"Finally, I found it. Catherine seemed to be a little out of strength, her right hand was on the smooth and cold outer box of the treatment device, her body slowly softened, she knelt weakly next to the treatment device, and her left hand was tightly pressed on her mouth, but the suppressed cry still came uncontrollably from the gap between her fingers. The knight girl's shoulders trembled, tears flowed, and in the end, she completely gave up suppressing her emotions and cried loudly with her forehead against the healing device.

Vivian's eyes were also a little moist, she walked up and gently hugged Catherine's waist from behind, put her cheek on the back of the knight girl, and said in a choked voice: "Thank you, eldest sister, I finally found it, thank you, thank you, let's finally seize hope together, woo woo, you have been under so much psychological pressure all these years, you have worked hard." ”

"We don't work hard at all, it's you who work hard. Catherine sobbed, hugged Vivien, clamped her thin body hard, and said intermittently: "Watching you secretly practice manipulating your body when you are alone every day, watching you secretly hold your head every day, my heart is as uncomfortable as being stabbed." Moreover, every time we see your body, thin and shriveled inhuman form, our hearts are dripping blood, and we are deciding the pain for you. ”

"I know. Vivien comforted Catherine in a soft voice, "I have always understood your feelings, and every day I can feel your love for me. So I have long made up my mind that no matter what the cost, I will work hard to restore myself to health, only in this way can I stop you from suffering and crying for me. ”

The silver-haired female priestess also sighed deeply, walked over and hugged the two girls, hugged for a while before persuading: "Sister, don't cry, it's the last moment, if you really want to cry, just wait for Vivian to crawl out of the treatment apparatus before crying, and then see a healthy Vivian standing in front of us." Isn't it worth crying?"

"Yes. Catherine nodded, and the tearful smile of the usually strong female knight looked heart-throbbing: "I'm sorry, I'm a little out of shape and worried you." It's okay, I'm just overjoyed, don't be nervous. Eva, when will this device be ready to use, and what do we need to do to prepare?"

"It's ready to go. Each lab has enough maintenance golems to maintain the proper functioning of the equipment on a daily basis, so that all important equipment does not fail to use. Eva replied like a machine, "As for the preparations that everyone needs to do, there is really nothing, Vivien can adjust her mind, take off her clothes and lie down." For the others, prepare the necessities for survival for more than ten days, then find a rest room to live in, and then wait for her to come out. ”

"Is it that simple?" Catherine muttered in disbelief, and asked Vivien, "Do you need anything to prepare? Once the treatment has begun, it cannot be stopped. By the way, do you have to take off your clothes, although there is temperature control here, but it is still very cold compared to summer, will you get sick if you just take off your clothes and lie down......?

"Stop. Vivian still had tears on her face, but she was already smiling and covering her ears, protesting: "Sister, you are here again, I said that you are actually overly nervous, there is no point in what you are worried about, I don't need to eat or drink." It won't be frozen, so don't worry, don't talk about it, I'm going to get in. Pannis, you turn your head away and don't look at it. ”

"Wait. Catherine still grabbed the mage girl who was about to undress, raised her head and asked seriously to the invisible Eva: "There is one most important question that I have not asked, I hope you can answer me truthfully and do not hide anything." I know that once you're in the control center, you're not allowed to lie by design. But it can be misleading and concealing to avoid the problem. I don't want you to do that this time, I need to know the exact answer. ”

"Say it. Eva's mechanical voice was silent for a while, and when it sounded again, it became much more solemn: "I promise not to lie, not to mislead, not to conceal, not to evade, and to answer your questions head-on." ”

"Before, everyone was deliberately avoiding a question, and now I want you to tell me. Catherine asked solemnly: "This treatment requires such a long process and such a complex operation, I don't think it can be done so easily." So I wonder what the success rate of this treatment really is, there are several examples of successful treatments in the history of goblins. ”

Eva was silent, not knowing whether she didn't want to answer or calculating the data, and after a while she said: "Fifty percent, half the chance of success and half of failure, and exactly half, two successes, two failures." ”

