Becoming Kanna on Terra

Yes, the two of them, one inside and one outside, talked through the continuous lightning strikes overhead, separated by a pane of glass. Kanna did most of the talking, while Scout listened.

As for the content, Scout said he understood every word, but when they were put together, he had no idea what was going on. He figured it was just a child's wild imagination, muttering things like "Sea Cat only knows how to yell ALLALL, the developers are brainless and can't make mechanics so they just force double evasion" which went completely over his head.

Still, at least it proved Kanna was healthy. Whether she was normal or not, he wasn't so sure.

After about half an hour, the thunderclouds finally dispersed. Scout was about to open the door when Kanna waved her hand.

"It's not suitable for people to come out right now. Wait a bit longer and let the wind blow," Kanna said, wrinkling her nose at the fishy smell around them and flatly refusing to let Scout go outside.

Under the continuous lightning strikes, the concentration of ozone on the observation deck had become very high due to the strong electrical current. If Scout had gone out at that moment, it would have caused some harm to his body.

Those who had been preparing for rescue below saw the lightning disappear and breathed a sigh of relief when no emergency signals came from upstairs. Then, led by Kal'tsit, they took the elevator towards the observation deck.

Upon arrival, they saw Kanna sitting to the side, while Scout stood not far from her, wearing a gas mask.

Seeing the Outcast and their group, Kanna happily waved. Once they got closer, she waved again and said, "Kanna has a lot of electricity on her this time. Kanna can't control it completely right now, so don't touch Kanna, you'll get hurt."

As she spoke, Kanna slowly brought her hands together in front of everyone. They all saw currents forming between her hands, proving that Kanna was carrying a terrifying amount of electricity.

Chapter 36, Chapter Thirty-Two: Assassination? I'm familiar with that.

For the next few days, Kanna was very "steady." The reason, of course, was the previous lightning storm. Never mind that the news of lightning striking above Rhodes Island for such a long time couldn't be completely suppressed.

Just Kanna herself, for some unknown reason, had become like a giant magnet these past few days. The sad part was that the entire Rhodes Island had an excess metal content, and Kanna, from time to time, forgot to control her strength, causing the magnetic force to increase.

As a result, Operators often saw a certain little one wriggling on the ground like an earthworm.

Kal'tsit had originally wanted to confine her to a room to help her control the power within her body, but unexpectedly, Kanna was fine most of the time. However, when it was mealtime, no matter the circumstances, she would persistently head towards the cafeteria.

Although she had filled up all her remaining electricity this time, so she didn't need to continue the inefficient conversion, her appetite had decreased significantly. Yet, her dragon constitution allowed her to easily consume the portion of three large men even under these conditions.

Amiya's suggestion to have someone deliver her food was also rejected. Kanna, hands on her hips, righteously declared that she didn't get enough exercise during the day. The walk to the cafeteria was already one of her few forms of exercise. If she stayed in her room every day, she would not only get bored but also become a little fatty.

Besides, wasn't Rhodes Island upholding humanitarianism? How could they lock up a child? It would be terrible for their image.

Under Kanna's sophistry, she finally secured the right to wriggle from her room to the cafeteria every day and climb onto a specially made table to eat.

Of course, to prevent outsiders from seeing Kanna lose control and misinterpreting it as Rhodes Island mistreating a child, Kal'tsit had to arrange for her to stay in a room along a path rarely traveled, connecting the cafeteria and the lounge at both ends.

Waking up one morning, Kanna discovered that she had finally gained control over her body's leakage. She no longer inexplicably attracted various metal objects around her. After a brief assessment, she confirmed that she had complete control over her lightning power.

Excitedly, she walked out to share the good news with the Outcast.

However, when she arrived at the Outcast's residence, she found her not there. She then went to the training room not far away. Although she saw members of the Outcast's squad there, she still couldn't find the Outcast.

She asked the team members, who said Kal'tsit had called the Outcast over and that she would likely be going out on a mission soon.

