The girl with white hair and red eyes is serious about revenge

"..."

"Huh..." Aoi clapped her hands lightly, the frantic look of craving for calories on her face gone, "I'm done (in Dila's language)."

She immediately turned to look at Perlis and asked with a smile:

"What do you mean? Do you want to go directly to Dila Castle to attend the festival, or do you want to rest nearby first?"

"Let's take a break first," Perlis glanced out the window. It was already dusk. "We need to rest for a while."

Many things happened in that naval battle that Perlis had never heard of before: she saw for the first time how the [Black Emblem] allowed ships to travel "under the ocean currents", which was not diving in the traditional sense, but movement through a pitch-black space.

Thinking back to the time when she opened a crack during a naval battle and saw wisps of darkness pouring out, Perlis felt that everything was vaguely connected.

If Oira's navy was destroyed like this, let alone the war on Akihara, even the "death battle with the King of the Islands" mentioned by Aoi, Perlis didn't think there was any possibility of actually executing it.

Anyway, take a good rest first, and then find Ibuki Rin as planned...

Thinking of this, Perlis stood up, wiped her mouth with a tissue and said:

"Let's go find a bed and breakfast."

"Okay~" Aoi cheered and stood up, "Grissom and Mei seem to have been found, let's go find them."

"Hmm," Perlis nodded slightly, and at the same time felt a little surprised, "Those two people live in the same room?"

"We should have separate rooms, that kid is not good enough," Aoi waved her hand, and then her expression changed, smiling slyly, "What's the matter? Pure White, do you want to share a room with your sister?"

"Dream."

"Hey~ Save some money, I'll buy you something delicious at the festival."

"Dream."

"Well, we all sleep on tatami mats anyway, why don't we sleep at opposite ends of the room? We're sure they won't do anything weird in the middle of the night."

"Dream."

"..."

......

The residential area near Huayu Port is very peaceful. The fallen cherry blossoms on the ground form a beautiful pink carpet, which is soft and comfortable to step on.

According to the address reserved by Gleason, Perlis and Aoi quickly found the guesthouse: a three-story, Dila-style building that looked ancient.

After paying at the counter, the waiter took Perlis and Aoi to their room. Although she was very reluctant, Aoi made the excuse that she "didn't bring enough money" and finally only booked one room.

It's really difficult to have no money... These gold coins are hard to find, and I can't spend them on renting a room... Walking in the corridor, Perlis touched her pocket and felt the gold coin from the sunken ship.

The gold coin seemed to be still trembling slightly, but when Perlis touched it carefully, it completely stopped.

"..."

The room was neither too big nor too small, similar to the one Perlis had stayed in before in Qingshui Town. What made Perlis extremely grateful was that this room had two sets of flyers, which meant that she didn't have to sleep with Aoi.

Although they are all girls, they are still shy to sleep together... Perlis thought quietly in her heart, but her thoughts were inexplicably fixed on that rainy night in Wilkin, and her eyes were dull for a moment.

She looked out the window. The light of the Broken Moon Misala was shining through the wooden window, seeming very far away.

6) Sea Festival (Part 2)

After turning off the lights, Perlis covered herself with the quilt without saying a word, ready to fall into a deep sleep.

However, before she had time to fall asleep, she sensed a faint light in the room.

"..."

Perlis turned over silently and found Aoi lying beside her with a smile on her face, with a faint flame on her fingertips.

What are you doing here so late at night... Perlis sighed helplessly and then said:

"Stop making noise and go to sleep."

"Help me digest it," Aoi said without any sign of tiredness. "I was already overdrawn, and I ate too much at the previous meal, so I have a bit of excess energy."

"Then go outside and digest it, don't disturb my sleep..."

Perlis looked at the flame on Aoi's fingertips with dissatisfaction, and gently pinched it with her hand to extinguish the flame.

But no sooner had the fire gone out than it burst forth again, even brighter than before.

"Hmm..." Perlis frowned, "What on earth do you want to do..."

"Chat with me!" Aoi said in a tone that was quite typical of a little girl, "I'm so bored, so bored..."

What's going on in the middle of the night...

Perlis sighed and wrapped herself in the quilt. She quietly looked at Aoi, who looked very triumphant, and waited for the topic to come up.

Seeing that Perlis tacitly agreed to the night chat, Aoi smiled and brought up the topic:

"What do you think of the Dila people?"

Hearing this topic, the images of the stern-looking Furukawa Toru, the pirates with black sails, and the ferry bridge and chords on the Soul Eater suddenly flashed through Perlis' mind.

"The quality varies." Perlis judged objectively.

"Hey, we're talking about people, not objects," Aoi smiled gently, "but I think I know what you mean... Actually, I didn't like the Dila people at first. I always felt that most of them were corrupt and used to the decadence after the [College War]. They were immersed in empty fantasies all day long, which was very boring..."

"What now?" asked Perlis.

"Now? Actually, it's almost the same. Most of them are still the same. Nothing has changed. However, some things in their bones are still worthy of respect, although..."

Aoi paused for a moment, then said with a sigh:

"Although, the Oirat people who possessed the spirit of Bushido have almost become extinct in this era."

Indeed...Perlis carefully counted every person she met since coming to Dila, and found that only Furukawa Wataru was more in line with the traditional Bushido spirit.

As for the others...When thinking of this, the image of Shinma Hitaro dueling with her flashed through Perlis' mind.

