A Twist of Fate

(Bought an NS, only to find out the games cost more than the console...)

"Achoo!"

Texas, sitting in her room, suddenly felt that something was off, as though something unpleasant was about to happen. Instinctively, she felt a faint sense of danger—but it came as quickly as it went.

"What exactly is going on?" Texas blinked.

After yawning, the girl sat back down on the sofa and opened a pack of Pocky.

Nothing strange was going to happen anyway, right?

"It looks like your Oripathy is quite serious..."

Looking at the black Originium crystals on Mudrock's abdomen and beneath her chest, Bai Ye spoke softly.

Mudrock lowered her head to look at the Originium crystals on her body, then shook her head.

"Being able to stay alive was good enough in the past. As for Oripathy... I never had the leeway to worry about it."

Mudrock had once been a Sarkaz mercenary. She had used Originium Arts for a long time, and her Oripathy infection was severe as well.

"I see." Bai Ye nodded, then pointed to the protective suit beside them. "The Human Resources staff were right. On Rhodes Island, you don't need to be armed from head to toe like this—you can wear whatever clothes you like."

"I'm a little... not used to it..." Mudrock turned her head away somewhat awkwardly.

"It's fine—but for now, let's get you checked out." Bai Ye smiled.

There were all kinds of Operators on Rhodes Island, and every one of them had their own secrets, habits, and preferences.

So long as they did not disturb other Operators, Rhodes Island chose to respect those preferences.

"But do you need a set of clothes first?" Bai Ye rummaged through his storage bracelet, then took out a relatively loose set of casual clothes.

"Thank you..."