It was time to travel into the sea. Since nobody in Lilly Moon really knew much about the military, except for Viola, someone else had been sent along as well.
Fiona: "Huh?"
Sophie: "Ughh...Lina?!"
Lina: "Hello..."
Lina was here….After a long break and some rest...it seemed she wanted to work again. Her clothes were black and white in a Victorian style, but they left part of her shoulders exposed, allowing her brown skin to show. As always, she had white eyelashes and white hair. Because of the catastrophe in the Basken Kingdom back then, she had injured her left eye, which was why she covered it with her hair.
Lina: "I am here under orders….Minerv asked me to come."
Fiona: "But...are you doing okay?"
Lina: "Yes…"
Sophie: "I'm glad you're back."
She held Lina's cheek.
Sophie: "Oh..I was worried about you...I'm glad you're here…"
Lina: "I'm sorry for making you worry."
Fiona: "No problem."
Sophie: "You took care of the cafeteria...Oh, right...who is taking care of it now…?"
Lina: "Violet and Hosenträger."
(Meanwhile)
Violet: "….Haaahhhhh..."
Hosenträger: "I told you nobody was coming today."
Violet: "Don't piss in my ears, little one…..Hahhhh...Wanna get some ice cream?..A little break?"
Hosenträger: "Yes!"
(Back in Budapest)
They entered the U boat.
Marcus: "Alright...I'll pilot the U boat. Thanks for your help...It's too dangerous, so you'd better take the train. Tell Minerva that, okay?"
Seeker: "Understood….As ordered. Come on, men...and ladies...let's go home!"
They ran off.
Sophie: "The Seekers seem to be in a better mood."
Thanks to Julius, they now receive higher salaries and more protection. They are no longer sent to dangerous places unnecessarily without safety measures…"
John: "Hmm."
Rosika: " .It's a shame I can't see the sea."
Siegfried: "Hmm?….Have you always wanted to see the sea?"
Rosika: "Well..I'd like to, but I'm blind, so I can't."
Siegfried: "Hmm."
John: "Hahahaha….Then you've come to the right person...My sister became blind because of an accident. Her name is Elaina…..That's why I made this...When I heard that you were blind, I built another one for you."
Rosika: "Huh?"
John: "This, my dear Rosika….is a device that allows you to hear things more clearly and sends signals to your brain..That way...you can hear the beautiful sea even better...And you can even use this device while sleeping...Just choose whatever you want. It sends signals to your brain, and bam….your mind creates an image of the sea. It's not as beautiful as actually seeing it...but...it's better than nothing, right?"
Rosika: "Ugh."
She took it.
Rosika: "You...made this for me too."
John: "Of course….."
Rosika: "(Blushes)."
Siegfried: "Hmmm….."
Rosika: "Thank you very much, Master John."
John: "No, no, just John is enough…...And I like making a beautiful lady happy….Whether she is sick or not!….Every lady is beautiful."
Sophie: "Simp."
Siegfried: "Simp."
Fiona: "Idiot."
Marcus: "Just shut up."
Viola: "Wow, how nice."
Sophie: "Oh..Viola ruined the vibe...Hahhh..Viola, next time...you should either say 'Simp' or 'Jerk.'"
John: "That's mean...I was only trying to be nice."
Rosika: "Mmmm..thank you..John."
The U boat moved forward.
John: "Here, this is how you activate it."
He approached her...and touched her hands while doing so, making Rosika nervous.
John: "There….Press that...Now."
Rosika: "Okay."
John: "Put it on your head now."
She put it on.
Rosika: "Hmm?"
John: "Can you hear it?"
Rosika: "Ugh."
(Blob..blob..blob)
(Whale calls)
Rosika: "Yes...I can hear it….And I can almost see it in my mind too, at least...as if I have a television inside my brain. Well, it's a little blurry."
John: "Oh..should I make it clearer?"
Rosika: "No...Thank you, John….It's better this way…...Heheh."
John: "Sure."
He returned.
John: "She's pretty cute, isn't she?"
Fiona: "Hmm?...Who, Rosika? Yes."
Johns sister became blind when his stepfather dropped a hot pot...on me...but his sister pushed him out of the way….And she was the one who got hurt instead of him….Mom has felt guilty ever since….And heard his sister crying…..Mom and he... swore... that we would take care of her…..That device, by the way….I didn't just build it for Rosika. he had prepared one for his sister too....."
Fiona: "Hmmm…"
She gently rubbed his back.
John: "Hmm, what's wrong, Lady Mystery? Hehe, Fiona...do you feel sorry for me, or did I misunderstand?"
