Chapter 20 Chapter 20: Doctor Natasha Still Loves Children
Chapter 20: Doctor Natasha Still Loves Children
Pan-Rock Town.
"The first floor is the operating room and clinic, the second floor is where the children live, and the third floor is a temporary ward for patients... At this time, Natasha is most likely seeing patients on the first floor. We can just move the supplies inside and follow her instructions."
Standing outside a three-story building on the street, Seele first briefly introduced the general situation of the clinic to Kevin, then took the lead in stepping through the door.
Compared to a formal medical facility, the scale of this clinic was really not large, but it was packed with injured patients. Most of them had obvious external injuries, with the more severe cases involving fractures of limbs and such.
Just from this clinic alone, one could get a clear picture of the general situation in the Underworld. If this place were truly stable enough, there wouldn't be such a large number of injured people... For them, common illnesses like colds and fevers probably don't even reach the point of needing a clinic visit.
Even though each of them was seriously injured, the first reaction of these patients upon seeing Seele was still to make way, clearing a path straight to the interior.
It was clear that she wasn't doing this for the first time.
Following this path, Seele walked directly up to the woman at the front who was carefully bandaging a patient's wound and casually placed the supplies in front of her.
"Natasha, didn't you say the clinic was short on emergency supplies? We happened to go to the Fragmentum today and just brought these things out along the way."
"Of course, the main credit goes to the person behind me. According to what Sampo said, he seems to be an outsider from beyond Belobog? I don't really understand it, but he's truly amazing. We went through the Fragmentum like it was child's play, without any danger at all."
From their previous conversation, it wasn't hard to infer that Seele had also been raised by this doctor since childhood. No matter how much she acted tough outside, when facing the family member who raised her from a young age, she inevitably showed some vulnerability.
These words seemed like an explanation for her actions, but didn't they also reveal that she had specifically gone to the Fragmentum and even encountered danger?
Sure enough, after hearing Seele's explanation, Natasha sighed on the spot but didn't choose to scold her directly. Instead, she first turned her gaze to Kevin: "Hello, sir. I am Natasha, a doctor in Belobog's Underworld."
"This child has been a bit reckless since she was young, but her intentions are always good. If Seele has caused you any trouble, please allow me to apologize on her behalf first."
Unlike Seele, who grew up in the Underworld, Natasha was once a top student at a medical school in the Overworld. Her personality has always been gentle, and she understands the meaning of an "outsider" better than Seele does.
In fact, most people in the Overworld understand that besides Belobog, there are no other places suitable for human habitation on this planet. If there are any outsiders, they could only be civilizations from space before the Eternal Freeze descended.
Compared to Belobog, which has been isolated for centuries, their capabilities are absolutely beyond what ordinary people can imagine.
Of course, Natasha has only heard about these alien civilizations in books. But since Sampo said so, there must be some evidence for it.
When facing the gentler Natasha, Kevin didn't actually voice any complaints about Seele. He just slightly shook his head and then began a brief self-introduction.
"Kevin Kaslana."
Even though his appearance had undergone earth-shattering changes compared to another world, Kevin recognized his "former subordinate" at a glance.
Although she never revealed her real name to others while working for World Serpent, how could Kevin really not investigate it at all?
Even in an unknown world, with completely different life trajectories and not even being considered the same person, her love for children remained completely unchanged.
This made Kevin wonder: why is it that in a completely different world, their names, appearances, and even personalities are still so similar... Can this really be explained by mere coincidence?
Or is there indeed some indescribable unknown factor interfering with all this?
"You're not from the Underworld either, right? Why are you willing to stay here?"
Kevin's abrupt question was clearly quite offensive, but Natasha wasn't angry. Instead, a gentle smile appeared on her face as she replied: "Helping those in need within one's capabilities—isn't that a normal thing? It's just that compared to others, I might indeed have a bit more kindness."
"I can't do something like knowing there are patients in need of treatment right before my eyes and choosing to turn a blind eye."
Saying these words in front of everyone might seem somewhat affected, but Kevin could clearly sense that she wasn't lying.
If Natasha from another world could live in a world without Honkai, perhaps she would also choose to become a doctor instead of a mercenary living on the edge of a knife?
Although it must be said that this Natasha clearly also has plenty of troubles.
"Hey hey, why suddenly ask something like that? Even though Natasha came down from the Overworld, she's completely different from those people."
Even though she clearly knew that Kevin could probably take her down with one hand, Seele still immediately pulled him from the clinic to an empty corner.
"Even though you just helped out a lot and basically saved my life... that's just between us two. I'll help you with whatever you need, even if it means risking my life to do things for you—as long as it doesn't involve other people."
Compared to the compact yet fully-equipped Overworld, the Underworld actually doesn't even have proper educational facilities. No matter how hard Natasha tries to teach these children, it's impossible to be perfect.
For Seele, compared to all the grand principles others talk about, she actually leans more towards acting based on "loyalty."
Help those who need help, fight those who deserve fighting, repay favors received... Such simple things are actually things those seemingly principled people can't do.
"You can't help me with anything."
There was no intention of looking down on her; Kevin was merely stating an objective fact.
But just as Seele's emotions were gradually becoming complicated, he suddenly changed the subject and asked another question.
"But if I must make a request... I want to know: why do you hate the Overworld so much?"
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