CHAPTER 438: CHAPTER 312: THE ABRUPT END OF THE JOURNEY

"Doctor, may I ask what his current condition is?"

"A meningioma beside the Sigmoid Sinus."

"A tumor...?"

"A benign tumor."

"So that means there’s no issue...?"

"A benign tumor is still a tumor, it just causes less harm to the body, grows slower, but can still compress surrounding tissues, affecting certain functions."

"How did this happen... What’s the cause?"

"The causes of brain tumors are not yet clear, but many patients have a family history."

"At present, the tumor is small, but once it invades the superior sagittal sinus, it can easily lead to obstruction of blood flow through the brain’s entire venous system, causing severe cerebral edema, so it’s best to surgically remove it soon."

"Will it recur after the surgery?"

"It’s possible."

...

Each line of dialogue echoed in my ears like a ghost, distant and unclear.

Dazzling lights, the crisp sound of scissors, and the beeping of the heart monitor...

Consciousness seemed to sink into the sea, drowning sounds filled my ears, floating up with cold bubbles.

"Sakura-kun... the surgery was a success. The doctor said you’ll wake within 24 hours."

"Sakura-kun... today is the third day, even though you haven’t woken up... but your body is still very healthy, Hanabi knows you’ll wake up soon."

Once again, consciousness fades away, many words are automatically skipped over.

Too blurry to comprehend.

"Hanabi-sister, you should rest first."

"Hanabi, I’ll watch over Sakura tonight."

"Lunch is here!"

"Today we have Aei’s favorite cake."

"It’s been so long, when will brother wake up?"

"Very soon."

...

Uesugi Sakura slowly opened his eyes, staring blankly upward.

What... is "I"?

Uesugi Sakura... Who is that?

It seems like myself, but it feels like I am not called Uesugi Sakura.

I’m called... called...

Can’t remember.

This feeling seems to have occurred before, just too long ago, too far away.

Countless consciousnesses and memories gradually resurface and return.

Uesugi Sakura listened to the wind entering through the window, turning his head to shift his gaze from the ceiling.

The light curtains swayed by the window, sunlight pouring into the room, warm.

This layout, this is in a hospital.

His mind cleared up, he thought of more things.

Admitted to the hospital.

In fact, from a child to an adult, apart from colds, he’s never been to a hospital, suddenly lying on a hospital bed now, the unexpected strangeness is quite unadaptable.

There’s only him in this room, apart from the smell of disinfectant in the air, everything else is pretty nice.

Uesugi Sakura pressed the button by the bed, painfully sat up against the slanted headboard.

The head still hurts a bit.

He found a comfortable angle, casually took an orange from the bedside cabinet and peeled it to eat.

"The taste... not bad."

Having finished the first, he wanted a second.

Three, four...

After eating the oranges, he also grabbed some grapes to throw into his mouth.

He truly felt a bit hungry.

The sunlight hit his profile, although thinner, still quite attractive.

After eating, he clapped his hands, tilted his head, puckered his lips, and spat the seeds orderly into the trash can by the bed.

When the rhythmic sound ended, he barely gave himself a score of 9.

The discomfort of just waking completely faded away.

Although still slightly hungry, he adapted to it quite quickly.

Uesugi Sakura picked up the glasses left on the bedside cabinet and put them on his nose bridge.

"Check current status."

[Name: Uesugi Sakura]

[Age: 18 years old]

[Height: 181]

[Intelligence: 9]

[Strength: 9]

[Speed: 9]

[Charm: 9]

[Physique: 8]

[Skills: Reading lv10 (max/0)]

[Sword Dao lv10 (max/0)]

[Accuracy lv10 (max/0)]

[Calligraphy lv10 (max/0)]

[Cooking lv0 (-5/0)]

Reading lv10: Beginner!

Sword Dao lv10: To a certain extent, no one can stop you.

Accuracy lv10: Being too precise is not necessarily a good thing.

Calligraphy lv10: Writing well, without reputation, can’t sell for money.

Cooking lv0: Cannot understand how anyone can have negative cooking experience.

[Current status: 18 years old, familial hereditary superior sagittal sinus benign meningioma (post-surgery)]

[System mission: Stopped]

Uesugi Sakura scanned each piece of data on the glasses.

Nothing much to say about the rest, just there’s now something about a superior sagittal sinus benign meningioma.

A tumor grew in the brain?

No wonder the head hurt so much before.

Uesugi Sakura didn’t think with his physical condition he would get some illness, yet this genetic nature got him.

Sometimes it is just so helpless, clearly a person healthy all their life, suddenly catching a difficult-to-cure disease due to genetics.

He clicked open the detailed information.

Familial hereditary superior sagittal sinus benign meningioma (post-surgery):

[Located beside the falx cerebri in the middle 1/3 segment (removed via Simpson I microneurosurgery), with affected sagittal sinus treatment, unable to completely remove remaining tumor, expected to recur in 1.5 years.

Recurrence symptoms: Headache, disorganized thoughts, etc.]

"It will recur?"

Uesugi Sakura felt a headache.

"You’re awake?" The door opened, and a middle-aged doctor in a white coat appeared in the room.

"Ah, yes."

"Nasu Yoshiaki, just call me Doctor Nasu, I was the chief surgeon for your surgery." The middle-aged doctor observed his complexion, "How do you feel? Any headache? How are your hands and feet?"

Uesugi Sakura lifted his hand and said, "It’s fine, don’t feel much, the head seems to have a slight ache."

"It’s normal to have these symptoms just after waking up. I originally thought you’d be awake within 24 hours, didn’t expect you to be out for a whole week."

"What happens if you lie for too long?"

"Paralysis."

Alright... fine... Uesugi Sakura didn’t expect he might lie in bed forever.

"Doctor Nasu, my tumor, it will recur right?"

"Yes, approximately in a year and a half, there is still a certain amount of residual tumor in your brain, your situation is more special than a typical meningioma, limited by current technology, although you underwent a complete resection, we couldn’t remove everything."