Mizuki's New Target / Skadi Finally Gets Her Act Together!

"There are a lot of comics on Huang's computer and under her bed that I've seen before, but I don't know where her toys are..."

Watching Rosemary count on her fingers, Mizuki suddenly felt that it might be better to let this kitten move in with her. "One is influenced by one's company," she thought, and felt that Rosemary's behavior Tai He.

Or should we entrust our daughter to Kal'tsit? Ah, now that you mention it, entrusting our daughter to Lemuen to raise is indeed the right decision.

"Mizuki, do you want to read those comics too? I can get them for you."

"Oh, no need, no need."

Mizuki quickly shook her head. Rosemary gently sucked on her finger and pondered. The pain was gone from her mind, and her thinking became much smoother. The only problem was that Rosemary knew too little about this subject, and her perspective was often quite strange.

"Hmm, you don't like those? In that case, I can show them to Mizuki."

"Really, you don't need it!"

Mizuki quickly grabbed Rosemary's hand to prevent the girl from doing anything outrageous, and couldn't help but lecture her.

"Girls should know how to protect themselves and not show themselves to strangers."

"But aren't we friends?"

"Um... it has to be a very close friend, or at least a boyfriend/girlfriend!"

"But Mizuki, you've seen it before, so we're boyfriend and girlfriend, right?"

Oh no, she'd been tricked by this little cat. Mizuki realized she didn't even know how to refute her. When she was almost exhausted, Rosemary had taken advantage of her. If it weren't for those tentacles playing tricks on her, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

How about we have grilled tentacles for supper tonight?

Mizuki felt a headache coming on just thinking about it, but she could only rub Rosemary's head to steer the conversation away from the topic.

"Can we not tell anyone what happened before? Let's keep it a secret between the two of us."

"Okay, I'll remember that."

Rosemary was quite well-behaved at this moment, but as soon as she finished speaking, she couldn't help but kiss Mizuki's cheek. She felt that the touch was very similar to the pudding that Amiya had given her yesterday. If she wasn't worried about Mizuki getting hurt, she might have even thought of taking a bite.

You can't kiss me when other people are around.

"Okay." Rosemary glanced around, then kissed him again. "There's no one else here."

I'll get angry if you don't listen to me.

As expected, this trick was more effective. Seeing that Rosemary immediately calmed down, Mizuki couldn't help but rub his temples. This little kitten seemed to be more active when it was in his arms.

But there's no use thinking about it now. I should go find Kal'tsit first. The big cat should be able to keep the little cat in check. For Mizuki, Kal'tsit is one of the few people she can trust.

Chapter 142 Mizuki's New Target

Regarding the matter of Mizuki and Rosemary, Kal'tsit could easily guess that something must have happened during the treatment that day. However, at that time, both she and Blaze were held up by Warfarin, and the nearly twenty-minute gap must have allowed that little cat to do something to Mizuki.

As for why it couldn't have been Mizuki, it's because Kal'tsit knows that Mizuki likes women with good figures; she's experienced it firsthand, except for Exusiai is an exception.

Considering that the relationship between Mizuki and Rosemary wasn't irreparable yet, Kal'tsit didn't want to say anything more to avoid embarrassment. Besides, she couldn't persuade Rosemary anyway; the little kitten was too stubborn.

"I feel like my reputation on Rhodes Island might not be very good from now on."

Sitting across from Kal'tsit, Mizuki rubbed her temples. If Exusiai found out about this, she would definitely get a few more beatings.

"Indeed, it's rare to see Rosemary so attached to anyone other than Amiya."

Kal'tsit could sense Mizuki's helplessness as she glanced at the kitten that had fallen asleep because the examination had taken too long. It was truly baffling what to do with this stubborn little cat.

What are you planning to do?

"There's no way around it. I can't shake her off, and I can't just push her away directly. Let's just be friends for now. She's easy to please."

"Is this 'satisfaction' you're talking about... legitimate?"

This question caused Mizuki's relaxed expression to freeze instantly, and she couldn't help but puff out her cheeks and stare at Kal'tsit.

Are you kidding me?

