I'm on the Ark, and I start out as Gretchen.

The two yetis on the side looked at each other after seeing this scene and whispered to each other.

After reaching a consensus, the two quickly headed towards the warehouse door, leaving the space to the two little ones.

“???)?”

Seeing the two yetis suddenly leave, Gretsch's eyes showed a mixture of panic and confusion.

……

"I'm really fine, Gretchen, don't treat me like a child."

After a while, Alyona felt the touch on her head and shook her head, shaking Gretsch's little hands off.

"really?"

Gretchen didn't care about her hand being thrown off, but looked at Alyona and asked softly.

“Hmm, I’m never fragile, I just saw what happened in the past… Is this your drawing ability, Gretchen? It’s really amazing.”

As she spoke, Alyona curled her lips into a smile, trying to reassure Gretsch.

Upon hearing this, the little girl roughly guessed what was going on. She turned around and walked towards the easel, intending to get rid of the painting that its owner did not like.

"Gresch, are you planning to destroy him?"

Seeing Gretchen take the painting off the easel and prepare to tear it up, Alyona asked a question.

I heard that

Upon hearing Alyona's words, Gretchen paused in her small hand holding the drawing, then nodded gently and said, "Yes, because Alyona doesn't like it."

Although the painting had reached the point where it could materialize something, Gretsch wouldn't mind destroying it if Alyona didn't like it.

After all, she doesn't lack a monster as a guard...

As for Alyona, Gretsch will naturally paint another one for her, well... a not-so-ugly one.

After hearing the little girl's words, Alyona's light green eyes flickered slightly, and after hesitating for a moment, she said, "Keep it, Gretsch, I'm not afraid."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Gretchen did not speak, but her large violet eyes clearly conveyed the message, "You're lying."

"I mean it!"

After understanding Gretchen's meaning, Alyona suddenly became somewhat agitated and retorted.

But after staring at the little girl for a long time, Alyona finally gave in and whispered in her hoarse voice, "But even if you're scared, you have to overcome it. For me, it's all in the past. That person is dead... so it's okay."

"……OK then."

Seeing Alyona's increasingly determined gaze, Gretchen reluctantly put down the painting in her hand and handed it over.

Since her partner is confident in overcoming this fear, the little girl has nothing more to say. This can be considered a good thing, if not a bad thing.

Moreover, in Gretchen's memory, there really were people who were able to overcome their fears and live peacefully with them.

"Yes, thank you. This is the first gift I've received in so long, and I will cherish it."

After receiving the painting handed to her, Alyona's light green eyes flickered slightly, and she gave Gretsch a bright smile.

Since yesterday, Alyona has repeatedly marveled at her good fortune, saying that she has met an angel... and everything from now on will be completely different from before.

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At this moment, in the woods surrounding the mine—

"Ok?"

Sakura, who was resting and scouting in the tree, sensed something and suddenly raised her head to look into the distance.

She sensed a considerable commotion; even though someone was trying to suppress it, it still sounded very loud to her…

"..."

Then, Sakura softened her breathing, lowered her body, and silently hid in the tree, quietly watching below.

"Creak - creak -"

As the sound grew louder, a small squad, fully armed, dressed in heavy cotton-padded clothes and carrying crossbows, appeared in Sakura's line of sight.

Upon seeing the clothes of these people, she almost instantly ruled out the possibility that they were infected.

Given the small number of people, Sakura guessed that these people were probably an advance team, sent to gather intelligence on the mine.

Behind them, there are probably many more people waiting for news of them.

However, since they were the advance team, Sakura had no reason to let them go. She planned to keep one or two to get information and kill the rest.

With an idea in mind, Sakura slowly took out a mask from the system space, stroked it for a moment, a hint of nostalgia flashing in her eyes, before putting the mask on her face.

Then, she leaped up with a light yet swift movement, unleashing an icy blue sword aura that instantly wiped out almost the entire squad before anyone could react.

"Who goes there? Captain!"

This unexpected incident startled the only uninjured member of the team, who kept looking around.

Just then, accompanied by gusts of cold wind, Cherry Blossom gently landed behind the man, her long sword pointing directly at his vulnerable neck.

"..."

Upon noticing the long knife that had suddenly appeared at his neck, the sole survivor broke out in a cold sweat and instantly fell silent, daring not to utter another word.

"From now on, I'll ask you questions, and you'd better answer truthfully, otherwise..."

As she finished speaking, a hint of killing intent emanated from Sakura, causing the person in front of her to shiver violently, as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

"I...I'll talk..."

