Shrouded Seascape

Chapter 733: Toys

"My father never told me about those things, and I'm not very curious either," Sparkle said calmly with her arms crossed.

Klaus chuckled and nodded in approval. "Yeah, I guess you can't really tell that kind of story to your family. Since he's not going to tell you, I'm going to tell you what exactly did we have to face up there, then. I'll tell you my story."

He put the palm of his maimed right hand over a bottle of liquor and looked at the ceiling, seemingly trying to recall something. Moments later, his listless eyes glimmered, and then he began his recount.

"The surface world is dangerous—extremely dangerous. There are more bizarre creatures on the surface than in the sea, and they are far more dangerous than the bizarre creatures in the sea.

"There's a high chance that an explorer won't make it back alive during an expedition. When we first started losing crew members, we'd still grieve over them, but our hearts grew number and number as the casualties increased until our hearts went completely numb.NewW novels updates at novelhall.com

"Haaa... I was always waiting for the day when it'd be my turn, and I always thought that the next casualty would be me. To be honest, I'm not afraid of death at all. I was even looking forward to the day I die—looking forward to reuniting with everyone in another world."

Klaus revealed an agonized look as he added, "But even after the entire ship's crew was replaced several times, I was still alive. How come I was still alive? When I was obviously prepared to die?"

Tears flowed down Klaus' eyes just then; he hugged the bottle of liquor in his hands and roared, "Every single one of them had a reason to survive! So why am I the one who survived?!"

Nene, whose eyes had reddened slightly, seemed terrified by Klaus' roar; she unconsciously leaned against Sparkle.

Klaus wiped away the tears and snot on his face.

Then, he tilted his head and took a big swig of the liquor in his hands before continuing, "George, the First Mate, was the most optimistic person on our ship. His wife had just given birth, and he'd show off photos of his son to us every day!"

"Noah, the Second Engineer, would always tell me his retirement plan whenever he got the chance. And he told me that he wanted to make up for all the time he owed his grandson!"

"Jayoch, the ship's doctor, is a bookworm, and he's read more books than any of us combined. He's always willing to help any illiterate crew member who wants to pen a letter for their loved ones.

"Jayoch told me that he wanted to become a governor. He wanted to prove to his father that he hadn't made the wrong choice back then!"

"Leo, one of our ordinary sailors, had told me repeatedly that he absolutely had to survive. He had to live, or other men would take advantage of his woman; his woman is entitled to his death compensation, after all.

"To ensure his survival, he bravely bought four life-saving relics despite their serious side effects."

Klaus spoke earnestly about every deceased crew member on his ship; his expression gradually returned to his previous calm. Once he was done talking about his fellow crew members, he smiled bitterly and pointed at himself.

"And finally, there's me, the Boatswain of the Maiden's Love. I'm the only crew member with no one to worry about, but I somehow managed to outlive them all. If possible, I'm more than willing to trade places with any of them."

The room was silent, and the children had stopped crying at some point.

Just then, a young woman rushed down the corridor to reach Klaus' door. She looked panicked as she stared at her brother and asked, "Klaus, why did I see so many crying children running out of our house? And how did Michiel knock out a tooth? What on earth did you do to them?"

"Don't take it to heart. They have nothing to do with you. Anyway, let's go. I'll take you somewhere to see my new toy."

"New toy? I thought you said that you said that you've grown up and that you no longer like to play with toys?"

"This one is different."

Sparkle grabbed Nene's hand, and the scenery peeled away. The two instantly found themselves on top of the World's Crown, but they weren't in one of the replicated houses. Instead, they were on a building's rooftop.

A large, circular tank, resembling a fish tank, was on the empty rooftop. The tank was made from crude iron, and it was massive—more than ten meters in width and length.

The circular tank contained tiny hills made out of stones and forests made out of mushrooms.

Upon closer look, one would see tiny people the size of a finger living in the circular tank, making it appear like a miniature world.

Sparkle picked Nene up and flew over the tank, passing over it slowly. The tiny people inside were chatting, sleeping, and singing. Some were even dancing around a bonfire.

Nene found them to be extremely interesting.

"Sparkle, how do you have so many tiny people? Where did you get them from? It's fun just looking at them!" Nene exclaimed in awe.

"I found their island, and I captured some of them to bring over here. Anyway, watch closely," Sparkle's fingers disappeared into thin air. When her fingers returned, a wriggling black mouse was in their grasp.

When Sparkle hurled the mouse into the tank, a commotion immediately erupted inside. The tiny people took out all kinds of homemade weapons and began surrounding the intruder.

The black mouse moved, sweeping the tiny people off their feet.

Sparkle smiled in satisfaction at the sight. "They're interesting, right? It's really hard to find something interesting these days. Also, I'm a god in their eyes."

The next second, a large tabby cat was placed inside the tank.

Rather than chasing after the black mouse, the tabby cat bared its claws at the tiny people and chased after them. It took only a few moments for the tabby cat to capture a tiny person.

Just as the tabby cat was about to bite the tiny person that it had captured, Sparkle waved her hand, and the tabby cat disappeared along with the black mouse.

Sparkle then shed her disguise, and the tiny people instantly noticed her. Everyone in the tank knelt down on the ground and kowtowed nonstop toward Sparkle.

"Look at them, aren't they interesting?"