After the mission, Noir Corne has returned from Higashi clad in all-new equipment forged by the Felynes. Despite laying down the shield and picking up an imposing long sword, Noir Corne is still that most dependable rock, hitting the frontline to clear the way for his teammates.
Sheathe and stop attacking. When next attacked, resist that damage, deal 150% ATK as Physical Damage 4 times to a selected enemy in range, and immediately activate Talent 2 once. When an enemy is defeated with this skill, skill activates and sheathes again automatically
Mastery 3 · SP cost 8 · Initial SP 5 · Duration 6sDeals 180% ATK as Physical Damage 7 times to an enemy in front. Lose 1 stack of Talent 2 when skill ends. Can store 2 charges
Mastery 3 · SP cost 22 · Initial SP 10 · Duration 1.4sGains up to +50 ASPD and +50% DEF Tenacity (reaches maximum bonus when missing 70% Max HP)
Gains +7% ATK for every 5 attacks made while skill is inactive (stacks up to 3 times)
Alright, I'm here to help! Chill, I'm all good with this gear now. Bumping into everything? That's the old me!
Out in the field, it's pretty important to watch what you and your teammates eat. Just a while ago, I learned how to use this simple BBQ spit to treat raw meat. Here, lemme demo for you right now!
I've hauled butt all across Terra, and I've never seen gear both as sturdy and as comfortable as this. Feels like when I wear it, my attack power gets boosted, plus I can hit enemy weaknesses way better, and my fire attacks are stronger too! Yeah, uh, I figure that might just be me? Haha.
The Felynes say the more experienced the hunter, the more thorough the pre-mission prep. Packing all your potions and tools is just as key to the hunt. Still, Yato loves to chew me out, saying I'm always bringing too much stuff on missions. Rock and a hard place, y'know?
Feels weird, honestly, not having my ol' reliable shield on hand. Still, the Felynes say if I get good enough with this long sword, I can basically fend off every attack under the sun. Guess my training's got a long way to go.
You only really master combat technique after taking on enough enemies. I guess no shortcut to getting promoted after all, huh? Especially for dummies like me, haha.
I get that whetstones aren't thrilling, but they're a tool you can't go without. Even a blade with sharpness this fine is gonna need nonstop polishing its whole life.
I just wanna do my job as a guy in the background, even now. Us nobodies, we've got our own duties, our own worries, and our own things we wanna protect.
Ditching the shield, using a long sword like this, it keeps reminding me of the old days. Bad times I hate to remember. But without our past, I guess Yato and me wouldn't be who we are today.
Get your rest on, Doctor. Leave the place to me.
Operator Noir Corne, back under your command with all-new gear! Alright, Doctor, don't care if it's bandits or nightmare bizarro creatures, you leave it all to me!
Lemme scrub back a sec, I want a closer look. Yeah, mm-hm...
I've gotta give thanks to my kickass gear for carrying me this far. But obviously, the biggest props go out to you and everyone around me for all your help!
[Classified Log] Let me emphasize once more, we have no need to investigate Operator Noir Corne's past. The Bloody Hunt of Nine in Higashi's civil unrest? A notorious family's gambling house? None of this is ours to concern ourselves with. Everyone here has their own secrets, and what demands our attention is not their past experience, but what they presently do, by which we determine whether or not they will walk with us in the future. Noir Corne's deeds up until now have proven he belongs here. He is passionate, he is wise, and his courage is noted by all. His existence is a necessary one to us, and that suffices. I trust the experience detailed by his resume amounts to the whole truth. You need only remember that from here on, he will carry on with us.
