Doctor: Wait, Am I the Villain?

So the question is, what did this letter say?

"Mizuki is coming..."

In a laboratory in Iberia, Cicero frowned as he looked at the intelligence in his hand. To be honest, the emergence of the Church of Life made the Church of the Deep feel a sense of crisis and tension. The Sea Siren did not agree with most of the members of the Church of the Deep.

According to the Sea Siren, those who would betray their own race for trivial reasons are not trustworthy, and the Church of the Deep has lost the support of the Seaborn.

This is like Buddha appearing one day and saying, "You're just bald, you're not part of my Buddhist community." For the Church of the Deep, they've always considered themselves part of the Seaborn, even feeling they've done so much for Seaborn, only to be betrayed now?

But Cicero was not surprised at all. He knew that Seaborn never cared about the existence of the Church of the Deep, nor did he need it; it was just that the Deep Sea Cultists were being presumptuous.

"That Brother Mizuki?"

A hint of panic flashed in Hai Mo's eyes; she still didn't know how to face this brother she had never met.

"Hmm, he should be able to give me a suitable answer now."

Cicero stroked his beard, suddenly looking forward to meeting Mizuki, hoping he would tell him how to become a more perfect human being.

Chapter 156 Doctor: So I'm the villain after all?

To Izumik:

Greetings.

Because I'm unsure how much of your memory you've recovered by the time I receive this letter, but I think you've at least arrived at Rhodes Island, otherwise you wouldn't have opened this letter. You probably guessed it already. Although this letter was written a long, long time ago, for us, distance in time and space is never a problem. I'll pick a fluorescent flower and send it to you along with it.

Yes, I know you must have many things you want to know, but there are too many things that cannot be written in a letter, just like sunlight and air, you need to realize their existence yourself.

I have written you many letters before, but they were destined to disappear into the vast ocean. As for this one... I hope it can still reach you. With the help of the Sea of Life, I will write to you again in the future. I will write to you whenever I go to a city or an interesting place, but I am not sure how long I can remember this.

This letter isn't meant to tell you anything. After all, I've only completed the first stage of adaptive evolution. I'm about to head to Deep Blue's location to complete the final transformation, which is very important, right? Since the Doctor has entrusted us with something so important, we must complete it.

I've traveled to many places, and I love this world. Of course, we all know that there are good people and bad people in this world.

Good people often put themselves in unsafe situations, while bad people use others as shields. That's why we should strive to protect the good people and eliminate the bad ones.

Grandpa Cicero's idea was good, but his path was destined to abandon those individuals who could not transform, which I think was wrong. If the blueprint for the future he depicted rejected those who were not resilient enough, then it could not be considered a successful learning and evolution for humanity.

What good people and bad people did you encounter? I won't go into mine, because although it's Mizuki standing here after the transformation, it might not be me anymore. I'm a little curious about what the Sea of Life looks like.

Don't always listen to the Doctor. Although I've never met her, you'll ultimately have to make the choice, just like I did just now. Ah, I hope you've already found that Doctor by then.

I know you must be anxious because of the incomplete memories or the urgent choices you have to make, but don't worry, you are never alone. There are many of us working together to make it work.

Even if we can't say that our path is the right one, it doesn't matter. Even if it's wrong, we can eliminate a wrong path.

Now I'm heading to the future, trying to see if I can grasp that glimmer of hope for you. I will try my best, Doctor.

An unusual silence followed. After reading the letter, almost everyone could sense that the writer's situation was dire; he was clearly very anxious. The letter was written hastily, resulting in significant jumps between sentences.

Kal'tsit and the Doctor watched Amiya quietly. She held the letter with her eyes closed, trying to read the emotions conveyed within it. This was one of Amiya's abilities; she could read an object and thus know the emotions and memories of its owner, and even learn from it.

"Anxiety, worry... relief and dissatisfaction. After finishing the letter, he felt relieved, but also felt it wasn't very well written. He didn't have time to write a second one."

"According to Angelina, these letters were relayed, so she never saw the sender, but it is definitely Mizuki's handwriting... What's going on?"

The Doctor couldn't help but bite her thumb. It wasn't surprising that a letter took less than two weeks to reach Rhodes Island, but this letter had been written and sent a year ago, and Amiya said that the lingering emotions in the letter proved that.

Did it travel through time and space to get here?

"... If it's done with the power of the Sea of Life, it might not be impossible."

Mizuki, on the contrary, became the calmest one present. Picking up the letter, he seemed to feel the emotional shift from anxiety and unease to relief and ease that he had experienced while writing it.

"But that sounds utterly absurd."

Kal'tsit's eyes flashed with many expressions. If it was simply about foreseeing the future, then she could believe it, because the Black Crown on Amiya's body could do that. The remnants of that ancient civilization did not only exist in the Material Realm, but also existed in another dimension in a very strange form.

