"That's pretty much what I saw under the waters of Tagido Island."

Back at Ichikojima, Kamiyagawa met with Isohime and gave a rough account of what he had found in the ruins of Tagido Island.

and handed over the horns of the childish Jiaoji.

Isohime held her mother's relics in her hand and didn't speak for a long time.

This mermaid princess was already gloomy in appearance, but her expression became heavy and worried at this time, her eyebrows were furrowed, the corners of her mouth were slightly drooping, and her eyes were full of confusion and sadness.

Kamiya looked at her, was silent for a while, and his tone softened a little: "You may need a little time to slow down, and I'll ask you about other things later." ”

"No, no. I'm not that vulnerable, just ask whatever you want. Isohime looked up.

"Then, do you know anything about the two-hundred-year war between the Sea Kingdom and Huangquan that I just talked about?"

"Sorry, I don't know, it's the first time I've heard this." Isohime shook her head, her withered seaweed-like hair swaying weakly.

"What about the big fish ascending the stairs?"

"Also...... Never heard of it. Isohime's jagged fangs clicked and rubbed.

According to Kamiyagawa, Oyu was her uncle and killed her mother.

But Isohime hadn't heard of this person at all before that.

"So, the power of the moon reading or something?"

Isohime's tone became weaker and weaker: "...... I don't know. ”

She now realizes what the problem is.

Two hundred years ago, there must have been some earth-shattering event in Haiguo, and then it became what it is now.

But what happened at that time, no one knows.

It's like an invisible quill that keeps track of all the records of that time.

The relevant events, some important people, were all deleted and no one remembered.

The mermaid clan can be regarded as an immortal species no matter how you say it, and this situation is very unreasonable.

"That's right."

Kamiya sighed.

I don't know.

Those doubts that arose in the Tagido Shrine, it seems that none of them can be answered by the mermaids.

"I'll ask the people, but it's best not to get your hopes up."

Isohime said this with some apology and confusion in her tone.

This seems to be the first time in so long that the mermaid princess feels sincerely sorry for not being able to help Kamiya.

"Go ahead." Kamiya sighed.

Holding the small piece of clear jade horn in her hand, Isohime turned around, her tail wagging and diving into the shallows, but before she was completely submerged, she turned back: "Thank you...... Thank you for everything you've done for me, for the merfolk, Kamiya-sama. ”

After speaking, the abominable mermaid princess escaped into the turbid and dark red water.

Leaving only a small ripple on the surface of the water, stirring the sparkling waves.

……

A series of mysteries about the Sea Kingdom, the mermaid can't give any answers.

Kamiya then went to Crab Island alone.

Although he didn't think the crab clan could provide any useful clues, he had to ask.

After stepping on Crab Island and standing on the shore for a while, I saw the dust in the jungle on the island, accompanied by the sound of footsteps like a messy drum beating with my legs crossed and hitting the ground.

The little crab girl rushed out of the jungle with a group of warrior crabs.

Since Kamiya rescued Isohime last time, the crab clan has been guarding the coastline strictly.

As soon as there is a stir, Crab Ji will lead the team to rush over.

"You, you, you...... How did you come back again! ”

Crab Ji dragged her conch hammer and pointed at Kamiya with the other hand, and the armor on her body shook and trembled, as if she were facing a great enemy.

But how much difference in strength between the two sides is there, and she really can't raise much fighting spirit.

Kamiya spread his hands: "Is this how you welcome your savior, little can?" ”

"I'm not a little can!"

Although I still don't know what "canned" is, the little crab lady feels that this is definitely not a good word.

"But I am indeed your savior."

"Uh-huh......!"

Crab Ji was choked and completely speechless, and her fair little face under the star pocket turned red.

Even if you don't want to admit it, it's an unchangeable fact that this nasty frivolous guy really killed her.

After a few seconds, the little crab girl's momentum weakened: "You...... Are you helping those bad merfolk attack us? ”

"There's no need for that, is it?"

"You're ......!"

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying you're too weak, it's just ...... I am a peace-loving person, and I have come to the Sea Country this time to protect all of you, whether it is the crab clan or the mermaid clan, you will be treated equally. ”

Kamiya approached the side of the samurai crab.

