Love Healing Manual

Chapter 128 Life
The combination of drug withdrawal and a mental illness-induced coma caused Nishimiya Shinki to awaken in the afternoon. The sunlight was soft, streaming obliquely through the window screen. The entire ward was filled with dry, hot air, making it feel hot even in just a sweater.

The walls and other items were pure white, but the sheets and blankets were a different color, adding a touch of incongruity to the otherwise neat arrangement, like a disease that suddenly appeared on a young girl in the prime of her life.

That was an inexplicable strangeness, which inevitably made people feel regretful.

Nishimiya Shinki's least favorite color is white. She has repeated this point countless times since about last year to emphasize her determination not to go to the hospital.

But this time, she had no choice but to fall into a coma.

Meanwhile, Kaga Ena, who was accompanying her, sat on the sofa with a laptop propped up on her knees. Her fingers moved nimbly, making a constant "tap-tap" sound, which was the only noise in the room, where only the warm air could be heard.

After Nishimiya Shinki fainted, Kaga Ena took her to Kyoto Prefectural Hospital for a series of examinations. She had previously worked with the hospital to determine a treatment plan. This time, they also used the examination equipment brought from abroad to record the state of brain neural circuits and then perform single-gene simulated perturbation prediction.

Such predictions can accurately determine where the target markers are after previous drug treatments, making it easier to adjust subsequent treatment plans.

However, Kaga Ena would often pause while typing and then fall into a long daze.

In a sense, Nishimiya Shinhime was unfortunate, but in another sense, she was fortunate.

The misfortune was, of course, that he contracted such a rare disease during the best years of his youth. It was a minor matter that it completely affected his life and his overall condition; the key issue was that even after consulting numerous renowned doctors, he was still given a death sentence with a very high chance of not living past the age of twenty-five.

This news had actually been kept from Nishimiya Shinki, otherwise, given her personality, she wouldn't have been able to control her to cooperate with the treatment, and it would only have made the situation worse.

Fortunately, Princess Nishimiya was born into such a privileged family that she could afford to hire medical and research teams at any cost, and allocate considerable funds to research how to treat the illness. At this very moment, in a laboratory at Yale University where Eina Kaga received her doctorate, a medical team was working day and night to try to conquer this distorted mental illness.

This also preserves a tiny, faint hope of successfully healing Nishimiya Shinki.

From an outsider's perspective, this is her view as a doctor. Since being hired last winter to take over the treatment, she has witnessed staggering sums of money being deposited into the research team's account.

If it were a patient from a slightly poorer family, there would be no hope at all.

Kaga Ena knew she had to do this, no matter how difficult it was. On a smaller scale, there was fame and fortune—conquering this disease would make her a figure of great significance in medical history, and she had already received more money than she could ever spend in her lifetime. But even without conquering the disease, the benefits of doing this far exceeded the event itself.

It's not just about whether a girl survives or not.

Currently, research on alienation-related mental illnesses is progressing faster than imagined, almost daily, thanks to unprecedented funding.

To enable real-time prediction of simulated perturbations in single genes, a research team at Yale University first developed a large-scale model of single-cell genomics and regulatory networks in the human brain. This model can obtain observable polymorphic samples through single-cell experiments (snRNA-seq, snATAC-seq, snMultiome plus genotyping), and calculate the degree of neurodegeneration by comparing cases with a range of brain diseases.

As a result, the vast majority of mental illnesses can be observed in multiple forms, including Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, autism, and personality disorders.

Because of the successful development of this model, the introductory paper was published in a top journal and received widespread attention worldwide.

This is also why Ena Kaga felt that the significance of treating Nishimiya Shinki went far beyond "curing the patient herself".

Currently, according to her and her team's calculations, based on the speed of evolution of modern medical technology...

What must be done is to extend Nishimiya Shinhime's lifespan as much as possible.

Only in this way can we preserve even the slightest hope.

This is why Kaga Eina was unwilling to continue administering the medication even after Nishimiya Shinki had fallen into a coma.

but.

Kaga Ena never expected this.

