ama-10 (Kal'tsit): You've Got Some Nerve / Kal'tsit: Oh, God, If We Implement the Originium Plan, Then Watashi...

This Guardian of Terra, sage who foresaw the end times, and all-knowing wise woman had begun hissing furiously.

Why? Why were there two unfamiliar humans beside the Doctor?!

AMA-10 (Kal'tsit), You've Got Some Nerve

The solemn, stirring music of the Military Parade still played, but Kal'tsit's body within the crowd was already trembling like a leaf.

Two unfamiliar humans... Why were there two unfamiliar humans beside the Doctor? Wasn't the Doctor supposed to be the only Pure Human left on this land?

What were they planning by releasing the Doctor from the Stone Coffin?! What did they want to do?!

Could it be that they intended to...

At that moment, terror visibly filled Kal'tsit's eyes. Under the violent Clash of emotions, her mind went blank, and weakness flooded her body as though she might collapse at any moment.

On the platform, perhaps because the gaze of a certain Green-haired Feline was too intense, An Xiu could not help looking in that direction. He immediately spotted Kal'tsit hidden among the crowd.

"Well, well. I didn't expect that Old Lynx to come watch Ursus's coronation ceremony too."

"What Old Lynx?"

Talulah, seated upon the throne, turned her head and asked curiously.

"A Green-haired Feline who has lived for who knows how many years. She is determined to protect modern civilization from being wiped out by every sort of crisis, and calls herself the Guardian of Terra."

"She's that impressive?"

Talulah looked surprised after hearing An Xiu's explanation.

She had not expected there to be someone on this land with such ideals and ambitions.

"Where is she now?"

"Over there."

Following An Xiu's gaze, Talulah immediately saw Kal'tsit in the crowd, staring blankly ahead while trembling like a sieve.

No, wait. He had made this Guardian of Terra sound so ridiculously impressive, but this was it?

This Guardian of Terra was fucking disappointing.

"Why does she seem a little different from how you described her?"

"Kal'tsit is just like that. If you feel that way, then your instincts are correct."

Kal'tsit's supposed gravitas was like the outline of Hypergryph's copywriting: you thought it existed at first, only to discover later that there was nothing there at all.

"Jibril, bring her to the palace. I want to meet her in a while."

"Leave it to me."

Upon hearing An Xiu's command, Jibril, who had not gone up onto the platform with the others and was instead idly flying high above the range of ordinary sight, nodded. Her figure vanished instantly.

Within the crowd, Kal'tsit had only just recovered after sensing a wave of danger. The next second, her vision blurred, and she found herself in an unfamiliar room.

What was going on? Hadn't she just been standing in the crowd on the street?

"By my master's orders, Miss Kal'tsit, please remain in this room for a while. After some time, my master will come meet you."

A voice came from behind her. Kal'tsit turned around and realized that someone had appeared behind her without her noticing.

Was this person... the one who had brought her here? A halo floated behind her head. She appeared to be a Sarkaz?

But since when did Sarkaz have wings growing from their lower backs?

"Who are you? This place is... Wait, this is the Ursus imperial palace?!"

After examining Jibril before her and briefly scanning the architectural style around them, Kal'tsit noticed the symbols of the Ursus royal family on several structures.

She had been brought to the Ursus imperial palace in an instant? Then the master this woman spoke of was...

Kal'tsit's pupils constricted. The fear she had barely managed to suppress earlier erupted once more.

It seemed she had been captured by a subordinate sent by those two humans?!

"Mon3tr!"

The strangely shaped dark-green creature appeared beside Kal'tsit and attacked Jibril without hesitation.

Clang!

The sharp dark-green limb was firmly stopped by a slender finger and could not advance an inch. Though it was merely flesh and blood, a metallic ring sounded when it was struck.

Jibril remained where she was, utterly unconcerned by Kal'tsit's outrageously bold move. She could not even be bothered to glance at Mon3tr. With a casual wave of her hand, Mon3tr, enormous by ordinary standards, was sent flying aside.

"Resistance is meaningless. If my master did not wish to see you, you would already be dead."

Seeing this, Kal'tsit fell silent.