Oh, and there's Hakuho Falcon... the [Blade of Babel] who stopped me in the hangar. He's also from Ogi, and he seems to know Furukawa Watari...

The bridge chords, the ancient river torrent, the white bird falcon, that golden age of Dela before the [school war], what kind of story happened...

While thinking, a question came to Perlis' mind, and she asked Aoi:

"Do you think that Cang Huang can play the bridge chord?"

"Who knows?" Aoi said nonchalantly, "The Soul Eater's raid caused heavy losses to the Dila Navy. They will definitely not be able to recover to their peak state in a short period of time."

"Five of the six flagships are gone..." Perlis thought of the battle of the Soul Eater. "The King of the Islands is more powerful than I thought."

"Don't forget, there is the [Iron Lord] marching on Qiuzhiyuan," Aoi smiled softly, "With both external and internal troubles, don't you feel that Donglin Island is like the middle of a pie?"

"You don't sound worried at all," Perlis said calmly, "The Angel who wants to kill you might be spying on you from outside the window right now."

"Pfft, it's not that I'm not worried..."

Aoi didn't seem to react to the Angel's escape. She turned over, facing the ceiling, and raised her flaming fingers slightly:

"It's just that the Cang Emperor is indeed extraordinary. In my opinion, all of this is probably within her expectations."

"Even if the Dila fleet only has a damaged flagship left?" Perlis raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Yeah that's right."

Aoi stretched lazily, then turned over again, supported her chin with her hands, and lay in front of Perlis, smiling softly:

"Let's not talk about this, let's talk about your business."

"What's there to talk about my affairs..." Perlis sighed.

"Then let's not talk about you, let's talk about... Carly."

When she heard the name, Perlis felt herself frozen for a second, and her eyes suddenly dimmed.

She pursed her lips slightly, and her blood-red eyes suddenly became moist.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Aoi noticed the change in Perlis's expression and rubbed her head quickly. "Look, you suddenly became castrated when Carly was mentioned. It makes me so sad..."

"I don't want to talk about her..." Perlis shook her head slightly.

"Tell me, what happened during the competition?" Aoi gently stroked the back of Perlis's head. "Maybe I can give you some advice, right?"

Perlis pursed her lips and said nothing. The images passed by her like a film, making her feel like a lump in her throat.

But looking at the brown eyes in front of her that reflected the firelight, Perlis suddenly felt a sense of security, and her nose suddenly felt a little sour.

She then took a deep breath and began to tell Aoi everything that happened during the competition.

Aoi gently stroked the back of Perlis's head while listening to her, trying to calm her down. When Aoi heard that Pace didn't enter the tower base in order to cover their retreat, her hands trembled noticeably.

"When the Thebits leave Wanren Mountain, it usually doesn't end well..." Kui shook her head slightly, "Evans might be disappointed..."

"Evans? Which Evans?" Pollis asked softly.

"Your friend's uncle," Aoi said, "Of course, he calls himself Evans or simply the Oathbreaker to the outside world, and never mentions his last name..."

Hearing the title of [Oath Breaker], Perlis's eyes narrowed, and she said in disbelief:

"Wait, you're talking about... the fifth seat of [Blade of Babel], [Oathbreaker] Evans?"

"Hmm..." Aoi nodded slightly, "And his last name is the same as your friend's, Monarch."

"Evans Monarch."

"..."

Perlis opened her mouth slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but finally buried half of her face in the bed sheet:

"He couldn't have been there during the competition to save Pace."

"But Pace may not be dead, right?" Aoi stroked the back of Perlis's neck. "The Thebits are very tough. Don't worry. When you come back from the Black Island, we will go together to find out their whereabouts."

Perlis did not respond, and after a brief silence, she continued to recount what happened after arriving at the base of the tower.

She talked about how Carly, who seemed to know something, wanted to make her leave the competition, and how she knocked Carly out and climbed the Tower of Babel.

Finally, she stated the fact that she had confirmed from [Black Cape] Mercury: Carly Filos was an undercover agent planted by the Federation next to her.

"..."

After hearing all this, even the usually optimistic Aoi fell silent, with a complicated look in her eyes.

After a long time, she said softly:

"Carly is definitely not someone who would sell out her friends for profit. She must have her own reasons."

Pearlis shook her head, indicating that she knew nothing.

Even if Carly had any difficulties, Perlis could not face her. One reason was that there was no way to find Carly now, and the other was that Perlis was afraid that everything was true.

What if Carly really betrayed Perlis just for profit?

What if Carly was originally on the same side as Laplace?

6) Sea Festival (Part 3)

Looking at Perlis's lonely face, Aoi rubbed her cheek distressedly and said softly:

"Don't be sad. I'll find a way to help you contact her, then catch her and make her admit her mistake to you, okay?"

Perlis shook her head and said softly:

"tired."

"Then go to bed early." With that, Aoi crawled to Perlis's side and did something she had never done before:

She hugged Perlis and rubbed her back gently.

"..."

Perlis opened her mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but nothing came out.

Aoi's hug was very warm, perhaps because she used her temperature control ability, or maybe Perlis was just too cold.

"You are such a pitiful child," Kui whispered softly in Perlis's ear, "Don't worry, I will protect you."

After saying that, Aoi let go of Perlis and returned to her smiling expression.

Perlis was stunned for a few seconds before she spoke: