Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

The doctor's conclusion back then was very similar to Noah's current one. Although it couldn't be verified, she believed that the girl she had seen exorcising the demons was likely from one of these Void Relics. She might even be the messenger of that super civilization. She was protecting the previous civilization, otherwise the demon invasion would have likely brought disaster to the previous civilization when the Void Relics were first opened.

But with her help, humans overcame the threat of evil demons, truly began to utilize the subspace, and then upgraded technology through void relics, gradually reaching the pinnacle.

The doctor even speculated that she might have existed a long, long time ago, and was just helping human civilization advance through various identities and methods... She might even be one of the great men recorded in certain history books, but she appeared and disappeared mysteriously every time. At various turning points in human history, she helped the young human civilization grow like a civilized nanny.

Yes, so far, it's all just speculation.

What really made the doctor confirm this conjecture was their second meeting.

——In the Doctor's memory, this second meeting was not so much that she saw the girl again, but rather that the girl took the initiative to find the Doctor... The technological advancements brought about by the Void Relics made warp travel commonplace, and it was during a warp travel on a warp research vessel that the Doctor found the girl among the crew. She was wearing a mask and ordinary researcher's clothes, but the Doctor recognized her at a glance because he was the only one who noticed the girl launching the reverse stargate program to exile the demons.

When everyone's attention was focused on the Void Relic, only the Doctor noticed her... and only the Doctor saw everything she did.

And at this moment, they met again.

It's like fate...

What’s even more amazing is that she actually remembered the doctor at that time.

"...You...you are the girl who banished the evil demon?"

"Shh, don't be so loud." When the Doctor excitedly addressed her, the girl didn't panic, but simply raised a finger, signaling her to speak more quietly. It seemed as if the girl had already noticed the Doctor, or perhaps, she had also remembered the only girl who hadn't focused on the Void Relic. Now, fate had brought them both aboard a subspace research vessel. One can only imagine the Doctor's excitement.

"You... who are you?" The doctor suppressed her inner excitement and doubts, and asked the question that she cared about most at the beginning.

"You can... call me... bystander, or you can call me an outsider." The girl explained. The doctor at that time naturally did not believe that this was her real name, but since the other party was willing to communicate with him, it meant that he had a chance to truly uncover the truth about the girl's identity, so she asked again.

"...Are you human?" The question was already a bit offensive, but the girl was just stunned, probably not realizing that the other party would ask so directly.

However, she put on a smile and took off the mask in front of the doctor. The doctor thought he would see a strange face. After all, he had seen aliens before. However, unexpectedly, the face revealed at the moment she took off the mask was not an alien face. What impressed her the most was a pair of smart and gentle black eyes, which were a pair of eyes that could capture people's hearts. The doctor had never thought that the girl would have such a beautiful face.

For a moment, she was even deprived of the ability to think. She stared blankly at the girl in front of her. However, perhaps noticing the doctor's strangeness, the girl quickly put her mask back on. "Look, I'm not a monster, am I?"

She asked this, with a slight upward curve at the end of the sentence, as if she was proud.

The doctor nodded blankly. No wonder, she had thought of countless ways of the other person's true appearance, but she never thought... that she would take off the mask so easily.

"——Don't treat me like a monster, I just want to help you."

The girl put her mask back on.

"I'll do my best to help you."

-

She did her best, even giving her soul...

The evidence is Noah's existence...

Noah didn't know why, but she suddenly fell silent. She originally thought that the administrator had always been a cold person, but she didn't expect that the administrator didn't mind taking off the mask for a while and even communicating with humans.

But in Noya's memory, the administrator was not like this...

What exactly changed the administrator?

[Look, I'm not a monster, am I?]

[Don't treat me like a monster, I just want to help you. ]

【I will do my best to help you.】

In fact, the meaning of these three sentences is also very intriguing. Perhaps, this is not the first time that the administrator has sought human understanding... It's just that people at that time regarded her as a monster, so she took the initiative to explain that she is not a monster, and this time, the partner she chose is the Doctor.

It's a pity that she didn't fulfill her wish...

However, she chose to be buried in the past along with human civilization... Perhaps she really liked human civilization... so much that she was willing to be buried with it.

She had many ways to survive, whether it was the sarcophagus or the Originium, she should have had many, many ways... However, she chose nothing and chose to disappear along with human civilization.

Whether it was the creation of the Garden of Eden, Plan Zero, or any of the other plans, it was clear that she had given her all...but the lumberjacks still destroyed everything.

"Ms. Noah, the doctor doesn't want me to completely erase these memories, so she's asked me to write them down... and one day, she hopes to pass these memories on to someone." Theresa looked at Noah, whose eyes were red, and said, "He may not know of your existence, but he believes that someone will inherit the Administrator's will, so she hopes I can tell you this."

