Arknights, But Raising Terra Chapter 30

After Chen Ran handed her a small fork, Amiya said, "Then... I'll begin..."

She gently picked up a piece and put it in her mouth.

"Mmm... so sweet..."

"Sweet?" Chen Ran raised an eyebrow. "Then this dessert isn't made well. I'll have someone make a new one."

"Eh? No, no, no!"

Amiya was startled. Although she didn't know how Chen Ran judged it, she quickly reached out with her small hand to stop him. "I, I mean it's delicious!"

As if to convince Chen Ran, Amiya quickly picked up another small piece and put it in her mouth.

This finally convinced Chen Ran.

However—

Watching the two little figures, only about 10cm tall, eating with their cheeks puffed out like little hamsters, It was quite stress-relieving, to say the least.

But Chen Ran quickly noticed something. "Little Rabbit, where's the black veil you were wearing on your face?"

"Mm...?"

Amiya, with cream on her mouth, looked up. "I put it in the wardrobe... Is something wrong, Lord God?"

"It's just that you suddenly stopped covering your face, Little Rabbit. I'm still a little unaccustomed to it," Chen Ran sighed.

"Eh... Then, should I go back and put it on again now?" Amiya asked tentatively.

"No need. You're eating. Why would you wear that—"

Chen Ran was about to say this, but halfway through, he seemed to realize something, stroking his chin as he stared at Amiya for a long time.

After making Amiya feel quite uncomfortable—

"I have an idea I want to verify," Chen Ran finally said. "Little Rabbit, go put on that black veil again and try it."

"Okay...?"

Although Amiya didn't understand why, she put down the fork in her hand and floated back into the small castle.

When she came out again, Amiya had the black veil back on her face.

Then, when Amiya floated back in front of Chen Ran, Chen Ran reached out, used his fingertips to gently lift Amiya's veil, and then brought his fingertips close to Amiya's small mouth, saying, "Little Rabbit, try biting my fingertip."

Amiya didn't understand, but she did as he said.

So Chen Ran watched as he lifted the veil halfway with his fingertip, the veil then drooped down to cover half of his finger, and beneath that veil, Amiya gently bit his fingertip with her small mouth, only her two little eyes looking up at him.

Chen Ran immediately understood. "Oh, it's just as I thought. Little Rabbit, you should keep wearing that veil from now on."

"Okay..."

Amiya nodded her little head, but she always felt like something was off.

045. Amiya: Who gives a planet as a meeting gift?!

Amiya did feel like something was off, but she tilted her little head and pondered for a long time, yet couldn't figure out what it was.

Instead, when she came to her senses, Amiya realized she had been holding Chen Ran's fingertip and sucking on it for quite a while.

"Ah... S-, sorry, Lord God..."

Amiya quickly released her small mouth.

Looking at the saliva on Chen Ran's fingertip, Amiya wanted to wipe it off.

But looking left and right, Amiya was only wearing a small white dress, with no extra fabric to wipe away the drool.

There was no way she could take off the white stockings on her feet, roll them into a ball, and wipe with them, right?

Fortunately, her Lord God was understanding and saw her embarrassment.

Chen Ran withdrew his hand and casually waved it. "It's alright, it's alright, don't worry about such small things. If you don't hurry, Red T will have eaten all the 'little' cake by herself."

As he spoke, Chen Ran shifted his gaze and looked at his fingertip, which was covered in quite a bit of saliva.

This was kissed by the little rabbit. I should lick it quickly. Chen Ran really couldn't do something like that.

So he pulled out a tissue from the side and casually wiped it.

Looking up again, he saw Amiya holding the small fork as if it were the Lance of Longinus, and she quickly joined the battle.

It couldn't be helped, the small cake, which should have been as tall as she was, had already been mostly eaten by Heart of the Corrupted Skadi during the time she was sucking on Chen Ran's fingertip.

Who knew how the Heart of the Corrupted Skadi's belly didn't grow despite eating so much.

But unfortunately, Amiya was only full after eating a quantity about the size of a soybean.

And Heart of the Corrupted Skadi...

Forget it, since there were Sea Creatures, it wasn't a waste.

... ... ...

Amiya gently rubbed her small belly, as if aiding digestion, drifting around Chen Ran.

"You're learning pretty fast, little rabbit,"

Chen Ran, who was currently hand-crafting a planetary model, suddenly chuckled. "Before, it was that Red T drifting around me, and now it's you, little rabbit. When are you two going to drift together and give me some surround sound?"

"Mmm..." Amiya felt a bit embarrassed and landed on the tabletop. "Sorry, Lord God, did I disturb you?"

"No, I just finished."

