My daily life in various anime crossovers can't possibly be this sci-fi.

Jiang Jinghua also slumped into a chair with a solemn expression.

In the end, it turned out to be such a serious illness...

"Abnormal mental effects confirmed!" shouted the medical staff bustling around the machine. "Prepare to use BACC! Execute Plan Four according to standard procedure!"

What kind of standards and procedures are these... It's like they're treating Honoka like some kind of monster. Jiang Jinghua thought with a hint of disgust.

"Waaah..." Minami Kotori was sobbing softly, curled up in the chair.

"What should we do...Guoguo...will she die?" Nan Qinli cried out in anguish.

“It’s alright, it’s just a small matter.” Maki stepped forward and explained, “I’m willing to guarantee with the reputation of Nishikino General Hospital that we can handle this level of mental abnormality 100% successfully.”

The medical staff busied themselves around that complex machine, which emitted unsettling noises.

"..." Jiang Jinghua sat in the chair, staring at the machine without saying a word.

...I don't know how much time passed.

"Attention! Attention! The subject's brainwave response is increased! Reduce power! Reduce power!"

"Beep—beep—beep—"

Another burst of noise that made no sense.

"Pfft—chirp—click!"

"Wow!"

Honoka suddenly woke up, just like she would be woken up by her alarm clock in the morning.

"Whoa! Where am I?! What a strange setup! Is the concert over? Was it a success? And where am I? Have I been abducted by aliens?"

“Where are the aliens, you idiot?” Maki Nishikino walked over to Honoka and placed her hands on the edge of the machine bed. “This is my family’s hospital.”

"Eh? So, so Maki is a traitor to Earth..."

"I've told you there are no aliens, you idiot!"

"Ouch! That hurts! Don't hit me with a chop!"

Hearing this as always rambling speech, Jiang Jinghua, who was sitting in the chair, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Honoka stepped off the grotesque-looking machine and stood firmly on the ground.

"Eh..." Honoka looked around curiously, "So this is a hospital? It has the atmosphere of a second-rate sci-fi movie..."

"Wait a minute!" she suddenly exclaimed in alarm. "Why am I in a hospital now?"

"You only just realized that now?!" Maki shouted.

Before Honoka could say anything more, something quite unexpected happened.

"Honoka...Honoka-chan!"

Kotori Minami stumbled forward, grabbed Honoka, and shoved her back onto the machine.

"Hey...hey! Koto, what are you doing?!" Honoka cried out, her face flushed and her hands trembling in confusion. "Everyone's watching..."

Looking at Minami Kotori, who was sobbing uncontrollably and unable to say anything, and Honoka, who was completely bewildered, Jiang Jinghua fell silent.

How should I explain this to her next...?

After they finished their work, the medical staff quietly left, leaving only ten people behind.

After much coaxing from Honoka, Kotori finally agreed to get off her. With red eyes, she stood aside with the other seven.

The other eight members of the Muse stood in a row, their expressions mostly quite complex.

"Um, everyone's expressions are so scary..." Honoka scratched her head nervously while chuckling, "Could you explain to me a little what's going on?"

"..."

"Why am I in the hospital now? How did the qualifiers go?"

As she spoke, Honoka's smile gradually faded, until it became almost completely expressionless.

"So..." her lips moved slightly, "...Is there something wrong with me?"

“A big problem.” Jiang Jinghua spoke last. He stood up and walked over to Honoka. “An abnormal variant of the common cold virus. Reports say it has memetic contamination effects… You fainted on stage.”

Jiang Jinghua's face was equally expressionless: he was so serious it was as if he were announcing someone's obituary.

"..."

"Um... Honoka-chan, this isn't your fault." Kotori called out from behind, her eyes red. "Um, no one could have predicted this kind of accident... Um, it's a shame about the competition, but I'm so glad you're alright..."

With a sob in her voice, Kotori spoke those words in broken sentences.

Honoka lowered her head slightly, quietly gazing at her thighs.

"Ah—of course I know that!"

Then she raised her head, squinted her eyes, and burst into laughter.

"Honestly, my luck is really bad! At times like this, we should try to think about it from a different perspective: I failed the preliminary rounds entirely because of an accident, so if there hadn't been an accident, I definitely would have passed... Everyone, if we think about it this way, we can feel a little better, right?"

Honoka lowered her head and explained with a smile.

"This whole thing is my fault... oh no, anyway, it should be... ah! It's the fault of the cold virus! So everyone, please don't worry too much about it!"

"Love Live is held twice a year, right? So... so it doesn't matter! I can just go again next time... I guess."

After saying that, she shook her head vigorously for reasons that even Jiang Jinghua couldn't understand.