This disease, which is difficult to cure worldwide, has a unique approach from an intern at the University of Tokyo.

She continued typing for a while, and when she raised her face, her gaze fell on Nishimiya Shinki on the hospital bed. She found that Nishimiya Shinki had opened her eyes at some point and was staring at the ceiling with a haggard expression, without saying a word.

"Shin-hime!" Kaga Ena hurriedly got up, moved closer to her, and took Shin-hime's hand.

Unexpectedly.

Unlike before, Nishimiya Shinki did not shake off her hand directly. Instead, she remained staring blankly at the ceiling, her pale face lifeless.

"Do you want some water? I'll pour some warm water," Kaga Ena took the cup that Shinhime usually used, poured a glass of warm water and placed it beside her, gently comforting her, "You were especially great this time, Shinhime, you persevered without medication, it won't be long before you do—"

"do not talk."

Nishimiya Shinki's hoarse voice interrupted Kaga Ena's continued comforting words, causing her to pause for a moment, lower her face, and dare not say anything more.

The ward remained quiet.

If questioned about why she came to the hospital again, she would likely have no explanation.

Because the goddess was always a domineering person and wouldn't listen to so many reasons, even so, after the goddess woke up, Kaga Eina still didn't inform Nishimiya immediately.

Often, patients need time to recover. They are often sensitive and don't want to be disturbed. They should try not to let the magnetic field of continued care and pampering surround them all the time, but Nishimiya Shinki's family, who dote on her so much, will definitely do that.

I do not know how long it has been.

"Dr. Kaga..."

"I'm here."

"The Bible says: God will wipe every tear from their eyes; there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain; this is God's end for all... Is this true?"

“For people with faith, it should be true.” Kaga Ena hesitated for a moment.

"So starting to have faith now isn't deceiving God, is it?" Nishimiya Shinki's voice was weak, and there were thoughts floating in her eyes.

For a while.

Faced with her question, Kaga Ena didn't know what to say. She could only take the cup and try to help Nishimiya Shinki up to drink some water, but she only saw that Shinki was in a daze, staring blankly upwards.

I took another closer look at the content of the conversation.

Kaga Ena keenly picked up on something from Nishimiya Shinki's words, and her expression immediately became somewhat troubled. After mentally preparing her speech, she cautiously began to speak.

"This time we've succeeded. Let's take it slow. Not only is Shinki's family with her, but there's also an entire medical team ensuring the follow-up treatment plan. Things are often the hardest at the beginning, but they get easier afterward. No matter how difficult it gets, we've already made it through the first time, haven't we?"

As a doctor, she really wanted to try to have a good conversation with Nishimiya Shinki a few times.

but.

During the treatment, she clearly discovered that this young lady was a very stubborn person. Before making any decision, Kaga Ena was not sure whether the other party would agree.

This is actually a very troublesome issue. For the vast majority of illnesses, medical technology is auxiliary; the patient's cooperation is the key.

Even the most skilled doctors are helpless when faced with a patient like Nishimiya Shinhime.

She can still recall that in the beginning, no matter what kind of treatment was used, Nishimiya Shinki resisted it, and her condition continued to deteriorate to this point. If she hadn't refused treatment, she wouldn't have been able to maintain even basic consciousness, and her condition would probably have continued to worsen.

It took her a great deal of effort just to persuade Nishimiya Shinhime to go to school.

"Dr. Kaga, can you tell me, if you die... does that mean you can't feel pain anymore? In medicine, brain death means there will be no more hallucinations, right?" Nishimiya Shinki kept thinking about this question.

He asked, seemingly wanting a definite answer.

"Why would you want to die?" Kaga Ena forced an ugly smile and continued, "It's far from time to give up, Shinhime. Your life has just begun, and there are less than twenty days left until your nineteenth birthday."

Hear the words.

Nishimiya Shinki did not answer, as if she were immersed in her own world.

She had even lost her usual sharpness.

She was probably so tormented by the pain of the illness that she had no strength left. At this moment, in her eyes, the sun of the world had already set, and everything was shrouded in darkness.

