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She was not a good swimmer, so she was a little afraid of the deep and bottomless ocean.

When she was a child, she choked on water in a swimming pool. She went to the swimming pool alone when she was ten years old. She was not very familiar with swimming and she splashed around. She accidentally swam into the 2-meter deep water. When she wanted to take a breath, she found that her feet could no longer reach the bottom of the pool.

There was no one accompanying him, and even the lifeguard didn't pay attention to him. He drank more than ten mouthfuls of water before he finally made it to the shore.

Since then, I have been somewhat repelled by water and never learned to swim again. So until I entered high school, my swimming skills were still at the level of a few splashes.

However, since she received the Order of Aguru, she felt closer to the sea and no longer felt repulsed by it.

"Grandpa Jianye, please stop the car."

Jianye didn't ask any more questions and found a temporary parking space on the side of the road and parked the car.

"What happened, miss?"

Ling also shook her head.

She opened the car door, got out, and walked towards the coast step by step. She stopped only when the tidal water splashed on the white instep of her feet exposed from her white sandals.

With the dim starlight, you can vaguely see shells scattered on the beach, and occasionally a hermit crab crawling out of a small hole.

"I heard a sound."

"sound?"

Jianye followed behind the young lady, a body length behind her, not caring about the wet sand that soaked his shoes.

"I want to go and take a look. Grandpa Jianye, please wait for me in the car, I will be back soon."

"This..." If it was the young lady in the past, Jianye would certainly not let her get close to the sea at night, it was too dangerous. But the young lady now, he couldn't say the words of dissuasion when they came to his lips. At this time, he saw a faint blue light emanating from Lingye's body.

The next moment, the girl threw herself into the sea.

That was the ocean light that belonged to Aguru. In the blue light, the ocean could no longer suffocate and frighten her, just like Gaia standing on the earth. At this moment, the ocean brought her only intimacy and comfort.

In the sky, a TAC patrol plane, the Airo, was flying by. Beidou, who was piloting the plane, saw a blue shadow flashing in the sea from the corner of his eye, but when he looked closely, it disappeared, making him wonder if he was dazzled. He didn't care, because Ace's ring didn't flash, which meant that Ace didn't find any trace of the Ultra Beast.

Maybe it's just my eyes. Beidou thought so, but he had also heard that sometimes there are some phosphorescent seaweeds in the sea, which have a faint blue light at night. It's very mysterious. Even though humans claim to be the owners of the earth, there are still too many unknowns on this planet.

"Beidou, command room, please report patrol situation."

"Beidou received. I am now over Tokyo Bay. I have found no abnormalities. I have completed the scheduled patrol route and am now preparing to return. Over!"

On the other side, after crossing with the Airo, the blue light shuttled through the sea at an incomparable speed, faster than dolphins, faster than torpedoes, faster than all creatures and man-made objects in the ocean. After entering the sea from Tokyo Bay, it headed west, passing Kanagawa, Shizuoka, and Nara in a short time, and finally entered the Seto Inland Sea along the strait between Naruto City and Minami-Awaji City.

Ten years later, a Naruto Bridge will be built on this strait. At this time, the bridge will disappear, but the Naruto Whirlpool, which has become a famous tourist attraction due to the huge water level difference between the inner and outer seas, still exists.

Naruto Uzumaki, this is also the origin of the name of the protagonist in an animation that Lingye once watched.

The diameter of the whirlpool is 20 meters, and even a huge whirlpool of 30 meters has been observed. It is the largest ocean whirlpool on Earth. Ships passing by must be extremely careful. It is not a big deal for a -ton ship, but a smaller ship may be swept into the seabed if it is not careful. In the dark night, it is like a huge black hole.

The blue light did not hesitate and went straight through the huge black hole.

Many years ago, she once traveled to Japan and saw the giant whirlpool on the Naruto Bridge. At that time, she also wanted to go to Fukuhara Port to take a sightseeing ship, but she gave up because of the schedule and weather. I didn't expect to see the giant whirlpool from this perspective now.

Looking down from the sky, it looks like a black hole, a terrifying whirlpool of death, but there are a lot of creatures under the water. Fish and shrimps are swimming around, and the intersection of the inner and outer seas brings rich mineral nutrients here, making it very lively even at night.

