I wouldn't dare boast of my prowess with a sword or Arts, but if you have any problems with equipment maintenance, you can come talk to me!

Zofia is my distant aunt, as well as my swordsmanship instructor. It's thanks to her that I can survive in the knight sports scene, but my aunt sometimes— Oh! I mean, my sister! Um, Doctor! Please don't tell her I let that slip, she's actually super sensitive about it!

Doctor, to be honest, I'm a much better craftsman than I am a knight! Whether it's repairing an alarm clock or forging armor, I can help! So, Doctor... Can you please take me to see Vulcan's and Closure's workshops? Pleeeeease.

Those two Sarkaz ladies seem hard to talk to... But if my sister trusts them so much, they must be very good people. The Radiant Knight fighting alongside the Sarkaz for the sake of the Infected... Unbelievable! That sounds even more exciting than a breaking news headline!

Actually, I never got an official title like my sister's 'Radiant Knight.' 'Blemishine' is just the codename I chose for myself... But if I was to continue down the path of knighthood, maybe Blemishine wouldn't be a bad name.

Kazimierz's knight sports are nothing more than a huge commercial game, and we all eat out of its palm. I didn't realize it until after I came to Rhodes Island. But the trouble with Kazimierz may run deeper than its betrayal of the knightly traditions... much, much deeper.

Compared to competition knights, Rhodes Island operators are way more like the traditional knights in the novels. In fact, I've been pretty obsessed with these knight novels for a long time. Knights, enemies, adventures, and treasures... But I guess everyone can get that stuff from knight sports, so the novels aren't as big as they used to be.

When I first saw my sister after all this time, it was like she was a totally different person. Instead of that dazzling, blinding light she used to give off, she was more like the gentle sun, warm and stalwart. Did she change for Rhodes Island? Then I want to see for myself what my sister found here!

I couldn't become a real knight, but maybe that's why I was able to get a better view of the lands. I might have more insight now because of it. 'To be a knight is to be the noble light that illuminates the land.' {@nickname}, you will bear witness to my resolve.

Doctor? Oh, you fell asleep. I wonder if you also have dreams.

Kazimierz knight, codename 'Blemishine.' I've heard all about you from my sister, Doctor. You can just call me Maria if you want.

Wait, hold on... Gosh, you can do it like that?

A promotion...? Hehe, for the glory of the Nearl family, I'll continue to give it my all!

I just realized it's all older folks around me, and I don't really have any friends around to ask... So, Doctor? What do you think about this equipment I made for myself? Pretty cool, yeah? Does it look good on me?

Blemishine will not disappoint!

Captain? Me? B-B-But I don't have any experience with team battles…

Leave the front to me!

Our family motto is, 'fear neither hardship nor darkness!'

All ready.

Pray for the coming battle.

Forward! Into the battle!

The light holds resolute here!

Light, heed me!

I am here for you!

Don't worry!

You will repent!

Small as it may be... our light persisted until the end!

Each victory will become a light that illuminates the path forward. Doctor, you've done well!

This... this isn't over yet!

I'll protect the wounded. Take the others and retreat, quickly!

So this is the inside of Rhodes Island... Aw, I'd really love to see the schematics…

Woah! Don't scare me like that...

Doctor! Shh! I snuck over here to hide from Auntie Zofia. Hehe, let me take the day off!

Arknights.

Kazimierz will have already auctioned off the 'firework rights' by now. But rather than a flashy fireworks show, thank-you letters to my grandfather made a deeper impression on me. The kid he saved from the war grew up, started a family, and came to Kazimierz to see him. Margaret was also really happy that day.

Oh, hey there, Doctor.

What exactly should the Golden Pegasus coat of arms symbolize? I'm not nearly as clear on that as my sister. I never got the chance to learn much from our ailing grandfather. But I still think... people can recognize a sublime spirit, and naturally look up to it, even outside Kazimierz.