Skadi, returning to infinity

"Seventh Sister's ability will repel other Originium Beasts from getting close, except for you."

"So there's nothing we can do to help her."

"Besides, she's rather withdrawn. Apart from my third and fourth sisters and me, no one else really wants to get close to her..."

Themis shrugged. None of these Originium behemoths were normal.

"I understand now..."

"I will go and help her later."

Did she give her time?

Skadi still had unfinished business in Ursus and couldn't just go out.

"Yes, if it's not finished within three months, she'll..."

Themis glanced at her cautiously, her tone somewhat downcast.

"She'll be sad."

"...That answer is a bit strange."

What will happen if she's sad?

Kal'tsit frowned. What was going on?

"Seventh Sister...Seventh Sister is the master of rainy days and sad emotions."

"Once she becomes sad, it will rain endlessly, and it will bring tragedy..."

"This is the effect of her ability, which she herself is unaware of."

Themis watched them with amusement, genuinely worried that they might mistake Seventh Sister for some strange person.

"No wonder he's so reclusive..."

"But do you even have control over your emotions?"

“It was all natural force before, but suddenly an emotion came along. It’s very strange.”

Kal'tsit finally understood that it was perfectly normal for the seventh sister to be withdrawn, but...

What, then, is mastering emotions?

Have their abilities reached that level?

"Yes, it has always been there. Birth, old age, sickness, and death, and sloth, pride, gluttony, lust, wrath, envy, and greed."

There are eleven abilities in total.

"The reason you're hearing this for the first time is because the brothers and sisters who have mastered these emotions... are all very strange."

Themis's expression was somewhat strange, but she stopped abruptly after saying something and didn't continue, instead closing her eyes to think.

Chapter 30: She wouldn't have...done it with Kal'tsit and the others, would she?

"It seems you don't want to talk about it, so I won't ask."

When Kal'tsit saw her like this, she didn't say much, she just stretched.

"Dear Doctor, what do you want to do now?"

Looking back at Skadi, I saw her deep in thought and felt a little curious.

"I'm wondering now if some things are really not at all what we planned."

Hearing her say that, Kal'tsit sighed silently.

"I thought you had some brilliant ideas, but it turns out you were just thinking about a question that doesn't require any thought at all."

"Of course it will change; it can't stay the same forever."

"We can only try our best to guide the future in the direction we want it to go, not make the future go according to our ideas."

"That's not thinking, that's wasting time."

Taking advantage of the opportunity, she broke free from Skadi's embrace and picked up the things she had brought.

"We originally wanted you to solve some problems, but that's no longer necessary."

"I'll go find someone else to help me."

"Doctor, you just need to do your job."

"Rhodes Island isn't in as much trouble as you think right now. Although it has just gone through a major upheaval, everyone has pulled through."

"Even though these operators might lack some motivation without you, they certainly won't do anything reckless."

"However, as the price for not being able to help me, I'll take Ali with me."

As Kal'tsit spoke, she pulled up Ahri, who had been silently watching them with a slight smile since the start of the meeting.

"...Huh?"

Ali didn't struggle; she just turned to look at Skadi, wanting to know what she meant.

"Go ahead, Ali, help Kal'tsit."

Although I miss Ali very much, Ali can be with me anytime, and things can't be left undone forever.

It would be a good thing to let her help.

"Ah."

Ali didn't say much, just nodded and left.

"Prisas".

Has any unusual individual recently entered Rhodes Island?

"Have the identities of those who chose to follow us and what they have done been found out?"

After Kal'tsit left, Skadi looked at Prismus, wanting to know the current situation.

"It's all been checked."

"We know the identities and backgrounds of most of the operators."

"But there are a few operators whose pasts we can't investigate."

"Among them are Shining, Nightingale, and Warfarin, the three operators you personally selected."

"PhD."

Do you think we have spies infiltrated our ranks?

When Priscilla was suddenly asked this by Skadi, she didn't open the laptop she was using for decoration. Instead, she opened her AI, which displayed a screen in front of her.

Her fingers flew across the paper, relaying the information to Skadi.

“The Shining, Nightingale, and Warfarin don’t need to be investigated.”

"I will analyze the situation of some operators in Rhodes Island with you later."

"I will also tell you if there are specific things that need to be checked."

"Some things cannot be let go easily."

Skadi still cares deeply about Rhodes Island.

She also knew that Rhodes Island was definitely not a solid unit at present.

There's bound to be some lurking among them, waiting for the right moment to strike.

But she doesn't need to do this herself, because there's already a group of agents who specialize in this kind of "cleanup" work.

As a "PhD," she has to oversee the overall situation and focus on doing her own job well.

"Doctor, do you want to keep them or..."

Precys looked at her, unsure of her thoughts.

"If we can find them, we'll keep them here for now; if not, we'll monitor them."

"Their arrival at Rhodes Island must have its reasons; let's just wait and see."

Skadi closed her eyes slightly, her senses spreading out to see what everyone on Rhodes Island was doing.

But soon, she opened her eyes, her face flushed.

"...My senses are not convenient to cover the entire Rhodes Island."

Rhodes Island has both men and women, and although they live in separate places, she can learn about the entire situation of Rhodes Island as long as she goes to investigate.

So, without her noticing, she saw many things she shouldn't have seen.

This was beyond her psychological defenses; it was already quite alarming that her face was only flushed and not burning.

"...It seems the Doctor has witnessed something extraordinary."

Precys secretly covered her red lips and laughed.

This was the first time I'd ever seen a PhD student so "frustrated," it was hilarious.

So even the invincible professor gets shy about these things...

Are you shy?

……PhD……

Have you ever done this?

Although she was smiling, she was actually thinking about something in her heart.

PhD……

She feels shy seeing those scenes; has she ever done them herself?

"They must have done it, given how close they were with Dr. Kal'tsit, and... Ahri and Theresa."

She seemed to have thought of something, suddenly banishing the scene from her mind, taking a deep breath, and avoiding looking at Skadi.

"What did I see?"

Skadi rolled her eyes, but her tone softened.