"You... sigh!" Shizune kept shaking her head, truly at a loss for what to say.
In the end, all that remained was a long sigh.
"I should go back and change clothes first!"
With that, Yizhe climbed to his feet and headed for the cabin.
Being soaked from head to toe was terribly uncomfortable. It would be better to take a bath and change into dry clothes.
The cabin was large, with quite a few rooms.
Aside from the crew, there were only three passengers—Yizhe and the others—so each of them had a room, with plenty left over.
Of course, the rooms on a ship could not compare to inns on land. There was only so much space in the cabin, and the divided rooms could not possibly be very spacious.
Still, overall, they were decent enough.
Knock, knock, knock!
Yizhe knocked on the door to the captain's quarters.
"Come in!"
Creak—
Even amid the roar of the waves, the sound of Yizhe opening the door was remarkably clear.
He pushed open the door to the captain's quarters.
"Is something the matter, passenger?" The captain steadied the helm with one hand, turning his head to ask warmly.
"Captain, I accidentally fell into the sea just now!"
"Could you spare me some water so I can take a bath?" Yizhe asked tentatively.
There was certainly plenty of water on the ocean, but he could not exactly bathe with seawater. That would be no different from not bathing at all. He still needed freshwater to wash properly and feel comfortable!
The preciousness of freshwater on the open sea went without saying. Although he knew the captain was unlikely to agree, he could not help coming to ask.
After all, there were only three passengers aboard this ship, so its freshwater reserves had