Therefore, it can not only read past information, but also infer future possibilities based on that information, while simultaneously communicating with the future crown to obtain information synchronously, thereby achieving the effect of prediction.

However, something like Mizuki sending a letter directly from the past to the future can't be explained simply by being unscientific; it's downright mystical and unbelievable.

"The Sea of Life does not exist at any one point in time; in other words, it can appear at any point in time. I don't know what the consequences would be of interfering with the past from the future, but interfering with the future from the past... that shouldn't be too far-fetched, right?"

The Doctor lady stroked her chin, then glanced at the letter.

"Now it seems that this letter was written to us by the Mizuki of the past, and he even guessed that I would read this letter together."

"He also mentioned Cicero, so it seems that Mizuki hadn't lost her memory when she wrote this letter, and even remembered who turned her into Seaborn. But he also mentioned... her first adaptive evolution?"

If you combine the words Iberia and Deep Blue, the Doctor and Kal'tsit both know what Mizuki refers to. It is the origin of the Seaborn. The original Seaborn was created as a planetary terraforming system, but it was terraformed a second time into what it is today.

But if Mizuki had already undergone an adaptive evolution before heading to the research facility, then...

Where did he receive his first rehabilitation?

This question appeared in the minds of Doctor and Kal'tsit almost simultaneously.

"In Columbia."

This answer also came from Mizuki's mouth. Facing the surprised gazes of the three, including Amiya, Mizuki gently exhaled.

Now, many of his doubts have been answered, and a single answer that connects them all.

"I was invited to Columbia by the President of Columbia, Mark Max."

"Although I don't have memories of that time in Columbia, I do have memories of what happened after that. As for what happened before that... Susie said that I didn't show too many abnormalities."

"Now that I've read this letter, I can roughly guess what happened."

Mizuki's words left the Doctor speechless. She hadn't expected things to develop this way at all. Wait a minute, shouldn't Columbia be the villain? After all, they've done so much to Mizuki... Uh, no, it seems that up until now, Columbia's actions haven't posed any real threat to Mizuki. Only that Mr. K is a bit of a problem. Columbia's military has always been a bit dim-witted, but that doesn't mean the higher-ups aren't.

That doesn't make sense. How could Columbia possibly help Mizuki complete the adaptive modification of Heart of Deep Blue? Their technology simply couldn't support it...

"Trevor Friston!?"

Upon hearing the name uttered by the Doctor, Kal'tsit slammed her hand on the table and stood up, her eyes filled with shock.

"How could I forget him?! Wait, Doctor, didn't you have amnesia? How do you still remember him?!"

"Nonsense, don't I still remember you and Amiya!"

The Doctor and Kal'tsit couldn't help but look at each other. Yes, when Columbia was mentioned, why did they overlook Friston? That shouldn't be the case!

It's important to know that Trevor Friston is a remnant of Old Civilization and the creator of the current President of Columbia, making him a father figure to him.

"Amiya, get my and Kal'tsit's brains checked."

"You don't need to get checked," Kal'tsit rolled her eyes. "You're definitely got something wrong with your head anyway."

"That's still older than you pretending to be young..."

"Um?"

Kal'tsit gave her a sharp look, and without saying a word, the Doctor immediately burrowed back behind Mizuki.

"Mizuki!" Miss Doctor yelled, then poked her head out, "Your second wife is bullying me, waaaaah!"

"Stop fooling around, Doctor." Mizuki ruffled the Doctor's hair. "It seems you and Dr. Kal'tsit both know what's going on."

"It's just some speculation."

The Doctor buried her head in Mizuki's hair, then suddenly remembered something: why did she seek out Cicero in the first place? And since she already knew about Terra's situation at that time, it goes without saying that she most likely sought out Cicero for Mizuki's sake.

Since Mizuki is connected to Columbia, and most likely to Trevor Friston, it means...

"Kal'tsit, didn't I go to Columbia back then?"

"I've been there, not only have I been there... Now, Scout and Outcast are on the Preserver's side as guards. Damn it, why did I forget?"

This was probably the first time Kal'tsit had spoken these thoughts so openly. Amiya examined her mind and finally let go.

"Dr. Kal'tsit's thinking has been deliberately guided, which makes her subconsciously ignore or disregard certain things."

"Take Friston for example, I must have met him, I must have made some kind of deal with him."

The Doctor gritted her teeth. While some mysteries had been solved, many secrets remained shrouded in mist, obscuring the truth they sought. Kal'tsit's thoughts had been manipulated—who could have done it? Who could have done such a thing?

A name and a smiling face appeared in Doctor's mind.

"Could it be her...? No, that must have been years ago."