It's plain to all that Noir Corne is obsessed with his new equipment. We've learned from operators' conversations that the ways his infatuation manifests include but are not limited to: eating with one hand while caressing his armor with the other in the cafeteria, drawing his long sword without warning and throwing moves at the air while walking, sleeping without taking off his equipment, and insisting on hugging his long sword. Further rumors claim that in a single day, not only does he thrice polish his armor, but five times sharpen his long sword, and applies six coats of oil. The most unique rumor originates from an Engineering Department operator. According to them, Noir Corne was exceptionally unwilling to take off his armor for Engineering to run tests. Even so, Engineering's operators would never let such unprecedented equipment go after catching a glimpse, and so came the comedic spectacle of Noir Corne being mobbed by a crowd toting a cavalcade of apparatuses, the Oni's wails echoing off the laboratory walls. Such an abundance of rumors might testify to how much Noir Corne cherishes his new gear, but his tune in battle tells a different story. He hasn't renounced one bit of his former combat style, still charging to the frontline to face the most fierce of offensives, guarding his teammates behind him in his sturdy way. More astounding is how his grasp of his new weapon has grown leaps and bounds in such a short time, squarely landing hit after blazing hit. His suppression of the enemy is immediately noticeable. After combat is over, some curious operators may ask Noir Corne how he can charge into enemy lines with no concern for the state of his gear, to which he replies: 'Yato told me I'm only gonna protect you guys better if I learn to use this gear as fast as possible. And I've always been a slow learner, plus I'm not too used to going without my shield yet, so being with my equipment 24/7's the only way.'
Many operators have caught wind of the incident that befell Noir Corne and Yato while carrying out their mission in Higashi, but few know the concrete details. Most have noted Yato's transformation, directly observable as it is, but only an exceedingly small number of astute operators have seized on how Noir Corne has subtly changed as well. The first thing they noticed was that he is now a better conversationalist. He had always loved to get along with others, but mostly went with the flow of conversation, not being so keen to raise his personal opinions. Now, he expresses his own view from time to time, but his phrasing often leaves people scratching their heads and laughing it off. Days or even weeks pass by before people recall the conversation, only then realizing what he meant, and are further shocked to find that everything unfolded exactly as he said it would. Another difference is that he shows up in the library quite a lot more than he used to. You can often see him musing and fidgeting over a book, or consulting our more scholarly operators with a notebook out. Noir Corne himself says that he's realized the importance of knowledge, and is stocking up on it for missions from now on. The great number of children's encyclopedias in his borrowing history can attest to this. Beyond that, there is one more tiny thing worth mentioning—the novel popular among our younger operators as of late: 'The Tale of the Two Oni.' Some operators who frequent the bar have mentioned having heard parts of it before, but have zero recollection of the most popular chapters, such as the latest one wherein the two Oni challenge the mysterious Rathalos beneath a Catastrophe. The plot point of one Oni sacrificing himself to create an opening for the other has become a great topic of discussion. 'Not bad... but did it have to pile on the melodrama here?' Such was Yato's appraisal of The Tale of the Two Oni's latest chapter.
