CHAPTER 137 - GET OUT OF TERRA [BONUS CHAPTER 2/5]

Ren suggested: "Then why not give her to me?"

"Eh?"

Ren squatted down and stroked the listless Dragonian girl's horns, finding it increasingly easy.

"I'm quite interested in beast girls, and I also have a sinner at home who was once deluded and made mistakes. I have plenty of experience taking in such folks."

"This..." FrostNova and the others were at a loss for how to answer.

They didn't dare to say it, but this request sounded a bit perverse at first listen.

"No, leader, she..." The King Killer, startled from a dying dream, sat up and shouted.

"Shut your mouth, you." Ren flicked her forehead with a snap.

The King Killer... thumped back, sleeping peacefully.

He rubbed his temples and said to Amiya: "Take this one back and discipline her properly. She has a misunderstanding with your family's Queen Kal'tsit. Tell her one thing: riddlers get out of Terra!"

"Eh?" Amiya was confused. Who is Queen Kal'tsit? Is there such a person on Rhodes Island?

"Ahem." ACE was sweating profusely and whispered, "It's Doctor Kal'tsit."

"Doctor Kal'tsit!" Amiya exclaimed.

"Queen Kal'tsit... I don't know why, but I feel that term is quite vivid." Dobermann twitched her lips.

Even Nearl nodded, but she agreed with another point.

"Doctor Kal'tsit does like to speak in riddles. It's hard for someone with my straightforward personality to adapt."

"Ahaha, maybe Doctor Kal'tsit knows so much that she speaks in a way that makes people confused." Amiya awkwardly explained for Kal'tsit.

But she was very curious: "Is Ren-san very familiar with Doctor Kal'tsit?"

"Not familiar." Ren answered decisively.

"..." Amiya was left speechless, her words blocked.

"Give her to me, and I won't treat you badly."

Ren pointed to FrostNova and Patriot: "Your Oripathy is very severe. FrostNova won't live long. I can help cure you."

"Anyway, Talulah is a sinner with no future. She might live well with me. How about exchanging her future for yours?"

"???" Ren spoke casually, but everyone present showed surprise.

"Cure Oripathy?"

Most people on this land know about Oripathy.

Terrans who are exposed to Originium and its industrial by-products for long periods are more susceptible to a disease called "Oripathy."

Inhaling Originium dust or being scratched by Originium fragments can also lead to the disease. People who contract Oripathy are called "Infected."

The symptoms of Oripathy Infected are unique. Somatic cells fuse with Originium, and Originium crystals form inside and outside the body.

Originium Arts usage increases, and the body progressively weakens and experiences pain as the disease develops.

Oripathy enhances a person's Originium Arts usage in a dangerous way. However, it continuously expands the scope of infection as the patient uses Originium Arts.

Ultimately, it takes the Infected's life and uses them as a new source of infection.

Oripathy is theoretically incurable. There have been various long-term studies on this disease, but not many effective results.

Even their Rhodes Island currently only has Oripathy inhibitors that can suppress Oripathy to some extent, but the effect is not high.

Curing Oripathy, such a statement sounds like a fantasy.

*****

Ren was not someone who liked to waste time explaining.

By the time they reacted, Ren had already appeared in front of FrostNova.

With a gentle wave of his hand, FrostNova felt intense pain throughout her body.

However, the next moment, two warm hands touched her face. The pain instantly disappeared.

"Your face is a bit icy." Ren teased.

FrostNova then realized that she felt warmth, and it was body temperature!

Because of Originium Arts, her body was always cold. But this warmth was gone before she could even savor it.

"Alright, your Oripathy has recovered. Not only that, but because of the disappearance of the Originium crystals, I also helped restore your body, which was on the verge of collapse."

Ren withdrew his hands: "Your body is in great shape now."

"And I'll give you some good news: you'll never get Oripathy again in this life."

He killed FrostNova's Oripathy, permanently killing the phenomenon of Oripathy from FrostNova's individual body.

He could kill phenomena within an area; killing phenomena on an individual body would only be simpler.

FrostNova dazedly touched her cheeks with both hands. "It... has warmth..."

"Big Sister! That's great! Big Sister's Oripathy is cured!"

The Yeti Squad cheered. They weren't jealous; they were genuinely happy for FrostNova.

Others didn't know. But they knew that because of Originium Arts and Oripathy, Big Sister FrostNova's body would always emit a cold temperature, unable to perceive warmth.

"Ren-sir, Wendigo, Bogdukaste offers you, profound, respect, and, eternal, friendship!" Patriot performed the most formal military salute.

FrostNova was like his daughter.

"Tsk, others speak with a cough, you speak with a stuck Originium. It's quite uncomfortable."

Under Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, Ren waved his hand again, followed by a golden radiance of salvation.

Patriot felt for a moment that his body was about to fall apart. That was because there were many Originium crystals in his body, and their sudden disappearance could cause the body to collapse.

But even such pain didn't make Patriot flinch. The pain came quickly, and left quickly.

In the blink of an eye, his body recovered. He felt the Originium crystals in his throat disappear.

He understood that his Oripathy was truly cured. Even though it was a principle he himself couldn't explain.

"..." After a long silence.

Under everyone's expectant gazes, a red light flashed in Patriot's eyes, and he spoke.

"Your treatment doesn't seem to require touching the face."

It was very coherent and clear! But these words instantly made the atmosphere awkward.

"I may not have merit in treating Oripathy, but I put in the effort. Can't I even touch a beautiful girl's face?" Ren said with a completely serious expression.

"Mmph!" FrostNova blushed for the first time, feeling her face a little hot.

Patriot looked down at FrostNova, who had her ears perked up, sighed inwardly, and finally said, "Thank you."