"Sorry," Kal'tsit said with a faint smile, "I just suddenly felt that this would be more interesting."

"So, you're just joking with me, huh?" Mizuki poked Kal'tsit's cheek in annoyance, but couldn't help staring at her face from top to bottom, occasionally pausing at her chest—a normal reaction.

The undisguised gaze made Kal'tsit a little embarrassed, and she quickly regained her usual indifferent expression.

Is there something strange on my face?

"No," Mizuki gently shook her head, "It's just that I feel Kal'tsit look much prettier when you smile than usual. You should smile more often."

That's absolutely true. Kal'tsit's looks are definitely among the best in Rhodes Island, but she always has a stern face, so cold that it's as if she has "keep away, strangers and acquaintances alike" written all over her face.

Having lived too long and lost too much, Kal'tsit gradually closed herself off. However, due to Doctor Doctor's unreasonable interference, Mizuki unexpectedly established close contact with her, which made it easier for Kal'tsit to lower her guard around Mizuki. Mizuki's smile was indeed very beautiful.

"Enough of that. I estimate Iberia will receive my letter today. Who are you planning to bring?"

Kal'tsit changed the subject, and Mizuki didn't say anything more, only thinking about the number of people she expected.

"Not many, just Skadi, Specter, and the Doctor will suffice. Oh, and Ho'olheyak, she hasn't shown up much lately."

"Skadi and the Doctor?"

If it were Specter, it would be fine, but since the Doctor and Skadi are also going, Kal'tsit has to think it over carefully.

It's not that I'm worried that Mizuki won't be able to protect the Doctor, but rather that I'm worried that Ishar-mla inside Skadi will return to the Brood Seaborn and launch an attack on the land. Skadi has been on land for a long time, and her return will inevitably lead to further evolution of the Brood Seaborn. That's when the real Terra crisis will begin.

"I will protect the Doctor's words. You don't need to worry about Skadi either. The current Seaborn the Brood Sea Siren basically only obey my orders, Ishar-mla can't influence the Sea Siren either."

Mizuki already knew that Ishar-mla, another Seaborn, Firstborn inside Skadi. However, Ishar-mla seemed very determined to reproduce with him. This impulse also affected Skadi, who already liked Mizuki, making her increasingly dissatisfied with the current situation and requiring her to spend more time coaxing her each time.

However, Skadi isn't exactly hard to coax, considering her intelligence. She's not exactly super smart, so a hug and a couple of kisses will do the trick. But with Specter, it would take at least two hours to win him over.

Are you sure?

"Yes, I can guarantee that Ishar-mla will listen to me, but of course, all of this must be based on the premise of the continuation of the Seaborn the Brood."

The Seaborn obey the Mizuki because they believe that Izumik can lead the entire race to a brighter future. The Mizuki can command them, but the Brood itself will also consider whether this is beneficial.

This is why Mizuki has never offered to help resolve Aegir's predicament. The Seaborn disagree, and Aegir remains the Brood enemy of the Seaborn. If it weren't for that inexplicable shield, Aegir would have been overthrown long ago.

"That's fine then... But besides Skadi and Specter, there's another person coming with you. She might be a bit difficult to get along with, but she's not a bad person."

"That Ms. Gladiia, right?"

Exusiai mentioned Gladiia to Mizuki before and warned him to be careful, but since Gladiia could appear on Rhodes Island, Mizuki believed that Kal'tsit must know and tacitly approve of it. In other words, Mizuki didn't need to worry about Gladiia attacking him, especially since Mizuki's combat power was indeed a bit excessive.

"It seems she came to see you."

"Xiao Le told me. I haven't met Ms. Gladiia yet, but I can guess what her attitude is."

The hatred and conflict between Aegir and Seaborn is related to the survival of their race. Mizuki can understand Gladiia. You should know that even Skadi wanted to kill Mizuki at the beginning. At that time, Mizuki thought she was aloof and cold, but later she realized that she was just a simple-minded person who didn't understand the situation and was not good at interacting with people.

Therefore, Mizuki would not harbor any resentment towards Gladiia because of this; he did not believe that he could be liked by everyone.

