"The medicine is going in now."
That's as far as my memory goes.

It's been a while since my last stomach examination as part of my annual health checkup.
I absolutely hate barium tests, so I will never get one.
The last time I had an endoscopy was...
It was extremely painful,
I was avoiding it for various reasons.
So this time I chose a place that uses sedatives like general anesthesia.


"If you're not feeling well, please press this button."
I heard a voice say that in the distance.
There was a whooshing sound as the curtains closed.
My memories faded again.

I don't know how much time has passed,
"Morinosan, how is it?"
Can you get up?
I heard someone say that.
Unable to move my mouth as I wanted,
I could only mumble in response,
"Okay, please rest a little longer."
There was a swift sound as the curtains closed.
I fell asleep for the third time.

In a hazy state of consciousness,
Huh? What about the tests?
Huh? Is it already over?
Wow! That's amazing! Do sedatives really work this well?!


No matter how skilled the teacher is,
No matter how thin the camera cable becomes,
Something like that went into my mouth,
They're rubbing and kneading inside my stomach.
It's nothing but pain.

Before the examination began, I spoke with the nurse who was in charge of me.
"I'm really bad at it, so I might cause some trouble..."
When I said that, the nurse replied:
"It's totally fine!"
I even pulled the camera out during the examination!"