Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

"Under normal circumstances, we would indeed ignore this invitation, but this time is special." At this time, Zha Luo finally spoke. "Emperor, do you know the Son of the Star?"

"..." The Emperor suddenly fell silent. He had rarely been this silent before. After all, he himself had said that if he remained silent for even a second, the world would lose one of his beautiful voices. The great Emperor never disappointed his fans; after all, the entire world was his. But this time, he was silent because he had heard from Zaro what might have been the most outrageous news of his life.

"...Star Child? The creator of the behemoths?" the Emperor asked uncertainly. "She... summoned us?"

"That's right, Anma's message is exactly that—calling all beast masters and behemoths who can come. I figured you couldn't miss out on the fun, and since we're on the way, I came over to ask if you want to come along." Dolly nodded, though it was hard to tell from the pink ball whether he was nodding or not. "I'd rather go with you than with that guy Zaro."

"Tsk—" Zaro smacked his lips, "I should have swallowed you in one gulp back then."

"Oh, if all of you wolves were here, I wouldn't be too scared. But you alone dare to say such big words?"

"You'll know if you're talking big until you fight, idiot! You're nothing but a marshmallow ball!"

"Filthy cesspool mad dog!"

Seeing that the two beast masters were about to start a quarrel, and the level was about the same as that of elementary school students, the emperor quickly waved his hand, "Stop it, at least don't embarrass yourself in front of my employees."

He tossed the snowball in his hand and fell into deep thought. In fact, many beast masters knew about the existence of the Son of Star. After all, the beast masters had been around long enough to meet those big guys. Moreover, those big guys were often like the beast masters, with extraordinary powers, but they were all very lonely. Therefore, many beast masters actually had a certain friendship with the giant beasts. Even the emperor knew several big guys. Once they started chatting, basically these big guys would mention their creator - the Son of Star.

The Son of the Star created almost all the behemoths in the entire Terra. Of course, some were born from the Womb of the Star. Those are called native behemoths, while those created by the Son of the Star have no special prefix and are simply called behemoths.

But the emperor actually didn't believe that the Son of Stars really existed at first. After all, it sounded too much like some kind of myth or legend. But now... he actually heard the Son of Stars summoning all the giant beasts and beast masters?

What does it mean?

Why would the Son of the Star, who had not appeared for a long time, suddenly issue such a call?

And...why even the Beast Master...

The Emperor scratched his head with his wings, which could almost be called fins.

"Really...are you going?"

Chapter 24: Relics

"They don't force any of us to go there, and to be honest, we are not the creations of the Children of Stars, so there is no reason for us to be obedient." Dolly explained the situation of this gathering. Indeed, the origin of the Beast Masters has nothing to do with the Children of Stars. They are more like immortal ghosts. Although they have extraordinary powers, they do not have the so-called "authority". This is one of the reasons why Beast Masters are not usually regarded as gods.

Compared with those giant beasts where each individual is an ecosystem, the beast master actually feels like he is just playing by himself.

However, since Zaro and Dolly appeared here, it meant that the two of them were planning to attend the party and even came to find the emperor. If nothing unexpected happened, the high priest in the Sargon Jungle, Ya Jue and others... would most likely join in the fun.

Sigh... Beastmasters, immortal creatures, lack the joy of fun. As long as there's fun in anything, these people will definitely flock to it. Those who have developed their own noble tastes like the Great Emperor are indeed rare, like Zaro. To this day, this pack of wolves still engages in barbaric and boring human proxy wars, selecting their own tusks and fighting each other to compete for the so-called leader of the pack...

In the eyes of the Emperor, Dolly and others, this behavior is tasteless and stupid, and is not even as refreshing as going surfing on a volcano.

But these stupid wolves just enjoy doing this and are bored to the extreme. It is not surprising that these bored wolves are interested in this party... But why is Dolly interested too?

The Emperor's gaze fell on Dolly. The pink ball of fluff dodged his gaze for a moment, then sighed and spoke. "Okay, I admit, volcano surfing is actually quite fun, but it takes too long, and people get tired of it."

"You're not a person, you're a sheep, Dolly."

"Shut up, you're still a penguin."

"You two idiots, it's hard to believe that I'm the same as you."

"You're the most shameful, Zaro!" x2

Although the relationship between the Emperor and Dolly was not very good, they were still able to stand together when they encountered the two people who were recognized as embarrassing things.

