Herrscher of Reason's Arknights

That really is...

----pity!!"

The doctor suddenly took a step back, his right hand reaching into his open white trench coat.

That was a sign that he was about to draw his gun.

“————!!!”

Solana, who was closest to her, was naturally quite alarmed by the other party's reaction.

That was the motion of drawing a weapon, and having fought on the battlefield for many years, she knew exactly how to react to such a situation.

It has even become a habit.

In this war-torn land, no one would believe that the other person would pull out something else from their pocket, such as candy.

In Kazdel, everyone only pulls out weapons from their pockets!

The counter-attack became an instinctive reaction.

Without even looking, Solana pulled a dagger from her lower back and lunged forward!

—A flash of silver light!

The Sarkaz never part with their daggers.

Nice response.

However, what crossed the suddenly thrusting blade was a white...

letter?

"····Varied····"

The blade was in mid-air; it was impossible to stop its momentum. Incredibly, however, that deadly strike, which should have been too fast for anyone to react to, was dodged by the seemingly frail and sharp-tongued silver-haired female doctor with a slight tilt of her head…

Her silver hair cascaded down her shoulders like a waterfall.

Are you sure you haven't been warped by the war?

The blade was still trembling slowly in the air when the doctor placed the dispatch letter in Solana's breast pocket, then gently pushed it outwards with his index finger against the blade.

Solana's pupils slowly returned to normal from the shock, and she looked at the woman in front of her with a strange expression.

"····you····"

After a long silence, she couldn't think of anything to say.

In the end, he managed to squeeze out the word "you" through his teeth.

I don't know whether to be angry or afraid.

Anger over the other person's words, fear over the previous shock.

If the opponent hadn't dodged in time, that strike would have been fatal, splattering blood everywhere.

But the other party dodged it, as if it had been planned in advance.

The other person's eyes didn't even show the slightest fluctuation.

It's as if this is just a basic, everyday meal and nothing to be taken seriously.

"Doctor, you really didn't need to do this..."

Seeing that the two sides were deadlocked, Scout quickly stepped in to smooth things over. He also planned to send two people over, since they were staff members who would be working together on the mission, and there was no need to make a scene like this.

He hadn't even anticipated this turn of events.

"It's nothing, this is a normal testing method..."

The doctor said, completely unconcerned.

"And it works really well."

"..."

Scout was momentarily at a loss for words.

“I’ve always felt that Babel is a place where talented people emerge in large numbers.”

Lei Fa nudged Little Mary, who was sitting to the side watching the whole thing with her elbow, her mouth agape as if she had forgotten to breathe because of this unimaginable turn of events.

"Actually, I think it's a place full of weirdos..."

Little Mary was stunned for a long time before finally revealing her thoughts.

"But I think that doctor seems to have some martial arts skills. After all, it's not easy to dodge Solana's knife."

"Perhaps it was because we had prepared in advance that we had the opportunity to turn our heads away earlier."

"In short, I feel like this trip might not be so boring."

"...You're really carefree. I just hope there won't be any more trouble."

Little Mary sighed and said.

············

"The first time I felt the frustration of not having enough manpower..."

In a desolate, abandoned industrial area, countless corpses lay scattered around a collapsed building.

Those were all members of the opposing team. It was a brilliant surprise attack. Although they failed to capture Hedley's team, this was a complete tactical victory for the team.

Incidentally, they also killed the enemy leader.

It's really rare to see the eldest brother staying behind.

Kicking away the rubble, Pianna pulled something interesting from the pocket of the male Sarkaz corpse, whose face was blurred and had been beheaded by the girl herself.

A small notebook.

There was no obvious signature, and the contents were very simple; it was just a personal notebook used to record bounties.

The only difference was that on the title page of the notebook, there was a symbol with crooked handwriting.

——【W】

Is it a code name? Or is it your own name?

It's probably a code name.

After all, the vast majority of Sarkaz people have long forgotten their own names, which are essentially just labels.

Born in war, after blood has completely congealed every crevice of the heart, most people would probably forget those meaningless things.

A string of numbers or a single letter can both serve as alternative names or identifiers.

Just like a weapon.

It's just a code name.

Even the name Pianna is just one of countless kana that have been used.

Born to be a weapon.

The sound of pebbles falling rang in my ears.

"Om!!"

The mantis blade shot out instantly, and its blood-red eyes turned to the uninvited guest that had appeared behind it.

That wasn't one of his subordinates, but someone...

A scavenger?

In Sarkaz, there are many scavengers on the battlefield who spontaneously collect the equipment of the dead and discarded gear and equip it on themselves; these are the future mercenaries.

His team members were quite wary of the scavengers, but Pianna waved his hand, seemingly indifferent.

It was just some junk; she didn't care at all.

Until a somewhat thin figure appeared before her.

as well as·····

The purple crown emblem was in her eyes...

Shining brightly.

P.S.: This is the second update. A third update will depend on the situation; I just got up [collapses].

Section 133, Chapter 128 [W]

Who is the main character?

An invincible bug, an incomprehensible person who can achieve their ideals despite having incredibly naive ideas.

In short, he's someone destined by heaven to accomplish great things.

Of course, now that we have a protagonist in the story, we also need a villain to contrast and highlight him.

The villainous henchmen who hinder the protagonist's love affair with the rich girl; the dragon's accomplices in the hero's dragon-slaying; the henchmen who manipulate the ministers in the prince's revenge story.

Of course, these are all minor villains.

Since there are minor characters playing supporting roles, there will naturally be real behind-the-scenes villains who will have a showdown with the protagonist when the story reaches its climax.

For example...

Two pairs of scarlet eyes looked at each other at the same time.

A tall, wealthy young woman meets a ragged, thinly dressed scavenger in the wilderness.

His short silver hair and scarlet eyes symbolize the purest Sarkaz bloodline.

However, the woman's short silver hair gave her a more pale appearance.

It was like ashes that had long since burned out, barely clinging to life on this scorched earth.

His clothes were quite thin, just a gray-black shirt that looked like an old-fashioned military uniform, and work pants on his lower body.

Quite punk, and also quite Sarkaz-style attire.

They were all things that were picked up from somewhere by semi-automatic means.

Seeing that she was being blocked, she shifted her attention from the equipment in the ruins to the guy standing in front of her.

They're just mercenaries.

These scavengers are all desperate criminals.

Or rather, which Sarkaz isn't a desperate outlaw?

"..."

"Pfft—hahahahaha."

Seeing the little guy's expression change from blank to somewhat awkward, biana suddenly burst out laughing.

What a cute little guy.

Of course, what's even more striking is the prominent protagonist symbol above her head, visible only to Pianna.

A purple symbol.

It’s not a waste of time to break through the iron shoes.

Seeing that the little guy's eyes were a bit angry, Pianna stepped aside.

"They have good taste, they actually took a liking to the captain's equipment right away."

"..."

The girl didn't reply and seemed quite silent.

This guy is actually the one I've been looking for in this world all along.

He looks like a really cute little guy!

Moved.