Poseidon in Arknights

"Mimi!" Evelyn exclaimed suddenly from the side. It seemed that the person who had just called Evelyn had arrived. Look at your good friend!

I never imagined that Ifrit had such a good friend besides Himeru. How come I've never met her before?

Just as Shuiyue was thinking this, she suddenly realized something was wrong. The person who had just come in seemed to be…

"Long time no see." A gentle voice sounded in Shuiyue's ear, and a hand patted Shuiyue's shoulder. "Did I disturb your game?"

Shuiyue's life force suddenly trembled, and she didn't even have time to operate the controller in her hand. With a few screams in the game, the game ended instantly.

But Shuiyue couldn't care less about the game ending. He stiffly looked up at Xiyue, who was smiling at him, and said, "Miss Xiyue, it's been a long time..."

"Mmm, have you eaten yet?"

"It's still early, lunchtime is a long way off." Xi Yue patted Shui Yue's soft hat on her head. "Hmm, don't be so scared, I'm not going to eat you."

"That matter..."

“It’s alright.” Yuuki patted Mizuki’s head. “I’m available whenever you want to talk, but given the current situation in Iberia…”

"Hahaha..." Through the link to the large group, Shuiyue also knew the general situation in Iberia, and also knew about the small pond called Quintus in the Iberian wasteland.

He didn't want his grandfather to end up like that, even though he didn't know where his grandfather was or what he was doing.

"What's wrong?" Yuuki pulled over a cushion and sat down. "Is there a problem?"

"No, no..." Shuiyue wiped her sweat, then, to confirm something, she asked, "Miss Xiyue, did you come here specifically to see me?"

“No.” Xi Yue shook her head and pointed to Muels, who was chatting happily with Ifrit, “I’m here to accompany her to find Ifrit.”

"What is somewhat surprising is that you are here too."

"What a coincidence." Shuiyue wiped her sweat again, wishing she had slipped away earlier.

"Still don't want to talk to me?" Xi Yue sat to the side. "I'm not going to do anything to you, so why are you so afraid of me?"

'You certainly won't do anything to me, but I'm afraid you might do something to my grandfather.'

"Don't you know where he is? Then what are you afraid of?" Xi Yue's gaze was gentle, but her words pierced Shui Yue's defenses like a sharp sword.

"Eh!"

Chapter 212: Visiting the Botanical Garden

"You...you can hear me?" Shuiyue looked at Xiyue with some fear. He had only thought about it in his mind, yet Xiyue could...

“I can hear you.” Xi Yue nodded. “I wouldn’t do that to an ordinary person, but as a member of Hai Si, it’s hard for me to hide your thoughts from you.”

"Besides, at such a close distance, even if I don't want to listen, it's a bit difficult."

"Ah, is that so?" Shuiyue's lips twitched slightly, but since Xiyue already knew, Shuiyue could only honestly tell the truth, "I'm sorry, I really don't know where Grandpa is."

"If that's the case, then what are you afraid of?" Xi Yue patted Shui Yue's head. "If you don't know, then why do you keep avoiding me?"

"Although I don't know, it seems like Grandpa was able to find me." Shuiyue scratched his head. Since he had been caught, and Xiyue didn't seem to be letting him go like she had last time, he had no choice but to confess honestly.

The main problem is that there is no difference between not speaking and speaking. Few people can control their thoughts. As long as the other party asks a question, they will have to respond whether they speak or not.

It would be better to confess honestly and see if we can get leniency for Grandpa.

“A lenient approach isn’t unacceptable.” Xi Yue stroked his chin, having caught Shui Yue’s thoughts just now. “However, it’s easier for you to ask Ghost Shark about this than to ask me.”

"After all, she is the victim. If Specter relents, I can offer her a lenient outcome."

"Miss Ghost Shark?" After thinking about it, Mizuki felt it was unlikely. She wondered if she would be torn to shreds as soon as she brought it up.

“Well, I’m not quite sure about that~” Yuzuki shrugged. “Anyway, that’s the method. Of course, I should remind you first.”

Yuuki's gaze turned dangerous as she stared intently at Suigetsu: "The lenient treatment I'm referring to now is only after you've secured Specter's forgiveness, specifically regarding the Specter matter."

