Ark Traveler, I want to take a day off today too

“Their leader, the elder sister of Reed, is a very ambitious person. Liberating Tara is just a small goal or a banner for accumulating greater justice for her.” Linley’s voice was very soft, and his other hand was gently stroking the girl’s hair.

“If some people work under her for greater benefits or goals, then this Mandra is relying on hatred to fight against the grand vision promised by Draco in the Deep Pool.” Linley squinted his eyes and stood in front of the ICU. In his perception, Filin was sitting on the bed in a daze.

“Hatred?” Amiya was stunned. Just as the little rabbit was about to say something, Linley raised a finger and said, “Yes, hatred. I have cleared everything about her… and witnessed everything she has experienced. Amiya, it can be said that the reason she is still alive today is because of the anger she felt back then.”

"There is only one way to extinguish that flame, and that is to erase her memory, and this will save her..."

“Kill her too,” Amiya added softly. The girl then jumped off Linley’s body. “But whether Mr. Linley is her enemy or her savior, you should go meet him, right?”

“Yeah, then shall we have lunch together later?” Linley nodded and changed the subject directly, with a reserved and gentle smile on his face.

“Okay, I’ll wait for you here. I don’t have any official business to do today.” Amiya immediately responded with a smile. If there is any, I’ll have to trouble the doctor for a while! When Lin Lei opened the door, the Philin named Mandela just looked at him and lowered his head tremblingly.

The girl indeed had no memory of the past, but that did not mean that the nightmare-like past was far away from her. The nightmare that left the deepest impression on her was created by the man in front of her.

Even though the clothes and temperament he wore were completely different, Mandela was sure of one thing: this person was that person! Was he coming here to kill me? He was coming! He was coming!

Mandela almost subconsciously wanted to crawl into bed, like a child who was scared by thunder.

Linley did not speak. He just walked over slowly and sat down beside the bed. He gently patted Philin, who was curled up in the quilt. His voice was filled with sighs and other emotions. “You know me, don’t you, Mandela?”

"I...I don't know you, can you please leave?" The girl's voice was muffled, but she could not hide her fear.

“If you don’t know me, then why are you afraid of me?” Linley’s voice was still very soft, but to Mandela it sounded like thunder. “You know me, and you knew me in a nightmare, right?”

......

"No, please, don't do this..." She was crying and snotting, and the expressionless man with black and red electric currents wrapped around his fingertips. She could almost see that scene with her eyes closed. What had she done to make this man do such a thing?

......

“How did you know?” After hearing Linley’s words, Mandela was visibly stunned for a moment, but she still curled up in the quilt like a ball.

“Because it was never a nightmare, but something that really happened in the past.” Linley said as he pulled back the girl’s blanket. “If you want to hear it, I’ll tell you… but are you ready to witness what happened to this body of yours?”

054. Shape it yourself

"What would... happen if I said I didn't want to hear it?"

It was hard to imagine that a kitten who had previously been considered crazy and whose facial expressions could be compared to Mephisto, who had been shot and carried away by Linley a long time ago, would look so frightened.

“Then just don’t listen. What else can you do?” Linley shrugged and looked at the girl who was still curled up in a ball. The girl’s golden eyes looked brighter than before, but when the hunter turned his gaze to the girl, she curled up like a hamster again.

“Mandela, raise your head, or do you want another name?” Linley’s voice became much more relaxed and gentle. Under his control, the light energy fire turned into a small sun floating above their heads. “You will be living here for a long time. You can’t just stay here and shut yourself in forever, right?”

"No...can't you?"

“That’s not possible, because there will be other people who need to use this room.” Linley sighed and took off his shoes and sat cross-legged opposite the girl. “Look up and look at me. If it was you in the past, I would consider taking action, but I won’t do anything to you now, so there’s no need for you to be afraid.”

As the man spoke, he searched in his pocket - well, besides the cigarette that someone had half eaten, there was also a box of candy from Outcast as a gift. The old lady also said that this was a specialty of Rutland.

However, this silver metal box and the candy inside that looks like a planet lollipop are really hard to bear. Of course, this candy is very sweet at first glance. "Children should like it very much, right?" Linley thought so and opened the lid and handed the candy to Mandela.

Then Mandela looked at the box in the man's hand with suspicion and stammered, "Is this... some kind of poison?"

“??? Why do you think it’s poison? Haven’t you ever eaten candy?” Linley’s forehead was filled with black lines. He took the lead and threw a candy that looked like a rainbow in the sky into his mouth.