But this was not her destination, and the Ocean Light took Ling into the Seto Inland Sea, an area of ​​nearly 20,000 square kilometers surrounded by Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.

Somewhere in the middle of the sea, a fishing boat was quietly parked. In the dark night, there was no light on the fishing boat, and there was no sound. In fact, Ling also realized that there was no one on the boat. The boat was still intact, and it was obviously not a shipwreck, but it was abandoned in this area.

It's like the legendary ghost ship.

A blue light emerged from the sea, and Ling also walked out of the light and appeared on the deck of the fishing boat.

To be honest, walking on such a ghost ship in the middle of the night was like watching a horror movie, and Ling was also a little creepy. It had nothing to do with strength. Even if she could destroy the big monster, she would still be afraid. Fortunately, the light of Gaia was always with her.

The light sensed Lingye's emotions, flew out from her hairpin, and hung above her head, illuminating the place like a small sun as bright as day.

"Thank you, Gaia."

Gaia's light dispelled the fear, and Ling walked into the dark cabin. With the help of the light, she quickly found the lighting button and pressed it - the light came on.

Apparently the ship's electrical systems were still functioning normally, and the lights were back on. The Light of Gaia flew back into Lingye's hairpin.

Apart from being empty, this place is no different from an ordinary fishing boat on the sea. If the police came to investigate, they would probably be confused. There was no blood or signs of struggle, so they could only suspect that the people on the boat had abandoned the boat for some reason. As for those boat people who could not be found for a long time, they could only register them as missing persons.

After the statutory period of three to five years, if a family member actively applies, the death can be declared and the estate divided.

But it's different from Reiya's perspective.

"Are you the ones calling me?"

She came here from the distant Tokyo Bay because she heard voices. Voices from the souls of the dead.

The cabin was indeed empty, but souls were left behind, and they were all killed. From Lingye's perspective, those souls were glowing and not scary. They were just passengers who had completed their journey in the world and were tiredly waiting to return to the place where they started.

Before that, they had some last words to say, in a language that only Gaia could understand.

"Is it a super beast? A super beast from the sea..."

Their deaths were not accidental or man-made, but were caused by the attack of a super beast without anyone knowing. The super beast from the sea, with long tentacles, pulled the ignorant and defenseless fishermen on the deck into the sea and devoured them one by one.

Ling also walked out of the cabin and returned to the deck, walked to the side of the ship and looked down. Her sight went through the sea surface to the bottom of the sea, but she found nothing. The super beast had left.

The ocean is too vast, just like a person cannot detect a certain bacterium on his body. Even with the light of Aguru, she still cannot find it easily.

The golden figures were still narrating to her.

"I understand. I will definitely destroy this super beast. So please take a good rest. It's enough now."

Ling also stretched out her hand, and an invisible door seemed to appear in the sky, which was the home of the soul. One by one, the phantoms turned into golden light and returned to the original sea of ​​origin of the planet.

But not all.

There is still a soul standing there.

After death, there is no body, and the soul without a brain cannot think, only simple obsession. It does not say anything else, but keeps chanting a name.

"Meng Er...Meng Er..."

"Aren't you leaving?"

As Ling got closer, perhaps the light of Gaia restored some of its consciousness and it stopped its mechanical muttering.

"No, I can't leave. Meng Er is still waiting for me at home. He doesn't have a mother anymore, and he can't live without me..."

Ling also bit her lip. As Gaia, it was her duty to guide lost souls back home. But she thought of Sakura. She thought of the shadow that had accompanied her for six years.

"But now you can no longer take care of Meng Er."

"Amaterasu, Izanami, I beg you. I just want to see Meng Er. I just want to watch him grow up. After that, even if I have to suffer in the water of Hades or in the fire of Hell, it doesn't matter."

Gaia in Greek mythology, Izanami in Japanese mythology, Hou Tu in Chinese mythology, and Freya in Norse mythology are just names given by humans and have no meaning to her. She is the beginning and the end of life.

The soul's prayer was not allowed. But Ling hesitated.

She looked at a dead horseshoe crab floating on the water and made a decision.

She didn't know whether it was right or wrong, she just wanted to do it, and Gaia didn't stop her.

Chapter 55: Hachiken and Mikawa

The morning sun shines on the medieval castle, and the misty morning fog floats in the woods, as if time has traveled back to the Middle Ages.