"But if he did something similar during this period, that's a different story, or I'll have to deal with it."

"Yes, I understand." Shuiyue nodded hesitantly. It was a good thing that Miss Xiyue had agreed; she couldn't ask for more.

Having resolved a major concern, Mizuki scratched her head and handed the game controller that Ifrit had tossed aside to Yuuki: "Um, Miss Yuuki, would you like to try this game?"

"It's really fun! Don't let the graphics fool you, the monsters are really tough, it'll definitely give you a challenging experience. You'll have to start all over again if you fail, but don't worry, I'm here to guide you and I'll make sure you experience the feeling of victory."

“Uh…” Xi Yue looked at the controller that Shui Yue handed over, “Your attitude changed a little too quickly. Just now you were afraid of me and wanted to hide.”

"Anyway, Miss Yuzuki doesn't seem to be letting me go." Shuiyue shrugged. "Besides, I've already told you everything I needed to, and there's nothing else I can do."

"Really." Yuuzuki glanced at Muirses, who seemed to be playing games with Ifrit as well. "Fine, it's good to be bored anyway."

"Mmm." Shuiyue immediately quit the game, now that she had lost, and switched to two-player mode. "Get ready, let's start!"

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"Miss Yuzuki, so you know how to play?" Shuiyue looked at the screen with some surprise. He originally thought he would carry the game, but he didn't expect that Miss Yuzuki seemed to have her own understanding of this game.

Each time an operator is deployed, the action is simple, efficient, and the thinking is clear. Every operation is perfectly suited to the situation at the time.

However, each time it was a last-minute response, and when faced with unexpected situations, there was some hesitation, which didn't seem like she had memorized the plan.

"It's nothing." Yuzuki put down the controller. "It's just a live quiz, but this game is really wickedly funny, with so many unexpected situations."

"However, it is clear that they are following the template. Although it was unexpected, they still gave us time to react. If we memorize the template a couple more times, we should be able to reduce the chances of this happening."

“Yes, yes.” Shuiyue nodded. “It was indeed made according to several unique templates. I even tested it a few times with Senior Judgmenter.”

“That’s it then.” Xi Yue nodded. “It seems that this game currently relies on high difficulty and many unexpected situations to increase the game’s difficulty. It will only become difficult once some people start to memorize the patterns.”

"This game is probably just a test of hand speed and memory, a game of memorizing patterns."

"Wow, I didn't expect you to see through the essence of the game after just one round." Shuiyue gave Xiyue a thumbs up. "As expected of Miss Xiyue."

“Okay, I’ve asked all the questions I needed to ask.” Xi Yue patted Shui Yue’s head. “Oh, by the way, if you bring him to turn himself in, maybe I can be lenient with him.”

"This seems a bit difficult." Shuiyue scratched her head, thinking about her grandfather's insistence, and felt that bringing him to turn himself in seemed a bit difficult.

"Anyway, that's how it is~" Yuzuki smiled, stood up and walked towards Muelseth, who was having a great time with Ifrit. "Our relationship can be eased a little. There's no need for us to avoid each other every day."

"yes………"

——————Rhodes Island Medical Center——————

"Phew..." Desk sat back in his wheelchair, looking a little tired, and rubbed his thighs. "How come I never noticed before that walking could be so tiring?"

“That’s because you used every ounce of strength you could today,” Gavial said, pushing Desque. “Plus, it’s been almost... let me do the math.”

“Eight months and five days,” Descartes said calmly, sitting in his wheelchair. “A long but not very long period of time, hmm, how was it going?”

"Were there any side effects, or did the medication work?"

“You’ve already stood up, and you’re asking me if the drug has worked?” Gavial raised his hand and tapped Deske on the head. “As for side effects, none have been found yet. More people will be testing it soon.”

"Hmm." Desk stretched. "It's really good. The dawn of a new life, for people like us, is truly like the dawn before rebirth."

"Hmm, isn't this Dr. Gavial?" A gentle voice suddenly sounded from behind the two of them, "And Agent Desk."

"Hmm, Dr. Yuzuki?" Gavial turned around and looked at Yuzuki, who was walking around the corner with Muelseth. "You've missed quite a few things, haven't you?"

