Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

At that time, Kuro also asked why she cared so much about Noya, and her answer was...

"Because the Kirilet family originally came from Victoria. From what I've been taught, Kirilet should have been the Grand Duke of Victoria—assistant to Aslan and Draco, and even had the power to influence the royal family's decisions."

Vina's words were relayed to Noah through Kuro, but even Noah was baffled by the matter itself. His family had once been the Grand Duke of Victoria? And even vaguely, on par with the two royal families? How could this be possible?

If his family's roots came from Victoria, why did it end up in Casimir and become a family of knights with a long history?

"According to the King of Advance, you actually have the right to inherit the title of Grand Duke of Kirilet. The original Grand Duke of Kirilet simply left his territory and country with his family, but this position was not taken back by the original king. In other words, Noah now has the right of inheritance and can even get a territory that truly belongs to her." Kuro told Noah the news that Vina told her in full.

"I don't think she's trying to tie you to Victoria; she just wants to tell you about it," Craw commented. "Whether you're willing to accept this right is up to you."

"Rights, and the obligations that come with them...right?" Noah blinked. "Let's put aside the Grand Duke and the like. This is the first time I've heard of any connection between my family and Victoria. My father and mother didn't tell me a word before they disappeared."

Noah sighed. Not only his parents, but even his grandfather had never told him anything like this. If the Kirilet family hadn't wanted to return to Victoria, they wouldn't have been so thoroughly purged.

Since his grandfather and parents refused to return to Victoria and continued to be knights in Casimir, there must be things in Victoria that they don't want to care about or don't want to face.

Perhaps it was a power struggle between the Grand Dukes, or perhaps it was due to the decline of the Draco family bloodline. In any case, the Kirilet family gave up everything in Victoria and came to Casimir.

Just like the Wendigo who left Kazdel and headed for Ursus, the Kirielight family had been wanderers from the beginning, never even returning to their homeland. Noya had returned to Victoria by accident.

However, she had never grown up in this land and could not say that she had any feelings about it. In fact, what she saw was the worst side of Victoria.

She also believed that Vina's original intention was not to let her pay more attention to Victoria, but since she knew about this, information about Kirilet was also included in her search range.

The place that holds the most information is obviously the occupied royal library, also known as the Great Library of Victoria.

In addition, you can also ask some senior grand dukes, and you may be able to get news about Kirilet.

Noah realized belatedly that his family still had so many secrets that had not been revealed, and the unicorn bloodline that he awakened before coming here seemed like some kind of... sign.

Perhaps, as the last descendant of Kirilet, it was indeed by some kind of coincidence that he and Victoria were reunited.

After passing through the complicated pipelines, Noah finally arrived at the distribution center, or base, where the doctor was. She dressed up as a worker and naturally blended into the base. No one even looked at her, and she arrived at the Rhodes Island base.

Krosier was repairing the drone, Amiya was still thinking about something, and only the Doctor was sitting at the table, seemingly drinking water.

For some reason, she suddenly had some mischievous thoughts. She restrained all her breath, made herself completely transparent, quietly approached the doctor, and then touched the doctor's neck with her cold palm.

The doctor only felt a chill on the back of her neck. She turned around instantly, but saw nothing. The others were at least three or four meters away from her.

"Illusion?" she muttered to herself. Just as she was about to turn around, she heard a familiar voice.

"Doctor—long time no see." Noah, whose little prank had succeeded, removed his optical camouflage and revealed his true form. "Doctor Kal'tsit asked me to share some information with you, so I came to see you secretly."

"Miss Noah!" Amiya was the first to notice Noah. She rushed to her in surprise, wanting to give her a hug, but she felt a little embarrassed and resisted the urge to jump in. Unfortunately, Noah had already noticed this and simply leaned forward, picked up the little rabbit from the ground, and spun around in place. "Amiya, it's been a day since we last met. Why do I feel like your bitter face is back?"

Noah has always cared for Amiya like a sister, even to the extent of a mother.

