The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 325

325 New Doctors and Understanding

Karl sat in the next day's 'decompression session', a mental health counselling session that was mandatory for all patients here, and stared at the new doctor who had been assigned to him. She just wasn't getting it, and he wasn't certain how to explain the situation anymore.

"So, you're saying that a young child such as yourself isn't bothered by the death and gore, but you don't feel that is a problem?" The old woman asked.

Karl considered that for a moment, trying to find a new way to explain the issue, before he gave into the urge to just stand up and just walk out on her.

"If there is a rabid animal or wild monster loose in your neighbourhood, what do you do?" He asked.

"Call animal control, of course." She replied.

"And what do they do?"

"Trap and relocate it, I assume." She shrugged.

Karl rubbed his temples. This woman had never actually worked with anyone who had been in combat before, and it was exceedingly obvious. She had to be one of the academics from the University.

He shook his head. "You can't just relocate a dangerous creature and make it someone else's problem. They put them down. That's what we do. We put down dangerous creatures who are threat to the people. It's not personal, it just needs to be done."

"But if they were people in your mind, how would you handle it?"

Karl saw where she was leading with this now. "I would say that is a law enforcement issue. If they were humans, each and every one of them would be a serial killer and mass murderer. Many of them would be cannibals, as they prefer human flesh.

I don't think that many people would object if they were put down, even if we did it live on television."

The woman huffed in annoyance and walked out of the room.

Victory.

Skittles, the aging Nature Priest doctor, came in to replace her with a big smile on his face.

"What did you say to make the substitute counsellor cry?" He asked.

"I told her that the human equivalent of monsters are serial killers and mass murderers that nobody would complain about being executed live on television." Skittles, or Doctor Xander, as he should properly be called, burst into laughter. "The University sent over a bunch of academics to prove that our way isn't effective

enough. They think that their treatment methods will create more healthy and balanced Elites."

"Or get someone stabbed for asking the same stupid questions over and over." Karl pointed out.

"We monitor our patients for weapons." Doctor Xander replied stiffly.

Karl took out his maul and passed it to the nature priest, who nearly dropped it on his foot.

"Goddess, that thing is heavy. Is that what you use to fight Frost Giants?" He asked. "No, I usually use a two-handed sword, but that maul packs a beating with it when it comes into play. But my point is that most of the patients are armed, even when it doesn't look like it."

The doctor chuckled. "Point taken. But I suspect the actual weapons aren't the largest issue if your personal problem is the annoying academics. Those who are unstable are sedated to prevent them using magic, but we already know that doesn't work on you, and if you set a monster on them, they wouldn't last long.

The Academics aren't clerics, they're just teachers. They don't have any magic or superhuman abilities, so they don't really understand what it's like. They're terrified of the threats to humanity, and many have the attitude that the ones who protect them are some sort of servants tasked to clean up problems."

Karl nodded. "Like that one. Maybe we should terrify them a little, make them

leave?"

Karl saw why Doug called him skittles when the man smirked, his eyes flashed with multiple colours of light. It might be some sort of skill or ability, but the glow did

rather look like skittles in his eyes.

"What were you thinking just now?" Doctor Xander asked.

"I could use a bit of exercise. Perhaps we could arrange space to do some sparring out

in the yard? Or if there is a suitable gymnasium here?" Karl suggested.

"I will arrange it. There have been all sorts of complaints this morning, and I have been concerned that some of the Elites might just do a self-checkout against doctors'