Ray6★ · Sniper
Record Keeper5★ · Medic
Reed5★ · Vanguard
Reed the Flame Shadow6★ · Medic
Reserve Operator - Caster3★ · Caster
Reserve Operator - Caster4★ · Caster
Reserve Operator - Defender3★ · Defender
Reserve Operator - Defender4★ · Defender
Reserve Operator - Guard4★ · Guard
Reserve Operator - Logistics3★ · Medic
Reserve Operator - Medic4★ · Medic
Reserve Operator - Melee3★ · Vanguard
Reserve Operator - Sniper3★ · Sniper
Reserve Operator - Sniper4★ · Sniper
Reserve Operator - Specialist4★ · Specialist
Reserve Operator - Supporter4★ · Supporter
Reserve Operator - Vanguard4★ · Vanguard
Ripresa5★ · Caster
Roberta4★ · Supporter
Robin5★ · Specialist
Rockrock5★ · Caster
Rope4★ · Specialist
Rosa6★ · Sniper
Rose Salt5★ · Medic
Rosmontis6★ · Sniper
Saga6★ · Vanguard
Saileach6★ · Vanguard
Sakiko Togawa6★ · Guard
Sand Reckoner5★ · Supporter
Sankta Miksaparato6★ · Defender
Santalla5★ · Caster
Saria6★ · Defender
Savage5★ · Guard
Scavenger4★ · Vanguard
Scene5★ · Supporter
Schwarz6★ · Sniper
Senshi5★ · Defender
Sesa5★ · Sniper
Shalem5★ · Defender
Shalem5★ · Defender
Shamare5★ · Supporter
Sharp5★ · Guard
Sharp6★ · Guard
Shaw4★ · Specialist
Shining6★ · Medic
Shirayuki4★ · Sniper
Shu6★ · Defender
Sideroca5★ · Guard
Siege6★ · Vanguard
Silence5★ · Medic
Silence the Paradigmatic6★ · Supporter
SilverAsh6★ · Guard
SilverAsh the Reignfrost6★ · Vanguard
Skadi6★ · Guard
Skadi the Corrupting Heart6★ · Supporter
Skybox5★ · Sniper
Skyfire5★ · Caster
Snegurochka4★ · Vanguard
Snow Hunter5★ · Sniper
Snowsant5★ · Specialist
Sora5★ · Supporter
Specter5★ · Guard
Specter the Unchained6★ · Specialist
Spot3★ · Defender
Spuria5★ · Specialist
Stainless6★ · Supporter
Steward3★ · Caster
Stormeye5★ · Sniper
Stormeye6★ · Sniper
Surfer5★ · Vanguard
Surtr6★ · Guard
Sussurro4★ · Medic
Suzuran6★ · Supporter
Swire5★ · Guard
Swire the Elegant Wit6★ · Specialist
Tachanka5★ · Guard
Taraxacum5★ · Medic
Tecno5★ · Caster
Tequila5★ · Guard
Terra Research Commission1★ · Sniper
Texas5★ · Vanguard
Texas the Omertosa6★ · Specialist
Thorns6★ · Guard
Thorns the Lodestar6★ · Specialist
THRM-EX1★ · Specialist
Tin Man5★ · Specialist
Tippi5★ · Specialist
Titi6★ · Medic
Toddifons5★ · Sniper
Tomimi5★ · Caster
Totter4★ · Sniper
Touch5★ · Medic
Touch6★ · Medic
Tragodia6★ · Supporter
Tsukinogi5★ · Supporter
Tulip5★ · Vanguard
Tulip6★ · Vanguard
Tuye5★ · Medic
Typhon6★ · Sniper
U-Official1★ · Supporter
Uika Misumi5★ · Supporter
Ukusik5★ · Medic
Ulpianus6★ · Guard
Umiri Yahata5★ · Specialist
Underflow5★ · Defender
Utage4★ · Guard
Valarqvin5★ · Supporter
Vanilla3★ · Vanguard
Varkáris5★ · Guard
Vendela5★ · Medic
Verdant4★ · Specialist
Vermeil4★ · Sniper
Vetochki5★ · Defender
Vigil6★ · Vanguard
Vigna4★ · Vanguard
Vina Victoria6★ · Guard
Virtuosa6★ · Supporter
