Arknights, but Raising Terra in Captivity

In my eyes, that was a phone, but in the eyes of you, Amiya, and Heart of the Corrupted Skadi, could it have been some kind of Red Queen supercomputer?

Amiya had no idea what Chen Ran was thinking. After finishing her salute and raising her head, she said, "I was rash. For offending you, Lord God, I beg for your magnanimity. If it can quell your anger, I am willing to accept punishment."

This time, it was not because Amiya was kind.

After calming down from her initial rage, Amiya finally realized two things:

First, a being as great as the one before her would never—would not even deign to—lie to her. She was unworthy of it.

If He said He had not done it, then He had not done it.

Second, no matter how she looked at it, Amiya had been the one to attack first.

And had He not been warning Amiya when He casually taught Heart of the Corrupted Skadi how to destroy a planet more efficiently?

When one person made a mistake, was it not only natural for an entire race to be implicated before a god?

So Amiya quickly realized that she had to admit her mistake. Not only did she need to show a good attitude, she also had to willingly accept punishment.

Otherwise, if this Lord God became unhappy and sent her home planet straight into the second dimension, she would not even have a place to cry.

"Oh, this scene feels pretty familiar."

Chen Ran suddenly laughed.

How could it not feel familiar?

Was this not a remake of, "Kal'tsit's attitude finally became respectful, and she clearly addressed him as 'Lord God'"?

"Tell me, why do you and Kal'tsit look like you were cast from the same mold?"

Before this, Chen Ran probably would not have understood the reason for Amiya's change in attitude.

But with what had happened with Kal'tsit before, he understood it instantly this time.

Not to mention, the translucent pop-up window flashed at just the right moment:

"Amiya has been won over by your greatness. She deeply understands just how brazen her earlier attack was."

"Little Rabbit, you wouldn't want me to use your home planet as a marble and flick it into a sewer, would you?"

"You are so despicable. Under your tyrannical might, Amiya can only submit."

"Recommendation: spank her."

Chen Ran: "..."

You Japanese system, tone it down.

But speaking of butts...

Chen Ran lowered his head and carefully examined Amiya.

On a normal Worldline, no matter how Amiya evolved or whether her class was Caster, Guard, or Medic,

Amiya's eternal standard equipment was always a pair of black pantyhose.

But on Demon King Rabbit's Worldline, Amiya had become a bare-legged, barefoot type. She wore only a white dress and did not even have shoes on.

Sure enough, this Worldline was a bad civilization.

While Chen Ran examined her, Amiya began to grow uneasy.

Amiya did not think Chen Ran was looking at her with the eyes of some lustful beast. He was probably assessing her value.

Could she alone represent the entire human race? Could punishing her alone offset the sins of her entire race?

"I remember, Little Rabbit, you're an adult, right?"

"Huh...?"

Chen Ran's sudden question made Amiya freeze for a moment, but she quickly answered, "Yes, Lord God."

"It feels like the Little Rabbit you raised at home suddenly grew up into a big rabbit, but then you take a closer look and realize that even grown up, you're still this tiny?"

But as long as she was an adult, that was fine.

Chen Ran extended his hand toward Amiya. "Come up."

"Okay..."

Although Amiya did not understand why, she did not disobey the will of a god. She stood up and walked onto Chen Ran's palm.

When Chen Ran lifted Little Rabbit before his eyes, he continued, "Lie down. As punishment, I'll just spank you once."

Amiya: "..."

Amiya fell silent for a long time.

It was not that she thought the punishment was excessive. She was wondering... was it too light?

Lord God, you had been offended and attacked, yet just one slap on someone's butt was enough to let the matter go?

Could this Lord God... truly be so kind-hearted...?

So Amiya did not refuse. She obediently lay across Chen Ran's palm.

Then Chen Ran reached out—

And tugged Amiya's rabbit tail.

"Lord God...?"

"Oh, I was just curious. I've always heard that rabbit tails are actually pretty long, just curled into a ball, so I wanted to verify it."

"And now that you have—mmph?!"

Having satisfied his curiosity, Chen Ran naturally let go of Amiya's rabbit tail.

Then he lightly tapped her little butt with his fingertip, counting that as the punishment.

It was not as if he was really going to beat Little Rabbit up.

Chen Ran thought he had been extremely gentle, so gentle that it felt more like a touch.

Yet for some reason, when Chen Ran withdrew his hand and said, "All right, that counts as the punishment."

When Amiya raised her little head, her eyes were already brimming with tears from the pain.

"I don't think I used much force? You're really crying?"

"No..."

Amiya sniffed and tried to roll over and sit up, but perhaps because it hurt, she had no choice but to stand again.

