Poseidon in Arknights

“Hmm.” Kal’tsit nodded. “We’ve been out for quite a while now, and I’m worried that the Doctor might start doing something strange while I’m away.”

“I think Kal'tsit could give the Doctor some time.” Yuuki turned to look at Kal'tsit. “She knows what she needs to do, and… isn’t she doing well the way she is now?”

"..." Kal'tsit nodded after a moment of silence. This was also a point of contention for Kal'tsit. Although the Doctor had indeed developed many strange and unsettling thoughts due to amnesia.

But if the Doctor really hasn't lost his memory... Kal'tsit doesn't know how to deal with a Doctor who has his memories, or if she'll even have the thought of putting the Doctor back in his coffin.

Of course, it's unclear whether there were any other actions taken during the process of putting the doctor back into the coffin.

“That’s right~” Yuzuki smiled, then leaned against the door of the sanatorium, gazing at the distant sea. “Hmm, but didn’t they seem to have overdone it a bit?”

"What's wrong?" Alfonso had somehow gotten hold of some tobacco and was smoking a pipe, something he hadn't done in years.

“Hmm, it’s nothing…” Yu Yue hesitated and shook her head, then looked at Alfonso, “Although it might be a bit exaggerated, remember to wear sunglasses when you pick up the ship.”

"Huh?" Alfonso drawled in confusion, looking at Yuuki with some bewilderment. "What happened to my ship?"

——————The Fool's Ship in the Sea——————

"Quickly clear all of this away, the ocean is waiting for us." A sea creature that looked like a human but was covered in a giant jellyfish directed the dinosaurs to clean the deck of the Fool's Ship. "Make sure it's clean."

[Oh, right, it's said that the definition of being clean on Earth is being so bright it shines.] The Butcher looked at the Terrorfish while searching for information about the Earth among the large group.

Thinking this, the Butcher walked to the side and looked at the deck that had already been thoroughly cleaned by the Terrorfish: [It's not glowing at all, so it wasn't cleaned properly?]

But how can I possibly clean this ship until it shines?

[Butcher, have you cleared a place where you can store things?] Just as Butcher was still thinking, the voice of the First Speaker came from the water.

"It's all cleaned up." The Butcher immediately informed the First Speaker that the area had been cleaned. "Also, First Speaker, do you have any methods to clean this ship until it shines?"

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"Sigh..." Xi Yue sighed silently, looking at the situation over there, not even knowing what to say. "Next time I need to remember to send someone to explain things to them properly."

"Hey, Miss Yuzuki, you're making me panic!" Alfonso, who had even dropped his pipe, exclaimed. "What did those Sea Kings do to my ship?!"

"It's alright, it's alright." Yu Yue smiled and waved her hand. "They're just figuring out how to make the Fool shine, but it shouldn't be a big problem."

"Ah!" But to Yuuki's surprise, Alfonso's reaction seemed quite strong. "Those sea creatures are actually on my ship! And they're wiping my ship without my permission?!"

“Uh, yes.” Yuuki nodded, looking at Alfonso with some confusion. “Hmm, is there a problem?”

"Let me through!" Alfonso was unusually agitated. If it weren't for his remaining rationality still considering Yuuki's identity, he might have already grabbed Yuuki's shoulders and shaken her from side to side.

"Hey, calm down, calm down." Garcia immediately stepped in to restrain Alfonso, then looked at Yuuki, "The captain is only like this because he cares too much about the Fool's Ship. To him, it's his Iberia, so..."

"Oh, oh." Xi Yue nodded, seemingly understanding, but although she still didn't quite know what was going on, sending the person over there was definitely the right thing to do.

"Then I'll open a portal for you, and the Hai Si over there will temporarily follow your command."

Yuuki reached out and opened a portal. The instant the portal opened, Alfonso rushed in without saying a word, without even asking Yuuki if the portal was safe.

"Is it that urgent?" Yu Yue scratched her head, looked at Garcia who had just walked over, thought for a moment and then instructed, "After you get there, remember to keep an eye on your lover and don't let him draw his sword. The Sea Kings might not tolerate him."

“Okay, Miss Yuzuki.” Garcia nodded, and finally stepped into the portal.

"That's really strange." Yuuki looked at the closed portal. "The reaction was unusually strong."

“I think this has something to do with sailors’ customs.” Kal’tsit, who was standing nearby, had done some research on this topic. “Some sailors consider their ship as another companion.”