Viviana6★ · Guard
Viy6★ · Caster
Vulcan5★ · Defender
Vulpisfoglia6★ · Vanguard
W6★ · Sniper
Waai Fu5★ · Specialist
Wang6★ · Specialist
Wanqing5★ · Vanguard
Warfarin5★ · Medic
Warmy5★ · Caster
Weedy6★ · Specialist
Whislash5★ · Guard
Whisperain5★ · Medic
Wild Mane5★ · Vanguard
Wind Chimes5★ · Guard
Windflit5★ · Supporter
Windscoot4★ · Guard
Wiš'adel6★ · Sniper
Wulfenite5★ · Specialist
Xingzhu5★ · Supporter
Yato2★ · Vanguard
Yu6★ · Defender
Zima5★ · Vanguard
Zima the Raging Tide6★ · Guard
Zuo Le6★ · Guard
'Justice Knight'1★ · Sniper
12F2★ · Caster
Aak6★ · Specialist
Absinthe5★ · Caster
Aciddrop4★ · Sniper
Adnachiel3★ · Sniper
Akafuyu5★ · Guard
Akkord4★ · Caster
Alanna5★ · Supporter
Alliance/Supportive Operator4★ · Supporter
Almond5★ · Specialist
Ambriel4★ · Sniper
Amiya5★ · Caster
Andreana5★ · Sniper
Angelina6★ · Supporter
Ansel3★ · Medic
Aosta5★ · Sniper
April5★ · Sniper
Archetto6★ · Sniper
Arene4★ · Guard
Aroma5★ · Caster
Asbestos5★ · Defender
Ascalon6★ · Specialist
Ash6★ · Sniper
Ashlock5★ · Defender
Astesia5★ · Guard
Astgenne5★ · Caster
Astgenne the Lightchaser6★ · Supporter
Aurora5★ · Defender
Ayerscarpe5★ · Guard
Bagpipe6★ · Vanguard
Bassline5★ · Defender
Beagle3★ · Defender
Beanstalk4★ · Vanguard
Beehunter4★ · Guard
Beeswax5★ · Caster
Bellone6★ · Guard
Bena5★ · Specialist
Bibeak5★ · Guard
Bison5★ · Defender
Blacknight5★ · Vanguard
Blaze6★ · Guard
Blaze the Igniting Spark6★ · Caster
Blemishine6★ · Defender
Blitz5★ · Defender
Blue Poison5★ · Sniper
Bobbing5★ · Supporter
Botani5★ · Supporter
Breeze5★ · Medic
Brigid5★ · Sniper
Broca5★ · Guard
Bryophyta5★ · Guard
Bubble4★ · Defender
Cairn5★ · Defender
Cantabile5★ · Vanguard
Caper4★ · Sniper
Cardigan3★ · Defender
Carnelian6★ · Caster
Castle-31★ · Guard
Catapult3★ · Sniper
Catherine5★ · Supporter
Cement5★ · Defender
Ceobe6★ · Caster
Ceylon5★ · Medic
Ch'en6★ · Guard
Ch'en the Dawnstreak6★ · Guard
Ch'en the Holungday6★ · Sniper
Chestnut4★ · Medic
Chiave5★ · Vanguard
Chilchuck5★ · Vanguard
Chongyue6★ · Guard
Civilight Eterna6★ · Supporter
Click4★ · Caster
Cliffheart5★ · Specialist
Closure6★ · Vanguard
Coldshot5★ · Sniper
CONFESS-471★ · Vanguard
Contrail4★ · Specialist
Conviction4★ · Guard
Corroserum5★ · Caster
Courier4★ · Vanguard
Crackborne5★ · Defender
Croissant5★ · Defender
Crownslayer6★ · Specialist
Cuora4★ · Defender
Cutter4★ · Guard
Czerny5★ · Defender
Dagda5★ · Guard
Deepcolor4★ · Supporter
Degenbrecher6★ · Guard
Delphine5★ · Caster
Diamante5★ · Caster
Dobermann4★ · Guard
Doc5★ · Guard
Dorothy6★ · Specialist
Dur-nar4★ · Defender
Durin2★ · Caster
Dusk6★ · Caster
Earthspirit4★ · Supporter
Ebenholz6★ · Caster
Ela6★ · Specialist
Elysium5★ · Vanguard
Enforcer5★ · Specialist
Entelechia6★ · Guard
Erato5★ · Sniper
Estelle4★ · Guard