Fiona: "Thank you for taking care of Rosika...People often treat Rosika as...inferior because of her blindness, which is why she was afraid at first that we would treat her that way too....."
John: "Hmm."
He looked at Rosika. She was smiling, and her eyes were shining.
Rosika: "Mmm."
Siegfried: "Ughh...(smiles)..."
Sophie: "Oh….She seems happy."
Marcus: "Hmm?….."
Rosika: "Hehehe...mmm."
She held her own cheeks, delighted.
John: "Ugh...mmmm….By the way...Fiona..I lied."
Fiona: "Huh?"
Sophie: "Huh?"
John: "My sister…..took her own life two years ago….I built two devices. One for her, and one...which I only finished a few days ago, for Rosika….Because the last one wasn't good enough....My sister...never got to try it…"
Sophie: "Ohh...John."
Fiona: "I see…"
John: "Shortly afterward, my mother cut off contact with me...because she blamed me…"
Sophie: "But it was your stepfather."
John: "Well, she loves him more than me...so she blamed me...Someone has to carry the blame."
He went to his room.
John: "I'm going to work for a while."
He went inside.
Sophie: "John."
Fiona: "Hmm…"
The door closed.
Fiona: "Sophie...maybe we should spend more time with him."
Sophie: "Yeah, maybe."
Fiona: "Mhm."
Sophie: "Marcus?"
Fiona: "Hmmm..And how is the U-boat going?... It's already huge. Can you really control something this big so easily?....Hmm…..Even the glass is...strong."
Marcus: "The glass is very strong. It's difficult to break."
(Meanwhile)
John: "...Mmm…"
He took a picture...of a woman with severe injuries around her eye.
John: "(Smiles)….Happy birthday….dear sister….."
He kissed the picture and put it away.
John: "Hmm, let's see what I can build. Hmm?"
He briefly looked out the window…
John: "Hmm?…"
(Gulp!)
John: "Ughh..."
It was a huge eye, but it disappeared.
John: "Ugh...a...whale?...Yeah, a whale….Just a whale?"
He came outside.
John: "Hmm?"
Rosika: "Hmm?..Hehe."
She waved at him.
John: "(Ughh...)…...(smiles)...(...At least...I managed to make someone smile...….)."
He waved back.
John: "Hehe."
Sophie: "Hey, John...could you come here for a moment?"
John: "Sure."
He quickly came over.
Sophie: "Do you know anything about signals from U-boats?"
John: "Sophie..I built the system here...but why are you asking?"
Sophie: "Well...because we don't understand this signal here."
John: "Hmm?"
Marcus: "Hmm?"
John looked at it.
John: "...Ughhh….This is strange….The signal is...from a creature...but the boat can't identify it…"
Sophie: "Could it be a Ningen?"
John: "Hmm...It could be."
Fiona: "Hmmm….."
Don't worry...the submarine has a protective system. That means anyone trying to break through it would have to be really strong...extremely strong...Besides, anyone who touches it...gets a powerful electric shock...also tested that electric shock on prisoners, and they died immediately."
Sophie: "On prisoners?"
John: "They were people who had abused children...They deserved it..Don't worry…"
Fiona: "Oh..okay."
Sophie: "Okay...fair point."
Marcus: "Hmmmmm... okay... how about we stop here?"
John: "Sure...just press the button..It stopped immediately."
He pressed it.
Rosika: "Huh?"
John: "So...how about a food break?"
They sat down for a meal break. Rosika sat beside John.
John: "Huh?"
Rosika: "Mmm... (blushes)..."
Sophie: "Ugh."
Fiona: "Um…"
Marcus: "Um…"
The three looked at each other.
Sophie: "Could it be...that Rosika has...fallen for John?"
Fiona: "Honestly...let her be. He fulfilled her dream….We shouldn't interfere. Let's just leave them alone."
Sophie: "Yeah..okay."
Siegfried: "Hmm….."
Siegfried started eating.
Rosika: "Mmm…"
John: "Oh, but you should take the device off for a moment now, Rosika."
Rosika: "Yes, I don't know how."
John: "Oh...come here."
He helped her.
John: "There...Done."
Rosika: "(Blushes)...Thank you.."
She briefly played with her hair.
Fiona: "Hmm."
Sophie: "Dude, she really has fallen for him... hehe..."
Viola: "Hmm."
Lina: "I thought it would be Siegfried."
Sophie: "Hmm... No... I think they just understand each other normally. I don't know."
John: "Hmm."
(A few minutes later)
Marcus: "Alright, we're going to sleep now...The boys will sleep in those rooms, and the girls in those rooms….So...good night."
They went into their rooms.
John: "Wait, Rosika."
Rosika: "Huh?"
