"AIDS".
This was not a common name at all, but a professional term.
Its colloquial name was actually another name.
"AIDS …"
Kikuoka Seijiro whispered the name of the disease, which made Yasna feel dizzy and difficult to breathe. Her whole body was frozen, and she couldn't even react.
Rozen also lowered his eyes and didn't say anything.
Only Kurahashi's voice sounded again.
"Now AIDS is not as terrible as the public thinks. Even if you are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, as long as early treatment is carried out, it is possible to suppress the AIDS virus for up to one or two decades. With proper medicine and thorough health management, you can even live the same life as before the infection."
Saying this, Cang Qiao paused for a moment, then sighed and continued.
"However, the probability of a newborn surviving five years after being infected with HIV is much lower than that of an adult. This is also an indisputable fact. After knowing that the whole family was infected, Mumian Ji's mother seemed to have thought of dying together, but her mother was a Christian since she was a child. After surviving the initial crisis with the help of her faith and her father, she chose the path of constantly fighting against the disease."
In other words, from the moment Yuki was born, she was destined to fight against the virus to survive.
In her life, she never had a healthy body. What she had was always accompanied by the god of death.
"After leaving the most dangerous period, the petite Mumian Ji was able to grow up safely and even enter primary school. Even for a child, taking a lot of drugs on a regular basis is a very difficult thing. The nucleic acid reverse transcriptase inhibitor is also a drug with strong side effects, but Mumian Ji still believed that her disease would be cured one day and kept working hard. She has always maintained full attendance in school, and her grades have always been at the top of the grade. She also has many friends, so even if she knows her fate, she still has a very dazzling smile on her face."
Isn't this a matter of course?
Even now, Yuki always has such a cheerful and lively smile, let alone before.
Unfortunately …
"When Mumian Ji was in the fourth grade of elementary school, some parents of her classmates found out that she was a carrier of HIV. The rumor spread immediately. Even though the law clearly states that you can't discriminate against carriers of HIV on the grounds of HIV infection, not everyone in this society is kind. Therefore, there began to be protests against her coming to school, or there were tangible and intangible pranks such as phone calls and letters. Even though her parents tried very hard to salvage the situation, they had to move in the end, so Mumian Ji had to transfer to another school."
Kurahashi looked at You Ji, who was lying on the gel bed. His expression became heavier and heavier.
"Even so, Mumian Ji was still very strong and went to the new school every day. However, the cruel thing was that from then on, the index used to distinguish the immune system, the value of the lymphocyte named 'CD4', sharply decreased."
What does this mean?
This meant that You Ji's illness was acting up.
"Due to the weakened immune system, it is easy to be attacked by viruses and bacteria that can be easily repelled. Mumian Ji had a complication called pneumocystis pneumonia, and then she was infected with oesophageal candida and was admitted to this hospital. That was about three and a half years ago."
Kurahashi turned to look at Yasna.
"However, what is admirable is that even in the hospital, Mumian Ji has always been full of vitality, with a smile on her face every day, saying things like 'I will never lose to the disease', and she never complained even if the examination was painful."
Hearing this, Yasna's eyes were already wet.
At this time, Kurahashi pointed to the completely invisible machine that You Ji was using.
"At that time, there was a huge commotion in society because of the incident caused by NERvGear. The first experimental machine of Medicuboid, which was continuously developed by the state and some manufacturers, happened to be moved to this hospital for clinical trials. However, it was difficult to find patients willing to participate in the experiment. After learning about this, I made a suggestion to Mumian Ji and her family, that is, to become an experimenter of Medicuboid, maybe there is a glimmer of hope."
In that way, You Ji became an experimenter of Medicuboid.
"Because Medicuboid's experimental machine is very sophisticated and requires careful maintenance. It must be used in an environment where dust, bacteria, and viruses in the air are removed. As long as the patient voluntarily enters the sterile room, the risk of infection can be greatly reduced. That's why I suggested Mumian Ji and her family to accept this experiment, but because of this, Mumian Ji can't leave the sterile room, and she can't directly contact anyone, so Mumian Ji has been living in this Medicuboid."
Kurahashi's words made Yasna's breath stagnate.
'Been?
'What does he mean?
'It can't be …'
Yasna looked at Rozen.
Rozen met Yasna's gaze and nodded coldly.
"Even if Medicuboid is a fully stealthy medical machine, as long as it's a fully stealthy machine, Yuji … or Ganno can fully stealthy and live in the imaginary world. That's one of the benefits of Medicuboid. The patient doesn't need to lie on the bed in the dull hospital. As long as they leave their body to the doctor, they can always eat, drink, and play in the imaginary world like ordinary people, and they can also adventure in the game. There are a lot of benefits."
So Rozen said lightly.
"I believe that ever since Ganye entered this sterile room, she hasn't returned to the real world at all. Or perhaps I should say that she won't be able to return anymore. Other than a few hours a day to collect files and experiment, she should be traveling in various virtual worlds. She's practically in stealth mode 24 hours a day."
Hearing this, Yasna finally understood.
Now he understood why Yuki had a higher compatibility with Stealth compared to SAO players and why she was able to blend into the imaginary world.
This was because You Ji had been living in the imaginary world all these years. There were 365 days in a year, 24 hours a day, and there was no rest in the whole year. She lived in the imaginary world almost all the time.
And because she couldn't move her body in the real world, for You Ji, the virtual world was her world, which was more realistic than the real world.
SAO survivors could only stay in the virtual world for two years, and after they cleared the game, they couldn't stay in the virtual world for 24 hours a day.
But You Ji was different.
You Ji could stay in the virtual world for three years.
It was more than SAO players.
That was why Kirito said, "You have completely become a resident of this virtual world."
That was why Rozan can said, "There is another kind of person who also lives in the virtual world as the real world."
Both of them already knew about Medicuboid, so they guessed that You Ji was the experimenter of Medicuboid based on You Ji's amazing compatibility with the virtual world and her amazing compatibility with the virtual world.
They also learned that You Ji was a patient who had to be treated by Medicuboid.
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