Shin fluttered his eyes open for the first time since the encounter with Tony. Though he'd managed to neutralize most of the toxic gas from Tony's arrow, some of it had still made its way into his lungs, clenching them so tight that breathing had become a struggle. Fortunately, Lilian had rushed him to the hospital in the Safezone, where the NPC doctors did what they could to keep him alive—but of course, it came at a cost.
Thanks to the coins he earned from killing four players in that brutal battle, he had enough to cover the automatic medical bills and still had around 4,200 coins left.
The first thing he saw when his vision cleared was Ayaka, dozing beside him. After he'd treated her wounds and Yuki had shielded her from the gas waves, she had regained consciousness later that same night and since then, she hadn't left his side, worried sick about him.
