As You Wish. (Continued)

She considers herself and Skadi to be good friends, best buddies.

But... judging from Skadi's current actions towards herself...

So, in Skadi's eyes, she's just a moving doll?!

Is my life just the soul of a cute doll in your eyes...?

Waaah...

The Doctor also became depressed for a while.

Skadi, however, was not in the mood to pay attention to this at the moment. She was simply enjoying Maria's caresses, and after a while, she let out a comfortable and lovely sound from her throat.

"Mommy~"

"Thud..."

Logos, standing nearby, snapped the spoon in half in his hand.

He stared in disbelief at the happy Skadi in front of him and Maria beside her, who hadn't changed much, but Logos could tell she was happy.

He took a deep breath and tilted his head back, almost trembling all over.

"Sorry... I have to go now."

He needs to be alone for a while.

He really didn't want to think about too many useless things, nor did he want to say that his father was a heartless woman who started relationships and then abandoned them.

But the problem is... Skadi's current happiness isn't feigned, and her joyful expression and the unwavering call for her mother didn't happen suddenly...

It's so smooth, it's like it's been called thousands of times already...

Is this reasonable?

This is completely unreasonable!

Logos was certain that the two of them had been together for at least five, maybe even ten years!

I, my mother, and the other Banshees were waiting for Maria in the valley... So Maria, you ran off somewhere else and had a child?!

Logos barely suppressed his anger and, without waiting for anyone to say hello, turned and left.

On the unique uniform, the cape-like hem swayed slightly.

Kal'tsit, who was standing nearby, also noticed Logos's anger, but she hesitated for a moment before turning to look at Maria, who was teasing Skadi.

She wanted to warn him that Logos might very well report the current situation to Lamaline.

But...

Seeing that Maria didn't seem to care about Logos, Kal'tsit remained silent for a moment before shaking her head slightly.

Forget it, it's someone else's family matter, I shouldn't meddle in it...

After a while, once Skadi had had her fill of Maria's kneading, the Doctor finally had a chance to speak.

"Speaking of which... Skadi, didn't you go on a mission with Gladiia? Why are you back all of a sudden?"

At this point, she couldn't care less about Skadi's doll-like hug; she simply turned her head, hooked her arm around the girl's neck, and asked a strange question.

Didn't Gladiia take Skadi out on a mission?

Skadi's back in just a few days?

"The Swordfish said... someone needs to take care of the shark."

Skadi didn't hide her feelings much, and she answered the Doctor's questions frankly.

Gladiia felt it was too dangerous for Specter to stay on Rhodes Island alone... Although Skadi didn't know why Rhodes Island was dangerous, considering that they were the only teammates left, she took the initiative to accept the mission and return to protect Specter.

But...

Unexpected.

I can actually see my mom here!

Happy!

The tiny orca couldn't hide its thoughts at all; every move it made was clearly written on its face.

Simple and beautiful...

The Doctor, standing to the side, pondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly, somewhat puzzled by Gladiia's thoughts.

She couldn't even understand why Skadi called Maria" Mama".

Is it a cultural difference between Land-Dweller and maritime people?

Or is it that... Maria really is...?

The Doctor couldn't understand it.

Meanwhile, Kal'tsit quietly got up.

"If there's anything you want to say, let's talk about it later. Right now, Maria, I want to talk to you."

Kal'tsit didn't want to prevent her operators from getting close to Maria, but the fact was, the current situation wasn't really suitable for intimacy.

They probably have more important things to talk about.

"... Um."

Maria stood up, and under Skadi's reluctant gaze, withdrew her hand and slowly walked away with Kal'tsit into the distance.

The stunned baby orca, left behind, silently watched Maria leave. After a moment, it buried its head miserably in the Doctor's arms...

The orca is unhappy...

So what can Doctor do about this?

She was just someone treated like a toy by the orca, and could only obediently let it hold her.

Even so, she still tried her best to reach out and continue eating.

Unexpectedly, Kal'tsit, who had already left, suddenly turned back and took the Doctor's plate.

"This meal is already quite large; you should stop eating."

After saying that, she picked up her tray and left.