"Boss, what are you talking about? Son of the Star, Beast Master, Behemoth, etc..." Archangel couldn't help but asked, and put away the submachine gun in his hand temporarily. It seemed that the person was an acquaintance of the boss. Forget about that weird black thing, the pink plush ball didn't look threatening at all. Not only Archangel, but even Texas relaxed a little.

She still had a score to settle with Zaro, and considering this, she didn't want to get into conflict at this time.

"It's useless for you to listen to this kind of thing. Anyway, your boss and I are going on a business trip to meet those **** friends. Exia, you and Texas stay at home and look after the house. I will be back in about half a month." The emperor tossed the snowball in his hand, still unable to resist the curiosity growing in his heart. There is one thing that Zha Luo said right. Their kind of existence will not die, so they are destined to have too much time - and it is precisely because of this long life that they have no resistance to anything that can interest them.

"I guess I'll see a lot of old friends...Haha, isn't that great?"

On the other hand, when Noah and others were busy with their own things, the old monk finally opened his eyes from his daze. He has been addicted to honey since he was a child. Compared with alcohol, honey is more likely to numb his nerves. However, he has been self-disciplined for many years and has not touched this sweet thing that makes people hallucinate for a long time. He did not expect to break the rules last night. He trembled and supported his old body, but found that his eldest son had sat up before him, and his body reeked of alcohol. They slept in the living room last night. That is to say, everyone has a good physique, so they did not catch a cold.

"Hiss..." Actor stroked his overgrown beard, puzzled. "What's going on...? Why are there so many empty bottles on the floor? This is strange. Why am I sleeping on the floor of the living room?"

Actos is a simple and honest man. He actually still remembers what happened last night, but what's strange is that he can usually maintain his rationality under the influence of alcohol, but last night was a little special. The girl who handed him the specially blended honey made him unable to muster the desire to refuse. He drank the bottle of specially blended honey in a daze and fell to the ground drunk.

After reviewing the situation, Axtos couldn't figure out why he behaved like that.

But his troubles are definitely not limited to this...

The old monk looked around, but Rosaline was nowhere to be seen. He glanced out the window at the sky, then calculated the time. His face flushed red. He raised his cane and pointed it tremblingly at Actor. "...Actor...you...bastard..."

"Dad?! Dad! When did you come back? Why didn't you send someone to tell me in advance?" The moment Aktos saw the old monk, he shrank his neck in fear. After all, Aktos had been beaten since he was a child. His first reaction when he saw his old father was that he was going to be beaten again. But when he thought about it carefully, he had become the head of the family, and his father hadn't beaten him for a long time. What was there to be afraid of? So he put away his fear and tried his best to show concern.

But actually he guessed right—he was going to be beaten again.

Boom!

The cane landed squarely on Aktus's head without any force, making a crisp sound. The sudden attack made Aktus unable to react in a moment. He was afraid that fighting back would hurt his father, so he ran around the room with his head in his hands. But the old monk still refused to give in. When Aktus ran, he chased him, waving the cane in his hand vigorously, and you couldn't tell at all that he was over eighty years old.

"Dad! Stop hitting him! Hey, you have to have a reason to hit your son, right? Hey, hey, hey, why don't you hit him anywhere else? Just hitting his head. What if he becomes stupid?!" Actor was running for his life, while the old monk's cane became heavier and heavier. "What happened yesterday? Why did we all end up sleeping on the floor?"

"I don't want a son like you! Today, I'm going to clean up the mess!" The old monk was furious. Actor knew it was impossible to reason with his father in this state, so he steeled himself and assumed a commanding attitude. "Father, I respect you as my father. I wouldn't say a word if you hit me behind closed doors, but there has to be a reason, right? You wouldn't hit your son just for exercise, would you? Besides, if anyone in the family saw me, would I still have any face left?"

"Huh... Huh..." The old monk was tired of beating his son. He held his knees and pointed at his son fiercely, "Yesterday, what did you do yesterday? Don't you have any idea?"

"What happened yesterday? Gu Luo? Gu Luo, get out here!"

Actor's call finally called the only person who had spent last night soberly. When Gu Luo saw the postures of the two, he was stunned at first, and then began to doubt whether he had come at the wrong time, but the matter still had to be said.

"Finally you're awake! Yesterday, the master and the eldest master were both drunk. They refused to go back to their rooms to sleep, no matter what we tried to persuade them. I had no choice but to put two more sticks of wood in the stove so that at least they wouldn't get cold." Guluo even picked out his most unacceptable behavior and said, "Master, don't you remember what happened yesterday?"

