Mizuki's Catgirl Girlfriend

Saria was somewhat worried. Although she was mentally prepared for the possibility of side effects, as a former director at Rhine Lab, she knew very well that such aftereffects were usually not easy to manage.

"The only problem is that they might be itchy sometimes, which is normal for the regeneration of flesh and nerve tissue. And they might be a little stronger."

Aside from entering that emotionally uncontrollable state, Mizuki hasn't noticed any other side effects yet. As long as she can control it, that's fine. Her treatment doesn't rely on medication.

"You've become stronger?"

"Yes, the increase and absorption of life force is similar to the accumulation of biological energy. When there is enough accumulation, it can produce evolutionary effects. However, this evolution is not enough to produce changes in appearance. So it is more likely to manifest as a little more strength, a little faster running, and a little more appetite."

At this point, Mizuki suddenly realized why she had such a big appetite, and then subconsciously took a piece of Originium from Ifrit's wrist, put it in her mouth, and chewed it a couple of times.

This action immediately plunged everyone present into an eerie silence. Even the Doctor was stunned. Although she knew that Seaborn possessed the power to counter Originium, Mizuki's move was simply too shocking.

"Um... is this edible?"

Huang's teeth chattered as she said this. Although she was brave enough to fall 300 meters in freefall without blinking, it didn't mean she wasn't afraid of death.

Although the Originium the surface of Infected is not as active as that of unprocessed ones, it can still infect others, which is why they are rejected and particularly unwelcome. It's truly the first time I've seen someone like Mizuki directly bite into it.

"It's alright, the taste is pretty good, a bit like popcorn, but it's a little crunchy."

Listening to Mizuki's words, everyone turned their attention to Ifrit's hands. The area where Mizuki had extracted the Originium was growing flesh and blood, and soon it became no different from the rest of the body.

"It doesn't feel surprising at all that this kind of thing happened to Mizuki..."

The Doctor scratched her head, mainly because she was startled. But since Mizuki could cure Liz and Rosemary, it seemed normal for her to eat Originium. It just made her want to try it too.

"Won't you get Oripathy?"

"Mizuki wouldn't do that. He's naturally able to resist Originium, which is very special. But please don't spread these things around."

Everyone present is trustworthy, so it's not a bad thing if they find out that Mizuki is able to counter Originium. However, if others find out and spread the word, many people will definitely become interested in Mizuki and might even want to capture him, just like the people in Columbia.

However, given Mizuki's current combat strength, capturing him would be tantamount to forcing him to prematurely destroy Terra.

"Certainly."

Huang, Shining, and the others all nodded in agreement. Even if the Doctor didn't tell, they wouldn't. Mizuki was the savior of someone they cherished, and they would never do something like repaying kindness with enmity, even if it meant their deaths.

"But to actually eat Originium, that's... a bit scary."

"It's not that you can't cook it thoroughly, but it might explode."

Mizuki didn't think her behavior was scary at all. Seaborn is a kind of creature that can survive by eating soil. For them, both organic and inorganic matter can be converted into energy.

"Does it really taste like popcorn?"

Ifrit curiously leaned closer, looking at the Originium crystals on her skin, and suddenly felt an urge to take a bite.

"Similar, but not the same texture."

"Ifrit! Don't eat random things!"

As soon as Silence spoke, Ifrit immediately shrank back. There was no way around it; no matter how capable the child was, most mothers always had an innate sense of control.

"Anyway, there are no problems so far. If anything goes wrong, just give me a call. I'll be in Rhodes Island most of the month."

It will take at least half a month for Iberia to receive the news, discuss the results, and send them back. Mizuki isn't in a hurry, though. He's quite content staying on Rhodes Island anyway, and it should take about half a month for Ifrit and the others' conditions to stabilize.

"Thanks."

Saria sincerely said that the prospect of Ifrit's recovery was the best news for her, as were Shining and Blaze.

The group bid farewell to Mizuki and soon returned with their respective children... well, okay, someone left their ward behind.

"Mizuki?"

Rosemary gently tugged at Mizuki's clothes, then climbed into his lap and sat down. The Doctor frowned, a strange light flashing in her eyes.

"Little kitty, this is my boyfriend."

"Oh."

Rosemary nodded, then turned to face Mizuki, opened her arms and hugged his waist, gently rubbing her head against Mizuki's shoulder, before casting a simple and questioning look at the Doctor.

"So what?"

"..."

The usually successful Doctor student was stunned by Rosemary's question. She suddenly remembered that this little kitten seemed to be very proactive towards people it liked, and because it was young and forgetful, it had no concept of relationships between men and women.

Most importantly, she doesn't engage in conversation; she just lets you talk while she hugs me.

