Chapter 1

The sun shines brightly over the city of Sapphire, its bright rays are occasionally blocked by the thick clouds which appeared on a winter morning in the middle of the Winter Month. Winter always brings more chill for the residents living in one of the largest cities in Pluto Country, especially since it is located quite far from the sea. This chilly winter is a pushover for Pluto residents, yet it becomes a quite hard struggle for those who come from other continents.

In one of the houses in a cyber mansion, Daphne Yalle tucks her ultra-cyber minipad * and laser pen into her pants pocket. Daphne Yalle is an enchanting twenty-three-year-old Pluto girl. Her taffy-pink hair is slightly wavy and it flowed down her back. Her nose is dainty. Her lips are plump, blossom soft. Her body is slim, lined, but not too thin. Her skin is delicate, as white and smooth as fine silk. However, maybe the most alluring among her enchanting beauty is her tiger-orange eyes; not only they are round and beautiful, more than that, they have an enticing, strong allure that would captivate the men to get interested in exploring its deepest under space. They are filled with mysteries - the mysteries which are enticing and fascinating to be explored. Perhaps, it is that part of Daphne's body which can make every man who looks at her, will quickly fall in love with her.

*) Ultra-cyber minipad is one of advanced technology in the Planet. It is similar to smartphone, but the technology is more advanced. Here is some ways to use it:

1. the minipad can be folded to become small-sized as a smartphone in Planet Earth (or even smaller), and when the user wants to use the wider screen, he/she can unfold it and it'll turn bigger, as big as a laptop or even a television monitor.

2. To open the icon or utilize the button on the monitor, is by pressing it, or simply by blinking the eye at the icon/button.

Daphne is studying at Sapphire Medical University, aiming to get a medical degree. Now she is in the final year of her study. However, recently Fuxa Pathogen is sweeping across the planet with great ferocity it then forces most of the schools to change their system to be online, with the students are learning more from home and only once or twice they go to school and study offline. Moreover, there are bad rumors that Neptune would soon attack her country. Most people in Sapphire city ignored the news, because the upheaval occurring between Neptune and their country does not just happen in one or two days, but nothing bad happened so far. Many people have fled from Pluto, including her fellowmen, Neptunian-Plutonians, who have fled to other countries - another reason for this is because of the polemic of ethnic discrimination that has been rampant for too long and make them suffer a lot for it. But Daphne's family had no home anywhere other than this house in Sapphire, and Daphne herself had never experienced such ethnic discrimination in person. Daphne lives only with her mother. They are from a middle-class background, not too rich but not too poor, and they are happy with their lives right now.

*) Neptunian-Plutonians = people who are born as Neptunian ethnic (the descends from Neptune Country), but hold citizenships as Pluto people.

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"Daphne, come here! The breakfast is ready!" Her mother calls from the dining room.

"Yes, Mom!" Daphne gets up from her seat, then made her way into the dining room.

A distinctive, appetizing aroma soon fills her nose as soon as Daphne steps into the dining room. His mother is setting Licorice and Albizzia Toast, and Vanilla Shake on the table.

"Wow, Mom, you are the best. You know what I want!" Daphne said cheerfully. She quickly takes a piece of Licorice and Albizzia Toast, and chews it.

Mrs. Yalle, Daphne's mother, is a woman in her mid-fifties. Having slightly curly carmile pink hair, the middle-aged woman has a face with a pleasant aura, and she appears to love her only daughter so much. Now, she smiles happily at Daphne who is eating her breakfast.

"Today is your first day in the hospital, as you will do your internship, so you have to eat nutritious food." Mrs. Yalle replies with a smile.

Daphne takes a chair and sits on it. "That's right. This is the moment I've been waiting for so long!"

"But, don't study so hard, okay? You have to maintain the balance between study and relaxation, moreover, you're on a diet right now."

"You know, every student at the university cares so much about good looks. Before, we study more online so a good look is not so important, but now we do internships personally in the hospital. That's why I can't lose to them."

"Gosh, actually what kind of job do you want to do, doctor or artist? You should eat properly so that you can have your brain do its best in studying. Remember your Daddy's words; Seventy percent of the brain needs glucose to think well."

"Alright, alright!" Daphne puts down her half portion of Licorice and Albizzia Toast, then rises out of her seat then headed for the main door. "I'm done. I'll take my leave."

"Oh my, here she leaves her food again. Kids nowadays, most of them watch movies with barbie-bodied artists so they're obsessed with dieting." Mrs. Yalle could only shake her head as Daphne disappeared from the dining room.

