Someone in Arknights, Starts as Griseo

After all, who would have the heart to harm such a cute and well-behaved child like Griseo?

"She can touch Big Sister without getting frostbite!"

"Someone can actually touch Big Sister! That's great!"

"Stick to me, stick to me!"

Upon noticing the situation with Griseo and the other person, the snow monsters were somewhat stunned, but their surprise quickly turned to joy for their Big Sister.

They all knew that their Big Sister, the princess of the snow monsters, hadn't had contact with anyone for a very, very long time. Normally, even they couldn't touch her for fear of frostbite.

Now, suddenly, here was a little cutie who wasn't afraid of the cold and could interact with their Big Sister. How could they not be happy?

And just a few minutes after interacting with Yelena, Griseo's mind suddenly...

heard the system's voice again.

[Character: [Setsuna] Sakura, unlocking, progress 1%, please host maintain contact with the target character as much as possible.]

"...?"

Hearing the system's prompt, a question mark slowly appeared on Griseo's cute little head.

No matter how hard she racked her brain, she couldn't have guessed that the condition for unlocking on the system panel... actually meant getting close? And she had to try them one by one without any hints.

Although Griseo quite liked getting close to pretty girls, having to try them one by one, getting close to each of them... that was really too much for her.

She already disliked deliberately approaching people to achieve certain goals, and now it was even more so under the influence of Griseo's innocence.

Griseo could choose to get close because she liked a person, or she could choose to get close and be affectionate because she liked a person's colors... but just to unlock characters, it was unnecessary.

So after figuring out the unlocking method, she decided to just let fate decide...

Once she had thought it through, Griseo stopped dwelling on it and directly took Yelena's hand, sitting down by the campfire together.

"Sister Yelena... can you tell me about your snow monster team's story?" After sitting down, Griseo gently shook Yelena's hand and asked softly.

Although she knew a lot about [FrostNova] and the snow monster team from the game, now that everything had become reality, Griseo preferred to learn about their past from the people involved. Moreover, there were many things that the game couldn't explain clearly...

"Mhm... sure."

Yelena was first slightly taken aback, but after reacting, she agreed and gently patted Griseo's little head with her free hand.

"Tell stories? Count me in! Our Big Sister has so many legendary tales!"

"Add me too!"

As soon as stories were mentioned, the lively members of the snow monster team got excited again and gathered around.

Up to this point, the atmosphere by the campfire was incredibly lively and peaceful, and Griseo had successfully blended in.

Inside the tent—

"It's... them..."

After hearing Alina's explanation, Talulah's expression became complicated and self-reproachful.

She had guessed who attacked her dear friend, but she hadn't thought deeply about who exactly it was... or perhaps she was afraid to think about it.

However, under Talulah's persistent questioning, Alina laid the bloody truth before her.

Those Infected who would harm her dear friend for a mere bit of food, who wanted to kill her, were originally Infected from Reunion! They were the ones Talulah had agreed to let retreat, the ones she had let go!

This fact undoubtedly questioned Talulah's previous decisions, her decision to allow Infected to leave the organization at will without punishment.

It also caused a tiny crack, one she hadn't even noticed herself, in her long-held belief that most people would be kind and have good intentions if placed in a good environment.

"Heh, Talulah, I asked you to promise not to seek revenge before, right?"

Looking at the dragon girl in front of her, whose expression was complex and whose eyes held a trace of self-reproach, Alina chuckled lightly and patted her shoulder, asking a seemingly random question.

"Yes."

Upon hearing the question, Talulah nodded gently and then looked at Alina with confusion.

"But in fact, what I asked you to promise was that you personally would not retaliate because your friend was harmed. I didn't want you to develop hatred because of me... not even the slightest possibility."

Saying this, Alina paused, her smile faded, and her expression turned serious. She continued, "But, Talulah, you are a leader, the leader of Reunion... the one many Infected willingly follow."

"If you make a mistake, correct it. If you find a loophole, mend it."

"In the eyes of the outside world, our Reunion is already linked with the Infected here. Regardless of any factor, whether those people have left Reunion or not, as their leader, you have a responsibility to restrain them and bring them back to the right path!"

"..."

Alina's words directly caused Talulah to shed the complexity and self-reproach from her eyes and fall into deep thought.

"Hoo... you're right, this is my responsibility as a leader." After thinking for a while, Talulah stood up, letting out a sigh of relief, and said earnestly.

At this moment, all other emotions vanished from her eyes, leaving only determination deep within them.

"Thank you, Alina..."

ps: Signed today, this is the first update for today. The second update will be a bit later, but it will definitely come. Please vote for me?

Chapter 11: Entering the Dream

"Come to think of it, did we forget something?"

After the two chatted for a while longer and discussed solutions, Talulah suddenly looked up and scanned their surroundings as if she'd remembered something.

"…?"

Prompted by Talulah, Alina also raised her head and looked around with her.

"Griseo… she's gone!"

As both of them looked around and realized someone was missing, their expressions stiffened.

Almost simultaneously, they both quickly stood up… and began searching for the little blue-haired girl from their memories.

But the tent was only so big; if you couldn't see her at a glance, you could basically confirm she wasn't there.

"Little Griseo must have run outside. Let's go find her quickly," Alina said, her voice filled with anxiety as she hurried outside.

In Alina's eyes, Griseo was a child she had brought back, and moreover, she was not infected… If something were to happen to her due to her own negligence… Little Deer couldn't even bear to think about it.