Tell - those who come after you.

Chapter 67: About Precious

"Thank you for telling me this, Miss Theresa." Noah deserved her gratitude for sharing this information. "Regarding the Administrator... I'll investigate as thoroughly as I can. And regarding the Doctor's memories... since you've already recorded them, why don't you return them to the Doctor?"

"...Well..." Theresa smiled awkwardly. "Indeed, under normal circumstances, I would return this memory to the doctor. But the problem is, I can't be sure if my ability has cleared out some of the... [Limitations] in the doctor's mind. As it stands now, returning these memories to the doctor is likely to cause other problems. This is one of the reasons why I came to you on my own initiative—I want to invite you to help me preserve the doctor's memories... I know this statement may be a bit tricky..."

Theresa also understood that from Noah's perspective, she, who had the doctor's memories but had never returned them to him, was suspected of deliberately distorting the doctor's memories to make him stand on the side of the Terra civilization. She never denied that she had selfish motives of this or that kind. She was indeed not as "great" as many people imagined. Of course, she had her own selfish side, but when the doctor betrayed her, she had already retaliated, and the "traces" left after this revenge were now handed over by her to Noah.

Because she believes in Noa, Noa is both a relic of the previous civilization and a child of the Terra civilization. Her position is between the two, and she may be the most objective person.

She gave the Doctor's memory to Noah, actually with the intention of letting Noah judge for himself whether he should give it to the Doctor. And more importantly, Theresa believed that Noah, like them and the Doctor, was a person who could make clear judgments and was steadfast.

She was no longer the little girl struggling to survive in Casimir. Through her experiences, she had matured, even more discerning than many of the older men. Mature, yet not without a youthful spirit, her blood still burning. She was Noa Kyrielight, trusted by Amiya, a saint appointed by the god Kjerag, a protector recognized by Victoria, and an ambassador of peace for Agor. She was destined to lead Terra forward.

As a deceased person, Theresa naturally has to hand over the power of choice to Noah, Amiya, and those who can represent the future of Terra.

Perhaps realizing that Theresa seemed to have placed as much hope in him as Amiya, Noah raised his head and looked at Theresa.

"Ms. Theresa, actually... I have a proposal."

"...?"

"Will you give yourself to me?"

"!"

-

Amiya woke up in the morning, buried in a pile of documents. As the young leader of Rhodes Island, while she couldn't be said to have single-handedly shouldered the island's future, she at least carried a third of it. Since rescuing the doctor from the sarcophagus, the majority of Rhodes Island's affairs had fallen on his shoulders, allowing Dr. Kal'tsit to focus on expanding her medical expertise and leveraging her Face Fruit to secure considerable orders and support.

It is no exaggeration to say that if it weren't for the Doctor, Rhodes Island would have been in trouble long ago.

As Amiya grew up, she began to receive some important work from the doctor. Although it was hard, it was something that had to be done. She had inherited Miss Theresa's wish and would have to shoulder the responsibility of the people of Rhodes Island sooner or later.

I can't always rely on the omnipotent doctor...Amiya...

She patted her little face, washed up, took a shower, changed her clothes, and then walked out the door.

As usual, she once again checked the memo prepared by Dr. Kal'tsit. The work was packed on her schedule. Dr. Kal'tsit had left Amiya a lot of rest time, but these rest times were often filled up by Amiya on her own initiative. Although still a child, she had already become an expert at working overtime on her own initiative. However, every time she was caught, she would be punished by the doctor or Dr. Kal'tsit.

Amiya, who had already washed herself clean and was smelling of shower gel, stopped as she passed the dormitory area. Speaking of which... Miss Noah seemed to be attending a meeting that would start soon. Why not take Miss Noah along?

So, Amiya rang the doorbell. Before she answered, she used the reflection of the wall to adjust her hair and smiled gently. However, after ringing the doorbell, Amiya realized the door was unlocked. She tilted her head in confusion. Could Miss Noya have already left? She glanced around and, with a touch of surreptitiousness, opened the door. The room was pitch black, and the curtains were tightly drawn.

"Ms. Noah—I have a meeting to attend today, you..."

As Amiya spoke, she walked into the room. She vaguely saw a bulging quilt on the bed. Perhaps Miss Noah just forgot to lock the door last night. Amiya thought about whether to just lift the quilt, but her upbringing prevented her from doing any mischief. She came to the curtains and opened them, letting the warm sunlight outside shine into the room. There was no shadow of Prissus in the room. The little rabbit came to the bed and called Noah to get up as gently as possible.

"Ms. Noah, you have a meeting to attend today, get up——"

The little rabbit's call fell on deaf ears, with no response at all. Amiya tilted her head, thinking that Noah was sleeping soundly, so she raised her voice.

"Ms. Noah!"