Gah! It's really so damn sweet. These Sakotas will die of diabetes sooner or later!

"Is it really edible?" Mandela saw that the hunter had already stuffed a candy into his mouth and was chewing it with a crunching sound. She also timidly picked up a candy and put it into her mouth, "Hmm... delicious."

Under the stimulation of the sour and sweet taste, a faint smile appeared on the girl's face, but when her eyes met Lin Lei's, Mandela immediately restrained herself and prepared to shrink into a fur ball again.

"Isn't it true that you are just a little kid now..."

Linley shook his head and lifted the girl up: “If you eat my candy, you have to be obedient, otherwise you will be spanked!”

"Now go over there and get dressed, then follow me out."

"If you just want to spank me, then go ahead!" Mandela then shouted, "I don't want to go out, I don't want to see those people!"

Damn, who did you learn this shameless look from?

“Hey, you’re forcing me to use my special moves.” Linley sighed, threw the girl onto the bed, and started to untie his belt. Now it was Mandela’s turn to be confused:

"What are you doing?"

“It’s necessary preparation before spanking. I didn’t say I had to use my hands. Don’t worry, it won’t hurt, and it can even make you look happy and joyful.” Lin Lei said seriously, and he had successfully untied his belt and was ready to take off his pants.

"I'm going out with you! Don't delay any longer!" Although she had lost a lot of common sense, Mandela still knew that if the current situation continued, she would probably have to lie in bed for several days.

“Come on, let’s have a good spanking. I haven’t spanked a legal loli like you yet!” Linley said with a look of regret. However, he did not continue his actions but reluctantly fastened his belt again.

"Since you've said so, put on your clothes and go out with me." The hunter said with his back turned: "Otherwise I'll just take off my pants."

......

“Mr. Lin Lei, how did you do it? Miss Mandela actually wanted to come out!” The little rabbit looked at Mandela who was holding onto the hunter’s clothes and dared not say a word and exclaimed: “Hello, Miss Mandela, although I have already said my name once before, you…”

“No need, I remember your name, Miss Amiya.” Mandela shook her head, then looked up at the man standing in front of her. Was his name Lin Lei? Although she could not remember the past, and could only remember some fragmented nightmares, Feilin knew very well that she did not feel any hatred when she saw the man in front of her.

There is timidity and fear...but there is no hatred.

And that guy didn't show any hatred towards me, not even anger...

'What a weirdo!'

"Are you going to hold him forever?" The hunter turned around and looked at Filin, who was wearing a Rhodes Island uniform. The answer he got was a nod: "Okay, then hold him. Amiya, let's go meet the others, such as Miss Reed?"

As Linley spoke, he picked up Amiya and let the girl sit comfortably in his arms. “But forget about Fengpi and the others… This girl is very shy right now, so it’s not appropriate.”

“Then is Miss Weicao okay?” Amiya asked as she put her head in Linley’s arms. Her two furry and soft rabbit ears would occasionally collide and rub against the man’s chin.

"No problem. It might be more appropriate to let Drake take charge of the training of this girl. But little rabbit, do you know where Weicao is now?"

"Miss Weicao has been staying in the library since she got on the ship, but her condition is indeed much better than Miss Mandela." Amiya's voice was quite soft, and the girl now just wanted to stay motionless in the man's arms. This kind of warm and comfortable feeling could not be achieved even in her own quilt.

In response, Mandela tightly grasped the corner of Lin Lei's clothes. To be honest, she also wanted to curl up in the arms of the man in front of her. After all, the flame that was floating above her head was so warm, but it was a pity that this position was now occupied by someone else.

Ten minutes later, Linley led the two of them to open the door of the library. At this moment, Weicao was leaning on a seat beside her, concentrating on writing something on a piece of paper. The slightly swaying dragon tail indicated that the girl was in a good mood.

055. Use her to prove your determination

“As expected, you prefer using words to using guns and fire?” Linley asked softly as he put the little rabbit in his arms on the ground, “How do you feel about being on Rhodes Island these past two days, Ravshini? No, I should call you Reed.”

"It doesn't matter if you call me that. Just call me what you like." Wei Cao shook her head calmly at this moment, with a subtle gratitude in her blue eyes: "Life here makes me feel at ease, and it also makes me want to do something for those children. Also, good afternoon, Miss Amiya."

“Good afternoon, Miss Weicao. You have plenty of time on the ship to familiarize yourself with everything. However, if something happens later, we may need your help.” Amiya’s face was still slightly flushed. Perhaps it was because she was put down by Linley in front of the people in front of her. At this moment, the little rabbit stood in front of Draco like a little adult, and Weicao nodded.