It was clear that Alina, in her current state of panic, had completely forgotten about the Guardian Knight standing beside the little girl…

"Don't worry too much. Inside the camp… she shouldn't encounter any major problems," Talulah said, looking at her anxious friend with a hint of helplessness, but she quickly followed her.

"Mmm… ah."

Sitting by the campfire, Griseo, who had been listening to everyone tell stories, suddenly yawned slowly, a hint of moisture appearing in her large purple eyes.

"Are you sleepy?"

Noticing the little girl yawning beside her, Yelena asked softly.

After spending this night together, Yelena had grown very fond of Griseo, who was cute, well-behaved, not afraid of the cold, and willing to interact with her. Her tone was no longer as cold.

Hearing Yelena's question, Griseo nodded her small head gently and whispered, "A little… Usually, around this time, Mama Aponia would already be telling me to go to bed."

As she spoke, Griseo relaxed her body and leaned gently against Yelena's shoulder.

"Is Aponia Griseo's mother? Speaking of which, why did you come here with Alina?"

After hearing Griseo's words, Yelena seized on the key phrase and asked with some confusion.

Like Talulah before her, Yelena was very curious about the origin of the child who had grown close to her.

Whether it was her attire, her demeanor, or her special nature… she didn't seem like a child from an ordinary family, and there were no visible racial characteristics on the surface.

As Yelena asked, almost everyone around them quietly pricked up their ears, intending to eavesdrop.

"Mama Aponia… is Mama Aponia."

"Because I had nowhere to go, I came here with Sister Alina," Griseo explained earnestly after thinking for a moment about Yelena's question.

"Then, little Griseo, where is your mother? Uh… of course, if it's inconvenient to say, then forget it."

Overhearing this, Lois, sitting not far away, suddenly asked out of curiosity. However, after speaking, she realized it was inappropriate and added a follow-up.

"I don't know where Mama Aponia is either. I think I slept for a very long time, and when I woke up again… I was in the snow, and then I met Sister Alina…"

Griseo didn't feel offended by Lois's question. She simply shook her head gently and explained.

"So that's how it is…"

Hearing this, Lois nodded gently. But just as she was about to say something more…

"Alright, let's put this topic to rest for now. It's getting late, I'll take you back," Yelena said, glancing at Griseo's still slightly teary eyes, and interrupted the conversation.

"Indeed, it's getting late. Good children should be going to bed~"

"Right, right, right. Griseo shouldn't be like us adults. Children should sleep early."

"See you tomorrow, cute little Griseo~"

"Mmm… Alright then."

Listening to the suggestions from those around her, Griseo gently hugged Yelena's cold arm, buried her delicate little face into it, and said in a muffled voice.

The main reason was that before transmigrating, Griseo definitely wouldn't have slept so early. But this body… had been accustomed to a fixed sleep schedule by Aponia a long time ago, so she was already feeling sleepy.

Looking at the adorable child acting spoiled, Yelena gently curved her lips, stroked Griseo's little head, and then gently picked her up.

"…?"

Her little head being overcome by sleepiness and then acting spoiled, Griseo clearly hadn't expected Yelena to just pick her up.

However, Griseo didn't struggle and allowed the white rabbit to carry her back. After all, cuddling wasn't embarrassing…

And then, on the way back, Yelena bumped into the two who had come looking for her. In the end, despite her reluctance, she handed Griseo back.

Later, because there were no extra beds in the tent for Griseo to sleep with someone else, and Alina was worried, the little girl ended up sleeping with Little Deer that night.

Griseo still had no objections to this. Although it would be a little unaccustomed, she didn't want to trouble others…

After a simple wash-up with Alina, Griseo lay down on the bed. This was the first bed she had encountered since arriving in this world.

Once on the bed, Griseo closed her eyes, appearing to be asleep. In reality, however, she was checking the system panel in her mind, wanting to see how much the unlock progress had reached.

The system had gone silent after the initial unlock notification, so she had to check it herself.

Opening the character interface, Griseo immediately spotted Sakura among the Valkyries, the only one with unlock progress. Thanks to her efforts, Sakura's unlock progress had now reached 36%.

After confirming the progress, Griseo exited the panel and truly went to sleep. She had experienced too much today, and coupled with the overwhelming drowsiness, the little loli quickly fell asleep.

Alina, who had originally wanted to ask some questions, abandoned the idea upon seeing Griseo's adorable sleeping face. After blowing out the candle, she also got into bed.

ps: Writing this with a toothache was so difficult. I'll see if I can update earlier tomorrow. The quality of writing at night isn't great either, and this chapter felt a bit padded.

That's all for tonight, good night everyone.

Chapter 12: The Tyrant Uncle...

Early in the morning, thin sunlight slowly streamed onto the vast snowfield, casting a faint golden hue over the land.

"Mmm..."

Inside the tent, Alina, who had slept soundly, slowly opened her hazy blue eyes, a hint of confusion on her face.

But as she slightly turned her head and saw the cute blue-haired loli pressed tightly against her side, Alina instantly became fully awake, recalling all the events of the past day.

Gazing at Griseo's adorable sleeping face, Alina suddenly found herself lost in thought for a moment.

She realized that since this little loli's arrival, many things had undergone earth-shattering changes, and she had also learned many things in advance.

"Waa...?"

Perhaps it was the intensity of Alina's gaze, but before long, Griseo also woke up. She slowly rubbed her big eyes, then looked at the person staring at her with a hint of confusion.

"Did I wake you up?"

Seeing the still groggy little cutie, Alina's heart nearly melted. She reached out and gently stroked Griseo, saying softly.