"Mizuki, do you know that the minimum sentence is five years imprisonment and the maximum is the death penalty?"

"Even if you say that... Doctor, I can't just leave her there, can I?"

Mizuki's face showed a mixture of amusement and exasperation. He didn't mind holding Rosemary; perhaps it was because he was about to become a father, so he still liked children. However, Rosemary was different. This girl had almost forced herself on him yesterday, and just now, while rubbing against Mizuki, she had secretly threatened him, saying, "If you don't want Huang to know what happened yesterday, you'd better behave."

I really don't know where this little girl learned so much, but the problem is that Mizuki is really worried that Huang will find out about this, so right now she can only let Rosemary hold her.

Fortunately, the Doctor was there, so the kitten didn't do anything rash. She simply liked holding Mizuki and found his embrace very comfortable.

"Okay then, um, I was originally thinking that having dinner together would count as a date, but now it'll be the three of us."

"Can't three people go on a date?"

The naturally cunning yet slightly naive kitten asked curiously. Rosemary genuinely didn't understand, and Mizuki didn't know how to answer her. The Doctor was also stunned. Oh right, there doesn't seem to be any law that says three people can't go on a date together.

But Rosemary is still like a child.

"Doctor, what is a boyfriend?"

Rosemary suddenly realized she didn't know the meaning of the word. She looked at the Doctor curiously. She really didn't know the word. Rosemary's amnesia had always made her need to spend more energy remembering those who were good to her.

"A boyfriend is someone you like, someone you want to be with forever, someone you think about all the time. But for boys, what they're looking for is a girlfriend."

"Oh." Rosemary nodded, then looked at Mizuki, "Mizuki, will you be my boyfriend?"

"..."

Mizuki and Doctor were successfully choked by the Rosemary. This little cat really has no manners at all. No, this is what they call ignorance is bliss.

"Is it not allowed?"

Rosemary tilted her head cutely. She didn't understand anything about boyfriend-girlfriend relationships, but last night when she went to sleep, she kept thinking about Mizuki. Just thinking about what she did with Mizuki during the day made her feel hot, but also very comfortable.

"But I already have a girlfriend, and Rosemary, you're still too young. This isn't a good idea."

"Can you only have one girlfriend? Can only adults be girlfriends?"

Seeing Rosemary innocently asking Mizuki a question, the Doctor felt a little panicked. It wasn't that she felt guilty for leading the child astray, but rather that if Kal'tsit found out about this, Theresa probably wouldn't be able to save her life even if she crawled out of her grave.

"Well... there isn't such a rule."

Mizuki thought about it. Although he only Exusiai one girlfriend in name, Texas, he had also developed real relationships with Texas and the others, not to mention Lemuen was almost becoming his secret lover.

"Can't I be your girlfriend? Hmm, how about I be your girlfriend?"

"There doesn't seem to be much difference between the two."

Something must have gone wrong with yesterday's treatment. Mizuki sensed that Rosemary was acting strangely; at the very least, this young girl shouldn't be so obsessed with herself.

"Then I'll take yesterday's... um..."

Before Rosemary could finish speaking, Mizuki immediately covered her mouth. There was no way around it; if the Doctor knew what had happened yesterday, this girl would definitely let it slip again.

The crucial point is that he was the one who was forced yesterday, and no one would believe that if he told them.

"What?"

"It's nothing, Doctor. If you keep asking me these kinds of questions, I'll report you to Kal'tsit."

"Hey, how could you do this? You promised to protect me, but how did you end up hanging out with someone like Kal'tsit, that old... boss-like person?"

The Doctor immediately felt what betrayal meant. Mizuki was prioritizing romance over friendship! However, the Doctor felt that her figure and looks were much better than Kal'tsit's, so such a statement seemed Tai He.

"Because Kal'tsit is the best at keeping you in check."

Mizuki rolled her eyes at her, then gently rubbed the head of the kitten in her arms.

"Rosemary, you can't rush things like dating. Let's talk about it when you're older. You're still young. We can just be friends, add each other as friends and chat."

"Then I'll let Huang be your girlfriend; she's all grown up now."

"... What kind of strange development is this? Why is Huang being dragged into this?"

"Because I live with Huang."

(My feelings are simply that I want to be with Mizuki.)

Doctor scratched her head. No matter how cute and sensible Rosemary, she is still a little girl after all. She has a high IQ, but her EQ is basically at the level of a ten-year-old. Rather than saying she likes Mizuki, it's more accurate to say that she simply feels comfortable around him.

Having figured this out, Mizuki seemed to have a clue. It was probably because during the treatment yesterday afternoon, she connected Rosemary's consciousness with the Sea of Life. The feeling of being surrounded and nourished by the Sea of Life made her instinctively dependent on it. And Mizuki is the Sea of Life itself, so that's why Rosemary likes him.

