Poseidon in Arknights

Kal'tsit feared that someone might threaten or even attack Yuuki because of her technology, in an attempt to stop her from curing the infected, since many countries on this land needed the infected.

They may not understand what gods are, and even if they do, they might be willing to take risks until they cross the line...

"Sigh, but she didn't really cure Patriot and Frostnova's Oripathy. Maybe she knew it in her heart."

——————Rhode Island Dormitory Area———————

"Desserts, desserts, desserts made by Yuuki~" Exusiai sat on the sofa, swinging her legs, and the fluorescent light tube above her head seemed to shine brighter with excitement.

"Tsk." Texas pulled out sunglasses from her pocket and put them on. "What's with all the excitement? You think the fluorescent light tube above your head isn't bright enough?"

"Hehe, isn't this something to look forward to?" Exusiai touched the halo above her head. "Yuzuki made birthday desserts herself, and even said I could eat as much as I wanted!"

"Look at you, so pathetic." Texas rolled her eyes. "Take your excitement to heart. You're the brightest star in the room."

"Hehe~" Exusiai chuckled awkwardly twice, then her eyes darted to Texas beside her, "Aren't you excited? On your birthday, Yuuki will cook you something delicious and even grant your wish~"

"........."

Exusiai, with a mischievous grin, leaned over and poked Texas's cheek: "Look at you, you're hesitating. And you should control your tail a bit. It's not your birthday yet, don't get so excited."

“…You talk too much.” Texas took a deep breath, stopping the fantasies that kept flooding her mind.

"Hehe, so that's why~" Exusiai said with a teasing smile, "We're evenly matched~"

"..." Texas stared at the star in silence, then pushed Exusiai's face away with one hand, "Don't get too close, it's blinding."

"Didn't you wear sunglasses?" Exusiai muttered twice, but knowing just how bright her aura was, she obediently sat back down.

But before long, Exusiai couldn't wait any longer; her anticipation for dessert wasn't so easily suppressed.

"I wonder how long it will be before Yuuki comes back. I've been starving all afternoon~"

"Heh, you're really something, only eating a little bit at lunch just to have more dessert." Texas took out her phone and glanced at it. "It's almost seven o'clock. Yuuki has been out for almost six hours. She should be here soon?"

"Hmph, the longer it takes, the more desserts Xiyue can make."

Just then, the door opened, and Hong pushed a cart in with Xiyue.

Upon seeing Yuuki return, Exusiai immediately rushed over: "Yuuki, you're back! You've worked so hard!"

"You, just say you want dessert~" Yuzuki squinted at Exusiai's thoughts. How could she not understand? She had seen that Exusiai had only eaten a little bit of food at noon.

"hey-hey."

"Alright, everything's ready for you." Yuuki patted Exusiai's head, then turned and walked to the cart beside her. "Let's blow out the candles first, we can't forget them~"

Just then, the lights in the living room were turned off. Texas looked back using Exusiai's halo and saw that it was Red who turned off the lights before turning her head to look at Yuuki.

“To be honest,” Texas pointed to the fluorescent light tube above Exusiai’s head, “I don’t think it makes any difference whether the light is on or off.”

"Mmm." Red quietly moved closer, echoing the sound while reaching out to grab Texas's tail.

"Ahem, Red~"

Upon hearing Yuuki's voice, Kurenai immediately and obediently withdrew her hand, as if she wasn't the one who had just reached out her evil hands towards Texas's tail.

"Hehe~" Exusiai touched her halo. She was already used to it. Anyway, her birthdays had always been like this.

"Don't worry about it~ It's just a small detail~" Exusiai waved her hand, picked up the lighter next to her, and lit the candles that had been inserted into the cake one by one.

At this moment, the song "Happy Birthday to You~ Happy Birthday to You~" rang out from the evening moon's melody.

The others clapped along with her, and finally Exusiai bent down and blew out all the candles in one breath.

