Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

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Noya hadn't known the Doctor had arrived at Kjerag. She was still taking things one step at a time. From her understanding of Enthiotis, he had a penchant for setting trials for his partners. While she probably wouldn't have gotten into any trouble even if she played it badly, Noya still felt it would be best to teach this jerk a lesson. Of course, not by sabotaging his plans.

The only thing to do now is to see if there are any clues in the documents that Wallace prepared for him.

The Shivaash family's territory wasn't actually very large, but it was located right at the gateway to Kjerag. It had a valley and a mine. A factory was already under construction in the valley, and the mine was located at the foot of the Holy Mountain... Mining at the foot of the Holy Mountain? He was worthy of it.

The more Noya watched, the more alarmed he became. The Shivaash family's expansion was indeed rapid, almost unbelievably so, completely exceeding normal expectations. It wasn't that rapid development wasn't a good thing, but such expansion inevitably came with a significant cost, and it wasn't just the Shivaash that bore it. No wonder the Perlochi family was so dissatisfied with Ensiodis. The Shivaash family's development was characterized by a focus on speed over stability.

As the leader of the stubborn forces, the Perlochi family had to confront the desperate Shivaash family - this was determined by their position.

However, Noah could also understand that Kjerag should be divided into four factions: the Shivaash family, representing the radical reformists; the Perlochi family, representing the stubborn conservatives; the Bruntao family, which was neutral at first but gradually leaned towards the conservatives; and finally, the religious leader, the real hidden boss of Kjerag, Manzhuyuan.

Manzhuyuan is not a family, but its influence is deeply rooted in Kjerag. After this conflict, if Manzhuyuan wants to control the entire Kjerag, it will naturally not miss this opportunity.

The worst case scenario might be that the Shivaash family has to face the encirclement and suppression of the other three forces alone. If this is the case, no matter how powerful the Shivaash family is, it will be of no avail.

Kjerag is a religious country after all. As long as Manjuyuan stands on the side of the opposition of Shivaash, most people will choose faith rather than the Shivaash family with its shallow roots.

"...Oh, Enthyotis really knows how to give me problems..." Noah said to herself, but she did not avoid Wallace beside her when she spoke, so it can be said that she was quite upright.

"...Ms. Noah, why do you say that?"

"Oh, maybe you're not quite clear yet." Noah finally explained, "Generally speaking, what do you think is the most troublesome part of my job?"

"...How do we handle the intersection between the valley and the mine?"

"No, it's about how to deal with the employment issues of those people who have adapted to modernization," Noah replied. "Haven't you noticed how many jobs the factory has created? The workers in these jobs have been well-trained and are fully capable of adapting to their jobs. And if you interfere, these people will probably be reassigned, right? In other words, this is a wave of layoffs... Have you prepared new positions for them?"

"...This isn't something the Perlochi family should be considering. Besides, is it that difficult for the Kjerag people to return to their original lives?"

"It's very difficult," Noah asserted. "If these people are not dealt with properly... it will be a disaster for them."

"...What do you mean? They've lived in Kjerag for years, even before Shivaash built the factory—they're just returning to their old ways." Vales frowned. "What's wrong with the Kjerag returning to Kjerag? Can this be considered a catastrophic event?"

"Perhaps Kjerag's life was enough for them, but the terrible thing is—when people have seen a better life, it's hard to go back to their old ways," Noya said. "If you've seen the light, losing it is naturally harder to accept. This is what I truly believe."

"……this."

"If you really don't understand, Wallace, you can go and see those people. Only by truly seeing them can you understand." Noah sighed, "It's naturally more difficult for those who have seen the light to endure than those who were in darkness from the beginning."

Chapter 12: Enshia

"...Alright, I'll go investigate," Valais finally relented. After all, she wasn't stupid. Since she could verify everything Noya said, she didn't mind going to see the real situation. She was confident she wouldn't be fooled by Shivaash's schemes. She stood up. "You mustn't act rashly while I'm gone, or the Perlochi family won't be able to guarantee your safety."

"Go ahead, go ahead. What can I do? I'm blind and lame. I can't do much." Noah waved his hand, indicating that she could go first. Anyway, his work for the day was almost done.

As Wallace's footsteps faded away, Noah breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Kuro, what do you think of her?"

