Book 19: Chapter 76
The eradication went smoothly. None of the pirates escaped. It was too easy to locate their ship on the water from the sky. Troy didn’t need any prisoners. Troy was a cruel man in the first place. The pirates became a part of the ocean. Not even a piece of plank would make it to shore. The fire that dragons breathed could melt gold, let alone a pirate ship on the water. If they were on land, then they had somewhere to run to. On the water, however, they were food for animals in the water.
The four sisters were taken home. As soon as they got off the ship, they were met with their furious mothers. Their mothers were angry at them for leaving without discussing it with them beforehand. Troy wasn’t angry about it, but Lucia and Nier were furious. Ling Yue didn’t complain. Instead, she took Liu Yue home.
Freya obtained what she wanted from Ikana. Because the power balance between Ikana and Vera had to be balanced, Troy didn’t give Ikana any grief. His daughters were safe, after all. The three elder sisters were then grounded in the Imperial Palace for some time. All they could do was spend their days with their dad in the palace. However, that was nothing short of a reward for them; hence, the three girls clung to their father even more.
Because Daisy killed for the first time, Troy reminded Nier to not let Daisy see blood again. He didn’t want his daughter to become an emotionless killer. Daisy entered a state of anxiety after she returned home. She had nightmares practically every night. Sometimes, Nier wouldn’t be able to help even if she was at her side. As a result, she had to sleep holding her father.
As for Vera, she was always on edge after her kidnapping. Lively Vera refused to see any strangers. She wanted to stick to her father’s side. Troy felt her response was normal, so he let her have his way.
Nona was worried for Liu Yue since Nona also reacted fearfully when Liu Yue transformed. Nona was fully aware the fox was her sister. Alas, she couldn’t help panicking and retreating. She wanted to know how her dad was able to be fearless. She went to Sylvanas every day and asked her to transform as a means of training herself to not be afraid. Sylvanas just couldn’t get serious in front of cute Nona, though.
After returning home, Liu Yue filled Ling Yue in on everything that happened. Ling Yue, clasping Liu Yue’s face, asked, “So, you like that youngster? He makes a lot of appearances in your story.”
“Not exactly… I don’t think he’s my cup of tea. He’s still afraid of me… Also, Mom, is touching lips with each other very important to humans? Why did my sisters say that it’s important? I don’t quite understand. Don’t we consider touching noses to be showing intimacy?”
Dimpling, Ling Yue caressed her daughters head: “That’s true for humans because their noses are short. Liu Yue, we’re wild beasts to begin with. Though we have human forms, our wild-beast side still frightens humans. That’s just human instinct. There’s no human who’s not afraid of a large beast.”