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VOLUME 1 – THE RED EYE KNOWS prologue

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That day, the thick layers of clouds that had been there sinceblocked out the sun

Nevertheless, the delivery roo heat

‘You’ll be fine’

The nurse, Iida Youko, repeated those words to the pregnant woman like they were a spell

Her forehead was covered in sweat and her pale blue veins stuck out fro her teeth as she contorted her body

She was desperately withstanding a bone-jarring pain

Youko wanted to relieve her pain, even if it was only by a little While rubbing the pregnant woether

’Haa, haa, haa’

It had already been some time since she had come to the delivery roonant woman’s eyes were already vacant

Wasn’t it better in soesia?

Youko looked at the doctor, Kinoshita Eiichi

’The head’s out Just a bit ht

’Now, just a bitthe pregnant woh her face was slack from the pain, she nodded

’Don’t push Relax’

’Please relax’

Youko repeated Kinoshita’s words

The pregnant wo painfully with tears in her eyes

’OK! The baby’s out!’

Just as Kinoshita said that, the cry of a healthy baby echoed through the delivery roo still sounded painful, but she let out a cry of relief and joy

’Congratulations From today on, you’re a mother’

Youko smiled at the woht not have heard, since she didn’t reply and just regulated her rough breathing with a relaxed expression on her face

It had been a difficult birth, but this was a relief Just when Youko thought that, Kinoshita spoke up

’Bring a penlight’

Though Kinoshita’s tone was definitely not wild, there was a tinge of impatience and nervousness

Youko iht on the operation table to Kinoshita

’Ha – ’

The moment she saw the baby’s face, Youko unconsciously sed her breath

She couldn’t believe what she saw in front of her

’Don’t react The mother’s here,’ ained her calm