Kanna's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she headed towards the combat management room where missions were usually assigned.

As she approached the entrance, she heard Kal'tsit's voice from inside, faintly catching words like "Columbia... Guarantee Foundation."

Columbia?

Kanna touched her dragon horns. She had gotten to know some people these past few days, like the members of A1 Squad who occasionally gave her food.

From their conversations, she learned that Fen and the other two were from Columbia and were originally reserve police officers who were expected to be promoted.

Unfortunately, a Catastrophe caused them all to contract the Originium Infection. On Terra, normal people and those with the Originium Infection were like two different worlds.

Even though they had become infected while trying to save ordinary people, they were still discriminated against.

Fortunately, among the three, Closure had communicated with an Operator from Rhodes Island. Through their introduction, the three of them came to Rhodes Island.

From their conversations, Kanna also deeply felt the significant generation gap and rift between the Infected and the non-Infected.

Just as she was about to push the door open and sneak in, Kal'tsit and the Outcast looked up.

"Ehehe!"

Seeing the cute cub at the door, both of their moods lightened considerably.

"It looks like Kanna, you've completely controlled the immense energy within your body?" Kal'tsit keenly noticed the difference in Kanna from before.

"Mhm! Kanna has successfully controlled it. Kanna came to tell Grandma Outcast the good news."

Hearing Kanna's words, the Outcast smiled and picked her up.

"Good, good, good, Kanna, you're so amazing... Grandma will take you for dessert later."

"Yay!"

"Alright! That's the situation. This time, we're mainly secretly receiving a group of orphans. With your squad's capabilities, it should be no problem."

"Grandma is going out?" After leaving the room, the two walked hand in hand down the corridor.

"Yes, I'll be away for a while. Kanna, you're not allowed to be naughty!"

The Outcast actually knew that Kanna was already very well-behaved. After all, with such powerful strength, if she were a mischievous child, Rhodes Island would probably be in chaos.

Although she didn't know how much control was needed at first, after learning, she no longer caused damage to things around her. While she often did things that made people laugh or cry, she was still a child, and some wild ideas were normal, as long as they didn't overly affect others.

Kanna originally wanted to ask if she could go along, but then she thought that if she asked, she would most likely be refused, and it would also alert the Outcast and Kal'tsit. It would be better to just obey and then secretly sneak into the Outcast's convoy.

After a delightful meal with the Outcast, she said goodbye and went off to play elsewhere.

Considering the safety of the main ship of Rhodes Island, the Outcast agreed to let her play by herself.

After they parted ways, Kanna thought for a moment. Last time, she had found the scenery from the lookout platform on top of the bridge to be quite nice. Unfortunately, it had started thundering and raining before she could get her fill, leaving her unsatisfied. So, she decided to go back and enjoy it.

She nimbly took the elevator outside and then, before anyone noticed, she zipped up to the top of the lookout platform.

This time, she arrived at the top of the lookout platform, sat down, and breathed in the somewhat dry air of the wasteland, admiring the scenery she hadn't seen in two lifetimes.

"While the scenery is quite nice, it's fine to look at once or twice, but after a while, you'll realize that the seemingly magnificent view is filled with hardship and ordinariness," Scout climbed up from behind and sat down beside Kanna with ease.

"Wow! Uncle, I was so careful, yet you still found me."

Kanna put on an exaggerated expression.

Scout couldn't help but roll his eyes. How little did this brat think of him? Even though it was just a fleeting purple flash, he was still a renowned sniper master among the Sarkaz. If he couldn't detect that, he would have died on the battlefields of Kazdel long ago.

"Kanna, I heard you're an assassin. What kind of assassin are you?"

"Are there different kinds of assassins?"

"Of course! I've heard of two types. One wears heavy armor, wielding a great shield in their left hand and a greatsword in their right. When the bell tolls, all who hear it go to hell. The other wears white clothes and robes, hiding among the crowd to eliminate the target and everyone around them, appearing and disappearing without a trace. However, it's said that if this type isn't practiced well, they might dissolve in water."