Then, Exusiai clasped her hands together and muttered, "Hopefully, I can afford to buy another gun this year~"

"If you say your wish out loud, it won't come true, right?" Yuuki patted Exusiai's head.

"It's alright, it's alright~" Exusiai waved her hand dismissively, "Of course, you have to speak your wishes out loud for the Lord to hear them, and only then can He grant them~"

Yuuki smiled and nodded at Exusiai: "Is that so? I think someone must have heard it."

"Hehe~" Exusiai reached out and pulled the candle off the cake. "What a pity, Sora and Croissant can't enjoy this dessert feast in Lungmen now~"

"Should we give them a call?"

"I'll just take a couple of pictures of them later, they'll be so envious~" Exusiai said with a mischievous grin, taking out her phone and taking pictures of all the desserts on the cart.

After Exusiai squatted down and took pictures of the desserts under the cart, he stood up and a box came into view.

"Huh?" Exusiai looked up at Yuuki, who was holding the box, with a puzzled expression.

"Open it and see~" Yuuki said with a mysterious smile. "Maybe your wish will come true~"

Chapter 85: New Contestants

"Wish granted?" Exusiai paused for a moment upon hearing Yuuki's words, then her gaze gradually shifted downwards, looking at the box in Yuuki's hand.

An idea shot through Exusiai's head like an electric shock.

"No, no way." Exusiai suddenly looked up at Xiyue, but Xiyue's expression remained unchanged, with a smile on her face, and she even raised the box in her hand.

"Whether we open it or not, we'll know soon enough, won't we?" Yuzuki smiled, took Exusiai's hand, and placed the box in her grasp. "What are you staring at?"

Exusiai felt the weight of the box in her hand, swallowed hard, and at that moment, even the sweet desserts on the table seemed unable to attract her attention.

Exusiai put the phone back in her pocket, gently pulled open the ribbon on the gift box, and as the ribbon unfurled, she took a deep breath and looked up at Yuuki.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Yuuki smiled at Exusiai, who suddenly became tense. "The thing is in your hands~"

Exusiai took a deep breath and then slowly opened the gift box. A revolver gleaming with silver light lay quietly in the middle of the box.

The light emanating from the halo above Exusiai's head shone on the pistol, revealing a cold, metallic gleam.

Looking at the silent Exusiai, Yuuki slowly spoke up: "Revolver, five-round capacity, accurate and efficient. I won't go into details, I think you know more about it than I do."

Exusiai picked up the pistol lying in the box, its heavy weight pressing down on her hand.

"How's it going? Do you like it?"

Texas looked at the revolver in Exusiai's hand, her tone tinged with a hint of sourness: "Yuzuki, you really spared no expense, it must have been very expensive, right?"

"It's alright," Yuzuki shrugged. "But it did take some time to choose."

He did indeed investigate for a while. After all, guns were very expensive weapons in Terra, and some large guns were strictly controlled by Laterano. What was commonly sold outside were only handguns.

Yuuki can indeed procure some good items; even the revolver used by the Papal Knights in Laterano, Yuuki can obtain a high-end version of it.

The problem is that if Yuuki dares to take it out, Exusiai has to dare to accept it too. So, to avoid trouble from the beginning, Yuuki simply got a pistol and had the system do some modifications for her.

However, this involves the structural issues of the firearm itself, unlike the Originium circuits on her previous bow, which were almost purely decorative.

Converting a pistol into a firearm from Terra requires altering the weapon's structure and firing mechanism, so the system incurred considerable costs.

"Is it really for me?" Exusiai looked up at Yuuki. "This is too precious."

Yuuki stopped Exusiai's hand from pushing the gun back. "This child is yours now, Exusiai. Your close combat skills are relatively weak compared to Texas. You will need this child."

“Don’t I have you guys? You wouldn’t let anyone else come up next to me, would you?” Exusiai pointed to the weapons displayed on the cabinet next to her. “Besides, I have my own weapons too.”

