A certain nurse walked through the halls of a certain hospital.

Shiny black hair, tied in a neat bun behind her hair gave her a clean impression. The black-rimmed glasses that framed her eyes also added a bit more to her charm. Although she wasn't some world-shaking beauty, she was most definitely a head-turner. And since she usually dealt with cranky patients, her personality was likely made of tougher stuff than her button nose.

Her destination? An extremely luxurious private ward at the end of this hallway. It didn't take long for her to arrive, as it was quite close to where nurses stayed on standby.

She walked up to the door, framed by two tall men in black suits. Bodyguards, obviously.

The men didn't stop her though. She'd been assigned to this room's owner for about a month now, after all

'These guys are way too intimidating.' the nurse thought. 'Well, that's part of their job, I guess. Aren't there too many of them though...?'

Two hanging around by the gates, two by the main building's entrance, a bunch of them patrolling the hospital, and then there were these two.

'It's like they own the hospital or something...'

There'd always been a few of these bodyguards near this private ward, but the number didn't really exceed four. They had also never been so blatant about their bodyguarding.

All of that changed about a week ago. Their numbers multiplied and they'd started acting strange.

In fact, the nurse didn't know that there were a few more bodyguards disguised as ordinary hospital patients or visitors roaming around even before a month ago.

"Excuse me, I'm coming in," the nurse called towards the inside of the room. She opened the door and went inside after failing to obtain a response even when a few seconds had already passed.

'This room is as stupidly luxurious as always.'

She gave the room a quick scan, her eyes stopping on a young woman in a maid uniform.

'It even has maids too... two of them at that.'

She inwardly shook her head in exasperation. Some people were just a little too rich. Even though she had been coming and going here this past month, she still couldn't get used to it.

Nevertheless, she had a job to do. So she turned her gaze away from the maids and walked towards the only bed in the room, where a young man was currently laying. The nurse traced her eyes over the tubes connected to various apparatuses that were currently attached to his body.

'This is another thing I can't get used to. He's so handsome! Some eye candy is always appreciated with how the majority of the people I get assigned to are kids or older folks.'

The nurse stared at Ken a bit longer, her face beginning to burn red.

Ken's facial features were mostly western with only small traces of his Japanese heritage. Almost as if it was artificial, his face had perfect symmetry. A high nose with a bit of sharpness to it, which most people would have to go through surgery to obtain. His lips — just like the rest of his face — were perfectly balanced, with a 1:1 ratio between the top and bottom parts. Finally, his bright blue eyes were closed at the moment, but the nurse had seen Ken when he was awake once, so she knew how striking the were.

'If you describe his face part by part, they sound nice, but it can't fully convey just how crazy his looks are. It's the kind of thing you have to experience in person.' the nurse thought seriously.

'Even his hair is a plus, despite...'

She then gazed at Ken's hair, which had the color of ivory. It was a hair color one would normally associate with the elderly, but...

'It looks super good on him though!'

The nurse couldn't help but think how unfortunate it was that she'd married early. Given enough time, she was confident she would've been able to snag this man with her wiles.

'Plus his appeal isn't just his physical looks. He has ikkemen aura oozing off of him like crazy, even someone like me can't help but get a bit nervous around him. Well, there's none of that aura right now though...'

"Ehem."

One of the maids seemed to have noticed that the nurse had been staring too much.

The nurse — embarrassed by her blunder — quickly started to go about her work quietly. She examined the various apparatuses attached to Ken, while noting some things down on the clipboard she'd brought with her. Her expression worsened with every space she filled out.

'Poor Mr. Ken, he's been in a coma for a month now.'

Ken was quite well-known amongst the nurses in the hospital. Even though he obviously came from some sort of crazy rich family, he was always polite and well-mannered. He had a habit of teasing people he got a bit closer with, but the people involved never took it the wrong way. Interactions with him generally went well, as long as you weren't intentionally being rude.

'And he even gives out all sorts of things. I think he called them "offerings"?'

These so-called offerings, were gifts brought by various people whenever they came to visit Ken. Of the things those people brought, only a few of them would actually be used or consumed by Ken. If Kyouka liked anything there, Ken would give it to her. Some would be sold online. And most would be shared with the nurses, bodyguards, or maids.

When he would give them out to the nurses assigned to him, he would tell them to share them with the other nurses, since he had no use for them. The things he would give out were various expensive wines or sweets. Sometimes he would give out the branded bags and wallets he got instead of selling them off.

Added to his pleasant personality, his reputation in the hospital was sky-high.

On another note, these visitors were actually the main reason the ward had to be furnished and decorated so luxuriously. If it weren't for these people, Ken would have been fine with a normal private ward, although the comfy bed, bookshelves, and refrigerators would have still been added eventually. Kyouka's stuff — including her armchair and table — would have also been put there by her at some point.

Once the nurse finished checking and noting things down, she gave the young man one last scan with her eyes, before turning around and heading for the door.

'The Heavens are truly cruel...'

She couldn't help but heave a long sigh of regret as she left.