Please Save Stella

"Even like this... there was still no way?"

As he reached the corridor outside the infirmary, Shin Asuka heard the captain's voice and reflexively ducked behind the wall.

The captain was speaking with the military doctor in the infirmary.

"Yes. From the current situation, it is only a matter of time."

It took Shin Asuka a second to understand what that meant.

They were talking about Stella... dying.

It had been bad enough not thinking about it, but the thought made his whole body tremble.

Shin Asuka struggled to hold himself together, bracing himself against the wall so he would not collapse to the floor.

The military doctor continued, "Of course, it would be best if she held on until we handed her over. But if she cannot, continuing to prolong her vital signs like this may not be appropriate... It will only make it harder for the researchers to obtain accurate data. Even if they intend to dissect her..."

Dissect?

The moment he heard that word, Shin Asuka's nearly frozen thoughts exploded into motion.

He said dissect? What the hell were they talking about?!

"The Council wants a living subject! If it is just sample data, have we not already collected enough at the research institute?"

Dissection... data... samples.

At last, Shin Asuka understood.

The military doctor had not continued treating Stella to save her life.

On the contrary, he had just suggested they stop sustaining her life, because that would make it difficult for the researchers to obtain data.

He had actually said it would be better if Stella died! All for the sake of data?

"Whatever happens, continue maintaining her life. I still hope we can extradite her alive if possible."

He heard the captain reach his conclusion.

But the captain could only see Stella as a