On the foredeck of the Bright Star, Shirley clung to the guardrail on the edge of the ship's side, looked excitedly at the coastline that was gradually clearing up on the sea level in the distance, and exclaimed happily: "Oh oh oh! See the port! You can already see the port! ”

"Don't get too excited and fall down," Dog's voice came from the side, "and don't patronize silly fun, don't forget to promise the captain before you go out, even if it's ...... to go out to play."

Shirley didn't wait for her to finish listening and began to wave her hand: "Oh, I know, I know, hey, dog, you're so nagging, how can you ...... like an old mother?"

The ghostly hound lying on the deck next to him suddenly became dissatisfied and started a new round of nagging, while Lucrecia, who was standing not far away, looked at the movement on the deck with some complicated and subtle eyes, and she didn't know what she was thinking when her eyes flickered.

Nina stood beside Lucrecia, looking nervously at the "sea witch" with an elegant and mysterious temperament, a beautiful face but a disturbing sense of indifference and alienation, and whispered, "You don't think Shirley is too noisy, do you?" She's always ...... like this."

"No," Lucrethea said lightly, turning her face slightly, "this ship has always been noisy, and my dolls will make a bigger move than that." ”

"Oh......" Nina sighed, then smiled a little shyly, "that...... Thank you for letting us on this boat. ”

"Father told me to send you to Breeze, and I'll do it," Lucrecia said, glancing at Nina, who seemed a little uncomfortable dealing with strangers, but the discomfort and embarrassment always turned into a kind of indifference and arrogance to others, so she tried to adjust her expression to look a little gentler, "I remember your name is Nina, right?" ”

"Hmm." Nina nodded immediately, a big smile on her face.

“…… You call my father 'Uncle Duncan,'" Lucrecia looked curious, "you...... Aren't you afraid? ”

"Don't be afraid, Uncle Duncan is very good," Nina said with a smile, and then she paused, her bright smile converged into a gentle light smile, and she looked into the eyes of the "witch" lady in front of her, "I know what's going on, you don't have to worry...... But I think it's good now. ”

“…… That's good. Lucrethea looked at Nina silently for a moment and nodded slightly.

But then, she heard the girl named Nina next to her ask a curious question: "Miss Lucrecia, you ...... Isn't the relationship with Uncle Duncan good? ”

"Why do you ask?"

"I've heard people say that the Bright Star broke with the Lost a century ago, and that when Uncle Duncan brought us here, I saw that you always avoided his eyes, intentionally or unintentionally," Nina said, her voice quieter, "I'm sorry, did I say something wrong?" That doesn't seem rude......"

"We did go down different paths," Lucrecia didn't care, just shook her head, "but that's in the past, and as for now, my relationship with my father may not be good or bad, I think...... We just haven't seen each other for too long. ”

Nina listened with a wink, she seemed to feel the subtle regret and sentimentality in Miss "Witch"'s tone, and hesitated: "You are different from what I imagined at first...... I was nervous before I actually met you. ”

"People speculate about things they don't know, and they never take responsibility for their own guesses," Lucrecia smiled, "and besides, you don't need to add honorifics when calling me, Nina, you can just call me by my name." ”

Nina was stunned for a moment: "But you ......"

"My father is your 'Uncle Duncan,'" Lucretia looked at Nina, and her smile finally had some real warmth, "I feel awkward that you always use honorifics under this premise." ”

Nina thought for a moment and nodded: "Oh, it seems to be ...... too"

The corners of Lucrecia's mouth curled, she looked at the girl in front of her, who was essentially a fragment of the sun, but her words and deeds were just an ordinary girl, and then turned her head to look at the "Demon Summoner" who was lying on the edge of the ship not far away, expecting to enter the city.

At the same time, the Maurice scholar was in the cabin of the ship, catching up with Taran Eyre, whom he hadn't seen for decades, as if the two were discussing a visit to the city-state university in Breeze, while the "banished inquisitor" named Vanna was in the middle of the deck, led by Rabbi the Rabbit, curiously taking a tour of the ship's unique "spirit structure".

As for the living doll named "Alice", she must still be with her father, who says he wants to introduce her to Lunny as soon as he gets on the boat, and then takes her away.