Just like before, there was no reaction at all. Amiya looked at the time, finally made up her mind, reached out and grabbed the quilt.

"Ms. Noah! I'm sorry!"

She hadn't used any strength yet, just touched the quilt, and the next moment, Amiya was grabbed by a hand. She had no time to react, and the hand that stretched out from the quilt wrapped her in the quilt. Amiya felt as if she was squeezed between two warm lumps. She wanted to struggle a few more times, but was suppressed by the force. She wanted to say something, but the person hugging her had no intention of continuing to listen to her, so the hug became more deadly - it even made Amiya feel suffocated.

"No... Miss Noah..." Her voice became intermittent, and soon her struggles gradually became weaker. Perhaps it was because of lack of oxygen, or the hug was too warm, but soon she lost the ability to resist, and even fell into a cycle of drowsiness.

It was as if she was caught by sleepiness - Amiya was a child after all, unable to resist this warmth, and could only slowly immerse herself in it.

It wasn't known how long it took before Noya slowly regained consciousness from her trance. She had spent a considerable amount of energy last night transferring Theresa's soul fragments and nurturing them within her own body. She was so exhausted that she practically lay unconscious in bed for a long time.

In fact, if it is just a normal soul extraction, it is not that difficult. The difficulty lies in completely peeling off Theresa's part from the devil's body. This action is actually equivalent to peeling off all the diseased cells in the body of a patient whose cancer cells have spread.

This action was extremely difficult even for Noah, so she spent so much energy and fell asleep directly after doing it.

But today, there seemed to be a small pillow in her arms. Noah sat up from the bed, rubbing her eyes. The warm quilt slipped off her body, revealing her thin pajamas. Because of the existence of gray matter, there was almost no filth on her body, so she didn't need to worry about whether there would be any smell if she went to bed without taking a shower.

But when she finally realized that what she was holding in her arms was not a pillow, but the little leader of Rhodes Island, Noah's brain froze for a few seconds.

"...What happened?" Noah immediately asked Theresa, who had just entered her body. "Theresa, what happened while I was unconscious?!"

"—Well, little Amiya came to ask you to attend a meeting, and you drifted off to sleep, so you just pulled Amiya into bed with you. That's all," Theresa explained with a smile. "It's nothing, just a meeting. You're late, so I'm late. It's good for Amiya to sleep a little longer."

"...That's right." Noah breathed a sigh of relief, carefully observing Amiya in his arms. He unconsciously reached out and touched her head. "She's worked hard too. She came so early to call me to the meeting. She could have been more willful. At her age, she shouldn't have any other worries besides school."

“…That’s why we have to work hard, Miss Noa,” Theresa whispered, “so that every child can sleep peacefully…”

Perhaps Noah's mumbling disturbed the little rabbit's peaceful dream, but Amiya's eyelashes began to tremble slightly. After a while, she opened her blue eyes, "Ms. No... Miss Noah?"

"Good morning, Amiya." Noah gave a gentle smile. "Did you sleep well?"

"... Um... Sleeping? No, I came to wake you up!" Amiya finally came to her senses and said anxiously, "I... How come I fell asleep too..."

"It's nothing, Amiya. This meeting isn't that important. It's just a regular morning meeting at Rhodes Island. You must have been working late last night, right?" Noah said hastily. "Rest up and give yourself a break, Amiya. You can't work non-stop. You're not like the Doctor, who's a natural-born slave who can work all day and still be in great spirits."

"...Am I that awesome?" At this moment, a rather resentful complaint came from the side. Noah turned around and found that Doctor and Kal'tsit had been waiting beside his bed without him noticing. After hearing Noah's evaluation, Doctor realized that this was the image of him in Noah's mind.

"Ahem... I was just explaining to Amiya the importance of combining work and rest." Noah smiled awkwardly and let go of Amiya. However, Amiya felt a little lost after losing Noah's arms. Just now, when she was in Noah's arms, she even found the feeling of sleeping in Miss Theresa's arms.

"Forget it... Amiya, Miss Noah is right. If you are too tired, you don't have to attend the regular meetings. We have never forced anyone to attend regular meetings. In essence, skipping a meeting will not cause Rhodes Island to shut down." Although she was very dissatisfied with Noah calling her a peerless beast of burden, according to her normal working hours, there was really no room for rebuttal, and she could only agree with Noah's statement.

"As far as this matter is concerned, both the doctor and Miss Noah are correct. However, Amiya, you must remember that before this land can find peace, you do need to work hard, but you must also make sure to rest. Only with a balance of work and rest can you make correct and clear-headed judgments. Regarding the regular meeting, I will reschedule it. And Miss Noah—this regular meeting was held because of your presence, so you still have an obligation to show up."

