A week later, Ava listened to Eclipse recount it all again in her hospital room.
Ava listened calmly on the hospital bed. Although her body was losing weight at a terrible speed, her spirit did not seem to be affected at all.
"This matter was a mistake in my judgment, and I must bear the main responsibility...The night I didn't see Hesta at the Central Station, I should have taken the initiative to stay in Tan Yi to figure things out, instead of following the original plan. meet you.
"Hesta is in a very bad condition right now. She has very severe somatization symptoms. She is currently being admitted to the underground hospital at Tan Yi's reserve base and may soon be transferred to the core city.
"The main risk in this matter is Hesta's left shoulder injury. If any member of Victoria's team went to visit her, or heard about this from anywhere or from any source, then they would definitely become suspicious.
"I think I might need to--"
"It's indeed thrilling," Ava interrupted her softly, "You don't have to worry about the next thing. Your mission is over... You completed it very well."
"……are you sure?"
"Sure, leave it all to Chiba and let her deal with the aftermath...she knows what to do in this situation."
"Okay," Eclipse paused, "Can I ask you a question, Ava."
"certainly."
"Why aren't you surprised at all? You're really not surprised, are you?" Eclipse looked at Ava's expression, "You had already guessed that such a day would come?"
Ava laughed softly, "Not really."
"that is because?"
"Because this kind of thing... is not new at all," the old man said softly, "Have you ever heard of Alecto's story?"
Sun Eclipse was puzzled, "I've heard of it, but..."
"Young Alecto is witty and brave. In the several confrontations with Erbai, she almost never lost. Even if the opponents are powerful and numerous, she can always... find a way to defeat them, until Erbai Bai changed into her mother's and sister's clothes...Alecto was caught immediately..."
At this point, Ava paused and coughed a few times. Eclipse sat next to him and waited for a while, but Ava's story seemed to have ended.
"I don't understand, Ava."
"Go back and ask Anna to explain it to you... She likes to study these things and can explain it more clearly than me..."
"are you tired?"
"A little."
"Then let's talk about the second thing today, about the next surgery."
"...What's new?"
"There is no new news, but everything has been arranged as planned," Eclipse said. "To the outside world, this operation is a lobectomy. In fact, we will remove your brain and announce to the public that the operation failed and you died on the spot.
"If everything goes well, we will land in Area 15 on the sixth hour after the operation, and you will start consciousness uploading there."
"When exactly is the operation time?"
"Anna said you can decide, but the date is best not to exceed this December."
"Okay." Ava breathed a sigh of relief, "That's great."
"Ana asked me to remind you that this should be our last conversation in the Habitable Land. Is there anything else you need me to do?"
"No more," Ava closed her eyes, "Say hello to her for me."
…
In the base hospital, Chiba sat outside Hesta's ward, reading her case and physical examination data line by line. Valenti stood beside Chiba, looking at her uneasily.
After a while, Chiba casually threw the case on the chair next to him, "What does it mean? Can you explain it to me?"
"That's right, Hesta's current health doesn't have any major problems."
"What do you mean there is no big problem..." Qianye raised his head, "Now she doesn't eat or drink every day, doesn't talk to anyone, and lies on the bed like a piece of wood all day long - this is called no big problem. !?"
"Calm down, Masaki... 'No big problem' is the result of the examination. It is an objective judgment, because Hesta has some external injuries, but now it seems that those wounds are healing - she is very young and the wounds are recovering. Gotta go fast.
"I was not involved in the treatment for Hesta, but I asked the doctor for details."
Valenti sat down next to Chiba and turned the case back to the first two pages.
"In addition to the wounds left by some sharp objects, we found a large number of scratches on Hesta's body. Based on the main complaint, the patient always felt that bugs were biting her, and her nails were full of her own blood and skin tissue. However, Hesta Star had no skin disease, and an examination found no neurological disease—the pain was likely psychogenic.
"The inability to eat or drink started the day before yesterday. Because Hesta had no history of depression in the past, we speculated that it was psychogenic stupor. You can understand it as a severe stress reaction. However, her performance It is also not typical, because although she does not respond to general stimulation from the outside world, she still gives some short answers as long as she is asked patiently. In addition, she does not have the problem of being unable to swallow saliva or retaining urine and feces - this shows that she The consciousness is still clear.
"Currently, the diagnosis that doctors tend to give is 'transient mental disorder'. This diagnosis also refers to Calvin's situation. He had similar problems, but the symptoms were milder than Hesta's. Judging from the onset time , both of them must have been stimulated by Alvira's suicide...
"Looking on the bright side, it is possible to recover from transient mental disorder in a short time. As long as you stay away from the source of stimulation and rest well, of course we will also provide some drug treatment depending on the situation-"
"Can it be recovered within a short period of time? How long is the short period of time?"
"...No one can guarantee that, Masaki."
"What if she keeps doing this?"
"If the symptoms continue..." Valenti frowned, "I don't know, Masaki, the course of the disease may change at any time. If these symptoms never get better and last for more than six months... then the diagnosis may be closer to schizophrenia. Or other related diseases.”
"Is it easy to cure?"
"...It depends on the situation. Some diseases have a very good prognosis, and some can only be controlled with lifelong medication." Valenti lowered his eyes slightly. "Take schizophrenia as an example. If you insist on taking medication, about one-third of the patients can survive." Return to a normal level of living, and those who remain will relapse intermittently or fall into ongoing dysfunction.”
"What is considered a 'normal standard of living'? Can it ever go back to what it was before?"
"Of course it's impossible to fully recover, but... you can take care of yourself in life. Don't be too nervous. These things may not happen at all. We still need to observe..."
"What are you observing? Do nothing, just sit here -"
"Chiba," Valenti looked at her seriously, "It's not about doing nothing. You need to stay calm first."
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