Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

The one who landed on the ground was a knight with long black hair.

“…Ah…you are?”

"Ah... I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Noa Kyrielight, the chairman of Uni Company and a knight on a quest. Nice to meet you."

Chapter 5: The Living Grave

“…This is…me?”

"Pfft...cough cough, I guess so."

"Did you just laugh?"

"No."

"You were obviously laughing the whole time, you never stopped!"

"Ahem... after all, it's a bit of a contrast. But it does explain why Amiya came to you. Apparently, you're quite active in this world as well." Precious could only change the subject. There was no other way. This energetic Noah was so different from the Noah she knew, creating an unexpectedly funny effect. Try as she might, it was difficult to hold back. "Isn't this a good thing? Our previous question has been answered."

"I don't want that kind of answer... Besides, I don't seem to have Ore Disease in this world... Wait, then..."

Noah suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem. If she was not infected with the mineralogy, then... could it be Margaret?

"Don't worry, there should be an answer." Theresa shook her head, signaling Noah to hold back. At least for now, it was still unclear what the situation was with Margaret in this world, and she was very interested in this Noah Kyrielight. She was really looking forward to the performance of this healthy version of Noah Kyrielight.

"...Oh, forget it, let's continue watching." Noah pushed the flow of memories. The Noah Kyrielight who had just made a grand appearance had clearly jumped from a height of about 20 meters, but he looked like nothing had happened. This height was already quite dangerous for most people, but it seemed like a casual jump for this Noah. This kind of physical strength was very much like that of a Golden Pegasus.

If Noya hadn't been infected with oripathy, she might have had this level of physique—

"Hello..." Amiya was clearly wary of the chairman of Uni Company who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere. On the one hand, his appearance was so sudden, and on the other hand, was it normal for a chairman to lead by example like this? "May I ask why you're here?"

"Actually, just like you, we're here to rescue people. I saw your sign not far away and wondered if you needed supplies, so I came over to check. But we couldn't find a good place to land, and I got anxious, so I just jumped out. Don't worry, I'm fine." Noah explained his purpose. "We brought a lot of supplies, including medicine, bandages, and other things. I can share some with you if you need them."

"...Well..." Amiya wanted to refuse out of politeness, but after taking a look at the injured in the camp, she hesitated. After struggling for a long time, she finally let go of her hesitation and said, "Thank you for your help. We are really short of medicine here. There have been too many injured people recently... We really can't handle it."

"It's okay. I'm here to save people, too. Feel free to call us for help if you need me. I'm already happy that you trust me." Noah didn't care about Amiya's hesitation at all. Instead, she liked the little girl in front of her even more. She was much taller than Amiya, even taller than Miss Noya, who was watching from the side, and much more developed. She looked like a big sister, and she felt very reliable at first glance. Her armor was almost completely white, with some red embellishments, and she also had an armband with a unicorn logo on it.

Noah Kyrielight...Amiya searched her memory for a long time before she remembered what the situation was.

UniCorp is a new company in Casimir. Its chairman, Noah Kyrielight, won the championship in the knight competition and cooperated with the Chamber of Commerce to establish UniCorp. In Casimir, Noah Kyrielight is a special existence. She has a good relationship with the Chamber of Commerce, and she also has a good relationship with the knight class. She soon joined the ranks of the conquering knights after winning the championship, and even became the youngest Silver Spear Pegasus. However, after becoming the Silver Spear Pegasus, she refused the responsibility of being the leader of the knights, and after handing the company over to others, she chose to travel around Terra. She has been to Letania, Ursus, Lateran, and Dayan, leaving behind many legends that are difficult to distinguish between true and false during her travels.

In the eyes of many people, Noah Kyrielight will be the future Grand Knight Commander, and this is a foregone conclusion.

But it was obvious that Miss Noah had no interest in inheriting the title of Grand Knight. On the contrary, she liked to travel around.

