Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

"...cunning." Amiya blushed, "But I still want to go back...Terra is my home."

"It's the same here," Noah responded. "Amiya, you're the only one who has to make the choice."

I guess the doctors and the others didn't grade the papers right away because they were waiting for Amiya's decision. Miss Noya, though a humanoid machine, wasn't stupid and could still perform this level of reading comprehension. So, she could only give Amiya time to make her own choice. She couldn't offer any words of persuasion. She had existed because of Amiya from the moment she was born, so she would follow Amiya's lead, whether returning to Terra or staying here.

The past will never catch up with the present, just like the future is always out of reach. No one knows whether the choice is correct - only by truly experiencing it can you give the answer.

She is not a prophet and does not have the wisdom to see through everything.

So - she could only follow Amiya, just like Amiya had followed her in the past.

"—So, actually, from this moment on, the me in this world has already woken up, right?" Noah, who was observing from the side, had already come to a conclusion. "It's just that she intends to let the grown-up Amiya decide the future direction, so she's been pretending not to wake up."

"She's so gentle... just like you," Theresa commented. "No wonder she likes you so much."

"It's not that hard to understand, actually... Amiya now is actually more suitable to be the one walking in the front than I was back then." Noah said with a wry smile, "The one who achieves is the first. Compared to the still confused Noah Kyrielight, Amiya has grown so much during this period of time and is worthy of her following. But if I tell her that I have come to my senses, Amiya will definitely turn back into the little rabbit that followed me..."

After all, whether it is Noah in this world or Noah from the perspective of an observer, they are both human beings, and she understands the decision made by Noah today.

Because she would make the same decision.

"...Ms. Noah, I have made up my mind." As the two of them were talking, Amiya seemed to have finally come to a conclusion.

"I will try to use this power to change Terra, and we will change the world." There were stars twinkling in her eyes. At this moment, Amiya really deserved all the praise. She took on the responsibility of Terra with such a young body.

If she had no power and no knowledge, she might have done nothing, but since she acquired these things, her innate kindness and bravery naturally made her draw the sword of the brave.

——A gentle hero.

This is Noah's evaluation of Amiya today.

But why did the gentle hero become like that in the end?

-

After Amiya fell asleep, Noah slowly got up and came to the corridor of the spaceship. There was a large floor-to-ceiling window in the corridor, through which one could see the universe outside the spaceship. Noah had seen it many times. Although she knew that this was a false scene created by the universe internalized by Originium, she still could not stop her yearning for the universe. It was an infinite space with an addictive magic. She just stood there, staring at this false universe in a daze.

Until the Doctor appeared beside her at some point——

"Good evening, Miss Noah."

"……PhD."

"Is Amiya asleep already?"

"Well, she's very tired today."

"—I think you should have realized it at some point. Your situation is very special."

"..."

The doctor's words made Noah silent for a long time, but she soon came up with the most reasonable answer.

"Everyone is special, and I am just one of them."

"Indeed—but your soul is very similar to that of someone I know. If I didn't know that reincarnation doesn't exist in this world, I might have thought you were the so-called reincarnation."

The doctor smiled. In her eyes, the similarity between Noah and the administrator could no longer be described as a coincidence.

"Perhaps, I mean perhaps, you... do hold a greater secret. That person must have left something behind... Perhaps you are her legacy."

"..."

Noah didn't answer, or rather, he couldn't answer.

This conversation was not included in Amiya's memory, or rather, it was an additional conversation recorded by the survival of civilization.

The doctor seemed to have guessed early on that this memory would be read by others, so he recorded the conversation in advance, leaving a trace in the survival of civilization.

"Doctor, you're the most brilliant scientist in the previous civilization. You should know that after Amiya leaves here, given her personality, she might find herself in a very bad situation." Noah stopped pretending, as the doctor had already seen through her. "Actually, you could just keep Amiya by your side. Here, she can learn what she wants to learn and do what she wants to do... She doesn't have to."

