Terrifyingly Strong

"Doctor? Doctor?"

The small figure stood beside the person leaning on the table, looking as sweet and gentle as a little daughter.

Unfortunately, perhaps due to exhaustion, the other person showed no signs of waking up, even as the girl shook him repeatedly.

After hesitating for a moment, Amiya could only sigh helplessly.

She reached out, tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear, and gently pressed her lips to his.

"Doctor ~"

Soft words escaped from her pink lips, her pink tongue gliding across her teeth, connecting with a touch of moisture as she uttered the sound.

Like poison, it slowly seeped into the other person's ear, tracing every inch of their skin...

Her eyes, so tender and alluring, were a deep, affectionate gaze that was not something a child should possess.

"Dr. Kal'tsit is back~"

"I wasn't asleep! I love working overtime!"

Almost reflexively, the woman instantly straightened her back, her face turning extremely pale in an instant.

But when she came to her senses and looked around, not seeing the old woman with green hair, she noticed her youngest daughter covering her mouth and giggling.

"Amiya..."

After a moment of silence, the woman shook her head helplessly, and after a moment of hesitation, she also spoke to the girl with a hint of complaint.

"Stop scaring me with Kal'tsit..."

"Sorry, Doctor..." Amiya covered her mouth and chuckled, looking tenderly at the woman in front of her who was both a mentor and a father to her. After pausing for a few moments, she suddenly let out a soft "hehe" and pounced into her arms.

Her petite frame fully enjoyed the sense of security the other person provided.

The Doctor couldn't help but turn his head away at the tender gaze.

Oh no, my daughter is getting cuter and cuter every day!

I can't hold on...

"I was just worried that you might catch a cold, Doctor... If you're really tired, why don't you go to your room and rest?"

"... A mere cold won't affect me."

Although startled by Amiya's words, the Doctor wasn't particularly angry. He simply stretched and then turned back to continue processing the documents.

Amiya, who was standing to the side, also stood up after acting cute for a while.

Just as she was about to go and deal with her work, she suddenly remembered something and stopped in her tracks.

"Speaking of which... Doctor."

"Hmm?" The woman continued processing the documents without looking up.

Do you know where Originium comes from?

"..."

The Doctor paused.

After hesitating for a moment, she continued processing the documents as if nothing had happened.

"That's not really important. Rhodes Island's goal has always been to deal with the Infected, hasn't it?"

That's correct...

Upon hearing the Doctor's words, Amiya did not doubt them, but nodded silently before hesitating slightly.

"However, it seems we've been focusing on how Originium is expelled from the human body, but we've never really considered where Originium comes from..."

"..."

"I have a feeling... this is a bit strange."

Amiya sat next to the Doctor and confided her confusion to the person she trusted most.

Maria's words enlightened her.

It's strange, really.

Why is it that even something as obvious as air, which is always around us, is noticed and studied, yet no one studies the origin of Originium, something even more obvious?

In response to Amiya's question, the Doctor remained silent for a long time before turning his head away.

"That's really strange."

"Even you don't know?"

Amiya was completely oblivious to the hesitation of the person next to her, and simply shook her head helplessly.

He then sat down at his desk and began working on his own documents.

As for the origin of Originium...

Let's ask Dr. Kal'tsit later.

Perhaps Dr. Kal'tsit knows something...

With that in mind, the girl quickly threw herself into her work.

Seeing that Amiya had gotten into the zone, the Doctor quietly stopped what he was doing.

She glanced at the girl with a complicated expression, her mouth slightly open beneath her hood, as if she wanted to say something.

In the end, however, she still didn't have the courage to tell the truth...

She turned her head again and looked out the girl's window.

Outside, the sun gradually sets, and the moonlight gradually appears before everyone.

The floor-to-ceiling windows in front of her allowed her to clearly see the vast and magnificent sky.

You can also see the sky above.

Those two lonely moons hanging...

"What are you looking at, Ms. Maria?"

After Amiya left, Maria and Texas wandered around for a while before heading to the bridge for some fresh air.

After leaving the room, Maria stared at the sky without saying a word.

This made Texas very strange.

But these are all minor matters.

What made her even more uncomfortable was that the Ceobe agent was still standing right next to Maria!

She's still here!

The lady is still hugging Maria's waist!

Still grinning like an idiot!

This made Texas incredibly jealous, but she couldn't say anything.

After all, even Ms. Maria didn't say much about it, so what else could I do?

I guess I just have to accept it...

Even so, she still couldn't help glancing at him.

Watching the other person being intimate and unreservedly close to Ms. Maria, he could only watch helplessly, looking utterly pathetic.

Ultimately, her personality dictates that she is incapable of engaging in many intimate acts with Maria.

While Texas was looking pitiful, Maria spoke up.

"Just looking at the moon."

"Moon?"

Texas looked up at the two moons in the sky, somewhat puzzled.

Is there anything particularly noteworthy about the moon?

Chapter 139 Terrifying Strength

Maria has stayed in Terra for quite some time since arriving.

During this time, she read many books... but to Maria's astonishment, even history books, which should have been objective, revealed a degree of differential treatment towards those Infected with Oripathy.

This immediately reminded Maria of her time in Yharnam.

The vast majority of the Infected Beastification are actually just ordinary people; they simply trust the Blood Ministration developed by the academy and accept the treatment...

Their Beastification and bloodlust were not of their own volition.

But not many people are willing to understand.

They only saw the madness of the Beastification monsters, just as the people on Terra only saw the danger of the Infected.

Upon closer examination, how similar are the Infected and the Beastification patients?

Both were originally ordinary people, but for various reasons, they were infected, became outcasts, and were eventually treated as monsters and enemies and eliminated.

While in Yharnam, Maria dedicated herself to protecting patients who still retained some consciousness and continued her research, trying to find a way to save them.

But with each cycle of reincarnation, she finally realized that their relationship was beyond redemption.

The patients who Beastification have lost their sense of self. Even if the Beastification is resolved, the person who comes back to life will no longer be the same person they once were.

But the Oripathy in this world is not like that.

Despite the danger, patients with Oripathy still retain their own will.

This also means they still have a chance.

But... it seems that the people of this world don't really want to give these people a chance.

This filled Maria with a sense of sorrow.

Maria became even more silent after asking around at Rhodes Island.

The people here feel happy because they have a stable supply of food and a comfortable environment.

They feel excited because they still have family members left.

They feel respected because they are treated as human beings.

What silenced Maria even more was that this had become the deeply ingrained norm in the world.

With a helpless sigh, Maria raised her head and looked up at the sky.

Above the deep blue sky, only a white moon hangs high.

If Yharnam's problem could be solved simply by addressing the source of the Beastification, then Terra's problem clearly requires more than just solving Oripathy.

Discrimination against those Infected with Originium seems to have become ingrained in people's instincts, and it is passed down from generation to generation through words and deeds.

The only way to change the world's perception is to completely eradicate Oripathy from this world.

Otherwise, even if Oripathy could be cured, it would simply create another group between the uninfected and the Infected.

The problem is that Maria still doesn't know which beast caused the Originium.

How many beasts exist in this world?

Where are they, and what kind of power do they possess?

What would be the consequences of killing them?

She didn't know any of this yet... She needed to figure it out herself, little by little.

This is a task that is destined to be long.

This is why Maria felt somewhat emotional.

Meanwhile, Texas, after listening to Maria's words, also hesitated.

She had not experienced Maria's past, so it was naturally difficult for her to understand Maria's thoughts.

She didn't know where Maria's sadness came from.