After all, Amiya is cute, sensible, well-behaved, and works so hard that it makes people feel distressed. Who wouldn’t like her?

After spinning around a few times and turning Amiya's eyes into circles, she finally gave up. "Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore. I came here to share some very important information with Amiya and the doctor."

"Intelligence?" The doctor thought for a moment and guessed, "Your information...could it be related to Theresa?"

"...Doctor, you already know?" Noah was stunned. She hadn't said anything yet. Could it be that the Doctor's perception of her emotions had reached the point of reading her mind?

"Some time ago, we also heard news about a white-clad Sarkaz leader—but we only speculated that it might be related to Theresa. Noah, is the news from your side confirmed?"

"I guess so—" Noah nodded. "That white-robed Sarkaz is indeed called the Demon King by the Sarkaz."

Since the doctor had already obtained her information, Noah confessed everything. "Next, we may have to face the demon king named Theresa."

Chapter 39 Hedley

Who is Theresa?

To Noah, Theresa was still a relatively unfamiliar name. He had only occasionally heard about the life story of this demon king, whose career could be described as tragic, in class.

He built the Tower of Babel, led the Sarkaz to resist foreign enemies, founded Kazdel, and died in a suspicious and tragic assassination.

This is likely Noa's impression of Theresa, no more, no less, and it reflects the majority's view and understanding of this tragic idealist. In history books, her existence seems to represent that ideals in this era cannot overcome the divisions caused by racial bloodlines. Some commentators also see her as proof that even with a pacifist leader, the Sarkaz cannot become a civilized race.

But obviously, this is just Noah's perspective. In the eyes of Amiya and Dr. Kal'tsit, who have actually come into contact with Theresa, this pure white king obviously has a side that is completely different from the outside world's evaluation.

After Noah said that the next person Rhodes Island would have to face was Theresa, the room instantly fell silent. Not only Amiya, but even Klothiel beside her was silent for a while. Obviously, if possible, they did not want to include the king in the scope of [hostility].

"Maybe this is just a misunderstanding... maybe... that's not her?" Amiya still couldn't accept it.

"Let's put that aside for now. The current problem isn't dealing with Theresa, but rescuing those trapped allies, right?" A nearby horn, sensing a tinge of inconsistency, quickly spoke up. "We're mostly Victoria soldiers here, so we're guaranteed combat effectiveness. If needed, we can lead the charge."

"We're clearly not prepared for a full-frontal battle," the Advance King offered his opinion. "If a battle with the Sarkaz within the city attracts the attention of the city's defenses, our chances of victory will be extremely slim."

"We also need to discuss this with Miss Clovisia. This is their territory, and our actions must be approved by Miss Clovisia."

"...Clovizia?" Noah blinked. "Could it be the commander of the resistance army? The intelligence I received about this commander was quite vague. You actually met him in person?"

"Surprisingly, it's about the same size as Amiya," the doctor added, "and it's a descendant of a unicorn."

"...Unicorn?" Noah blinked and said in confusion, "It's really rare. Apart from Roland, this is the first time I've seen other unicorns."

"You can go and meet him now. I think he won't mind chatting with people of the same species." The doctor shrugged. She could sense Noah's inner emotions. When she learned that there were other unicorn compatriots, she did show considerable interest.

"Hmm... Although I also want to meet this fellow, this is not the most important thing right now." Noah shook his head and decided to put the overall situation first. "I came here to make a request to Amiya and the doctor. Dr. Kal'tsit has agreed, and I need the doctor and Miss Amiya's consent."

"Tell me about it," the doctor asked curiously, "Is it dangerous?"

"I don't think it's too dangerous. After all, this operation can be completed without my participation." Noah felt that explaining it was a bit complicated, so she simply demonstrated her transformation ability in front of the doctor. As her appearance dissolved, to Amiya's exclamation, Noah transformed into Kal'tsit, a lifelike figure, even the expression was restored. When she opened her mouth, even the sound was so real that it was hard to tell.