"And you're going to face it alone? I know you've mastered the knowledge of Originium from Amiya, and you have the ability to control it—I'll just transfer my authority to you, and there'll be no difference between you and Amiya." The doctor had long known that Noya was secretly learning about Originium, and she had no objection. Or rather, she had always been interested in Noya. "That was your plan from the beginning, wasn't it?"

"I won't deny it." Noah didn't intend to lie, "I'm used to being someone else's replacement."

"What a twisted concept..." The Doctor said without hesitation, "Becoming someone else's replacement, Amiya would definitely be very sad if she knew about this idea."

"..." Noah did not answer this question, because she had no way to respond, she could only remain silent -

Noah Kyrielight in this world has always lived as a substitute for others and to be lived for others. As for her own will, it has long been worn out in these role-playing.

She played the role of a perfect knight, a perfect predecessor. As if it was fate, she was saved in that attack, and it seemed that she was always on the road to saving others.

But she also knew that she was not Margaret Linguang, she was not the being who shone like the sun, everything she did was just a clumsy imitation, and this time, she was the same as before.

She hopes Amiya can do what she likes...

She hopes to be a strength to Amiya.

In the final analysis...she just hopes to make the people around her happy.

This desire has become the most persistent thing in her heart, and can even be called a demon in her heart. She sticks to it and never avoids it.

"Doctor, I beg you." She turned her head, "Please leave Amiya here. She shouldn't have to face this. She is just a child who needs care."

"...I'm sorry, Noa Kyrielight." The doctor could only shake his head. "From the moment she arrived here, everything was too late. From the moment she was chosen for the survival of civilization—she was destined not to become the child waiting to be saved in your words."

Chapter 17: The Chernobyl Explosion

It was a tombstone.

A tombstone belonging to civilization.

The whole body is white, like a tombstone made of ashes.

Here, it seems that everything will return to desolation and silence, everything will return to eternity.

"Hilda."

“…Is it you?”

"It's me. You're still looking at this monument. Do you see anything?"

"I...I can only see tragedy."

"This land is never short of tragedy. Fate always drags the powerless toward an irreversible end."

"But tragedy, I don't like it."

“…Indeed, I don’t like it either.”

"Amiya... did you find the answer? That... different answer."

"..."

-

Multicolored stripes appeared on the long-sealed sarcophagus. The two sarcophagi were activated almost at the same time, and then expanded to both sides. As the steaming white mist floated, a hand stretched out from the white mist, grabbed the edge of the sarcophagus, and gently pulled her body up - Noah, who had just woken up, was pale and weak. It was the first time she felt so powerless.

Fortunately, this feeling of weakness soon disappeared. With breathing, muscles, blood vessels, and even blood were quickly restored to vitality, which shows the strength of the bloodline of the gods.

Noah turned his head and saw Amiya opening her eyes. They had both been in the sarcophagus for an unknown period of time. It seemed that the outside world had changed a lot. Noah walked out of the sarcophagus first and then stretched out his hand to Amiya.

Amiya originally wanted to get up by herself, but after trying two or three times, she resigned herself to her fate and held Noah's hand.

"...My body still feels soft...Ms. Noah..."

"It's okay, just hold my hand."

Noah did not tell Amiya that she was awake, and still maintained that stiff face of a human-like machine. To be honest, pretending to be a robot was much easier than she thought. After picking up Amiya from the sarcophagus in a princess hug, Noah first looked around. The situation here was no different from before, it was still a closed underground space, but this time such a place could not trap them.

Amiya stretched out her hand, and a prismatic Originium mark appeared in her eyes. Then the entire underground space began to vibrate. A large number of Originium crystal clusters squeezed away the rubble and forcibly opened up a path in front of Noah.

"It actually... works." Amiya looked at her hand in surprise. In the internalized universe of Originium, she finally accepted the [transmission of power] from Priss and the Doctor, or the handover of authority. Now Amiya has the power to control Originium, and it is no longer difficult for her to open up a path. The sunlight from the outside world poured into the underground space that had not seen the sunrise for a long time. Noah carried Amiya and walked out of the stone chamber where they had slept for a long time.