"So that's how it is." Xi Yue nodded thoughtfully. "No wonder he reacted so strongly. I should have asked him beforehand."

Chapter 189: The Unexpected Messenger

——————Iberia Granfalo Lighthouse——————

“That should be enough…” Lumin emerged from the gaps in the various machines, wiping the spider webs off his head. “It should be able to function barely.”

"But I only did a simple fix. These machines haven't been maintained for too long. Even if they can start, they might crash in the next second."

"Thank you for your hard work." Carmen nodded. "Just let him hold on for an hour."

“…Hmm.” Lumin looked at Carmen and nodded hesitantly, then explained, “These technologies are very strange. They have a very low dependence on Originium, which makes their structures very complex.”

"I'm afraid I can't even do the maintenance. If that's what Lord Carmen's purpose is, I can only express my deepest regret."

Standing outside the machine room, Yuuki shook her head: "It's not that simple after all."

“That’s normal.” Kal’tsit nodded understandingly. “Many people witnessed the horrors back then, especially Lumin, who was the child of one of the victims. It’s hard for him to let go of that feeling.”

Upon hearing Kal'tsit's reply, Yuuki lightly knocked on the door behind her, and a faint blue light quickly enveloped the surroundings, isolating the sounds inside from the people inside.

“I understand that.” Yuuki looked at Kal’tsit. “Actually, I was already quite surprised that he was willing to help.”

"After all, that child's life can be described as happy and fulfilling now."

"Hmm?" Kal'tsit raised an eyebrow, looking at Yuuki. "That child isn't your follower, don't you know if he'll help?"

“I haven’t really performed any miracles before,” Xi Yue shrugged. “So, why did Hai Si or the Deep Sea Church suddenly become my followers? I’m actually quite confused myself.”

"As for Lumin, that child is at most an Agorian. He's in the nursing home only because of his personality."

"Is that so?" Kal'tsit crossed her arms, looked over the dark blue barrier at Lumin, who was covered in dust, inside the room, and said, "That's quite rare, on this cruel land."

“If there are no people like this left, then there is no hope for this land to be saved, is there?” Xi Yue smiled. “It is precisely because there are people like this that we doctors like us exist.”

"The idea of ​​saving others and caring for others cannot come from a profession; it can only come from one's own thoughts."

“...That makes sense.” Kal’tsit nodded. “Perhaps life is indeed very difficult for people like Lumen, but they have chosen to continue living and strive to prove that goodness still exists in this world.”

“But then again,” Kal’tsit turned her gaze back to Yuuzuki, “what if the child is unwilling to do the repairs, and the medical guild doesn’t have the corresponding engineering or technical blueprints?”

“Well…” Yuuki raised her hand to Kal'tsit, showing her the back of her hand and her palm respectively, as if she were a magician showing the audience that she had nothing in her hand.

Then, with a flick of her wrist, a white crystal appeared between her fingers: "Then I will consider whether I need to take action."

Kal'tsit watched Xiyue ponder for a moment before asking, "Consider instead of being direct?"

"This is a land of humans," Yuuki said, looking at Kal'tsit. The white crystal vanished again with a flick of her wrist. "They don't need the help of so-called gods."

"Since they can handle it themselves, why should I intervene?"

“But sometimes…” Kal’tsit hesitated, as if weighing whether she should continue, but after a moment of hesitation, she still said, “You don’t seem to be so neutral either.”

“After all, I have my own emotions sometimes too~” Yuuki answered Kal'tsit’s question with a smile, “But in this kind of matter, rather than letting a god perform a miracle to restore a country.”

"And don't you think it's more romantic to let the people of this country work hard to restore it themselves?"

“I understand.” Kal’tsit nodded, a slight sense of relief washing over her.

Just then, a dull mechanical hum sounded, like a sleeping behemoth awakening. The dusty lamps above Yuuki and Kal'tsit's heads were turned on, illuminating the dim corridor.

Yuuki turned to look inside the room: "Congratulations! It looks like it's working now~"

——————Rhodes Island Medical Department · Lounge——————

"Oh, it seems everyone's quite interested in this~" Yuzuki said, looking at the tablet in her hand. "But why does it always feel like there's something wrong with Eureka's live streams?"

"Oh, Yuuki also watches Eureka?" Susuru curiously leaned over and looked at the screen on Yuuki's tablet.

