Mash-up Anime World: Creating the SCP Foundation to Contain Anomalies Chapter 292 - 286: Misaki Shokuhou in the Hospital Ward

Fortunately, within Academy City, yen from Japan can still be used for transactions. While credit cards don't work, paper currency can still be used normally.

Academy City ca from a parallel reality, and its previous geographical location before the transfer was near Tokyo in Japan, encompassing several cities and prefectures.

As long as the main structure is similar, parallel realities often share many developnts.

Currency, for example.

Haruto and gumi took a train, and their first destination was actually the hospital in Academy City.

While on the train, Haruto took out his phone.

After opening an app with a chibi white cat-eared icon—

He quickly hacked into Academy City's network.

Browsing briefly through the forums on Academy City's net, Haruto got a sense of the current situation in the city.

It was already widely known that Academy City had undergone spatial transfer. After all, such a massive event couldn't be hidden, and there was no need to.

Even though transporting an entire city sounds terrifying—

There were a few spatial ability users within Academy City.

Research on these spatial espers had allowed Academy City's space-related technology to reach extraordinary levels.

So even sothing like moving a whole city was within the range of public understanding.

At the sa ti, Academy City had tried to explore the outside world.

But... they ran into a total blank.

First of all, they couldn't connect to the main world's internet.

Every communication network in the main world contains, undetectably, a special program—

That is, the "Clear Spring Grail" protocol.

This program was initially developed in Lab 357 to regulate all information and ensure that data regarding "Seven" doesn't exceed a certain limit.

It's classified as Level 5 confidential information, intended to avoid the "Sevenfold Destroyer."

After its developnt, the "Clear Spring Grail" protocol was integrated into all networks within the main world.

Furthermore, on top of its original functions, additional features were added to block external information from accessing the net.

The ongoing maintenance and developnt of the "Clear Spring Grail" were handed over to White.

Under Haruto's guidance, Shiro added nurous features to it—

Partly as a way to conceal the original purpose of the program.

As a result, when Academy City, now considered an external signal source, attempted to obtain information—

It slamd into the high wall of the "Clear Spring Grail" and was completely blocked out.

They couldn't access the network.

The original satellites of Academy City also lost connection due to the transfer. Now shrouded in mist, Academy City truly felt like an isolated, helpless island.

Especially when the ships sent out into the fog lost contact and completely disappeared.

How should one put it...

It kind of has a horror movie vibe.

Thankfully, after years of operation, Academy City had always functioned in a semi-closed state.

Within the city, they had their own water supply, agricultural bases, and even livestock industries.

Because of their advanced technology, even without interacting with the outside world, Academy City could remain self-sufficient.

This ensured that everything within the city still operated normally, with no signs of panic.

Haruto glanced through the information, feeling sowhat indifferent.

The train slowly arrived at the station.

Haruto and gumi stepped off.

Following the map's directions, the two soon arrived at Academy City's largest hospital. At the reception desk, Haruto gave a slight smile to the nurse.

"Excuse , could you show the list of recently admitted patients?"

Clearly, this was an unreasonable request.

Hospitals are obligated to keep patient lists confidential. No matter what, they wouldn't casually show them to an outsider. Yet the nurse simply froze for a second, then imdiately nodded.

Eagerly typing away at her keyboard, she soon printed a list and handed it to Haruto.

As she did, there were practically little hearts in her eyes.

Her entire deanor made it seem like she was head over heels for Haruto, willing to sacrifice anything for him at any mont.

gumi, standing nearby, quietly reached out and pinched the soft part of Haruto's waist.

"Haruto! Even I can't help feeling upset when I see sothing like this!"

Haruto twitched at the corner of his mouth and quickly accepted the list.

"It's for the mission."

Earlier, Haruto had subtly used the characteristics of "Tomie."

It was a bit underhanded, but necessary to get the list quickly.

Unfolding the list, Haruto looked through it.

He quickly found the nas he was looking for.

Just as expected—those crew mbers who had encountered cognitive pollution in the foggy sea—

The ones who survived and drifted into Academy City—

Most of them were hospitalized here for treatnt.

Even though their bodies weren't injured—

After such severe ntal contamination, they displayed abnormal ntal conditions.

Academy City's hospital had a well-developed neurology departnt and treated psychiatric issues as well.

After confirming the ward numbers, Haruto and gumi headed to the inpatient area.

Outside the hospital room, just as Haruto was about to enter, a doctor opened the door and stepped out.

The two locked eyes.

How should one describe it...

This doctor looked remarkably like a frog...

Live-action Kaeru-ta?

The frog-faced doctor looked at Haruto and stopped.

"May I ask who you are?"

Haruto pointed into the room.

"I'm a family mber here to visit a patient."

Upon hearing this, the doctor nodded but then warned,

"The patients in this room have all experienced severe psychological trauma. They're suffering from amnesia, delirium, hallucinations, and generally unstable consciousness. Although they've been administered so sedatives, they still may pose a certain level of danger."

Haruto nodded and thanked the doctor.

Clearly, he was a good doctor—responsible and considerate of others' safety.

Walking into the room—

Haruto saw the patients.

They were indeed the crew mbers who had been lost in the misty sea.

There weren't many of them, but they ca from various ships. Right now, most of them appeared blank, eyes vacant.

As if they'd lost all purpose in life.

Seeing their state, Haruto couldn't help but click his tongue in awe.

"That frog-faced doctor really is sothing."

gumi nodded in agreent.

After all, these people had been polluted by the cognitive influence of the "Eel."

The SCP Foundation had once tried conventional treatnt on D-class subjects exposed to the "Eel."

But those subjects always ended up going insane and showed strong self-destructive tendencies.

Conventional treatnt thods were nearly useless.

Sotis, even the treating psychologists got affected.

One could say that simply looking at the "Eel" drained your SAN points into the negatives.

The fact that they'd been treated into such quiet "dried fish" states—

Was already an incredible achievent.

After confirming their identities, Haruto casually retrieved a short blade from the Divine Might Space.

Activating Root—Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.

Radiant light shimred in his irises.

Death lines appeared.

Without hesitation, Haruto stabbed the short blade into one patient's head.

A crisp shattering sound echoed.

AA-class mory erasure was successfully applied. However, a low cry of distress ca from the corner of the room—

It sounded like soone trying hard to suppress their fear.

Haruto withdrew the blade and looked toward the corner with a puzzled expression.

The crew mber he had just handled collapsed and lost consciousness. At the far end of the room, a white bed curtain was tightly drawn.

Through the curtain, one could see a small silhouette clutching it tightly.

Haruto rubbed his temples.

Weren't all the patients in this room supposed to be severely traumatized?

Weren't they all crew mbers polluted by the "Eel"?

But it seed like there was soone normal here...

gumi quickly stepped over, pulling out a mory eraser.

Just as she opened the curtain—

The person behind it let out a frightened "Mmph!"

Haruto and gumi both saw her true identity.

It was a young blonde girl in a hospital gown, her figure very petite. Her long, smooth golden hair cascaded down, almost wrapping around her.

The most eye-catching part was her eyes—golden star-like pupils.

Very much like Ai Hoshino's eyes, the kind that you couldn't look away from. However, right now, those golden starry eyes were filled with fear.

Her small body trembled slightly.

Haruto was montarily stunned.

Misaki Shokuhou?