Somewhere in Saint Freya, this place was assigned by Theresa to research the technology obtained from the Q&A spaces, preventing headquarters from noticing any anomalies.
Raiden Mei was the person in charge.
At this moment, she wore glasses and held a gleaming tablet containing a series of human body data.
At first, she had been surprised by the astonishing data, but not anymore.
She simply waited quietly, her dark eyes fixed on the silver-white, futuristic cylindrical container not far away.
This was the NX-189, the most advanced treatment chamber in Schicksal, obtained from the Q&A space.
As Fu Hua had described it as the most advanced instrument in the current Era, this treatment chamber's technological sophistication was incredibly high.
If it were released to the outside world, even with the data, Mei estimated that secular nations would need fifty or sixty years to even begin to make progress.
Thankfully, Saint Freya Academy boasted medical resources comparable to those at the Schicksal Headquarters.
With sufficient resources, the assistance provided by Anti-Entropy, and Mei's wisdom, this device was finally completed.
Of course, the large-scale mobilization of medical resources inevitably attracted the attention of the Archbishop in Europe.
Ever since Anti-Entropy's attack on New Zealand, Otto had focused his attention on combating Anti-Entropy and keeping a close eye on Saint Freya Academy.
This sensitivity was somewhat... Saint Freya and Anti-Entropy were having a rough time.
Of course, as for the latter... unless a monster like Durandal showed up, the soulium-enhanced Wodan, strengthened by the relentless Tesla, would tell those Valkyries how foolish it was to mess with Anti-Entropy.
As for the former... well, that was all thanks to Otto having such a good insider.
Thinking of this, Mei couldn't help but smile as she looked at the container.
In the deep blue liquid, a figure dressed in a thin white robe curled up with its eyes closed.
From the occasional frown on her brow, Mei guessed that her Class Monitor was probably remembering something unpleasant.
Mei wasn't someone without patience; she had plenty of it. She stood there, waiting for a long time.
After an unknown amount of time, Mei felt her legs ache, a fact she had only just noticed.
"Beep, beep."
The tablet in her hand made a sound. Mei glanced at it, then glanced at the NX-189 treatment chamber.
At some point, the figure within had opened her eyes.
From the radiant look in Fu Hua's eyes, Mei could tell she was different now—returning to peak form.
She expressed her joy. Fu Hua's return to peak form was good news for her personally, for Saint Freya Academy, and for the fight against the Honkai.
Of course, the bishop might not agree. Suddenly, a thought struck Mei. Glancing at Fu Hua in the container, she quickly exclaimed, "Don't try to break this thing with brute force like in the video!"
Hearing this, Fu Hua, who had originally wanted to try her hand as in the video, instantly dropped her raised hand.
Her heart settled, and watching Fu Hua's eagerness fade, Mei breathed a sigh of relief. But she couldn't help but roll her eyes and spoke sullenly.
"My dear Class Monitor, do you really want to smash this?! This is ours, isn't it?"
"It's Otto's."
To avoid any further mishaps and preserve the research results she'd painstakingly compiled over the past few days, Mei picked up her tablet and navigated through the interface.
She'd pulled so many late nights working on this treatment chamber that she had dark circles under her eyes. If something she'd spent so much money on was destroyed, Mei would be furious.
Mei moved quickly, tapping a few times before a beeping sound echoed from the tablet in her hand.
With it, the slow, throbbing sound within the treatment chamber... The water level slowly dropped.
Theoretically, these once-used treatment fluids should be usable again, but considering they probably wouldn't be used in the near future,
for hygienic reasons, it would be best to destroy them all.
After the treatment fluids were drained, Fu Hua in the treatment chamber fell to the bottom of the instrument.
She was about to say something, but suddenly a gust of hot air blew from below and above.
The hot air dried Fu Hua's damp clothes and hair.
"This thing has this function?"
A surprised voice echoed from the side. Mei turned her head slightly to see Himeko, who had come from outside. She was quite amazed.
Mei shook her head in denial, glanced at the silver treatment chamber, and said frankly.
"It wasn't there originally. I added this later."
When she watched the footage earlier, besides paying attention to the plot, she also noticed some small details.
It just so happened that while studying the NX-189 treatment chamber, she remembered it again.
Upon discovery... after it was gone, she casually added it.
"Tsk tsk, Mei, you're becoming more and more professional," Himeko couldn't help but sigh at this.
Mei was somewhat dismissive, saying casually.
"This kind of thing isn't difficult. It's just a slight change in the route and adding a drying module."
Mei glanced at Fu Hua, figuring the timing was right, and tapped the unlock option on the tablet again.
Instantly, the silver treatment chamber opened peacefully.
Hmm... it was a relief that it wasn't treated violently like the other in the video.
Himeko glanced at Fu Hua as she emerged from the device and asked out of concern.
"Fu Hua, how are you feeling?"
Fu Hua clenched her fist, feeling the surging power within it.
"It's mostly recovered, but... some things are still broken. I probably won't be able to recover them.
The body had fully recovered, even the most serious injury had disappeared.
But some things weren't flesh. Restoration of the body couldn't restore it...
Five hundred years ago, in the great fire, the unforgettable pain of betrayal by a loved one shattered Fu Hua's Blade Mantra, which she had honed for thousands of years.
Thanks to the existence of the Q&A space, through the images, Fu Hua also proactively taught the Edge of Taixuan, her martial arts to the others in Saint Freya.
Thus, Mei naturally understood what Fu Hua meant by irreparable.
But even as clever as she was, she could only sigh helplessly.
—Physical wounds can heal, but mental wounds are hard to heal.
The scars left on Fu Hua's body by those people were indeed deeply etched, leaving her with countless regrets.
However, compared to the physical pain, being murdered and betrayed by the person closest to her, the one she had raised and treated almost like her own child, was undoubtedly far more painful to the Immortal Phoenix, who had tried to get along with others.
Even now, the physical wounds had healed,
but when would this deep-seated emotional pain heal?