"In other words, there have only been four treatments for this disease?" Catherine said, biting her lip, "and failed twice, is this really okay?" With a fifty percent success rate, it's like gambling, it's too dangerous. ”

"It is precisely because the incidence of Cellch syndrome is so low that there are so few samples of reference. Eva patiently explained: "As for the 50% success rate, it is true, but the first failure was shortly after the invention of the therapeutic device, when there was no experience in the cultivation and replacement of nerves throughout the body, so it led to failure." As for the second failure, it occurred during the treatment of the third patient, which was due to the temporary failure of the treatment equipment during the treatment, which led to the interruption of the treatment, and the internal patient lost the life-supporting function from the instrument in the process, which led to the failure of the entire treatment. Therefore, the real cure is not as low as you think, and the probability of cure is still very high. ”

"Even so, I felt that the danger was too high to accept. Catherine's face became ugly, and she said uneasily, "If it really fails, what will happen to Vivien?"

"You won't want to know. Pannis also sighed, shook her head at the female knight and said, "It will be the worst outcome." ”

"You know?" Catherine asked dissatisfiedly, "Why didn't you tell me in advance about such an important matter?" ”

"Actually, I know that I asked him not to tell you. Vivien turned her back to Catherine and said, "Whatever the outcome, whether it is life or death, this outcome is my own choice, I don't want you to be under more pressure, my sister, if possible, I really wish you could ignore this issue all the time, instead of suddenly remembering it at the last moment, as you are now." You don't have to persuade me, eldest sister, you've been protecting us for years, and now it's time for me to make my own choice. Although I know that the risk is very high, if I don't treat it, I will spend the rest of my life like a puppet like now, and I don't want to endure this pain anymore, I would rather choose death than live like this for the rest of my life. ”

"Of course you can make your own choices. Catherine bit her lip and said, "However, everyone is responsible for her own choices, and whatever the end result is, she must take full responsibility." ”

"Of course I do. Vivien said lightly: "I was mentally prepared for a long time, and like you said, no matter what the result is, I will accept it with a smile." So, eldest sister, you just let me be willful this time, let me decide my life and death, okay?"

Catherine clenched her fists, lowered her head and said nothing, and after a long time said in a deep voice: "I see, maybe you are right, if this is your will, then I respect your choice." ”

"Thank you, big sister. The smile on Vivian's face was faint, but it gave people a feeling full of emotion, turned around and hugged Catherine hard, and then hugged Lina Freya in turn, and finally stood in front of Pannis, raised her head with her hands behind her back and chuckled and said: "Thank you for taking care of you for a year, Pannis, I hope you can continue to take care of everyone in the future, everything is the same as before." ”

Pannis looked at the mage girl with soft eyes, reached out and rubbed the puffed soft hat on her head, smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, it's like the feeling of a good night's sleep, when you wake up, everything will be fine." ”

"I believe it. Vivien jumped up and down in front of the healing device with her hands behind her back, and Eva duly opened the closed hatch of the healing instrument. Vivien looked into the healing device, suddenly turned around and grimaced, and said loudly, "Stupid Pennis, turn your head." ”

"Got it, got it. Pannis touched his nose and turned around with a wry smile and walked out the door: "I wish you all the best." ”

"Vivien. Just as Vivian was lying down in the treatment device and about to close the hatch, Catherine finally couldn't help it, clenched her fists and shouted: "Come on, we will always be by your side, so, calm down and don't be afraid." ”

"I'm already at peace. Vivien smiled brightest at the girls and said softly, "In the face of this situation, there is nothing to be afraid of. ”

"Click", the hatch was tightly closed, several spar disks on the surface of the treatment instrument lit up in turn, the indicator lights around the spar disks also began to flash, and a mechanical voice came from the side of the treatment instrument: "Di, the whole body repair automatic treatment instrument is ready to be completed, waiting to accept the instruction, Di, the instruction input is legal, please confirm again, Di, the instruction has been accepted, the final adjustment is in progress, Di, the adjustment is completed, the treatment begins, the estimated time, 227 hours, 38 minutes and 40 seconds, please wait patiently." (To be continued.) )

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