Hm. So this is the place you work, Doctor? Marvelous, truly marvelous. Allow me, then, for a brief moment, so that I can consult my feng shui crash-course guidebook…

I might sound like a braggart, but beyond a little kickboxing in a scuffle, I can rustle up meals, practice acupuncture, and divine with feng shui. And the list goes on: working masonry, farming, fishing—I'm a maestro of all kinds! Just give the order, and I'll see everything through.

D-Doctor, I was a little idle, and went to make myself useful at HR, and by carelessness glimpsed at a few operator files, and by chance… Er, by no means do I intend to pry into a fellow operator's privacy, Doctor, but could that FEater be the very star of 'Fiends of the Gods Reincarnated Immortal' herself? Truly? Could I go get an autograph?

Who was my master? Hmm, a question as complex as a showdown of Yanese cuisines. Normally I'd refrain from answering that, as slipping up would get me beaten sideways. That said... you need only know, Doctor, I'm the last descendant of the Lien line. Ah, but my family name's not Lien. It's Ch'u.

Heavens be praised... Miss Dusk really did come to Rhodes Island with us, then? Truth be told, my recollection's quite fuzzy now, yet I have the vague impression that within her painted dreams, I had a peek into my own miserable future... Ah, look at me, carried away by my emotions again. I say it's high time we set aside the nonsense and look forward. Now, You be careful too, Doctor.

Now, now, Doctor, don't worry about me. I and the Infected do get along well. Back at my old place, a Catastrophe once struck not too far away. It frightened all of us, seeing the world go pitch black. My master remarked then that Catastrophes were Heaven's false charge against the human realm. Ah, truly a bitter thing.

Benefactor Lava? Yes, I call her my benefactor. She once saved me, and as time went on, it became second nature. Throughout my life I've been saved thrice, and every time, I engrave it upon my soul. The gloompincer incident, you mean? No, not that. She showed to me a path, and that was true grace beyond all.

Say, Doctor, are people able to leave their past behind like water under the bridge? Certainly not, right? But if the bonds you once left behind still hold fast, what ought you do? You've no idea either? Well, then. It seems we're companions in our misery. Here, what say we crack some sunflower seeds?

Countless, they were, the ancient parasol trees about Kou-wu City. Oh, just reminiscing all of a sudden. I remember the leaves scattered across the ground come fall, when my parents would visit me from the country. Only then would my strict master speak nothing but good, and I would be spared of my seniors' bully for a moment. No, no, just reminiscing.

Hmm. I've been pondering a fan for you too, but what ought we write on it?

My codename? It's 'nothing' worth mentioning here. And you, fine soul, are the Doctor? That is to say, my new boss? Ah. Pleasure to meet you. How can I be of service? Perhaps you would like a back massage? Or some chiropractic maybe?

Ho. what a hundredfold bouquet of martial prowess. You've got my eyes wide open now!

A promotion and a raise?! Ohh, ohh, I thank you, Doctor, in all respects possible! Be it for you, I would brave hell and high waters... That said, how much might my wages be growing by?

Sooner or later, I plan to return to Kou-wu City and set that last unsettled debt in my book straight. My only worry is I may invite trouble and sweep others up in its path. You know this, dear Doctor, and yet you still wish to bestow such partiality on me...? Your kindness toward me is a grace, and I will never, in eternity, forget it.

Very well! Doctor, I'll see to it that you have nothing at all to worry about.

Me, the captain? Hold one moment, just let me find my secret tomes for the art of war…

As they say, all have their own methods, whether arms against a force or earth to a waterspout. There'll be a way!

I'm witnessing fiends, one and all! Quite frightening!

Might you need me?

Here! Right here!

Alright! Leave this to me!

The Doctor, you are! What a sagacious decision!

Mind at ease, thoughts at peace.

A perfect technique makes freedom to act!

The moon waxes and wanes. The fan opens and shuts!

Now, if I may have the honor to see your move first…

More hands bring more fuel for the fire. When we concert our efforts together, yes, we truly can burn the sky a red to rival sunsets. Now that's what I call a feat!

As they say, those of just ways have much support, and those of lost ways find little. Seen as such, it was a victory preordained.

Pursue not the desperate. Suppose anything troublesome should happen, we'll just bear it together.

Go on ahead, everyone. No worries. My runaway act is first in class. I'll be just fine.

Oh-hoh, Rhodes Island truly is a wondrous land. I feel quite dizzy just looking.

Hoh? What's this for exactly, Doctor?

Doctor, what say I teach you a move or two?

Arknights.

Come one, come all! Ah, hello, Doctor! Nice to see you here on such a holiday. The rest area's full of people, so I thought I'd issue some secret little tomes to life, at low prices to boot! Good tidings to all, won't you agree? Oh, speaking of which, Have you been sleeping well recently? I just so happen to have a copy of 'Winter Sleep-Aiding Breathing and Respiration Techniques'. What say you have a look?

Well, if it isn't the Doctor! What a happy coincidence!

My master did tell me I was suited to martial arts, but she never taught of any place where you could use it, only that we shouldn't let down the conscience... Ah, I'm just thinking. If I'd not come to Rhodes Island, I'd probably be in Lungmen running a gym, I suppose? But all moneymaking aside, I fear I'd never have used this fan again.