Taking the huge honey cake from Cerberus's hand, Kanna-chan took a bite and gave a thumbs up.
"Delicious!"
After receiving Kanna-chan's affirmation, Cerberus's ears twitched continuously with joy.
During the meal, Kanna-chan realized that most of the people there were those she had met before and who had participated in this operation.
Except for Logos and Ascalon, who were still in the infirmary, everyone else was present.
It was a rare chance to eat freely, so Kanna-chan rolled up her sleeves, stood on a stool that was brought over, and with great gusto, picked up a bottle of juice.
"Cheers!"
"Cheers!"
...Following her lead, everyone raised their cups, and the atmosphere became even livelier.
As Kanna-chan let loose and began to feast, Scout and his group gathered not far away and started taking bets on how long Kanna-chan could eat continuously today.
"One hour!" Ace waved the banknotes in his hand and threw them onto the table.
"Ha~ one hour? Kanna-chan has been roughing it outside for so long; she must be starving. Those instant rations don't taste good. Now that she's finally back at Rhodes Island, I think at least two hours!" Sharp, standing nearby, looked at Ace provocatively.
Seeing the Rhodes Island personnel gathered and gambling enthusiastically, several Reunion Movement members curiously approached. "What are you betting on? Can we join?"
"Oh! You know Kanna-chan, right? We're betting on how long she'll eat in the dining room this time. The available betting times start from half an hour, and whoever's predicted time is closest to when she stops eating wins."
Upon hearing the Rhodes Island Operator's explanation, the few Reunion Movement members exchanged glances... Rhodes Island's calculation method seemed a bit different from what they knew. Usually, how much one eats is calculated by portions, so what was this 'by time' thing? Among them, the sharp-eyed ones noticed that the betting numbers on the central table mostly started from one hour, seemingly not even considering anything less than an hour.
While the betting was in full swing here, Frostnova, perched on Doctor's head, stared wide-eyed at Kanna-chan, who was devouring food one portion at a time, looking utterly incredulous.
In just under ten minutes, she had personally witnessed Kanna-chan consume almost as much food as her own body size, yet there was no sign of stopping. The people around her also seemed completely unfazed.
She didn't know where all that food went after entering Kanna-chan's mouth. At any rate, during the ten-odd minutes Frostnova watched intently, she noticed that Kanna-chan's figure showed no change whatsoever from beginning to end, as if the food simply vanished into thin air after entering her mouth.
"She, she, she..." Witnessing this bizarre scene, Frostnova couldn't help but extend her claws and scratch Doctor's head. However, being blocked by the helmet, her action merely added another scratch to the already well-scratched helmet.
Doctor looked up in the direction Frostnova was pointing, and upon realizing it was Kanna-chan, he shook his head.
"Don't ask me. Although I've always believed science can solve everything, there are always some things that science can't explain..."
As early as his first return, Doctor had applied to review Kanna-chan's files and intelligence, but Kal'tsit had rejected it.
This time, after returning to Rhodes Island from the Ruined City, he applied again, and Kal'tsit finally approved it.
This intelligence report on Kanna-chan was very detailed; except for the blood test section, which was blacked out, there were records from her arrival on Rhodes Island up to the most recent events.
Doctor had noticed the phrase "eating the cafeteria empty" when he first read it. For this, he specifically inquired with Ace and visited several Rhodes Island cafeterias.
The final result was that the intelligence record was completely accurate: Kanna-chan, with an absolutely leading record, had earned the title of Rhodes Island's Lifetime Honorary Big Eater.
If left unrestrained, Kanna-chan alone could eat all the food in an entire cafeteria, without a single bit of waste.
Of course, these things had only been mentioned in text before, but after witnessing it firsthand today, he could only sigh and say that her reputation was well-deserved.
Half an hour later, apart from those still sipping tea instead of wine and watching Kanna-chan eat from a distance, most others had finished their meals.
To the astonished gazes of the Reunion Movement members, Kanna-chan's eating speed didn't decrease but rather increased.
The reason for this was, of course, that once everyone else had finished eating, the kitchen could focus solely on preparing food for Kanna-chan.
After an hour and a half, Kanna-chan stopped eating only when the kitchen announced that they had run out of ingredients.
Just as Sharp was furiously complaining that the cafeteria hadn't prepared enough ingredients, causing him to lose another bet, the Reunion Movement members all expressed that it was a good thing Kanna-chan wasn't born in Ursus; otherwise, with her appetite, she'd probably level entire mountains...
With a satisfied expression, Kanna-chan wrapped her arms around Outcast's neck and was carried out of the dining room by her.
After Kanna-chan left, some curious people noticed that no one came out of the kitchen and thought they were having a secret meal inside. They secretly snuck over for a look, only to find a floor full of "corpses" in the kitchen.
After playing happily until very late, Kanna-chan reluctantly said goodbye to her friends.
Returning to her dorm room and seeing the stack of untouched notebooks... Never mind.
Lying on her bed, Kanna-chan's mind began to clear, and the experiences of this period seemed to flash before her eyes.
From the moment she learned she had arrived at Rhodes Island in Arknights, she had been preparing for the tragedy that was about to unfold.
Finally, diligence paid off. This time, Rhodes Island didn't suffer heavy losses like in the game.
Both the reliable big brother Ace and Scout, who loved to sunbathe with her on top of the Lookout Tower, survived safely, which greatly thrilled Kanna.
With a contented heart, Kanna drifted off to sleep again.
"Kanna, Kanna!" Hearing someone call her in a daze, Kanna got out of bed.
Taking the clothes Amiya handed her, Kanna couldn't help but yawn after putting them on.
"So early, what's up?!"
"Did you forget? Kal'tsit said you need to go to the Control Room this morning to report on the recent field mission… How far along is your report?"
Hearing Amiya's words, Kanna felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over her from head to toe, instantly sobering her up… "I'm doomed…" Seeing Kanna squatting on the ground with her hands over her head, Amiya felt speechless. She walked over to the table and saw that, sure enough, apart from a little bit written in the afternoon, not a single word had been touched in the evening… "Amiya, let's rebel! I believe you're also tired of being the crown prince. How about we gather the Operators, blockade the Control Room, declare an uprising, and overthrow Witch Kal'tsit! Then you'll be the true leader of Rhodes Island, and I'll be your Red Flower Double Baton!"
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