"Three seconds."

"what?"

"Within three seconds, I can knock her out or even dislocate her joints."

“…That’s not what I meant.”

"I know, I was just kidding."

"...You don't sound like a joke at all."

Noah said seriously, "Don't mess around... I don't want to fight this time."

"So you're going to be locked up here?" Kuro raised his eyes and looked at Noah. "I don't like this, especially when you're being treated like this."

"This situation isn't a bad thing. I'm safe." Noah shook his head. "Perhaps safer than many people in the outside world. After all, the Perlochi family is a family that values ​​reputation, and it's impossible for me to get into any trouble."

"Even if it means imprisoning you?"

"I smell a hint of... gunpowder." Noya lowered her voice so the guards wouldn't overhear their conversation. "If it's as I think, then Kjerag is likely to face a disaster in the near future. Then, perhaps the safest place for Kjerag will be right here."

"What are you going to do?"

"Rescue."

"..." Kuro wasn't surprised. It was more like she was used to it. Noah had always been like this. "What are you going to do?"

"Then..." Noah just opened her mouth when her ears moved. She heard a familiar sound of footsteps approaching from afar... "Let's talk about it later. Another guest is coming."

boom!

Before he could finish his words, the door was knocked open by a person in a hurry, "Sister Nuoya! I'm here to see you!"

"...Enxia?!" Noah hadn't forgotten Enxia's voice and recognized her immediately. "Why are you here?"

"I told Uncle Actor that I wanted to come see you, and he agreed. It's that simple." Enshia put his hands on his hips and said as if it was a matter of course, "I just came to see you. What's so strange about that?"

"Mr. Actor...did you really agree?"

"Of course. Although my brother doesn't get along with them, I have a pretty good relationship with them." Enshia didn't lie. On the one hand, Enshia is the sister of the Snow Mountain Saint, and she's not a calculating person. In fact, people like Axtos are quite kind to Enshia. "Besides, I usually visit other families!"

"Fine……"

Noah smiled bitterly and shook her head. It was obviously inappropriate for Enxia to come to her at this time. However, Noah did not express this idea. Instead, she waved her hand affectionately, asking Enxia to come to her side. She reached out her hand and touched her cheek. Then she smiled and said, "Well, you are more beautiful than before."

"That's not as good as you, Sister Noah~" Enxia said without saying anything else, her mouth was really sweet, "By the way, Uncle Axtos didn't treat you badly, did he? Did he do anything bad?"

"No, I'm just here as a guest." Noah shook his head. "You know I never suffer any loss."

"That's true... But you, Noah, too. You came here without telling me, and I still found out about your arrival from Weiss." Enshia complained a bit. After all, logically, she and Noah should be closer than her brother, right? But the first person Noah contacted when she arrived in Kjerag was her brother, not her, which made her a little jealous. "If I had invited you, Huah, you definitely wouldn't have been caught here. It's all your brother's fault."

"Ahaha... Enthyotis should have his own ideas, and I don't mind. There are delicious food and drinks here anyway - there is even a heater." Noah really likes this small heater, so he specifically mentioned this point. After all, his physique is indeed not cold-resistant.

"Sister Noah, you are too tolerant..." Enxia sighed. She really felt that Sister Noah should be angry at this time and should let her brother come over to apologize. After all, it was her brother who did something unkind. Enxia also thought so when she knew that her brother planned to let her sister become a saint. Her brother was a bastard most of the time. He was like this to her sister and to Noah as well.

It was like there was a communication barrier. If they were to talk nicely, they might cooperate. But he just liked to communicate in a calculating way...

"Rather than being tolerant, it's more like he didn't actually ask me to take action." While Enxia was right, Noya's indifference stemmed from her near-complete safety. While she appeared imprisoned, considering the potential consequences she foresaw, her situation was actually quite safe. Even if she did nothing, she wouldn't be in any danger.

It seems that there is no choice, but in fact, Enthyotis has already given himself a choice.

If I plan to get involved, I will need to cooperate with Enthyotis. If I plan to stay out of it, my position can be guaranteed to be safe.

The Perlochi family looked rough, but they were actually very true to their promises. As long as he didn't do anything, these straightforward people wouldn't do anything to him. Even in the most disadvantageous situation, Noah believed he was safe.

