"Yo, Sister Folinic, are you doing a part-time job during your training break?" As Kaltsit's little secretary, Kanna and Folinic were quite familiar with each other, and now that they were members of the same team, she dared to make a few small jokes.
"You've come at just the right time, Kanna. This is Lisa. After I joined the squad, she is temporarily taking over my duties as Dr. Kaltsit's assistant." Seeing Kanna approach, Folinic introduced the girl beside her.
Kanna was stunned when she heard Folinic's words. After all, in her memory, besides Suzuran's layered large tail, her stack of attack speed machine guns, and the big move of the Arts Vaporization team, she hadn't really paid special attention to the other party's Operator file. All she knew was that the other party was very cute and popular among the clerical Operators.
She really didn't know that the other party actually had the ability to be Kaltsit's assistant.
"Don't underestimate Suzuran, oh, she's very smart, and she's also an official student taken in by Dr. Kaltsit. In my opinion, when she grows up, she might even become the second Dr. Kaltsit in medical technology." Perhaps fearing that Suzuran would be looked down upon, Folinic kept praising her.
Suzuran, standing nearby, blushed a rosy pink upon hearing these praises.
"Slap!" To everyone's shocked gazes, Kanna's hands had, at some point, pinched the other party's cheeks.
"Sorry, she's too cute, I couldn't resist..." Noticing the gazes from around her, Kanna said sorry, but her hands didn't stop.
"Hello, my name is Lisa, it's nice to meet you." Although Kanna's actions seemed rough, Lisa could feel that the hands covering her face were very gentle and caused no harm whatsoever.
Moreover, Kanna seemed a little younger than her, so Suzuran didn't feel scared. Instead, she also reached out and touched Kanna's cheek.
"Hm-hm! I am Kanna. Lisa, right? I declare that from now on, you're under my protection. Other things aside, in this small corner of Rhodes Island, if you have any problems, just come to me. There's nothing I can't handle..." After retracting her hands, Kanna savored the soft and springy sensation, then patted her chest, ready to take Lisa as her subordinate, completely disregarding that the other person looked a bit older than her.
"Really?" Lisa tilted her head, a thoughtful expression on her face.
AWSL
Watching Lisa's unconscious cuteness, Kanna clutched her chest, feeling like she was about to be overwhelmed by the other party's adorableness.
"Absolutely! There's nothing on Rhodes Island that I, Kanna, can't handle!" Kanna said confidently, acting as if Rhodes Island was the biggest, and she was second.
"I still have some things I don't understand about the stimulating effect of Arts activation on activated Originium and the way Originium in the body becomes dormant. Can you explain the key points to me?" Lisa's eyes widened, looking at Kanna in front of her as if to say, 'Tell me, tell me!'
"Gah!" Hearing Lisa's words, Kanna couldn't help but start sweating. If it was a real-world difficulty, she could help solve it, but when it came to medicine, especially professional terms where each word could be understood separately but made no sense when combined, Kanna could only say that she knew nothing at all.
"Alright, Kanna isn't a medical Operator; she doesn't need to learn this knowledge." Folinic, covering her mouth, smiled as she watched Kanna start to sweat before speaking up to help her out.
Lisa, with a regretful "Oh," walked to the side. At this moment, Kanna felt that Suzuran, whom the clerical Operators called an angel, might also have a mischievous side... Well, she is a nine-tailed fox after all... "What time is the training this afternoon?" Kanna, not having attended training before, wasn't very clear about Rhodes Island's training schedule.
"Normally, assembly is at 1:30 and training starts at 2:00. But given this morning's situation, you'll probably be separated again!" Folinic quickly replied.
"That's true, but with Nian there, it won't be difficult." Kanna had a slight grasp of the strength of the teammate she had brought in.
"Nian? Is that the girl who came back with you? From this morning's training, as a Shieldguard, she is indeed very strong. Unfortunately, she is only a Shieldguard, and this profession rarely has the power to turn the tide on the battlefield." Folinic recalled the girl who stood at the very front of the crowd this morning. Although she looked very frail, holding a shield, she gave people the illusion of being as stable as a bedrock.
After hearing Folinic's words, Kanna unconsciously glanced at a woman not far away, whose face was written with invincibility, elegantly eating lunch. A strange smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. Heavies, as front-line damage absorbers, indeed mostly only fulfill the role of guardianship in the hands of most people. However, there are also exceptional ones who possess formidable offensive power while guarding, such as the woman not far away who looked like she could "Ora" an opponent three pages if she put down her chopsticks.
"You can't say that. There's a Yan proverb that says, 'The best defense is offense.' Truly top-tier Heavy Operators also possess powerful abilities to break stalemates. For example, Brother ACE, Nian, and Ms. Saria, all have the ability to change the tide of battle on their own."
Hearing Kanna put Nian and Saria, who often went on external missions, on par with Rhodes Island's top Heavy, ACE, Folinic couldn't help but widen her eyes. After all, ACE's record and strength on Rhodes Island were evident to all. She hadn't expected Kanna to believe that there was someone among Rhodes Island's Heavy Operators who could be compared to him.
"Actually, Miss Nearl also has this strength, but it seems she's held back by something, unable to fully unleash it..." Kanna muttered inwardly. Maxing out Nearl's Kazimierz buffs and promoting her to Radiant Knight would definitely make her a top-tier Heavy Operator.
Because Kanna didn't lower her voice, everyone around could hear clearly.
Everyone around Saria looked at her in surprise. After all, given Kanna's strength, a Heavy Operator she acknowledged must be extraordinary.
"Kanna overpraises me. I am just an ordinary Heavy Operator, perhaps with a little more experience than others." At this moment, Kanna and her group happened to pass in front of Saria, who spoke up.
Kanna feigned a shocked expression. "Ordinary Heavy Operator"? "A little more experience than others"? Is that even human talk? If Saria's strength was considered ordinary, then ninety percent of Rhodes Island's Heavies would have to be classified as useless.
"It's Saria, no need to be so modest, oh! Being praised isn't a bad thing, right!" Kanna said, acting surprised that the person she was talking about was right there.
-------------------------------
I've already uploaded 70 chapters of this story on Patreon!
If you enjoy it, come check out the latest chapters in advance.
Here's the link:
[patreon.com/Greyhounds]
Thank you so much for your support!!
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"