Even with the new news, Shizuka didn't want to leave, she wanted to make sure she stayed at least the 72 hours needed to finally be able to breathe easy. Although, with the insistence of Seiya and Melia, the girl with the pigtails had no other option than to have to leave along with her parents and Dekisugi, at least until the next morning. The silly boy was transferred to the intensive care room for the next 72 hours to evaluate his evolution. There was a large window that overlooked the hallway, so you could see the boy asleep and connected to the support and oxygen machines with the mask in his mouth.
His forehead and left arm were bandaged, and his left cheek had a patch. Seeing the state the boy was in, his parents looked at him sadly while crying, like Doraemon who wanted to enter but couldn't, no one could get close until time passed since his case was very delicate. Dekisugi looked at him sadly, he felt a little frustration for not having protected him, and he wasn't the only one, Seiya and Melia also thought so, who only wanted the body of his friend to accept the prosthesis. Shizuka watched with sadness as her friend who saved her and with whom she spent the most time was fighting between life and death, those 72 hours will be an eternity for all of them. "Can't we come in?" asks the girl with the pigtails.
"I'm afraid not" says Doraemon "I want to go in too but we can't do it because of the doctor's orders, we can only wait out here, at least there are those who are checking on his condition" The blue cat looks at his best friend sadly "Please Nobita, grab this second chance and come back to us."
The hours continued to pass like the hands of the pendulum clock that was in the waiting room, the mixture of desperation and anguish passed while Nobita's parents fell asleep in a chair and Doraemon spent his time observing Nobita, only they were left that even Seiya and Melia were taken to the president's office to get some sleep. The blue cat could do nothing but watch as he sits on the floor, sleep overcoming him. He began to dream about the day they met, jumping from the boy's desk, who didn't know what was happening and that after clearing up misunderstandings together with Sewashi, both Nobita and Doraemon held hands, greeting each other well for the first time.
The memory comes to him of a day when Doraemon felt bad discovering that he had a defect when he opened his belly with a screwdriver, the screws and gears flew to the ground and the blue cat just exhales tiredly.
"I have to repair this, if Dorami sees this, she will take me to the robot hospital and I hate that place, I'll have to improvise something" Nobita arrives at his room at the moment that Doraemon was without his belly-lid.
"I'm here! Doraemon? What's wrong? Why did you open your belly?" The boy leaves his bag on the floor, approaching his friend and kneeling and looking at the mess closely.
"It's nothing, I think I just have a loose screw that's all" Doraemon leans back while the boy looks at him, then begins to fumble with the mechanism "Come on, leave that alone, I don't think you can fix something like this, I come from the future, it will be complex for you"
"I'm a mechanic, well, learning to be one, I'm just curious. Did you eat Dorayakis again?" Nobita begins to get distracted using the tools next to the blue cat
"I couldn't, they ran out today, and I can't go without eating one!" Doraemon starts crying because he missed a day of eating his favorite dessert.
"And the gourmet tablecloth? You can get all the dorayakis you want with that gadget" Nobita says, laughing mockingly as he worked.
"It's just not the same as the ones they make in sweets stores! They're fresh there and...!" The blue cat hears a "Done!" from Nobita who already put his lid back on, Doraemon feels surprised that his pieces were back in his place and he no longer felt bad "Nobita. Did you fix me?"
The boy with glasses can't help but scratch the back of his head while smiling "I think so, I don't know, sometimes I can repair without realizing it, I think that's why I preferred to be a mechanic like my dad than an inventor, but when I try to concentrate doing that, I screw up"
"But you did this very well, Nobita. I think that if you learn to do this more consciously, you could excel a lot." Doraemon says testing himself.
"I... I couldn't, I'm slow. Do you forget? That's why in my classroom they don't pay much attention to me, especially Gian and Suneo treat me badly. Until now I haven't been able to invent something" Nobita says that with his head down because he really doesn't done anything unlike the rest of the boys his age.
"You have to change that mentality, if you continue thinking that way, you will continue to be stuck, that's why I'm here too. You have the makings of a mechanic, you just have to try harder to do it more consciously" The blue cat smiles at the boy making him smile with hope "That and stop getting 0s and exercise a little more, you have to toughen up that flanky body of yours"
"Doraemon, what a way to ruin the moment!" Nobita pouts in annoyance while Doraemon shows a mischievous smile, but then they both laugh. That day Doraemon discovered what Nobita can be capable of and that he had to encourage him to improve at it.
