Conspiracy

Keiko didn't speak, and neither did Jeanne.

The eldest lady looked at her with teasing eyes, but Keiko couldn't bear it, so she could only pretend to look around.

However, as her eyes wandered about, the surrounding scene flabbergasted her.

She thought that scenes of overcrowded hospitals could only be seen in movies and on TV, but now they were happening directly in front of her eyes.

The ward she was in looked like it could barely accommodate eight beds at most but had forcibly been stuffed full of a total of twelve.

Moreover, each of these narrow beds had been occupied by more than one patient each, and just looking at them gave her a feeling of great discomfort.

Being the only person who occupied a whole bed by herself under such circumstances, Keiko couldn't help but feel both guilty and grateful.

'This...' Keiko glanced at the girl beside her and shook her head helplessly.