Chapter 21: Shakespeare and Her Crew
A bizarre mix of yellowed tungsten lamps, faded paint, rusty screws, rubber cables and gears, and an internal combustion engine that spews white mist.
The interior of the Caledonia is like a fantastical steampunk style.
"Mechanical design at the end of the 19th century...... Is the Nautilus 20,000 miles under the sea......"
Whether it was Ye You, Bianca, and Rita, it was hard to believe that such a structure could drive such a huge steel creature to drive under the sea.
—20th Century ...... No, maybe for the 21st century, welcome to Caledonia. ”
In the middle of the bridge is a red-haired woman with a wide hat, who introduces in a tone that looks like a stage play, and takes off her top hat and puts it on her chest.
"I am Marianne William Shakespeare, captain of the Caledonia, from 16th century England. On behalf of all the crew, we sincerely welcome you. ”
“??”
Shakespeare?
No wonder Ye You looks familiar, the standing painting of the three "Shakespeare suits" of Honkai Impact is this image.
When I saw a real person, it seemed to be more beautiful and heroic.
"Huh? This little brother, what is the matter with your expression when you see a 'whale running on the runway'? Do you know me? ”
Rita also glanced at Ye You thoughtfully, thinking about it carefully, when he first saw him, he seemed to have a similar expression.
Ye You smiled, "It's just that I didn't expect the captain of the pirate ship to be such a beautiful person." ”
Shakespeare was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing, "Hahaha! It's really interesting, I didn't expect to be praised so bluntly. I accepted your compliments unceremoniously. But our 'King's Troupe' is just playing pirates. ”
Play as a pirate...... Do you also want to go to One Piece and become One Piece?
Then Shakespeare began to introduce her main members.
Boatswain Leila, the purple-haired woman who greeted Ye You just now;
The mechanic James Jimmy Watt, the one who invented the steam engine, came from Scotland in the 18th century. The repair and maintenance of this submarine depends on him, and he is a teenager who does not seem to be very old.
The last one attracted the attention of Ye You and the three of them, the first mate "Man in the Iron Mask".
Not only did he not reveal his name, but even his entire body was wrapped in a white robe, and his face was covered by a black steel mask, which looked mysterious and weird.
Captain Shakespeare said: "We respect her desire to remain anonymous, and we ask that you do not ask her for unnecessary privacy."
Hey, that's too suspicious, isn't that - Bianca had the look on her face.
Bianca stepped forward and puffed out her chest, "Since you have introduced your background, then we must also talk about ourselves. I'm Bianca Aguitana, and she's the lieutenant Rita Lothweiser, a Valkyrie who has been commissioned by Destiny to come to this world to explore. He's Ye You, well......"
Bianca looked at Ye You, as if she didn't know his identity.
"A victim who has the misfortune to be swept up in this world." Ye You introduces himself.
"Well, that's it."
“……”
“……”
After a moment of silence, Shakespeare burst out laughing in her own but not tiresome play.
"Valkyrie...... Mandate of Heaven...... Hahahahaha! My dear first mate, you are right. ”
Ye You watched the changes on the sidelines, while Rita showed a puzzled look.
"Troupe leader, you're out of shape." The "Man in the Iron Mask", wrapped in a white robe, said in an unhurried tone.
Bianca frowned, "Hey, what the hell are you guys up to?" ”
With red hair like fire, Shakespeare smiled even more heartily, "Let's put it that way." At first, I didn't know what Destiny or Valkyrie was.
But the first mate next to me told me that there is an energy called 'Honkai' that is raging in another world, and the people there are suffering terribly.
And the first to stand up is an organization called 'Mandate of Heaven', which selects warriors from among the girls who can fight against Honkai, which is the 'Valkyrie'.
Two young girls who call themselves 'Valkyries', the above is the real history of your world. ”
“……”
Not only Rita and Bianca, but even Ye You surrendered his gaze to the taciturn man in the iron mask.
Who is this guy?
"It's strange to be described like that, but it's mostly true. This is indeed the case. Bianca returned.
"Well, some of the next pieces of advice will be more meaningful for both of you - here, the Honkai energy is not unrecoverable, but hundreds of times slower than the rate at which it was restored in your original world." Shakespeare further said.
Bianca frowned, it was true that as she said, the energy gauge of the general-purpose second holy relic was still empty.
"So, how about we exchange information?"
"Exchanging information?"
Shakespeare's cynical face also became serious, "What is the purpose of your coming here?" In exchange, I will also tell you the purpose of the voyage to Caledonia. ”
“……”
Bianca and Rita were silent.
"No comment? So you might be missing out on the opportunity to be a Caledonian passenger? ”
"Tsk." Bianca pursed her lips.
The two sides confronted each other, as if Ye You had become an outsider, he raised his right hand, "That, if there is anything inconvenient for you to let me know, it is better for me to retreat for the time being." ”
"You stay, Ye You."
“……”
"In short, we are partners who fight side by side, and you don't have to treat yourself as an outsider."
"Forehead ......"
Bianca's words are indeed happy, but when a 12-year-old girl says this, Ye You always feels a little subtle.
"Straight to the point." Bianca always maintained an awe-inspiring posture as a Valkyrie, "Rita, you can explain it to everyone. ”
"Yes, Lord Bianca."
I don't know if it's an illusion, Ye You seems to see the meaning of dodging in Bianca's eyes.
And after the maid behind her stood up to explain, Ye Youkai understood why he asked Rita to explain.
- This little girl is probably not used to using such complex and esoteric words to form language.
"First of all, have you ever heard of the term 'quantum sea'?"
"In short, our mission is to trace the extradimensional plane of the Quantum Sea and explore a special structure called the 'Aether Anchor'.
Mathematically speaking, the quantum sea does not belong to the four-dimensional space-time that we are familiar with, but is a large category of 'folded space' parallel to our original universe.
The 'Aether Anchor' is a topological transformation between manifold planes, and its entity may be some kind of natural structure or even some kind of man-made ......"
Bianca listened drowsily, while Ye You listened with relish.
At the same time, in the contract space, Joan of Arc curled up like a baby as if he had sunk to the bottom of the sea, and his eyelids twitched slightly.