NIKKE, Swordmaster Ark Succubus Daily

Otherwise, he wouldn't have had the confidence to challenge Anderson.

The two then engaged in a question-and-answer session.

"When did Marian begin to be corrupted?" Li Zuoyi asked.

“Before I went to the surface with you last time,” Anik replied.

"Did you implant the erosion in her?"

"Yes."

"...Forced?"

"No, this was a voluntary act."

Several documents and a video immediately appeared on Li Zuoyi's phone.

The document contains a lot of information, but its main point is whether or not one is willing to sacrifice for humanity.

The signature included Marianne's name, and the handwriting confirmed it was hers.

That video was also Marian's oath-taking video.

“She should have died on that mission,” Anik said. “But you saved her.”

That's why Marianne regretted it.

"Then why did you do this?" Li Zuoyi asked.

“For the sake of humanity,” Anik said.

“I have an agreement with the Roaring Ones. I will send the corrupted Niki to the surface at a fixed time, and it will ensure that the Ark is not invaded by the Rachel.”

"I understand." Li Zuo nodded, appearing quite calm.

“Any other questions?” Anik asked.

"That's all." Li Zuoyi planned to go to the bathroom to take a shower.

Anick's tone unusually wavered: "Really... there's nothing left?"

That's really strange... Li Zuo smiled:

"It's really gone. Did you think I was going to yell at you?"

He won't do that; neither Anick nor Marian is at fault.

Anick was simply following orders from the lowest ranks; Marian simply didn't want to die.

No one is wrong.

As for himself... aside from violating military law, he did nothing wrong!

It's only right to save a girl who doesn't want to die!

Anick continued, "That day at the hospital, Marian said she regretted it, and I..."

"Do you have a way to remove the erosion?" Li Zuoyi asked.

"……No."

"That's okay."

“…” Anik fell silent. In her calculations, there was an 80% chance that he would be angry.

So she didn't want to see him get angry at her.

Because... it would take a lot of time, and she had other things to do.

Yes, that's why.

She is the Ark's artificial intelligence; her sole mission is the continuation of humanity, and nothing more...

"By the way, could you wake me up earlier tomorrow?" Li Zuoyi yawned. "I have a lot of things to do tonight, so I might not be able to get up."

“I understand,” Anik replied.

"Thank you, Anick's mom!"

There shouldn't be anything else, Anik thought.

Chapter Nineteen: A Construction Team Arrives

early morning.

The orange sun gradually rose in the sky projected onto the top of the ark, and the lighting system on top adjusted its direction to bring almost real sunlight to the ark's inhabitants.

Sunlight shone on Lapi, who was walking briskly. She hurried into the office building, went up the stairs, and turned the corner to find the commander's room.

Although it was still early before she had to deal with the matter, the situation was urgent and she had to inform the commander.

"I'm sorry, Commander, it's an emergency! Marian, she..."

Lapi pushed the door open and entered, but the scene before her put her mind at ease.

The commander remained motionless, as if he hadn't heard her voice.

But this was probably because of Marian, who was lying on top of him.

She walked to the bedside and saw Marianne, dressed in her pajamas, with her eyes closed, breathing evenly, still fast asleep.

Marian embraced the commander's head as if protecting a precious treasure.

So that's where they came from... Lapi woke up very early and went to Marian's room to check on her, only to find that she wasn't there. This startled Lapi, and he quickly went to find the commander.

The disappearance of a corrupted Niki on the Ark will have extremely negative consequences, potentially lowering Niki's status even further.

Good morning, Lhabi.

Lapi heard the commander's voice.

Because the commander's entire face was covered, his voice came from Marian's chest.

“Good morning, Commander,” Lapi replied. “Should I wake Marian?”

“You can’t wake someone who’s pretending to be asleep, Lhabi.”

Li Zuoyi had already tried many times, and each time she managed to fool him with her cuteness.

Although it feels really comfortable, he can't keep doing this after he gets up.

"Hehe, Commander, I love you the most." Marian hugged the Commander affectionately, pretending to talk in her sleep.

Clearly, Marian didn't want to leave the commander so soon.

"I have a solution."