With the black veil over her face hiding her aggrieved little expression from Chen Ran, she hurriedly took the opportunity to ask:

"Thank you for your magnanimity... May I ask... Lord God, do you have a way to resolve all these tragedies?"

Even after being treated that way by the people of Terra, Amiya still thought of saving them.

But Chen Ran merely said casually, "They're living too comfortably. Let the Sea Creatures gun them all down once, and they'll behave."

Amiya: "..."

It was over.

Amiya's little face crumpled.

This Lord God was still dissatisfied. It seemed the punishment just now had been too light.

Then... then perhaps...

"Lord God...? How about... you spank me again?" Amiya said.

Chen Ran: "?"

What kind of fetish did Little Rabbit have?

Let Amiya Visit the Sea Creatures Worldline's Planet and Experience Motherly Love

Of course, Amiya did not have that sort of special fetish.

It was simply that Chen Ran, this deity, was far too frightening.

When a casual slap could destroy a planet, an individual's thoughts no longer held any meaning.

After all, when most people were bitten by an ant, they would not painstakingly search through the entire colony for that particular ant to punish it—you would just pour boiling water into the anthill.

So when Chen Ran, this deity, casually spoke of an apocalypse, Amiya naturally assumed that he was still blaming her for her earlier offense.

What else could Amiya do?

All she could do was admit her mistake, obey, and pray that this being's mood would improve a little.

But Chen Ran did not see it that way.

"Is it because you weren't raised by the Doctor and Kal'tsit in this Demon King Rabbit Worldline, so you grew up wrong? Why do you have this kind of BDSM fetish?"

Chen Ran could not help speculating. "And I'm telling the truth. If you tell them to cherish love and peace, they'll only laugh at you for being as naive as a child, saying that the adult world only cares about profit. But if you say you've got your finger on a nuclear launch button, they'll immediately throw up their hands and cheer for peace."

As he spoke, Chen Ran turned toward the pile of planet models.

But from the corner of his eye, he first caught sight of that pitch-black... no, Demon King Rabbit Worldline planet model, where a translucent pop-up window was flashing.

Chen Ran focused on it and saw the words on the translucent window:

"Terra (Demon King Rabbit Worldline): Agreed! One hundred percent agreed!"

"Terra (Demon King Rabbit Worldline): Hurry up and end the world. Kill those Terrans already, so they stop fussing around on top of me every day."

"Terra (Demon King Rabbit Worldline): Also... since you spanked Amiya, you can't spank me again, okay?"

Chen Ran: "..."

He did not know whether the words in the pop-up reflected the planet model's true thoughts or whether the system was just messing around.

But they genuinely amused him.

So Chen Ran turned back to Amiya, pointed with one hand, and said, "There, Little Rabbit. See? I was right, wasn't I?"

Amiya: "?"

Amiya did not know what Chen Ran was suddenly talking about, nor did she know what had happened.

She was still voluntarily lying on the table with her little butt raised, waiting to be punished.

Fortunately, she could hear it.

Amiya heard that her home planet was... sucking up to him?

So Amiya, who immediately guessed roughly what was happening, looked toward her home planet with a complicated expression.

Could there be a possibility...

Demon King Rabbit really was kind-hearted, but if she ever made a move, she would absolutely be the most ruthless one?

Why not guess how all those Terrans had turned into stone?

And why not guess how long it would take her to turn an entire planet into stone?

"Terra (Demon King Rabbit Worldline): ..."

All right, now that planet model sank into an eerie silence.

As if it could not afford to offend anyone, it simply crouched in the corner and played dead.

Chen Ran, who had been enjoying the spectacle, found the planet model of Terra's Sea Creatures Worldline at that moment.

"Perfect." Chen Ran pointed at the planet model and said, "I happen to have a planet model that the Sea Creatures already wiped out. Why don't you go take a look for yourself at what that planet model is like now, Little Rabbit?"

"A planet..." Amiya paused for a moment before realization dawned on her. "You mean... a parallel Worldline?"

"You can understand it that way."

Chen Ran said, "Aren't you worried that after the Sea Creatures gun everyone down, Terra will become a wasteland filled with corpses? Why not go see for yourself exactly what it looks like, Little Rabbit?"

It was not that Chen Ran had confidence in the Sea Creatures... Well, all right, he actually did have quite a bit of confidence. After all, those things could do nothing but eat until rice prices rose...

More importantly, this was Amiya. Chen Ran believed she would not cause trouble. If he told her to take a look, she really would just take a look and would not mess around.

Oh... perhaps he could also let her meet Savior Kal'tsit? Let her experience some motherly love?

"Since you say so..." Amiya fell silent for a while before saying, "Then I will follow your will."

Amiya had no choice but to agree. Did she dare say no?