Arknights' Lock of Heaven

"You're too young to understand. Xia Yu has... a rather perverse sense of humor!!!"

"To him, you're different, so naturally he treats you very well. But to me... he's a devil!"

The PhD student made a heart-wrenching accusation.

"Do you know how I spent my day? I was supposed to have a happy holiday, but then he inexplicably dragged me into doing all this!"

"He's getting revenge! Blatant revenge! Believe me, Amiya," the Doctor said earnestly, holding Amiya's hand, "that Xia Yu, he doesn't seem like a good person!"

“No…” Amiya’s expression was complicated as she recalled all aspects of the past few months.

"I think it's just that you, the doctor, like to flirt with him."

"Otherwise, things wouldn't have come to this..."

"What flirting?" the professor retorted confidently. "How can you call it flirting?"

"This is called exchanging feelings! It's called playfully teasing each other, a little entertainment to enhance our friendship!"

"Alright," Amiya relented, seeing that the Doctor was unyielding.

"Then you guys go ahead with your work, Doctor. I still want to go check on how Operator Skadi is doing."

She had no way to deal with a PhD like that.

After all, Amiya is still too young. If it were Kal'tsit here, a slight glare from her would be enough to make the Doctor obediently find a corner to stay in.

Unfortunately, Queen Kael'thas is still far away on Rhodes Island.

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"Miss Skadi, I'm Amiya," Amiya said politely as she knocked on the door of Skadi's room, which wasn't completely closed.

Unfortunately, the door opened directly inwards as soon as you knocked.

"Miss Skadi, about your situation today..."

Amiya's words came to an abrupt end.

At this moment, the dim yellow light in the room shone on the two of them, creating a slightly romantic atmosphere.

Xia Yu pulled Skadi's hand, held it in front of her eyes, and frowned deeply...

And Skadi... she was wearing a thin white shirt...

And then? And then nothing.

All you can see from her whole body is this one piece of clothing.

She lay on her side on the sofa, her fair thighs exposed to the air, bathed in warm lighting, and Xia Yu's bent-over posture...

hiss!

Rabbit gasped.

It seems... I've stumbled upon something incredible again!

Um, why did I say "again"?

Oh, it happened in the professor's office last time, but that was just a misunderstanding...

And now...

Looking at the two people in front of her, Amiya's face turned completely red, showing that the bunny wasn't so innocent after all.

"I'm so sorry," she stammered, "I'm so sorry to have bothered you... I... I'll be leaving now..."

"Wait! Amiya!"

Hearing this, Xia Yu reached out Er Kang's hand, "Don't go!"

"Listen to my explanation!"

At this moment, Xia Yu felt utterly hopeless.

Why does Amiya keep running into this child...? Does this child have some unknown talent?

Or perhaps she has a nickname, Miko?

Amiya was originally going to leave.

We've come this far, so I can't just stop because you tell me to, right?

After all, the atmosphere in this room... is rather subtle.

And I'm still a child!

Dr. Kal'tsit said that children shouldn't watch this!

But kids... as everyone knows, they're incredibly curious.

Amiya wanted to leave, but her legs felt like they were made of lead.

After hearing Xia Yu's words, she paused for half a second to think, then decisively closed the door, locked it, and looked back at Xia Yu.

So exciting... Rabbit can't stop.

With a vacant look in his eyes, he said, "Mr. Xia Yu... next time... it would be best to lock the door..."

"Otherwise... if someone sees us... how embarrassing would that be..."

"Oh, I knocked, but I didn't expect you to have left it open... so I just opened it..."

“No, believe me, Amiya,” Xia Yu sighed upon seeing this, “there really is nothing there.”

"Otherwise, I would definitely close the door. How could I not close the door when doing something like this?"

"Haha," Amiya gave a dry laugh upon hearing this, "That's true..."

Then, both of them fell silent.

Only Titi looked completely bewildered, not knowing what the two were up to.

"Aren't we going to continue?" she asked Xia Yu, looking at the vibrant green bracelet on her wrist.

"No, no, no!" Upon hearing this, Amiya's face flushed crimson, almost turning red. "This can't possibly continue!"

"I'm still here! I'm still a child! Operator Skadi, you...you..."

She stammered for a long time, unable to utter a single adjective.

"Amiya, listen to me!"

Hearing this, Xia Yu couldn't hold back any longer. He stood up abruptly and looked at Amiya with bright, piercing eyes.

"This is a misunderstanding!"

"Just like that time, Doctor?" Amiya twitched her ears as she asked tentatively.

“Yes, that’s it!” Xia Yu nodded affirmatively. “We didn’t have anything. I was just helping her… counseling, um, counseling.”

Xia Yu patiently and skillfully guided him.

"You know, she's not quite right today. I can't just stand by and watch my team get out of control, can I?"

"Um...but..." Amiya looked at Skadi's attire when she heard this. If Skadi's attire were normal, she might believe it.

But... this shirt... a white shirt two sizes too big... if you're standing, it's not that... well, tempting.

But Skadi is lying sideways!

That waist, those peaks, those long, fair legs... all laid bare.

Add to that the faint scent of sorrow emanating from Skadi... not to mention men, even Amiya couldn't help but swallow hard after taking a closer look.

Regardless of gender, the human definition of beauty is the same, well, that's just how normal people are.

Amiya is a precocious little bunny.

"Well... I can't help it..." Xia Yu looked at Amiya with tears welling up in her eyes. "She suffered a lot today... she's almost depressed."

"I just finished blow-drying her hair before she went out and told her to change her clothes."

"When I got back, she just lay down on the sofa and became withdrawn... refusing to move no matter what I said..."

Upon hearing this, Amiya's face turned slightly serious.

She takes the mental health of her operators very seriously.

“Miss Skadi…” She approached Skadi and tentatively asked, “Are you alright?”

"Ah, I'm fine," Skadi replied, looking up. "Really, I'm fine."

"I'm just a little disheartened."

She sighed, sat up, and said softly, "Confusion about the future... Doubts about the past..."

"Fear of the deep sea... Concern for my fellow countrymen..."

Upon hearing this, Amiya also noticed that Skadi's mood was off.

"Is this... why you lost control today, Miss Skadi?"

She asked tentatively.

“No…” Skadi shook her head upon hearing this, then looked at Xia Yu.

"Why are you looking at me?" Xia Yu shrugged. "Didn't you tell me to tell you?"