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

After a quick wash with Alina, Gretchen lay down on the bed, the first bed she had ever encountered since arriving in this world.

After lying down on the bed, Gretchen closed her eyes, appearing as if she were asleep. But in reality, she was checking the system panel in her mind to see how far the unlocking progress had progressed.

The system only gave a brief notification when I first unlocked the device, and then disappeared, so I had to check it myself.

Upon opening the character interface, Gretsch immediately spotted Sakura, the only Valkyrie among them with unlock progress. And at this moment, Sakura's unlock progress had reached 36% thanks to her efforts.

After confirming the progress, Gretchen logged out of the interface and went to sleep for the first time. So much had happened today, coupled with the turmoil...

Feeling sleepy, the little girl quickly fell asleep.

Alina, who had originally intended to ask something, abandoned the idea upon seeing Gretsch's adorable sleeping face. After blowing out the candle, she also went to bed.

P.S.: Writing about a toothache was so difficult, I'll see if I can update earlier tomorrow. The quality of what I wrote tonight wasn't great either, this one's a bit weak.

Goodnight, everyone.

Chapter 12 The Tyrant Uncle...

In the early morning, the thin sunlight slowly spilled onto the vast snowfield, adding a faint golden hue to the land.

"Well……"

Inside the tent, Alina, who had slept soundly all night, slowly opened her hazy blue eyes, a hint of confusion on her face.

But when she turned her head slightly and saw the cute blue-haired little girl clinging to her side, Alina instantly became fully awake and recalled all the things that had happened in the past day.

Gazing at Gretchen's adorable sleeping face, Alina suddenly became slightly lost in thought.

Because she discovered that after the arrival of this little girl beside her, many things changed dramatically, and she also learned a lot of things in advance.

"Ugh...?"

Perhaps it was because Alina's gaze was too intense, Gretchen woke up after a while. She slowly rubbed her big eyes, then looked at the person who had been staring at her with a puzzled expression.

"Did I wake you up?"

Looking at the still dazed little cutie, Alina's heart almost melted. She reached out and gently stroked Gretsch, speaking softly.

Greta shook her head gently and replied, "No... I... woke up on my own."

Then, as if she hadn't woken up yet, she buried her little face in Alina's arms again.

"Haha~"

Seeing Gretchen's actions, Alina simply stroked her back and smiled gently.

……

After lingering in bed for a while, Gretchen finally got up with Alina.

Then she went out and had breakfast with everyone. Although the breakfast was simple and Gretchen didn't quite like it, she still enjoyed it very much, seeing everyone's smiling faces, feeling the lively atmosphere and the warm colors around her.

However, after breakfast, everyone quickly dispersed... to complete their tasks for the day.

After all, we are all infected and fighting against the virus. We are all very busy every day and have our own tasks. We usually only have time to get together and chat in the morning and evening.

;?;

However, Gretchen felt that everyone seemed busier today; many people had gone out…

She guessed it might be related to those infected who retreated or left the team, and that Talulah must have issued some related orders.

After all, Gretchen still trusted Alina. She had made room for the two of them to talk for so long last night, so it must have been of some use.

However, Alina can gradually change Tarua's personality and cognitive issues. But... the issue of the black snake is something Gretsch finds rather tricky.

Because so far, she doesn't have a direct way to kill the black snake, at least not Gretsch... Otherwise, she might have already taken care of that snake hiding in the shadows.

Becoming Aponia is possible, but Gretchen doesn't know the unlocking conditions, so she can only take it one step at a time for now.

Inside the tent—

"Gresch, are you really not coming with me? You could go and listen, and you might even make some friends," Alina gently advised, looking at Gresch who was wearing a painter's hat and sitting in front of the easel.

"No need... Sister Alina, I'll just draw here... Don't worry, I won't wander off." With that, Gretchen raised her paintbrush and gently waved it at Alina.

"And, the knight is with me..."

Almost at the same moment Gretsch said those words, the tall, azure-blue knight... instantly appeared beside her.

"...Since you don't want to go, fine. But even with the knight's protection, Gretchen shouldn't run around." Looking at the tall knight in front of her, Alina paused for a moment before saying with a hint of helplessness.

"Ah."

"See you later, little Greta."

"Goodbye, Sister Alina..."

After watching Alina leave the tent, Gretsch turned her gaze back to the blank canvas in front of her.

For other children, being alone might feel lonely, but for Gretchen, it's not a problem.

Putting aside the fact that she has the knight and three other companions by her side, moreover... as long as she has paper and pen, and as long as she can continue to draw, she will not be lonely.

Today, Gretchen doesn't plan to paint for anyone else... she plans to paint a picture of herself right now.

Although Gretchen had drawn her before, that was the old Gretchen, not the current one.