I didn't get home until after 10 pm yesterday. In order to ensure that the young lady could rest, the celebration was of course cancelled. Although I felt a little sorry for the two chefs, Ling was obviously not old enough to be allowed to continue playing late at night.

However, although it was already after eleven o'clock when Ling finished washing and went to bed, she woke up early the next day.

Opening her eyes, it took her several seconds to realize where she was.

This is the room where she lived since she was a child. The room is spacious and decorated in light pink.

The big bed was placed in the middle of the room, but it only took up a small area. More space was taken up by the surrounding dressing table, floor mirror, floor lamp and other decorations, as well as some cushions and stuffed toys on the floor.

Opposite the bed were several sofas and an armchair where the maid sat and read stories to her - her mother would also sit there and read to her when she had time.

On the east side of the room is a window facing the outside, from which you can see the lake and mountains outside the castle.

It was a familiar room in her memory, but in another memory it was her first time here. And it had only been a few months, so she felt a little unfamiliar with the place. On the contrary, the small room in Qianye Villa, which only had a bed, a few cabinets and a dressing table, was full and gave her a more comfortable feeling.

Waking up so early in the morning, this cannot be ruled out as one of the reasons.

However, she didn't want Jianye to worry about her. And Miss Maria and the others in her memory, she shouldn't cause trouble to more people.

After turning over in bed and making sure that she couldn't sleep, Ling also got up from the bed.

There was no clock in the room. Usually when it was time to get up, someone would knock on the door, so Ling didn't know what time it was. She stood in front of the French window and looked out. The sun had just risen from the horizon and the mist in the forest had not yet dissipated. It was obvious that it was still early, perhaps not even six o'clock.

When the window was opened, the fresh air unique to the early morning blew into the room. That was Lingye's favorite smell.

Let's go out for a walk. Thinking of this, she opened the door of the room and walked towards the bathroom.

There were maids on duty sweeping the corridor. A few days ago, after confirming that Ling also had the intention to come back, Miss Maria went to recruit maids. Many of them had left before, and some were newcomers introduced by the housekeeping company. Finally, the scale that could allow the manor to operate normally was restored.

The maid sweeping the floor at this time is the 'old man' who left and came back.

"Good morning, Nao-san."

"Ah, young lady, how are you? I'm so glad you're safe."

This was the first time Nao had seen Reiya since the accident. As expected, just as the rumors said, the young lady was still alive!

Nao has worked at the manor for nearly ten years. After graduating from high school, she applied for a job at a housekeeping company and was introduced to this manor. From just leaving school, she has already turned 27 in a blink of an eye. If you round it up, she is already a 30-year-old girl.

Mr. and Mrs. Oshima were very nice people, and Miss Reiya grew up under her care. After the accident, most of the servants in the manor were dismissed, and Nao was one of them.

She cried very sadly that day, not because she was fired, but for Mr. and Mrs. Oshima and Reiya.

Although Mr. and Mrs. Oshima are gone now, Miss Reiya is still alive, which is a blessing in disguise. So after receiving the call from Miss Maria, she did not hesitate to quit the job that her family had asked her to do for her and rushed back as soon as possible. Even though the work there was easier and the salary was higher than that of housework.

Because this place has become like her home.

"Nao-sister, there's no need to clean the corridor so cleanly. A castle this big will always be dusty."

"Ah, that won't do!" Nao said, rubbing the carved stone sculptures in the corridor with her handkerchief. "Look, Miss, now that it's clean, won't you feel better?"

"Yeah." Seeing Nao's expectant eyes, Ling could only nod, "I do feel much better."

After hearing her answer, Nao was obviously happier.

But in fact, that was a lie, Ling didn't feel anything special.

The old castle was already mottled with time. Although some modern appliances and decorations were added to the castle in recent years, making it more like a place to live than a museum, in her opinion, the dust was also part of its essence. The mottled moss on the windowsill and the cracks in the stone crevices all carried the vicissitudes of ancient times. No matter how clean it was, the dust elves would playfully run around and return here in a blink of an eye.

"By the way, don't change the flowers in the vases in the corridor anymore. That's it."

Ling also stopped in front of a vase of fresh roses in the corridor and could smell the faint fragrance of the flowers. The delicate flowers looked gorgeous, but in fact, without the roots, they would not survive for long. There were many such vases in the main building of the castle.