“I’ll tell you,” Yazawa Nico said, arms crossed, staring at the smiling Honoka, “If you have any concerns or regrets, just tell us. Don’t keep them to yourself…”

"Eh? That's all!" Honoka laughed. "I don't have many good points, but being positive and optimistic counts as one, doesn't it?"

“…Well, Nico, I’ll just trust you this time.” Yazawa Nico sighed. “Anyway, if you have any thoughts, be sure to speak up…don’t end up like I did back then.”

She looked up at the ceiling, as if recalling something from her early years.

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Section 100, Chapter 100: Hospitalization

Because Honoka and Maki were acquainted, and because Nishikino General Hospital was a typical capitalist enterprise under the ownership of the means of production, the admission procedures did not take much time.

Although Honoka kept insisting that "she is fine now," she agreed to stay in the hospital for a few days for observation and further treatment, thanks to Maki's insistence.

For about three or four hours after Honoka woke up, everyone spent the time in the hospital. They had dinner there and chatted with Honoka about all sorts of things except idol-related topics until 8 p.m.

“It’s already so late…” Sonoda Umi looked at the wall clock. “I’m sorry, but I probably have to go back.”

"Oh, it's alright!" Honoka, dressed in pajamas and lying on a regular hospital bed, waved her hand. "I'm not seriously ill at all! I'd really be embarrassed if you had to stay and keep me company."

"Even so... I'm still really worried." Eri shook her head. "Are you sure it's okay to leave you here alone?"

“How could it be just one person? This is my family’s hospital,” Nishikino Maki said seriously. “I can stay here without any problems.”

"And I'm staying here to keep Guoguo company too," Kotori said firmly, sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Eh? Koto?" Honoka exclaimed in surprise, "Wouldn't that have caused you trouble? It's alright! I..."

"Please don't say anything unnecessary." Kotori shook her head. "I won't go anywhere else but here."

"..." Honoka shut her mouth and turned her slightly flushed face to the other side.

"Well, I think this should be fine, right?" Nozomi Tojo said with a smile, "After all, we have two reliable people..."

“Two reliable people plus a man.” Jiang Jinghua, who was sitting to the side looking up some information, raised his hand. “Anyway, I have no one at home, so it doesn’t matter whether I go back or not.”

"Hey!" Honoka said, sounding a little annoyed. "Why are you even doing this to Jinghua-kun...?"

"I'd like to," Jiang Jinghua said decisively, his face expressionless.

“…Okay, thank you…” Honoka said somewhat shyly.

And so, the personnel arrangements were decided. Kotori, Maki, and Jiang Jinghua stayed to keep Honoka company, while the rest went home.

……

9:45.

“…Jiang, you don’t need to keep looking at these fragmented pieces of information.” Nishikino Maki said, looking at Jiang Jinghua’s phone screen. “Our hospital will naturally have professionals to handle the issue of how to care for patients.”

"Of course I know, and I don't mean to distrust your abilities," Jiang Jinghua smiled apologetically. "I just feel more at ease knowing a little about this stuff."

"Reassured? You really are..." Maki glanced at Honoka lying on the bed in the distance, "...very concerned about her."

"You talk as if you're not the same person." Jiang Jinghua put away his phone, looked up, and stared aimlessly at the ceiling.

After an unknown amount of time, he lowered his head and looked at Honoka's bed not far away.

Minami Kotori was sitting by her bedside, chatting and laughing with her.

"You two seem to be in a good mood," Jiang Jinghua said softly. "No wonder you've been friends since childhood. Just chatting together like this can make you so happy."

"By the way, Jiang, did you have any relationships like this when you were little?" Maki suddenly asked.

"Huh? Why are you suddenly asking that?"

“It’s not that I’m particularly interested… but since you brought it up, I just wanted to ask casually,” Maki said seriously.

"Me..."

"...As expected, there isn't anyone." Jiang Jinghua shook his head. "I didn't expect anyone to be particularly happy just chatting with me...not counting my parents."

Jiang Jinghua crossed his arms and sighed deeply.

“Although you may not agree with my point of view, I really feel like I’ve always been a superfluous person.” Jiang Jinghua looked at the two chatting happily. “If Honoka feels lonely, Kotori will be there to keep her company. Nishikino can also handle the technical issues related to medical care.”

“Although I seem to be sitting here now, I’m actually not doing anything,” Jiang Jinghua said. “You said before that I care about Honoka, but I don’t think so. The reason I’m sitting here instead of going home is entirely for selfish reasons.”

"What selfish purpose could there be?" Maki was a little confused.

"Haha, I'm not afraid you'll laugh at me or look down on me," Jiang Jinghua laughed self-deprecatingly. "I just want to be with girls."

"..."

"Pfft..."

"Huh?"