In the scene, a pink-haired girl wearing a trench coat is enthusiastically introducing the Fool's Ship behind her to the audience, while a large lighthouse shining brightly can be seen in the corner of the screen.

"...Truly worthy of its name, the former Golden Fleet of Iberia! What magnificent ships they were!"

'Alfonso, to think he'd let so many people gather around his ship.' Yuuki smiled as she watched the scene. 'Hmm, no, perhaps it's also out of some kind of pride?'

It's said that this ship radiated a dazzling golden light when it entered the harbor. What, we can't see that golden light now?

[Perhaps the lighthouse's beam shone on something above, causing people to misread it? Speaking of lighthouses, the Grand Lighthouse in Gran Farrow is now a great tourist attraction for taking photos!]

"Is this Iberia?" Sussuro looked at the screen. "I heard that country is right next to the sea. It looks like a great place to travel."

"What's wrong, Susuluo?" Xi Yue looked up at Susuluo with a smile. "Didn't you have enough fun in the water at Siesta last time?"

"And I remember you went on a business trip to Siesta not long ago, didn't you?"

“I went on a business trip.” Su Suluo looked at Xi Yue. “But it was because of work. I didn’t have time to slack off.”

"Besides, when I went on my business trip, didn't Yuuki also go on a business trip with Dr. Kal'tsit? How did Dr. Yuuki know that I went to Siesta?"

"Well~" Yuzuki turned to look at Fuyou, who had already turned her face away, "I found out about it during a casual chat a couple of days ago."

"I see." Su Suluo looked up at Furong. "Alright, Furong, I'm not angry with you. We were just chatting. Why are you feeling guilty?"

Hearing Susuluo's voice, Furong scratched her head: "Hehe, ah, it's already noon. I'm going to help out at the cafeteria. You two should rest too~"

After saying that, Furong quickly tidied herself up and then packed her things to go out.

"Really, I already said I'm not angry." Su Sulu shook her head helplessly, then suddenly realized something, "Wait, Furong just said she was going somewhere to help out?"

"Don't go to the cafeteria today." Xi Yue patted Su Suluo's shoulder and stood up. "It's almost noon, and I need to go back and cook for my friends who just want to eat rice. Miss Su Suluo can go and rest now."

"Sigh..." Susulu shook her head helplessly, "The cafeteria isn't just one window, but speaking of which, has Miss Xiyue finally given up on teaching Furong how to cook?"

“I’ve done everything I can,” Xi Yue sighed and put the tablet away. “But Miss Fu Rong’s cooking still tastes the same. There’s nothing I can do but let time adjust it.”

"As for the cafeteria, I think Miss Furong would be quite disappointed if there were long queues at the surrounding windows but no one at Furong's window."

“I think Furong probably doesn’t care about this kind of thing anymore.” Su Sunuo also took off her white coat. “After all, it’s always like this, Furong probably gets used to it.”

"Maybe~" Yu Yue smiled. "Then, Miss Su Su Luo, see you this afternoon."

"Miss Yuzuki, see you this afternoon."

——————Rhodes Island, Accommodation Area, Yuuki's Room——————

"Oh." Xi Yue opened the door and looked at the room. "Is it in a bamboo forest style today? It does give off a feeling of a refined scholar living in a secluded forest."

At this moment, the walls of Xiyue's room were painted with a large number of bamboo forests in the style of traditional Chinese ink painting, and many of the decorations were also changed to the style of bamboo tubes to suit the occasion.

Xi Yue looked at a painting directly opposite her room: "I think it would be better to stick to one style when writing. The way you do it, it feels like I'm opening a blind box every day."

"........."

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Xi Yue walked up to the painting. "I didn't mean to blame you. Also, it's time to eat, come out, don't stay home."

"..."

"Hmm?" Yuzuki looked at the unresponsive words and after a while said, "Hmm... Oh, so that's why you weren't paying attention to me. You were drawing."

Xi Yue took a small step back, and as she did so, a layer of water detached from her body, forming an extremely illusory human figure.

——————Painting Studio——————

A portrait of Xiyue with her eyes closed, hanging on the wall of the studio, suddenly opened her eyes, and then the portrait actually detached itself from the scroll.

"Xi." Xi Yue looked at Xi, who was still drawing at her desk, "It's noon, time to eat. Stop drawing. You were saying your back hurt a couple of days ago, and now it's back again."