Doraemon's sleep is interrupted when he wakes up hearing the sound of loud, rapid beeps and an alarm ringing. He sees through the window towards the ICU as the machines went crazy while Dr. Keta and his assistants set about stabilizing Nobita. Seeing how the boy's sleeping body began to tear as a sign of the intense pain in his chest, the blue cat can't help but tear as well "Nobita!" He shouts waking up both parents who run to see the commotion.
"What's happening to him?!" Tamako exclaims as she tears up again when she sees her son suffering. After a while, the machines calmed down, indicating that they managed to stabilize the kid. The doctor only leaves the special room, exhaling tiredly. "What happened to Nobita?!"
"Like I said, it's the alterations, it's his body struggling to try to accept the heart. I'm going to be honest, there will be more of these moments during these 72 hours"
What the doctor said alone leaves the three members of the Nobi family stunned as they watch the boy sleep, they were about to experience what it is like to see the pain of someone who can't react other than letting out tears.
The hours and days go by, but since the day of the operation, it hasn't stopped raining in the great city of Sutirushiti. They were hours of anguish, days of despair, those who were present in Nobita's state had to witness the attacks that the boy's body had and those who cared for him in that special room had to witness how his body suffered of pain. Mia, who decided to stay because the twins didn't want to leave, just shook her head looking at the painful scenario of those hours, wondering why they would let both the boy and his family go through something so horrible, even though that the best option was let the child go and not suffer anymore.
But that's something she could only think about, since she couldn't be honest with her thoughts in front of Seiya and Melia, since she didn't want to hurt the feelings of both kids. It was horrible for the orange-haired girl to see how each time the silly boy had attacks, his parents and the blue cat closed their eyes trying not to look at that scene every time it was present. In those days and taking advantage of the fact that classes were suspended until further notice, Shizuka and Dekisugi went to the hospital where they saw their friend through the glass.
With all the anguish, pressure and pain, the time was almost up where the 72 hours were up, so everyone was waiting for what would happen.
The boy's parents remembered the day their son was born, how he grew up, sharing good times with him, the son who, although he sometimes got into trouble and was not as skilled as the rest, was also a good boy who had his good moments, like those experienced this last month. Nobisuke remembered how he tried to teach him how to repair things when he was younger, the workshop he had was his father's that he had built for him and he planned to have the entire house completely in his name so the boy could inherit the workshop, he was excited about the fact that if everything went well, he could make more money with Suchimu Corp and with that, that dream would be a reality. Tamako remembered the times they spent time together, although she often scolded him, he liked the food she prepared, and when he felt bad physically or mentally, she would take care of him.
Dekisugi remembers how his friendship with him was a bit distant before, but by being a good person and knowing how to approach him, even helping him with his studies at the teacher's suggestions, he was able to become a trusted friend to Nobita.
Seiya only thinks about the day they met, how the boy let him use the drawing of the ship of his dreams to make the blueprints, how even though he was down, he was able to connect with his feelings of loneliness and the dinner she invited him to help him, just like Melia, who, although she shared less with Nobita than her brother, liked him as he was, and how she felt like helping him with his problem with the couple who hurt him.
Doraemon remembered the time they spent together, and the times that although they fought, they reconciled since they both felt a void if they were separated. Nobita wasn't only the boy who had to take care of and take him on a better path, he was like his brother, his best friend.
Shizuka kept looking at Nobita behind the glass, something had changed a little that day he saved him, to her, he was just a friend she could trust, they were close since kindergarten, starting from neighborhood friends. But little by little as they began to open up, she realized the kind side that Nobita had, demonstrating that kindness even more on the day of the accident where the boy, without caring what could happen to her, didn't leave her alone in the great room, he could simply having crossed the Anywhere Door without realizing it like the rest, but the boy with the glasses had one priority and that was to keep her safe.
He took a risk to save her from the Baron when he wanted to hurt her, that moment where he asked her if she was okay, she felt excited because he didn't leave her behind. If before she had spent a good time with him at the theater, that day he had awakened mixed feelings in her. She didn't know how to react other than to feel deep sadness when she had that boy that she loved so much dying in her arms, she didn't know what to do and she only asked to go back in time to have avoided such a misfortune.
An alarm had sounded precisely around 10 at night, everyone present was scared thinking that it would be another of the attacks on the boy's body, but in reality, it was a warning alarm, the 72 hours had finally passed. Dr. Keta enters with Hikaru and his colleagues for another check-up. Everyone waited expectantly for the result of the new review, Shizuka only intertwined her fingers praying that the most horrible part was over.