"Uh! Shouldn't assassins be able to strike once and flee a thousand miles, or take the head of a general amidst thousands of troops? What kind of operation is killing everyone?" The usually calm Scout couldn't help but retort after hearing Kanna's explanation.

"Your way of thinking is outdated. Nowadays, a high-end assassin considers it a success only if they eliminate the target and all their guards. After all, if everyone is dead, there are no witnesses. If there are no witnesses, then it's a perfect infiltration. Being able to achieve a perfect infiltration 'assassination' is what makes one a high-end assassin."

Kanna waved her little hands in front of her, looking as if no one understood assassination better than her.

Chapter 37, Chapter 33: Mischief Has Its Day (Resting Today, Adding a Chapter)

"Yeah, yeah, yeah!" Scout didn't want to argue with Kanna about what an assassination was. He lay back and started to slack off.

Seeing him like this, Kanna clearly felt he didn't believe her words and became very angry.

She stood at the edge of the roof and said, "I know you don't believe me, but I can prove it. Kanna said that all things are void and all things are permissible. A high-end assassin, even without any protection, can fall from a great height and land safely with just a haystack. I'll show you what an assassin is now."

With that, Kanna jumped off the edge.

When Scout reacted and rushed to the edge, he only saw a shrinking figure getting smaller and smaller against the ground... and a pile of trash below.

The distance to the ground was about a hundred meters. Jumping from here, if one prepared for the impact, Kanna's physical strength, as demonstrated on the training grounds, should be fine. However, she had her arms crossed in front of her chest, her back facing the ground, looking as if she was going to smash straight down, which scared Scout half to death.

Disregarding his own safety, Scout also plunged headfirst towards where Kanna was.

Seeing Scout jump down, Kanna cheerfully shouted, "I JUMP YOU JUMP," completely unconcerned about whether she would get hurt falling like that.

Beside the trash pile below, Fen wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking refreshed. After his squad received the mission, they had spent the entire morning cleaning the deck until it was spotless. The garbage had finally been gathered into a pile, waiting for the cleaning cart to haul it all away.

Just then, a dark shadow fell from the sky, accompanied by a loud thud and a plume of dust several meters high. Everyone froze.

"Hahaha! See, I told you! As long as there's a 'haystack' below, an assassin can fall from any height without harm."

A familiar voice came from the middle of the trash pile. Before they could react, there was another "thump" as someone landed there.

"Cough, cough, cough! At least give me some time to prepare. Are you trying to scare me to death by jumping down like that?" Another voice was also very familiar, though he had only heard it on the training grounds before.

As the dust settled again, two figures, one large and one small, covered in grime, were revealed in the center.

"You... you guys..." Fen looked at the garbage that had scattered another quarter of the bridge when the wind blew, and his blood pressure began to rise.

The large and small figures, seeing the A1 Squad surrounding them, felt that things were not looking good.

However, Kanna was still one step ahead. Taking advantage of her small size, she suddenly grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground and threw it at Scout's face. While Scout's eyes were blinded by the dust, she zipped through the opening in the encircling group and disappeared into a passage of the lookout tower nearby.

Scout hadn't expected Kanna to be so shameless, ambushing an old man like him. By the time he reacted, he was already surrounded by the A1 Squad.

He wasn't as shameless as Kanna. Since he was caught, he didn't struggle.

However, thinking about how he fell down in the first place because of Kanna, the unprotected rapid descent from such a height still left him dizzy, which was why Kanna had tricked him.

This was an insult he, as an elite Operator, could not accept. He spat out the dust from his mouth and said, "It's my fault for delaying your cleaning, but the culprit is Kanna. This brat jumped from the top of the tower without a word after a disagreement. I was trying to save her. If you want to catch her, with your skills, it might be troublesome. How about we catch her together? That way, if Kal'tsit asks, you won't be held responsible for the incomplete cleaning."

Scout thought, "If you betray me, don't blame me for defecting."

