lcionline Chapter 1049 Shuiyue: I found a sister, family, she wants to go back to Rhodes Island with me!
Chapter 1049 Shuiyue: I found a sister, family, she wants to go back to Rhodes Island with me!
The sea water wrapped Shuiyue's body.
The fluorescent creatures in the water surrounded him affectionately and showed him the way.
Shuiyue lurks in the water, looking up through the clear sea water.
The sea surface replaced the sky, the sunlight was crushed into spots of light under the waves, and the bottom of a wooden boat floated in the vision of Shuiyue, surrounded by sunlight.
He surfaced and placed his hands on the side of the boat.
A pair of eyes as bright as glass met his, and then those eyes revealed a bit of timidity and fear, and suddenly shrank back.
Shuiyue wiped the water stains off her face and looked at the girl on the boat with curiosity.
The long black hair was curly like waves and draped behind the girl. She had aqua blue headbands tied on both sides of her hair, which made her already cute face look even more charming. Her pointed ears confirmed her identity as an Agor.
"Hai Mo, don't be afraid, he is my child too."
An old voice sounded from the bow.
The girl named Haimo hesitated for a moment after hearing this, then stretched out her slender arms towards Shuiyue.
"Thank you. My name is Shuiyue."
Shuiyue smiled and held Haimo's hand, using their leverage to climb onto the small wooden boat.
He shook off the sea water on his body and looked at the old man with a strange green complexion on the bow.
The insignia on the old man's priest uniform clearly confirmed his identity as a member of the Deep Sea Church. The loose hood covered half of the old man's face. Between the brim of the hat and his thick beard, his eyes with light wrinkles also exuded a disturbing green color.
"Grandpa Cicero, I was planning to visit you when I passed by your place, but I didn't expect to meet you here again."
Shuiyue waved her hand to refuse the handkerchief handed to her by Haimo, and casually lifted up her wet hair to prevent the sea water from wetting her face again.
Haimo held a handkerchief and raised her two little fists in front of her white bra.
She knelt on the boat, her black coat and white skirt covering her lower body, revealing only her slender calves in white stockings. The sandals on her feet could not hide her toes which were slightly curled up due to nervousness.
Shuiyue discovered that Haimo always looked at her with longing, yearning, and a hint of pain.
She seemed to be going through some unknown torture.
"Grandpa Cicero, is she the same as me?" Shuiyue asked.
Cicero placed the oars flat on the bow and sat down beside the two men.
He looked at Shuiyue with satisfaction and replied:
“She was a poor child. Her father was taken away by the Tribunal in the name of investigation in his early years and never returned. She and her mother were hated by the residents of the same town because of this.
Shuiyue, you should no longer be unfamiliar with this. You should have witnessed this cliché story many times. When natural disasters strike, ignorant people need an outlet, and her mother becomes the target.
When I passed by that town, the tragedy had already come to an end, and I could only save her from being tied up in the flames. "
Shuiyue was silent.
When Cicero was narrating this past event, Haimo, as the protagonist, showed unusual calmness, but Shuiyue was able to capture her emotions from her subtle expressions.
"I hope hatred and the past will not engulf your damp dreams." Shuiyue tried to comfort her.
Hai Mo shook his head and said timidly: "I didn't hate the Inquisition."
"But……"
"She is very sober." Cicero helped explain, "Her hatred and regret are not directed at the court. She just can't accept the perjury of the townspeople against her father in order to protect themselves, and she just can't forgive the townspeople for spreading rumors about her mother without reason..."
...and herself, who is powerless and yet can never let go.
Shuiyue silently added to the postscript that Cicero stopped at in time.
He stared quietly at the girl in front of him who was obviously very nervous but pretending to be calm.
"So she accepted your experiment." Shuiyue said softly.
Sensing the blood from the ocean, Shuiyue clearly realized that Haimo was also a sea heir, a sea heir transformed from a human.
This kind of experiment is exactly what Cicero, the deep-sea bishop in front of him, is best at.
"Suiyue, you seem to have some ideas?"
Because of his understanding of Shuiyue, Cicero saw through Shuiyue's heart at the moment.
"Her current condition is very dangerous." Shuiyue said frankly, "Accepting the gift from the messenger of the ocean, Haimo's body is undergoing a transformation."
"Yes, where she will go in the end, becoming a terrifying fish, or some kind of incomplete sea heir, or a perfect evolution like you and me, no one can decide. I just give her a choice."
As Cicero spoke, a different kind of kindness flashed in his green eyes.
He truly loves Suigetsu, one of his children, and he sincerely hopes that Haimo can maintain his human nature during Haisi's assimilation process.
Cicero asked, "You feel sorry, don't you? You want to protect Haimo."
Shuiyue did not answer immediately, but turned her head to look at the coast.
Texas still called the Archangel and others back from the sea to the beach. The group did not show too intense reaction, but they all stood vigilantly on the shore, looking at the wooden boat from afar.
"It seems that you have experienced a lot on land during this period and made many friends." Cicero said with relief.
"Yes, the experience during this period...is wonderful."
Shuiyue retracted her gaze and asked Cicero earnestly, "I also know many talented people. Grandpa Cicero, can you let me take Haimo away? I believe my friends can help her."
Hai Mo listened to the conversation between the two, and her glassy eyes widened slightly:
"I...I can do it. I have just accepted all of this. I believe I can do it!"
"I'm not denying you, I just want to make you safer." Shuiyue comforted.
Just as Cicero understood him, Shuiyue also understood Cicero.
Hai Mo continued to stay by Cicero's side, and in the end, no matter success or failure, Cicero would not interfere. Cicero's kindness would only be reserved for successful individuals, and for those failed individuals, Cicero would only think that those individuals themselves were not good enough.
Hai Mo's story was sad enough, and he didn't want it to have an equally sad ending.
"Hai Mo, go ahead." Cicero helped to comfort her, "No matter where you are, I look forward to the day when we can meet again.
Children, I am old, but I see hope in you.
Perhaps with my efforts, all humans who taste the fruit of God can be as smart as you."
Shuiyue stood up and invited Haimo to leave with him.
Just as the two turned around, Shuiyue turned to Cicero and said:
“You once asked me a question: how to become a better human being.
I didn't have an answer then, but now I can give you and the blueprint of human evolution that your experiment has drawn, my answer.
If this future rejects those individuals who are not resilient enough, then it cannot be considered a successful learning and evolution for humanity.”
Cicero thought seriously for a moment, and instead of being angry because of Shuiyue's denial, he showed some joy.
He nodded and said, "Indeed, indeed, my dear child, since this is the answer you gave, I will revise my research."
Shuiyue didn't move, and reminded seriously:
"There's no rush to revise the research, Grandpa Cicero. I hope you'll move soon."
"Ok?"
The topic changed abruptly, and Cicero obviously didn't follow Shuiyue's train of thought.
"Based on my understanding of someone, Iberia has definitely not been peaceful recently."
Shuiyue took Haimo's hand and jumped into the water, waving goodbye to Cicero on the sea:
"Although he won't specifically target the Deep Sea Church to cause trouble, if he messes with it, it will be enough to make your years of hard work go to waste."