"I'll come and help if I can."

“We won’t force you to do anything, but before that, there’s a small favor that may require your help.” Amiya said as she looked up at Lin Lei, “Mr. Lin Lei, I’m going to go look at the information first, and I’ll leave the rest to you... But remember to call me when it’s time to eat~”

The girl pouted as if she was acting coquettishly, and the man just touched her head: "Of course I will."

After the little rabbit hopped away, Linley turned around to look at Mandela who was still clinging to his clothes. “Mandela, there aren’t many people here. There’s no need to keep clinging to my clothes, right? Or do you know her?”

"I...I think she looks familiar." Mandela's voice could be described as timid, while Weicao, who was sitting on the windowsill like a literary girl, opened her eyes wide, showing that she had never thought that Filin, who had always disliked her, would say such a thing.

"Mind if I sit across from you?"

“Please sit down.” Draco’s voice was still gentle. Many times, Linley would really forget that the girl in front of him was a red dragon like Tallulah, but it didn’t matter as long as he found what he wanted to do, it didn’t matter what race she was.

The hunter sat down and pulled Mandela to him. "As you can see, Mandela has lost her memory. The Mandela standing in front of you is no longer the one you know."

“She doesn’t remember anything at all?” Wei Cao gave the kitten a long look. Seeing this, Mandela immediately ran behind Linley and shrank back. “It seems like she really doesn’t remember anything at all.”

"It's not just her memory, this little girl's common sense can also be said to be very thorough." But then the hunter gave himself a thumbs up and showed a hearty smile: "Of course if you ask who did it, I will definitely answer you that it was me."

"Who would ask you such a question? Besides, I know who did it without even thinking about it." Wei Cao then complained, "So you're not looking for me to help her regain her memory, right?"

“You can’t do something so difficult.” Linley smiled. “I just want to ask if you are interested in taking care of this child for a while. Whether it’s her worldview or her future, you will be the one shaping it… And this was done by your sister before, right?”

"Yes." Draco nodded immediately, "But can I ask why you are looking for me? After all, there are so many people on Rhodes Island, and there are operators like Ms. Violence who are very good at taking care of children."

"You sound like you're saying that Baoxing can only take care of children. If she really could only be a kindergarten mother, she wouldn't have used such a code name." Lin Lei knocked on the table, and the smile on his face gradually faded: "First of all, you should know that Rhodes Island is going to Londinium. I definitely won't have time to take care of this child there... and you will definitely stay on the ship."

"Secondly, you are the one who knows her past best on the entire ship, right, Ravshini?" The hunter's voice was just as gentle, like a parent entrusting his child to a kindergarten teacher: "You can create a completely different future for this girl, so that her will can remain firm even when she is impacted by past memories."

"You mean, she still remembers everything in the past?"

“I can’t say for sure.” Facing Drake’s question, Linley shook his head. “After all, in order to prevent this little girl’s brain from being tangled up by my psychic energy, I didn’t dare to use too much force. Besides, the brain is a very complicated organ, isn’t it?”

He pointed to his temple and said, "People always think of many things related to the past inadvertently, even if those things have passed for decades or even hundreds of years... No one can guarantee that this child will not be swallowed up by past hatred again."

The ball of light condensed from the scorching sun energy danced on Lin Lei’s fingertips, and then he passed it to the girl standing behind him like a cotton ball. Mandela also let out a cry of surprise at the right time. It was obvious that she liked this warm and soft ball very much.

"So it might be the best solution for you to shape her future. And maybe training this child will also help you figure out what you should do and how you should treat your sister."

"I understand. I will take good care of this child." Weicao nodded.

Seeing the girl agree so easily, Linley couldn’t help but chuckle twice. He tapped the table with his knuckles again to signal the girl in front of him to pay attention again: “Since you agreed, then I will talk about the next matter. This matter has nothing to do with Mandela, but it has something to do with you.”

"Ok?"

"I ran into your sister Abrana on the way to the Hill County Station."

Linley’s voice was like thunder that struck the girl, causing her mouth to open wide. But then Weicao came to her senses and asked hastily, “Didn’t she do anything to you?”

"No, I had a good chat with her." The hunter smiled with a little more pleasure. He liked the surprised expression of the girl in front of him because it was really interesting. "She said that you should choose your own path when you grow up. She also hopes that I can take you to have a meal with her next time we meet."

