In Arknights, I Became Griseo at the Start

"..."

After Andrei finished speaking, the three people present fell into an eerie silence, Alina's expression the strangest among them.

After all, she was arguably the first companion to meet Griseo and be protected by her.

Although Alina didn't know who the Tyrant Andrei mentioned was, she guessed it was someone similar to Griseo and Mister Knight.

It was only then that she realized she had underestimated the little one. Severely underestimated her...

"Blitz..."

"Hmph, forget it. Let's discuss how to proceed to rendezvous with Yelena."

Letting out another breath, Talulah spread out the map on the table, changing the subject.

"Mmm... I think... if we're going to rendezvous with... Yelena... we should go... this way..."

Clearly, Talulah's change of subject was successful, and everyone quickly focused their attention on the map.

"..."

After Griseo quickened her pace back to the warehouse, she turned and shut the door directly, cutting off any prying eyes and lingering gazes from the outside.

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Although Griseo's expression remained unchanged, Lois and the others could still see her slight panic.

"Mmm..."

Hearing her friend's voice and seeing their concerned gazes, Griseo gradually relaxed and slowly walked over to them.

Then, she threw herself into Alyona's arms without a word.

"?"

This made everyone present even more confused.

Alyona gently patted Griseo's back with her hand, offering silent comfort.

"Are you alright? Did something happen just now?"

After comforting her for a while, seeing that Griseo still hadn't reacted, Alyona asked softly in her hoarse voice.

This was the first time Alyona had seen Griseo like this, which made her suspect that the person in her arms might have been wronged outside.

At the same time, she started to feel a little guilty... If she had known this would happen, she would have followed her earlier.

Although Alyona knew she was weak, she could at least stand in front of Griseo for small matters.

"I'm fine..."

However, to everyone's surprise, when Griseo looked up again, her entire demeanor had changed drastically. Her usually radiant violet eyes had dimmed, filled with complex emotions.

ps: I found a small issue, how should I put it? I've stopped playing both of these games for a while. I can look up the major settings and various things, but I can't find the minor details. If there are any minor detail issues, feel free to point them out, and I'll correct them.

Of course, if anyone is rude, don't blame my fiery temper.

Come on, hurry up.

Let's open a portal again, I don't believe in evil.

Chapter 47: Painting and Investigation Results

"I'm fine..."

However, to everyone's surprise, when Griseo looked up again, her entire demeanor had changed drastically. Her usually radiant violet eyes had dimmed, filled with complex emotions.

"?"

The three people who were already worried about Griseo were stunned by the little loli's sudden change.

Something's wrong... All three of them felt that something was very wrong.

"Uh, little Griseo, are you really okay?"

Lois swallowed and asked in an uncertain, quiet tone.

"Me? Nothing's wrong... Don't worry about me." Hearing this, Griseo lifted her small head and looked at Lois with her eyes, which were now filled with complex emotions, and said softly.

"Little Griseo is... imitating someone again, isn't she?"

Leos, standing nearby, seemed to recall something and said with some uncertainty.

Hearing this, Lois also remembered. She narrowed her eyes and asked curiously, "Right, imitating... So, who is little Griseo imitating?"

"I don't know... Maybe she met someone outside. Besides, we still haven't figured out the conditions for the little one to imitate people." Saying this, Leos shook his head slightly.

"Then what should we do? She's clearly not normal right now."

"Let's wait and see. What else can we do..."

"……"

While the two Yetis were discussing Griseo's condition, Alyona remained silent, staring blankly at the little loli in her arms, who gave her a familiar yet strange feeling.

"W-what's wrong? Alyona, you don't need to worry about me. Or… are you trying to get something from me…?"

As she spoke, Griseo lowered her head, her complex, confused eyes meeting the girl holding her, and she spoke softly.

Finally, as their eyes met and Alyona saw the emotions within Griseo's gaze, she reacted and asked uncertainly, "…Griseo… are you imitating me?"

"?"

Hearing Alyona's words, a flicker of confusion crossed Griseo's eyes, and she didn't answer the question.

The two Yetis, who had been arguing intensely, turned their attention to them when they heard the commotion.

After a careful observation, Lois revealed a look of understanding and said softly, "So that's what it is, the little one is imitating Alyona… You scared me, I thought she was imitating someone bad."

"But seriously, I'm even more curious. What's the standard for little Griseo imitating someone? Contact? That doesn't make sense. The little one hasn't touched Big Daddy, how strange."

Leos stroked his chin, deep in thought.

"……"

Griseo then fell silent and buried her small head in Alyona's arms again.

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Seeing the little loli like this, a hint of helplessness flashed across Alyona's face, and she gently stroked Griseo's back again.

