After the mission, Akutagawa suffers from a coughing fit. It is so difficult for him to breathe that when he coughs, he spits out blood from micro-cuts in his throat due intense coughing. He moves to the wall and leans his back against it, slowly sitting down on the floor. He feels that the time has come and that he won’t last long now.

He hears someone's steps, but doesn't pay much attention to it. His throat became hoarse and his head began to feel slightly dizzy from lack of oxygen.