Léon: The Cat Killer

"Come on, repeat after me—"

Nodding, Nana also saw the sentence clearly:

May God grant my life and my medical skills the highest glory.

...group

A vow made, witnessed by both... Afterwards, she was given a work permit, and Nana was hastily left in the important bridge hub by her new boss. Yi

"...Although I've already sensed it...but...is Kal'tsit really that busy? Is Rhodes Island really that busy?" Lin

"...Um, I can only say that she probably has more to do than just things for Rhodes Island...Speaking of which, today is Nai...ah, Medic, it's your first day on the job, how about we grab a drink? Even though the bar the boss promised hasn't even started construction yet...we can still grab some non-alcoholic drinks in the Blank Deck area." (I)

Seeing that Huang was about to drag his new colleague out for some fun, Ace chuckled and leaned against the wall, adjusting his sunglasses: "Chess..."

"You'd better really mean non-alcoholic drinks... New recruits have training in addition to internships. What if the medical staff and new operator instructors prepare everything, only to find Medic is late tomorrow... I won't cover for you, Blaze... You haven't even finished your own training yet."

"Uh... okay, okay..."

Feeling the large cat, who seemed like a warm furnace itself, hug her as if it were sulking, Nana didn't deliberately try to avoid its warmth this time... just like the condition she promised Kal'tsit... she would carefully discern the true nature of Rhodes Island and everyone within it.

"But I still have to take care of the child... As for the onboarding celebration... let's talk about that after the little one gets better."

"...Yes, you're right! So, you're also planning to stay in the medical ward? With your cat?"

"Let's leave it at that for now... Besides, there are no dormitories on Rhodes Island right now..."

With puffed-out cheeks and a swish of its tail, the big cat stretched lazily. :)

"Actually, I was thinking that I could finally have a female operator to live with... Some operators from other races who lived with me before said they couldn't handle my body temperature, but Nana, you're from the same race as the Feline and you're quite strong, so I was thinking that I could finally have a roommate..."

"Let's talk about it after this warship is fully outfitted... As for now, I don't want to end up sleeping on the floor like you."

"...It's not like you weren't sleeping on the floor in the hospital room... Remember to call me if you need anything, it's really late today, let's continue tomorrow~"

"Yeah."a

Waving goodbye to the overly friendly big cat and the steady, unrecognizable muscular man... Nana returned to her ward unsupervised.

After discovering that many places where surveillance cameras were supposed to be installed were now completely blank, Nana could only say that these people really dared to let a stranger like her wander around in what was arguably the most central area of ​​a land-based ship... It seems they really weren't afraid of her causing trouble.

But ever since entering the medical department, Nana has had that feeling of being watched by something again...

In past missions, this kind of wary or similar 'observational' look was not unfamiliar... but the question is, who exactly would be hiding in the shadows observing without showing up?

Am I already an operator at Rhodes Island? I even have my Rhodes Island work permit...

"...Um...can't I go to Mia's hospital room and stay with her? If not, please show yourself and tell everyone...aren't we colleagues?"

She scratched her cheek. The corridor was deserted in the dead of night, with only the faint light of the emergency lights... Nana had initially thought that the person looking at her was probably Kal'tsit, that fiery guy, but now she realized it might not be him.

"...If there's nothing else, I'll head to my room now...I'm leaving."

After waiting for a while without any response, just as Nana swiped her card to open the door and was about to ignore those strange stares, she suddenly heard a sobbing sound unique to young girls coming from very close by.

Nana initially thought it was her own child crying, but upon closer inspection, she found Mia floating peacefully inside the anti-gravity device, seemingly fast asleep.

After carefully discerning the direction of the sound, Nana finally looked towards the room next to her child's hospital room... Come to think of it, Kal'tsit had come out of this room before?

Should I go in? Am I even allowed to go in?

Being directly under the care of the highest-ranking official in the medical department means the patient must be in very bad condition... But, it doesn't seem right to let Nana leave like this... After all, there's a child crying.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Nana swiped her work certificate next door, and the door to the next ward opened in response... Then, Nana saw... the Caster girl sitting on the hospital bed crying... who was a member of the rabbit clan.

Judging from her age, she is probably the same age as Matilda.

I didn't see any external injuries... but why did she have a black halo above her head? The shape was quite avant-garde, slowly rotating in mid-air... It was rather flashy...

As Nana was observing the girl, the crying girl pulled the blanket over half of her face, and even her ears drooped down a bit.

Seeing that the girl seemed nervous, Nana hung the certificate from her waist in front of her chest, mainly to show her the newly printed photo on it.

Clearly, Rhodes Island would recognize this work ID. The girl quickly lowered the blanket she was holding and cast a hesitant glance at the assassin cat.

Seeing the girl's tear-filled eyes, which seemed to ask questions, Nana could only offer a perfunctory smile:

"I... I heard it outside the door... Why are you crying? Are you feeling unwell? Should I call Dr. Kal'tsit?"

As Nana walked a few steps to her bedside, the Caster girl first shrank her neck and let Nana touch her forehead to check her temperature. But just as Nana asked a few questions and did not respond and was about to leave, the brown-haired Caster girl grabbed Nana's clothes again.

