Facing Kal'tsit's question, Shirou imdiately got to the main point. The reason he ca to see her in the first place was to discuss this matter.
"It was even more terrifying than that. I saw Naless himself."
"...That truly is quite frightening. Then did Operator Naless do anything to you? You do not look quite right at the mont. Were you affected sohow?"
Hearing Shirou's words, the expression on Kal'tsit's face shifted slightly, though she quickly returned to her usual calm deanor.
She had considered all kinds of possibilities. She had thought Shirou might see Amiya's mories, or even the mories of previous "Demon Kings" through Amiya.
The one thing she had never expected was for Shirou to encounter Operator Naless himself.
Magic and magecraft were even more unreasonable than Originium Arts. That was Kal'tsit's current impression.
"He did not really do much. He just ca at with blades and swords. Although he claid he was trying to teach techniques, it was still rather brutal."
After speaking, Shirou rubbed his forehead, trying to force himself to stay alert.
At the very least, he could not let it affect the current conversation, because this concerned Amiya's future treatnt, as well as that of other infected individuals.
And this so-called treatnt process basically involved him acting as the dicine, while Rhodes Island arranged for trusted infected operators to receive treatnt.
After pulling himself together slightly, Shirou finally explained everything that had happened earlier.
"I understand now."
After hearing Shirou's explanation, Kal'tsit imdiately understood why he looked so exhausted.
She understood his abilities very well. After all, Rhodes Island had only reached its current scale because of Operator Naless's trendous help.
Although he did not go on missions often, every mission he participated in was guaranteed to be among the most difficult.
Even missions that she judged impossible for all of Rhodes Island combined to complete were effortlessly resolved by him.
That was why she remained wary of so-called Heroic Spirits and Servants.
After organizing all the information she currently possessed, Kal'tsit continued:
"Your concerns are correct. Those mories of yours can easily cause psychological shock to others. Until this hidden danger is resolved, Rhodes Island will not arrange any further related treatnts or experints. However, the research Warfarin is conducting on your blood probably cannot be stopped."
At this point, Kal'tsit paused briefly before continuing.
"After all, progress has already begun regarding the study of your blood. Even if we exclude the mysterious existence known as magic, your body still possesses resistance against Originium. While it cannot achieve treatnt effects like magic can, its suppressive effect is certainly better than any inhibitor currently available across Terra."
Kal'tsit phrased things rather tactfully here. If Shirou chose to halt all related experints because of these dangers, she would not be able to stop him. However, with the blood research progressing smoothly and showing no side effects so far, convincing those obsessed researchers to stop would be extrely difficult.
Especially because Warfarin knew exactly whose blood it was. If the research stopped here, there was a real possibility that she would take matters into her own hands.
Kal'tsit did not want trivial complications like this to create friction in her cooperation with Shirou.
"I only plan to slow down the progress of treatnt thods involving magic for now... I think perhaps experienced combat operators could try it first? People with combat experience should have greater tolerance, right? And if the amount is kept small, it should not affect either."
Shirou understood Kal'tsit's concerns, but he had never intended to stop everything in the first place. There was no way he would prevent sothing that had no side effects and only benefited others.
If drawing too much blood at once did not negatively affect his body, Shirou would even be willing to provide several more tubes himself.
Warfarin had been the one to tell him not to. According to her, maintaining the health of the blood source was important so they could obtain even more blood in the future.
At the sa ti, Shirou also shared his own idea. Since so of his mories were unsuitable for children to witness, perhaps operators with battle experience would be fine instead.
"There is still danger involved. At the very least, we cannot rule out the possibility that your mories might cause operators to relive painful experiences of their own. After all, you still know nothing about the blank spaces in your mories. If you could at least determine what mories you possess, we could filter out so people beforehand."
"Even an optimistic operator like Blaze has mories she would rather not revisit."
To emphasize the risks, Kal'tsit deliberately used one of the people Shirou was most familiar with at Rhodes Island, as well as one of the most cheerful and positive individuals there, as an example.
"That really is troubleso..."
Hearing Kal'tsit's words, Shirou felt that this path was probably completely unworkable.
Not only was his own mory incomplete, but his mind also contained the mories of four different Emiya Shirou versions, along with fragnted mories from Naless and fragnted mories from Archer.