"Doctor, I plan to use this method to infiltrate the Sarkaz and meet with Tracy, and... that Theresa you're so concerned about. I want to understand what the Sarkaz are planning, not only to help Rhodes Island, but also to ensure we're not doing something bad with good intentions." Noya said in Kal'tsit's voice. "By transforming like this, I'm confident I won't be discovered, and it will be much easier to infiltrate the Sarkaz. I think only I can do this."

"...What's the principle behind this? Is this also Originium Technique?" Everyone around was stunned by the near-perfect transformation, especially Kal'tsit. She looked her up and down, but couldn't find a single flaw. She even touched Noah's transformed Kal'tsit's cheek and boldly pinched it, without any intention of breaking the disguise. "This is amazing! Originium Technique is truly amazing."

"Indeed, with this level of restoration ability, even if it is really disguised as Dr. Kal'tsit... I guess I need to use telepathy to distinguish it." Amiya also felt that this level of sex change ability was too perfect, and it was simply not possible for ordinary people to see the difference.

"I actually have an idea..." But the doctor looked at it for a long time before pointing out a blind spot. "What if even your clothes are transformed by you... then wouldn't you be running naked the whole time?"

horn"……"

Amiya: "..."

Kluchil: "..."

Noah: "..."

Almost in an instant, everyone fell silent, especially Noah, who stared at the doctor with a look of shame and helplessness. The doctor closed his mouth awkwardly, and everyone tacitly skipped the topic.

"This body was obtained from the Shapeshifter Court. So even though I'm controlling it, even if the invasion fails, it won't harm my original body," Noa explained. "You can think of it as me temporarily occupying this body and gaining the ability to transform at will."

"The Shapeshifter Cluster... their abilities are indeed tricky. Fortunately, Noah has already brought this power to our side." The Doctor had a general understanding of the Ten Courts from the information Kal'tsit provided. She had also known about the Shapeshifter Court, or the Shapeshifter Cluster, for a long time. However, she didn't expect that before she could come up with a response strategy, Noah had solved the problem first and even took the power for himself.

"Rather than claiming this power for myself, it's more likely the Shapeshifters' wish. They didn't really have any particular stance; they only assisted the Military Committee out of interest in Tracys and Theresa. Now, they seem even more interested in me, so they readily gave up their rights," Noa explained. "In the final analysis, this body was forced upon me... so they could observe from the sidelines."

"I understand the current situation now. Noah, what you've requested is essentially a solo infiltration mission. We'll provide cover for you from the front, allowing you to enter the interior of the Sarkaz and meet the real key, that is, Tracy or Theresa, to learn the nature of the Sarkaz plan and then pass this intelligence back." The doctor nodded, understanding Noah's thoughts. "I can agree to this operation, but you must ensure your own safety."

"I agree. Rhodes Island does not want to lose you, Miss Noa, and will not lose you," Amiya said firmly. "We cannot restrain you, but we hope you will pay attention to your own safety. We will do our best to attract the attention of the Sarkaz army."

"These few words are enough, Amiya, Doctor, I wish you good luck." Noah lowered his head, transformed into Noah Kyrielight again, was wrapped in shadows, and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

As soon as he returned to the ground, Noah casually made a character for himself and imitated a set of equipment based on the attire of the Sarkaz mercenaries he had seen. After making certain changes to his appearance, Noah was confident that he could deceive most people.

And if all else fails, he still has his own Originium skills. It shouldn't be a problem to trick his way into the Sarkaz team. The problem is how to get into the upper level... or how to get in touch with the truly important commanders, or members of the royal court.

The streets of Londinium were now full of mercenaries, and people like her did not attract anyone's attention at all. Just like that, after passing two levels, Noah came to the city wall of Londinium. She glanced at the city defense cannon that had been aimed at Amiya and others, and was eager to try it. The feeling of controlling the drone before was unexpectedly good, and she was a little curious whether her method could control the city defense cannon.