In fact, it would be more dangerous if he was controlled by the Bruntao family...

Perlochi is the only force in this turmoil that will not take action against him, and it doesn't matter whether Shivaash's plan wins or loses.

The most you will suffer is deportation afterwards, and you won't suffer any loss.

So, Noah was not angry.

"I don't understand all the twists and turns you two are using..." Enxia sighed, her little head probably didn't have that much ink to spare. "I was thinking of bringing Noah to meet my sister, but I didn't expect this to happen..."

"I've already met Miss Enya," Noya said with a smile. "She is indeed as you said, a very gentle and kind sister. We had a very pleasant chat."

"Huh! I've already met you?!" Enshia hadn't expected that. "Sister Noya, you're really quick... You've only been here a day, and you've already met most of the important people in Kjerag."

"...I guess I'm lucky." Noah smiled bitterly and shook his head. "But you came at the right time. I have something to ask of you..."

Chapter 13: Noxis's Warning

It was strange that Enshia was able to enter the Perlochi family compound. The conversation between Enshia and Noah was monitored almost entirely, but Noah knew this, so he didn't say anything important; it was mostly just a casual chat. The only thing Enshia had to do was to report his situation to Enya.

——Tell the Saint about his situation... Since when did Noah and the Saint become friends?

Aktos scratched his head, but this... couldn't be done without her? He couldn't use this excuse to detain Enshia, could he? Wouldn't that be a pretext for war with Shiva and Ash?

And say hello to the Saint...

The Perlochi family has a close relationship with Manzhuyuan, so they naturally know whether Enxia went to Manzhuyuan later. And since it involves the saint, they have no reason to stop it.

So, Enshiya left the Perlochi family without a hitch, heading all the way to Manzhuyuan. Aktos ordered his men to follow, but he didn't ask them to do anything to Enshiya. Given his style, dealing with Enshiodis would be considered a family disagreement, and he'd naturally have to confront him, but he couldn't bring himself to deal with Enshiodis's sister. As the saying goes, "Don't let the calamity reach your family." Enshiodis hadn't even made a fuss about his own family, so he couldn't possibly do something so shameless.

Noah did this because he understood Actor's character.

Enxia, ​​like himself, has a special status. The Perlochi family is embarrassed to take action against Enxia, ​​nor can they take action against Enxia. It is most appropriate for Enxia to serve as a bridge of communication between himself and Enya.

Sure enough, soon Noah heard familiar footsteps, and this time, it was not just Enshia, but Enya also came to the door of the Perlochi family.

Arktos... was really sweating profusely this time.

"Lady Saint, what brings you here?" Actos didn't expect that the Saint would come to his house with Enxia, ​​and their purpose seemed to be Noah, who was imprisoned in his own home. Seeing the Saint's slightly dissatisfied look, Actos couldn't help but really began to doubt whether his action of imprisoning Noah was a stupid move.

"I just came to see a friend." As a saint, Enya almost guessed that this must be Enthiotis's idea after hearing Enshia complain that Perlochi had imprisoned Noya. However, she didn't believe that Noya was Enthiotis's hidden chess piece. If she was really a hidden chess piece, Enthiotis would not have exposed Noya's existence so quickly. Compared with Noya, the doctor was more like a hidden chess piece.

However, it would be impossible to explain it to someone as stubborn as Actor, so Enya decided to come over and take a look before making a decision.

"...Saint, with all due respect, Noah Kyrielight is a fugitive from another country. Will you personally meet him?" Actor's meaning was clear. He could meet her, but he had to stay nearby. His own Perlochi house wasn't a public restroom where one could come and go as they pleased. Even a Saint should at least give him some respect, right? "If Saint, you don't mind, I can serve as your bodyguard."

"...It's up to you." Enya knew that if she didn't agree, she probably wouldn't be able to see Noah again, so she could only let Actos catch up.

Enya opened the door and glanced at the interior environment. Indeed, the Perlochi family did not treat Noya unfairly. She finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ms. Noah, I'm here." She spoke, reminding Noah of her arrival. After entering the room, Noah turned the wheelchair and headed towards her.

"—Welcome."