A monster.

This woman, who appeared to be a Sarkaz, was terrifyingly powerful.

It was not because she had caught Mon3tr's attack with one finger and sent it flying with a slap. Rather, it was the trace of aura she had inadvertently leaked when she acted.

That mere trace of aura made every hair on Kal'tsit's body stand on end, freezing her in place so completely that she did not dare move at all.

By Kal'tsit's estimation, that trace of aura alone was ten times more dangerous than the Royal Court Grand Duke!

A humanoid Giant Beast? No... perhaps something even more terrifying than a Giant Beast.

Someone this powerful should not have been born silently upon this land. But considering the two unfamiliar humans beside the Doctor, it suddenly made sense.

This woman might be connected to those two humans. She was probably not merely a subordinate. Thinking of what Jibril had called him earlier—master—perhaps she was the creation of one of those two humans?

Having fully realized that escape was impossible, Kal'tsit decisively abandoned resistance and began considering what Jibril had said.

Why did those two humans wish to see her? What did they want to do to her? Or did they have some other purpose?

Before Kal'tsit could think further, after only around ten minutes, unhurried footsteps suddenly sounded outside the room.

Suppressing the unease in her heart, Kal'tsit turned her head. One of the two unfamiliar humans from the platform, the male human, pushed open the door and walked in.

"Let me see. Is this the culprit who froze Prophet—the Doctor—and caused her amnesia?"

Under Kal'tsit's gaze, the male human who had entered merely waved his hand. Jibril, who had seemed like a monster in strength, respectfully withdrew from the room.

Then he walked toward her.

Kal'tsit did not dare make the slightest move. She knew that although human bodies were frail, that female Sarkaz was likely right outside the door. Given the loyalty she had displayed toward this human, if Kal'tsit attacked, there was a high chance she would rush in and subdue Kal'tsit instantly.

Thus, Kal'tsit could only watch as An Xiu walked up to her, bent down, and slowly brought his face close to her ear.

"AMA-10, you really have a lot of nerve. Did you think you could stop the Originium Project this way?"

PS: There will be another update later.

Kal'tsit: Please, If You Carry Out the Originium Project, Then I...

AMA-10 was a name both familiar and unfamiliar to Kal'tsit, one that could make her heart stop. It was the designation she had received as a creation of Pre-Civilization.

This human truly was connected to Pre-Civilization, and he had even mentioned the Originium Project!

At that moment, Kal'tsit's heart filled with despair as memories of the past continuously surfaced in her mind.

Theresia, this land, civilization, Amiya, Rhodes Island, and everyone else...

The Originium Project could not be carried out. It absolutely could not!

Once the Originium Project began, what meaning would everything she had done until now still have? Theresia's efforts... their ideals... would all be for nothing!

If, if all of it disappeared, then I...

Hmph, hmph, aaaaaahhhhhh—!!!

Thud!

Looking at Kal'tsit, whose face was twisted in pain as she clutched her head and inexplicably began making disgusting noises, An Xiu decisively knocked her out to prevent any misunderstandings. He then let her body fall stiffly to the floor.

"It seems this conversation did not go very smoothly, Master."

Hearing the commotion, Jibril reappeared in the room and spoke with a strange expression.

"She was probably overstimulated in too short a time. I just got a little carried away and scared her a bit. I didn't expect her to get triggered this hard."

An Xiu also wore a strange expression, though his was more helpless than anything as he spoke.

He did not think there was anything wrong with what he had done. After all, would anyone who transmigrated into the Arknights World, given the chance, really be able to resist messing with Kal'tsit?

"I didn't hit her that hard just now. She should wake up soon enough... Forget it, I'll just use the Horse Talisman."

Taking out the octagonal talisman engraved with a horse from his pocket, An Xiu tossed Kal'tsit onto the bed and aimed the talisman at her.

A flash of light passed, then slowly faded. Under the restorative power of the Horse Talisman, Kal'tsit, lying on the bed, slowly opened her eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling.

She seemed to have had a dream. In it, the Doctor, whom she had sealed inside the Stone Coffin, was released by two unfamiliar humans. Then the three humans joined forces to carry out the Originium Project, and civilization across the land was completely purged...