Before anyone knew it, Anies, fully armed, stood at the door.

She initially thought Marian had run away or slipped away due to the erosion, but she never expected her to run to the Commander's room and give him a good morning hug.

She was made to get up early and even sneak off to the commander's side...

Unforgivable!

Anis walked up to Marian and even saw the corners of Marian's mouth turn up, clearly indicating that she wouldn't defend herself no matter what.

But she is Anies!

Anis whispered in Marian's ear, "You must be sweating after being cooped up for so long. Now, the Commander is smelling your stench. Ugh, so stinky."

"Waaaah—I'm going to take a shower right now!"

With tears in her eyes, Marian hurriedly got up and ran into the commander's bathroom.

"Commander, what's with that expression?" Anis asked, annoyed, when he saw the commander lying on the bed staring blankly at the ceiling.

"It was full just now, and suddenly it's gone. I feel a little lonely."

"Commander is a lecher!" Anies snorted.

……

When it was time for work, the Nikki members of the counterattack force gathered in the commander's office.

They noticed that the commander was different from usual; he had a longsword at his waist, a sword he usually only used when he went to the ground and kept at rest otherwise.

Its purpose is self-evident.

“Marianne, from this moment on, you are not allowed to leave my sight, do you understand?” Li Zuoyi didn't mince words and stated it very bluntly:

“When you are no longer Marian, I will personally kill the body you left behind.”

“Yes, please do so!” Marian nodded solemnly.

For her now, being able to live one more day, and be by the commander's side for one more day, is already the greatest happiness.

She had no other desires.

"Very well, that's all for today's morning meeting." Dejected, Li Zuo slumped into a wooden chair. "All that's left is to wait."

He can't go to the Ark now, so Ethel's matter has to be put on hold.

Sorry, Anick, please wait a little longer.

“Waiting for what?” Anies asked.

“Construction team.” Lapi tidied up the materials the commander and she had prepared until midnight last night. “The commander is going to help renovate our barracks.”

"In other words, you won't need to use my bathroom anymore; you can shower in your own rooms," Li Zuoyi said.

“…Then how am I supposed to find an excuse to go to the Commander’s room…” Anies said softly.

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

"Excuse me, is anyone there?"

A cute little girl wearing a yellow construction hat peeked in, her pale amber eyes scanning the room.

"Little friend, this isn't an amusement park. Where are your parents?" Li Zuoyi asked, puzzled as to why the child was here.

"Who are you calling a little kid?!" the little girl suddenly glared angrily, and the mechanical dog beside her barked in response.

Li Zuoyi walked to the door, bent down and patted her helmet, "You."

"I'm not a little kid! I'm Rita from the Extraordinary Tools Unit!" the little girl named Rita shouted through gritted teeth.

Labi was taken aback. "Could it be the extraordinary tool troops of Misilis?"

"Do you know about Labi?" Li Zuoyi patted Rita's helmet again.

"Misilis's professional construction team; many of the buildings on the Ark were built by this team."

"Kid, you're pretty good." Li Zuoyi said, looking down at him.

He didn't expect to receive a response this morning, just one night after sending out his request.

And they were Misilis's troops.

What exactly is Shuen trying to do?

One minute they're finding fault with him, the next they're helping him fix his dorm room.

"You little rascal, I told you not to call me a kid!"

Rita was all bared and claws; she hated being called a child, even though she was old enough to be his grandmother.

"Senior! I've arrived!"

Another Niki came running from a distance, carrying a lot of tools on her body, looking quite professional.

“Oh, Sandy, how did it go?” Rita asked her apprentice.

“No, they won’t let us through,” Sandy said with a smile.

"Then what are you doing here?!" Rita raised her hand, looking angry, like a child who had lost an argument. At the same time, she slapped away the little brat's hand that was trying to hit her helmet.

“Never mind.” Rita looked at the commander here. “You’re the commander here, right? Take Sandy and me to the place you need to renovate.”

As the captain of the extraordinary tools unit, she needed to survey the terrain before deciding on the subsequent construction direction.

Li Zuo looked down at her for a moment, then looked up at Sandy, who had just arrived, and asked, "What do I need to do?"