220 News from South Sea (2)
(Jane’s PoV)
South Sea.
The waves were ridiculously strong even at day. It was obviously in the middle of the day, where the sun should still feel the hottest in the beach, but it was inexplicably cloudy and windy. The wind was not particularly strong, but it was enough to give people a soothing effect in this weather.
“It’s cloudy today too, huh?” The middle-aged woman who was serving our orders took a short glance at the sky before she continued serving the food.
I turned my head towards her as I asked her curiously. “Is it normal?”
The woman smiled warmly. “It’s normal. It’s just... every ti the weather is like this, sothing will definitely co up.” She answered. “Anyway, enjoy your food. Just call if you need sothing.”
The woman turned around and walked back behind the cashier. I turned my head back towards the waves of the sea.
“What are you doing? Why don’t you eat?” Sanji pulled out from my daze as he put a piece of grilled fish on my plate while Tom scooped so chili sauce into small plate and put it in front of .
“Are you thinking about what the woman said?” Tom put so vegetables on my plate.
.....
“Huh? Not really.” I shrugged. The enticing aroma from the food in front of made forget about what I had in mind for a while.
“Dig in, then. Whatever happens later, you should eat your fill first. The grilled fish here is aweso.” Tom’s eyes shone in excitent.
He was right though. I couldn’t describe the wonderful feeling I had when I took my first bite. I could feel my body lt from how delicious the food was. It was a simple nu, yet the taste was so amazing that I couldn’t help but want more of it.
It was my first ti I lost control of myself when eating outside. By the ti I realized it, the plates in front of were empty, leaving only fish bones in it.
“Wah, it’s so satisfying.” Tom said, feeling content as he patted his stomach.
“Do you think she will give us the recipe if I ask for it?” Sanji squinted his eyes as he looked at us seriously.
“Sanji, it’s rude to ask about soone’s recipe.” I warned him while wiping my mouth clean from any grease with slightly warm cheeks.
“Then, let’s not do it. I’ll just go and pay for it.” He said and stood up to pay for our food.
I followed suit and waited for him outside the restaurant with Tom. Again, I was srized with the waves in the sea. The sound of it was calming that I forgot I used to like sea when I was a kid.
Since when did I grow bored of this soothing and relaxed sensation?
I was still watching and enjoying the sound and scenes, but sothing happened afterwards.
I saw a bigger wave ca approaching us. It wasn’t big enough to reach the furthest line of the shore, but it was still big nevertheless.
Just when the wave moved down like a person doing a deep bow, my eyes caught sight of three beautiful won, looking otherworldly and enchanting, standing on top of a golden horseless carriage.
The faint green glow was really compatible with the gold light emitting from the carriage. The effect itself could make soone believe in a flash that these three weren’t humans.
As soon as my mind registered this fact, my eyes made eye contact with them. I knew right away that they ca to find with the way they looked at . The way their eyes ward up as soon as they saw was the proof of my feeling.
If they didn’t co ashore to find , I was sure I would do anything to hold them captive and interrogate them. However, since they ca to find , I decided just to keep my vigilance on just in case they tried to do sothing funny to .
I stopped only when the water hit my ankle, drowning my feet under the waves. It was fortunate that I wasn’t using shoes when I ca here. Looking up towards the three elegant won who stopped in front of , I waited until they finished their greetings towards .
“Greetings, Master of First Army.” The one in the front spoke so softly that I couldn’t detect any evil intention from her tone. “We’re sent here by our Queen to confirm whether Milady has brought the thing our Queen asks for.”
They were neither overbearing nor impolite. Even though they were maids of the well-known Queen of South Sea, they didn’t act arrogant like humans. I was sure these were not common maids who only knew how to clean and take care of the households, but also those who possessed power to overturn the sea if they wanted to.
Still, they were different from humans who acted high and mighty when they had so kind of connections with the people who had better position in work, especially when their ‘connection’ was soone in close relation with them.
Or probably these won had passed a strict selection and had trained to beco what they were today.
“I have it with .” I nodded. “How is my father doing?”
“Lord Satya is doing fine. Our Queen can assure you that.”
“Then, tell your Queen that I’ll visit her as soon as my business here is done. And you guys had better treat my father well.” I shot them a warning glance without continuing what I was saying. Let them think about it by their own.
“Of course, Milady. Just call out for us whenever you’re ready to co down.” The three of them bowed down again and the carriage turned back and disappeared under a big wave.
I was still standing on my spot, didn’t move even after they had disappeared. If it was not for Sanji and Tom who touched my shoulders, I didn’t know when I would start to move again.
Not because of fear or hypnotism. It was because I felt heavy to walk back. My father was so close to , yet I couldn’t do anything for now. I could only wait until the eting finished.
Siji didn’t let co even after we had spent so days here because of my insufficient power, he said. He wanted to make sure that even if I were to go alone and the rest of them would be blocked outside, I could still survive and escape.
During my last training with him around two days ago, he said that I could walk into and out of the Queen of South Sea’s palace safely even if I were alone. Still, I should avoid any direct clash with the Queen herself if I wanted to ensure my rate of escaping high enough.
Since he dared to say it, I had much confidence in that I could take my father back with alone. Maybe I should just leave Sanji and Tom behind when I visited the Queen later. I didn’t want them to face any danger. After all, the place we were about to go was the palace of South Sea. It was a place where no n were allowed to go in, except my father since he was kidnapped by them.
From what I had learned before, no man could enter the palace and everyone in the palace was won. Any man who tried to enter it would et a disaster. Even though my father was there unwillingly, I was worried that they would treat him bad since he could be the only man inside.
Humph, if I were to find that my father felt any discomfort while being there, I would make them pay for it.
But, for now, I needed to et with the other Masters first and to hear what they had in mind.
“Let’s go.” I walked back towards our rented car with Sanji and Tom behind . I didn’t see their expression in fear that they would know what I had in mind.
Obviously I was underestimating their ability to understand . I seriously thought that I could still hide what was in my mind. Later on, they proved wrong.
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