"Ms. Noah, thank you for distributing these supplies to us, so that we can stay here longer." After guiding the transport plane to land, Noah distributed a lot of supplies as agreed before. In fact, when entering the country at the beginning, Doctors Without Borders also had a transport plane, but it was shot down on the way because it was [misidentified] as an enemy plane from the 'Sarkaz'. Fortunately, the people on it were fine... but the supplies were not so lucky.

This time it was a timely relief. Uni Company had a good reputation, and I thought those people would not dare to attack Uni Company at will - you know, Uni Company has a formal defense team, and many retired Silver Spear Pegasus have joined. It is not good news to confront Uni Company.

"I told you, no need to be so polite—I also admire you, Doctors Without Borders. Although this is our first meeting, I can see that you and I will get along very well, Amiya." Noah smiled brightly. "My elders taught me that no matter how difficult the road, as long as there are fellow travelers supporting each other, we can always complete it. Amiya, I think you are my fellow traveler."

"...Is that so?" Amiya blushed slightly. She had to admit, Miss Noya was worthy of being called the Perfect Knight. She was powerful, kind, and always had a smile that made everyone want to be close. She didn't know if it was just Amiya's imagination, but ever since meeting Miss Noya, she'd felt a sense of closeness, a closeness that seemed to come from the depths of her soul, as if they were longtime companions. "You're truly too kind, but I'm truly lucky to be your companion."

"Why are you being so polite? We should be friends already, right?" Noah was obviously a very outgoing person. He patted Amiya's shoulder and said with a smile.

"...Ah...I really want to find a crack to crawl into...I was not like this before..." But Miss Noah on the side was really about to become autistic. She never thought that she would have such a personality in another world. What kind of situation made her so cheerful now? Logically speaking, she was a dark child when she was young.

"……puff……"

"You're laughing again!"

"I do not have."

"Ter! Les! Cia!"

"Okay, okay, don't be impatient," Theresa coughed twice, forcing herself to suppress her smile. "You and Amiya have such a good relationship, isn't that great? She's always a gentle child no matter where she is. She's much better than someone like me who finishes filming early, right?"

"...That's what I said." Noah sighed helplessly, "If this is what we encountered in that world, then something must have happened afterwards... to make Amiya become like that."

Noah still cared a lot about Amiya's sad look at that time. The look in her eyes when she looked at him was not like the joy of reunion after a long separation, but a hint of sadness.

What happened to me in the other world?

"Doctor Amiya, could you please come over here for a moment? There's something wrong in the infected medical area."

"I'll be right there." At this moment, Amiya heard the call of the nurse beside her, so she could only temporarily stop chatting with Noah and turned to walk towards the infected area.

Generally speaking, only the infected were willing to treat their injuries. Therefore, Amiya and a handful of infected medical staff almost completely occupied the infected medical area, which was larger than the average medical area. As the war escalated, more and more soldiers became infected due to injuries caused by Originium. They were simply too busy to handle it all, and could only provide minimal medical care for the patients. Among the various Originium-related illnesses, the most difficult one was undoubtedly—

"Another acute attack of oripathy?"

"Yes, Doctor Amiya, the situation may not be optimistic. I have moved the patient to a closed tent."

"Okay... I'll take care of the rest..."

Amiya ran through the infected medical area. Every time they saw a doctor passing by, the infected would look up at her, their eyes a mixture of gratitude and fear. They were grateful for the doctor's treatment, but also dreaded the doctor's arrival, afraid that these life-saving messengers would come up to them and sentence them to death.

She trotted all the way to the army green tent, opened the tent, and after seeing the sick patient, she took a step back and stopped the nurse who was about to go in with her.

"It's too late... Please tell the soldiers to clear the surrounding area of ​​the patients."

"This, I didn't know just now... I know..."

“…Doctor…Doctor…”

A sound like stones knocking came from the tent. Amiya gestured to the nurse to do her thing, then turned and walked in.

She looked at the rapidly growing Originium crystal clusters on the patient lying on the makeshift bed, her brows furrowed. Like herself, she was a Carters, and her physique was not good, so it would be difficult for her to survive in this situation.

At this time, the patient was only breathing out but not breathing in, but Amiya could still hear her talking.