Chen Ran wiped his hands, then held the newly made planetary model between two fingers and placed it under the light, as if admiring a work of art.

Amiya, having witnessed the birth of a planet from start to now, had adapted quite a bit. She obediently admired it alongside Chen Ran.

"This is a new world..." Amiya sighed with a strange emotion.

"Pretty, isn't it?" Chen Ran asked.

"Yes," Amiya nodded. "It's very pretty."

"Then it's yours."

"Eh...?"

Before Amiya could react, Chen Ran withdrew his hand and shoved the newly born planetary model into her arms.

Amiya clutched the planetary model, stunned for a long time, until Chen Ran spoke again. "Consider it a welcome gift for you becoming my 'Divine Messenger'?"

This was the truth.

The moment this little rabbit pledged her loyalty to him, the semi-transparent pop-up window had actually updated.

Under the Divine Messenger section, the little rabbit's name had been added:

"Divine Messengers: Heart of the Corrupted Skadi, Demon King Amiya, Kal'tsit (?)"

"Becoming your Divine Messenger is my honor, but, but this welcome gift..."

Once Amiya realized what was happening, she quickly shook her head. "This is too precious!"

Who gives a welcome gift by directly handing over a planet?!

Even a domineering CEO isn't as domineering as you!

"No, this is actually a tradition of ours."

"What kind of tradition is this?!"

Although Amiya felt flustered, holding the planetary model in her arms with no idea what to do—

it really was a tradition.

Chen Ran turned his head and glanced at the 'Gourmet Planet'.

That planet was, in essence, what Chen Ran had given to the Sea Creatures, wasn't it?

Besides...

"Alright, accept it," Chen Ran said. "And I think you'll use it someday, little rabbit."

After all, considering the situation of the Demon King Rabbit's home planet... it wouldn't be surprising if it faced another world-ending event.

Perhaps then, her home planet would be eternally sealed and given to her Lord God as a collection, while the Demon King Rabbit would lead the remaining 'well-behaved and sensible' survivors to live on a new planet.

However, even as he said this, he turned back and saw Amiya looking as if she were holding a scorching hot potato—

"Okay, okay, I'll make this planetary model come alive first."

Chen Ran reached out, took the planetary model back from Amiya's arms.

As Amiya visibly relaxed, Chen Ran then stood up, held the planetary model, and walked to the center of the living room.

As before, he placed the planetary model on the floor. Chen Ran turned his head, then turned back, and saw the planetary model suspended in mid-air, rotating.

When Amiya also floated over and landed on Chen Ran's shoulder to sit—

Oh, wait. Amiya suddenly remembered something. If she sat here, she'd probably be lectured by that red-haired Miss Skadi about spicy rabbit heads again...

So, Amiya floated up again and moved to Chen Ran's other shoulder, sitting down. Only then did she look at the planetary model with Chen Ran.

Then, as the semi-transparent pop-up window flickered—

"First Biological Outbreak"

"See? Look."

Seeing this familiar phrase, Chen Ran turned his head to look at Amiya and said, "You really don't have anything to worry about, little rabbit."

"Eh...? Look, look at what?"

Amiya looked confused.

It was Chen Ran who finally reacted and explained, "This planet isn't Terra from another timeline, just like the one I gave to those Sea Creatures. It's a completely new planet."

"But... but even so..."

Amiya still seemed unwilling, still feeling that this so-called 'welcome gift' was too precious for her to possibly accept.

This was the second time the little rabbit had refused.

Although if Chen Ran persisted a bit longer, this little rabbit might be forced to accept it due to reasons like 'you can't refuse three times in a row' or 'how dare you defy the will of a god'...

But he decided against it.

Chen Ran didn't make things difficult for Amiya. He simply reached out towards the newly formed planet model, intending to take it back.

However, as he reached out, the planet model began to autonomously expand and contract, forcing Chen Ran to retract his hand.

"Once this thing is released, it can't be taken back?"

Chen Ran seemed to be complaining, but he was actually asking the semi-transparent pop-up window.

046. What's in the candy jar might not be candy, but perhaps tiny planets.

After all, in his living room now, besides the initial galaxy and the Sea Creature-line Terra, there were only two more added:

One from the Demon King Rabbit line, and one a gourmet planet.

What would Chen Ran do if he wanted to explore other worldlines of Terra in the future?

He couldn't possibly try them one by one and fill his living room to the brim, could he?

His OCD would probably kill him on the spot.

Fortunately, after flickering a few times, the semi-transparent pop-up window responded to Chen Ran's query at the opportune moment:

"Behold, this is a wild (crossed out) newborn planet. It has been born."

"It curiously opened its eyes and surveyed its surroundings, seeing the Lord God before it."