As the sun gradually rose, more and more Operators came to the deck for exercise or training.
Many Operators who temporarily had no missions and didn't want to do basic training in the cold, sterile training room liked to come to the deck to sunbathe on clear days.
The weather today was quite good, so soon Kanna saw many familiar faces, among which were a few elite (comedians) who had snuck out of their rooms and were sitting in chairs.
"Sister Lena, over here!" Seeing Perfumer come out of the main door with Nightmre, Kanna waved to her.
Hearing Kanna's voice, Perfumer looked up and saw Kanna sitting on a small stool not far away.
"You're quite early!" Perfumer led Nightmre over to Kanna.
"Good morning, Kanna-chan..." Nightmre poked her little head out from behind Perfumer and said in a soft, sweet voice.
"Good morning, Gloria!"
Hearing Kanna's greeting, Gloria seemed very happy. Although her registered Operator codename was "Nightmre," she didn't really wish for others to call her by that name, as it represented her other personality.
"Yo! Kanna!" Just then, Nian also walked out of the main door. After stepping out, she spotted Kanna with just one glance and walked towards her.
"Your weapon, after a friendly discussion between Sister Vulcan and me, we've decided to remake it. The remake will probably take about a week, is that okay...?"
After approaching, Nian told Kanna about the weapon belonging to Kanna that she had taken earlier.
"Of course, both Sister Vulcan and you are trustworthy forging masters. Feel free to make it; don't be polite with me..." As for how to make a weapon aesthetically pleasing, as an old otaku, Kanna could offer a plethora of flashy but utterly impractical designs. But when it came to making a weapon perfectly suited for herself, Kanna admitted she had no clue... So, since there were professionals now, why bother using her few precious brain cells?
"That's good then. In a week, I guarantee to return you a weapon that's both cool and useful!" Nian was very happy with Kanna's trust; after all, a client who made no demands whatsoever was truly rare.
When forging equipment for others in the past, there would always be some idiots who thought they were experts, insisting on pointing fingers and making completely unreasonable and baffling demands.
"Click~" As the door opened, a purple-haired Cautus, embracing a black and white-haired Liberi who looked utterly resistant, walked out of the room.
"Rope, don't pull me... Slower, I'm not ready yet..." From her nervous demeanor, it was clear that the Liberi lady was somewhat reluctant to come out.
"Hey, hey, what are you afraid of? Didn't Doctor say that our squad leader is someone we know? There are only a few people on Rhodes Island who know both of us. Let's just see who it is, and if it's really bad, we can go ask Doctor to apply for a change of personnel..."
Yuki had originally thought that after joining Rhodes Island, she would only need to stay in the Engineering Department, quietly study, and make tools. She never expected to suddenly receive news that she had been assigned to a new combat squad.
Also in the same squad was Miss Rope, who shared her dorm and was also from Lungmen.
When Yuki heard this news, she felt completely numb. She only knew how to make tools; how could she fight? Was it too much to ask her to go to the front lines?
After receiving the news, she hoped to find Doctor to have them retract the proposal. However, Doctor had been so busy these past few days that she was always just missing her, and with only two days between receiving the news and the assembly, Yuki still hadn't met Doctor until she received the assembly notification on her personal terminal.
In contrast to the completely unwilling Yuki, Rope, her dormmate, was the exact opposite. As someone from the slums, she understood from a young age that one must possess sufficient value and ability to survive.
The Rhodes Island combat team member identity was a very valuable one. If she could firmly establish herself in the team, then even if she later left the team or even Rhodes Island, with this identity and the experience gained from combat, she was confident she could live better.
So she was very eager to join this new team. At the same time, she also understood that both Yuki and herself were able to join the team because they carried the identity of Lungmen-dispatched personnel; otherwise, how could a regular combat team include two novices completely unfamiliar with combat?
"Rope! Yuki! Over here!!!" Seeing the two maidens still hesitating at the door, Kanna proactively called out to them.
Hearing Kanna's voice, the two were first startled, then showed completely different expressions.
Yuki, who had been hesitant before, was now very happy, because when she met Kanna, Kanna was with Lady Fumizuki / Wen Yue, so she naturally regarded Kanna as Fumizuki / Wen Yue's junior.
When she was down and out, almost giving up hope, Lady Fumizuki / Wen Yue had pulled her up, helped her regain her spirits, and given her a job opportunity in Lungmen.
Therefore, she had a natural fondness for Kanna, as Fumizuki / Wen Yue's junior.
Rope, on the other hand, showed a bitter face. After all, her meeting with Kanna hadn't been so friendly. At that time, Kanna, along with the Lungmen cops, had surrounded her tightly. She had thought that once she arrived at Rhodes Island, she would be far away from the Lungmen cops, but not long after, she met Sir Chen in the cafeteria.
It was fortunate that Sir Chen was preoccupied at the time and didn't notice her; otherwise, she felt she would probably have been dragged into a small dark room for a stern lecture.
During this time, she had kept a low profile to avoid meeting anyone from the Lungmen Lungmen Guard Department / Guard Department, but she still couldn't escape it... "Are these two also future teammates?" Nian, standing aside, suddenly asked. As an experienced person, she could tell at a glance that these two seemed to have no combat experience whatsoever. Recalling what Kanna had said about the team composition earlier, she had a feeling she might have been tricked into being a babysitter...
"Yes, and Miss Gloria here." Kanna pointed to the maiden standing next to Lena.
"Hmph, on Rhodes Island, don't people call each other by their Operator names? You should call me 'Nightmre'." Hearing Kanna's words, the maiden suddenly spoke with great displeasure.
???
Nian looked at Kanna with a bewildered expression.
"Uh, Miss Glori... Miss Nightmre suffers from multiple personality disorder due to the effects of oripathy. As you can see, the one in front of us now is Miss Nightmre..."
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