Book 13: Chapter 49
Lucia initially encouraged me to not quit, but she revealed a smile of relief when we boarded the ship. The deck was as exquisite as before. It wasn’t the cruise ship; but nonetheless, it was still very pretty. My two moms revealed relaxed smiles. Mommy Elizabeth even brought out red wine and intended to enjoy a meal in the outdoor with the sea breeze and fish just caught. I thought it was a decent idea.
We all sat on the deck and enjoyed the red wine Mommy Elizabeth always had prepared no matter when and where as well as a fish that was just prepared. The fish didn’t look intricately prepared. The cook boiled it once, sprinkled some salt on and then served it up. Accompanying it were berries from the island. We let loose and relaxed on the ship for a few days.
Lucia and Nier removed their weapons and placed them aside. The two of them were on standby for battle the last three days, because they were awaiting the arrival of the wyrm. Perhaps it didn’t dare to appear out of fear.
Ying didn’t pay any attention to our gathering. Due to the language barrier, she didn’t establish a good relationship with my family. She leaned on a side of the deck alone and spaced out, as she looked down at the ocean below. When she first saw the ship, she froze stiff. She never saw such a large ship before. It wasn’t one of the mana-powered battleships we had in the North but the original model, wind-powered battleships. I hadn’t compared them before, but when I did, I realised the mana-powered machines were basically overpowered.
The mana-powered ships were two-times faster than the wind-powered ships. It might not look as obvious with small ships, but the difference was as clear as day when comparing big ships. Further, the mana-powered ships didn’t require as much manpower. The ship was able to stop at the island for a longer time.
I stood up and walked over to Ying. She said, “I haven’t seen this scenery before. When I came here in the past, I always came at night. I never saw the ocean during the day before. This sea breeze is soothing. Also, the ocean is pretty; this is the first time I’ve felt it was pretty. I didn’t like the ocean one bit despite the place we lived being surrounded by sea.”
“Perhaps you held some preconceptions. After all, your impression of the ocean is probably just images of the wyrm killing humans, right? I would understand why you don’t like the ocean, then.”
I placed the glass of wine in my hand into Ying’s. She looked at the liquid inside the glass feeling perplexed. Smiling, I explained, “Have a taste. This is the wine at our place. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you drink alcohol.”
“There’s very little wine in the village. It’s too much of a waste of food. I only ever have sweet wine oncer per year when people give me wine as a tribute,” explained Ying.