Starting to Eat Clone Soft Rice from Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 41

This Guardian of Terra, this sage who foresees the apocalypse, this omniscient wise one, was now frantically hissing.

Why, why were there two unfamiliar humans beside the Doctor?! Ahhh!!!

Chapter 87: AMA-10 (Kal'tsit), You've Got Some Nerve

The solemn, majestic music of the military parade still played on, but Kal'tsit's body in the crowd was already trembling like a leaf in a gale.

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

Could it be...

In that moment, the fear in Kal'tsit's eyes was visibly stark. Her mind went blank under the violent emotional shock, her body felt weak, as if she might collapse at any moment.

On the high platform, perhaps because a certain green-haired Feline's stare was too intense, An Xiu couldn't help but cast a glance in that direction, immediately spotting Kal'tsit hidden among the crowd.

"Oh, didn't expect that old lynx to come watch this Ursus coronation ceremony."

"What old lynx?"

Talulah, seated on the throne, turned her head curiously at the remark.

"A green-haired Feline who's lived for who knows how many years, determined to protect modern civilization from destruction under any crisis, calling herself the Guardian of Terra."

"That impressive?"

Hearing An Xiu's explanation, Talulah's face showed surprise. She hadn't expected there to be someone on this land with such ideals and ambitions.

"Where is she now?"

"Over there."

Following An Xiu's pointed gaze, Talulah immediately spotted Kal'tsit in the crowd, her eyes vacant, her body shaking like a sieve.

Wait, after all that buildup about the Guardian of Terra's lofty prestige, this was it?

This Guardian of Terra was truly disappointing to the extreme!

"How come it feels a bit different from the description?"

"That's just how Kal'tsit is. If you feel that way, it means your instincts are right."

Kal'tsit's prestige was just like Hypergryph's copywriting outline—something you initially thought existed, only to later discover it never did.

"Jibril, go bring her to the palace. I'll meet with her in a bit."

"Leave it to me."

Hearing An Xiu's command, Jibril, who hadn't joined the others on the high platform but was instead flying idly in the sky too high for the naked eye to see, nodded, and her figure vanished instantly.

In the crowd, Kal'tsit, sensing a wave of danger approaching, had just snapped back to attention when the next second, her vision blurred, and she found herself in an unfamiliar room.

What was going on? Wasn't she just in the crowd on the street?

"By my master's orders, please wait in this room for a while, Miss Kal'tsit. In about some time, my master will come to see you."

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

Was this person... the one who brought her here? A halo floated behind her head, making her look like a Sarkaz?

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

"Who are you? Where is this... wait, is this the Ursus Imperial Palace?!"

Taking a quick look at Jibril before her, Kal'tsit roughly scanned the architectural style around her, then spotted some Ursus royal insignias on the buildings.

She had been brought to the Ursus Imperial Palace in an instant? Then the master this person spoke of could only be...

Kal'tsit's pupils contracted sharply. The fear she had barely suppressed moments ago erupted again.

She seemed to have been captured by the subordinates sent by those two humans?!

"Mon3tr!"

A bizarre, dark green creature appeared beside Kal'tsit, launching an attack at Jibril without hesitation.

Clang!

The sharp, dark green limb was stopped dead by a slender, delicate finger, unable to advance an inch. Though it was flesh and blood, it let out a metallic ring upon impact.

Standing still, Jibril paid no attention to Kal'tsit's audacious move, not even bothering to glance at Mon3tr. She casually waved her hand, and Mon3tr, which would be considered massive by ordinary standards, was sent flying to the side.

"Resistance is futile. If my master didn't wish to see you, you'd be dead by now."

Seeing this, Kal'tsit fell silent.

A monster.

This woman, who seemed to be a Sarkaz, was terrifyingly strong.

It wasn't just because she had blocked Mon3tr's attack with one finger and sent it flying with a slap, but because of a sliver of aura she had inadvertently leaked when she acted.

Just that sliver of aura made Kal'tsit's hair stand on end, her entire body frozen stiff, not daring to move an inch.

In Kal'tsit's estimation, even that single leaked trace of aura was ten times more dangerous than a Royal Court Grand Duke!

A humanoid giant beast? No... perhaps something even more terrifying than a giant beast.

A powerhouse like this should not have silently emerged on this land, but considering the two unfamiliar humans beside the Doctor, it suddenly made sense.

The woman before him was likely connected to those two humans—probably not just a subordinate relationship. Recalling her earlier address, "master"... that meant she might be a creation of one of those two humans.

Already certain she could not escape from this opponent, Kal'tsit decisively abandoned resistance and began pondering the words the other had just spoken.

Why did those two humans want to see her? Did they intend to do something to her, or did they have some other purpose?

Before Kal'tsit could think it through, roughly ten or so minutes later, a leisurely footstep suddenly sounded from outside the room.

Suppressing her inner unease, Kal'tsit turned her head to look. The male of the two unfamiliar humans from earlier on the high platform pushed open the door and walked in.

"Let me see—so this is the culprit who froze the Prophet (Doctor) and caused her amnesia?"

Under Kal'tsit's gaze, the male human who had entered simply waved his hand, and the earlier monstrously strong Jibril withdrew from the room with a respectful expression.

Then, he strode toward her.

Kal'tsit dared not make a single move. She knew well that although human bodies were frail, the female Sarkaz was likely just outside the door. Given her loyalty to the man before her, if Kal'tsit made a move, she would probably be instantly subdued the moment the woman burst in.

And so, Kal'tsit could only watch helplessly as An Xiu walked up to her, leaned down, and slowly brought his face close to her ear.