Once she had an idea, Gretchen picked up her brush, dipped it in paint, and began her creation.

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"..."

Gretchen, who had been out of her painting state for some time, was staring blankly at the huge object behind her, lost in thought.

Clearly, she was also somewhat bewildered by this sudden situation.

As for

What happened now has to do with Gretsch having just finished painting.

Just as Gretchen was putting the final stroke on her new self-portrait, the frame suddenly twisted and the colors on the canvas came off.

Then, a huge, scarlet warrior wearing a crown and carrying a longsword appeared behind her, standing there silently.

;?;

Then came the scene at the beginning, with Gretchen staring blankly at her new friend behind her.

“Uncle Tyrant… um, it’s nice to meet you.”

After a moment of silence, Gretchen waved her small hand and greeted the crimson tyrant in front of her.

Unlike the knight who doted on Gretchen, the tyrant merely nodded haughtily in response to her greeting, without moving an inch.

"Well……"

Looking at the arrogant tyrant before her, Gretchen's large eyes showed a hint of doubt.

She had actually thought that this time, painting her own portrait might create some new friends. However, she never expected that her self-portrait would give birth to an arrogant and sharp-tongued tyrant uncle.

Not only are their personalities quite different from those of Mr. Knight and the others, but even their colors are so opposite and conflicting.

After thinking for a while, Gretsch could only attribute this change to the fact that she was a time traveler, so her temperament was not quite the same as the real "Gretsch".

P.S.: I feel so awful, my head is spinning and my head hurts.

I'm too busy today, plus I have an exam tomorrow, so I'll only be posting one update tonight. There will still be two updates tomorrow.

?

Goodnight.

Important Announcement (Highly Recommended to Watch)

Today I'm posting a separate chapter to address some issues, some of which have led to misunderstandings due to my writing style and my desire to avoid writing filler content.

First of all, I never said that the protagonist can only become a hero. When I mentioned the panel, I directly said Valkyrie.

Secondly, this novel is a yuri (lesbian) story, but the tag has been hidden by Hedgehog Cat himself. And even if it weren't a yuri story, I would never write about male characters; that's a major flaw. However, I might include summoning later on.

;?;!

Thirdly, some people asked whether it's one-to-many or one-to-one. I can only say that so far it seems to lean towards a yuri (lesbian) story, with some close interactions, but possibly no romantic pairing. Because it's difficult to write deep emotions in multi-person transformation stories, in this situation, it's highly likely to be a harem story, but I don't want to write that.

Of course, if the relationship between the main character and a certain character is really well-written later on, we will also consider giving the main character a romantic pairing.

Fourthly, why would anyone think that possessing another person's memories is such an easy thing? Normally, how do you distinguish a person? When you possess another person's complete memories, you might not even be able to tell who you are, and then you tell me the protagonist's transformation is too fast?

Moreover, the reason I added the setting that the protagonist has the memories of the transformed character was to try to reasonably restore the original personality, because I don't like and don't want to write a purely pseudo-character story.

So if you prefer pure copycat stories, then I think you can leave now.

Fifthly, there's another aspect to the transformation mechanic, which I originally intended to mention along with the Valkyrie concept mentioned at the beginning of this announcement. However, I was afraid that if I wrote it down, you'd accuse me of padding, so I kept putting it off until now. I'll elaborate on it later to avoid any further misunderstandings.

Sixthly, my book has detailed settings and a rough outline. Although the outline is not very detailed, I do not need to teach or give advice on the settings. Thank you.

Of course, if you have any great plot ideas, like I mentioned in the first few chapters, you can mention them in the comments or in the main thread, and I will take them into consideration.

Seventh, because many of my small details are hidden directly in the text, I do not recommend quantum reading.

That's about it. Now I'll start writing and try to finish today's update as soon as possible.

Chapter 13 I'm not a child anymore

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After observing the tall tyrant for a while, Gretchen stood up from the stool, walked to his side, gently patted his arm, and said, "Uncle Tyrant... you should go back now."

However, after Gretchen finished speaking, the scarlet tyrant did not disappear immediately.

Instead, he reached out his large, armored hand and gently patted the little girl's head before silently disappearing into the tent.

"Uncle Tyrant seems surprisingly reliable."

Looking at the spot where the tyrant had disappeared, Gretchen tilted her head slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

Although the tyrant's unexpected appearance initially surprised the little girl, she quickly accepted this new companion.

Furthermore, in Gretchen's perception, this tyrant uncle's power was even greater than that of the knight who had always protected her.

This scarlet tyrant truly lives up to his character and name.

After expressing her feelings, Gretchen sat back down on her little stool, picked up her paintbrush, and continued doodling.

After all, she had promised Alina she wouldn't run around. Gretchen was a good girl, but this time she only drew a regular picture.