"Skadi and Specter don't know about Gladiia yet; it was originally planned as a covert move."

Speaking of this, Kal'tsit couldn't help but glance at Mizuki a few more times. Originally, Gladiia had planned to use Specter and Skadi to lure the Church of the Deep into a trap, but Mizuki's appearance completely stunned the Church of the Deep. Seaborn now ignores the entire Church of the Deep, Sea Siren have even directly labeled the Church of the Deep as lawbreakers and spread rumors everywhere.

"But since we're going to Iberia together, we should let Skadi and Specter know, right?"

"Yes, I'll leave this matter to you. Also, regarding the treatments," Kal'tsit said, taking a document from her drawer and handing it to Mizuki. "These are your next treatment patients."

Mizuki took the report and glanced at it. Sure enough, Lappland was mentioned. Although Mizuki had given her some treatment, the effect was definitely not as good as it was now. In addition, Lappland never cared about her health, and her condition had worsened to the point that it was more serious than it was a year ago.

Next was another girl named Adele Naumann, who didn't look very old. Her operator codename was Eyjafjalla. Although she was about the same height as Rosemary, she was surprisingly a college student. Mizuki glanced at her medical report and then frowned.

"Eyjafjalla is a volcanologist and Catastrophe Messenger. Her long-term research on volcanoes has aggravated her condition considerably. Her auditory nerve system is severely compressed by Oripathy, resulting in varying degrees of hearing loss. Moreover, her visual system is also affected, often becoming blurred, forcing her to use hearing aids."

"Um..."

Listening to Kal'tsit's explanation and reading the report describing how the lesions directly affected the nervous system, Mizuki felt that Eyjafjalla's situation might be even more difficult to handle than Liz's and Rosemary's.

Although Liz is paralyzed, she only needs to have her damaged nerve and muscle tissue repaired and gradually adapt. Rosemary, on the other hand, is used to soothe her mind and repair the damage to her brain.

However, Eyjafjalla is different. The Originium has assimilated her nervous system, and it is somewhat difficult for Mizuki to carry out treatment without affecting her memory and personality.

This doesn't mean it's incurable. The key is that the care plan is similar to that of Rosemary, which involves uploading Eyjafjalla's personality and memories to the Sea of Life first, and then reshaping her brain. It's like transferring data to the cloud before replacing hardware.

His main concern was that the Rosemary issue might recur. One kitten was already troublesome enough; another one would really give him a headache.

Can it be cured?

"It's a bit troublesome, but we can give it a try. Nothing will happen."

Well, although I'm worried that something Rosemary's incident might happen again, it's always a good thing to save someone. Mizuki is practically a doctor now, and besides, Doctor will definitely ask him for help.

"Hmm, and Ho'olheyak too?"

Mizuki couldn't help but look up at Kal'tsit, because he saw Ho'olheyak's medical report. During her time on Rhodes Island, Ho'olheyak had been under Kal'tsit's management and couldn't contact people casually. After all, her identity as Melnade Foundation agent was indeed very sensitive. There were too many secrets on Rhodes Island, and Kal'tsit didn't want Columbia to notice her too soon.

"Her case is very special, but it's not difficult to handle. It's obvious that her brain was modified in some way when she was born. She also has siblings who died young because of this. It's pure luck that she survived."

"The cyborgs were her family. The Feathered Serpent Clan always dreamed of one day returning to their former glory, forcibly stuffing that not-so-short history into a child's mind. This greatly shortened Ho'olheyak's life. She could have lived to at least two hundred years old, but now forty-five is the end of her life."

Kal'tsit spoke these words casually, because there were far too many examples like Ho'olheyak, and many people in Terra were still immersed in the Illustrious of the past and unwilling to wake up.

"She's actually the easiest to treat. You just need to keep infusing her with life force. In fact, there's no better treatment option."

Mizuki's understanding of Ho'olheyak's situation is that her lifespan limit has been locked. Mizuki cannot make her an immortal being, as that would be too risky. However, he can replenish Ho'olheyak's life force. For example, if Ho'olheyak's life force is 45 years, Mizuki can replenish the life force she has consumed, restoring her to 45 years, thus extending her lifespan.