Doraemon looks carefully at how with a stethoscope, Dr. Keta was checking Nobita, and then removed the object with a smile of relief, surprising Hikaru and his colleagues. When that happened, the blue cat smiled a smile that he had not shown since the day of the incident, just like everyone else. Dr. Keta leaves the special room with his young assistant, who is now in charge of breaking the news.
"The 72-hour period ended and he successfully passed the acceptance phase, now they will take him to a personal room where you can visit him whenever you want, during the visiting hours of course. The most difficult thing has passed, but for the most part, the child's body finally accepted the heart 100%." Relief once again swept over the place when the young assistant spoke, taking out some IDs for Nobita's parents and Doraemon. "With this you will have free access to be with him even outside visiting hours, because I'm sure you will want to be with him until he wakes up. It's the room B-903"
"I knew Nobi was going to be able to overcome this, we had to trust him, thank goodness" Dekisugi says, smiling with relief.
"Yes, thank goodness. This time I'll be closer to him, I won't let him even go to the bathroom alone until he fully recovers, starting now!" Doraemon takes a deep breath and seeing the orderlies take the boy to the room, he takes the card, puts it on him and leave with they to help them.
"Thank you very much, seriously, thank you for saving our son." The Nobis bow to thank Dr. Keta while Nobisuke speaks. "And when is he going to wake up from his coma?"
"It all depends on the child, it could be in a few weeks, or a few months, of course, his condition went from serious to almost delicate, so I'll visit him every day to see how his heart is going, I'm his doctor after anyway, I'll do another checkup tomorrow." Dr. Keta bows saying goodbye and leaves, leaving everyone a little more relieved.
"Tamako, you have to go home and rest, I'll stay with Nobita tonight" Nobisuke says while Tamako shakes her head.
"No dad, I'll go, you have to rest, surely the president of Suchimu is going to call you about the contract since Nobita has already gone through the dangerous part, I'm his mother, so I'll stay with him" The insistence of Mrs. Nobi was such that her husband had nothing to do but accept, after all she had a point, a new stage in their lives had just begun, so she went directly to the assigned room.
"I knew he was going to accept the heart, I knew it." tears escape from Seiya and he covers his face with his arm while Melia comforts him.
"Bro, don't worry, the worst is over, we just have to wait for him to wake up, but what you did for him and his family was a nice gesture, after all, you are more attached to him than me"
"It's true, having listened to the warnings, having acted quickly to convince Nobi's parents to accept the heart, you were the one who saved him, we are indebted to you for what you did for our friend, Hirano" Dekisugi says while Shizuka nods.
"Yes, thank you for all this Seiya, Melia" The girl with the pigtails smiles, she hadn't done so since before the accident.
"I didn't really do anything, I just activated a fire alarm and that's it" Melia smiles and blushes with shyness.
"I'll go see Nobita now that she's gone to a room." Shizuka gets excited about wanting to go but Hikaru stops her.
"I'm very sorry, but you can't go now, visiting hours are from 2 pm to 7 pm, so for now you won't be able to come in, you'll have to wait until tomorrow" says the young assistant.
"Oh" The girl with the pigtails is disappointed as Dekisugi puts his hand on her shoulder.
"I also want to visit Nobi but sadly we don't have the passes to do it whenever we want, so we will have to wait until tomorrow, for now let's go home, your father must be waiting for us on the ground floor"
"Yes, go rest, we will still have to wait even if we are children of the associate of this hospital to be able to see Nobita." Even when Melia told her that, Shizuka was a little sad but in the same way and without options she, Dekisugi and him Nobita's father leaves the place. Mia approaches Seiya, Melia and Hikaru. "Thank goodness, everything turned out well. Just a little more and I thought we were going to lose a good friend"
"You understand what this means right, 80, 81, and 52? We've already entered that stage where our actions are going to be crucial for Sutirushiti, and although it's hard for me to admit it, well, just in time. That a guy like that has chosen to attack to a school is an act of desperation that indicates that very soon we are going to have even greater chaos in the city."
"But we can't involve him in this, we agreed to do it but he has barely escaped the clutches of death." Seiya says a little worried.
"I know you worry about him, but it's your duty to tell him about this and ask him anyway, he's already involved in fact" Hikaru says "But he can decline if he wants, the doctor already told me, with us 4 is more that's enough and you can live a normal life, unlike us."
"Although it would be more efficient for him to accept, having another mechanic would help us a lot, especially since I'm curious about what he can do when his condition improves further." Mia looks ahead with determination. "807 has to accept this"