"And is this the person you're supposed to pick up, Xiyue? He looks kind of familiar."

“Hello, Dr. Gavial.” Muirsey waved to Gavial. “Dr. Himer, Ifrit, and I have met Dr. Gavial quite a few times.”

“Ifrit…” Gavial pondered for a moment, “Oh, you’re that Miu Miu?”

“That’s right.” Muirsey nodded. “My name is Muirsey.”

"Hello, Muirseth." Gavial waved, then, as if remembering something, pointed towards the botanical garden. "I guess you're going to see the perfumer later, right?"

"If so, perfumer, she should be heading towards the botanical garden again. If you hurry, you might be able to catch her at the entrance."

“OK.” Xiyue nodded. “In that case, let’s head over there.”

"I also wish Mr. Desker a speedy recovery and that he can stand up again."

"Thank you for your blessing, Miss Yuzuki." Desk turned his wheelchair to face Yuzuki, raised his hand and saluted her. "On behalf of myself, I thank Miss Yuzuki for the prescription. It is our hope."

"It's alright." Xi Yue smiled. "I hope you can run and jump again soon."

——————Rhode Island Botanical Garden——————

The perfumer stood at the entrance of the botanical garden, looking around. Of course, Xi Yu wasn't that stupid; he hurried along just to catch up with the perfumer.

Naturally, I called and asked the perfumers to wait at the door; they would be right there.

"Here!" The perfumer saw Yuuki and Muirsey walking towards them and raised his hand to call out to them.

"They're here, they're here." Xi Yue saw the perfumer waving at them and waved back, then pulled Muirsay over to them.

"Hello, Miss Muirsey, I've heard so much about you." The perfumer extended her hand to Muirsey in a friendly manner. "My code name is Perfumer, and I'm the head of the Robo Island Botanical Garden."

"Hello, hello." Muirsey also politely raised her hand and shook hands with the perfumer. "Nice to meet you, Miss Perfumer. You are a friend of Xiyue."

"I was invited by Xiyue this time to see if I could help solve some problems."

"Didn't you come as the director?" The perfumer breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Muels's words. It seemed that the other party was indeed a friend of Yuuki, and had probably taken leave specifically to come and help solve the problem.

At least in terms of the words themselves, that's the meaning.

“In that case, I will lead the way for the rest of the journey.” The perfumer released her hand and smiled at Muirsay.

Muirsey lowered her hand and smiled at the perfumer: "Then I'll trouble you, Miss Perfumer."

"In that case, I will..." Seeing that the two had a fairly harmonious relationship, Xi Yue immediately prepared to leave to prevent her own characteristics from causing errors in the data.

But before Yuuki could leave, Muelsys reached out and grabbed her shoulder: "Yuuki, where are you going? We need you today."

"Sigh, you should know my situation." Yu Yue glanced at Muerses repeatedly before establishing a mental connection with her. "If I go there, won't you be unable to receive accurate data?"

"Wouldn't it be pointless for me to go there, and it would only cause trouble?"

“No, no, no, Xiyue, you are very useful~” Muels smiled at Xiyue and replied through the mental link, “For example, your characteristics will make the environment around the plants you want to grow in the best growth state.”

Xi Yue nodded: "Yes, that's why I have to leave, to avoid errors when you're collecting data."

“But now that your properties allow the environment to be in the best possible condition for them to grow,” Muirsey said, looking at the botanical garden behind the perfumer, “it is necessary for me to collect this optimal condition as a benchmark and, after you left, adjust it according to the existing environment of Rhodes Island.”

"Besides, I didn't bring any of my research materials today. I'm just here to visit, so it doesn't matter whether your characteristics will have an impact."

"Alright, I understand." Xi Yue nodded, severed the mental connection, and then looked at the perfumer. "Thank you so much, Miss Perfumer."

"No trouble at all." Although the perfumer was puzzled as to why the two of them had suddenly been exchanging glances and whether Xiyue's words and actions just now meant she was about to leave.

However, since both of them said they were going to go in for a visit, the perfumer didn't say anything more and instead prepared to lead the way and take them into the botanical garden.

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