Chapter 235 Harmonized Families
Chapter 235 – Harmonizing Families
Tirion had to go through a lot of trouble to explain to his sister the strange changes that had happened to his “father” – and the strange things that he had done in Prand.
“…… I can feel that he is no longer the wildly chaotic empty shell of subspace that he was half a century ago, and that ‘humanity’ and ‘sanity’ seem to have appeared in that body ‘, but that gives me a strange feeling again …… I’m not sure exactly what is in his shell,” Tirian frowned and said slowly, “He also seems to recognize me, but apart from this point of ‘recognition’, it’s impossible to say how much of him is still the same father we know, he …… has changed very much.”
The brunette across the crystal ball was silent for a few seconds and said, “But it sounds like this is at least better than it was half a century ago.”
“…… You could say the same thing,” Tirian said quietly, “Half a century ago I stood at the bow of the Sea Mist and looked at that figure and would have preferred that it wasn’t him, and now that I’ve met with him again, I’m just confused as to whether or not that wasn’t him……. In any case, the Lost Country didn’t bring as great a plague this time as it has in the past.”
Lucrecia didn’t respond, but just suddenly brought up something after a few moments of thought, “Remember what I told you last time? Luni suddenly malfunctioned and then said that the ‘old master’ was looking for me …… Now it seems like that father of ours is really planning something.”
“What would he be planning?” Tirian frowned, “Continue the last expedition he left unfinished back then? Reconvene the Lost Country Fleet?”
“I don’t know.”
Lucrecia said faintly.
And at the same time, a shadow of interference suddenly appeared in the crystal ball again, followed by what seemed like a malfunction in some of those automatically functioning magical devices behind Lucrecia, with a faint popping sound coming from them, and a group of automated magical puppets rushing up to check the devices, looking busy and disorganized.
“What’s going on over there?” Tirion was suddenly a bit worried, “Do you need to take care of that pile of equipment behind yourself first?”
“Don’t worry, the magical puppets will take care of it, it’s just a small problem, nothing compared to the really big storms on the border,” Lucrecia said calmly, not even turning around to look at the hectic scene, “I’m almost over this unstable sea. ”
“What exploration plans do you have again? You’re not going to rush straight into that fog this time, are you? Let me remind you, the border is not a safe place ……”
“I’m tracking something that suddenly appeared near the border and rushed into the sea with a huge amount of energy, but the ship’s equipment didn’t have time to capture a specific image of it,” Lucrecia still had that calm demeanor, “Don’t worry, it’s on the inside of the Eternal Curtain –I’m not reckless enough to launch myself into that fog. Well, I’ll send you the image when I find the thing, and if it’s a substance that can be sliced up, cut a piece for you as a souvenir.”
Tirian waved his hand at that, “No need, there’s no souvenir you send over that isn’t evil, and I’d like to get some more restful sleep.”
Lucrecia didn’t care either, she just casually said down the line, “So did you get me the Spirit World Lens?”
Tirion was stunned, and his tone instantly became a bit unnatural, “This …… may still have to wait for some days, you know, that thing has to take a chance on luck ……”
“You forgot?”
“Of course not, the few suppliers I know don’t have goods, the four churches have goods over there, but the procedures are too difficult ……”
“You forgot, right?”
“I’m doing my best,” Tirian had a serious look on his face, “there should be a way other than robbery.”
“Then it seems you did forget,” Lucrecia on the opposite side of the crystal ball, however, had nodded to herself, a calmness in her tone that was expected, “It’s okay, you’re busy, and the request is really difficult …… “
Tirion listened to his sister’s words, and a hint of relaxation was visible on his face before he heard the second half of the sentence from across the crystal ball, “I’ll just ask the day after tomorrow then.”
Tirian: “……”
The great pirate wiped his forehead as if to say something, but just as he was about to open his mouth, a sound of flapping wings suddenly came through the window, interrupting his movements, followed by a pecking sound against the glass.
“Hold on, I’ve got something on my side,” Tirian said hurriedly, while looking up with a surprised look on his face, “Perry?!”
He got up quickly, and after opening the window let in the large parrot with the variegated tail feathers, and Perley flapped his wings and landed on the table with a loud, “Perley!”
Tirion returned to the table and sat down while looking at the large parrot quizzically, “What brings you here? Ran away from the ship? Or did Aiden send you?”
“Ah! Aiden sent Perry!” The large parrot spread his wings and nodded his head back and forth while squawking loudly, “Purley came to deliver a message, an important message! Aiden says …… Aiden says ……”
The large parrot was a bit stuck, and it took a long time before it yelled out under Tirion’s dismayed gaze, “Whole lot of fries! Whole fries!”