The members of A1 Squad also knew that Scout wasn't the type to do such inexplicable things. It was likely, as he said, caused by that little Kanna.

They nodded to each other and agreed to Scout's plan. Thus, a temporary team was formed, with Scout as the leader and A1 Squad as his support – the "Kanna Capture Squad," officially established to apprehend the criminal suspect Kanna who had disrupted A1 Squad's mission.

Knowing Kanna's escape route, Scout led the way towards the lookout tower.

"Two of you come with me inside, and the rest of you stand guard around the tower to prevent her from making a desperate jump."

The group discussed it, and Fen and Closure, the most skilled, followed Scout upstairs. The other three took positions in a triangle around the base of the tower, blocking all directions.

Meanwhile, Kanna was unaware that she had been betrayed by a "traitor," and that the betrayer was not only leading the way but also blocking all her escape routes.

She skipped and hopped her way to the top of the tower, even using the sink in the lookout tower to wash the dirt off her face.

As she was preparing to continue enjoying the scenery, her ears twitched.

There was movement below, faint but the footsteps of three people.

She turned her head towards the entrance at the top and saw Scout leading the way, with Fen and Closure closely following him as they jumped in.

At this moment, Kanna realized that the seemingly upright Scout had betrayed her.

Just as she was about to try her old trick and jump down to escape, Scout's voice echoed, "Give up! The remaining team members are waiting below. Furthermore, your actions have been reported to Kal'tsit, and an official arrest warrant has been issued. There are Operators all around now; you can't escape."

Looking at Scout's face, covered in dust, his words were serious yet carried a hint of mischief. Kanna just wanted to give him an elegant middle finger.

While Kanna's attention was entirely on Scout, a pair of hands landed on her shoulders.

"Kanna-chan, why did you do that? Why?" A voice, like it came from the deepest abyss and possessed a yandere-like quality, echoed from behind Kanna.

"Eek!" Kanna slowly turned her head, only to see Fen's blood-red eyes.

Ten minutes later, by the garbage heap, Amiya looked helplessly at Kanna, who was fidgeting with her hands, head bowed, staring at the ground, looking like she was ready to accept any punishment.

"Ahem! Given that Operator Kanna acted in a dangerous manner, sabotaged A1 Squad's original mission, and caused A1 Squad extreme fright. As compensation, Kanna must complete A1 Squad's unfinished mission alone, submit a self-criticism report of no less than ten thousand characters, and announce it via broadcast throughout the control room. Furthermore, Kanna's privilege to board the bridge alone will be revoked until the Management Committee unanimously agrees to reinstate it."

She had anticipated the punishment, but she hadn't expected to be forbidden from going to the bridge alone. This meant the source of her joy as a scenery enthusiast was gone.

Fortunately, Outcast's departure from the ship was not far off. Otherwise, wandering the ship daily, even a young dragon would eventually get bored.

Chapter 38: Chapter Thirty-Four: The Young Dragon's Banana Friend

Rhodes Island Young Dragon Management Safety Committee Temporary Office

"What has Kanna been up to lately?"

"Ever since she was punished with cleaning duty last time, the little one found a new game. She wanders around the ship every day carrying a big broom, and excitedly runs to clean up any trash she finds on the ground. Thankfully, Rhodes Island is large enough that a full circuit takes about a day."

Outcast, who had been idle at home since the last incident, voluntarily took on the role of Kanna's administrator. They also received temporary authority from Kal'tsit to use Precise's access, allowing them to track the young dragon's location and movements through the ship's monitoring and cameras.

Hearing Outcast's words, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.

After being "fully charged," Kanna's spirits had been exceptionally high. It was precisely this exuberance that had led to the "accident" on the bridge. Having such a lively, energetic, and strong little one who loved to run around had caused them no end of worry.

To properly manage and guide the young dragon's life and personality, with Kal'tsit's approval and Amiya's leadership, Outcast, Scout, Red, and a series of other Operators were brought together to establish the Young Dragon Management Safety Committee.