"Apothecary."
"After I drink this, I'm not going to grow some weird tentacles on my head, am I?"
"No."
"And during the modification, you're not going to turn my vocal cords into some kind of weapon, right?"
"...No."
"Um... you're not going to use a Pear of Anguish on me, are you?"
"..."
There was no answer, just the sound of a very strong inhalation and exhalation.
"...If you insist."
"No, no, never mind, never mind."
"Oh, right!"
"Apothecary, you're not going to use my genes to make clones and then do some weird things to them, are you?"
THWACK!
"OW!"
A distinct sound of a hammer blow.
Followed by another cry of pain.
"Be quiet."
The surgical tools on Melusine's back, under her white coat, unfolded like a spider's limbs.
She punched the chattering guy impatiently, then turned back to the experimental readings extracted on the display screen next to her.
Kasjia had never thought that one day he would end up on the operating table of the "Old Chinese Doctor."
Of course, this Melusine could probably only be considered a "Young Chinese Doctor."
Now, the Bucephalus had completed its Warp transit and arrived in the Sol System.
Kasjia had thought he would only undergo the modification in the Imperial Palace on Terra, but to his surprise, Melusine had suddenly found him and informed him that some of the non-classified modifications for him could be carried out now.
And then, he had been led to the operating table with trepidation.
Logically, Melusine should still be a good person at this point.
She was also dedicated to her work and wouldn't casually "pimp my ride" on her patients.
Probably not.
Right?
But looking at her cold and aloof eyes, plus the creepy mechanical limbs behind her...
...Kasjia couldn't help but feel a little scared.
Is this the intimidating presence of the Legendary King of Transhuman Modification?
Melusine didn't seem to care what Kasjia was thinking.
Kasjia's words were far more normal than his body data.
All of his body's readings were at the level of a twenty-year-old young man.
Melusine had heard this legend from Fulgrim before, but she had never taken it seriously.
After all, it was a bit difficult to take words like "Love! It's all because of love! The power of love makes Kasjia never age!" seriously.
But in any case, he had spent thirty years with Fulgrim on Chemos, and in the end, he was only twenty years old?
Was this a case of an old man in a child's body?
This kind of eternal youth was not entirely impossible.
Perpetuals were like that.
Like the Emperor of Mankind and Malcador, both were extremely powerful human Perpetuals.
Unless they deliberately controlled it, their bodies would not age with time.
But the problem was, according to the psychic analysis of his blood, Kasjia was not a Perpetual.
His age had simply stopped.
Apart from that, all other physical indicators were extremely normal.
In fact, they were too normal.
"All organ and secretion values are at the average for a twenty-year-old male..."
Seeing this data, a slight light flashed in Melusine's eyes under her heavy dark circles.
It's exactly the same as the most standard anatomical template in the textbook!
If Kasjia wasn't the Primarch's spouse, she would have really wanted to clone some to use as anatomical specimens.
But in all seriousness, were these really the values of a normal human being?
Kasjia...
Melusine turned her head and looked at Kasjia, who was blinking innocently.
He was less a human...
...and more likely a monster, shaped by some existence beyond human comprehension, to be almost indistinguishable from a human.
Just like her.
"Apothecary... I have another question."
"Ask."
"If I use Fulgrim's gene-seed for my modification and become her child, will there be some... you know... ethical issues?"
"..."
"Apothecary?"
"No, because we've never seen you as a father."
"Huh? Then how do you see me?"
"Hmm..."
Melusine didn't turn around, just continued to select different potions with her back to him.
"Lord Primarch Fulgrim's boy-toy. What else?"
Tsk.
Although Kasjia really wanted to refute it, he couldn't find a good reason to do so for a moment.
Seeing the usually boisterous Kasjia fall silent, Melusine also felt a little uncomfortable.
Was that a bit too harsh?
Looking at the medical data again, at the dense callus of healed fractures around his pelvis...
...these were all signs of his pelvis being repeatedly shattered by Fulgrim, a mark of his suffering.
It wasn't easy.
Besides, although he was a bit jumpy now, it was also because his mentality was forever stuck in his youth. It wasn't his fault.
A sense of pity and guilt from the bottom of her heart instantly filled Melusine's mind.
"Melusine, I never thought... that no one in the Third Legion is willing to respect me as a father."
"I thought the day off I arranged for you all on Chemos would have allowed us to trust each other..."
Kasjia's gaze became extremely gentle.
Like an old father, speaking his last words to his rebellious daughter.
After all, a man's words are kind when he is about to be modified.
"Never mind, never mind."
"If you really can't bring yourselves to say 'Father,' you can also call me—"
"☆Mother☆Fucker☆"
THWACK!
A louder, more muffled hammer blow came from the operating table.
"OW! Urgh—ah..."
A heavy blow completed the final anesthesia measures.
Physical anesthesia is also a form of anesthesia.
Sigh.
Kasjia, you bastard...
Every time I try to give you some respect, you open your mouth.
Melusine thought irritably.
"Beginning surgery."
The Bucephalus was safely docked at the starport in the Sol System.
"The initial modifications for this batch of new recruits from Chemos have been completed."
"As for Kasjia... his situation is quite special. He is currently sleeping in a stasis field."
"The next stage of his modification will need to be transferred to the deep laboratories in the Imperial Palace."
Fulgrim calmly commanded the two people before her.
"Even with the new recruits, the Emperor's Children currently only have a little over five hundred members. It is still too early to officially engage in military operations."
"The next three months or so of new recruit training and cultural exchange for the Third Legion will be your responsibility."
The First Sword of the Phoenix, Arcur, and the Ancient Rylanor.
Both were highly respected elders among the Emperor's Children.
"Yes."
The two knelt on one knee and lightly struck their chest plates.
"My lord, where are you going?" Arcur asked, looking up.
Transporting one person did not require three months.
"To forge something."
A smile flashed in her eyes, and she pointed to the large foundry at the foot of the Ural Mountains on Holy Terra.
"It's about time to prepare a little gift for that sleepy little fellow."
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