Tyrian: “……?”
Lucrecia on the opposite side of the crystal ball also heard the commotion on this side, and her puzzled voice came out, “Brother, is Perry hungry?”
“…… No, it should be delivering other information, but the message has been tampered with, “Tirian, however, was the first to react, as Perley’s owner, he was more than familiar with the large parrot, and also with Aiden’s character, its expression had quickly serious, “Purley, is something wrong on the ship?”
The large parrot cocked its head at its master, and repeated the meaning of “Whole lot of fries” several times, but suddenly it stopped, as if it finally remembered something, and excitedly exclaimed, “Blood Compass!” Tirion frowned slightly, “Blood Compass?”
“Pointing to the city-state!” The large parrot waved its wings vigorously and yelled excitedly, “Blood-seeking compass, pointing to the city-state!”
Tirian was suddenly stunned, then immediately reacted, his face changed, and he looked up sharply at the crystal ball in front of him, “Lucy, he’s in ……”
“Brother, leave Prand immediately,” Lucrecia on the opposite side of the crystal ball also reacted without waiting for Tirion to finish speaking, saying in an urgent tone, “This could be a trap!”
Tirion, however, did not have the slightest reaction to his sister’s urgent reminder, he sat there rigidly as if he was a frozen statue, his eyes staring straight ahead.
“Brother?” Lucrecia’s voice was tinged with doubt, “Didn’t you hear me?”
“Lucy, he’s ……” Tirion broke the silence softly, “…… across from me.”
The voices in the crystal ball quieted.
Tirian stared dead in front of him, at the opposite side of the table, and on the wall over there, a faint green flame was floating on the surface of a decorative mirror with an oval frame, and between the flickers of the fire, a majestic figure was standing in the mirror, gazing calmly this way.
“First thing,” the figure in the mirror spoke, “this is not a trap, and I am surprised that you came here.
“Second thing, I’m done, so I came to see what you’ve been up to.”
Tirian remained in his stance of sitting upright without a word, and Lucrecia in the crystal ball was similarly stiff, but she couldn’t see the image in the other direction and could only hear the voices, which made her a little more uneasy, and she couldn’t help but speak in a whisper, “Is he really there?”
Tirion grasped the case on the table expressionlessly and turned the crystal ball and lens set across the room, “Say hello to father.”
As soon as Tirion’s side made a move, Lucrecia’s voice grew louder, her tone urgent, “No, no, no, no need to turn around, I’m just ……”
She was already turned around.
Through the magic crystal ball, she saw her father hanging on the wall.
Duncan was also looking through the mirror at the female in the crystal ball.
This was the first time he had ever seen the other, and in his own mind in this body, he had no memories of spending time with the other, other than a little bit of affectionate, nostalgic impressions.
But it was that little bit of the only remaining affectionate, nostalgic feeling that still slowly filled up in his heart – there was a similar feeling when he met Tirian, but at this moment, facing Lucrecia, there seemed to be a hint …… of guilt and regret hidden in this feeling.
Was it because of the greater deficit? Or was it because of that last gift that was not delivered?
Duncan didn’t know, it wasn’t his own memories and feelings after all, it was just because of who he was at the moment, he nodded to Lucrecia smoothly, “It’s been a long time, Lucy.”
“Eh ……” Lucrecia’s expression was rarely flustered, this “Witch of the Sea” who had always presented herself as a calm and mysterious person had finally encountered a situation that was even more unpredictable than the unpredictable “Border”. This “sea witch” has finally encountered a situation even more incomprehensible than the unpredictable “border”, nervous and anxious as if back to many, many years ago, back to the afternoon when she first broke her father’s sailing equipment, “I …… long time no see! ……”
Then the room fell into a depressing silence, Duncan just silently watching the pair of “children” in front of him, this wordless pressure seems to be transmitted through the crystal ball to the distant border of the infinite sea, Lucrecia desperately looking for a topic in her mind want to break the silence, held back for a long time before finally came up with a sentence: “You ……The frames go quite well with you ……”
Duncan: “…… Hmm?”
“I mean, this patterned frame you have now is especially fitting for your demeanor ……” Lucrecia remedies in a panic, “Introverted, understated, and… …”
“…… Ah?”
“Especially when you hang it on the wall ……”
Duncan was all confused, “What are you trying to say?”
Lucrecia finally turned her head to the side, as if trying to get Tyrian’s bearings, and muttered in a small voice, “Help ……”
Tirian sighed and pushed the carrying case that housed the crystal ball to the side, getting up and coming between the crystal ball and the frame, “What is it that you have come to see us about?”
(End of chapter)