Arknights: It Was Game Over for Me a Bit Too Early

Inside the imperial palace of Yan.

"Your Highness! Reconsider!" Many officials knelt before the emperor, constantly saying this, "Those petty people are just trying to stir up trouble between you and Lord Prefect. We all know that Lord Prefect does not seek fame or fortune, and his only bottom line is the twelve fragments. Their intention to conspire against Lord Prefect is known to all!"

"Nonsense! That is just a contingency left by 'Sui'! Who among you can guarantee that a mere ronin is loyal to Yan! And not submitting to the will of 'Sui,' putting on a show for us to see?!" another group of ministers said differently, vehemently refuting the other side.

Seeing the situation on the scene getting more and more out of control, the Grand Tutor could no longer sit still.

"Silence!" the Grand Tutor's voice was not loud but it was full of penetration, directly causing the scene to calm down instantly.

"My beloved ministers, I am already aware of this matter. But you all argue back and forth, yet no one has any substantial evidence. Who can guarantee Lord Yu's thoughts?" the emperor sat on the dragon throne, his expression majestic.

"Your Highness, I have a plan," at this time, an official who had never participated in the discussions about Hong Yu before spoke up, "Yan has recovered a lot of lost territory, and it is already unmanageable. I previously learned at the Sui Regulator that the fifth fragment, Jie, has the authority to solve this incident. Why not let her go, to show her loyalty to Yan..."

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"Hey, are you so sure that our ambush can deal with that giant beast fragment?"

"Heh, as long as she dares to come, it will definitely work."

"And what about afterwards? She dies there, how do you explain it to the emperor?"

"The giant beast—Jie! Has rebellious intentions, and in the lost territory, she attacked and killed Yan's officers and soldiers! I acted decisively and used my military power to kill her... isn't that something that can be easily made up?"

"Then... the Prefect's side..."

"Hah, I don't think that Prefect is all that great. How many years has it been since he's appeared in the imperial city? The last time you heard his legend, you were probably still wearing split pants, right? And besides, it's all just legends. What one-man army... heh, you think that's real? What's more, the Prefect also needs to rely on evidence. As for the evidence, he's not the one involved, how would he know?"

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"Yu! Come set off firecrackers with me?!"

This morning began with Hong Yu being woken up by Nian crawling into his bed.

At this moment, the young girl's body was almost pressed against Hong Yu's. Through the fabric, Hong Yu could feel her soft skin.

Her hands were propped up on either side of Hong Yu's head, and her magnificent purple eyes were staring straight at Hong Yu's lifeless eyes.

It's really... just as Big Brother said, I can't feel a single bit of emotional fluctuation from Yu at all...

If it weren't for Sister Ling waking me up when she went out this time, and I had a sudden idea to come here and surprise Hong Yu, I probably would never have found out...

By the way... why does Sister Ling get up so early every day?

"Nian, don't you think it's a bit crowded?" the belatedly realizing Hong Yu closed his eyes, and from another bump in the blanket, a head poked out, startling Nian.

"Nian, it's all your fault. Yu woke up and I didn't even have time to run," Ling's eyes were gloomy, staring at Nian with resentment.

"Ling Ling Ling... Sister Ling?! Why are you sleeping here?!" Nian's finger trembled as she pointed at the other, asking in an incredulous tone.

She had thought her big sister went out to buy wine every morning. Otherwise, where did all her endless supply of wine come from? (Hong Yu: I bought it.)

And just then, another small head poked out from under Hong Yu's blanket, complaining in a sleepy tone, "Nian... so noisy..."

"Xi?!" What have you all been doing without my knowledge!

Nian was stunned for a moment, then gritted her teeth and burrowed into Hong Yu's clothes.

In that case, don't blame me for being impolite!

"Yu, I'm going to sleep a little longer too!" Nian's head was buried in Hong Yu's chest, her voice muffled. Hong Yu's wide clothes were propped up by Nian, and Nian smelled a faint fragrance.

It... smells pretty good...

A faint blush appeared on Nian's pretty face, feeling a little dizzy.

Ling was so anxious at Nian's behavior that her eyes widened. She quickly pulled at Nian's exposed tail, shouting, "Nian! Come out!!"

"No way! Sister Ling, you have the nerve to say that about me!" Nian retorted, accusing Ling of her immoral sneakiness, which rendered Ling speechless.

Xi rubbed her eyes, hugged Hong Yu's arm, and changed to a comfortable sleeping position.