"...I...wait a minute...let me think about it." Actor tilted his head. Unfortunately, he wasn't a beautiful girl, so no one would find him cute even if he did something like this. "Yesterday, I remember yesterday. Yesterday I was preparing for the party the night before the dedication of the Yelagund statue. The Saint asked me to select the best wines in Kjerag to entertain the guests, so I tasted them one by one...and then, I don't remember much."

"Humph, of course you don't remember! You were so drunk that you couldn't even recognize people, yet you hugged the pillar and wanted to toast with them! You're so old, it's shameful!" The old monk was furious, but Actos didn't think he had done anything wrong. After all, he was choosing good wine for Sherag, so this shouldn't be considered a mistake caused by drinking, right?

"Alright, Dad, I'm doing this for the Saint, for Kjerag!" Actos had called Guluo over to get his father to stop. With Guluo here, his father naturally wouldn't be ruthless, after all, he had to save face. "Guluo's still here, stop scolding me and give me some face."

"I've always taught you that reputation is earned through self-earning. What's the point of me just leaving it to you?" It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned it. There was no way Actor's cleverness could have been hidden from his own father. "You've been doing this since you were a kid. You used to run to your mother, and now you have your subordinates come over. You haven't made any progress!"

"...Ahem, that's because you used to hit people all the time." Actor coughed awkwardly twice. "Ah... By the way, wasn't there a little girl last night? Where is she?"

"...Rosaline...Yes, where is Rosaline?" The old monk finally reacted and quickly asked Guluo about Rosaline's whereabouts. This was his precious granddaughter, could she have already left?

"Master, Miss Rosalin went up the mountain early this morning." Guluo scratched his head. "I wanted to stop her, but there was no reason for it. Besides, you said we shouldn't treat her unfairly, so..."

"No... There is no reason for you to stop me. Why go up the mountain so early in the morning? Isn't it dangerous?" The old monk felt a little disappointed, but he also knew that what Guluo said was right. It was indeed he who didn't allow Guluo to say anything nonsense.

After all, this matter... has not even started yet... and it is difficult for Guluo to handle it.

"Miss Rosalyn woke up early, and the master and the eldest master were still asleep. She said, 'Let you sleep a little longer.'" Guluo shrugged. "I thought so, so I didn't shout."

"...What a sin..." The old monk trembled as he lifted a chair and sat down. "Ah...it's better to go. Perhaps, perhaps this is the arrangement Yelagund made for my Perlochi family—meeting without recognizing each other, it's just not fate, it's not fate."

"What's this about fate... Dad, what's this riddle you're talking about?" Actor was scratching his head. "I vaguely remember a little girl coming yesterday, but I was really drunk and can't quite recall what she looked like. You're going to beat me up for that? That's really rude. And... that girl's name was Rosalyn? What a name."

Before Actor could think it over, the old monk rolled his eyes at him and said, "What if I say that the girl might be your own daughter?"

"......?" Axtos's brain, which was filled with alcohol and honey, was not awakened by the old monk's cane, but the moment he heard the word "daughter", it was like a thunderclap exploding in his ears. Not to mention alcohol and honey, even anesthetics would probably not work on Axtos now. He was confused at first, as if he was still chewing on the meaning of this sentence, and then when he understood it, his face suddenly turned pale. He looked at the old monk in disbelief, wanting to confirm, but when he saw the old monk's vicious eyes, he understood what he had done last night.

"I... dragged my daughter... to drink... and..." Actos felt his scalp tingling. In fact, he had not touched alcohol for a long time. Besides, he had a good alcohol tolerance and didn't mind drinking a little occasionally. The bad thing was that Rosaline actually brought a bottle of honey drink. It can be said that their entire family has a slight allergy to honey, and therefore there will be a condition of "honey drunkenness" - in fact, the essence is that after drinking honey, you will be in shock for a period of time, just like some people will feel sleepy after drinking coffee.

It was just a coincidence. If it weren't for that bottle of honey drink, Actos would probably have woken up earlier and would probably have recognized Rosaline. After all, Rosaline and her mother had too many similarities.

But it happened that when I was half drunk and half awake... it happened that I had a bottle of honey drink...

Actor grabbed Guluo's collar and said anxiously, "Where did that little girl Rosalyn go? Which mountain? When did she leave?"

"Ah... that's the mountain where you... often go hunting." Guluo stuttered and continued, "She said she was going to the top of the mountain to do something, and she brought her mother's belongings with her... Ah? Wait a minute, if Miss Rosalyn is the master's daughter... then her mother's belongings... wouldn't..."

