The entire dinner time was spent with Ziger explaining the situation of this planet to Brynhildr.
Of course, explaining was merely telling Brynhildr what Ziger knew, as he had never left this country, and most of his information was hearsay.
After dinner time ended—
"Physical examination?"
Just about to head to the training room to let his food digest, Ziger was stopped by Brynhildr.
[Yes.]
[After integrating the intelligence provided by Lord Ziger and various clues collected over the past month, there are some matters I believe need confirmation. Please first accompany me to the medical room, Lord Ziger.]
"...There's a medical room on the ship?"
[Of course.]
[The 9th contractor was a doctor before her contract. After contracting, she aspired to pilot the *Kriemhild* to heal people all over the world. To facilitate treatment, she spent a year building a medical room on the *Kriemhild*—that was 7700 years ago.]
Aspiring to heal the entire world?
That was truly an immensely grand ambition.
"Did she succeed?"
[Unfortunately, no.]
[Her home planet was constantly ravaged by war. The planet-wide war had continued for over 300 years by the time she became a contractor. As a contractor, shortly after beginning her activities, she was quickly seen as an anomaly by various factions and targeted for elimination.]
[Therefore, 35 years after starting her activities, she chose to leave her homeland and passed away on another planet 16 years later at age 67—We are here.]
Since they were walking while talking, under Brynhildr's guidance, they arrived at a room door no different from the others, except for a red cross engraved on it.
After verifying identity at the lock, Ziger entered the medical room.
"Ugh... the smell?"
Upon entering, a rather unpleasant odor assaulted his senses. Ziger quickly covered his nose.
Brynhildr explained:
[The smell of disinfectant, Lord Ziger.]
[It has been 38 years since the medical room was last used, plus the *Kriemhild* was damaged for a month. It seems the air inside wasn't properly circulated. Please wait a moment.]
Going to the only table in the medical room, Brynhildr operated quickly. Air currents immediately swirled through the room, and the pungent smell dissipated with the airflow, allowing Ziger's nose to feel better.
Rubbing his nose vigorously a few more times, Ziger sighed in relief. "Yeah, much better... But, this medical room is smaller than I expected?"
At least compared to the dining hall, training room, and bathroom, this medical room was about two-thirds the size? Maybe even smaller.
[That's because when the medical room was built, the *Kriemhild* did not have its current scale. In the subsequent 430 upgrades and modifications, the medical room's priority was always relatively low. Since most contractors possessed self-healing abilities, the medical room was largely neglected for a long time.]
That logic made sense.
Besides, with that bath that could even revive the dead, the medical room was almost useless on the *Kriemhild*.
[Now, please lie down on that bed first, Lord Ziger. The physical examination will only take ten seconds.]
"Okay, got it."
Going to the bed Brynhildr indicated, Ziger lay down on his side. The moment he was fully lying down, a transparent cover rose from the edges of the bed, covering Ziger inside. Beams of pale green light rapidly swept up and down, making Ziger instinctively squint.
And then...
[Physical examination completed.]
On the inside of the transparent cover, Ziger suddenly saw this line of text appear.
[Examination Subject: 53rd Contractor, Ziger Phil.]
[Biological Age: 16 years, 11 months.]
[Sex: Male.]
[Health Status: Extremely Healthy.]
For some reason, even though Ziger didn't recognize many of the characters, he could inexplicably understand the meaning of the text.
(My examination results?)
[Genetic Analysis Conclusion: Human 70%, Dragon 30%.]
[Skill System Determination: Fire Magic—85% similarity to records in database.]
"...Huh?"
Seeing the further appended text, Ziger couldn't help but freeze.
At that moment, the text suddenly vanished completely, and the cover over Ziger opened.
Brynhildr came to the bedside.
[Thank you for your trouble, Lord Ziger. The physical examination is complete. Results report generated instantly.]
"..."
Looking at the content on the light screen that appeared in Brynhildr's hand, Ziger couldn't help but ask, "Miss Brynhildr, this physical examination... isn't there a mistake? It says... I have 30% dragon?"
"I'm a human. How could I be dragon?"
[The examination system cannot be wrong, Lord Ziger.]
[From a genetic level, you indeed have 30% belonging to dragon, bearing a certain degree of similarity to the Lower Dragon genes recorded in the database.]
[As for the reason—perhaps it is related to your long-term consumption of dragonkind as food.]
"..."
Ziger was momentarily speechless.
He had been eating dragons for five years. If a reason had to be given, that seemed not unreasonable? But if that were the case, if he kept eating dragons, wouldn't he eventually become one?
A Dragon Hunter ultimately turning into a dragon?
Wasn't that a bit...
[Please do not worry, Lord Ziger.]
As if seeing Ziger's thoughts, Brynhildr placed a hand on his head, gently stroking it.
[Contractors of the Dragon Slayer System becoming dragons is not unprecedented. The 17th contractor was, like you, a half-human, half-dragon anomaly. But he still chose to fight against dragons. What matters is whether one possesses a firm sense of self and will. Compared to that, innate talent and acquired effort are merely add-ons.]
"Miss Brynhildr..."
[Additionally, please allow me to report one more matter.]
Switching the light screen in her hand to another, Brynhildr pointed to the double-helix shape displayed on it:
[Since you lack knowledge in this area, I will explain next—This is your genetic analysis chart. Although it seems to have undergone an extremely long time, making it nearly impossible to discern clearly, some remnants still remain as evidence.]
[Lord Ziger, from the conclusions of this examination, including you, all humans living on this planet appear to have undergone genetic-level modifications.]