“Hmm, huh?! Ehhhhhhhhh!”

Then Linley saw the change in Draco's expression from "she would definitely say that" to "what nonsense are you talking about!"

056. Then I have to inconvenience the Doctor

"Sister, did she really say that?"

“Do I really need to fool you about this?” Linley shrugged, the smile on his face looking innocent. “Or do you think we’ll end up fighting when we meet?”

"Didn't you fight?" Reed's voice was very soft, and the hunter shook his head and nodded:

"It's impossible that there was no fight at all. We just exchanged a few moves, and then she sold this little girl's life to me." As he said this, he gently pulled Mandela in front of him and touched the girl's head: "She will be handed over to you from now on."

“Where are you going?” Seeing Lin Lei stand up, the girl panicked visibly and wanted to follow him, but he gently pushed her down on the chair: “Mandela, have a good chat with her. There’s no need to be afraid. She won’t hurt you.”

“Really…really?” Mandela’s voice was a little bewildered, but after seeing Linley’s eyes, she let go of his hand: “Don’t you want me anymore?”

"???"

Hearing this, Lin Lei had a puzzled look on his face. "What kind of nonsense are you talking about?" He sighed and ruffled the girl's hair again. "I won't ignore you. After all, I brought you here. But Miss Weicao in front of you will be a better teacher than me."

At this time, Lafshini said softly, "Hello, Mandra, you can call me Reed." Draco stretched out his hand, and the smile on his face was a little unnatural. After all, the Philin in front of him had disliked her in the past.

Wei Cao, who thought she was not a magnanimous woman, naturally would not like this sister's "suck-up". However, when she saw the person in front of her looking at her with eyes that could be described as innocent, the girl was too embarrassed to frown and say something unpleasant.

'This is a child who needs time and education. ' She thought as she stretched out her hand, and the other party held her hand with a little panic:

"Hello...Hello"

“I’ll leave it to you.” Linley said as he walked towards where Amiya was. Before leaving for Londinium, he still had a lot of questions he wanted to ask the little rabbit, and all of them were related to the Sarkaz’s hometown.

......

“Mr. Linley, have you made all the arrangements?” Amiya smiled as if she were looking at a spring scene when she saw the hunter approaching.

“Well, let Weicao worry about that little girl.” Linley smiled and held out his hand: “Shall we go eat?”

“Well, Mr. Lin Lei, I’ll treat you today!” The girl placed her ring-wearing hand in the man’s big hand very obediently and whispered, “Also, Dr. Kal’tsit just sent me a message saying that you have something else to ask me.”

“Yeah, let’s talk while we walk. It’s not a big deal.” Linley said as he injected the sunlight energy into the little rabbit’s body bit by bit. “Before Rhodes Island, Amiya, you lived in Kazdel, right?”

"Well, to be more precise, I live in the Tower of Babel built by Her Highness Theresa." Amiya nodded: "You should know that both Scout and Mr. ACE were members of the Tower of Babel, and Rhodes Island can be regarded as a continuation of the Tower of Babel to some extent."

"So what kind of image do Theresa and Theresis have in your eyes?"

"Her Highness Theresa is a very gentle person, and she has taught me a lot." The girl's voice was a little sad. "Of course, Her Highness is always busy, but she always takes time to accompany me and tell me her dreams, and I can feel the love and will she has poured into me."

"What about Teresis?" Linley said as he looked to the corner. Others might not be able to see it, but he could! The woman who had only appeared once after he recovered was now standing there staring at him. 'I remember your name, Ascalon.'

“I’m sorry I haven’t met the Regent of Kazdel, even though she is Miss Theresa’s brother.” Amiya’s face was filled with deep apology. “Since I became conscious, the Regent has been leading his troops to fight against the Tower of Babel.”

Then the little rabbit tugged at the man’s clothes and asked, “Mr. Lin Lei, do you know something?”

"I just don't know, that's why I'm asking." The young man's voice was very gentle. "After all, we are going to Londinium soon, right? And that place should be the Regent's territory now. There is a high probability that we will have a lot of friction with them."

Black and red electric currents flashed through the man's eyes. "I just need to confirm the precautions before the battle."

“I’m sorry, Mr. Lin Lei. I’ve asked you to do a lot of things recently, and I’ve even forced you to become an elite operator.”

“What’s there to apologize for? You’re my boss and my leader, but I do need to take a longer vacation later.” Linley rubbed the girl’s head again, and the aroma of food was already wafting into her nose. “I hope you can help me speak up in front of Kal’tsit.”