Sigh... Another day of this tedious routine.

Wake up, eat, work, come home, sleep. Over and over again...

Then today, a thought struck me.

I need a break.

So the next morning, I woke up and packed my bags for a trip.

"How long has it been since my last vacation?" I muttered to myself as I got into the car and started the engine.

But... I wasn't feeling quite right today.

I didn't know why, but I tried to focus on the road...

I was supposed to turn left, but I made a mistake and turned right instead...

I crashed straight into a signpost.

The car was such a piece of junk that the airbags didn't even deploy.

You can guess the rest, right? My arm was badly injured. Luckily, someone called 911, and I was hospitalized.

When I finally regained consciousness and opened my eyes, I was in a hospital room, lying on a bed. A woman was standing next to me. She was... quite pretty.

Wait, that's not the point...! I saw shards of glass embedded in my arm, and suddenly, the pain hit me all at once.

It's like how a paper cut doesn't hurt until you actually see the wound.

While I was reeling, the unfamiliar nurse next to me looked at me with concern.