"Mmm…"

After a while, once the colors on her body had faded, Griseo raised her head again and looked at Alyona, saying, "Your colors are beautiful… Can I use them to paint?"

"Yes."

Almost without thinking, Alyona nodded and agreed.

Although Alyona still hadn't figured out what colors Griseo was talking about, she had already promised. She wasn't someone who liked to go back on her word.

After receiving a positive reply, Griseo pulled away from Alyona's embrace, stood up, and walked to the side.

As usual, she took out her easel, paper, and paints, and began to draw, becoming engrossed in her work.

After finishing this painting, Griseo still intended to give it to the owner who provided the colors. It was also a way to thank them for helping her escape those murky colors.

If it were the real "Griseo," she wouldn't dislike or even care about being stained by such colors, but Griseo herself was quite bothered by it…

She could allow herself to be stained by those murky colors intentionally for certain reasons, but she didn't want to be stained by them passively.

As Griseo began to paint, Alyona also stood up and walked over to watch. It was the first time she had seen someone paint so formally in front of her.

At the same time, she began to wonder what kind of painting the little loli would create with her "colors"…

Lois and the others were no exception, and they all cast curious glances, observing Griseo paint.

Reunion Camp—

"Now that the route and plan have been decided, let's begin. The faster we move, the lower the risk." After finalizing the plan, Talulah stood up and looked at the others with a serious expression.

"Yes, I… will go organize… the manpower."

After nodding slightly, Patriot stood up and walked out of the tent.

"I'll go prepare as well."

After nodding to Talulah and the others, Andrei left the tent, following Patriot.

……

After watching the two leave the tent, Talulah turned to her close friend beside her and muttered softly, "I want to go too."

"It looks like there's no chance this time. Patriot has already decided to personally go and bring Yelena and the others back. Besides, someone has to stay at the camp to protect everyone else, right?"

Seeing Talulah like this, Alina couldn't help but chuckle softly, then continued, "Alright, you go rally the troops too."

"Okay, I'm going now."

After giving Alina a helpless smile, Talulah also walked outside.

The moment she stepped out of the tent, the Dragon Woman's smile vanished, and she resumed her demeanor and aura as a leader.

"……"

Noticing this, a smile flickered in Alina's eyes.

She then helped Talulah tidy up the things on the table.

……

"It's snowing again…"

Sakura stopped in her tracks, raising her hand to catch the snowflakes falling from the sky, and said softly.

After a period of investigation, combined with the intelligence from Griseo's side, she was now almost certain that the enemy had not yet arrived… To be precise, they hadn't entered the vast forest area yet.

If they had, Sakura would have noticed.

There was no other choice, so she could only wait for now. She also had to prepare for the possibility of enemies and reinforcements from Reunion clashing.

However, it wasn't a huge problem. For Sakura, it was just a bit of trouble, far from being tricky.

ps: More reminders will lead to extra updates.

I originally planned to pay off the bounty after the book was listed, but this week I have to rush to get it listed. Tsk. My slacking has ended.

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Xiali, a Gaia by race, with ∞ years of combat experience.

Although nominally on equal footing with Doctor Kal'tsit, she always seems to be hanging around Rhodes Island's cafeteria...

For some reason, Miss Xiali and Doctor Kal'tsit always act like an old married couple, and they like to pick up children everywhere to raise.

Princess Talulah and Chen, Lungmen police officer Hoshiguma, a big girl from Sarkaz, and even our Rhodes Island leader Amiya were all adopted by her.

Speaking of which, I don't know if it's just my imagination, but these children always seem a bit too affectionate towards Miss Xiali...

Furthermore, according to a female Bloodline Demon from Sarkaz who wished to remain anonymous, it seems even Doctor Kal'tsit herself was raised by Miss Xiali...

Hiss... That means she's not from a younger generation... Ahhh, Doctor Kal'tsit, I really didn't mean your girlfriend is old, I sjgldvjeuwfpdcw!

Chapter 48: Gray Monster

At this moment, the mine warehouse was utterly silent. No one spoke, and no one conversed. The only sound was the brush dipping into paint and gliding across the paper.

"..."

Alena, who had been standing behind Griseo, watching her paint intently, had, at some point, opened her beautiful, light-green eyes wide.

For Alena, who was born and raised in the Ursus snowfields, this was the first time she had ever seen such rich and vibrant colors...

But both Griseo's superb painting skills and the brilliant colors gave her a sense of novelty and shock. She felt that this feeling was wonderful.

As for the two Yetis sitting not far away, while they weren't as shocked by the dazzling colors as Alena, a child.

They still marveled in their hearts at Griseo's painting skills, which were so advanced they didn't match her age.