A pair of hands were gently placed on the Doctor's temples, and the cool sensation gradually calmed Doctor mood and thoughts.

"My brain almost overheated, thank you Mizuki."

Miss Doctor breathed a sigh of relief. She had just thought of so many things. The amount of information contained in Mizuki's letter was enormous, and there were still nine more to come.

As of now, the Doctor and his team have deciphered less than half of the information in this letter. There are still many other parts that deserve careful analysis, such as what it means to "go to the future," what it means to eliminate errors on the path, and what many of Mizuki's efforts are still worthwhile.

This letter would be much better if it were written more clearly and in more detail; otherwise, it's too difficult to decipher.

"Don't think too much about it for now. TV dramas and novels develop the plot little by little."

"But reality always kicks you in the back unexpectedly."

The Doctor looked at Kal'tsit, clearly also wondering who had been guiding her thoughts. Ever since her encounter with Mizuki, Kal'tsit had felt something was off, sometimes feeling like Rhodes Island was missing people. Now she realized that many of Rhodes Island's Elite Operator were not on the island.

Those Elite Operator were all dispatched by Kal'tsit herself; how could she have forgotten about them?

"Rather than saying that her thoughts were guided, it's more accurate to say that Dr. Kal'tsit's mind inexplicably showed signs of collapse. Of course, it was just that she showed signs; she's stabilized now, and even seems more stable than before."

"It must be due to the influence of Mizuki!"

Miss Doctor doesn't care about anything; she just blames everything she can't understand on Mizuki, since there's an 80% chance it's related to him.

However, it now seems that the unusual changes in Mizuki are definitely related to Doctor. herself and Trevor Friston in the Columbia Underground.

"It seems that once Iberia returns, we can go directly to find my compatriot. Kal'tsit, wasn't it me who led you to find Friston?"

"Yes, but only we know his true identity. The Rhodes Island operators still treat him as a simple artificial intelligence system."

Friston's identity is, after all, special. Kal'tsit was worried that if the operators found out, they would question her existence, since he could be considered one of the creators to them.

"That's good. Oh really, how could this happen?" Miss Doctor couldn't help but cover her face. "What else did I do back then?"

Without a doubt, Miss Doctor could guess what had happened. It must have been her who went to Cicero and asked him to give the Heart of Deep Blue to Mizuki, and then had Mark Max and Trevor Friston help Mizuki complete the first stage of evolution.

The problem is, why did the Doctor do that in the first place? She thought that her only reason for going to Cicero was to get Mizuki to Rhodes Island as soon as possible so she could spend all her time with the little jellyfish.

It now seems that Doctor's initial goal was probably not simply to flatten the entire Terra, and Mizuki was her most powerful card.

(Damn, so it seems I'm the villain after all?)

"Mizuki, how about I sell myself to you to atone for my sins? I'll wash myself clean and wait for you tonight, okay?"

"What are you saying in front of Amiya, you shameless bastard!"

Kal'tsit slapped the Doctor on the head, ignoring Amiya's blushing face, and dragged the Doctor away.

Mizuki was left helplessly resting her chin on her hand. Indeed, his relationship with the Doctor involved many things. But why was the last sentence of that letter addressed to the Doctor, while the preceding sentences used the phrase "that Doctor"?

Remember to lock the door next time, badi157 camphor tree.

"What?! Go to my house!?"

Exusiai was delighted when she heard Mizuki say she would take her on a trip, but when she heard that they would have to go through Laterano and stay for two more days, she jumped out of bed in fright and pinned Mizuki down.

"I'm not kidding, are you serious?"

"Can't we go see your parents? After all, we already have a child. It would be good for us."

"That's true, but I always wanted to surprise them. Back then, I only wrote to my sister."

Exusiai straddles Mizuki's body, which is probably her favorite pose. Mizuki looks cutest from this angle, and there's always an indescribable sense of accomplishment in it.

"You have so many surprises to give them now."

Mizuki's clothes were disheveled, making her look rather alluring, but Exusiai was unaware of her intense desire and only subconsciously teased her with her foot.

"Now that you have a child, we're planning to get married, and Sister Lemuen has recovered, what do you think your uncle and aunt will think if they find out?"

"They'd probably jump for joy, then practically shout through a megaphone Laterano their daughter's found a boyfriend. Maybe the cavalry and the Pope would come in person, urging you and me to settle in Lungmen, and even offering to buy us a house."

"I'm getting more and more Xiao Le just how many legends you've left behind in Laterano, Xiao Le."

Blinking, Mizuki realized she might have underestimated her girlfriend's influence in Laterano. She was too powerful; people were willing to pay for her house rather than be afraid of her going back to live there.

You know, the Laterano are notoriously troublesome.

"Don't ask, and don't ask my sister or Mostima."