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Since the day I lay on the operating table, the pain in my limbs has been with me and has never subsided.

And for a child, it is normal for him to cry and fuss when he feels pain.

But when the blond child gets into trouble, many of the experiments surrounding her will be unable to continue.

So the experimenters who lacked empathy got upset, complained, and looked at their leader.

Ahrens Parvis/Ahrens Parvis, an old Caprini who looks amiable.

He is also the manager of the entire project.

"Everyone, go down and do what the kid said. Let's stop first."

He spoke, and his words were as gentle as his face, but the meaning was unquestionable, enough to make these employees who were eager to advance the progress regretfully disperse.

So soon, there were only four people left in the field.

"Olivia, do you have anything else?" Parvis asked his outstanding protégé.

In his opinion, this disciple was good at everything, but he was not tactful enough in his behavior.

They may even think about things that are not there due to the condition of the experimental subjects.

But fortunately, the foundation was solid and I didn’t make any stupid mistakes.

But even so, links like this are always meaningless.

"Teacher...can that child really get better?"

Looking at the noisy child through the transparent glass, the woman with brown hair and golden eyes was a little hesitant and timid when asking questions to the instructor.

"Of course, she will be fine, and maybe she can be reborn," the old man said meaningfully.

"I don't think she wants to be reborn..." Olivia muttered.

"Before convenience comes, people are always repelled by all new things, but for a researcher, this is really not the case." The old man shook his head regretfully, "Olivia, at this point , you should learn from the newly transferred Miss Arisoko."

As he spoke, he looked at one of the other two researchers who was not in a hurry to leave.

He really admired the brown-haired Kuranta girl. At such a young age, she already had the enthusiasm and focus that no one else could envy.

Because of this, Parvis made a rare exception and transferred her to this key project as a new exchange intern.

As for the possibility of being a spy... With this age, ability, and enthusiasm, he couldn't think of any experimental team that would be willing to use such a genius as a spy.

You must know that youth is both a value and a weakness.

People of his age have seen too many young people lost in the world of material desires, power, achievements, etc. Even if the other party is really a spy, he still has enough patience and leverage to make the other party switch sides.

In this case, the only problem is...

The shortcomings of youth are many and varied, and one of them is that it is prone to having the empathy that hinders progress like Homer.

This is even more likely to happen when you are a woman.

"Remaining in awe of the unknown can make you cautious and rational enough, Mr. Director, I think this senior's style is also the essence of an outstanding researcher."

Just like these words of approval that may not sound sympathetic at first, but in the end, don't they still care about the child?
The old man, who was secretly called Lao Goat by many people, could tell the little girl's heart at a glance.

However, what he said was much more flexible than his dull student. Parves was willing to give the other party a higher score, thinking that this child might be more suitable to inherit his mantle than Hemer.

But before that, we have to find an opportunity to dampen our spirits.

After all, if you want to make a good impression in front of your colleagues, directly refuting what the director said is definitely a small gain.

But looking at her nonchalant smile, the old man understood that the other party might not be obsessed with the desire for power like promotion.

It is also not surprising that young people are arrogant about their talents... Thinking of this, he also sighed: "It's okay if you think so, so you stayed for the same reason as your predecessors?"

Rushing for education will only be dismissed as nagging. The old man, who is particularly experienced in this area, brought the topic back to the present, and then received the innocent expression of the other party:
"What? I'm here to ask for advice on the third step of Originium chimera technology."

"..."

Faced with the other party's expression of 'I want to make progress so much', even the experienced old goat couldn't tell the truth from the lies for a moment. He just pretended to cough and asked: "What about you? Ifrit."

He looked at the older girl who was an exchange intern like Arisuko and had the same code name as the experimental subject, but he didn't feel surprised.

After all, to be honest, Ifrit/Ifrit itself is a name with special meaning, especially in the culture of the Balrog clan of Sakaz - it is powerful and violent, has two horns on its head, and lives in the darkest place. Underground, his whole body is surrounded by flames. As a true hero, he is a noble being that only the king can surrender to.

Such a name is easy to borrow. After all, no matter where in the land, there will always be people trying to reproduce the names of heroes.

And this intern is also a Sakaz.

...Is it Sakaz?

Looking at the girl who undoubtedly had the horns and tail of a demon, I felt a little dazed for a moment, and even became suspicious for no reason.

He is really old... He could not help but sigh with emotion, laughing at his momentary doubt.

Balrog, as an ancient and powerful branch of Sakaz, has long been cut off. That is why everyone is flocking to the small crystallization of the power of the 'Royal Balrog', and he is even trying to use it to reappear the 'Chimera' .

In comparison, Sakaz, who has the job code name of Ifrit, looks like some rebellious girl who worships the glory of the extinct branch tribe... She does have a bit of youthful vigor, which is not the case with Arisuko. There is a dividing line between being a 'normal person' and Olivia.

"Do you want to comfort the patient who has the same code name as you?"

"comfort…?"

The girl who didn't participate in the conversation just now didn't pay attention to the conversation. She just looked at the crying child on the hospital bed through the glass. Her eyes were so complicated that even the old goat couldn't understand. After hearing the words, the girl looked back and listened again. At a loss, he just looked at the child again and shook his head gently.

"No way," she said.

"It's not comfort she needs either."

"...Yes, you should listen to it, Olivia." Unexpectedly, hearing such a practical and reliable answer from the other party, the old man was stunned for a moment, but he did not forget to educate him about the high hopes he had placed in it. disciple.

"For children of this age, simple words are meaningless, but if you want to prove that you can really empathize with them, what should you say?"

He walked to the table, picked up his thermos water cup, and took a sip. He did not look at the other party's helpless expression, but continued to say leisurely:
"Don't say it, don't try to do anything. When they are really sensible and know how to look back, they will understand. By then, she might even thank you, thank us, and thank us for giving her this What's wrong with one...Ifrit?"

He noticed that the employee suddenly turned his head to look at his actions, and it was not difficult to imagine that his words were probably difficult for young people to accept.

But so what?

It always happens in the field of scientific research that while you are still working on a certain project, another person publishes a paper that is completely opposite to yours and is widely recognized by the academic community.

You can't accept it, can you?
But that is ultimately an irrefutable reality.

Some people's lifelong efforts may be in the wrong direction. When they realize this, no matter how unwilling they are, no matter how unacceptable it is, they still have to learn to compromise with reality.

Although there are some uncompromising people, in the end they are just acting like children.

Parvis did not intend to extend this meaningless topic, and did not care about the hostility in the girl's eyes. He just continued to carry out the veteran cadre's instructions of holding a cup and drinking water, and then in the astonishment of Alisuko——

——The glass was suddenly shattered, and the huge claws suddenly protruded and were grasped in the hand.

"..."

The irresistible pressure coupled with the excessively hot contact surface made the old goat stop screaming before it even let out the desired scream. Eliseko and the wide-eyed Ifrit gradually raised their heads together. Come, look at the demonic beast that is standing up little by little, too suddenly.

Olivia on the side instinctively stepped back under the pressure.

"Ifrit...why..."