Kaga Ena gripped the cup tightly in her hand, opened her mouth, but finally suppressed her surging emotions and tried to speak in a calm tone: "Kami-hime, although I know that nothing I say can truly convey your suffering, as a doctor, I must say... your life has truly just begun. There are so many beautiful things in this world worth cherishing. Didn't you feel the youthful energy of your peers when you returned to university? Think about it, after you recover, you can freely decide your own time, you can travel around, you can meet up with new classmates, and you can even enjoy romance. Kami-hime hasn't been in a relationship yet, has she?"

She continued, "Love is very interesting. When you meet someone you like, you are willing to give everything, and even be willing to continue living for them. That is something that can give you strength."

Upon hearing this, Princess Nishimiya's lips curled into a mocking smile as she rasped, "Can someone you like truly empathize with your pain?"

"This one……"

"If it can't be done, what's the point?"

“Okay, it’s no use just me saying it. When you actually experience it, you’ll understand that I wasn’t lying,” Kaga Ena shrugged and looked at her. “Anyway, when a person dies, there’s nothing left. Don’t think that way. We still have a chance, and there is hope for a cure.”

After offering some words of comfort...

Kaga Ena stood up with her notebook in hand.

Now that Princess Nishimiya has woken up, a series of examinations will be conducted later. In the meantime, it is best to let her have some peace and quiet.

Words often prove so powerless.

She knew that it was impossible to motivate Nishimiya Shinji with just a few words.

With a very slight click, the door to the ward closed, and the room returned to complete silence.

After a while.

The hospital bed began to tremble slightly.

Two lines of clear tears streamed down Nishimiya Shinki's face as she lay on the hospital bed. She gritted her teeth, trying not to make a sound.

But tears blurred her vision, and the ceiling of the ward seemed to shimmer with crystalline light.

So Nishimiya Shinhime squeezed her eyes shut.

……

"Well then, that concludes my presentation. I am Suzuo Miyagi from Group 1 of the Medical School's internship program. Thank you all."

Lin's second floor.

Miyagi Suzuo gave an elegant bow to the two people on the sofa.

However, before she could even get up, applause for her solo dance had already begun.

"The speech was excellent, Suzuo. I was completely absorbed in it," said Chizuru Sano, not holding back her praise.

"Is...is it?" Miyagi Suzuo couldn't help but blush slightly, pursing her lips. Then, she quickly shifted her gaze from Chizuru to Lin Ze: "What does Lin Ze-kun think?"

Her beautiful eyes revealed anticipation, and she especially hoped to receive better feedback.

"That's right, it was the right decision to let you go on stage." Lin Ze nodded.

In fact, Suzuo Miyagi's speech was quite well-presented, delivered in a calm and measured tone, and remarkably, without any Japanese accent. Although she spoke the entire time while looking at her phone screen, her performance was remarkably polished.

I can't imagine how good the effect would be if I did it without a script.

Indeed, the education level of the upper class is different.

"Really?" Miyagi Suzuo's eyes instantly curved into crescent moons.

Lin Ze's affirmation was incredibly precious to her; just hearing it made her feel as sweet as if she had eaten honey.

"Suzuo! Suzuo! Suzuo! We support you!" Chizuru Sano waved her hands.

This exaggerated expression made the young lady blush even more.

"Chizuru, don't be like this."

"It's a pity we can't bring light sticks, otherwise I would have become your loyal fan and cheered from the audience on that day."

“If you really shout, our results will be disqualified.” Lin Ze raised an eyebrow.

"We already have time limits for our speeches, right? We should try to schedule them at a suitable time so that we don't feel rushed," Miyagi Suzuo said, sitting back down on the sofa with her phone in hand.

She stood close to Lin Ze and handed him the speech.

At the same time, Miyagi Suzu naturally leaned on Lin Ze's shoulder, taking the opportunity to breathe in his minty scent without restraint.

Lin Ze naturally took the phone, not noticing Lingxu's "obsessive girl face".

What brand of laundry detergent is that...? It smells so good.

Miyagi Suzuo felt a brief flush on her cheeks, and felt somewhat dizzy and disoriented.

(End of this chapter)