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"Ugh… !"

When clean water dripped onto the injured area, it was so painful and I couldn't bear the bitter sensation and groaned in pain.

"Ma, does it hurt a lot?"

Seo-ah, who was watching from the side and pouring water on the injured area, was in tears.

"Oh, no. It's okay. Just a little. It's just a little sore. It doesn't hurt."

It was a lie.

After taking off my top, I found out that the wound was much more serious than I thought.

The tentacle had gone in quite deep and had grazed, so the skin was split in half and wide open.

In addition, because the wound was not treated immediately, there was a lot of hardened bright red blood, and there was also a bit of pus in it.

"Uh, what should I do…"

Seung-i, who was watching next to him holding a clean towel, was so worried as he fell down with a face that he felt pain as if he had been injured.

"I think I need stitches."

Seo-ah's mouth was so wide open that she said the shocking words that she needed stitches.

Since I had never had a circumcision, let alone a major surgery, I couldn't help but be afraid.

The problem is that there is no need for anesthesia at all, but the fact that I have to endure watching a needle go into my skin without anesthesia drives me crazy.

Fortunately, none of the three of us knew how to sew.

Although they said they could somehow make surgical tools, the two women fell into deep concern with serious faces, thinking that if a person without any knowledge performs surgery without any knowledge, it could actually lead to bigger problems.

"First, let's clean the area around the wound."

"Yeah. I think that would be a good idea."

Seo-ah nodded at Seung-i's opinion as if she had no choice.

"Ah, even if it hurts, you have to endure it, brother."

"Okay…"

Seungi wet a clean towel with water and began wiping the wound with a gentle pat.

Every time that happened, it was accompanied by great pain.

However, the two women were worried about me, and I was afraid that if I made a sound of pain, they would worry even more, so I had no choice but to endure it as much as I could.

"Huh… Huh… Huh. Huh… Huh!"

But that didn't come easy.

I tried to hold back as much as I could, but it seemed to have the opposite effect. As the clean towel began to turn red, Seungi was biting her lower lip hard, even shedding tears.

"Oppa… It's almost done. Just be patient."

She couldn't bear to answer what she said.

I have never felt this much pain before.

Even when she was bullied by her bullies in middle and high school, I don't think she had ever been in this much pain.

Ah. Little by little, my senses became confused by the pain, and I began to lose consciousness.

"Jaewon! Are you okay?! Is there a problem somewhere?!"

As her pupils dilated, she cried out, to her astonishment.

"Yeah… It's okay. It hurts a little, but it's bearable."

I tried to come to my senses and smiled brightly.

Nevertheless, he seemed to continue to worry about her and eventually started biting her fingernails.

Unable to watch her pretty nails get ruined any longer, she raised her right hand, grabbed her wrist, and pulled it away from her lips.

"Your pretty nails will be ruined."

"…"

Seo-ah's pretty face was distorted, but she was still beautiful.

Her tears were dripping down her distorted face, and even those were like a picture.

"I… I will find a way to cure it somehow… "

At that time, she promised that she would definitely cure me.

Someone knocked on the front door.

"Uh, sister… I think I cleaned everything up, so I'll go out."

Seungi, who was watching her, carefully put down the blood-stained towel and headed toward her entrance.

Then, he opened her door slightly without completely unlocking it.

"Ajumma… ?"

"Yes. It's a win. It's a lady."

"What's going on?"

"I was wondering if I could help Jaewon because I heard he was hurt."

"…"

She is the one who says she will help without hesitation, as if she heard her story her from her her uncle her her her.

Seung-i looked at Seo-ah in her living room, wondering what to do, but she nodded her head, thinking just in case.

"Wait a minute."

Seung closed the door again, unlocked all the locks, and opened the door wide.

Then Mr. Gye-sang's wife came inside as if she had been waiting, and she came out straight away and headed to the living room where the baby was.

"How can this be…" " It's more serious than I heard… ?"

As soon as she saw my wound, she was shocked and came over to me and knelt down on her knees right next to me.

"I need stitches."

Even to other people, it looks like a big wound that needs stitches.

"Seoya. Do you have a needle and thread?"

"Do you know how to do it?"

