Hello, Arknights

Chapter 232 Skadi, Rainy Day

"Hello."

"..."

"It looks like it's going to rain. It might not be safe to stay here any longer."

"..."

The girl sat quietly on the edge of the deck railing, just looking at him quietly, her red eyes moving slowly.

The song had stopped, but there seemed to be still clear and profound notes flowing in the air. Ling Dengxian was surprisingly shameless. He let out a "hey" and sat down next to her three steps away. He glanced at the speeding scenery below, then seemed to calmly shift his gaze to look at the Agor girl.

Damn, it’s so high, my calves are shaking.

"Um, nice to meet you. I'm the new operator, White Dove. Can I ask what your code name is?"

"..." The girl with white hair and red eyes retracted her gaze and continued to quietly watch the dark clouds in the sky, rolling, breathing, and changing in countless ways.

Is that so... Ling Dengxian was speechless for a moment after hitting a wall, but his attention was soon attracted by the cloud waves that were like the tide.

The rolling clouds, wrapped in lead-gray colors, are like a giant snake that winds for thousands of miles like endless mountains, flying over the silver plains, dancing like smoke, and breathing out the cold air that sweeps across the earth to the world.

Just like the ocean tide, it allows the world to glimpse a corner of the vastness, waiting for the opportunity to bring storms.

"...I've seen you." Suddenly, the Agor girl spoke.

"Is there, is there?" Ling Dengxian tried hard to recall the faces he met on the island these days. He was sure that he had not seen her.

"But you haven't seen me." The girl looked at him again, her eyes moving slightly.

"Colombia, Tobrand, you were accompanied by a blind Carter girl and a Liberian girl."

Ling Dengxian's pupils shrank, and an emotion called sadness ignited his heart, bringing a long and unbearable coldness.

"That Carters girl, is she okay?"

"She...Aran fell ill and died during that catastrophe."

After a long silence, the girl finally spoke softly: "My condolences."

"It's over... Now, I am fulfilling her last wish and taking her place to see the world with my own eyes."

"Is that so..." The girl murmured in silence, or maybe she didn't think too much about it. She just felt regretful, but her expression didn't change much, as if she didn't care.

"why?"

"what why?"

"Why are you talking to me?" asked the Agor girl.

"I saw a lovely girl who seemed to be in trouble and looked worried. As a newcomer, I wanted to show some concern for her. What if I could have another reliable senior?" Ling Dengxian said with a smile.

"Oh, so, why are you talking to me?" The girl tilted her head, not realizing who she was referring to.

"Uh...I, um, mean you." Seeing that the girl didn't understand, Ling Dengxian said awkwardly.

"That's it..."

"Yes……"

"It's a lie." The girl said in a calm tone, gently popping the lie as if popping a bubble.

"...Ah, not entirely." Ling Dengxian smiled helplessly, with a hint of bitterness.

Maybe he shouldn't learn from Li Lingyu. After all, he's not good at hiding his thoughts... "It's really too forced."

"It's so fake. They all say I'm scary, not cute." Agor stated his basis naturally.

The cold wind lifted his clothes, and Ling Dengxian held his forehead in pain. What kind of flaw is this...

"So this is what you mean by fake?"

"So the second half is also fake?" Chi Tong narrowed his eyes slightly.

"No... the first half is also true."

"But you just said... not everything."

"I mean, not everyone thinks so." Ling Dengxian immediately explained himself.

"Is that so? But didn't you just get here?"

"...So I knew this just after I got here, and you should understand this even more!" Ling Dengxian almost gasped for breath. He felt that this thing gave people a feeling of "appearance is for reference only, everything is subject to the actual object."

Just... it seems that he is very smart, but in fact, he is not that smart. But he is not that smart and he is not that easy to fool...

A bit silly...

"...Skadi, you asked for my name." It was a very abrupt and stiff self-introduction, but Ling Dengxian was relieved instead. It meant that she was willing to communicate with him instead of remaining silent like she did at the beginning.

"My name is..." Ling Dengxian paused for a moment, feeling a little embarrassed, but then he felt relieved. "Ling Dengxian, codename Baige."

"Okay." The answer was concise. The girl named Skadi looked at him and said, "I've already told you what you asked. Can you leave now?"

"Huh?" Ling Dengxian was a little confused, wondering if he had offended her in some way just now.

"...If you get too close to me, you will die." Skadi stared at the ground and reached out to press down her tricorn hat at her side. The wind was getting stronger and stronger.

"Huh?" Ling Dengxian was completely confused and didn't understand what she was talking about.

"I can't be the senior who takes care of you, that's it."

…She really believed it…

Actually, I was worried... I couldn't say such words out loud, but Ling Dengxian tried to move closer to Skadi with the mentality of "I won't die if I do it anyway".

"...Really." The girl raised her face with a slightly cold look.

The young man was unmoved.

After a while, the cold wind became more and more biting, and Ling Dengxian could hardly suppress his shivering, but he could not retreat first.

It will be difficult to withdraw.

"It's raining." As the rain fell, Skadi put on her hat. Ling Dengxian also relaxed and followed the girl off the deck.

The cold rain continued to fall on the deck until it started to pour down. However, despite the wind and rain, the interior of Rhodes Island remained warm.

After entering the door, Ling Dengxian lost sight of Skadi. But that was okay, as it was almost time for Ling Dengxian to return to the dormitory.

"I'm back...oh, no one is here." Ling Dengxian amused himself. Although he walked fast, he still got a little wet. But it didn't matter. It was much more convenient here. He could take a bath as he pleased.

"Oh, I'm feeling a bit uncomfortable without that little bastard Chi Yu..." Ling Dengxian couldn't help but sigh. The last time they had a bed to sleep in, Chi Yu always had the habit of sleeping in the same bed with him, and he was a little spoiled by the habit of having someone warm the bed.

After the bath, Ling Dengxian came out naked to look for a towel. His room was at the side and had a porthole. He stared at the gray world outside painted by the clouds and rain, and was slightly lost in thought. He couldn't help thinking a lot.

"Uncle Duva seems to have gone to Casimir... I don't know if I'll have the chance to go on a mission there in the future, the country of knights..."

"Is Ms. Wesson okay? I hope Lorna doesn't get into trouble so often..."

"When will Texas come? I haven't told her my name yet... Speaking of which... I'm a little bothered by how she sees me... I always feel... No, I care so much..."

"Mastema..."

On this rainy day, he finally had time to sit down and read his diary again.