"Amiya... Doctor..."

"I'm here."

Amiya sat down beside the patient. Logically, staying there in this situation was extremely dangerous. After all, an explosion could occur at any moment, and the oripathic patient would become a living Originium bomb, indiscriminately destroying everything around them. But Amiya sat there anyway, taking out a pen and paper, intending to record the patient's final words.

"Is there any hope for me?"

She asked, half of her body had been swallowed by the Originium crystal cluster, but her eyes still had a desire for life.

"Sorry……"

At this point, Amiya couldn't deceive the dying patient and could only apologize. However, no matter how many times she apologized, she couldn't erase the guilt in her heart. Every time, every time her patient passed away, Amiya would feel guilty about her own powerlessness. She had seen so many medical treatments and had tried so hard to save the patient's life, but she could do nothing.

As a doctor, she was unable to save lives.

She had witnessed countless lives agonizingly lost. Wars, endless wars, had claimed too many lives, and those who survived were either forever trapped in mental torture or contracted oripathy, ultimately ending up like this, lying in a hospital bed, desperately waiting for the Originium cluster to devour them, annihilating their consciousness along with it. It shouldn't be like this... Amiya always thought so, but...

"Don't cry... Doctor Amiya... At least... Having you by my side is enough." The patient's eyes revealed a sense of relief. "If it weren't for you, I would have died a long time ago... So, I really don't blame you, Doctor Amiya."

"Is there anything else you want to say to the family, or anything you need us to pass on... I can write it down for you." Amiya suggested. No matter how many times, she could not get used to such separation. She could only make herself strong and remind herself that there were more patients who needed her treatment.

"Dead... all dead... it's all their own fault... Doctor Amiya, I was also a soldier... I killed many Sarkaz with my own hands. I think... this is retribution. I killed too many people, so this is what I deserve."

"..."

"Doctor Amiya, do you know? I killed many, many Sarkaz. I thought I could end the war and avenge my family, but... in the end, in the end... we, the people living in this place, were actually considered 'Sarkaz'. Then I realized... those I killed weren't monsters... they were people just like us." This Carters looked at the light on top of the tent, staring at that light... "I killed so many... so many people... They were all human beings, with flesh and blood, just like me."

Amiya didn't say anything. She still remembered the Sarkaz sister who hugged her.

Amiya listened to her use crystallized vocal cords to describe how her family slid step by step into the war, how her relatives were attracted by the promises of the conscription officers, gave up their family's fertile land to join the war, and then were swallowed up by the war one by one, and he was the last dessert.

As if he had grabbed a life-saving rope, the patient kept talking until his vocal cords were completely crystallized and the sound of crystallization was clearly audible. He then used his remaining strength to push Amiya, signaling her to leave quickly.

Amiya flipped a page from her notebook—it was soaked with tears—torn off a dry sheet of paper, quickly folding it into a paper-shaped feathered beast. She showed it to the patient's eyes, then placed the small gift in her hand. As a doctor, she was powerless to help, but as a human being, she still wanted to offer a little blessing to the person before her.

She stood up, only to see an unexpected person.

"Ms. Noah...it's dangerous here."

"Don't worry, I can help." Noah shook his head, walked past Amiya, knelt on one knee in front of the patient, reached out and touched her hand. "Don't be afraid... Don't be afraid, everything will be fine."

"…What are you doing?"

"I'm helping her." Noah closed her eyes, and then a gentle white light appeared all over her body. The white light seemed alive, covering the patient's body. The Originium crystal clusters that had been growing wildly stopped growing under this power. Then, Amiya witnessed a miracle.

As far as she knew, no one had ever been able to do this...

But Noah knew... what she was doing.

"...This girl..." Noya's voice was a little hesitant, "She is absorbing the souls of patients... She is also a product of Project Zero."

She also thought that the Noah in this world had never come into contact with Creation Zero and therefore would not have this ability.

But she was wrong.

Noah is now doing the same thing as he did to Theresa, taking her soul into himself.

