Esper Harem in the Apocalypse

Chapter 1076 - Kaguya

”...”

Rudy anxiously waited for Jessica to say something, but only met with silence, which made his worry grow even more.

In the end, he nervously gulped down and looked into Jessicaʼs eyes before asking, ”Is everything alright?”

”Did you bring her here by yourself?” Jessica asked with a serious look on her face.

”Yes!” Rudy replied immediately.

”Did she ask you to bring her to the hospital?”

”No.” Rudy shook his head and continued, ”She passed out while walking and I was—”

Without listening to Rudyʼs explanation, Jessica rolled the reports in her hands and smacked Rudyʼs head with it.

”You idiot!”

”What?” Rudy was confused yet curious at the same time.

Jessica closed the distance between and whispered, ”She is on her periods.”

”...” Rudy was speechless for a few seconds until Jessica asked him a question.

”Are you feeling stupid?”

”No. She had a fever, and she didnʼt look good. I am glad that I brought her here. I donʼt want to take a single risk when it comes to her,” Rudy responded with a composed look on his face.

”Hmm~” Jessica hummed in amusement. ”You care about her that much, huh?”

”Of course. She is the most important person in my life!” He replied without a hint of hesitation on his face.

Although Jessica was happy to hear that, deep down, she felt jealous of Rebecca.

”What about me, then?” She ended up asking without thinking.

”Well…” Rudy took a moment to ponder. ʼTo be honest, she is still more of a stranger to me, but… for some reason… I feel like I have always been with her. I donʼt know where she was in the previous timeline, but I have this weird feeling that… she was closer to me than anyone else. Maybe itʼs because my memories are sealed and I canʼt remember anything about her.ʼ

”Well, what?” Jessica asked with her eyes squinted, seemingly ready to give another smack to Rudy if his answer didnʼt satisfy her.

”You are more like a sister to me. A best friend. You come in a different category, so you shouldnʼt feel bad about it. You are as important to me as mom,” Rudy responded with a charming smile on his face.

”Hmm~”

After a few minutes of paperwork, the doctor told Jessica that they could take Rebecca home.

”What do you want to do?” Jessica asked Rudy. ”She is currently sleeping. We could wake her up and take her home in a cab.”

”Whatʼs the other option?” Rudy wondered.

”I still have a few things to do at work. Itʼs mostly teaching a new intern who is going to work in my stead. It will take me a few hours. If you are okay with it, we can take her home in my car once I am finished. But you will have to wait until then.”

Rudy could choose the first option and teleport to his house after Jessica had left, but he wanted to have a chat with Kaguya, so he chose the latter option.

”Okay.” Jessica nodded. ”I will try to finish as soon as possible.”

Rudy calmly sat outside the room for a few minutes. He was waiting for the family of the other patient to come out of the nurseʼs room.

About fifteen minutes later, Rudy finally got a chance to enter the nurseʼs room. Kaguya was writing a report, and she glanced at Rudy when he entered, but didnʼt say anything. Rudy sat in the chair by the table and watched Kaguya work.

After glancing at Rudy a couple of times, Kaguya let out a short sigh and asked, ”Do you need anything?”

”Uhm… no.”

”...” Kaguyaʼs hand stopped for a moment, but soon continued writing.

It was obvious that Rudy was distracting her, but Kaguyaʼs kind nature stopped her from asking Rudy to leave the room.

”How are you doing?” Rudy broke the silence.

”Hmm?”

”Is everything alright with… your life?” he asked awkwardly.

”Yeah. Thanks for asking.”

”Umm… so I have another question I want to ask.”

”Go ahead.” She nodded slowly, but continued to write the report.

”Since the apocalypse changed the lives of millions… no, billions of people, how did it affect you? Like, for example, students all over the world were affected greatly and their academic lives became a mess. It also affected many jobs and destroyed the lives of many.

Those who survived the onslaught of the monsters were destroyed by the financial problems. Many people lost their close friends, relatives, and family members. However, it wasnʼt bad for everyone.

For some people, it was a golden opportunity. Millions of them became rich and gained fame. Oh, I am not talking about the heroes, by the way. They have every right to be what they are. They risked their lives, after all.

So I was wondering how was your life during that?”

After a brief silence, Kaguya looked at Rudy for a few seconds and asked, ”Do I have to answer it?”

”If you can.”

”Does it matter? I mean… is it important?”

”Letʼs say I am doing research for school. I wonʼt mention your name or anything, so you donʼt have to worry about that.” Rudy reassured her with a smile on his face.

”Hmm. It was my dream to be a nurse… well, a doctor, actually. I am currently studying and I will soon become one,” she responded calmly.

ʼOh! She couldnʼt become a doctor in the previous timeline! I am happy to know that she can achieve her dream in this one.ʼ Rudy uttered inwardly.

”It was a year after the apocalypse started. The economy had collapsed, and it was the time of crisis. The only way to survive was to become a hero. I started my journey as a hunter. As you know, the only way to be a hero is to enter the tower and clear the trial floor.”

Rudy nodded and added, ”Thatʼs where you get a system— which is essential to become a hero and unlock superhuman abilities.”