Guluo suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem, and Actor seemed to have lost all his energy in an instant, but... there was still a trace of clarity in his eyes.

"I'll go find her."

He propped himself up. Even though there was still a bump on his head from being beaten by his father and even though he was still a little hungover, there was only one thing he should do now.

Go find her!

Chapter 25: Mountain Climbers and Solo Climbers

Gray Hat was having a hard time. He felt like he must have been unlucky lately, or perhaps he'd angered the God of Luck or something. Anyway, nothing seemed to be going his way. Meeting the Black Knight and the Radiant Knight on the train was one thing, but when he opened the ultimate hidden blind box, the Noah Kyrielight, Gray Hat's heart was broken. He considered himself a top-tier, exceptional agent, but even the best agents have their limits.

——That is, it is something that you cannot achieve no matter how confident you are.

For example, dueling the Black Knight, dueling the Shining Knight, infiltrating Sammy, and so on... Ultimately, Gray Hat was just an agent. No matter how skilled he was, he couldn't possibly defeat these forefathers. He was just an agent, unable to summon mechas. It was better to say that he was already at the highest level a normal human could achieve. You can't compare the combat effectiveness of a normal person to a monster. It's unfair.

However, considering that although his professional level is outstanding, his colleagues are somewhat anthropomorphic, let's not say they are human-machines - well, human-machines are not that bad, the level of the entire Victorian intelligence department is really shameful. Although they have a top-level agent training system, the people in charge of MI6 are not these trained agents, but a series of bureaucratic systems. In other words... this group of people actually do not have some of the qualities that an agent should have.

Those who are stuffed into MI6 are not necessarily agents. It is even possible that they do not have the common sense that an agent should have. They are just here to gild their reputation. Having been to MI6 has almost become a fashion item in the Victorian officialdom. This is also the reason why the intelligence leaks of MI6 are so serious. Under the excellent agent training system, what is born is a team with extremely strong intelligence gathering capabilities and is pervasive in infiltration, but with exaggerated poor confidentiality capabilities, with high offense and low defense.

But no matter what, what he has to do is no different from before. He still needs to collect as much intelligence as possible. His job is not to revitalize MI6, but to do his job well. No matter whether the results of his work will eventually be leaked or wasted by his colleagues, what he has to do will make no difference - because he is paid a salary after all, and he should do his job.

After discovering that Noah Kyrielight, Enya Shivaash, Enthyodis Shivaash and others were gathering together to attend the Viscount's banquet, Gray Hat knew that this banquet had become his forbidden area. Not to mention trying to gather information, he would be discovered by Noah if he got close. Her perception of agents was too sharp, and Gray Hat had no confidence that he could fool her.

...But he couldn't just do nothing.

After thinking it over again and again, he decided that since this line could not be explored further for the time being, he might as well do a branch line.

Just like RPG games have main and side quests, Gray Hat's notebook also specifically classifies the importance of things to a certain extent. Noah Kyrielight is obviously the main mission of this operation, or in other words, from the moment she appeared in his field of vision, her existence could no longer be ignored. The power she holds and her influence have reached a point that no one can ignore. So even if Noah was not in the original plan, but now... she is the most important point.

So besides Noah...

He lowered his gaze and saw a stick figure. His artistic skills were quite good, and he was also good at visual memory, so he would draw his target in a stick figure in his notebook. This avatar represented Rosaline. Gray Hat also investigated her identity information and concluded that she was an Ursusian, and a mineral patient who had joined Rhodes Island for treatment.

The reason why the Gray Hat targeted Rosalyn was actually very simple, because she caused a big enough commotion, and had contact with the Viscount, even making the Viscount protect her.

Is her appearance here really a coincidence or an accident?

In fact, Gray Hat was quite suspicious. This seemingly accidental encounter might hide a deeper secret.

This keen intuition has been his reliance in his work as an agent so far. After Noah and others completely entered the black box state, Gray Hat immediately set off and contacted his colleagues in the country, and the colleague in charge of surveillance also reported Rosaline's movements.

"The mountains near the Silver Heart Lake?" The man in the gray hat turned his head while riding on his pack animal and looked at the dangerous peak. Kjerag is a mountainous area, surrounded by many high mountains. In addition, it is located in a plateau area. Climbing in such a place is not an easy task for many people. Although it is not as good as the Holy Mountain, this mountain is very close to the Silver Heart Lake, so it has been developed into a tourist attraction. There is even a cable car for easy access to the mountain. However, many people are still obsessed with climbing this mountain... because it is said that as long as you exchange tokens at the top of the mountain, you can be together forever. This is a marketing model that is unique to tourist attractions and is tied to marriage.