The crabs were instinctively frightened by him, and a pair of huge claws opened and closed, clicking, but none of them dared to attack.

Even Crab Ji moved the conch hammer in her hand slightly behind her: "I won't believe you, you obviously helped the bad mermaids." ”

Kamiya raised his hand and knocked on the little crab girl's star pocket.

Knock knock.

The top of the small can makes a dull, but particularly funny sound.

"Don't touch me!"

Crab Ji bared her teeth and protected her head fiercely.

"Hehe, take me to meet the crab owner."

"I'm not going to take you to see Grandpa Crab, that ...... That lures the wolf into the room! ”

"I'm not asking for your consent, I'm just politely telling you that you can't stop me."

"Uh......"

Crab Hime stared at her eyes and wanted to cry.

Because she felt that she had been bullied a lot, she wanted to curse Kamiya with the most vicious words she mastered, but after holding it for a long time, she only held back one sentence: "You bad person!" ”

With that, he dragged his hammer and fled into the depths of the jungle.

"The little can is really ...... There is no appearance of being a leader at all. ”

Kamiya shrugged.

But that's not necessarily a bad thing, is it?

After she became a sea light last week, that kind of rusty and mature appearance is quite difficult to adapt to.

After the crab ran away, among the warrior crabs, a small cyan crab spoke: "Divine envoy, my lord." ”

"Oh? Do you know that I am an angel of God? ”

"I'm sorry, Crab-sama, she's a little willful...... We've heard your conversation with the mermaid before, and the crab owner knows about it. The owner said that he would like to meet you as soon as you come back. I can show you the way. ”

The attitude of the blue crab is different from that of the crab her, and it is quite respectful.

Anyway, even if you tie the entire crab island together, you can't beat the mysterious big man in front of you, so it's better to be respectful.

This is also explained by the owner of the crab shop.

"Well, it saved a lot of trouble, please lead the way."

……

Kamiya's character design in the sea country, one week is a witness from Takamagahara, to witness the birth of the sea country.

And in the second week, he modified the settings for himself.

Changed the level of participation to a protector from High Heavengahara who came to protect the people of the Sea Country.

This character is defensible.

After all, when he appeared on the battlefield of the crab clan and the mermaid clan in the second week, he did not pull the shelf again, and his behavior was very neutral.

Although Kamiya followed the mermaids in the follow-up, it was also to investigate the red tide, and on the side of the crab clan, he finally confirmed the identity of the "crab queen's life-saving benefactor".

Come to the gathering point of the crab tribe.

This time, the atmosphere was much more solemn than the last time, and there was an obvious uneasy atmosphere among the warrior crabs in the stronghold.

Kamiya successfully meets the crab owner.

It's the same as last time, it's still a waterhole in the cave, and I still only see a pair of eyes of the crab owner.

"Your Excellency, I beg your pardon for not being able to come out to meet you in person."

Bubbles rolled under the pool, and old voices poured out.

Although the two Zhoumu did different things to the Crab Clan, this area was definitely not as friendly to Kamiya as it was last time.

But the attitude of the crab owner is exactly the same as last time.

At least on the surface, it's the same.

Look, Crab Hime.

This is what a mature leader with a city government should look like.

"Out of the way." Kamiyagawa waved his hand, "It's hard to connect with the entire Crab Island, so you don't have to come out to pick me up in person." ”

"You ......"

The first sentence that came up caught the crab owner off guard.

"Isn't it? I noticed it when I first arrived at Crab Island. Kamiya began to talk nonsense, he was very good at this, even if he didn't take [One Thousand Silver Needles], his tone and demeanor were also very capable of bluffing, "You crab clan seem to be able to deal with the red tide, but those merfolk can't, so I helped those merfolk extra, don't mind?" ”

"No, it's not ...... Your benevolence is impressive. ”

"Very reasonable. Then, I went to the mermaid and did a lot of things. For example, to investigate the causes of the red tide, there are some things I want to know from you......"

Kamiya gets straight to the point.

He told the crab shop owner what he had said before, roughly unchanged.