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"How dare you come to our Bronto's territory alone? You're quite brave, Nosis of the Edwis family." In Bronto's territory, Nosis, who had been dismissed by Enthiotis as a temporary worker, suddenly appeared. He was greeted by Bronto's second-in-command, Hulus. She began to mock Nosis. After all, Nosis's current situation was indeed dire. Abandoned by Enthiotis, he was blamed for everything, and was spurned by the entire Shivaash clan.

Now he appeared here in a dejected manner, naturally to seek help from the Brown Tao family.

"I've always been frank." Nothis pushed his glasses. "I thought it was Latatos who was here."

"Hmph, meeting with a small fry like you is enough for me. Your little information isn't even enough for Latatos to personally receive." Hulus replied disdainfully, "You'd better understand the current situation, Nosis. You're just an abandoned dog."

"..." Nosis frowned. The other party's attitude was indeed bad, but this attitude itself could also reveal the other party's psychology -

My information is very important to the Brontao family, but they act like they don't welcome me. Are they trying to lower the price? Or are they testing my sincerity?

No, it's mainly a test, right?

So Nosis continued to maintain his attitude and said, "I should have said that cooperation requires sincerity from both parties. It seems that my words have reached her, and that is enough."

"...Pretentious." Seeing that she had failed to appease Nosis, Xulusi showed dissatisfaction, but she continued to follow Latatos's instructions and said, "Since you've come here in person, can you explain the specific meaning of what you said last time?"

For Xu Ruth, she really wanted to know what those riddlers of Nosis meant.

After all, although it was she who conveyed the message at that time, she still cared a lot about that sentence now that things had come to this point.

After hearing that, my sister's expression became serious, as if she understood something. But I didn't understand at all. This must be because of the lack of information! I'm no smarter than my sister!

Xu Ruth firmly believed that she was no less capable than her sister, so she tried to get some information out.

"...Hey." Nosis looked at Xu Luce as if she was an idiot. "Why do you think Enthiodis proposed to return power?"

"Of course, it's because he's desperate and desperate, using this method to delay the joint trial between our Brontao family and the Perlochi family." Xu Ruth said confidently. "Ha, he's done for. Apart from this little trick... Hey, what's that look in your eyes!"

"...Heh." Nothis's lips curled up in mockery. "Compromise? Enthiotis? Compromise? This word will never appear in his dictionary."

"What? Is there a word missing from his dictionary?"

"..." Nosis ignored Xu Ruth's thoughtless response, "The hint is, the ceremony."

"Grand ceremony? What would he dare to do at the ceremony? It's a grand ceremony, everyone will come to watch." Xu Lu Si was even more confused. It was a top-notch event in the Snow Region, and the Perlochi family would never allow anything to go wrong at the ceremony.

"With the grand ceremony approaching, trains carrying supplies and personnel entering and leaving the Shivaash territory are far more frequent than usual. Can you guess why Ensiodis offered to hand over power to the Saint, and why he naturally set the date for the grand ceremony?"

Nosis asked with a smile, a dangerous glint in his eyes.

Chapter 14: Latatos

"Aktos is short-sighted. He fully expected that Enthiotis would do some small moves in addition to the transfer of power. First, he transferred all the personnel to the valley and the mining area, and then strictly monitored the wanted criminal from Casimir invited by Enthiotis. The funny thing is, he had no idea that these were all tricks of Enthiotis!" Nothis's words were loud and clear, and Xu Lu's expression changed from contempt at the beginning to serious.

Nothis caught the change in Xu Lu's eyes. She looked in a certain direction in an instant, and there was only an empty wall in that direction.

Nosis instantly had the answer in his mind. Sure enough, Xu Ruth was just a cover, and the person who was really in charge of the situation...

"Latatos, you're not so foolish as not to have considered this," he said pointedly. "No one knows Enthiotis's plans better than I do. No one understands them better than I do—Enthiotis, but I hope you'll be more sincere next time."

He did have the confidence to say these words, after all, he and Enthiotis had known each other since childhood and had worked together for many years.

"Otherwise, even if I have to wait for Enthiodis's evil plan to succeed and watch you become his prisoners—" Nothis turned around and prepared to leave, "I will never accept this kind of teasing a second time."

Nosis turned and left without any intention of staying.

However, this attitude seemed to further prove that what he said was true.

"Latatos."