When Seo-Ah asked with a doubtful look on her face, she opened her mouth with a face that did not seem offended at all.

"Of course, I'm not good at it, but I worked as a nursing assistant when I was young. I haven't performed surgery myself, but in cases of simple surgery, I go in instead of the nurse and assist, and I know how to do it to a certain extent because I've seen it a lot."

It's unfortunate that it was a nursing assistant rather than a doctor with excellent medical knowledge or, although less valuable, a sufficiently valuable nurse, but in the current situation, it was not worth the risk.

"Then… I'll ask you a favor, sister… "

"Hoho. Unni. What a difference in age. You can just call her 'Ajumma'."

"Yes, ma'am…" " ."

When hope arose, a faint smile appeared on Seo-ah's face as her heart was at ease.

"Okay. It's been a while, so let's hurry. If we keep doing this, the condition will only get worse."

"Yes."

"I'm sorry, you two. "Can you help me?"

"Of course."

"Just order it, lady!"

Seo-ah showed her will to help Seung-i, and Seung-i also responded vigorously, showing her intention to help.

"Then let's do it right away."

The surgery was prepared without fail.

First, they brought a table and laid me down on it, needles, thread, clean water and alcohol, towels, bandages, etc. With various things prepared.

"Jaewon, it's going to hurt a lot. I guess I left it on for too long, but the skin has cracked and hardened, so I'm going to have to forcibly drag that gaping skin and sew it up."

"Yes… I know."

"So, it's up to you. Even if it hurts, you have to endure it. If you struggle even though the pain hurts, it could actually make it worse."

"Whoa… Yes. I'll keep that in mind."

Honestly, I don't know if it will work out the way I want.

She might try to endure it for now, but she wasn't sure if she would be able to endure it once the pain started.

"Good."

The lady said she would trust me, so she put on nitrile gloves and then poured her drink into a cup and carefully poured it over the wound.

"Ugh… !"

Unlike water, alcohol soaked the wound, so it felt like it hurt more.

So, I started to hold on to it somehow, squeezing both of her hands and curling up both of my feet.

Just pouring alcohol on it is all it takes, but if you pull on the wound later, pierce it with a needle and sew it up, how much more will it hurt?

It hurts so much that I feel like passing out.

But strangely enough, I sighed as I realized that my mind, which had been confused until now, became clearer as I started to feel more pain.

"Jaewon, I'm going to sew you up now."

I couldn't bear to answer.

Nevertheless, even though the lady did not respond, perhaps because it was a one-sided notification, she slowly began to sew up the gaping skin.

"Ugh… ! Ugh… "

A tremendous amount of pain came.

After the open wound was forcibly pulled together, the needle passed through the skin, followed by the thread, causing tremendous pain that was difficult to express in words.

Do you know how I feel? Seoana and Seungi, who were watching, groaned with faces that seemed like they too were feeling pain.

Likewise, the face of the woman performing the surgery was very distorted as she quickly moved her hands and worked hard to suture her, as if she understood her pain.

How… It was difficult to understand how Guan Yu from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms could drink and play baduk in this state.

The pain was so great that I couldn't even scream, and it seemed like it would be impossible for anyone to turn their head and play baduk in this state.

The surgery continued as each second felt like a minute and each minute felt like an hour.

"Just a little bit. Just a little bit."

As I started to think about it, the lady's touch became much faster than at first, as if memories of her past she came back to me.

"Seoya. Could you please clean the blood?"

"Yes. Just a moment."

She carefully cleaned her wound with a towel soaked in alcohol.

"Below, too."

"It's right here, right?"

"Yes. That's right. Seung, can you put some alcohol on a new towel and bring me some clean water?"

"Yes! Just a moment!"

The three people were really moving in unison like a doctor and a nurse assisting the doctor.

Unable to see or hear the process because of the pain, I just desperately hoped that this painful time would pass quickly.

"This is the last time. I endured it well."

When the needle pierced the skin with the words, "It's the last time," The wide open wound was completely closed, just like it was the first time.

"Whoa… "

After tying a knot to prevent it from unraveling, I cut the thread and let out a deep sigh.

"Puh-haa… !"

Only then did I also gasp, letting out the breath I had been holding without realizing it.

"It's over."

This is the end of the suture surgery.