Amiya felt incredibly aggrieved, constantly telling herself that these were rabbit ears, not donkey ears, and that she would never undergo any plastic surgery!
At this point, Kaltsit spoke up.
"Miss Fujino, please stop teasing Amiya."
Kaltsit's voice was very cold. Seeing Amiya, whom she protected like a daughter, being picked on like this made her feel quite displeased. However, given Umbrella's mystery, she found it difficult to lose her temper.
"I understand." Fujino smiled and took a sip of the tea before looking at Kaltsit. "I wonder what business brings you two from Rhodes Island to Umbrella. I recall there's been no contact between us, yet you went through Blacksteel to see me. Is Rhodes Island planning to stop buying Raythean equipment and turn to Umbrella instead?"
"Of course not," Kaltsit said. She then picked up the tea that had been attracting her and took a gentle sip.
An indescribable aroma filled her mouth, and a wave of warmth flowed into her stomach. Then, Kaltsit's eyes widened.
As a doctor, Kaltsit was very familiar with her own body. Although an accident had caused her to contract oripathy, she had used her own methods to suppress the fusion of Originium and cells to the safest possible level. Because of this, she was able to live longer than other infected individuals.
However, even with her suppression, the fusion of Originium and cells continued over time, albeit very slowly. While Kaltsit could suppress the Originium, the fusion process was irreversible.
Yet, the tea she had just drunk actually caused the degree of fusion between the cells and Originium in her body to revert to a very low level, just like when she was first infected.
"Amiya, drink it quickly!" At this moment, Kaltsit had lost her usual composure, her tone uncharacteristically urgent.
Amiya, despite years of mentorship under Kaltsit, had never seen her like this. Although surprised by her teacher's current expression, she had 100% trust in every word Kaltsit said.
She immediately picked up her teacup and drained the clear liquid in one gulp.
Then, Amiya experienced the same shock Kaltsit had felt upon drinking the tea.
"How is this possible?!"
Amiya's ears stood bolt upright in her surprise, making Fujino's urge to pull them even stronger.
"What exactly is this tea?" Kaltsit asked urgently. Her original thoughts about Umbrella had changed the moment she drank the tea.
A medicine that could so effectively suppress or even reverse the degree of Originium-cell fusion was something even their pharmaceutical company, which claimed to have the most advanced research on oripathy, could not produce!
Seeing the unsettled Kaltsit and Amiya, who was still lost in the shock of the tea's effects, Fujino's lips curled into a perfect smile as she slowly spoke four words to the two women:
"Company secret, no comment."
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