More importantly, Mizuki recalled that the Sea of Life wasn't so peaceful after all.

Did you teach Rosemary some strange things yesterday?

Mizuki's voice traveled through the Sea of Life to the minds of all the Sea Siren, startling several of Sea Siren so much that they accidentally detonated the volcano and were blasted away again.

[Dad! We swear we didn't do anything! It was all my older sister's doing. She instigated that little kitten to ***** you!]

[You guys (damn it), you promised to deny it together, but you were all involved too!]

Siren No. 1's voice sounded a bit agitated, and now Mizuki understood. Besides instinctively craving more life force, these Sea Siren had also fed Rosemary a bunch of inappropriate things while she was in a daze. No wonder the originally well-behaved and cute little kitten had turned into this.

"Meow~ Mizuki ~"

Rosemary licked Mizuki's neck, then moved downwards, unable to resist gently biting his collarbone, leaving two marks from her canine teeth, her eyes glazed over.

Mizuki turned around and saw the Doctor standing at the gate giving him a thumbs-up, the meaning of which was simple: Keep going, Mizuki, I believe in you.

With a mother like that, it's no wonder these Sea Siren are acting like this. Looks like we still need to teach the Doctor a lesson.

Chapter 139 Mizuki's Kitten Girlfriend

"Proselytizing?"

A few big question marks popped up above Irene's head, as if she had never expected to receive such information.

"Yes, according to our investigation, those newly bred Seaborn have intelligence extremely close to that of humans, and even imitate human lifestyles. They not only understand Iberia, but it can even be said that they have developed... civilization."

Civilization—what an ironic word. In the eyes of the Iberia, the Seaborn were always beasts, threats, and creatures that gnawed at the coastline like insects. Yet, the Seaborn actually had their own civilization, and even began missionary work in Iberia?

"Are the Grand Inquisitors aware of this?"

"Yes, they are discussing it, and His Excellency Dario hopes you can go and investigate."

The first suspect in Iberia regarding the sudden change in the Seaborn was actually the Church of the Deep, because the Sea Siren must have learned about the culture and language of this land through some means. As for their missionary work, Irene was quite curious about what kind of faith the Seaborn could have.

How did they proselytize?

"Well... we don't force people to believe in the religion, but believers can receive a fish weighing at least eight pounds and a pound of eggs every week. There are subsidies for believers who are struggling financially."

After hearing the intelligence officer's description, Irene felt like there might be something wrong with her ears. Was this some kind of Sea Siren who killed without blinking an eye and beat up every single judge in the Inquisition?

However, when Irene herself arrived at the nearest town where Sea Siren were proselytizing, she realized she had been too naive; all she could say was... 6.

"Come and see! Joining our cult won't hurt you, and you won't be fooled! Joining now will get you two rolls of tissues. Become one of the first 10,000 believers—oh, we've already reached 10,000! Become one of the first 50,000 believers and you can get a pound of eggs!"

Upon hearing this, the townspeople, who had previously shown no interest in proselytizing, all crowded around.

"I want to join the church! Where can I get the eggs?"

"Can I just exchange it for cash? I don't eat eggs."

"What do I need to do to join the church? Are there membership fees?"

"As expected, whoever provides the benefits is the mother; tangible benefits are much better than just talking for a long time, "Siren No. 2333 said with a smile.

"Please don't rush, everyone. Please fill out the form here. Those who are illiterate should register over there. Our Life God Church not only provides free medical consultations every week, but also free literacy courses. We guarantee that you will be able to read in seven days, learn basic arithmetic in ten days, and apply to university in three years."

"If you convert to religion, you can receive a sea fish every week; there are subsidies for impoverished households."

Looking at the busy Sea Siren, Irene frowned. She really couldn't figure out what the other party was doing. There was no bewitching aura, and the Inquisition for the Fish had already checked and found no signs of tampering.

It was just a small town with a small population. Soon, almost all the residents of the town had completed their conversion procedures. Miss 2333 looked at the stack of documents in her hand and thought to herself that this was only the beginning.

"Hey, is it true that you can get something if you join the cult?"

A rather impolite voice rang out. Siren No. 2333 looked up and realized the person in front of her looked familiar. Upon closer inspection... oh my god, wasn't this the little girl she'd hung up and beaten up that night?

However, Irene did not recognize the Sea Siren in front of her. After all, the sky was rather dark that night, and it was difficult to see clearly even under the moonlight. Moreover, the Siren No. 2333 had a snake tail back then, but now it had a human tail, which was quite different.

"Ah... yes, you can receive it, but please fill out a form before joining the church."