"AMA-10, you really have some nerve. Did you think this method could stop the Originium Project?"

PS: Another chapter coming soon.

Chapter 88: Kal'tsit: Onegai, if the Originium Project is implemented, watashi...

AMA-10—a name both familiar and foreign to Kal'tsit, one that could make her heart stop, because this name was her designation as a creation of the Pre-Civilization.

The human before her was truly connected to the Pre-Civilization, and he had even spoken of the Originium Project!

In that moment, Kal'tsit's heart was filled with despair, past memories flooding her mind.

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

The Originium Project must not be implemented! Such a thing cannot be allowed!!!

If the Originium Project began, what meaning would everything she had done so far hold? Theresia's life's work... their ideals—wouldn't it all be for nothing!

If, if all of this disappeared, wadashi...

Hnnngh aaaaaaah—!!!

Thud!

Watching Kal'tsit, who was clutching her head in pain and inexplicably starting to emit foul-sounding noises, An Xiu decisively knocked her out to avoid any misunderstandings, letting her body fall stiffly to the floor.

"It seems this conversation didn't go well for you, master."

Jibril, hearing the commotion from outside, reappeared in the room with a peculiar expression.

"She probably got overstimulated in a short time. I just got a little impulsive and scared her, but I didn't expect her to have such a stress reaction."

An Xiu's expression was equally strange, but more helpless.

He didn't think his approach was wrong—after all, who could travel to the Arknights world and resist the urge to mess with Kal'tsit when given the chance?

"I didn't use much force just now; she'll probably wake up soon... Forget it, I'll just use the Horse Talisman."

Taking out an octagonal talisman carved with a horse pattern from his bosom, 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, a hint of confusion in her gaze as she stared at the ceiling.

She felt like she had just had a dream—a dream where the Doctor she had sealed in the Stone Coffin was released by two unfamiliar humans, and the three of them joined forces to push forward the Originium Project, leading to a complete purge of the land's civilization...

Kal'tsit turned her head and saw An Xiu silently gazing at her from beside the bed. She closed her eyes again in pain.

Well, that probably wasn't a dream.

"Did you release the Doctor from the Stone Coffin to initiate the Originium Project?"

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

"To be honest, you shouldn't be asking me that. I released the Doctor, but I have no interest in the Originium Project. I only let her out because I was a bit short-handed."

Oh?

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

"You're saying you released the Doctor not to push the Originium Project?"

"I don't care whether the Pre-Civilization continues or not, so why would I push the Originium Project? In fact, I think Terra's current civilization is quite interesting. As for the Originium Project—whether it goes forward or not is entirely up to the Doctor herself. I don't plan to interfere."

An Xiu said this with a completely indifferent expression.

The reason he was staying in the Arknights world was purely to satisfy his past-life regrets—like 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 final outcome of the Arknights world—whether the Doctor led Rhodes Island to successfully save the world, or some accident led straight to an apocalypse—it had nothing to do with him. By then, he would probably have already packed up and left. Even if the Arknights world really was destroyed, it wouldn't affect him.

At most, he'd take Talulah and a few others he cared about or found interesting in the Arknights world along with him when he left.

For Terra's natives, the Arknights world was their everything. But for An Xiu, once he accumulated enough points to reach five hundred thousand, he could open a new world. Did it really matter to him what happened to this one?

That was precisely why An Xiu didn't care at all about the Originium Project, the Reaper of Death, the Demons, or the Lumberjack. He was only staying in the Arknights world now because of Mobius's earlier suggestion—to play a little nurturing game on Terra, have some fun while earning more points, and give himself something to do.

Kal'tsit couldn't understand what stance An Xiu was taking to say such things, but through his answer and the series of events that had unfolded in Ursus recently, she could still roughly gauge his mindset.

"You bastard, are you treating the civilization on this land as nothing more than a plaything?"

Kal'tsit gritted her teeth. She wanted to grab him by the collar and demand what he thought life was—did the lives of Terra's current civilization not count? But after fuming in place for a long while, she ultimately couldn't muster the courage.

In any case, it seemed things hadn't developed to the worst extent. The human before her had no intention of carrying out the Originium Project, and the other female human likely didn't either. Moreover, from what he'd said earlier, the Doctor seemed to have lost his memory.

Terra's current civilization didn't need to worry about facing destruction in the short term—that was already the best news for Kal'tsit at this moment.

"So, to ensure I have fun going forward, you'd better not pull any tricks."

"If you make me unhappy, I don't even need the Originium Project—I can destroy all civilizations on Terra first."

Gazing at An Xiu before her, Kal'tsit didn't doubt his words.

The Doctor and Precise had the Originium Project, and this human, who was the same kind as the Doctor and Precise, might well have means to wipe out Terra's current civilization as well.

Thus, Kal'tsit chose to acquiesce. As long as he didn't go too far, she wouldn't secretly oppose him.

But at the same time, she would stay by his side, keeping watch to ensure he truly had no intention of pushing the Originium Project forward.

"Can I stay by your side?"

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

"Stay, huh... That's not impossible. Then from now on, you'll remain in the palace and serve as my maid."

"Your usual duties will be bringing me tea, tidying the room, and so on. After all, as a creation, isn't it only natural to serve your master?"

Having agreed to Kal'tsit's request to stay, An Xiu had Jibril take her to change into a maid's outfit, while he himself headed toward a meeting hall.

By now, the military parade outside the palace was nearly over. Once Talulah and the others returned, it would be time to discuss which nation to target next, beyond Ursus.

After all, they'd just flexed their muscles with the parade—if they didn't pick a fight with someone, people might think it was just show muscle.