Toaru Majutsu no Index:GT Volume11 Ending
They were in District 7.
Specifically in a room located in an inconspicuous part of a certain hospital.
“Doctor.”
“Yes?”
“I know we do this every time since it’s our job, but the work is so much harder in Academy City. With students making up 80% of the population, cases like this are a lot more common. Working in this city is so psychologically taxing I’ve heard people in our field tend to retire after around ten years.”
“I know it isn’t easy, but it is a necessary job.”
“Still, it’s so much more painful when the deceased is a minor.”
“How is he?”
“Done. The embalming is complete. I’ve added the makeup to his face and put the stuffing behind his eyelids so his eyes don’t sink in. It’s January, so the embalming should be fine without dry ice. And there was no sign of any maggots or roaches crawling into his throat or lungs to stay warm.”
“Thank you.”
“Why are you thanking me, doctor? You’re the one who sewed back together such a badly damaged body. Professionally speaking, I really would have recommended an empty casket for this one. We only really need to sew them back into one piece, but you did it like you were healing a living person.”
“I just couldn’t bear to give up on him.”
“I know what you mean.”
“…But his heart really has stopped.”
“That isn’t your fault.”
The frog-faced doctor and a specialist walked to the morgue’s exit.
Just once, the doctor looked back.
“…”
But that was all.
No miracle occurred.
The only sound was the solid click of a switch flipping off.
Late at night, on January 7, only a chilly darkness filled the morgue which smelled faintly of incense.
