How dare he

Karma slashed the fork on the body

HOW DARE HE!!!

He tore through his skin, gouged out his eyes from its sockets, ran the dull fork across his face with enough force for it to go through the skin

It's his fault

Karma continued to stab the man below him with a fork

He brought this to himself

Karma ignored the painful whines coming from his victim as he continued to slash the fork across his limbs, slowly but surely skinning him alive

He put his hands on my Nagisa!!

Before Karma could continue he heard a cough from his side and a hoarse voice attempting to call him out

"K.. Kar...ma..."

The red hed instantly made his way towards the voice, towards Nagisa

Ignoring the now lifeless body on the ground in a pool of its own blood

Karma didn't say anything but simply grabbed the bluenette gently and embraced his slightly cold and pale body

He's not gonna disappear right?

Karma slowly tightened his hold on the bluenette in fear

He won't leave me here right?

Karma ignored the sound of the door opening

Of course he won't!

He ignored the sound of a pen dropping to the floor

I won't let him leave!!

He tightened his grip once more, keeping quiet as he listened to Nagisa trying to laugh despite his condition

Say Nagisa?

"......."

What's so nostalgic about this?
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Running footsteps could be heard from outside of ward 26

A group of doctors and nurses alike sprinting towards the scene with Takebayashi in the lead

"K-Koutarou!"

A scared and worried voice was the first thing he heard as he forced himself through the doors

The sight that he was met with is unnerving

Two rooms with open doors

One broken while the other is left untouched

Both its occupants can be found near the entrance

One is embracing an injured Nagisa while the other is dead on the ground mutilated and bloody

While his assisstant was kneeling on the ground crying from the sight

Takebayashi wanted to comfort her but he resisted and walked towards the red and blue pair, walking past Okuda who sobbed at being ignored but understood the urgency

"Akabane"

The red head didn't react, he simply continued to hug Nagisa who has now fainted from the blood loss

Takebayashi kneeled down and continued to speak

Face still expressionless

"Do you want him to disappear?"

This time Karma looked at him, though he didn't move his body he atleast acknowledged his presence

Takebayashi continued

"If you don't want him to, then let go of him"

He could see Karma's grip on Nagisa tighten, Takebayashi cringed slightly when the knife which was still lodged in his side be disturbed

Karma currently isn't in his right mind, he needs to be separated from Nagisa

"I can help him"

Karma was still tense but his hold on Nagisa loosened ever so slightly

"I'm a doctor Karma, I can tend to his injury. But I can't if you're clinging to him like this"

Karma loosened his grip but still didn't let go, his face however visibly saddened when he heard that he was being a nuisance

"You want to hang out with him again, right? After I heal his wound you can be with him as long as you want"

Takebayashi didn't like getting anyone's hopes up nor does he like promising something on someone's behalf without their permission

But he has no choice in the matter

He needs Karma to let him see his patient

Karma slowly but surely let go of Nagisa and gently placed him on the ground

Takebayashi took this as a sign to check on him and sighed in relief

"He'll be fine... right?"

He heard Karma whisper

He ignored it until after he checked on Nagisa

After confirming that the knife didn't hit any vital organs Takebayashi's tense shoulder slumped back in relief before ordering some of the doctors and nurses to transport Nagisa to the emergency room while the rest carried Asano Gakushuu's body to a different room

Takebayashi stared at Karma before reassuring him that Nagisa will be completely fine under their supervision

And Karma was alright with that
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Dr. Koro stared at the detailed report Takebayashi sent after he looked after Nagisa's wound

"What are you going to do now?"

A voice echoed through the room as Koro looked up from the sheet of paper he had in his hand

Koro smiled before sitting up straight to greet his visitor

"Mr. Karasuma, long time no see. Say how is your wife doing? I heard she just got back from a missio-"

"Save that for later Doctor. I'm here to talk about your patients, I'm not here to swap pleasantries with you"

He was cut off from his attempt at small talk by the other's deep and more serious voice

Despite the underlying threat and urgency in the other's voice Koro continued to smile, placing his hand on his chin in a playful way

"I assumed you would be here for that"

"I have been investigating you and your background for a while now Doctor"

Karasuma admitted before taking out a folder from his briefcase

"And?"

Koro asked in a provoking manner before laughing a bit at Karasuma's slightly irritated expression

"Although it may seem like a normal hospital on the outside everything is borderline illegal when it comes to what's happening behind the scenes"

Koro glanced towards the door of his office for more than a second, catching the eye of Karasuma who thought he was planning an escape

"I will not confirm nor deny anything Mr. Karasuma but even if what is on that report is true you can't do anything"

Koro stood up before walking over to his drawer cabinet

"Bordeline illegal does not mean I'm in trouble now is it? Although you can't touch me you are obligated to investigate me and my business"

He touched the cabinet gently before  turning towards Karasuma

"You won't find anything though! I'm great at keeping things hidden~"

Koro gently pushed the cabinet revealing a smaller one behind it

"But since we go waaaay back and I am quite fond of you, how about I tell you about two of my favorite patients!"
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"Akabane Karma and Shiota Nagisa, huh?"

Karasuma looked through the two folders Koro gave him before glancing towards the curly haired man

"I was wondering why a serial killer was in an asylum and not in prison, his age isn't exactly a reason for him to be here considering how many victims he has had"

Koro laughed before sitting back down on his chair

"Oh I simply got the court and the police to shut up about the kid and hand him to me. Quite interesting is he not? He has strength above the average of an adult's even though he's so young"

Karasuma walked towards Koro's desk before grabbing a piece of paper from one of the folders and slide it towards the other

"As interesting as that red head may be, right now I'm here to talk about this kid"

Koro looked down at the picture stapled on the paper before smiling softly

"Ah yes, he's my personal favorite patient! Shiota Nagisa is an actual enigma!"

Karasuma walked towards a couch and sat down

"It says here that he isn't registered as a patient in the hospital or even in ward 26. So why do you keep calling him your patient?"

Koro laughed at the question

"Being called a 'patient' is more humane than being called a human experiment"

Was his answer before he continued

"I'm not injecting him with experimental chemicals you know! It's not that kind of experiment"

Koro quickly defended himself once he saw the face Karasuma was making

"I'm simply seeing just how far his human brain can handle me blocking his memories"

Karasuma didn't say anything, merely raising an eyebrow prompting Koro to continue

"It was so long a go the first time we met"

Koro said in a nostalgic tone before turning around to properly look at Karasuma's next reaction

"When he tried to assassinate me"