Neuvillette: I Thought It Was a Speed Bump

Boom!

It was as if thunder had struck inside Wang Peng's head. His pupils trembled.

"Judge the Sea God?" he murmured in disbelief.

The Sea God was not Wang Peng's object of worship, but after all his years on the island, he had come to respect him.

He had his doubts about the Sea God's legendary "protection of the sea." Even so, Neuvillette's words stirred him deeply.

Wang Peng's mouth went dry. He licked his lips and asked hoarsely, "The Sea God... why should he be judged?"

Neuvillette did not answer at once. He walked slowly through the village, where the smell of blood still lingered. "Do you think the pirates alone were to blame for all the innocent people who died here?"

"Weren't they?" Wang Peng asked, confused. Was the Sea God to blame too?

"With power comes responsibility. The Sea God receives the faith of the entire sea, so protecting it should be his duty. But what has he protected?"

Neuvillette turned to meet Wang Peng's bewildered gaze. "The sea I've seen under his protection is overrun with pirates, yet Sea God Island does nothing to capture them as Spirit Hall does on the mainland. And any Soul Beast that submitted to the Sea God ten thousand years ago is considered good—even a Demon Soul Great White Shark you saw devour an innocent person. Meanwhile, Evil Spirit Orcas that never submitted to him are called evil merely for hunting Soul Beasts to survive. Shouldn't a Sea God like that be judged?"

"The Sea God may have his own interests. He needn't be perfect. But he cannot fail to protect the people who give him their faith."

"..." Wang Peng had no answer.

Neuvillette said nothing more and turned to leave.

"Please wait." Wang Peng looked over the bodies