John: "I'll teach you how to sleep with it on."
He showed her how to use it.
John: "There."
Rosika: "Oh... thank you very much."
John: "Sure."
She went inside, giggling.
John: "Hmmm."
Marcus: "Hmmm...Look at that...Do you like her?"
John: "What?…"
Marcus: "Hmm?"
John: "Well..she's cute, but I'm just doing this to help her. I'm not interested in relationships."
They went into their rooms too.
(A few hours later)
Sophie: "(Snoring)…."
Viola: "Hhhhhhh."
Lina: "(ZZZZ)"
Fiona: "(Cough)...Mmm...(cough)…"
Rosika: "Mmm...I'm thirsty."
She stood up and left the room.
Rosika: "Huh?"
John: "Um…"
She noticed John was there.
John: "Um."
Rosika: "Hmm?.. Could it be that you're hungry?"
John: "Um."
Rosika: "Hehehe...I can help you."
She took the can and opened it.
Rosika: "Here."
John: "Oh…"
Rosika: "…..Hehe."
She took a bottle and drank from it.
John: "Mm…"
He watched her drink.
Rosika: "Mmm…"
John: "Mm…"
He took a bite of his food.
Rosika: "...John."
John: "Yes?"
Rosika: "I wanted to thank you...for your help…."
John: "Oh..sure."
Rosika: "...That is really kind of you....(Blushes)."
She played with the can a little.
Rosika: "(Blushes)...…."
John: "Mmm…"
He continued eating.
Rosika: "I'm going back now..Good night."
John: "Good...nig…"
She held his cheek and kissed it.
Rosika: "Mmm."
John: "WHAT?!!!"
(Smack!)
Rosika: "Good night."
She went inside.
John: "Ughhh...What...huh?...That...but...what?...huh?...but...how...why...just now…"
His face turned red, and steam rose from his head.
John: "…..Ughhh....."
He slowly stood up and put the can away.
John: "(Cough)..."
He gently touched his own cheek.
John: "That even left a mark….Mmmmm….(...So this is what a woman's lips feel like?…..I have to say…..it feels better than I expected)….But why did she do that?... Did I have something on my cheek?...Or did she do it to thank me?... Ahhh...whatever. I'll go back to sleep….I think I need to pee."
He went inside.
John: "Huh!
(A few minutes later)
He came back out.
John: "(Cough)….Yes...there…..Hmm?"
He noticed the signal and quickly went toward it.
John: "But what!….Something...something is close to us...what is it…..What could it be...a Ningen?…"
He looked out the window.
John: "Hmmm...I guess I'll have to see for myself."
He went to a room and put on a diving suit.
This is risky, so he connected the signal to the U-boat. Besides, this suit can deliver electric shocks...So if some animal gets any stupid ideas...have fun getting shocked, if you can even withstand it. He also taking a very small submarine."
He came outside.
(Splatch!)
John: "Hmmm....."
He swam.
John: "Ohh...the sea is just so creepy….Hmm?.."
He noticed a large number of...dead whales on the seabed.
John: "What the hell?"
He swam toward them.
John: "What the hell is this?"
He examined them with his robotic hands.
These aren't bites from a Ningen or a shark.....Could it be a Megalodon?...But there are only about forty of them on the planet Regelus….They are endangered, and we are three thousand meters below the sea. That isn't deep enough for one of them."
He swam farther.
John: "Hmmm…"
(Blob!)
John: "Huh?….."
A Ningen appeared.
John: "It was a Ningen?"
Suddenly...however...it disappeared.
(Splatch!)
John: "Huh?…"
As if it had sensed something.
John: "I have to go back."
He returned.
John: "Hahh…..Hmm?"
He followed the signal.
John: "...It's...no longer nearby..."
(Dong)
John: "Ugh..wow….Oh."
It was a Ningen.
John: "Ohh..I don't like them...I know they usually don't hurt humans...but they are so huge and creepy….Ugh..wait a minute."
He noticed something...it had a terrible wound.
Ningen…...How can a Ningen be injured this badly?...Their skin is as strong as armor, and they are even very fast...They are incredibly strong too...but this wound...looks terrible... I can even see an organ...This Ningen…"
He looked at it.
John: "...As if...it wanted to warn us...about something...but why?..."
He got back into the submarine and approached the Ningen. The strange white creature stayed still, as if it knew he would not do anything to it.
John: "Hmmm...This wound...….Ugh."
The Ningen suddenly appeared in front of him, then slowly swam away.
John: "...Sorry...that I can't heal your wound."
He went back.
John: "Hmmm...Well, whatever. I'll go back to sleep...The signal is gone, so there is no reason to worry."