Hong Yu: (Still sleepy) (o_O)? ...What's going on here...

For a moment, Hong Yu's room was in chaos.

"Ah... so noisy..." Shu was making breakfast with the youngest brother in the kitchen, at the same time looking at Hong Yu's room.

"Are they disturbing the Master again?" Shu asked, puzzled.

And the youngest brother on the side seemed to have guessed something, and didn't reply.

Sixth Sister, the situation is probably not as simple as just disturbing the Master's morning sleep. Third Sister, Ninth Sister, and Eleventh Sister probably slept with the Master all night...

But the youngest twelve didn't say these words out loud, just silently kept them to himself.

But seeing that breakfast was already ready, and no one had come out of the Master's room yet, the youngest twelve couldn't hold it in anymore.

No, sisters, what are you doing?!

Sister Shu... she's going to...

"I'm going to call them for breakfast. Youngest brother, go set the stools," after saying that, Shu strode towards the room door.

"It's over," the youngest twelve blurted out, but Shu didn't hear him.

Shu opened the door, and then the smile on her face froze.

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"Hmm? Why isn't the Master, Ling, Shu, Nian, and Xi at the table today?" Wang casually took a boiled egg, a little surprised. "Doesn't Nian usually eat the most enthusiastically? Where are they?"

"Shh! Shh! Shh!" the youngest twelve on the side hurriedly interrupted. "Second Brother! Eat! Eat!"

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"Lord Prefect, this is the emperor's imperial edict."

At noon, Hong Yu was urgently summoned back to the imperial city of Yan by an imperial edict, which surprised him. Although as the Prefect of the Sui Regulator, he would usually handle some clerical work, a real imperial edict, and one sent directly from the emperor, was indeed unprecedented.

"Minister Yu, in recent years, We have recovered many lost territories during the 'Great Hunt' war. But now, Yan's laws are no longer applicable in some of the lost lands. We have learned from the ministers that the fifth fragment—Jie, has the corresponding authority. Therefore, We hereby use your authority as Prefect to have Jie go to the restored territories of Yan. By imperial order."

Jie?

Hasn't she already gone to the Sui Regulator on her own, helping those people out from time to time?

The recovered territories of Yan...

"I understand. Report back to His Highness, the Prefect has been informed," Hong Yu took the imperial edict, and then flew to the Sui Regulator without stopping, grabbed Jie who was processing documents, and then flew to his residence.

Jie was stunned. She only felt a dizzying spin and then she was back at Hong Yu's house. Looking at Hong Yu who was holding her by the collar, she exclaimed, "Master?!"

Hong Yu waved his hand and called Wang over, "Wang, are you interested in handling the clerical work of the Sui Regulator for Jie and me?"

Wang pointed to himself, "Me?"

Hong Yu nodded. He felt that some of the guys in the imperial palace who held the belief of "kill all those who are not of our race" were reaching their hands a bit too far.

He hadn't been to the border of Yan for a long time. Some little cats seemed to think that the tiger was not so great, right? It was time to chop off some not-so-clean hands.

Sigh—Shuò, you really picked a good time to go out. Forget it, probably not many fools would choose to target you, the one who inherited most of Sui's authority.

I'd better take care of things here.

Hong Yu pulled down the silk that had been wrapped around his eyes. A blue-gray light faintly drew a line.

"Jie, come with me to the restored territories of Yan. Some not-so-honest bugs are going to be disadvantageous to you, but I will be in the dark. Rest assured, leave your safety to me."

He opened his mouth slightly, and an aura emanated from him.

This aura was not like his usual acting. The emotionless him actually felt a trace of anger rising in his heart at this moment.

Wang looked at the Hong Yu who had actively torn off the silk with astonishment. He thought to himself, "Big Brother, the Master... he also has emotions... it's just that they are only manifested in us."

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"Maybe I shouldn't have agreed to the Master's request that day."

Looking at the mountain of documents on his desk, Wang, who had long since become the Prefect, couldn't help but sigh.

He carefully looked around, confirmed that no one would come in, and then quietly took out the Go board he had hidden to entertain himself.

"Lord Prefect, you're slacking off again," a female voice startled Wang so much that cold sweat broke out on his back. He turned his head and saw his Caster assistant whom he had recruited before, with a smile, confiscating his Go board. "There's still a lot of work to do. You can't rest yet."

Looking at the smiling face of the brown-haired bunny girl, Wang only felt like he was having a heart attack.

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