Even the ICA's top assassins are clearly powerless against a spoiled child.

"That... that..."

"Hmm? Is something wrong? Although I'm only officially starting work tomorrow... as an adult, I can't just leave a child unattended... If you need anything, just tell your older sister."

Letting the other person hold her hand, watching her emotions slowly calm down and lie back on the bed, Nana thought of the person next door who fell asleep in her arms without warning... Should we say that all children are pretty much the same?

Seeing that the child could gradually drift off to sleep simply by holding his hand, Nana used her other hand to check his vital signs again... because they were all perfectly normal... at least after excluding that fancy black halo... so Nana couldn't figure out why the child was crying until he fell asleep again... it couldn't be that he wet the bed, could it?

She reached out and touched it, but didn't find any suspicious water. Nana really couldn't find any reason that could have caused her to cry... After thinking about it, it could only be a psychological reason or some real-world reason.

But this is not something that Nana can solve in a short time... All Killer Cat can do now is gently hum the songs that Cole taught her to lull the child to sleep.

As she left, Nana tucked the girl in one last time, then thought about telling Kal'tsit about what happened in the ward the next day…

This can also be considered the work of a 'medical worker'.

After the room fell silent again, two figures quietly appeared in the ward... The newcomers were a man and a woman, and both of them had symbols above their heads that were completely different from the halo.

Those are the 'horns' that represent evil... They are the Sarkaz.

After the purple-haired Sarkaz confirmed that Nana was next door, and sat down with her breathing calmed down using the anti-gravity device, she gave her companion a 'safe' gesture.

Then, a third Sarkaz appeared in the ward.

A Sarkaz woman with long pink hair and crystals at her waist representing severe Oripathy looked sadly at the rabbit girl on the hospital bed.

"...Forgive me...Amiya..."

PS: Information that can be made public—

Rhodes Island has now contacted the Crisis Contract and registered a company, but it will still be two or three years before the Rhodes Island landship is completed... As mentioned before, Kal'tsit discovered the protagonist's eccentric personality and immediately put a shell on the chassis before rushing over to take him away.

Furthermore, this period of time is already nearing the end of the Sarkaz civil war... because Nana is a legitimate Rhodes Island employee and wouldn't interfere with Babel's affairs... so everyone can speculate on what the pink-haired Sarkaz was thinking when she said those words to Amiya.

PS2: Finally, here's today's cat picture.

The Mystery of 2nd Medic: 026 Is everything going well?

The environment at Rhodes Island is very basic now. Even the specially decorated wards are just crammed with various equipment. Nana regrets not bringing her own folding recliner from home.

Fortunately, the ward was very clean, and the bathing facilities were complete. Nana even took a shower in the bathroom before lying down on the high-tech hospital bed. The modular hull was still connected to the electrical and water systems, making the 'business trip' conditions that Nana had imagined quite a bit better.

Incidentally, Nana's travel conditions when she went on business trips with her manager in the past... were basically based on the Columbia Frontier.

As she lay down in a daze, the cat killer wondered what her new life would be like, and how her new job would compare to her previous one as a local sales representative... With these thoughts in mind, Nana, who had carefully placed the potted plant on the small table next to her hospital bed, fell asleep.

As the new day dawned, the sound of the automatic door unlocking made the cat killer's ears perk up, and Nana reflexively drew her gun and aimed... Then, with her finger already on the trigger, Nana saw that her current 'superior,' who was the same color as her bonsai, was looking at her with an expression as if she were dead.

The two remained silent for several seconds before Nana finally put away her gun amidst Mrs. Cole's soft laughter.

"Sorry...it's just a reflex..."

“I understand why you’re acting this way, given your mental and physical tension. I don’t expect you to immediately return to the state that person described, but at least… you need to remember that you still have work to do. After all, you made a vow yesterday to dedicate the rest of your life to upholding all of this…”

"Huh? Well... if there's something you want me to do, could you tell me clearly? I'm really not used to this roundabout way of speaking."

Seeing the cat in front of her frown slightly, looking aggrieved, as it began to straighten its slightly wrinkled clothes, Kal'tsit's gaze did indeed seem to lose focus for a moment.

The emerald-green cat, clutching the medical record book, felt its spirits rise and float, becoming one with the universe. Experiences accumulated over millennia and technological records far exceeding the average level collided and clashed in its mind… Then, Kal'tsit's gaze returned to normal:

"...Medical department rounds...You come along too..."

"Oh."

She tugged at her shirt, which seemed impossible to smooth out due to her awkward posture; thankfully, the upper body of the Rhodes Island uniform was quite well-covered… Finally, she ruffled her bangs a couple of times and put on a brand new pair of medical gloves:

"I'm ready."

"...Okay, let's begin then..."

"Hmm...start with what?"

"Your internship, and speaking of your medical license... it wasn't bought or faked, was it..."

As she spoke, Kal'tsit went to Matilda's bedside to transcribe the instrument data and examine the kitten... Watching the emerald green cat directly pull back the kitten's blanket and touch it with a bit too much force, Nana reached out to stop it several times, but she restrained herself...

