Will there be Stand users in the tundra, too?
[Yes, Host, yes! Just like in the world of JoJo, although Stand users are rare here, did you forget the plot about Diavolo?!]
I remember. Diavolo dug up six Stand-awakening [Arrows] from a mine, right?
Yu Yachen had once compiled her JoJo knowledge into notes at home, so she still remembered this plot point.
[Correct! It's precisely because of this world's Diavolo that Stand users have started to appear!]
[And because Stand users are drawn to each other! That's why you're unconsciously running into them! You'll meet more and more Stand users in the future.]
Fine, fine.
Yu Yachen glanced back at Talulah, who was sleeping soundly.
Will I get a reward for defeating them?
[How about... information on the Arrows?]
[Two wealthy mine owners have sought out the Reunion Movement after their mines were repeatedly destroyed—Issuing Mission: Defeat the attacking Stand users]
[Reward: The location of and specific intelligence on the six Arrows]
Yu Yachen gently pushed open the cabin's wooden door. In that case, she wouldn't wake Talulah.
Although she didn't know the specifics of Reunion's strength, as the organization's leader, Talulah was probably as strong as Ch'en Huijie, if not stronger. She could easily handle this. (Of course, Yu Yachen had never played Arknights.)
"Do you know, Eirymes?"
"What is it, Pierre?"
"If the most important thing in this world is [Trust], then the most dreadful thing is [Insult]. Listen closely."
The tundra night was torn by two abrupt figures.
A couple stood intimately in the pine forest. A handsome, black-haired Ursus man was speaking to a slender, white-haired Ursus woman.
"What do you get when you put [Trust] and [Insult] together? [Insulting Trust] is [Betrayal]. And the one thing I cannot tolerate in my life is [Betrayal]!"
"However! You are the lover I trust the most. You would never betray me, Eirymes."
"Of course, Pierre," the white-haired woman replied meekly.
"Many of our mines have been destroyed by this organization called the Reunion Movement. And those pursuers we hired for so much money are completely useless!"
He poked Eirymes's shoulder forcefully.
"You're the only one I can [Trust], Eirymes. If this continues, we'll be out on the streets! Do you want that to happen?"
"But... but I heard Patriot is also in Reunion... and... and those Yeti..."
Eirymes bit her fingernails, speaking timidly.
"Eirymes, oh Eirymes. Our combination is the strongest, isn't it? You, of all people, should know the true power of my [Warne Marsh], right?"
"Anyone trapped by [Warne Marsh]... unless they grow wings and fly, they can absolutely never escape!"
Pierre's voice was grim and certain. "Not even Patriot!"
"Of course, we can't face all of them at once. But if we coordinate with the recently reinforced Infected pursuers, and we weaken the enemy's strength... this Infected scum is doomed."
"I... I understand, Pierre. When I'm by your side, I always feel a sense of security."
The Ursus woman said, trembling slightly.
"That's right. That's right, Eirymes."
"When faced with the act of [Insult], we must be willing to risk our lives! And this Infected scum has [Insulted] our very being! It makes me feel a thousand, ten thousand times more pain than being violated! Even if we kill them all, God will forgive us, right?"
"Yes, Pierre."
"..."
The tundra night was dark. Just as the loving couple was about to get intimate in the woods, they heard a rustling sound nearby.
It seemed someone was there.
"Who's there?"
Pierre shoved Eirymes aside and spoke coldly.
"..."
For a long moment after he spoke, the surroundings were silent. It seemed the noise had been his imagination. But Pierre wasn't letting it go.
"[Warne Marsh]!"
He shouted, and the snow on the ground suddenly flew up as if it were alive! The airborne snow converged on a nearby pine tree. A moment later, an Ursus youth, his face flushed red as he was choked by the snow, was dragged out from behind the trunk.
"Thud—"
He fell to the ground.
"Is this guy also an Infected?" Eirymes asked.
"Hard to say."
Pierre suddenly grabbed Eirymes's shoulder and spoke with great intensity.
"Eirymes, oh Eirymes. I need you to go scout first. We'll take out the sentries of this Infected scum, and then we'll wipe them all out. How does that sound?"
"Here, take this."
He pulled a communicator from his pocket and stuffed it into her hands.
"We need to know their personnel distribution before we make a move. Okay?"
"After all, the range of my [Warne Marsh]... is only a mere five hundred meters."
He smirked.
The wind and snow outside had finally died down for a moment. Yu Yachen gave a simple excuse to the camp guard and left the Reunion base.
The system said two Stand users were attacking. But without knowing their names or faces, she couldn't use [Hermit Purple] to track them. So, she could only wander around the camp to see if she could find any clues.
This tundra was truly cold. The environment was desolate. Dead trees were clustered everywhere, their broken branches stuck in the frozen snow, making the white ground look muddy.
A light snow was falling, and the moon had rarelya ppeared from behind the clouds. Yu Yachen walked for a bit, passing through a grove of low pines, and suddenly spotted a figure in the distance.
She had found the shore of a lake. Speaking of which, she had never really taken a good look at the tundra's scenery. After emerging from the pine forest, moonlight filtered through the clouds, and the sense of desolation was swept away.
The lake was frozen solid. On the shore, an Elafia woman was sitting on a snow-covered rock, looking down at something.
Yu Yachen recognized her from behind. It was Alina.
"Can't sleep?" Yu Yachen approached quietly.
"Ah! Miss Yu."
Alina seemed startled, looking back like a frightened deer.
"Isn't it cold out here? Sitting all by yourself."
Yu Yachen's warm breath formed a white cloud. She glanced at the book open on Alina's lap. It seemed to be a book of fairy tales.
"I really couldn't sleep, so I came out for a walk."
"And I have to tell the children stories tomorrow, so I was just... reviewing?"
Alina seemed less reserved than before. She scratched her cheek and smiled.
After all, they had only just met. Even if their feelings were warming up quickly, a little awkwardness was normal.
"It's dangerous out here right now, you know."
Yu Yachen smiled.
"But... do you like books?"
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