“But your old gun would be less effective against heavily armored units, right?” Yuuki raised her hand and patted Exusiai’s head. “This gun won’t have that problem. Okay, take it. I don’t have the habit of taking gifts back.”

The gun that Yuuki bought was naturally not an ordinary one. This revolver was selected by Yuuki in the system based on Exia's combat habits and weaknesses.

The Crusher

[Type: Weapon (Firearms/Pistols)]

【Durability: 124/124】

Ammo Capacity: 5/5

[Effect: Shatter. When fired, the inscription on the gun body will give the bullet a rigid shattering effect. When the bullet hits an object, the bullet itself will shatter and explode with propulsion. If the bullet hits an object with high hardness, in addition to the above effect, the bullet will cause serious damage to the object.]

[Description: Precise and reliable, deadly in power. Against heavily armored units, it's your best choice. However, against lightly armored units, if you want to give them a more dignified escape, don't use it.]

Price: 30000 Medical Points

[C-Medical Permissions Can Be Purchased]

Exusiai looked at Yuzuki's smiling face, then looked down at the silver pistol gleaming in her hand, calmly put the pistol into the box, and then placed it on the cart.

Finally, Exusiai took a deep breath and pounced on Yuuki: "From now on, righteous man, if you say go east, I will never go west; if you say chase chickens, I will never chase dogs."

Yuuki hugged Exusiai: "Okay, okay, you'll behave yourself from now on~"

"Mmm, I promise I won't cause any more trouble, probably..." Exusiai hugged Yuuki tightly, and where the other three couldn't see, Exusiai's face turned as red as the apples she often ate.

In Lateran, guns have a special meaning, and giving a gun as a gift is given extremely important significance, such as expressing affection or proposing marriage.

Clearly, this kind of unwritten little fun that belongs only among the Sarkaz could not have been known through Yuuki's previous investigation.

And it's quite obvious that neither Red nor Texas, these two Lupo, knew about this custom of the Sarkaz.

"I'm sorry, Texas~" Exusiai snuggled against Yuuki's chest, "I'll remember you from now on~"

For Exusiai, or rather Sakorta, the difference between someone giving her money to buy a gun and someone simply giving her a gun as a gift is absolutely drastically different.

The current situation is like that in a dating game, where the protagonist triggers a romance event by giving an item, causing the romance level to exceed its limit, and then the next event can begin.

Undoubtedly, gifting a gun is the highest level of favorability breakthrough event for the Sarkaz.

As for whether Exusiai can trigger events with Yuuki, let's just say...

When another person enters your life, acting as both mother and father, taking care of you in every way, providing food for you when you wake up in the morning and when you come home in the evening, while also being an incredibly gentle person.

Even for Exusiai, Penguin Logistics has never been an easy or safe job, as they are often subject to minor disruptions during deliveries.

But since Yuuki came into their lives, she no longer worries about getting hurt, and no one can hurt them. Yuuki's water always reaches them at the most critical moment, protecting them from harm.

Moreover, Yuuki possesses top-notch culinary skills, making excellent desserts. With all these advantages, it would be difficult for Exusiai not to have feelings for Yuuki.

As for before, it was simply because Exusiai hadn't thought of it this way at all. But now, Exusiai has received the gift from Yuuki and is ready to step on the gas and rush onto the track.

It seems Exusiai is aware of this tradition that Yuuki probably doesn't, but that's alright, it's enough that she knows.

Texas, standing to the side, looked at Exusiai, her tail swaying slightly as if she were feeling uneasy.

Exusiai smiled as she left Yuuki's embrace, the blush on her face gone. Then, Exusiai picked up the pistol from the box again.

"Speaking of which, Yuuki, do you carry a gun?" Exusiai held the gun in her hand with obvious delight. "It's not convenient for me to carry it around like this."

"I didn't buy this."

"Hmm, I see." Exusiai's eyes darted around. "Then let's go find Kroos tomorrow and ask for a gun holster. I also need to test the power of this treasure."

"I don't think it will disappoint you."