Chapter 74: In the Dark
Nemo re-examined his memory; the memory he thought was destroyed or taken away…
It was pitch black and extremely silent. He crawled forward on the rough sand like a lizard or a snake. His movements were completely instinctive, and he wasn’t even as coordinated as a newborn human baby. He couldn’t see his limbs; to be precise, he couldn’t see almost anything.
At that time, his head was empty, like a plant that would only move with the wind.
As soon as he moved, Nemo found that he had touched something smooth. He liked the delicate touch, or its rare temperature, so he thought for a moment and swallowed it, and the smell of metal spread on his tongue.
That should be his gold pendant.
[I remembered hearing someone talking.]
Vague music and laughter came from a certain direction. People were talking, but the distance was too far, and the laughter seemed to be separated by a layer of water. That was probably the only thing in the thick darkness that aroused his interest, so he quickly decided on the direction to move forward.
But those sounds were looming and intermittent. Although the environment was silent, occasionally there would be unknown sounds rustling across the darkness. When everything fell silent again, he didn’t know which way to go.
[There were stars in the sky.]