Chapter 115:
All plans ground to a halt.
Originally, we were supposed to head to the Yesung Guild building tomorrow. I needed to pack, reach out to Hyun Dowoon, and gauge the atmosphere of the district again.
‘But now...’
I couldn’t do anything. My brain wouldn’t function properly, and my thoughts kept breaking off.
When I came to, I was just sitting by the bed, blankly staring at Cha Sahyeon, who still hadn’t woken up.
“...Haah.”
I rubbed my burning eyes and let out a deep sigh.
Cha Sahyeon was still suffering from a high fever. I’d gone out to a pharmacy to buy some fever reducers and forced them into his mouth while he slept, but it didn’t help.
Even wiping him down with a towel soaked in cold water and placing it on his forehead only worked for a moment. His body heat was so intense that the towel’s chill faded in seconds.
I had no prior experience with this kind of caregiving. I didn’t know what else to do. No, more than that—why was he even suffering from such a high fever in the first place? He was an Awakener—he shouldn’t be catching colds.
‘Should I... take him to a hospital?’