'What is this?' Clovis muttered. 'I feel like I'm inside of water, gradually sinking to the bottom. I can't move any parts of my body. I can let out a sound.'
Clovis tried to open his eyes, but to no avail. However, there was one thing that he remembered. 'What was that glitch? No, did the world just glitch? I saw a screen panel similar to the one that displayed my evolution status, the one planted by the government.
'Was the government the one responsible for this? But my grandfather would definitely try to stop them. He should have known something … or was he? What if my grandfather didn't know about this?
'If that's the case, am I the only person in this world that is able to see that glitch? There are a lot of questions in my mind, but none of them can be answered right away.
'Ah. That screen also conveyed a single message. Mission complete, huh? What kind of mission was it? If I thought about the big things happening, it was either the terrorist organization or Ivan.
'No, why would I even get a mission? Was it because the world is nothing but a simulation?'
Clovis fell into deep thought. The more he thought about what happened, the more questions appeared in his mind.
More importantly, after that glitch, he also felt an indescribable pain that knocked him out. He didn't know whether he was still alive or not, considering he was in this state.
'Still, the biggest question is… why does the world glitch? If this world is just a simulation, then an error can occur. But if that's the case, there should be some large glitches, allowing humans to know about them. I…'
Clovis wanted to explore this possibility, but the pitch-black water suddenly shone brightly as if each water particle were glowing.
Clovis covered his eyes, but he suddenly felt a cold wind brushing his skin.
"Mhmmm." Clovis let out a groan. Surprisingly, he could open his eyes this time.
"Clovis? Clovis?" Kanaria's voice echoed in his head.
"Kh." Clovis weakly reached for his ears, as if the sound were ringing in his head.
Kanaria wanted to call him again but abruptly stopped. Instead, she just pressed the button to call for the nurse.
Clovis gradually adjusted to the brightness before moving his vision left and right, trying to figure out the situation. Inside the room, there were only him and Kanaria, but he saw three chairs that had just been used.
"Where is this?" Clovis asked, trying to lift his weak body.
"We're in the hospital right now. You suddenly went berserk and collapsed," Kanaria explained. "We had called the best doctor in our city, but we couldn't find anything wrong with you."
Clovis remained silent, but he had figured out the situation. He said, "I'm fine… I think."
Kanaria squinted her eyes, as if she didn't believe it.
"How long have I been asleep?" Clovis asked.
"Almost a day." Kanaria pointed at the window, showing the orange sky.
"I see. How is the situation?"
"You're in this condition, and you're still thinking about that?" was what Kanaria wanted to say, but she ultimately chose to reply, "It's going pretty well. The Drake group is in trouble right now. I'll compile the news and show it to you after the doctors check your condition."
"Thanks." Clovis nodded with a serious expression. He tried to open his Another World Mall's inventory to check the situation. And as Kanaria said, he was asleep for a whole day as the number of items increased by one day.
"Excuse me." A deep voice echoed from the outside as he opened the door, bringing two other people with him.
The doctor was a middle-aged man who looked very experienced. In addition, the two people behind him also looked quite old.
"I am the doctor in charge of you, Mr. Clovis. How are you feeling right now?"
"I'm fine." Clovis nodded his head.
"Your complexion has gotten better as well. Do you feel any discomfort in any areas of your body?"
Clovis shook his head. "No."
"In that case, can you share what you experienced before passing out?"
Clovis hesitated for a moment. The glitch didn't seem to be something that he could easily share. Even if he told them about the glitch, they would just think of him as hallucinating or going crazy.
Hence, Clovis replied, "Hallucination, I think? Something like a nightmare."
"Hallucination, huh? Can you describe what you saw back then?"
"Sorry. It was personal. I couldn't afford to share it, and it was something I didn't really want to talk about."
The doctor nodded in understanding, believing that Clovis' nightmare was related to his family. "I see. There aren't any problems with your body or brain. If that's the case, I can make an appointment with a trusted therapist for you."
"It's fine for now." Clovis shook his head.
"I understand. But for now, I'll share his contact information. If the hallucination gets worse, please immediately make an appointment."
"Alright." Clovis chose to accept it so that the doctor would leave as quickly as possible.
After checking several basic things and confirming that there were no hidden symptoms, they left the room.
Clovis let out a long sigh. "Were there visitors?"
"Jay, Melody, Ragna, my mother, Captain Han, and Mayor Revan. Mayor Revan was concerned about your well-being because you were the pride of this city. My mother… let's just skip about her. Melody was in the room next to us, almost fully recovered. Jay and Ragna are taking turns."
"I see. Thank you, Kanaria. And sorry… it must have been scary back then." Clovis scratched the back of his head.
"As long as you're fine." Kanaria shook her head, implying it wasn't a big deal.
"Anyway, fill me up with everything that has happened in this one day."
"Sure. Please take a look at this." Kanaria pressed her tab a few times and projected the screen.