Shrouded Seascape

Chapter 330. Family

Chapter 330. Family

Charles cast a trembling gaze upon his hand. His hand looked terrifying, as it was riddled with scars, but it was definitely the hand of a human being.

A dark arc flashed by, and a crimson line was drawn on Charles' palm as crimson blood seeped out of his wound. His blood looked the same as the blood of any other human.

Anna walked over and sneered, "Reading your palm? How's your career and love line going?"

One of Sparkle's eyeballs floated over curiously to join in on the fun.

"What else do you know? Tell me everything," Charles said with a frown as he put down his slightly trembling hand.

"No rush. Let's talk while walking. You described this island beautifully, and I'm curious about the sights here. It's my first time here as well," Anna replied. She wrapped her arm around Charles' elbow and leaned her head on his shoulder.

The pair walked down the sunny beach. Anna took off her high heels and walked down the warm soft sand with her bare feet.

"Remember when you went crazy? I looked everywhere for a treatment for your mind corruption, and that was when a doctor from the Eastern Seas discovered abnormalities in your physique," Anna said.

"But I'm clearly human... you saw it as well earlier. My wound... the blood was red, so how can my offspring be like this thing?" Charles asked as he glanced at Sparkle following closely next to them.

Anna glared at Charles in dissatisfaction, and she grumbled, "Why won't you believe me? What? Are you trying to say that I cheated on you, and I'm trying to make you take responsibility for a child that's not yours?"

"That's not what I'm trying to say, Anna. I'm saying that—"

"I know, I know..." Anna interrupted Charles and said, "I know what you're trying to say, and the answer is simple. There's a limit to what human senses can perceive, and it's all because human sensory organs are too weak."

"You can touch, smell, see, hear, and taste. Great, but that's it. There's more to the world than it appears to you, and what you can see is what your sensory organs can perceive. For example, the Diois Tribe..."

Anna lifted her right hand in front of Charles. Charles stared at her hand manicured with sapphire blue nail polish. Moments later, Anna's fingers distorted and transformed into black hollow tentacles.

"Can you see these red waves radiating from your head?" Anna asked.

"Red waves?" Charles asked, sounding focused.

"Right, you can't see them. The fact that the members of the Diois Tribe can see what humans can't even perceive is precisely the reason they can easily manipulate the human mind.

"That's exactly why the Subterranean Sea has always been incredibly dangerous to humans. There have always been many things right in front of you, but you simply can't perceive them, which is why you've always been unaware of their existence."

Just then, Charles felt his right ear twitch and swell up. He turned to his right and saw that a tentacle had crawled out of his right ear.

The tentacle jumped onto Anna, and it quivered, shaking off the graying substance on its body. The tentacle swiftly dried up and became hollow.

Having completed its transformation, the tentacle hopped onto Charles' ear and started crawling inside once more.

"Hmph, what's up with that look? Do you find me repulsive? It should actually be the other way around. You look more hideous than me, so you should be grateful that I don't find you repulsive at all," Anna grumbled.

Just then, the black dried-up tentacle drilled into Charles' head. A wave of sharp pain immediately struck Charles, and his expression became ugly as he wrapped his hand around his forehead.

It felt like chainsaws were sawing his brain in all directions at the same time. Sparkle floated over in front of Charles' face, and the light of worry was evident in its cross-shaped pupil.

"Can I see what I truly look like?" Charles gently pushed away Sparkle and crouched beneath the shade of a nearby coconut tree.

"You want to see what you truly look like? No problem. I can tell that doctor from the Eastern Seas to come here, but I honestly think that you should prioritize finding a way to take control over your body first rather than taking a look at it."

"Have you found a way?" Charles asked. He looked down at himself and frowned. He truly couldn't see any abnormalities on his body.

"I'm still looking, but you should send your men to look for a way as well," Anna said. She sent a tentacle toward a coconut and pulled it down. The same tentacle cracked open the coconut, and she gave it a tiny sip before giving it to Charles.

Charles accepted the coconut and gulped it down. His throbbing head seemed to calm down as the sweet coconut water ran down his throat and settled in his stomach.

Charles took a deep breath before staring intently at Sparkle before him. The green eyeball was sparkling while staring at him, and Charles couldn't help but feel hesitant. Is this thing really my daughter?

"Daddy... hug..." A slender tentacle reached out to Charles.

Charles reached out a trembling hand, and the sparkling eyeball pounced on him before snuggling up into his arms. The father and daughter finally made their first skin-to-skin contact, and Charles felt like he was hugging a marshmallow.

"S-she's... my daughter?" Charles muttered blankly, and an unprecedented emotion filled his heart, making him feel warm all over.

Anna's lips curled up slightly to a smile. She supported her chin with her slender palms as she stared at the heartwarming scene before her.

The father and daughter embraced each other for quite a while. Eventually, Charles let go of Sparkle and turned to Anna. "Why can't our daughter speak save for a few words? Have you been too busy to teach her?"

"What do you know?" Anna rolled her eyes at Charles and said, "Our daughter isn't even one year old yet. Have you seen a child speaking fluently before they were one?"

"She's not even one yet?" Charles asked, sounding dumbfounded.

"Of course, she was still in my stomach during our previous rendezvous," Anna replied.

Charles stared in surprise at Sparkle and said, "How come she's already so big when she's not even one year old yet? I can't even imagine how big she'll become once she grows up and becomes an adult..."

"You definitely don't have time to raise a child, so don't worry about it." Anna grabbed one of Sparkle's tentacles and pulled her next to her. "I suggest you don't think too much about it. I'll head back first, then. See you later."

Anna turned around and was about to go inside the cross-shaped pupil of Sparkle, but Charles grabbed her.

"Is there something else?" Anna asked, sounding and looking impatient. "I'm busy over there."

Charles' expression softened as she stared at Anna's delicate features. "Anna, can you stay here for a while? It's been a while since we last saw each other, and I've been missing you."

Anna's face briefly turned into that of joy before disappearing in the blink of an eye. She cupped Charles' face with her slightly cold hands and stared into his eyes before saying, "Hearing you say that makes me happy that I haven't been suffering in vain for your sake.

"I'll stay here for a few days, then. Now that I think about it, I'm pretty much the Lady of Hope Island."

Charles chuckled and held her hand. The pair started walking toward the Governor's Mansion in the distance, with Sparkle floating next to them.

"Ah, our daughter's here. Are you sure you want to bring her to the mansion just like his? Are you not afraid of scaring people?" Anna asked.

"Why would I be afraid? This is my island, and my daughter absolutely has no need to avoid anyone," Charles replied.

The Pope standing on Swann was all smiles as he stared at the couple in the distance. "How interesting. A relationship as pure as theirs is rare, and it's even between a Dioite and a human being."

An intermittent cacophony of noises echoed in the Pope's mind. "Lylejay, how are the preparations going?"

"Great Light God, the preparations are going swimmingly, and I will be able to rescue you soon," Lylejay replied.

"Thank you, Lylejay."

"It is my honor, and your servants are always waiting for your return."