#also medical tests. cost money I already don’t have and I’m worried and glued to indeed rn

[sanchoyo]

The good news is that I went to the dr today and he didn’t dismiss me at all! He listened and did a few tests and got blood and a stomach xray but said he doesn’t rly know what the problem could be so he’s sending me to …a specialist AND to the hospital later this week for additional tests and. A scope of my stomach and I’m like 😰 I know it was probably unrealistic to think he’d just immediately kno what the problem was and be able to prescribe something to fix it but I’m like. A little SCARED now bc now it feels Real and more serious aaaa 🫠

[fenren]

[BL Game] Omega Vampire [Translations 2/??]

Scene #2: Keiichi wakes from his nightmare.

Year 20XX, Yokohama

All of my twisting and turning sent me flying to the floor.

Rubbing my eyes, I found that I was in my own bed, in my own room.

Keiichi: Phew…just a dream, huh…what a horrible one. I thought I was gonna die…I'm so glad that I'm alive…Still, to think I dreamed something like that…

My hand drifted down to my abdomen…It was wet.

Keiichi: Oh, great…That was awfully intense for some reason…Could I be sexually frustrated? No, no, I'm a man after all. If it's frustration, then why did I have a dream like that? Normally, doesn't it just happen out of the blue? Could it be I actually wanted it…? No, no way! I'm a healthy, average, normal guy…

Muttering to myself, I fixed my sight on the photograph of my family that adorned the top of my desk.

Having lost both of my parents, I now lived alone, but…We were always a little different from normal families.

Both of my parents were men. Having two fathers…It's commonly referred to as a 'Double Papa Family'…It's a rare sort of family dynamic.

Why such a thing happened…People aware of it think they know, but that is an explanation for another time.

I was lost in my anguished thoughts when my stomach suddenly rumbled.

I was starving…I might have only been running in my dream, but perhaps because of the nerves, I was also parched.

Keiichi: Come to think of it, I went to sleep without eating yesterday. I'm starved…but I don't have any money. Water, water…Right, I'll just drink some tea with lots of sugar.

There was absolutely nothing stocked in the refrigerator. I heated water in the hot water dispenser and brewed sweet black tea.

Mix sugar and evaporated milk from a can in place of cow's milk into black tea and you get Hong Kong style milk tea.

Keiichi: Ah, delicious! I'm wide awake now!

The feeling of your blood circulating throughout your body. With this, even me with my low-blood pressure could get moving.

Stretching, I went over to my bedside and took my phone out of its charger.

Keiichi: Aaah, I wanna eat some meat. A nice, juicy steak…

I'm Moriya Keiichi…I live in Yokohama. I'm probably what you would consider a normal student. A poor one.

I worry my relatives by living alone, but as long as I'm not too extravagant, I can support myself with a part time job.

Several years have passed since the Tokyo Olympics swept across Japan.

Yokahama is known to have been a port town, so foreigners' cemeteries and residences are located near the ocean.

Trade with foreign countries quickly flourished and diplomats and other foreigners had a history of living in the western style houses standing in a row at the top of the hill.

The old town's Chinatown was always crowded with people, and the Minato Mirai district was bustling with shoppers and businessmen who strutted about like they owned it.

At first glance, it might seem like a brilliant place, but the street nearby was lined with unlicensed prostitutes.

Plus, the world had undergone a sudden change. That wave consumed not only Yokohama, but all of Japan, and even the entire world…

Keiichi: Oh, 'Asaichi' is going to start soon!

I hurried to turn the TV on just as the commercials ended and the newscaster began to talk.

Newscaster: …This marks the fifth year since the release of Aoi Pharmaceutical's artificial blood, called EX-BLOOD. It's said that the products guarantee a high degree of safety and that the risk of blood-borne diseases has decreased, but…preserving the quality and a stable supply has become an issue. In this morning's close-up, we will be asking Mr. Aoi Setsuna from Aoi Pharmaceuticals Research Lab a few questions. Good morning.

Aoi: Good morning.

Keiichi: Ooh, it's Aoi-senpai! He's so calm and composed. He looks great on TV, too.

Aoi-senpai also lived in Yokohama. We once went to the same school where he was my senpai. On top of that, he was also my senpai at my part time job at the fast food place, 'Yo Burger'. He was always conscientious in teaching me the ropes. How nostalgic…

Seeing an acquaintance on TV was a rare experience. I was glued to the screen without even noticing that I was doing it.

Newscaster: Please tell us how Aoi Laboratory's artificial human blood, EX-BLOOD, is different from other artificial bloods.