The body that lost its soul quickly lost its vitality. Afterwards, the patient's body was swallowed by the crystals, but there was no explosion. These Originium crystal clusters simply dissipated under the white light.

The patient's final expression was one of peace and no pain.

Amiya could see it, but she couldn't understand what was happening.

"Ms. Noah... who are you..."

"...Don't be afraid. I'm just letting her stay with us forever." Noya stood up and said with a smile, "Her memories, her regrets, her sorrow... I accept them all. I will live for them."

Amiya was suddenly stunned, and she suddenly realized something.

If that's the case... then...

"Ms. Noah...you..."

She was a living tomb.

Chapter 6: Finger-crossing

A living grave, this is the best metaphor Amiya could think of. After all, Miss Noah has completely taken the soul of the dying person... or consciousness, Amiya is not sure what it is, into her body, and in this way she allows the other person to die peacefully. After all, when the soul leaves the body, there is no such thing as pain. Although this behavior seems a bit evil, Noah does not seem to hide it from others at all, and just directly tells others about her behavior.

Amiya...wanted to believe that the person in front of her had no ill intentions.

"...Ms. Noya, this isn't the first time you've absorbed souls like this, right?"

Amiya asked worriedly. After all, Miss Noah's behavior just now was too skillful. It didn't seem like it was her first time using this ability. In response to Amiya's question, Noah frankly confirmed Amiya's guess.

"Indeed, it should be... let me count, tens, hundreds, thousands... Sorry, I can't remember clearly. Sometimes it's a group assignment, so I can't help it."

"Group work..."

"After all, if he's truly dead, there's nothing I can do. I'm not a necromancer, and I can't summon his spirit. All I can do is extract his soul before his brain completely dies."

Noah confessed his abilities, even his limitations. It was only their first meeting, but he was so frank. Amiya couldn't help but feel a little worried, so she blurted out.

"But Miss Noah, if you do this... won't people be scared?"

"...I wouldn't do this in public. I usually try to be alone as much as possible. This is the first time I've activated my ability in front of others. Partly because I was too late, and partly...I have a feeling that being seen by you wouldn't matter. Even though this is our first meeting, I have a feeling you'd understand what I'm doing. I trust my intuition."

"Intuition...? Miss Noah, please try not to do this."

Amiya's emotions were complicated. Although she believed that Noah's behavior was well-intentioned, after witnessing Noah doing this with her own eyes, she was also wondering whether this was good for the patient, or... was it that Miss Noah killed the other person with her own hands?

This clearly touched upon human nature, and many people would surely find it unacceptable. If she were to spread rumors, Miss Noya would surely run into a lot of trouble. This was clearly the case, but Miss Noya had placed such trust in her, and she didn't want to betray it.

"I will keep my mouth shut, Miss Noah."

Amiya assured.

"Don't worry, it's not like I haven't confirmed anything yet."

Noah smiled and explained.

"Before I collected her soul, I inquired about her true intentions. I would only collect her soul if she agreed. Of course, I have no way to prove this, after all, I communicated with her at the soul level."

"I believe Miss Noah..."

Amiya immediately answered with certainty.

"Thank you, Amiya."

Miss Noah was truly an amazing person. She had already made Amiya feel close to her the moment they met. She also possessed the ability to collect the souls of others and grant them a peaceful sleep. Amiya actually envied this ability, as it could prevent many patients from suffering painful deaths. Furthermore, this ability seemed to render mineral patients harmless after death. This was the first time Amiya had been so eager to learn more about Miss Noah.

"Ms. Noah...um..."

She wanted to ask more about Miss Noah, but Noah covered her mouth with her finger raised.

"Shh—there's movement."

"what?"

Amiya was still in shock when, the next moment, Noya was already blocking her way. White light condensed into a curtain of light. The next second after the curtain formed, the tent was torn apart by colorful fireballs. However, the fireballs collided with the curtain and were swallowed up without a sound, not even exploding. Amiya's eyes widened, not because of the specialness of this move, but because she was familiar with this Originium technique.

"This is……"