Letting soone undergo Oripathy treatnt under those circumstances was practically the sa as forcing them to gamble on a random draw.
If they got lucky, there would be no problem. If they got unlucky, then their ntal condition would be severely tested.
The risk truly was far too high.
"All we can say is that this treatnt thod carries significant risks and is suitable for very few people. It will still need gradual refinent... If you absorbed the Originium yourself, would it produce the sa effect? Or are there other thods?"
Seeing Shirou looking dejected, Kal'tsit proposed another possibility.
The thod to cure Oripathy now existed. The only issue was that the risks were rather severe, both for Shirou and for the patient receiving treatnt.
Even so, it was currently the only existing thod capable of curing Oripathy. If possible, Kal'tsit truly did not want to abandon it.
So she began thinking further. The fundantal reason the treatnt worked was because the magic power within Shirou produced a strange chemical reaction with Originium, which in turn reversed part of the Originium into Shirou's body where it beca magic energy for use.
Simply put, Shirou converted Originium into magical energy, and infected individuals were cured because the Originium particles and crystal formations within their bodies were converted into magic and absorbed.
In that case... what if Shirou actively absorbed it himself?
The idea seed feasible, but there was currently no way to test it. Shirou's condition already looked rather poor. If her hypothesis proved wrong, Shirou himself might collapse first.
Whether it was the ominous red markings spreading across his body or the burden of his mories, either one could potentially break him.
He appeared powerful and dependable on the surface, yet in reality he was like a sandcastle that would collapse with a single push.
She had seen many people like that before.
And people like that were usually just like Shirou standing before her now, always thinking about others while completely disregarding their own physical condition.
"There are thods, yes, but I need to go back and think about it first."
After considering it for a mont, Shirou ultimately decided... to search through the mories in his mind and see whether there was so way to establish a magic-related contract.
Being bitten for blood was one thing, but as for the Mana transfer thod... it was better to let that idea sink to the bottom of the ocean forever.
Doing such a thing in the na of treatnt truly felt inappropriate. It gave Shirou the feeling that he would be forcing others into it... and that was not sothing he wanted to do.
Besides, it gave him a strange sense of guilt.
"Then I will have to trouble you to think about it so more after you return. As for the matter regarding Naless, please do not tell Amiya for the ti being. At least wait a while. That child's current condition is still not very good."
Noticing the unusual look on Shirou's face, Kal'tsit smoothly shifted the topic away.
As for the matter of Shirou eting Naless... she intended to have him wait so ti before telling Amiya.
It was not about hiding the truth, but rather waiting until Amiya had recovered a little emotionally before informing her.
After all, words coming from soone already dead carried trendous emotional impact.
"That is fine with ... He only asked to pass along his greetings to everyone at Rhodes Island. I did not sense many mories from him directly. He inferred things in reverse after obtaining mories from my side."
Shirou did not particularly mind. He had already delivered the ssage the man wanted conveyed, and he also understood Kal'tsit's concerns very clearly.
That small body of Amiya's already carried far too much.
Until she fully grew into her role, there was no need to pile even more burdens onto her shoulders. He would help her.
His own mind was still sowhat chaotic right now, but he had experienced this sort of confusion before. He was simply too imrsed in the role.
Although he disliked the other man's thods and way of doing things, at the end of the day they were both Emiya Shirou. The resonance between them had more or less affected him.
It was not enough to turn him into soone like Naless, but... the one thing the other man possessed, Shirou had already inherited.
It was not really a problem for him either. At most, it was simply adding a few more bricks onto an already existing foundation.
"Good. Also, in such a short amount of ti, were you really able to fully grasp Naless's techniques? Do you need to arrange access to the Guard training room?"
Seeing Shirou agree so readily, Kal'tsit's mood improved slightly.
Compared to Warfarin and several other operators with difficult personalities, Shirou was genuinely easy to get along with. At the very least, she did not constantly need to rely on harsh words or Mon3tr to intimidate him.
However, she did not fully understand Naless's true level of strength. What she did know was that only about two hours had passed since Shirou returned to his dormitory to rest.
Even for a genius, mastering even one or two techniques in such a short period should have been difficult. Since the mories were still fresh in Shirou's mind, arranging a training room and personnel for him to practice with would be beneficial.