Aoi: Yes, of course. EX-BLOOD is the blood type most in-demand across the world at this very moment. It's compatible with ABO, Rh+, and Rh-, which are of course the rarest blood types…Until now, hundreds of thousands of people, and in some cases tens of thousands, relied on long-term preservation through refrigeration and a database of blood donors for these rare blood types. However, EX-BLOOD can swiftly meet this supply and demand. It can be delivered to all the hospitals in major cities across the country within twelve to twenty-four hours on a case-by-case basis. Of course, there is a bit of a cost for the rare ones, but the merits are beyond measure. These are people's lives we are talking about, after all.

Newscaster: That is certainly right. EX-BLOOD is said to have brought light to the medical world. What will Aoi Research Labs be looking into from here on out?

Aoi: We are currently gathering research about the development of blood for non-human creatures such as cows, pigs, and horses. There is demand for animal blood in the fields of animal husbandry and horse racing. Last month, we shipped out blood for pet dogs and cats, and sales are promising. We have high hopes that manufacturing it will be more stable than with human blood, given that animals' enzymes are simpler.

Newscaster: Have there been any rejections of the blood up until now?

Aoi: We conducted a careful examination, but the risk of the blood transfusion failing so far is less than 1%.

Newscaster: If we look to the future, do you think the system of blood donations we have had up until now will go away?

Aoi: No, since there are cases where patients do not want artificial human blood. The reality is that the elderly population is especially opposed to it…The history of artificial human blood has only just begun, after all. The concerns of the long-term influence on society and the human body require a long-term perspective. However, the reality is that people's freedom of choice has expanded. We will do our very best from here on out.

Newscaster: Thank you very much. Aoi: No, thank you for having me.

I also found myself bowing to the TV without thinking.

Keiichi: Aoi-senpai sure is amazing. It seems he also got a patent that year. Some people are just geniuses. Even at Yo Burger, he was the best at the job. A poor idiot of a student like me is completely incompetent…

As I spoke to myself, I drank the black tea loaded with sugar.

Aoi Research Labs was originally established by senpai's grandfather, Dr. Aoi Jūzō, over fifty years ago.

However, five years ago, just around the time EX-BLOOD was beginning to grow in popularity, Dr. Jūzō fell ill and stepped away from the front lines of research in his field.

The successor to spearhead the huge Aoi Group was Dr. Jūzō's son, Dr. Aoi Kenzō…

And Aoi-senpai had supported his father since he was young…I admired his filial piety.

Keiichi: Come to think of it, when I first met senpai, it was to get a blood test. At my part-time job working on the clinical trial for the artificial human blood…I had a blood transfusion, too. It was after EX-BLOOD went into use, but because my blood type is one of the rare ones…

Idly sipping my tea, I gazed at the TV.

Newscaster: Actor Yahagi Yūsaku-san, who is very active in dramas and movies, is with us today. Yahagi-san, good morning, and welcome.

Yahagi: Thank you for having me.

Newscaster: …Although vampires used to be considered nothing but fiction, Yahagi-san, you are now famous for being a vampire actor.

Yahagi: Yeah, work started trickling in after I came out as a vampire.

Newscaster: If I'm not mistaken, it's been eighty years since you became a vampire, Yahagi-san?

Yahagi: I was already a vampire around the time of the first Tokyo Olympics. I also took a photo at the last Tokyo Olympics…Look, I've got the same face, right?

Newscaster: You're right! But, the existence of vampires came to light after EX-BLOOD became popularized.

Yahagi: Yes. Thanks to it, there is no longer a need to drink the blood of living humans. Though, I used to mainly consume the blood of cows and pigs in the middle of the night.

Newscaster: Oh, I see…Did that taste any good?

Yahagi: No, it was terrible! But it also weighed on your conscience to drink human blood…There really was no other way. It was tough in the past. But the times really are great now. There is EX-BLOOD, and…just earlier, I met Dr. Aoi at the pharmacy. He's a genius and a really great guy! Recently, you can easily drink EX-BLOOD. You've gotta be thankful to the advancements in technology.

Newscaster: Yes, these certainly are good times…

Even though the male newscaster was right in front of a vampire, he wasn't perturbed in the slightest. I got dressed while watching TV.

Keiichi: Because vampires now appear on TV, these past few years has seen changes across the world.

Muttering to myself, I picked up the remote control and turned the TV off.

Some elderly and influential people, to overcome themselves as human beings, became acquainted with vampires…who changed them and gave them eternal life.

As for those who were not suited to become vampires - they turned into beasts of low intelligence or even lost their lives.

Some, unconcerned with the risks, did it anyways, which was how the vampires' numbers increased over the years.

Keiichi: Well then, it's about time I head off to school…I'll be off, you two.

Keiichi had a wet dream. Of him, raping himself. It’s weird.

At the end, he’s talking to the photograph of his parents that’s on his desk. He uses the typical goodbye phrase that kids tell their parents when they go off to school for the day.

Can you believe I had this all translated since August lol? I never got around to editing it until now.