Ethan4★ · Specialist
Eunectes6★ · Defender
Executor5★ · Sniper
Executor the Ex Foedere6★ · Guard
Exusiai6★ · Sniper
Exusiai the New Covenant6★ · Specialist
Eyjafjalla6★ · Caster
Eyjafjalla the Hvít Aska6★ · Medic
Fang3★ · Vanguard
Fang the Fire-Sharpened5★ · Vanguard
Fartooth6★ · Sniper
FEater5★ · Specialist
Fiammetta6★ · Sniper
Figurino5★ · Specialist
Firewatch5★ · Sniper
Firewhistle5★ · Defender
Flamebringer5★ · Guard
Flametail6★ · Vanguard
Flint5★ · Guard
Folinic5★ · Medic
Franka5★ · Guard
Friston-31★ · Defender
Frost5★ · Specialist
Frostleaf4★ · Guard
Fuze5★ · Guard
GALLUS²1★ · Caster
Gavial4★ · Medic
Gavial the Invincible6★ · Guard
Gitano4★ · Caster
Gladiia6★ · Specialist
Glaucus5★ · Supporter
Gnosis6★ · Supporter
Goldenglow6★ · Caster
Gracebearer5★ · Guard
Grain Buds5★ · Supporter
Grani5★ · Vanguard
Gravel4★ · Specialist
GreyThroat5★ · Sniper
Greyy4★ · Caster
Greyy the Lightningbearer5★ · Sniper
Gummy4★ · Defender
Hadiya5★ · Guard
Harmonie5★ · Caster
Harold5★ · Medic
Haruka6★ · Supporter
Haze4★ · Caster
Heavyrain5★ · Defender
Heidi5★ · Supporter
Hellagur6★ · Guard
Hibiscus3★ · Medic
Hibiscus the Purifier5★ · Medic
Highmore5★ · Guard
Ho'olheyak6★ · Caster
Hoederer6★ · Guard
Honeyberry5★ · Medic
Horn6★ · Defender
Hoshiguma6★ · Defender
Hoshiguma the Breacher6★ · Defender
Humus4★ · Guard
Hung5★ · Defender
Iana5★ · Specialist
Ifrit6★ · Caster
Indigo4★ · Caster
Indra5★ · Guard
Ines6★ · Vanguard
Insider5★ · Sniper
Irene6★ · Guard
Iris5★ · Caster
Istina5★ · Supporter
Jackie4★ · Guard
Jaye4★ · Specialist
Jessica4★ · Sniper
Jessica the Liberated6★ · Defender
Jieyun5★ · Sniper
Ju5★ · Sniper
Kafka5★ · Specialist
Kal'tsit6★ · Medic
Kal'tsit Esperanta6★ · Medic
Kazemaru5★ · Specialist
Kestrel5★ · Vanguard
Kichisei5★ · Sniper
Kirara5★ · Specialist
Kirin R Yato6★ · Specialist
Kjera5★ · Caster
Kroos3★ · Sniper
Kroos the Keen Glint5★ · Sniper
La Pluma5★ · Guard
Laios5★ · Guard
Lancet-21★ · Medic
Lappland5★ · Guard
Lappland the Decadenza6★ · Caster
Lava3★ · Caster
Lava the Purgatory5★ · Caster
Lee6★ · Specialist
Leizi5★ · Caster
Leizi the Thunderbringer6★ · Guard
Lemuen6★ · Sniper
Leonhardt5★ · Caster
Lessing6★ · Guard
Leto5★ · Guard
Lin6★ · Caster
Ling6★ · Supporter
Liskarm5★ · Defender
Logos6★ · Caster
Lord/Sharp6★ · Guard
Lucilla5★ · Supporter
Lumen6★ · Medic
Lunacub5★ · Sniper
Luo Xiaohei4★ · Guard
Lutonada4★ · Defender
Magallan6★ · Supporter
Manticore5★ · Specialist
Mantra6★ · Caster
Marcille6★ · Caster
Matoimaru4★ · Guard
Matsukiri5★ · Vanguard
Matterhorn4★ · Defender
May4★ · Sniper
Mayer5★ · Supporter
Mechanist6★ · Defender
Melanite5★ · Sniper
Melantha3★ · Guard
Meteor4★ · Sniper
Meteorite5★ · Sniper
Midnight3★ · Guard
Minimalist5★ · Caster
Mint5★ · Caster
Misery6★ · Specialist
