Becoming a True Man with the Help of a System

Episode 10

"Are you all right, Miss?"

"I... I don't know..."

Laura was in utter disarray after waking up abruptly in the hospital with her arm hooked to an IV.

A moment's reflection allowed her to recall the events preceding her collapse, where she found herself amidst roaring flames, rescued by one she deemed her hero.

"By the way, where is that person?" Laura asked her slightly perplexed assistant.

"Which person?"

"The one who saved me from the fire."

The assistant gasped, "Oh, him. He suffered severe burns on his hands from grasping the hot bars, so he's been moved to a hospital as well. Would you like to see him?"

Laura pondered briefly before replying, "Yes, I would like to see him, please take me to his room."

"There's no use; he's not at this hospital."

"Eh?"

Laura was baffled until she remembered that Aldo wasn't a wealthy man who could afford a large hospital like the one she was in now.

"Forget about him for now, Miss. You must rest and recover as swiftly as possible," her assistant advised, gently laying Laura back and tucking her in.

"When I am well, I'd like to see him immediately..." Laura murmured, met with her assistant's nod of agreement.

...

Meanwhile, at the public hospital, there lay Aldo with both hands fully bandaged.

"Aldo, I've come!"

The door flew open, revealing Leon, who arrived carrying a tray laden with food.

"Can you not be loud for just one day?" Aldo asked, vexed by Leon's relentless noise.

"I'd die if I kept my mouth shut for a day," Leon chuckled, settling into the chair beside Aldo's bed.

"You know? You smell like a roasted cow with that burnt body," Leon continued.

Aldo rolled his eyes in annoyance, "Did you come here to take care of me or to insult me? If you've brought food, then leave already!" Aldo snapped.

"As if you could eat with your hands like that? I'm here to feed you."

"I'd sooner eat like a dog than be spoon-fed by you," Aldo retaliated with a disgusted and disdainful glance.

"Hehehe. Just kidding, I'll have a pretty nurse spoon-feed you later."

"By the way, how is Miss Laura's body?" Leon added, his curiosity skyrocketing.

"You and that woman again."

"Just spit it out! You carried her, right? Your hands must've touched her body, felt the softness of a single woman in her thirties, what did you do then? Why didn't you move your hand higher to touch that area?"

Aldo was appalled by his friend's vile thoughts, marveling at Leon's audacity to speak such indecencies to one who lay powerless in bed.

"Can't you see my hands? In this state, how could I enjoy such a touch?" Aldo rebuffed, tired of entertaining the lecherous man.

Leon donned a serious face, stating, "I'd be willing to lose my hands to touch a woman like Miss Laura."

"Are you stupid? No, truly a fool..."

Aldo exhaled a long sigh, aware that prolonged exposure to Leon might inflict mental wounds alongside his physical injuries.

Before long, the door to Aldo's room opened again, halting Leon's nonsensical ramblings.

Leon's attention drifted to the door, marveling at the young lady's unreal beauty, akin to an angel descended from paradise.

"I planned to bring you food, but it seems someone's already done so," said the young lady, none other than Myra.

"Just save it, I'll have it later tonight," spoke Aldo softly, a stark contrast to his indifferent and rough demeanor around Leon.

Confused, Leon's head swung back and forth between Aldo and Myra as if piecing together a puzzle.

Shock hit Leon when he realized something, "D-don't tell me the reason you're not attracted to mature women like Miss Laura is that you prefer high school girls?"