It took Amiya some time to get rid of her weak state and be able to walk. The two walked in the wilderness for a day and a night. When they were tired, they snuggled up to each other and took a nap. When they were thirsty, they ate some fruits picked on the road. When they were hungry, they caught some Originium insects and roasted them to eat.

Of course, most of this was done by Noah, who had quite a wealth of wilderness survival skills. After walking for who knows how long, they finally encountered the first moving city.

Dragon Gate

-

"...Your pass has expired long ago. No, this style is from more than ten years ago, right? This kind of thing has become an antique. Why are you still keeping it?" The guard in charge of checking people entering the city frowned at the pass Noah handed to him. It was not that he was deliberately finding fault, but the pass had indeed expired for more than ten years. Amiya also knew the approximate time they had been sleeping.

"Sorry... but this is really the only pass we have. Can we get a replacement?" Amiya knew her situation was a little suspicious, but after finally reaching the mobile city, she couldn't just return to the wasteland in disgrace. Their equipment needed repairs, and they needed to contact Uni Company. All of this required entering the city.

"You... shouldn't be infected, right?" The guard checked them over carefully. "If you're not, you can get a new pass for a fee. As for this expired pass, we'll take it back and destroy it. Is that okay?"

"Of course." After Amiya and Noya entered the sarcophagus, even the slightest infection on their bodies was completely cleared. Now, neither of them is infected, and they are even cleaner than most people on Terra. "Then we'll go pay the fee. Thank you for your help."

"No need to thank me, it's my duty." The guards did not make things difficult for the two because they looked really bad and miserable. As long as they were not infected, Lungmen was actually very friendly to such adventurers. Moreover, the two did not carry any dangerous weapons. Even if they did, they would be almost unusable in such a long time, so Noah and Amiya were traveling light.

After paying the fee, Amiya and Noah were finally able to enter the city. Before entering the city, Amiya took a look at another group of teams - most of the people in that group were infected.

Although Longmen wasn't as strict with the infected, it wasn't easy for them to enter the city, and the inspection process was more complicated than for non-infected people. Amiya felt sympathy for these people, but she also knew that this was the rule, so she could only look away for the time being.

"--I now feel like I'm finally back on Terra..." Amiya sighed. After entering Lungmen, the two first exchanged their Casimir gold coins for Lungmen coins that could be spent directly at Lungmen. The exchange rate of Casimir gold coins was a bit lower. It was estimated that Casimir's situation was not very good during this period. The rise and fall of this currency is also related to the strength of a country. These details can also show the current situation.

After exchanging the money, Amiya first bought a newspaper and some proper food. While the food they'd eaten in the wilderness wasn't inedible, it certainly wasn't very nutritious. They needed to replenish their energy and nutrients. It wasn't the right time to set off yet; they both needed to rest. Amiya found a room on the street and rented it. Luckily, they had plenty of cash on them before heading to the ruins; otherwise, they'd be hard-pressed to make it.

Amiya was reading the Times while eating steamed dumplings. In Longmen, this kind of steamed dumplings was quite popular, but Amiya was not used to eating this kind of dumplings. After taking a bite, it was so hot that she almost couldn't hold the newspaper in her hand. Noah caught the bitten steamed dumpling that almost fell to the ground and put it back in the steamer in front of Amiya.

"Take your time, it's hot."

"Thank you... Miss Noah." Amiya smiled awkwardly. This time, she blew carefully for a while before taking a bite with vinegar. This time, she felt the deliciousness of the xiaolongbao. Under the thin skin was the meat filling covered with gravy. The salty and fragrant smell filled her nose when she took a bite. After finishing the xiaolongbao in two bites, she couldn't help but pick up the next one and blew it again to cool it down before putting it into her mouth.

After Noah saw that Amiya had found the trick to eating, he also turned his attention to the newspaper.

Newspapers have always been the best way for people who are out of the circle to understand the times. Apart from some meaningless advertisements and news, most of them are about major events in Longmen, such as which company was investigated, what case occurred in which place, etc. But what Noah wanted to see was the real "big news". As she read, her attention was focused on a report.