Miss.Christine5★ · Caster
Mitm5★ · Vanguard
Mizuki6★ · Specialist
Młynar6★ · Guard
Mon3tr6★ · Medic
Morgan5★ · Guard
Mostima6★ · Caster
Mountain6★ · Guard
Mousse4★ · Guard
Mr. Nothing5★ · Specialist
Mudrock6★ · Defender
Muelsyse6★ · Vanguard
Mulberry5★ · Medic
Mutsumi Wakaba5★ · Specialist
Myrrh4★ · Medic
Myrtle4★ · Vanguard
Narantuya6★ · Sniper
Nasti6★ · Supporter
Nearl5★ · Defender
Nearl the Radiant Knight6★ · Guard
Necrass6★ · Caster
Nian6★ · Defender
Nightingale6★ · Medic
Nightmare5★ · Caster
Nine-Colored Deer5★ · Supporter
Noir Corne2★ · Defender
Nowell5★ · Medic
Nyamu Yūtenji5★ · Guard
Nymph6★ · Caster
Odda5★ · Guard
Orchid3★ · Supporter
Pallas6★ · Guard
Paprika5★ · Medic
Papyrus5★ · Medic
Passenger6★ · Caster
Penance6★ · Defender
Pepe6★ · Guard
Perfumer4★ · Medic
Perfumer the Distilled5★ · Supporter
Phantom6★ · Specialist
Philae5★ · Defender
PhonoR-01★ · Supporter
Pinecone4★ · Sniper
Pith5★ · Caster
Pith6★ · Caster
Platinum5★ · Sniper
Plume3★ · Vanguard
Podenco4★ · Supporter
Poncirus5★ · Vanguard
Popukar3★ · Guard
Pozëmka6★ · Sniper
Pramanix5★ · Supporter
Pramanix the Prerita6★ · Caster
Projekt Red5★ · Specialist
Provence5★ · Sniper
Proviso5★ · Supporter
Ptilopsis5★ · Medic
Pudding4★ · Caster
Purestream4★ · Medic
Puzzle5★ · Vanguard
Qanipalaat5★ · Caster
Qiubai6★ · Guard
Quartz4★ · Guard
Quercus5★ · Supporter
Raidian6★ · Supporter
Raidian6★ · Supporter
Rangers2★ · SniperThis is Operator Noir Corne, everyone's shield through hell and high water! And hey, I guess I can handle being everyone's sword too!
No prob. I'm all readied up.
You want me to lead, without Yato? You sure? I think it'd be better if you got her on.
Everybody done eating? Alright, go time!
Mission start! Target position is a lock!
Which area am I heading to?
Primed and ready!
Draw!
Nice, right here!
Haah! Hey!
I'm going in!
I see through you!
That's my window!
Now THAT was a good battle. Take pride, everyone, and good work!
Mission complete, perfect job! We gotta get back to Rhodes Island, because I'm looking forward to celebrating!
Good work, Doctor. We'll do better next time, don't you worry.
Doctor! Got your Farcaster from the Felynes? You need to ditch, fast. I'll come right after you, no worries!
Whoa, whoa, steady. Lemme put my sword away first.
What's up, Doctor? Need me to head somewhere?
Haha, what do you say, Doctor? How about a round of drinks?
Arknights.
Happy New Year, Doctor! You're not missing out on this honeywine, are you? The stuff's a special recipe, straight from the Felynes. You gotta try! I just drank a mug, and I'm ready to take on the world while I feel on top of it! C'mon, we've got the perfect way to welcome in the New Year!
It's another fine day. Take care of yourself, Doctor!
