She picked up a box from the side and swam towards the Spirit Shark, but the shark raised its hand to stop her.
Spirit Shark stared intently at the somewhat guilty Sea Shark Dragon in front of him, its eyes fixed on him like a judge interrogating a criminal.
"Uh... what's wrong? Spirit Shark, your wound is a bit bad. Let's treat it first."
Or rather... would you like me to apply the medicine for you?
As he spoke, a lewd smile appeared on his face.
Taking advantage of his moment of relaxation, Spirit Shark took two steps forward and snatched the drawing board from his hands.
"Hey, wait a minute!"
The other party tried to stop it, but it was too late.
Spirit Shark stared at the drawing board, her lips twitching slightly, her eyes filled with disdain and contempt.
"Is this a drawing of me?"
She flipped the canvas over, revealing a drawing that looked like it had been scribbled by a kindergarten child.
However, one can still vaguely discern that the painting depicts a voluptuous yet slender humanoid Sea Shark Dragon.
Click!
Sea Shark Dragon suddenly raised his hand and punched the drawing board in Spirit Shark's hand, shattering it into pieces.
His face darkened, and he spoke in a low voice, "What do you want from me this time?"
"Abnormal."
"What nonsense!!!"
As if he had been greatly insulted, Sea Shark Dragon suddenly sat up, supporting himself on the table with both hands.
"I'm just killing time because I have nothing better to do!"
"Besides, no matter what, I've raised you up from scratch! I'm practically your mentor! How can you say that about me!"
Spirit Shark remained seated on the bench with a disdainful expression, legs crossed and arms over his chest, seemingly not taking the 'teacher' in front of him seriously at all.
"Something's wrong with my area. Most of the strange beasts in the region have suddenly gone berserk for some reason, and I can't even handle some of them anymore."
Sea Shark Dragon, who had originally intended to say something more, frowned slightly and sat down again.
"Around when did it start?"
"... five or six days ago."
"Has anything else strange happened at this point in time?"
"Strange things..." Spirit Shark's eyes darkened slightly as Hela's pure white figure began to replay in his mind.
"Have."
"What is it?"
"A surface creature has appeared in my area."
"Surface life!"
Sea Shark Dragon's pupils dilated sharply, and he suddenly stood up again after sitting down.
"Really!"
"Hmm." Spirit Shark lowered her head slightly and nodded twice.
Sea Shark Dragon's expression became extremely solemn. He took a deep breath and slowly sat down again.
"How is that surface dweller doing now?"
"I arranged for her to live in a Sea Herring's house. She is currently undergoing the Guardian Trial and has already gained the approval of the other two Guardians."
Upon hearing this, Sea Shark Dragon's expression changed drastically; he clenched his fist, then slowly relaxed it.
After staring at the Spirit Shark for a moment, he spoke in a deep voice.
" Spirit Shark... You are the student I am most proud of and the smartest among those I have trained. You must have had doubts about this surface creature, just like me."
The Spirit Shark didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly again.
"Then why now?"
"Because I feel, it might not be her..."
How so?
The Spirit Shark raised its beautiful eyes and stared directly at the Sea Shark Dragon in front of it, as images of its time with Hela over the past few days began to flash through its mind.
"She has been under my surveillance for the past few days. I know almost everything she does, and I can sense that this surface person is kind-hearted."
Besides, even if she really did it, what would be the point?
I don't understand, so I don't think it's someone from this surface."
Upon hearing this, the Sea Shark Dragon didn't say anything, but simply reached out to the Sea Herring beside him and took the box from its hands.
The Sea Herring instinctively recoiled when it saw the other person's outstretched hand, but breathed a sigh of relief when it saw that the other person had only taken the box from its hand.
"..."
As the Spirit Shark watched this scene, it looked at the Sea Shark Dragon with disdain and contempt reappearing in its eyes.
"What kind of look is that...?" Sea Shark Dragon's gaze darted away.
" White Foam Shark, tell me honestly, you pervert, what exactly did you do to the Sea Herring?!"
Don't think I don't know what kind of person you are!
Just as the White Foam Shark on the other side was about to open its mouth to argue, the Sea Herring spoke first.
"No, no..." She waved her hand weakly, her dark blue jellyfish-shaped head swaying slightly.
" The White Foam Shark isn't that bad to me; it only attacks every ten hours or so. Otherwise, it's very nice to me."
Spirit Shark:(눈▂눈)
White Foam Shark:Σ(っ°Д °;)っ
The White Foam Shark rushed forward and covered the Sea Herring's mouth, its huge hand almost completely covering her head.
As if by reflex, the latter's body went limp, and the eyes peeking out from between her fingers became glazed.
Seeing this, Spirit Shark stepped forward and punched White Foam Shark in the face, sending him flying and crashing heavily into the wall.
"It seems that my decision to specifically go to an area far from here was the right one."
Spirit Shark shook its hand, looking at the White Foam Shark embedded in the wall in front of it as if it were trash.
" Spirit Shark... you went way too far."
White Foam Shark covered his face and dug himself out of the wall.
Spirit Shark sat directly in the spot where White Foam Shark had been sitting, crossed his legs, and said irritably:
"So what's your opinion? I'm planning to observe for a few more days. My purpose in coming here is simply to find two helpers."
White Foam Shark touched his slightly swollen face and silently handed the box to Spirit Shark.
"Take care of your wound first."
Taking the box, Spirit Shark applied the ointment inside to the wound.
The seawater in the room seemed to stop flowing at that moment, with only the Spirit Shark's movements as it tended to its wounds remaining.
After a while, Spirit Shark finished treating each wound and put the box down.
White Foam Shark took the box and began to pack it up, while speaking.
"You are indeed a very kind child, but I think you're more afraid of those surface dwellers, right?"
Spirit Shark's body trembled violently, then he gave a bitter smile, "It has to be you, you could even see that..."
"Yes, I am a little afraid of that little guy."
Spirit Shark looked up at the ceiling, a complex expression in his eyes.
Although she usually appears harmless, she is indeed full of kindness at heart.
"But..."
"For a fleeting moment, I could always sense an extremely terrifying aura emanating from her."
"I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I always feel... that aura is even comparable to [Ocean]."
White Foam Shark froze as it put the box back, looking at Spirit Shark in disbelief. Seeing the serious expression on Spirit Shark's face, its throat bobbed slightly.
He lowered his head absently, pondered for a moment, and then slowly stood up.
"As for the helpers, I will go with you personally, but before that, I need to check if there are any similar cases of beasts going berserk in other areas."
And I also need to report to [Ocean]."
After saying that, he turned and left, heading towards a deeper area.