They were my father's new "followers" - people who had come on vacation while countless intelligent people in the world were trying to guess the purpose of the regrouping of the lost fleet.

In a sense, these people are indeed very powerful, and each of them has unique skills, and they definitely deserve a place in the lost fleet, but look at it from another angle......

They were nothing like Lucrecia had imagined at first.

It's not a horrible and oppressive group of "subspace dependents", on the contrary, they're fun and easy to get along with, and my father brought them together...... It doesn't seem to be because of some deep long-term planning, but just a chance gathering of these traveling companions.

"I'll arrange a place for you to stay when we get to the shore," Lucrecia gathered her somewhat scattered thoughts, "I have a few strongholds in Breeze, and they're fairly clean. Do you have any goals when you enter the city? I can give you a recommendation. ”

"Recommended?" When Nina heard this, her eyes immediately lit up, "Then you...... Do you know where to eat in Breeze? I've heard that this city-state has the largest variety of cuisines in the entire Infinite Sea, and that's what I'm here for! ”

Lucrecia's expression became subtle for a moment: "...... The 'food' of Breeze? ”

Nina nodded vigorously: "That's right! ”

“…… Didn't my father explain to you in detail about the elven food culture? ”

"No," Nina said with a blank face, as if vaguely aware of the subtlety in the other party's tone, "Uh, am I mistaken?" ”

“…… You can't be mistaken, you need to experience it to understand," Lucrecia thought for a moment, and said with a serious face, "I'll take you to the Crown Block later." ”

Nina looked expectant: "How much delicious food is there?" ”

“…… It's close to the hospital. ”

Nina: "......? ”

At the same time, in the crew rest area of the Bright Star, Duncan found a place to sit down, resting while watching the scene not far away with interest.

There were two puppets standing there, both looking a little dazed.

Alice curiously looked at the strange "person" opposite who looked more "puppeted" than herself, thought for a long time, and suddenly turned her head: "Captain! How do you make friends with strangers? ”

"Introduce yourself," Duncan said as he pulled out a few fries and tossed them to Say, who was strolling around the small table next to him, "starting with the name." ”

"Oh," Alice nodded, turning her head to look at Luni standing across from her, "Hello, my name is Alice, also known as Anomaly 099." ”

"Hello, I'm Luni," the clockwork doll standing across from Alice also bent down and introduced herself very politely, "I'm a servant of Mistress Lucrecia, are you a servant of the old master?" ”

"I'm not, I'm the captain's puppet! I was in charge of cooking and cleaning on board! ”

Luni tilted her head, a slight sound of gears grinding against a part of her body.

Alice continued to look curiously at her new friend in front of her: "You don't have a thread on your head!" ”

"Lines? What is that? ”

"It's something that everyone has, floating out of the body, the captain said only I can see," Alice gestured, "He said it could be the 'thread of the soul', and I didn't understand what it meant, anyway, as soon as I grabbed it, the person didn't move......"

"Your words are hard to understand," Luni said in a somewhat dull tone, "I'm a puppet, I have no soul...... I have clockwork, though. ”

As she spoke, the clockwork figure turned around and showed Alice the wind-up handle that looked like a big bow at the back of her waist.

"Hey, clockwork, I have it too!" Alice suddenly became happy, and also turned to show her new friend, "See this position?" There were also clockwork holes under the clothes, but I couldn't reach them myself, so the key to the clockwork was in the captain's hand......"

"Interesting, we have similarities," Lunee said with the sound of a series of gears running happily, and she seemed to be happy, "This is the first time I've seen something like myself, and both the mistress and the old master have said that you can be friends with me, and it seems that they are right." ”

"Right? The captain is amazing! Alice said happily, "And you see, our joints seem to be very similar, although your arms are harder than mine......"

Luni lowered her head and looked at her arm, "Yes, we have a similar joint structure. ”

Alice was suddenly even happier, and then reached out and held her head: "By the way, can you pull your head off?" Mine can! Look—"

"Po-" Alice pulled out her head in front of Luni, and held it with both hands to show off: "You, you, look, look, you can pull out, pull out ......"

Luni was amazed at the powerful actions of her new friend in front of her, and then grabbed her head with her hand and pulled it down.

Click.

(End of chapter)