will begin.

Even this evening won't be peaceful.

Once the sun goes down, remember to wake me up.

Stop talking nonsense and go to bed!

Little Grape is like the security guard,

Move the wooden chair to the head of the bed and sit on it upright.

…

This sleep was the most peaceful sleep Yi Chen had ever had since arriving in Green Lake Town.

Perhaps because of the effects of plants in the body,

When the sun goes down and photosynthesis stops, we naturally wake up.

Open your sleepy eyes,

The field of vision is completely occupied by a big mouth,

There are black hairs all around the mouth,

The eye in his mouth stared at him almost 'closely',

A strange sound that combines multiple vocal cords comes from the mouth,

Are you awake?

Little Grape, don't be scary!

Suit up,

Bring your equipment,

When the door to the guest room was opened, the candlelight in the corridor no longer existed. All the candles were cleared away, leaving only darkness that could not be seen.

Light the kerosene lamp around your waist,

Keep your steps as low as possible and walk towards the first floor.

Just walked down the stairs,

A scent rushed into the nose,

Following the smell, I looked towards the guest room next to the counter on the first floor.

The door was ajar, candlelight shining through.

Yi Chen leaned against the wall and leaned toward the door, quietly spying on what was going on inside.

The interior of the guest room is arranged like a restaurant.

A variety of fish foods and soups are placed on the wooden round table.

Except for the boss,

There is also a black-haired woman sitting,

A thin white dress covered her still-unhealed body.

She seemed to smell the 'strange smell' at the door, and turned the young and fair girl's face towards the door.

The gill structure on his cheek has disappeared, and he looks no different from a normal person.

Mr. William, come and eat~