[Relations between Casimir and Ursus are strained. The Silver Spear Pegasus Regiment engages in armed conflict with Ursus forces on the border...]

The relationship between Casimir and Ursus has always been tense. After the War of the Four Emperors, Ursus took the opportunity to declare war on Casimir, which was known in history as the "Uka War". It was also during this war that Noya's father and the grandfather of the Linguang family made many outstanding achievements and established the status of the Kirelight family and the Linguang family.

I didn't expect that when I returned to Terra, I would see the Uka War happen again so soon...

No wonder the exchange rate fell, it turns out there was going to be a war.

In addition to the friction between Ursus and Casimir, the Black Queen of Leithania lost her voice, and the White Queen announced that Leithania would temporarily enter a state of single-person rule.

After scanning these events, Noah closed the newspaper expressionlessly and took a bite of the fried dough stick in her hand. If it were in the past, she would definitely take Amiya back to Casimir. After all, Casimir was her hometown, and she could not sit idly by and watch Ursus invade Casimir. But now it is different. During the time Noah stayed in the internalized universe, she looked at the so-called situation on Terra from a completely new perspective.

In fact, the friction, war, and even chaos between the various countries in Terra are basically meaningless internal consumption. From a higher perspective, the current situation in Terra is simply a huge cesspool, and it is a cesspool that was created by all countries. The attitude towards mineral patients, war, and genocide, etc., the Terrans seem to have an extraordinary talent for killing each other.

Simply stopping the Ursus invasion of Casimir will not change all of Terra, and becoming a war hero in Casimir will not make Casimir a better place.

What this land needs is a change...

Noah was always thinking about how to change Terra and how to use the knowledge in his mind.

more importantly……

How to guide Amiya.

With the authority, Amiya can be said to be the person with the most profound understanding of Originium on this land. She can destroy a high-speed battleship or even defeat an army by herself.

But Amiya is too gentle. She must be cautious in using her power. She will not use her power for killing.

Until she figures out what to do, Noa's responsibility is to protect this spark. Amiya's existence is the key to the future. This little rabbit, chosen by two survivors of a former civilization, has the power to change the world.

The question now is how to use...

-

"If we don't take into account the super-sized existences such as Agor, Haisi and the evil demons, Amiya can be said to be the strongest person in the entire Terra now, right?" Noah, who was watching at this time, was also evaluating how outrageous Amiya's strength was now. On the one hand, the power of the Demon King, which was already super-sized, that is, the survival of civilization, depended on her. Noah knew Theresa's strength. As the successor of the Demon King, Amiya's strength would definitely not be much lower.

"You could say that..." Theresa nodded, agreeing with Noa. "The power of the Demon King, the authority of the Originium... both of these reside within Amiya. I'm afraid she herself isn't quite sure of her current limits."

"—I believe you if you say she can take down the entire Terra by herself."

Noah commented quietly, "Although Amiya now possesses extraordinary power, she lacks true enlightenment. In the internalized universe, she's more likely to learn about the nature of the Originium than to grow spiritually. She doesn't even have a concrete understanding of her own power, which is a very dangerous situation." Fortunately, she has Noah by her side. It's better to say that Noah is the limiter the Doctor left for Amiya.

"...But you are not next to Amiya in the back." At this time, Theresa said the problem that the two were most worried about. If Noah is Amiya's limiter, then why is there no Noah next to Amiya wearing a black crown?

——Something must have happened...that caused Noa Kyrielight, who was supposed to accompany Amiya, to fail to complete her mission.

After the limiter collapsed, Amiya's control over the Originium obviously had a big problem. The situation in which half of her body was swallowed by the Originium was obviously the result of this loss of control.

Although I don't want to be pessimistic...but I guess the good times won't last long.

Seeing Noah and Amiya sitting together and having breakfast, she became even more uneasy, knowing that something bad must have happened later.

And it turned out that Noah's guess was correct.

Because of the change, it came faster than anyone thought.