P.S.: Something came up last night, so I just sent the extra chapter directly without writing it in. I'll continue today—or rather, I absolutely have to add an extra chapter today. QAQ

Chapter 50 Forget-Me-Not

"Shh-"

After using some underhanded tactics to obtain the information she wanted, Sakura showed almost no mercy, swiftly striking with her blade...

The sole survivor of the squad had a bright red line of blood appear on his neck, and then he collapsed into the snow with a thud, staining a large patch of white snow red.

Once she confirms someone is an enemy, Sakura shows no mercy towards them, because that would be cruel to herself.

Looking at the corpses before her, a glint flashed in her beautiful blue eyes. After a moment of silence, she reached into her system space, took out a few delicate little flowers, gently placed them aside, and then turned and left.

Whether it's the mask she's wearing now or the delicate "Forget-Me-Not" she just received, both of these items appeared in the system space after Sakura was unlocked; they are items that belong exclusively to Sakura.

And what she just did was a ritual unique to her.

……

From what that person just said, Sakura learned that the enemy is now much stronger.

General deployment.

As for why it was only "approximately", the reason is very simple: she didn't get the details out of him... Of course, it wasn't because the person just now didn't want to tell her, but because the people on the outside simply didn't know the specific deployment.

In any case, that squad was just a reconnaissance team. They were lucky to know some general plans, and they had no access to the details.

However, this was enough for Sakura. As long as she knew the approximate location of the deployment, she could go there and take care of the people.

However, one thing was still quite troublesome for her: this time the enemy was divided into two groups, intending to surround the mine from different directions, and both groups sent advance personnel to scout the situation.

So Sakura is now in a dilemma: should she rush over and take out the other group of advance personnel first, or should she just go all the way down this road and take out the main force here first?

However, after thinking for a while, she decided to abandon the former and deal with the large force nearby first. Then she would focus on dealing with the enemy on the other side.

Next, for the sake of her mission, Sakura unleashed an extremely terrifying speed, once again traversing the frost-covered forest, heading straight for her target.

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At the same time, a look of understanding suddenly flashed in Gretchen's large violet eyes as she chatted with Alyona and the others in the warehouse.

After learning about the enemy through Sakura's sharing, she silently informed the Tyrant and his wife, instructing them to keep an eye on the enemy in another direction.

Although you can't physically do it, you can still keep an eye on it...

Just before that, Gretchen received a message from her pilot sister that Patriot had led a group of people to this side, and their advance was not slow.

So now that she has learned this news from Sakura, Gretchen blinked her big eyes gently, a hint of frustration showing in them.

She now has reason to suspect that all of this was calculated by the system; otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence...?

Based on the timing of both sides, if Sakura hadn't intervened, the Reunion Movement's support would almost certainly have clashed with the enemy on one side, leading to a conflict.

Furthermore, Gretchen went even further, speculating that since the Reunion Movement had dispatched Patriot, a key figure in their campaign, she suspected that the enemy might include members of the Internal Security Forces...

However, although Ursus's inner guards are extremely strong compared to ordinary people, in the little girl's eyes, it's not a big problem, just a nuisance.

Furthermore, eliminating one internal guard might attract investigation and surveillance from other internal guards. They could even pin the blame directly on the Reunion Movement.

"What's wrong?"

Looking at Gretchen beside her, who seemed lost in thought and slightly absent-minded, Alyona asked with a hint of confusion.

"fine……"

Hearing the familiar hoarse voice beside her, Gretchen snapped back to reality and gently shook her head in response.

Looking at the little girl with a somewhat dazed expression, Lois chuckled and teased, "Looks like Gretchen, you've got quite a few things going on in your little head~"

"So, shall we continue with the topic we were just starting to discuss?"

As he spoke, Leos gazed at Gretsch with a curious look, awaiting her answer.

Before receiving Sakura's message, Gretchen was telling the three stories to pass the time, or rather, introducing her own "family."

"Hmm... if you'd like to continue listening."

Upon hearing this, Gretchen thought for a moment, then answered seriously.

Although the little girl didn't start this topic, she didn't mind talking about the other heroes with others, since in a sense, they weren't made up.

"If you're still willing to talk about it, little Gretchen, after all, we're just curious." Hearing this, Lois helplessly shrugged and pushed the decision back to her.

Gretchen's magic and abilities are evident to all, so curiosity is understandable, but respect is also certainly present.

If the little one doesn't want to talk, everyone will choose to be understanding and won't force him to. Besides, even if they did force him, they probably wouldn't be able to win in a fight.

"Okay, let's continue then."