Kal'tsit turned her head and saw An Xiu standing silently beside the bed, watching her. She shut her eyes again in agony.

All right. Maybe that had not been a dream.

"Did you release the Doctor from the Stone Coffin in order to begin the Originium Project?"

After a long silence, Kal'tsit spoke in a voice so calm it was nearly lifeless.

"Honestly, you shouldn't be asking me that. I may have released the Doctor, but I have no interest in the Originium Project. I released her simply because I was a little short on people."

Huh?

Hearing this, Kal'tsit opened her eyes, sat up, and looked at An Xiu beside the bed.

"You mean you did not release the Doctor to carry out the Originium Project?"

"I do not care whether Pre-Civilization continues or not, so why would I carry out the Originium Project? If anything, I think Terra's modern civilization is pretty interesting. As for whether the Originium Project will be carried out, that depends entirely on the Doctor's own decision. I do not plan to interfere."

An Xiu spoke with complete indifference.

The only reason he had stayed in the Arknights World was to fulfill regrets from his previous life—for example, beating up Terra's dog-donkey natives, beating up Terra's dog-donkey natives, and beating up Terra's dog-donkey natives.

As for the Arknights World's ultimate fate, whether the Doctor led Rhodes Island to save the world successfully, or whether some accident occurred and it went straight down the Destruction route, it had nothing to do with him. By then, he would most likely have already dusted himself off and left. Even if the Arknights World was truly destroyed, it would not affect him.

At most, when he left, he would bring Talulah and a few other people he cared about or found interesting in the Arknights World with him.

To Terra's natives, the Arknights World was their everything. But for An Xiu, once the points he had accumulated reached five hundred thousand after a while longer, he could open another new world. Did it really matter to him what became of one world?

That was precisely why An Xiu did not care at all about the Originium Project, the Reaper of Death, Demons, Lumberjacks, or anything else. He was currently staying in the Arknights World only because of Mobius's earlier suggestion: to play at raising people in Terra, have some fun, earn more points along the way, and give himself something to do.

Though Kal'tsit did not understand what position An Xiu was standing from to say such things, his answer and the series of events that had recently taken place in Ursus still allowed her to roughly judge his mindset.

"You are treating the civilization of this land as a toy, aren't you?"

Kal'tsit gritted her teeth. She desperately wanted to seize him by the collar and demand what he thought life was worth. Did the lives of Terra's modern civilization not count as lives? But after hissing in place for a long while, she ultimately failed to summon that courage.

In any case, the situation did not appear to have reached its worst point. This human did not intend to carry out the Originium Project, and the other female human probably did not either. Moreover, from what he had said earlier, the Doctor seemed to have lost her memory.

For the time being, Terra's modern civilization did not need to fear being destroyed. For Kal'tsit, that was already the best news possible.

"So, to make sure I can keep having fun, you'd better not pull any little tricks."

"If you make me unhappy, I can wipe out every civilization on Terra before the Originium Project ever gets the chance."

Kal'tsit did not doubt An Xiu's words as she stared at him.

The Doctor and Precise had the Originium Project. This human, also a human like the Doctor and Precise, might well possess some means of purging Terra's modern civilization too.

Therefore, Kal'tsit chose to acquiesce. As long as he did not go too far, she would not oppose him in secret.

At the same time, however, she would remain by his side and watch him constantly, ensuring that he truly had no intention of carrying out the Originium Project.

"Can I stay by your side?"

Hearing Kal'tsit's request, An Xiu stroked his chin.

"Stay? That is not impossible. From now on, you can remain in the palace and be my maid."

"You can serve me tea, bring me water, clean my room, and so on. As a creation, isn't serving your master only natural?"

After agreeing to Kal'tsit's request to stay, An Xiu had Jibril take her to change into maid's clothing while he headed toward a conference hall.

By now, the Military Parade outside the palace was nearly over. Once Talulah and the others returned, it would be time to discuss the next country they would target beyond Ursus.

After all, they had just shown off their muscles through the Military Parade. If they did not find someone to fight afterward, what if everyone else thought those were just muscles built for show?