"I'm sorry you and your brother have to meet this way, but you should have heard earlier that Skull... Alex, while conscious, tried to harm Doctor by self-detonating. We had no choice but to apply high-strength restraints to ensure he doesn't cause any more trouble."
Seeing Misha, whose eyes were misty with tears, Amiya said apologetically.
"Can I go in...?" Misha sobbed, asking.
Amiya glanced at Kanna, who was sitting to the side with a conflicted expression after entering the room, then nodded to Misha.
"No problem. Alex is your brother, and Rhodes Island is not a law enforcement agency. He is currently just an unconscious patient. Of course, as a relative, you have the right to visit.
However, we're not sure if Alex's consciousness is still clear enough, so we need to arrange for someone to watch over him. If Alex has an extreme reaction, we will have her bring you out. I hope you understand."
Misha wiped her tears as she walked to the door, not refusing Amiya's suggestion.
Amiya then beckoned to Kanna.
"Kanna, Alex is currently quite dangerous. I trust you can protect yourself while also ensuring the safety of Misha and Alex inside. So, I hope you will accompany Misha to visit Alex."
Kanna was struggling to figure out what to say if Kal'tsit asked where her Poké Balls came from. She was diligently concocting a plausible story to explain how she had extra money to buy Poké Balls.
Upon hearing Amiya's words, she nodded. There were many Operators at Rhodes Island who could safely go in and out, but only half of them could also bring Misha out. If they also needed the extra strength to control Alex, then they were few and far between. Among them, only she had a good relationship with Misha and met this standard, so being assigned by Amiya was only natural.
After carefully entering the room with Misha, Kanna stood quietly to the side, watching Misha cry over Alex.
Perhaps the anesthetic wore off, or he was awakened by her crying, but Alex regained consciousness with intense pain throughout his body.
As soon as he awoke, the pain from the severe oripathy infection made him cry out involuntarily.
"Alex, Alex! You're awake? What's wrong...?" Seeing Alex, who was instantly drenched in sweat from the severe pain after waking up, Misha's initial joy vanished, leaving only sadness and heartache.
Kanna handed her a warm towel from the side.
"Infected individuals feel pain when the Orignium concentration in their body exceeds a certain threshold. This pain comes from every part of the body. I've seen several severe patients like this at Rhodes Island. Many facing such pain would rather choose a dignified death to alleviate their final suffering."
Kanna's voice came coldly from the side. To her, Misha was a good person; if she could join Rhodes Island, they might become good friends. Her brother, Alex, was merely a pure yet extremist enemy. She felt no sadness at all that he was nearing the end of his life, only thinking that he didn't have long left, so she offered a final, slightly cruel, gentle gesture.
Alex's eyeballs moved, and he saw Kanna standing not far from Misha. His pupils involuntarily constricted.
From Chernobog to Lungmen, the Reunion Movement's plan, which had initially gone smoothly, shattered like a wave hitting a reef after encountering this girl.
After just a few skirmishes, Reunion Movement had paid an incredibly huge and tragic price. If there was anyone at Rhodes Island he wanted to kill the most, Kanna ranked even higher than Doctor.
Enemies meeting again, their eyes burned with hatred. He completely disregarded his sister still clinging to him and tried to complete the spell he had been attempting before losing consciousness. Even if he died, he wanted to die gloriously.
However, as he tried to activate his arts, he found his commands fell on deaf ears. Upon closer inspection, he realized the restraints on his body had a very strong arts-blocking effect. With these restraints, even self-detonation became a luxury.
Kanna also saw his hateful gaze directed at her and couldn't help but shake her head. His sister was right beside him, yet he had no intention of talking to her, instead glaring fiercely at Kanna. Kanna immediately detected the arts fluctuations emanating from him; they were identical to the previous time.
He was actually attempting to self-detonate to achieve his pathetic "long-cherished wish," despite his own sister being right there!
For someone whose will had been completely shattered by extremism and hatred, if Misha weren't there, she would have to give him a well-done feast, and it would have to be twelve-minute well-done—a minute less would be a disrespect to the power of her lightning.
"I thought you were just extreme, but it seems you're just trash. Misha, your brother isn't worth your sadness..." With that, Kanna walked to the door.
"I'm going out first, because I'm afraid if I look at him one more time, I won't be able to stop myself from acting... You can talk to him however you want, but remember not to try to undo his restraints. I'll be watching from outside. If you do, I'll blast him to death. Remember, I mean what I say..." With that, Kanna left the room without hesitation.
"What's wrong? Misha is still inside, why did you come out...?"
Amiya outside saw Kanna emerge from the room with an angry expression and asked, very surprised. (Monthly fee group 694 936135)
"That Alex, do you know what he did after he woke up just now? Misha was still hugging him and calling for his attention, but he just kept staring at me and tried to self-detonate again! This kind of trash, I should have just slapped him into the ground. He doesn't deserve Misha's concern."
Kanna was furious just thinking about Alex's actions.
Hearing Kanna's words, Amiya was at a loss for what to do and could only sit with Kanna nearby, observing the situation inside through the glass window.
After Kanna left, Alex finally noticed Misha, who was leaning against him.
"Sister? Why are you here? Weren't you supposed to be rescued...? Wait... these clothes... you actually joined Rhodes Island?"
Alex was first surprised that Misha was here because, according to their agreement, Misha should have been rescued by Frostnova by now. Could the Lungmen escort vehicle have been a false lead? Then he noticed Misha's clothes. On the way back, Amiya had seen that Misha's coat had several tears from the bumpy journey, and Misha shivered when the cold wind blew in, so Amiya gave her own clothes to Misha.
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