Anyone working in the medical care department would definitely feel unhappy about hearing that I took lives. However, I just couldn’t stop talking. I could only lower my head further and say with the hoarse voice. “They were all reds...all «murderers», but I could have chosen not to kill them and make them unable to fight then. But I still slayed them, because of my own rage, anger...and lust for revenge. I have even forgotten about them for this past year. No, I still couldn’t remember their names and faces even if I say this now. In other words...I’m the kind of guy who would even forget the people I personally killed.” The moment I shut my mouth up, the patient room became completely silent. After a while, the sound of clothes rubbing and the shaking of the bed hit me. I guess Nurse Aki who’s sitting on my left is about to leave the room. However, I was wrong. A hand went over my back and was placed on my right shoulder before pulling me over forcefully. At this moment, the left side of my body was stuck tightly onto the nurse lab coat. The tense me that heard a soft voice with light breathing at a position very close to me. “I’m sorry, Kirigaya-kun. I said confidently that I could ease your emotional problems, but I still can’t remove the burden on you. Of course, I can’t bear it with you.” The hand that was on my right shoulder started stroking my hand. “I have never played any VR games, let alone «Sword Art Online»...so I can’t feel the weight of the words «kill». However...one