This kind of behavior has made his newcomer more stable-

In order to save the sea tribe, in order to solve the red tide.

And it is vigorous and resolute, and there are practical actions.

After speculating about Kamiya's true thoughts, the crab owner was a little relieved.

Now it's almost certain that this divine envoy really has no ill will towards the crab clan.

It's also really doing the thankless task of dealing with red tides.

Anyway, as long as this mysterious and powerful adult doesn't intend to be an enemy of the crab clan, that's a great thing.

The two parties can communicate.

After listening to what Kamiya saw and heard in the waters of Tagido Island, the crab owner was silent for a long time: "I'm really sorry, I can't answer your doubts." What happened 200 years ago, even I heard it for the first time. ”

"What were you doing two hundred years ago?"

"The impression is very vague...... It was stationed on Otsu Island, and everything was normal, and the rule of the previous lord was also very stable. Then suddenly one day, the lord of the country disappeared, and the red tide came. The crab owner recalled for a while and said.

This old crab should have been a first-hand witness to the war between Haiguo and Huangquan.

But even his answers were vague and unfocused.

Kamiya didn't think the crab owner would lie to him.

Based on the experience of the previous week, it is certain that the crab people are also victims of the red tide.

They certainly want to deal with this catastrophe as well.

Now that the words are all said, assisting Kamiya River is the right and only option, and lying is not good for the crab people.

Kamiya paced back and forth in front of the deep pool: "This is a big problem...... Could it be that two hundred years ago, the memories related to important events were manipulated by some force, the power of monthly reading? ”

"I'm sorry, my lord, but I can't support your conjecture in any way. But listening to what you say, the Sea Clan's memory of the events of two hundred years ago is indeed a bit abnormal. ”

"It's not your fault."

It feels like I've grasped a little bit of the idea, but the mystery is still unsolved.

However, Kamiya was not too discouraged, he came to Crab Island this time for other purposes, and it happened that the atmosphere of the conversation was good now, so he could talk about it together: "By the way, Crab Owner, there is something I want to ask you." ”

"As long as the crab clan can do it, they will help the divine envoy."

"It's not a big deal. According to my observations, this time the Red Tide is likely to arrive around the time of the moon's recess, and if the Red Tide is still not resolved by that time, I hope to transfer the merfolk to Crab Island for temporary refuge. I won't get too close to your stronghold, I'll watch them, okay? ”

In the second week, Kamiya still went to the purpose of preserving the gods on both sides as much as possible.

"What do you think about the Sea Clan...... It really doesn't discriminate. ”

"The mermaid is miserable too, and I'd love to see you guys fight."

"If the red tide comes, I will do what you say, and work together to protect the merfolk who have come to take refuge. But can I ask you for one more thing? ”

"You say."

The crab owner didn't immediately say his request, but asked a question first: "You plan to support the mermaid clan Isohime to become the new lord of the country, right?" ”

"For now, yes."

Kamiya did not evade and gave the answer directly.

The tone and demeanor are calm.

"You are kind enough to want both the Krans and the Merfolk to survive the disaster, so you choose to help the weaker, and I can understand you. In fact, what I want to see more than making Crab Ji the lord of the country is that the crab clan can continue well. The crab owner's old voice finally took on a pleading tone:

"I beg you that if the worst happens, the red tide cannot be resolved for a long time, and the future of Crab Island will cease to exist...... At that time, can you please take the crab people out of the sea country? Crab Ji's girl is not very sensible, please take care of her on her behalf, please. ”

As with the previous week, no matter how the situation develops, the crab owner's greatest wish is to hope that the crab clan can continue.

And the final retreat is pinned on Kamiya, an alien god.

The old crab takes his body as an island, and does not hesitate to use his body and vitality to resist the red tide, and the clansman should be everything to him.

"I promise you, if things really can't be undone, I'll take them away and arrange a new place for them."

Kamiya replied solemnly.

"Thank you."

The crab owner's voice fell silent, and a pair of huge crab eyes also dived back into the deep pool.

"Today, I really heard a lot of 'thank you'."

Kamiya nodded in the direction of the deep pool, turned and walked out of the cave.

(End of chapter)