"...Sorry." Noah nodded awkwardly. Unlike Amiya, she should have gotten up early to show up. After all, she had promised the doctor yesterday.

However, she had not expected last night that it would be so difficult to separate Theresa from the Demon King. She had overestimated her own abilities, and it was also a lesson for her.

"But since everyone's here, why not just hold the meeting here?" The doctor seemed to notice Noah's embarrassment and offered his own opinion. "There's no one else here anyway, so we're all members participating in the meeting."

"...I have no objection." Kal'tsit seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if she was still afraid of something. However, after Noah and the Doctor nodded, she could only nod as well.

"Actually, this meeting is not so much because of you, Miss Noah... but rather because of the person you brought with you, the person named Precious..." When mentioning the name Precious, the doctor's tone was obviously a little strange. Sure enough, after hearing this name, the doctor would not remain indifferent even if he had lost the relevant memory.

"Who is she, Miss Noah?" The doctor looked at Noah. "Why did Kal'tsit react so strongly to her? I hope both you and Miss Noah can explain it clearly."

Noah subconsciously looked at Kal'tsit, and Kal'tsit also looked at Noah. The two exchanged glances. Indeed...it was impossible to hide it in this situation. If considering the situation later, it would be better to reveal part of the truth to the doctor first.

Both of them were smart people. They understood each other's intentions with just a glance. After reaching an agreement, Noah spoke first.

"Doctor... Regarding Precious, please don't get excited about what I'm going to say next."

Chapter 68: Honesty

"...So you're saying that Precious was once my colleague, and that he's still alive thanks to the Originium?"

"Hmm."

"Then the Originium is actually a civilization survival plan developed by her, me, and the administrator. Moreover, this Originium also shaped the physiological form of the Terrans, and incidentally, it also made the Terrans allergic to it?"

"Hmm."

"And now this colleague has not only awakened, but is also ready to activate the Originium Project at any time and bring all of Terra to its knees?"

"Hmm."

"...And most importantly, when I woke up, I actually killed my friend Theresa in order to ensure the smooth progress of the Originium Project?"

"...That's debatable. After all, your state at the time was strange, somewhat suspicious of mental illness—" Noah offered a brief explanation. After all, This was confirmed by Theresa herself. The Doctor's mental state was unstable at the time, and it's even possible he'd been implanted with some kind of mind imprint, much like Nosa implanted a mind seed in others. Using this mind imprint to maintain the plan wasn't unusual. "However, Theresa should have removed all your memories and any mental influences from your mind. You don't have anything to worry about now."

Besides, Theresa herself doesn't blame you, but this is not something Noah should say. Let's wait until Theresa has recovered. However, Theresa's situation is very special, and I don't know how long it will take for her to recover.

"Doctor, this isn't entirely your fault. I was the one who decided to wake you up. I'm also responsible for Theresa's death." Kal'tsit finally spoke. "I woke you up at a terrible time. I know it wasn't your intention to kill Theresa, but please forgive my initial indifference to you. I had to make sure you weren't the Doctor of the past, the one who would do anything to continue the plan. That wasn't the Doctor I knew..."

"Oh right, I almost forgot, Kal'tsit, you are actually my daughter in a sense?!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

Silence suddenly enveloped the entire conference room. Originally, everyone was vying to take the responsibility, and the sad atmosphere was swept away. Kal'tsit took a deep breath, feeling that all her previous worries were in vain.

“Do you think this is the point?”

"...Ahem, I just thought the atmosphere was too awkward, and I wanted to lighten it a bit." The doctor coughed twice, feeling that if he continued, Kal'tsit would probably push him back into the sarcophagus. However, her interruption did ease the atmosphere considerably.

"Well... I still have a few questions. First, why is Miss Noah the one explaining all this?" the doctor asked doubtfully. "Second, why is Miss Noah so knowledgeable about the previous civilization, even bringing Precious here? Finally, what is Miss Noah's true identity?"

"Actually, this last question is the most crucial, right?" Noah also felt that it was almost time to come clean. There was no point in keeping this secret. "I am part of Miss Administrator's salvation plan that I just mentioned, a product of Project Zero. However, I am also a member of the Terran civilization. Whether it's Noah Kyrielet or Project Zero, I am still considered me. Naturally, I know a lot of information - including information about my creator, Miss Administrator."

The Administrator, this person seems to have truly connected all the information. Originium, Plan Zero, the Deep Blue Tree, the Heaven's Fulcrum, and the Preserver Plan all seem to be inextricably linked to her. As an organization dedicated to saving human civilization, Eden possesses unimaginable resources. It is no exaggeration to say that in order to continue to survive, human civilization has already erupted with unprecedented resilience.

But even so, the former civilization was still destroyed. And according to the plan left by the administrator, it was to rebuild the civilization after the destruction... there was almost no chance of winning a direct confrontation.