True, this is the day Daphne has been waiting for all this time. So far, she just learned without doing anything instead of watching the doctors and other healthcare workers doing their jobs, especially when the spread of the Fuxa pathogen reaches its peak and most of the classes are taught online. But now, everything is different. She is going to be the real healthcare worker - the doctor, and treats patients in person. How could she not be happy about it?

Arriving at the hospital, the Advisor does not immediately take the interns on duty, but gives them an exam first. The exam aims to measure the students' readiness for internships. Most of the interns do not expect that the Advisor will give them an examination, they immediately scream in horror. Daphne, on the other side, calmly looks at the questions displayed on the Electric Screen in front of the class, then begins to write down the answers on her ultra-cyber minipad.

Daphne is a calm and taciturn girl, and in some ways, she can be extremely serious. Just like when she is taking the exam at this moment. Because Daphne is very passionate about medicine, as a kid she always dreams of becoming a doctor when she grows up. She really wants to follow the trail of his father who has just died.

"Okay, time is over." Various kinds of exclamation (joy for those who are sure they can do the test well, and disappointment for those who are trapped in difficulties) follow after the Advisor announces that the time to do the exam has been over. "But before we begin the internship, I want to announce something to you."

The class turns quiet. Daphne, along with her classmates, is now paying close attention to the Advisor who calls someone. "Please come in, Sir!"

Shortly after the call, a young man steps into the classroom. His face that is in stark contrast to the appearance of the people of the Aurora Continent leading Daphne to immediately guess that this young man is a foreigner. She is even very sure that this young man is Lismesan people, she just has no idea about which country this Lismesan young man comes from - Saturn, Callisto, or Ganymede...

Hmmm, maybe Saturn? I once met one of the Saturnian people. I heard that Saturnian people can be found everywhere, Daphne starts to wonder and observe the young man more closely while the Advisor introduces him. "Welcome to our school, Mr. Rivers... and many thanks for... your compliance to... become one of our lecturers." The Advisor keeps smiling wide when he speaks out, clearly showing that he is full of joyfulness.

"Thank you very much, Doctor, but you don't have to worry, I can speak Plutonian language." Noticing that the Advisor is not fluent in Jupiterian language, the young Lismesan lecturer answers him with a smile.

"Ah... I see..." The Advisor feels embarrassed. He is not very good at the Jupiterian language. Every Plutonian really wants to master the Jupiterian language, but to be able to speak it fluently, especially with foreigners, not everybody can do that incredible thing. Curving a little smile for the second time, the Advisor continued, "Okay Class... let me introduce, this is Mr. Stairmount Rivers..."

Ha, that surname! I guess it right, then!

"... comes from Jupiter. Mr. Rivers graduated from Millennium University, which is very well known in the sector of biological science. Such a great honor for our faculty since Mr. Rivers is willing to give lectures in medical and clinical laboratory technical matters. Especially as you have to intensively study laboratory test results..."

"What, this Lismesan lecturer is a Jupiterian?" Daphne moves her seat a bit forward to observe Mr. Stairmount Rivers more further. Expecting from his face, Mr. Rivers is too young to be a medical faculty lecturer, since he seems to be in his late twenties. His facial expression shows that he is a quiet, even a little rigid man. However, he has a gentle and pleasant handsome face. Not the type of action actor with a mannish face, yet he has the typical drama film actor's sweet, cute face. His indigo-color eyes glowed warmly, making a great match with his carolina-blue hair. While under ordinary circumstances, communicating with strangers - especially with the Jupiterians - will make the people from small towns like her feel nervous, then a different case appears now since Mr. Rivers has an aura that will lead everyone to feel at ease with him. And besides, the impression we get from him is that we can put our trust in him, that he will be able to be a good guardian - a savior. Mmm, laboratory technical expert from a well-known university in the field of biological science? Wow, can I ask a lot of medical questions to him? Daphne quickly became interested in Mr. Rivers because of her deep passion for medical science. All kinds of questions started to pop up in her mind, and of course, the question of why the Jupiterian has the face of Lismesan and the surname of Saturnian still becomes the main question in her mind. Because she knows, all Jupiterians have Jupitune-race postures, just like the Plutonians have.

"Anyway, Class, you'd better not speak Plutonian with Mr. Rivers, okay. Use Jupiterian language. I wish that I can see some of you study for the master's degree at Millennium University. It's a really great happiness for me to see that!" The Advisor utters, but unlike before, his utterance is followed by a very loud, cheerful 'Yes!'

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