Gray Hat obviously scoffed at this legend, but since the target had already gone up the mountain, he would definitely not miss this opportunity.

So, he flipped through the map and accidentally found a small path. Because it was too steep, this path was not open to tourists, but this path could quickly reach the top of the mountain... It was a shortcut.

After thinking it over, Gray Hat pulled the reins, and the beast of burden understood and staggered away with Gray Hat on its back.

-

"Oh—this is a snowy mountain—!" Rosalin was completely unaware that she was being watched. Although this wasn't her first time climbing, the climbing experience on a snowy mountain like Kjerag was quite different from other mountains. She was deeply impressed by the grandeur of the mountain and the snow-covered mountain road that resembled a giant white python. "It's even more spectacular up close than from afar. Kjerag really has something special."

She shook her head. She hadn't resisted Actor's urging last night and had drunk a bit. Plus, she was a bit tipsy, so she was kind of hungover now. It was just that she hadn't drunk much, so she woke up early. She just didn't know what had become of the two people she'd been drinking with. Were they still sprawled out on the floor, sound asleep? They looked just like father and son, even their sleeping positions were the same.

Having been given a night's shelter and treated to so much fine wine, Rosalin, ever grateful for the favor, was already thinking about buying a gift for her when she returned from the mountain. The hospitality of the Kjerag people had endeared her to this place. Although she hadn't found her father, she felt... she shouldn't just come here once. She should finish what she needed to do first, then have some fun.

It’s just like some people will do their homework frantically at the beginning of the winter vacation, and then they can play without worry after finishing their homework. It’s actually the same.

She climbed for a long time before reaching the halfway point. The wind was howling, and even though Ursus was not afraid of the cold, she could not help but tighten her clothes. She had heard that it seemed that one had to climb the mountain by oneself to show their true faith in Yelagund.

She wasn't actually a Yelagund believer, so she didn't care whether she was devout or not, but since it was a rare opportunity...it wouldn't hurt to give it a try.

But as she climbed, she suddenly heard what seemed like a sound up ahead. Someone had actually climbed the mountain before her. Curious, she looked forward and saw two Kurantas and a Filin climbing the mountain, chatting and laughing. Even she, an Ursusian, found it a bit strenuous. How could these two be so skilled? Were they expert climbers?

Rosalyn was still confused when the wind brought the conversation of the previous people into her ears.

"This mountain is quite high! We don't have any mountains that high in Casimir..."

"Because Casimir doesn't have many mountains. We have a vast plain here. We learned this in geography class, Sister Zofia."

"Haha, indeed, there aren't many famous mountains in Casimir, but I did climb a few when I was there, and they actually have their own unique charm."

"Ah? So Miss Yaxin has been to Casimir?"

"That's right. I was looking for Sister Noya, but I didn't see her. I thought she went back to Casimir after leaving Kjerag. I even asked the locals, but they made me angry."

"Ahahaha... After all, Sister Noah had a bad reputation in Casimir back then, so that's bound to happen."

"But Sister Nuoya is obviously a good person... Oh, I don't understand, where did Sister Nuoya go?"

"We've met a few times before, and she's healthy now. It's just a coincidence that you didn't meet. I'm telling you, her oripathy has healed, and she's probably in Kjerag now."

"? Why didn't you tell me before!?"

"You didn't even ask."

"Maria...you!"

"Hey, hey, hey, stop catching my tail! You definitely wouldn't tell me if you didn't ask me, and how would I know you were looking for Sister Nuoya!"

"You two are so impatient. We're climbing a mountain. Seriously, it's really cold here..."

That’s right, the three people in front are Yaxin who took Zofia and Maria to climb the mountain. The holy mountain has a special status, so it is naturally impossible for anyone to climb it casually. So Yaxin had to settle for the second best and chose the second highest peak below this holy mountain.

Maria and Zofia were actually tourists, with Yaxin acting as their guide. Originally from Rhodes Island, the three of them were already acquainted, and all were fervent fans of Noya, so naturally, they had a close relationship. As host, Yaxin had undoubtedly treated Zofia and Maria to a lavish meal in Kjerag. However, Enthiodis, knowing his sister's character well, hadn't told her that Noya had returned to Kjerag to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Yelagund statue. He was afraid his sister would disturb Noya, and he was also concerned that if she went too far, she would be targeted by Victoria's men.