After all, Kal'tsit still did not know how powerful their future enemies might beco.
If the Saber whom even Shirou could not defeat were to descend upon this land as an enemy, it would beco an enormous disaster.
That was why she made the suggestion. She wanted Shirou to grow even stronger.
"Uh... that will not be necessary. Doctor Kal'tsit, you know the relationship between him and , as well as this."
Seeing that Kal'tsit was about to arrange a training room and sparring personnel for him, Shirou quickly refused.
He! Right now! Only wanted to rest properly!
Fighting, combat, and studying techniques could wait until tomorrow!
At least let him have so peace today!
Showing the Magic Circuits on his right hand, Shirou imdiately made Kal'tsit understand his aning. After all, he had displayed similar reactions previously after coming into contact with magical crystals. She simply had not thought of it imdiately.
"I understand. Then let know if you need anything. I will reserve a training room for you over the next few days."
Looking at the Magic Circuits on Shirou's hand, Kal'tsit felt that it was highly unscientific, yet sohow very much like Originium Arts... no, very much like magic.
Since Shirou already had his own plans, there was no need for her to make special arrangents.
"Thank you very much. Sorry for the trouble, Doctor Kal'tsit."
Hearing that she would reserve a training room for several days, Shirou first expressed his gratitude.
Although he might never use it, basic courtesy still had to be maintained.
Just as Shirou was preparing to leave, he noticed sothing sitting on Kal'tsit's desk and suddenly rembered another matter, prompting him to speak again.
"Also, I have a small request."
"..."
"You finally finished? We have been waiting forever!"
Ever since Shirou entered, Blaze and Rosmontis had kept their attention fixed on the entrance to the dical departnt, waiting for him to push open the door and co back out.
Rosmontis had been waiting because she planned to take Shirou around Rhodes Island so he could gain a clearer understanding of the place.
As for Blaze, she wanted to spend her vacation accompanying the little cat, while also killing ti. If possible, she also wanted to recruit Shirou, the inheritor of her aerial jumping technique, into her squad.
Previously, there had always been that white-haired person barking noisily nearby, which made recruiting attempts rather unsuccessful.
She had to seize this opportunity.
However, as ti passed, both of their concentration gradually started to slip. After all, Rhodes Island was a pharmaceutical company, so its dical departnt was naturally never idle.
At the very least, during the ti Shirou had been inside, that door had already been pushed open dozens of tis.
And that was only counting people exiting, not entering.
Only when they finally saw the owner of that red hair erge did the agonizing wait co to an end.
As for terminals?
Blaze had forgotten to bring hers, while Rosmontis needed to conserve battery power on hers, so she normally avoided using it casually. In fact, aside from recording certain everyday matters, she almost never used her terminal at all.
"All right, have you two eaten yet?"
After coming out, Shirou's expression looked much more relaxed. Sharing so of his worries with soone else truly did make him feel better.
At the very least, there was now another person worrying alongside him.
"?"
Facing Shirou's question, Blaze and Rosmontis simultaneously tilted their heads to the right, revealing puzzled expressions.
"Let us head to the cafeteria! Doctor Kal'tsit gave permission to use it."
Shirou had only asked that question in order to lead into this statent.
Seeing that the two of them did not seem particularly enthusiastic, Shirou understood the reason clearly, so he continued:
"Doctor Kal'tsit also gave authority over your als for the next two days. As long as things do not go overboard, she will turn a blind eye to it."
"Really?"
The mont Blaze heard that, she instantly beca energetic again, while Rosmontis's eyes also brightened.
Blaze was imagining herself drinking alcohol while hugging the little cat, while Rosmontis was imagining herself eating a small piece of sweet cake.
"Really... Ah! But alcohol is forbidden, all right? That is the one thing Doctor Kal'tsit specifically prohibited."
Looking at the shining eyes of the two girls, Shirou smiled lightly and nodded.
However, seeing Blaze's expression imdiately reminded him of the final thing Doctor Kal'tsit had said, which was that alcoholic drinks remained prohibited.
"Nooooooo!"
Watching Blaze clutch her head as though her beautiful dream had shattered, Shirou suddenly understood why Doctor Kal'tsit had made that rule in the first place.
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