The woman in the light and shadows had a heroic air about her. Her facial features were slightly deep-set... but no matter how one looked at her, she seemed quite ordinary.
Whether she was the Mother Empress Longgang spoke of or the Louis Mojito mentioned.
There was no wind, yet Master Karen was just as disheveled. He could only remain silent, as though hiding in a garbage dump, lying in wait while secretly sizing up the old stray dog fighting with the young strays over food.
"...I think there's a very high chance that you're my descendant. Of course, you might belong to another Sea Monster royal family. After all, my siblings have always competed fiercely with one another, haven't they?"
The woman's voice rang out from the light and shadows once more.
At that moment, King Mojito reached out toward the woman in the light and shadows—but his palm could clearly pass straight through her.
"I bet you were planning to touch me, Mojito? You can't. This isn't a physical body, you idiot."
King Mojito did not get angry. He only grinned foolishly. This was someone he had waited most of his life to see again.
"The scales only contain the message she left behind back then." Longgang shook his head. "She may have anticipated our reaction when she left the message...but clearly, this isn't interactive."
King Mojito paid no attention to that. As though hearing this voice again was enough to satisfy him, he said, "Louis, if there's anything you want to say, just say it. I'll listen here... I'll listen to you."
"I'm sorry, Mojito. I lied to you. My name isn't Louis. Louis is someone else's name... I merely borrowed it, then lived with you for a period of time. How should I put it? I