Chapitre 101: Arena Twenty-Seven: Salvation VII

"Your... Wife?"

I muttered, staring at the agent. He nodded with a sad smile and placed his hand on the glass capsule. The creature... or his wife, growled at him angrily, not understanding his affection.

"She turned when she covered for a civilian... She was scratched by a creature... And the infection spread. She turned in a few hours."

"She turned into a creature just like that?"

I knew that radiation could turn people into creatures... But that fast? And not even a full-blown exposure... It was horrifying to know that I was the reason behind it.

And yet...

"How... How can you act so calm around me?"

I mumbled, looking down. No matter how effective my passive skills were on my determination and hesitation, it seemed that it had no effects on feelings that came after the act... for example, guilt.