Because this is indeed a very normal indicator check.

"...Everything is normal...Remember, she should wake up no later than 12:30 noon."

Seeing Kal'tsit's resolute statement, Nana nervously recorded the conversation using the Security Bureau's equipment while asking anxiously:

"What will happen if I don't wake up by noon?"

"...It's nothing, I just might miss lunch..."

Ignoring Nana's suddenly drooping cat ears, Kal'tsit continued:

"On the one hand, it's not good to give postoperative patients cold food, and on the other hand, we need to observe their bowel movements and conduct tests... You also need to remember the work of collecting samples... Although your certificate says you are skilled in battlefield trauma and first aid for external injuries, Rhodes Island mainly serves ordinary patients, so you need to get used to working here as a regular medical institution..."

"...I thought you specifically recruited me so that I could continue working as an assassin or a secret agent..."

"But you can't do that right now, your eyes aren't healed yet..."

Seeing Kal'tsit pat the hospital bed and gesture to her, Nana sat down. Then, the green cat began to remove the bandage from Nana's left eye.

"We found you quickly, and we're more worried about what you did without knowing anything than what we want you to do... So it doesn't matter if you don't want to be a doctor, as long as you're safe and don't become our 'enemy'... You can choose your own life."

Qi Lin, holding a flashlight in her mouth, stared at the green film in front of her, using a medical magic unit in one hand to eliminate inflammation, while the other hand was on her face... This time, Nai Nai did not refuse the other party, but the killer cat's expression was completely blank.

"...My own life? You know everything I know... What kind of life can I possibly live..."

“There are many reasons. First, because Rhodes Island is an Oripathy treatment facility, regular medical students rarely send us their resumes. Although our medical department has invested a lot in advertising since its establishment, the department's staff has always been in an awkward position, consisting mainly of infected doctors… This is why I recruited you into the medical department as soon as I arrived. And if you don't want to work on the island… you can also be competent as a field medical operator…”

"A type of agent who specializes in a specific area?"

“...No, Rhodes Island does have such ‘outpost’ positions...but as I said, you are very important, so even if you go on field missions, you will be under the command of headquarters and will live on the landship...Alright, there is some inflammation. I'll give you some oral anti-inflammatory medication later...Put your hair up, and I'll change your dressing and bandages.”

Seemingly knowing that Nana wasn't used to having someone standing behind her, Kal'tsit chose to stand in front of her to treat the killer cat's wounds.

Regarding Kal'tsit's previous conversation, Nana asked her ultimate question:

So... what exactly is 'my life'? What... should I do?

Seeing the black-haired girl's confused expression, Kal'tsit sighed:

"...If you really don't know, why don't you try them all?"

"Try?"

Watching Kal'tsit turn and leave, Nana touched Matilda's cheek, wrote her message for the day, and then followed the new manager with her bag.

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Walking down the corridors of Rhodes Island, once you leave the medical department, every corridor on this makeshift landship looks the same.

Just as Nana was wondering why the medical department's rounds weren't being conducted in the medical department, Kal'tsit thought for a moment and began to introduce Rhodes Island to Nana from the beginning: n

“Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals is currently a startup… to be precise, we only registered the company this year. Rhode Island, where we are registered, has only just registered its mobile communication identifiers with intercity networks in various countries; it's not even fully equipped yet.” Yi

"I see that very clearly, though..."

Following Kal'tsit, Nana bypassed the piles of construction materials in the corridor, and the two entered the elevator, which was barely enclosed by railings. Amidst the rumbling of the transmission mechanism crushing the earth and the resulting vibrations, Nana, led by Kal'tsit, headed towards the third floor.

"The fourth floor is the core of the medical department, where most of the valuable equipment is located, as well as the intensive care unit and administrative offices... The third floor is where the general departments, inpatient wards, and sanatorium gardens are planned... Rhodes Island's operator dormitories, staff canteen, and other public facilities are also located here... Of course, these are currently in a 'planned' state."

In other words, the third floor was actually completely empty, just like what Nana saw.

Nana didn't dare say, "Since it hasn't been built yet, let's not talk about it." She was afraid that if she said that, she wouldn't be able to handle the awkward silence that might follow... She couldn't very well have the head of the medical department take her on a tour of the engine room. (Afternoon)

Just as the assassin was lost in thought, Kal'tsit's topic suddenly shifted back for some reason: j

"So, Rhodes Island has nothing now, which means you can find almost any location you can think of on Rhodes Island..."

"But I just want to be with the kitten!"

Nana initially thought her words would displease the other party, but to her surprise, Kal'tsit seemed to agree quite readily:

"Then you'll start as an intern in the medical department, responsible for monitoring Matilda Bruce... Recording vital signs every four hours a day, the data to be copied is all in the medical record book. Following the format I copied today and comparing it with the equipment shouldn't be too difficult for you."

"Then I've also written down the recipe schedule and the types of samples that need to be submitted for testing in the memo section..." X

Seeing the densely filled medical record suddenly appear in her arms, Nana was stunned for a moment, then asked: