Noticing Idan's expectant look, Geminia began the conversation by saying: "We're going to talk about Arabel's current condition."
"Her condition has improved, but she still needs ti."
"Phew..." hearing these words, Idan exhaled with relief. Eulalia, who was sitting next to him, also smiled, glad that her younger friend was all right.
Geminia, who was watching their reaction, decided to explain.:
"The so-called 'side effect' is still present. I helped Arabel deal with the negative reaction to using the Energy of Madness and taught her how to minimize the response in case of a repeat relapse."
"Eh? That's what you ant." Idan misunderstood her words at first, thinking that Geminia had helped to completely get rid of the side effect. But it turned out that this was not the case, she only helped to heal the damage Arabel had received after the last outbreak.
"Everyone has noticed that your relationship with Arabel has improved," Geminia said, looking at Idan. "Everyone also noticed Arabel's unhealthy strong attachnt to you, Idan."
Idan didn't deny what Geminia had just said. Even in Limbo, he sotis noticed that Arabel showed possessive feelings. However, they were not as pronounced then as they are now. It was obvious that the side effect had greatly enhanced this trait of Arabel's character.
"That's Arabel's main problem, Idan. The side effect you're talking about doesn't exist for the most part. According to my observations, it looks more like a psychological trauma that affects exactly this trait of her character — Arabel's feelings for you, Idan," Geminia concluded after observing Arabel.
"And the one who can help her overco this trauma is you, Idan. You are the reason for everything that happens to her. Even when you're not around, her attention is almost always focused on you. It depends on you how Arabel will behave in a given situation," Idan felt more and more uncomfortable with each word Geminia said.
After listening to Geminia's opinion, Idan rembered what had caused all this—the Ascension Trial and the mory that the System had erased. He ca to the conclusion that all of Arabel's problems and his own were once again connected to those ill-fated mories.
Idan began to suspect that it wasn't just Arabel who had suffered after the second Ascension trial, but himself as well.
His cold and indifferent attitude towards death is probably similar to the side effect Arabel is experiencing, but it manifests itself in a very different way. And unlike Arabel, it's not giving Idan much trouble at the mont.
Arabel's side effect is similar to how one person's feelings can affect another. Simply put, Arabel's feelings experienced during the Ascension trial have an impact on herself, even though she doesn't have those mories.
Idan did not understand at all what had happened to Arabel during the Ascension trial, and how Arabel had beco so possessive of him during this trial that it continued to have a strong effect on her, even if she did not rember it.
"Therefore, I can only help her mitigate the consequences, but not eliminate the root cause of what is happening, not knowing what exactly triggered it," Geminia said, realizing that she could not completely heal Arabel.
Idan understood that it was difficult for a person to cope with ntal trauma without outside help. In Arabel's case, he was the main cause of her suffering.
Arabel's feelings for him were in turmoil. Yes, they beca an official couple, and their relationship slowly but surely developed. However, it had been a little less than a month since Idan had asked her to be his girlfriend. He was aware that Arabel's feelings could not have been so strongly strengthened in such a short ti to cause such a violent reaction.
It was obvious that these strong feelings of ownership were the emotions of Arabel from the ascension trial, the Arabel who had been exposed to the Energy of Madness. Idan couldn't imagine what crazy thoughts that version of Arabel had and how much the Energy of Madness had changed her attitude towards him.
It is this conflict between Arabel's feelings from the trial and her current feelings for Idan that prevents System from accurately determining the degree of her affection for him.
"Thank you very much, Geminia, for your help," Idan thanked, having roughly realized what was happening to Arabel.
"How are you, Idan?" — Geminia asked, glaring at him. Although Idan looked quite healthy, Geminia had a feeling that there was sothing wrong with him too, although it wasn't noticeable at first glance. Because of that, Geminia wasn't sure.
"I'm fine, Geminia, there's no need to worry," Idan replied confidently. Suddenly, he felt baby Rizzy sending him a signal through their contract, telling him that she wanted to drink blood.
Idan called Rizzy with a smile, and she appeared, ignoring those around her, and imdiately began searching for his finger. Idan, who was already used to this, held out his finger to her, and Rizzy, grabbing it and bringing it to her mouth, bit and began to drink blood. Only then did she start to look around.
"Little Rizzy!" exclaid Eulalia when she saw Rizzy.
"She's grown up!" Geminia remarked, noting that Rizzy had beco bigger than Izzy. The last ti they saw them both, both babies were the sa size. In addition, the hair on Rizzy's head has grown back and beco thicker than Izzy's.
"Indeed!" — after Geminia's words, Eulalia also noticed the changes and began comparing Izzy with Rizzy.
"How many days have passed?" Eulalia asked Idan.
"Just over three days," Idan replied.
"How quickly she grew up!" exclaid Eulalia, amazed by this fact.
"That's not surprising," Geminia interjected. "Idan's blood serves as a real source of nutrition for baby Rizzy, contributing to her rapid developnt."
"Not just my blood," Idan added. " Rizzy's stay inside my Star also has a significant impact on her growth."
Idan explained that after his departure, Rizzy spent most of her ti inside the Star. He felt through the contract how much she enjoyed being inside, and how the Star had a positive effect on her developnt.
"It looks like the baby was doubly lucky," Geminia said with a smile, realizing that not only Idan's blood, but also the very fact of signing a contract with him contributed to her growth. She couldn't even imagine how quickly she would grow up.
When Rizzy finished drinking, Idan and Eulalia put the two babies in the sa crib to compare their height. It was obvious that Rizzy had beco bigger than Izzy.
Suddenly, Rizzy noticed Izzy, but did not recognize her and, without hesitation, hit her in the face with her small fist. Izzy started crying from the blow she received from her sister.
"Rizzy!" called Idan, and the little girl imdiately turned her gaze on him. It could be seen that not only had her height increased, but her understanding of the world around her had also increased noticeably.
"This is your little sister, Rizzy, don't hit her, — Idan said.
The little girl just blinked, not understanding what it ant.
Idan began trying to explain to the baby what a younger sister is.
Geminia and Eulalia couldn't help but smile as they watched Idan trying to convey this important truth to Rizzy.
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