However, this makes Ho'olheyak seem rather pitiful, burdened with a mission that doesn't belong to her, driven by her obsession.

Mizuki felt he should spend more time with Ho'olheyak in the future. He then looked at the last patient's report and frowned slightly, even more puzzled than when he had seen Ho'olheyak earlier.

"Whisperain? What's wrong with her?"

He was an Aegir, with gray hair and blue eyes. His left eye was covered by a white eyepatch, giving him a frail appearance that evoked pity in people.

"She's not exactly a patient in the conventional sense. According to the Doctor ..." Kal'tsit hesitated for a moment, but ultimately felt that the Doctor's analogy was the most fitting. "We hope you can win her over."

"???"

Mizuki swore that when he heard this, he even doubted whether the Kal'tsit in front of him was someone else in disguise, but life's reactions don't lie, especially since Kal'tsit was connected to the Sea of Life.

"This guide probably isn't the one I'm thinking of, is it?"

"It's what you're thinking of." Kal'tsit rubbed her temples. She knew it was indeed strange, letting her boyfriend go and seduce other women.

However, the thought that Mizuki was Exusiai's boyfriend and that they were still lovers made Kal'tsit feel a little better.

"Whisperain and you should belong to a major branch of Aegir. According to her, when the body can no longer tolerate the environment or suffers severe trauma, it will revert to a juvenile state, similar to rejuvenation, but it will suffer significant memory loss. This makes her introverted and withdrawn, and she has serious psychological problems. We hope you can help her..."

"It was the Doctor's idea, wasn't it?" Mizuki sighed softly. It was obvious who had come up with that idea. "Strategy guides... this isn't a game, and I'm not good at psychological counseling."

"The Doctor said you might not be good at psychological counseling, but you're definitely a master at flirting with girls."

Kal'tsit pointed to Rosemary curled up on the bed, and Mizuki's tentacles gently tidied the kitten's blanket. Thinking of the group of girls she was connected with, Mizuki was speechless and couldn't refute it.

So you hope I can help her get over her inner conflict?

"If possible, I hope you can help her with her problem. Eyjafjalla will be here later. Lappland, go find her yourself. Whisperain usually stays in the multimedia room or the library."

As she spoke, Kal'tsit walked over to Rosemary and gently picked her up.

"I'll take Rosemary back to rest first."

"Um."

Watching Kal'tsit carry Rosemary away, Mizuki suddenly felt that Kal'tsit and Rosemary now seemed like mother and daughter. It seems that Kal'tsit has really developed maternal instincts since becoming pregnant.

Chapter 143 Skadi finally straightened up!

Exusiai thought she would get used to it, but life without Mizuki was really hard to endure, and even sleeping wasn't so easy. Fortunately, someone always had to keep watch in the wilderness. Exusiai turned the campfire and ate the cake that Mizuki had given her before leaving.

"Aren't you going to rest? You've been keeping watch for two nights in a row. That's not good for a pregnant woman."

Texas brought over a cup of tea, Exusiai accepted, watching her sit down beside her.

"I can't sleep, and besides, my physical condition is much better than before."

Exusiai spoke, Exusiai casually picked up a piece of firewood as thick as her arm, then easily snapped it in two. For her now, this was a piece of cake.

The vitality emanating from Mizuki brought about some subtle changes in the girls at Penguin Logistics, at least in terms of their physical condition. Even after several nights without sleep, they didn't feel uncomfortable; on the contrary, the longer they stayed up, the more energetic they became.

"It shouldn't be because he was over-enhanced by Mizuki." Texas pointed to the tent. "If you can sleep soundly in an empty tent, you have even less reason to do so."

Exusiai rolled her eyes at Texas, then finished her hot tea.

"Alright, alright, I admit I was thinking about Mizuki, okay? Seriously, you know that, don't you?"

It wasn't just Exusiai; Texas and Sora also missed Mizuki. It wasn't just about having someone to cook for them or sing lullabies; it was simply about having a pillar of support, someone to rely on. For these girls, it wasn't easy to break free from this comfortable feeling.