Chapter 309: Layer (2)
It took ten days for me to be finally discharged, though ten days weren’t really enough for a complete recovery.
“Mr. Gong-Ja, there’s no such thing as a complete recovery in this world,” the Chemist said as she checked my bandages. “You may seem like you’re all better, but your body has lost something... forever.”
“But I feel completely fine now.”
The Chemist sighed. “That’s exactly what I mean. For example, you use your aura to improve your muscles and blood circulation. Thanks to that, your muscles work at incredible efficiency, so it seems like there are only benefits, but it also means you’ll become incredibly weak when you can’t use your aura.”
I shrugged. “Well, does it really matter? I’m very skilled with aura anyway.”
“If this were the outside world, you would have died instantly, Mr. Gong-Ja. There is no aura or mana out there.”
I kept my mouth shut. The Chemist wrapped the bandage around me without changing her expression.
“Yes, we can’t return to the outside world anyway, but even if we could, we wouldn’t survive. Do you get it? Your body hasn’t only gained good things. It’s adapted to a specific environment and can only survive there. Okay. I’m done.” The Chemist wrapped the bandage tightly. “Fighting isn’t romantic, and wounds aren’t medals. At least, that’s how people like me see it. Please try to resolve conflicts with words rather than your fists, if possible.”
“I can’t promise I won’t get hurt again, but I’ll try to keep your advice in mind.”
As soon as I was discharged from the hospital, I stood before the five spires of the Magic Tower headquarters to solve matters with words.
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—Mic test. Mic test.