Nora's eyes lit up. So that was how it was!
It seemed Castel already had plenty of experience in this area.
"Don't worry, Gwen, this isn't a big problem." Nora spoke confidently. "Next, you need to try to soothe the resentment of these ships, then try to... um."
"Try what?"
"Try to make those warships sunk in the deep sea rise to the surface once more, for Castel. And fight..." Nora's words became a little halting. She kept feeling that something was off, but she had clearly read it in the newspapers. It shouldn't have been wrong.
Poor Nora had grown up in the Northern Territory. If she had ever been to Rhine, she would at least have seen some tabloids dedicated to gossip.
"Understood, Lady Nora. I'll do my best!"
Gwen had complete faith in Nora. She immediately focused and began responding to the steel beneath the deep sea.
The steel beneath their feet paused, then surged even more fervently.
Gwen staggered and nearly fell. "L-Lady Nora, is this normal?"
"It should... be fine, I think. I remember the newspaper saying this process was very difficult. There might even be humanoid deep-sea warriors. They're manifestations of the souls of ships that sank long ago, and they're also a type of Machine Soul."
"Ah, are we going to fight?" Gwen's eyes lit up as she eagerly looked around.
Unfortunately, no. Although the wrecked ships were clearly agitated, they showed no hostility. Instead... they seemed rather affectionate.
"Um, Lady Nora, these Machine Souls or ship souls don't seem to be planning to attack us?"
"That can't be right, can it? I don't think I remembered the process wrong." Nora furrowed her delicate brows and tentatively said, "How about... communicating with them? Ask them to help?"
"Alright, I'll try."
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