I don't own Arknights or Rising of the Shield Hero
"You folks may be asking, how did this all start?" We see a Draco man with spiky black hair and eyes, he was wearing a black armored carapace style graphene armored suit with with red linings a pair of black military boots, with the symbol of a rook could be seen on the side of the armor, he was sitting in the middle of the woods with a teenage tanuki girl with brown hair, and to the right was a blond female child wearing a frilly dress.
The man was in his mid 30s, this man was an operator for a pharmaceutical company called Rhodes Island, and his name was Noafumi Iwatani, he was born to a Sarkaz woman and Yen born Draco and a Veteran of the Kazdel Civil war.
"Well it all started like all stories do, with a book." Naofumi narrated recalling the mess he was dragged into.
"Let me get this straight you went to save the Doctor and get him out of the Sarcophagus, which you, Ilya and Sergei worked?" A male Draco with a cane on his right hand in asked Kal'tsit who was sitting behind her desk.
"What is the point you want to make Naofumi?" Asked Kal'tsit as she got up from her seat and walked outside of her office.
"The point I want to make Kal, that we lost several units of Operators, for one guy who doesn't even remember his own name, and you tell what's the point I want to make. How do you know that he's not even worth all the deaths of some of our veteran operators. And also let's not forget that at least Lyudmila is a member and leader in the Reunion Group." Naofumi said in an angry tone, after he had heard the news that two squads worth of Operators had been killed in Chernobog, trying to get the Doctor along with Kal'tsit and Amiya out of the city, and that one of their friends kid had joined the group.
"I can guarantee you Naofumi, that Albert still has his mind when it comes to leading operations that much I will assure you." Kal'tsit told Nafumi who gave a doubting look, then he looked at a passing Cautus with pink hair.
"Ansel." Naofumi said, catching Ansel's attention.
"Yes sir?" Ansel asked Naofumi.
"Go and fetch me a backpack worth of Vicodin, my leg's killing me." Naofumi told Ansel as he passed him a prescription.
"Right away sir." Ansel said as he went to grab the Vicodin.
"You know that you are abusing Vicodin, and that leg pain is just an excuse." Kal'tsit told Naofumi.
"Oh, catty aren't we? You know damn well that I'd sooner break my hands fingers that to feel the agonizing pain that is this bust leg." Nafoumi said as he showed Kal'tsit his right leg.
"I wonder why you haven't gotten a prosthetic for that yet." Kal'tsit said with a dry tone.
"Why are we fighting again... Ah right, getting Albert out of the coffin." Naofumi said as he got back on the conversation they were talking before.
"One it is a Sarcophagus and two You know that we need him. And god knows what Theresis, or heck even Reunion is up to right now, and Albert is the only one who can help us to stop both of them are the best hope." Kal'tsit said, making Naofumi let out a sigh as he rubbed his eyes, and walked pass her.
"Where are you going?" Asked Kal'tsit.
"To the Library, I need to get my mind out of this sudden Dreary mood." Naofumi said as he began to walk away.
"Mr. Noafumi! Here's your Vicodin." Ansel said as he handed Naofumi the bottle of Vicodin.
"What's this I said a backpack worth of Vicodin Bottles." Naofumi said as he showed Ansel the bottle.
"I'm sorry sir, but you know the rules as much as me, only one bottle." Ansel said as he reminded Naofumi the rules regarding painkiller drugs.
"Fine. You'll find me in the library if you need me." Naofumi said as he put the Vicodin bottle in on the thigh pocket, and walked towards the library.
Library
As he walked through the library to check on the selection of books that were in the shelves, Naofumi noticed a book whose cover seemed to be a faded brown leather.
"Hmmm, What's this?" Naofumi wondered as he picked up the book and walked towards a table.
And as he sat down Naofumi looked at the cover and the words "the Tales of the Four Heroes".
"Hmm... Let's see what this is all about." Naofumi said as he opened the book and saw Blank pages.
"Is this some sort of joke?" Naofumi wondered as he flipped the pages getting blank pages on the book.
Until some odd bright lights came off of the book blinding Naofumi, and as the light dissipated and Naofumi along with his cane had disappeared and the only thing remaining on the table was the book.