After completing all her work, Amiya arrived outside Kanna's dorm. With a swipe of her ID card, the dorm door was successfully unlocked.
Opening the door, Amiya poked her head in and saw Kanna sleeping soundly on the bed, mumbling something.
Her ears twitched slightly, and listening closely, she heard: "Steamed chicken, braised chicken, stir-fried chicken, shredded chicken with sauce, crispy chicken, diced chicken stir-fry…" It was all dish names.
Amiya shook her head, about to leave, when she suddenly felt her hand being pulled.
When she turned around, she saw Kanna had left her covers at some point and was standing at the doorway.
Startled by Kanna's sudden teleportation, the hairs on Amiya's ears instantly stood on end.
"Is Amiya here to see Kanna?"
Fortunately, Kanna's voice calmed her down again.
After composing herself, Amiya patted her chest.
"Kanna-chan, you appearing so suddenly scared me!"
At this point, Kanna also woke up from her daze.
Just now, in her sleep, she suddenly felt a gust of wind. Kanna, who was very familiar with her dorm, clearly noticed that the wind's direction was not from the ventilation shaft, and it carried the scent of a familiar person.
A familiar person?
Kanna struggled to open her eyes and saw the bunny next to her, whose pupils were dilating from fright.
After exchanging greetings, Amiya calmed down.
Because she was confined and couldn't go out, Amiya walked directly into Kanna's small room.
Unlike most female Operators, Kanna's dorm was incredibly simple, much like the post-war Kazdel style, emphasizing minimalism.
Aside from a bed and a wall with a weapon rack, the entire bedroom only contained a desk with several books recording the history and culture of various countries in Terra.
Sitting on a nearby stool, Amiya quietly told Kanna everything that had happened outside, from why Kanna was grounded to her argument with Kal'tsit.
If Kanna had anticipated the latter, then the former truly left her dumbfounded. There really were people in this world so unlucky, having been extorted by her four times. No wonder the taste felt so familiar; at the time, she had thought Rhodes Island's catering had become a chain, with all restaurants serving the same dishes. She never expected the reason to be this.
For the latter, Kanna also offered her advice.
"Amiya, although I don't know the Doctor you speak of, there should be quite a few people on Rhodes Island who do, right? I think you can easily ask them and see what everyone's attitude is towards the Doctor's return. If, after hearing everyone's advice, you still feel it's necessary to bring the Doctor back, then I am willing to be the vanguard. No matter what kind of demons or monsters we face, we shall have no equals before us."
After hearing Kanna's words, Amiya also agreed, because the Doctor's past incident had caused a huge stir. Even though she very much wanted him to return in the current situation, she also had to consider everyone's opinions, especially those of the remaining elders within Rhodes Island.
After chatting for a while, Amiya prepared to leave, but before she went, she left her personal terminal with Kanna. She said that because Operators often traveled all over the world, she privately entrusted them to record and download interesting videos to bring back. There were many videos from other Operators from the outside world on the terminal. With this, Kanna wouldn't be bored even if she could only stay indoors for the week.
Kanna was also very happy to accept this. Although she could simply sleep through the entire week, sleeping all day was so tiring!
Having videos to pass the extra time was naturally even better.
Not long after Amiya left, Kal'tsit came to Kanna.
"The Doctor's issue is a taboo topic for many elders within Rhodes Island. I hope you don't get too involved in the Doctor and Amiya's affairs!" Kal'tsit, knowing Kanna's personality, did not beat around the bush but directly stated her intention.
Kanna leaned back after hearing this, raised the personal terminal in her hand, gestured to Kal'tsit, and said,
"Amiya has given me a condition I cannot refuse. However, I can also guarantee that I will not specifically influence her judgment before she makes her final decision. You also need to trust Amiya. Although she doesn't seem very strong and is emotionally rich due to Originium Arts, her heart is very strong.
As your 'student,' Amiya has been learning from you since she was young. How many years has it been? I think you also need to trust Amiya. I believe she will never betray Rhodes Island. Under this premise, any decision she makes must have her own considerations.
Kal'tsit, you always say Amiya is the leader of Rhodes Island, but even a fledgling eagle wanting to soar must spread its wings and face the earth and its inner courage on its own before it can embrace the sky. Amiya may still have many shortcomings, but she also believes that you, I, and everyone on Rhodes Island will help her make up for all of it. But if she doesn't have a bit of courage to take responsibility and the awareness to think for herself when facing problems, then are you willing to spend a lifetime of effort protecting a thoughtless puppet?"
After hearing Kanna's words, Kal'tsit did not speak, but sighed after a long silence, then silently stood up and silently left.
Seeing her leave, Kanna couldn't help but wave her small fist at her chest.
"YES! Another day of making Kal'tsit speechless with words! So happy!"
After Kal'tsit left, Kanna fiddled with the personal terminal Amiya had left behind. She skillfully opened My Terminal = Videos = Learning Videos = About Rhodes Island Mechanical Engineering Learning Videos = Hidden Folder and found a video named "Even Cautus Would Blush and Their Heart Pound."
With a "Jie jie jie jie" laugh, Kanna's eyes emitted an eerie glow, and the corners of her mouth constantly curled upwards, forming a tick mark.
One second after opening the video, several black lines appeared on Kanna's forehead. The video, hidden so deeply by Amiya, turned out to be "One Hundred Ways to Cook Carrots."
I haven't even taken off my pants yet and it's already gone?
With a look of disgust, she pushed the personal terminal forward. The greatly disappointed Kanna didn't want to touch the thing again for a while.
It wasn't until evening that Outcast entered Kanna's dormitory with food.
Upon entering, she saw Kanna lying on the bed, holding a personal terminal, mindlessly scrolling through videos.
"This personal terminal is Amiya's, right!" With just a glance, Outcast, being a sniper, recognized who the original owner of the item in Kanna's hand was.
"It is! Amiya was worried Kanna would be bored these past few days, so she left this behind." Kanna skillfully placed the terminal on the bedside, then climbed out of bed and walked towards the food.
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