However, taking action now would obviously be too conspicuous, so she did not do anything. Instead, she followed the mercenaries around while completing the defense map in her mind.

"Hey, why are you sneaking around? Which unit are you from? Tell me your name." Her behavior was obviously noticed by the sentry. The Sarkaz, who was probably the team leader, called out to Noah and questioned her.

"Hello, I'm just here. I was originally a mercenary in Casimir. I heard that Londinium is accepting foreign mercenaries, so I came here to join them." Noah had already thought of a script about the surrender of Sarkaz mercenaries. To be honest, Sarkaz mercenaries are indeed joining one after another, and these mercenaries are originally a group of illegal residents, and it is difficult to even investigate them, so whatever Noah said is basically what it is.

"Mercenaries from Casimir? Why aren't you following regulations and heading to your own unit? Why are you still wandering around here?" The other party didn't doubt it. After all, the two black horns on his head couldn't be faked. It's impossible for someone to grind their own horns to look like a Sarkaz, right? Pretending to be a Sarkaz? What's the point?

"I just woke up—I have no idea which way to go. Big Brother, can you tell me where the new mercenaries should go?" Noya's appearance was perfectly sculpted, and her clothes were mercenary uniforms. After all, they were of the same race, so the Sarkaz captain didn't give her any trouble. He simply pointed in a certain direction and said, "Go there and meet Captain Hedley. Don't run around. If you go to a classified place, you might get shot."

"I understand, I understand, thank you, big brother." Noah nodded, and his pretended panic was very good. He just used the Originium skill to slightly affect the other party's judgment, but the degree was very minor and would not be discovered.

According to the other party, the newly joined mercenaries need to find a captain named Hedley. In other words, the information I can obtain with this identity may not be much. Perhaps... I should consider meeting this person named Hedley... Maybe it would be better to act in his identity?

Hedley was clearly no ordinary squad leader. Noah noticed this the moment he saw him. Hedley's strength was definitely not that of a squad leader. He was clearly a very experienced mercenary. Upon seeing Noah, he frowned before sitting down. "New here?"

"Yes, I'm new here." Noah had no intention of sitting down. The other party was obviously suspicious of his identity. "I heard that I had to meet Captain Hedley first, so..."

"Fill out a form first." Before Noah could finish his words, the other party threw a report at him. Noah was stunned at first, then looked at Hedley.

"what?"

"Write down your Originium skills, the time you participated in the battle, and everything else you are good at. Can you write, right?" Hedley said matter-of-factly. "If you can't write, I can copy it for you. It's not a problem."

"No, no, no, I can write—" Noah was a little surprised. It turned out that the rules and regulations of the Sarkaz were similar to those of other places. He thought he had to fight others before joining. But the first thing he had to do was fill out a report.

Seeing Noah sitting down to write the report obediently, Hedley was even a little surprised. "There aren't many Sarkaz of your age who can read."

"...I've learned it before, but not much." Noah realized then that he might have acted too educated. However, this was just a gap in knowledge, and he could only make up for it.

"Okay, you're pretty good already. Can you read?"

"Occasionally."

"What are you looking at?"

"...history books, and read some poetry too." Noah spoke the truth this time. The more he spoke, the more mistakes he made. What if he said something he didn't understand at all? What if he showed his weakness and it was hard to explain.

"History..." Hedley pondered for a moment, "I have a few rare and hard-to-find books over there. If you're interested, you can come over tonight and I'll lend them to you."

"...What...does this mean?" Noah blinked. Could this be a secret code?

"Nothing else." Hedley raised his eyes, "You just need to answer yes or no."

"Then... I'd rather obey than be disrespectful."

Noah breathed a sigh of relief. His emotional fluctuation just now was not big. It seemed that he was just asking casually.

"A Sarkaz who likes reading... is indeed rare." Hedley murmured softly, as if thinking of someone. However, his emotion did not last long, and his expression remained unchanged.

