Chapter 849 - 411: Anchor Point 3
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"It’s already late today, and everyone’s very tired. Take a break and rest soon," Farina spoke on behalf of the exhausted Li Ang.
Afterwards, the Dragon Witch gave Li Ang a look, accompanying Inanna to talk, holding her back.
The young girls each dispersed, leaving only Meluna, who sat quietly in a corner of the deck with just a cloak draped over her, watching Li Ang, and Othella, whom he had called to stay.
Zoe mentioned having important matters to discuss later and went off first to wash and change clothes.
Under Andasu’s settings, the Eternal Summer slowed its pace, already sailing beyond the dust range left from the destruction of Sky Island.
"Captain, sir? You called me because..."
Othella asked in a voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzz.
Li Ang smiled at her: "I definitely need to talk to you. There’s something urgent that needs solving, like where you’ll stay tonight and your plans afterward."
"Ah, ah, right..."
The blue-haired maiden resembling a mouse just realized these issues. Although she lowered her head, with her bangs covering her face, Li Ang could still see her eyes wide open through the gaps.
"Don’t worry, no need to be nervous. I brought you out from Lupus Island, so I’ll see it through to the end."
"Th-that was because the island was destroyed," Othella said in a very small voice.
"Uh, yes." Li Ang chuckled awkwardly; during the strategic maneuvers, he hadn’t really consulted Othella and the Purgatory Spirit, who were the original inhabitants.
"However, had it not been done this way, Lady Hestia couldn’t have been freed. I can’t remember my sister either, so I still thank you."
"Speaking of which, there’s no need to be distant. Your sister’s grandchildren, Mort Dulger, is a friend of mine, so we’re kind of like a family now."
"So-so now I’m seen as, grandmother level?!"
Othella’s eyes began to swirl as she pondered it. Essentially, during her undead state, she hardly aged, and her mental state hadn’t changed much from when she was a young farm girl.
Even if her humanity was intact, it was certainly different from her sister who had weathered life’s storms for sixty years. The identity switch and rapid expansion of knowledge left her confused.
"Uh, your situation is unique, so let’s discuss things separately. Besides, you’ll surely come to rediscover the world with a youthful outlook, you can’t see yourself forcibly as an elder."
Li Ang smiled kindly at her: "So, no matter what your next plans are, surely Chester Island’s where you’re headed, right?"
Chester Island, Silver Radiance Castle, the current territory of the Duregger Family.
"Yes." Othella nodded with certainty at this point.
"Due to the bond we’ve established, the Star Flower Travel Corps and the Eternal Summer will certainly take you there. But right now we have important matters, and can’t go over specifically, so we’ll have you travel with us on the ship for a while."
Just joking, the reward Mort mentioned hasn’t been seen, surely we have to go collect the debt.
Othella shook her head: "It’s okay, I’m really grateful to you, I wouldn’t make such unreasonable demands."
Suddenly remembering something, she said: "B-but, I-I can’t afford the fare, um, is there any way..."
Li Ang exhaled lightly. The young girl before him still didn’t grasp the situation fully - thinking in the way from sixty years ago in Lupus, when her family wasn’t well-off, boarding a Flying Airship was indeed a considerable expense.
She seems very gullible, a person who’d probably help count money if sold out.
While Li Ang and Othella were talking, Meimei, holding a simple dress, sat down on the deck’s resting chair beside Meluna.