"Oh, where else could he be? He's over there, twitching!" Yato pointed with her chin to a pillar not far away. Blackcorner was leaning against the pillar, his body occasionally twitching unnaturally, looking like he hadn't fully recovered from the earlier match.
"Ahahaha~ Brother Blackcorner, are you alright?!" Seeing his miserable state, Kanna felt a bit awkward. Although she had intentionally adjusted the intensity of the lightning to keep the damage low, Blackcorner, as a Shieldguard Operator, had most of his equipment made of metal. Coupled with the fact that Shieldguards are living targets on the battlefield, and adding a layer of resentment from the Sniper Operators' previous polishing, Blackcorner, who stood in front of the ranged Operators as a protector after the Shieldguards of the instructor team were held back by Nian, received focused attention from Rhodes Island's ranged firepower.
Even ants can bite an elephant to death, let alone Blackcorner, who had endured countless lightning strikes. Now, he was paralyzed on the ground, completely unable to move.
Kanna quickly walked over to Blackcorner. With a flick of her finger, streams of lightning emerged from his body and converged at her fingertips, then dissipated with a gentle squeeze.
After Kanna's intervention, Blackcorner immediately felt much better. At least with the residual electricity removed from his body, he was no longer suffering as much.
After resting for nearly ten more minutes, Blackcorner finally got up from the ground. "Ouch, next training, Kanna, please reduce the current a bit more. This tingling, numbing sensation is killing me."
"You're in good shape, recovering so quickly…" Kanna patted Blackcorner's shoulder.
"Of course! Us Shieldguard Operators, if nothing else, are tough. If we weren't durable, we would have become Guards long ago." Blackcorner was quite proud of his identity as a Shieldguard Operator.
"But I heard Shieldguard Operators only take hits, while other Guards can both take hits and deal damage!" Kanna retorted to Blackcorner's words. After all, the reputation of Guard Arknights was built by those overpowered Guards, one after another, by Yinjio.
"Who said that? Those Guards who don't even want to raise their shields, with that lightning just now, five hits at most, and they'd be lying flat on the ground. But any Shieldguard can endure five hits." Blackcorner immediately jumped up at Kanna's retort. He had long been dissatisfied with Guards being more conspicuous than Shieldguards on the battlefield. Why should he, a melee combatant, only be good for taking hits, while others charged in and out of enemy lines seven times?
Compared to them, Shieldguards seemed like they were raised by a stepmother.
"What's all the fuss about? Everyone has different roles. Do you, wearing equipment weighing nearly a hundred catties, also want to charge into battle like a Guard? Can you even keep up with them?"
Before Blackcorner could feel proud for a few seconds, Yato, standing nearby, reached out and slapped the back of his head.
Under Yato's "suppression," Blackcorner had no choice but to back down.
After chatting for a while, Kanna and the others walked out. Upon reaching the door, they saw Chwazomari waiting by the entrance. Kanna awkwardly touched her cheek, "Sorry, we chatted for a bit. Come with me, let's go to the Greenhouse. Nian, are you coming too?"
"No, I'll go check on Vulcan. See you at the cafeteria for lunch!" Nian thought for a moment and decided to go to the Engineering Department. Although it was comfortable in the Greenhouse, entering the Engineering Department and hearing the "clanging" of metal felt more like coming home.
After saying goodbye, Nian led Chwazomari into the Greenhouse. Rosmontis was currently "napping" on a table. Her ears twitched when she heard footsteps, and she only opened her eyes when the sound drew closer.
"Kanna!" Rosmontis greeted Kanna happily as she walked in.
"Good morning, Rosmontis!" Kanna also raised her hand and smiled in greeting.
At this moment, Rosmontis also saw Chwazomari following behind Kanna. "This sister?"
"Oh, this is Chwazomari, a samurai from the Higashi, and a very excellent Guard Operator. If my squad wasn't already full, I would have loved to recruit her, but unfortunately, we met a little late. However, your squad is missing quite a few people after its reconstruction, isn't it? I think she's quite suitable, so I brought her over."
Chwazomari was captivated by the various flowers around her as soon as she entered the Greenhouse. It was Kanna's words that pulled her attention away from the flowers.
On the other side, Rosmontis nodded after hearing Kanna's words. "Of course, there's no problem with Kanna's recommendation. I trust you. My squad is indeed being formed. This… Miss Chwazomari, please give me your personal terminal. I'll scan it. However, the enrollment of new members still requires the Doctor's or Kaltsit's approval, so I might only be able to give you an answer tomorrow."
Chwazomari immediately handed over her personal terminal. Rosmontis took out her own terminal, scanned it, and then handed it back.
"Chwazomari, do you like flowers very much?" Kanna noticed that Chwazomari's attention was constantly drawn to the surrounding flowers.
"I studied ikebana for a while to train my skills. Seeing so many beautiful flowers around makes me happy." Although she appeared bold and unrestrained on the surface, and fought with great flair on the battlefield, Chwazomari was still a very innocent Higashi girl who loved ikebana in her daily life.
Kanna clapped her hands after hearing this. "I've heard that in the Higashi, there's a discipline called ikebana, which is a compulsory subject for every girl. Chwazomari, could you show us?"
Chwazomari nodded. She led the two to her ikebana classroom and then personally created a beautiful floral arrangement, presenting it to them.
"Wow! It's beautiful!" Kanna walked around it once and clapped her hands in praise.
Rosmontis also smiled. The beautiful and harmonious floral arrangement in front of them was indeed very pleasing to the eye.
At this moment, in the Control Room, Kaltsit was holding Chwazomari's report, puzzled as to why Rosmontis, who rarely interfered with squad personnel arrangements, would suddenly apply for an Operator to join her squad.
"Retrieve the surveillance footage from the time Rosmontis sent the report and met with Chwazomari." After reviewing it, she found that this warrior named Chwazomari had a high evaluation from the personnel Operator. However, to be safe, she decided to check the surveillance, as Rosmontis's identity on Rhodes Island was very special, and it was normal for Kaltsit to attach great importance to her squad members.
What Kaltsit didn't expect was that after retrieving the footage, Priestess only provided one piece of surveillance.
After watching it, Kaltsit understood that Kanna had brought Chwazomari to Rosmontis, and Rosmontis hadn't hesitated at all. After hearing Kanna's words, she immediately chose to report Chwazomari's enlistment.
"Where are they now?" Kaltsit asked.
"Beep, locking on. The three have entered the ikebana classroom opened by Operator Chwazomari after her application was approved."
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