If it weren't for Noah's perception, he would have been like the coldest killer...

The warmth in that moment... seemed fake.

Chapter 40: Sugar Factory

Although Hedley didn't know that Noya had already planned to kill him and take his identity, he just thought that it was a rare thing that there were people in the Sakazi who were not illiterate. As for whether they were spies... he didn't really care. He no longer needed to express his loyalty in this way.

Rather, the more spies the better. If possible, he would like to cram a large number of spies into the Sarkaz army.

Unfortunately, there was no such opportunity. After all, few Sarkaz were willing to become spies for other forces and infiltrate the Military Council, especially when the Military Council was in a dominant position.

That night, Hedley saw the newly joined mercenary arrive at his camp as promised. According to the agreement, Hedley handed the book to the other party. He would not hand over the information until he was sure that everything was fine. However, compared to this matter, it was also a good thing for him to have someone to communicate with besides Manfred.

"The Kingdom of Tara...are there any historical illustrated books published in the Former Gauls?" Noah, having unexpectedly received a truly valuable book, couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. "Is it really okay to lend it to someone like me?"

"Just read it." Hedley nodded indifferently, "I have read it countless times. Books are only valuable when they are read. I am not that kind of book collector."

"Captain Hedley, you are truly a strange person." Noah said exactly the same thing as Hedley's evaluation of Noah.

"Mutual." Hedley took a deep look at the girl who called herself a mercenary. "You are still young. It would be good for you to read more books. If there were more Sarkaz who could read and write like you, perhaps the future of the Sarkaz would change."

Although he suspected that the other party was a spy, Hedley did not question his identity as a Sarkaz. After all, apart from someone he knew before, there was really no one who would pretend to be a Sarkaz.

This is also one of the reasons why the Military Committee's review is so simple. Sarkaz are too easy to identify, and almost no one would pretend to be a Sarkaz.

However, it is obviously too early for this person to be exposed to Manfred first. Hedley needs to teach this lady what it means to hide one's shortcomings.

"From now on, don't tell others that you can read and write." Hedley advised, "There are very few people who can read and write among the Sarkaz. You might be suspected."

"...Oh." Noah finally realized where her weakness was, but there was nothing she could do. Most of the Sarkaz she knew were literate, whether it was Miss Shining or Miss Krosier. The literacy rate of the Sarkaz in Rhodes Island was quite high.

Who knew the Sarkaz in Rhodes Island were so different from the Sarkaz outside...

"I understand." But the reason why he deliberately reminded himself like this might be because Hedley had been suspected of something like this before? Noya still speculated, perhaps because Hedley himself was a highly educated Sarkaz, he understood that knowing how to read was so conspicuous in the eyes of Sarkaz, so he specifically reminded himself?

This Hedley is quite nice...

Noah had to give up the idea of ​​killing Hedley and replacing him, but without Hedley's identity, how could he contact the top leaders of the Sarkaz?

Should they risk infiltrating those heavily guarded fortresses? Noya assessed his abilities and decided it wasn't a difficult task, though it might alert the Sarkaz. According to information he'd gathered in the military camp, the main commander here was a Sarkaz named Manfred. If they wanted to meet Theresis or Theresia, they'd probably have to contact Manfred first.

Noah, who had originally planned to take action tonight, decided not to touch Hedley. There were reasons for caution, but more importantly, she did not think Hedley was an irrational Sarkaz.

During their brief encounter, the emotions expressed by the other party were actually no different from those of the Sarkaz in Rhodes Island. Noa even felt that he was someone who could be persuaded to surrender to his side.

Noah, who had not taken any action yet, followed Hedley into action the next day, and the target of the action was the rebels who were roaming and hiding.

Noa was a bit disappointed to find herself facing her own allies in her first operation, but on the surface, she was still eager to try. However, being familiar with shadow magic, she unexpectedly found that the shadows around Hedley were a bit strange.