Happy birthday, Doctor. I hauled everyone in to wrap up as much of your work for you as we could. No drinks on the agenda today, either, we want you to get some major rest. Call that my present to you, haha.
Man, another year gone. Guess I've really gotten used to life at Rhodes Island. Believe me, I'll trust in you all forever. Rhodes Island is going to lead the way for so many people, just like it did for Yato and me. I count my blessings every day that I can be here to help.
What has most surprised people is that after making it through such adversity, Noir Corne and Yato's relationship has seemingly remained exactly the same as before. After coming back from Higashi, the two returned to their original posts, and still seemed, to the average observer, to get along and work together as they always did. However, some particularly gossipy operators have seized on wisps of a story, or come across a chance scene that provided some useful dirt, and have speculated that things have warmed up between the two of them. But afterward, they made the mistake of acting on that speculation and asking Noir Corne to confirm it. After he scratched his head and said 'I don't really follow,' new clues would henceforth elude them. Some time ago, a new memorandum drew the gossip-lovers' attention: Noir Corne and Yato both applying for a vacation at the same time, not to mention disembarking practically simultaneously. There was no evidence to prove the two were traveling together, but this discovery was enough to excite them nevertheless. [Voice Log] Yato, huh? Lemme think back a sec. She didn't seem to be doing too hot a couple days ago, working dawn to dusk. Had to be stuff on her mind. I thought about what happened at Roka Village, and figured she was probably remembering what she went through in the past. Couldn't think of any surefire way to help her—all I came up with was asking if she wanted to go back and see. Didn't expect her to instantly say yes. We set out from that harbor we left Higashi from all those years ago. Went back up the route we'd fled down, all the way back. Some sights along the way were different, some weren't, and we saw real old acquaintances from afar too—good thing they didn't recognize us. We were pretty lax since, y'know, we weren't running this time, and I could see Yato's mood picking back up. At the end, I remember we stepped back inside the ruined temple where I first met her, and I gave her a couple flowers I'd picked along the way. Watched her gently place them on the ground. And she asked, now that she'd protected all these innocent lives together with me, if she might have become a better person. 'Course I was gonna tell her. I said, she was doing great, but with so many people's lives still unsafe, we had a lot more work ahead of us... and no matter what happened, I'd always be there by her side. She looked back at me, and in the end she didn't say anything. But for me, I think, that's enough.
Lately, Noir Corne has truly had his plate full. His new equipment has been a meteoric boost to his combat capacity, and in its wake, he has taken on more high-difficulty combat missions. Outside of that, on his rest days, he pitches in with construction work for New Roka Village. Big stuff like getting in touch with companies and finding new jobs for the villagers, small stuff like carrying materials, plowing farmland, telling stories to the kids... him bustling about is a familiar sight no matter where you look. Though he says it was their fault the Catastrophe that destroyed the village arrived so quickly, and that they should do what they can to help rebuild the place, his deeds have nevertheless garnered heartfelt appreciation from the villagers. As the one who referred and introduced the Felynes to us, Noir Corne has to keep tabs on the three of them as well. Whether being interrogated on Terra's features by the Scholar, or being dragged off to collect new materials by the Artisan, it's all standard fare to him at this point. The worst part is still the Felynes lacking knowledge of Terra yet brimming with curiosity, frequently leading to massive and unwitting chaos, and perpetually forcing Noir Corne to follow their tails, picking up the pieces. Despite being so busy, he's never had any complaint. On the contrary, he manages to be as steady a helping hand as ever while aboard. Not only can operators seek his assistance with any trouble, he will identify problems they haven't even noticed and ask if he can help. Asking him for help has thus become a habit to many, and the figure of 'ol' reliable Noir Corne' is ingrained as common knowledge among all operators. But hearing of this moniker, he simply gave a chuckle, turned around, and headed off to work. Sure enough, no matter how things change, even if Catastrophe looms, Noir Corne will always be Noir Corne.