The moment he activated his ability, Luo Shu couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
This wasn't due to any counterattack from Tabane Shinonono - in fact, she had no intention of resisting.
Having lost all emotions except her obsession with her younger sister, she could only simulate her past self's behaviour.
Naturally, this version of Tabane Shinonono had no will to resist.
On the contrary, she even wanted Luo Shu and Lacus to restrain and imprison her directly.
As long as these two could help her find her sister and provide sufficient research resources, what would it matter if she became their caged canary?
This was the answer her current simulated Tabane Shinonono mindset arrived at.
Of course, if Luo Shu and Lacus failed to meet her requirements, she would have no choice but to act according to her own logical thinking.
What kind of commotion that might cause, even Tabane Shinonono herself couldn't predict.
Therefore, Tabane Shinonono simply didn't resist at all.
The reason for Luo Shu's surprise was actually quite simple.
He was stuffed!
Due to the numerous modifications Tabane Shinonono had performed on her body, Luo Shu had absorbed over a hundred different types of misfortune in a short time just by absorbing what he considered harmful to the human body.
Although each type was insignificant, absorbing several hundred misfortunes simultaneously gave Luo Shu the sensation of overeating.
It felt like forcibly stuffing five steamed buns into his mouth and then trying to wash them down with water, making his stomach bulge uncomfortably.
Fortunately, while the negative influences on Tabane Shinonono's body were numerous, they didn't exceed Luo Shu's capacity.
As he continued absorbing the issues from Tabane Shinonono's body, he frowned and asked:
"Just how many modifications have you performed on yourself?"
Tabane Shinonono didn't respond, only murmuring emptily:
"...cellular damage beginning recovery... endocrine system normalising... brain damage starting to heal..."
"Anomalous phenomenon... incomprehensible... detailed tracking required..."
Seeing her like this, Luo Shu fell silent for a moment before deciding to first restore Tabane Shinonono's body to normal.
Though Luo Shu didn't understand exactly what modifications Tabane Shinonono had made to herself, that didn't stop him from absorbing all the physically harmful phenomena from her body.
Within five or six seconds, Luo Shu had absorbed all the harmful influences he could identify into his own body, consecrating them as calamities.
Under the power of Calamity, these mixed negative influences gradually formed a peculiar new calamity.
Luo Shu temporarily named this calamity "Cellular Collapse," adding another instant-death method to his arsenal.
At the same time, various hormones and bodily reactions began manifesting in Tabane Shinonono.
Her emotions were returning!
"Huh? Ohhh~"
Tabane blinked:
"My emotional systems seem to have recovered!"
Hearing this, Lacus couldn't help but sigh in relief before asking Tabane:
"Doctor, are you alright now?"
Tabane flexed her arms, rolled her neck, then declared to Lacus:
"I feel better than ever!"
"The physical chaos and endocrine disruption caused by drug modifications have normalised, while the cellular enhancements remain intact."
"Wow, what kind of power is this? It's so useful!"
Luo Shu didn't explain, merely glancing at this reckless woman:
"Useful or not, you can't use it. If not for Lacus's sake, do you think I'd voluntarily save you?"
Hearing this, Tabane first turned to look at Luo Shu, then at Lacus, before unabashedly clinging to Luo Shu's arm and shouting to Lacus:
"Lacus, from today onwards we're sisters!!"
Hearing this, Lacus understood Luo Shu had succeeded - Tabane had truly returned to how she was when they first met.
But precisely because it worked, Lacus found herself torn between laughter and tears:
"Doctor, are you sincerely proposing sisterhood?"
'Do we even need to guess your ulterior motives?'
'You're just coveting his abilities and his body!'
"What does sincerity matter? We're sisters now, regardless."
Tabane stubbornly clung to Luo Shu, who tried several times to pull away unsuccessfully.
This woman's physical strength was absurd - tugging at her felt like dragging a hundred-thousand-ton aircraft carrier.
'Is she even human and not a shipgirl?'
Still clinging to Luo Shu, Tabane grinned cheekily at Lacus:
"By the way, that ability Luo Shu just used on me - he actually absorbed it from you, didn't he?"
With Tabane's intellect, even brief exposure allowed her to deduce that Luo Shu's power involved absorbing suffering from one person and bestowing it upon another.
Therefore, the pain she'd felt during her emotionless state must have originated from some woman's experience.
From her observations, the only plausible candidate present was Lacus.
'It couldn't be that black-haired girl who looks like a loli, could it?'
'Now that would be legally problematic!'
At Tabane's words, Lacus said nothing, as if tacitly acknowledging, merely turning to smile at Luo Shu.
To outsiders, her expression might resemble someone discovering a secret and preparing to settle scores, but in truth, she genuinely wanted to confront Luo Shu.
Lacus had never inquired about the specifics of Luo Shu's abilities.
Nor had Luo Shu volunteered explanations, only occasionally mentioning certain functions.
But now, Lacus had guessed the secret behind Luo Shu's power.
And precisely because she'd guessed, she felt somewhat angry.
'So you just did that to Tabane right in front of me and Natsuki Minamiya?'
Even if she tried her best not to mind the women around Luo Shu, Lacus still found it somewhat hard to accept his current behaviour.
Couldn't you at least find a more private space?
Feeling Lacus's piercing gaze, Luo Shu's heart skipped a beat.
He didn't understand why Lacus had suddenly turned like this, but that didn't stop him from trying to save himself:
"Let me explain—what happened earlier wasn't absorbed from Lacus. We're still completely innocent."
Luo Shu thought Lacus wanted him to restore her innocence.
But after he finished speaking, Lacus froze for a moment, then sighed, torn between laughter and exasperation:
"Explaining it like that just makes things worse..."
She had been planning to let it slide... so why did Luo Shu have to confess?
Wouldn't this just make Tabane Shinonono even more unrestrained around him?
At this thought, Lacus suddenly realised something.
Luo Shu probably still didn't understand Tabane's personality very well, which led to his misjudgment.
Sure enough, the moment Luo Shu said those words, Tabane's eyes lit up:
"Oh? So it wasn't absorbed from Lacus?"
Tabane immediately looked intrigued:
"It seems little Lacus and my Luo Shu are still pure~"
"Well, though I wouldn't mind having you as a sister, if that's not the case, then I'll just make my move directly, okay?"
'Since when did I become yours?'
Luo Shu was stunned.
He couldn't help but feel that Tabane with emotions was even weirder than the emotionless version.
Meanwhile, Tabane closed the distance between them, letting Luo Shu fully experience a particular jelly-like sensation:
"What I said earlier while under hormonal influence was indeed problematic."
"Luo Shu's genetic material... actually doesn't need Lacus's help."
Tabane's expression now resembled that of a greedy snake, her nose twitching as she inhaled Luo Shu's scent deeply:
"We could use a more... primal method. For example, you could just... release it all over me..."
Hearing this, Luo Shu instinctively glanced at Tabane.
Putting aside her personality, Tabane's face and figure were undeniably top-tier.
If they really went for the primal approach, Luo Shu might actually be tempted.
"Alright, Doctor, please stop joking." Lacus calmly cut off Tabane's antics. "We didn't come all the way to Copernicus for this kind of thing."
"Jealous?" Tabane tilted her head at Lacus. "Want to join in?"
"If it's little Lacus, I wouldn't mind sharing~"
Lacus's previously composed expression instantly cracked.
'Who would want to join you?! You perverted doctor!!'
Natsuki Minamiya snapped open her fan with a tch, her expression odd.
"This woman... feels even harder to deal with now than before."