"Mm-hmm, then the deal is done. I'll take Talulah with me."

*****

"Oh, isn't that Leader Talulah? What happened? How did you end up in such a sorry state after a short while?"

A sudden taunt.

Emerging from the ruins was the American Cockroach, the foul-mouthed W. And several people from Rhodes Island.

"Scout!" ACE was excited. He had once thought Scout had sacrificed himself.

Scout, carrying a sniper rifle, calmly waved to indicate he was fine.

W, however, was very puzzled: "What are you all doing? How did you suddenly have a great reconciliation?"

Suddenly, her eyes widened, and she pointed forward, shouting, "What the hell, that person's gone! Talulah's gone too!"

Everyone turned around. Ren and Talulah were already gone.

"Ahaha, Ren said he had three people at home who weren't fed yet, and he was in a hurry to go back." Exusiai repeated what Ren had said in the group chat.

...

*****

Actually, Ren was wrong. He thought there were three people who weren't fed.

He didn't expect there to be one more, Kanao. Regardless, he decided to thoroughly feed them all first.

When they had all finished eating, Ren then asked about Kanao.

Kanae told him: Shortly after Ren left, she heard movement outside the door.

Shinobu Kocho went to check and found Kanao clumsily learning what Kanae had once done in front of her.

After some questioning, she learned that Kanao wanted to get closer to Ren. Thus, things had evolved into this.

This situation made Ren unsure how to react.

For them, Ren had been busy from morning until night. After a moment of tenderness, he chose to leave.

Before leaving, he also transformed Kanao into an angel and taught her Haki and Six Styles.

In addition to that, he also left five Senzu Beans for Shinobu Kocho as a contingency for unexpected needs.

...

*****

Inside an office on Rhodes Island, Kal'tsit read the report of Amiya and her team's operation to rescue the Doctor over and over again.

They encountered the violent Infected organization, Reunion Movement. Chernobog was paralyzed. A Catastrophe descended.

In such a dangerous situation, they rescued the Doctor, and no one was injured!

What surprised her even more was that Amiya successfully recruited three Reunion Movement squad leaders and captured another squad leader, the King Killer.

FrostNova, Patriot, and W.

Patriot... that last pure-blood Wendigo, Bozhokas'ti, a man Kal'tsit herself held in high regard.

Everything was related to a man named Ren. Two pairs of black and gold wings, neither Sacota nor Liberi.

What astonished Kal'tsit was what Amiya heard from him personally. He was human, a human similar to the Doctor.

Secondly, what shocked her even more was that this person casually eliminated the Catastrophe.

He used an ordinary dagger to kill the immortal Black Serpent residing within Reunion Movement's leader, Talulah.

As a Long-Life, how could she not know of the existence of other Long-Lifes?

However, this was only one aspect. According to Amiya's personal description, "Ren-san bore evil enough to fill the world, and also contained hope that could shake the world. He is a very good person."

She automatically disregarded Amiya's subjective judgment of "good person." Instead, she was more curious about the true nature of his power, which she sensed.

And Ren's sudden appearance, sudden disappearance, and taking Talulah with him. All of these made her wonder about Ren's purpose.

She casually pulled out two other reports. These were FrostNova's and Patriot's physical examination reports.

What truly made her unable to calm down came from this report. The two had the same results in the two most important data points.

[Somatic Cell and Originium Fusion Rate]: 0%

Amiya said, Ren cured their Oripathy. This was true.

There were no Originium crystals in their bodies. The somatic cell and Originium fusion rate was even zero!

They transformed from severely Infected into normal people.

But an even more exaggerated data point showed:

[Blood Originium Crystal Density]: 0.000 u / L

The Originium crystal density in their blood was 0!

They had even extended the measurement to one more decimal place, using the maximum limit of detection methods.

The result was still zero; not a single speck of Originium existed!

On this land, for ordinary humans, such a thing would not exist. Because invisible Originium particles permeated the air at all times.

As long as one breathed, one would definitely inhale Originium particles.

Even Abyssal Hunters like Skadi, who were difficult to infect with Oripathy, their blood Originium crystal density could not be 0.

So, Kal'tsit arranged many tests for them.

Finally, she discovered that when the two breathed, the Originium particles entering their bodies disappeared.

Rather than disappearing, it was more like...

Kal'tsit murmured, "The Originium was killed in their bodies..."

...

*****

Student Council. Three days had passed since the Magano was dealt with.

Kaguya, as usual, reported the daily matters to Ren today.

It was just that Ren could always feel a different kind of gentle aura from Kaguya than before.

"President, besides the above report, there is one more thing: several new transfer students have arrived at the school."

"Transfer students? At this time?" Ren didn't quite understand.

The winter break was only about ten or twenty days away; transferring at this time? Why not just wait until the new semester?

"Mm." Kaguya softly responded, and seeing that Ren's teacup was empty, she immediately helped him pour tea.

"Wow! Everyone's here!" Chika peeked in through the door like a thief before entering.

She was holding a deck of cards. She happily invited everyone, "Everyone, let's play a game! I found a new one!"

"Clunk." Ren's hand holding the teacup trembled slightly.

Kaguya's smiling cheek twitched.

Yukino's hand, typing on the keyboard, drifted slightly.

The three of them looked at Chika simultaneously. With a look that said, "Are you sure you didn't say something wrong?"

"Ah..." Chika was a typical case of healing a wound and forgetting the pain.

Only then did she remember the awkward scene from the last time they played a game.

In an instant, nonexistent cold sweat began to drip down her face.

"Sh-should... it be okay?"

Amidst trepidation, the game proceeded.

Facts proved that the game Chika brought this time was indeed fine.

If there were any more problems, Chika would probably have PTSD about games.