——"AIDS".
This is not a common name at all, but a professional term.
Its common name should actually be another name.
"AIDS... "
Kikuoka Seijiro whispered the name of the disease in a low voice, which made Asuna feel dizzy and difficult to breathe. Her whole body felt frozen, and she couldn't even react.
Luo Zhen also lowered his eyes and said nothing.
Only Cangqiao's voice sounded again.
“AIDS is no longer as scary as the public thinks. Even if you are infected with human immunodeficiency virus, as long as early treatment is given, it is possible to suppress the HIV virus for one to twenty years. With good health management, you can even live the same life as before the infection.”
As he spoke, Cangqiao paused slightly, then sighed and continued to speak.
"However, the chance of a newborn surviving five years after being infected with HIV is much lower than that of an adult. This is also an indisputable fact. After knowing that the whole family was infected, Kapok Ji's mother seemed to have thought about everyone going to hell together, but Her mother has been a Christian since she was a child, and after overcoming the initial crisis with the help of her faith and her father, she chose the path of constantly fighting the disease."
In other words, Yuuki was destined to fight the virus from the moment she was born in order to survive.
She has never had a healthy body in her life, only the god of death who is always by her side.
"After being out of the most dangerous period, the petite Kapok Ji can grow up safely and even enter elementary school. Even for a child, taking a lot of drugs regularly is a very hard thing. Nucleic acid reactions Transcriptase inhibitors are also drugs with strong side effects, but Kapok Ji still believes that his disease will be cured one day and keeps working hard. He has always maintained perfect attendance in school, and his grades have always been at the top of the grade. She has many friends, so even if she knows her fate, she still has a very dazzling smile."
Isn't this a matter of course
Even now, Yuuki always has such a cheerful and lively smile, let alone before
pity...
"The fact that Kapok Ji is an HIV carrier was discovered by some parents of students in the same grade for some unknown reason when she entered the fourth grade of elementary school. Rumors spread immediately, even though the law clearly stipulates that this is not allowed. Discriminating against carriers on the grounds of being infected with HIV, but not everyone in this society has good intentions, so there began to be protests against her coming to school, or there were phone calls, letters and other tangible and intangible pranks, even if her parents I worked very hard to recover, but in the end I had to move, so Kapok Ji had to transfer to another school."
Kurahashi looked at Yuuki, who was lying on the gel bed, with an increasingly heavy look on his face.
"Although even so, Kapok Ji is still very strong and goes to the new school every day. However, what is very cruel is that from that time on, the indicator used to judge the decline of immunity is the lymphocyte called "CD4". The value dropped sharply. "
what does that mean
It means that Yuuki's condition has broken out.
"Due to a weakened immunity, he is easily attacked by viruses and bacteria that he can easily fight off in normal times. As a result, Kapok Ji developed a complication called Pneumocystis pneumonia, and then suffered an esophageal Candida infection and was admitted to this hospital. That was probably three and a half years ago.”
Kurahashi turned to Asuna.
"However, what is admirable is that even in the hospital, Kapok Ji is always full of vigor. She smiles every day and says, "I will never lose to the disease." No matter how painful the examination is, she Never complain. "
Hearing this, Asuna's eyes became wet.
At this time, Kurahashi pointed to the full stealth machine Yuuki was using.
"At this time, there was a huge commotion in society due to the incident caused by the . The experimental unit No. 1 of the medical full-dive machine , which was continuously researched and developed by the country and some manufacturers, happened to be used for clinical trials. After moving into this hospital, it was really difficult to find patients who were willing to assist in the experiment. After knowing this, I made a suggestion to Kapok Ji and her family, that is, to become "Medicuboid" experimenters. Maybe There is still a glimmer of hope.”
In this way, Yuuki became the experimenter of .
"Because the testing machine is a very precise machine that requires careful maintenance. It must be placed in an environment that eliminates dust, bacteria and viruses in the air before it can be used. As long as the patient voluntarily enters the sterile room, it can greatly To reduce the risk of infection, that's why I suggested that Kapok Ji and her family accept this experiment, but because of this, Kapok Ji couldn't leave the sterile room and couldn't come into direct contact with anyone, so Kapok Ji has been here all the time. Life in Taiwan .”
Kurahashi's words made Asuna's breath hitch.
Always
What does always mean
Shouldn't...
Asuna looked at Luo Zhen.
Luo Zhen met Asuna's gaze and nodded with an unexpectedly cold expression.
"Even though is a complete stealth machine for medical use, as long as it is a complete stealth machine, Yuuki...or Konno can fully dive and live in a virtual world. This is also a type of The advantage is that patients do not need to lie on the bed in a boring hospital. As long as they leave their body to the doctor, they can eat, drink and have fun in the imaginary world all the time, live like ordinary people, and take risks in games. There are many benefits. "
Luo Zhen spoke calmly.
"I think that since Konno entered this sterile room, she has almost never returned to the real world. Perhaps it should be said that she has never been able to come back. Except for a few hours a day of collecting files and experiments, She should have been traveling in various virtual worlds all the time, in a state of stealth almost 24 hours a day."
Hearing this, Asuna finally understood.
I understand why Yuuki has a higher degree of full stealth suitability and integration into the virtual world than SAO players.
Just because Yuuki has been living in an imaginary world for these years, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, all year round, living in it almost all the time.
And since the body in the real world can no longer move, for Yuuki, the imaginary world is her world, a more real world than the real world.
The survivors of SAO only have two years of complete stealth. After SAO is cleared, no one can continue to stay in the virtual world 24 hours a day.
But Yuuki was different.
Yuuki's full stealth time lasted three years.
There are more players than SAO.
Therefore, Kirito would say - "You have completely become a resident of this world."
Therefore, Luo Zhen would say - "There is another kind of person who will also live in the imaginary world as the real world."
The two of them already knew about the , so they were able to guess that Yuuki was a member of the after concluding that she was not a SAO survivor through Yuuki's astonishing aptitude for complete stealth and her integration into the virtual world. Experimenter's business.
And it was learned that Yuuki was a patient who had to receive treatment from .