Seeing the Doctor's tearful expression, the other operators around him also wore expressions that suggested they wanted to laugh but dared not.

When the Doctor looked at them with pleading eyes, they had no choice but to turn their heads away and pretend to admire just how good the Rhodes Island cafeteria was.

"Ah, these pillars... they're so beautiful."

"Yes, look at these plates, they're so shiny..."

They certainly didn't want to be hoisted onto the bridge by Kal'tsit and left to stand in the cold wind afterwards.

"You..."

Seeing that he had no reliable Elite Operator, the Doctor was on the verge of tears.

Not long after, Kal'tsit and Maria arrived at a special office.

After simply turning on the lights and nodding slightly to Amiya beside her, the little bunny girl very sensibly turned and left alone.

Even though she is now the leader of Rhodes Island, the girl knows that she still has a lot to learn.

Soon, only Maria and Kal'tsit remained in the room.

Maria tilted her head and looked at the woman in front of her, asking a question.

"Your body... is a little different from the body I saw before..."

Although in terms of tone, appearance, and abilities, the woman before me was no different from the one Kal'tsit had seen before.

But how perceptive was Maria?

With just simple observation and perception, she can discover some problems.

The current Kal'tsit... is somewhat different from the previous one.

This question made Kal'tsit hesitate for a moment, but she still sighed.

"It is indeed a bit different... but that doesn't matter, Ms. Maria."

She wasn't very willing to talk about these things.

They have more important things to discuss right now.

"The Doctor has already told me about that shark. You woke her up, didn't you?"

"Yes."

Maria nodded.

"Deep Sea Hunters are an extremely special kind of existence. Although I still think those Aegir are a bunch of ignorant lunatics, perhaps this change has its own advantages."

Kal'tsit spoke calmly.

Logically speaking, the Deep Blue Tree itself is not a threat; in fact, it wouldn't react much even if you completely ignored it or kicked it away.

Even Kal'tsit couldn't fathom what those Aegir had done to cause the giant tree to evolve into its current state.

And those Seaborn...

To be honest, Zhang was really shocked when she first learned about the relationship between Seaborn and the giant tree.

She simply couldn't fathom the circumstances under which the other person would change in this way.

However, judging from the Dossoles situation, this evolution may not be entirely a bad thing.

While the Deep Sea Hunters, modified with the blood of the Seaborn, are difficult to contract Oripathy, it is also for this reason that they are able to resist the corrosive effects of Gordan's arrival...

It also has its own advantages.

Perhaps.

Maria nodded slightly, not denying that Seaborn had helped her in the battle with Gordan, but then spoke again.

"I heard from the Doctor that you sought me out to learn about Dossoles, right?"

"..."

Seeing Maria so decisively steer the conversation to the main topic, Kal'tsit, who had been planning to proceed gradually, was taken aback.

But she nodded slightly, even faster.

"Yes."

She really wanted to know what had happened back then.

"Gordan."

Unsurprisingly, Maria gave Kal'tsit an answer.

Both of them were intelligent, Maria understood what Kal'tsit wanted to know almost effortlessly.

So Maria provided the answer.

Kal'tsit was right; the one she fought that day was the same one who had once appeared in Kazdel.

That Skyborne Great Beast, Gordan.

Maria encountered the other party once again.

However, Maria couldn't say for sure whether it was the first or the second time she had met the other person, since the different timelines could indeed be confusing.

The battle Maria fought in Kazdel hundreds of years ago did not drive Gordan away; on the contrary, it remains on this land, watching over the civilization known as Terra.

"So that's how it was..."

Upon hearing Maria's answer, Kal'tsit couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Although she had expected it, she still couldn't help but feel a headache when she actually learned that the crisis that erupted in Dossoles was caused by Gordan.

"That monster... is enough to destroy Terra."

Kal'tsit's voice was suppressed; even she felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Having witnessed the growth of Terra civilization almost from scratch, she has a thorough understanding of Terra's combat capabilities.

To be honest, even if Terra's technology were increased tenfold, she didn't think these scattered nations would really be able to withstand the Catastrophe of the Heavenly Canopy.