soul stone

From the moment she boarded the "Lookout", Amy kept hearing various versions of the story of drifting at sea.The roaring waves, the scorching sun, and the lack of food and water are only a small part of the pain.The deadliest cause of death comes from within.Not being able to see the land and not knowing when they will be rescued has added to the mental burden of the survivors of the shipwreck.Most of the dead voluntarily gave up the idea of ​​survival.It is not uncommon for people who are not strong enough to fall into despair and go crazy in the process of fighting their own fear, loneliness, and mania.Many people in distress voluntarily gave up the idea of ​​survival.

York told a story heard in a tavern.A ship encountered a storm, six people escaped in a lifeboat, and only one was saved in the end.The companion who died first began to drink seawater because he couldn't bear his thirst.The sea water filled his lips with white blisters.No matter what other people tried to persuade him, he still drank like a maniac, and soon died.Later, due to the extreme weakness of the body, several people had hallucinations, voluntarily left the lifeboat, and threw themselves into the unfathomable sea.

Never drink sea water!Definitely live on!

Amy pursed her lips tightly, leaned limply against the side of the boat, and stared at the two barrels of fresh water in the middle of the boat.At first there were more than a dozen barrels, but now there are only two barrels left.Bacon cans dangled and rattled—and the food had run out.

She raised her frail body and looked around.There was no sign of land anywhere.

"Today is...how many days?"

"do not know."

The three words were crisp and clear, without even raising his eyes, as if he had no interest in her question.Across the food and water, the murderer on the opposite side looked much softer than before.He was sitting on the bow of the boat with his arms casually resting on his legs, looking at a white stone slab in his hand, expressionless and silent, like a frozen sculpture.

Amy licked her chapped lips.Not only is the body weak, but it seems that even the memory has deteriorated.

No, it's not a slab... that's, it's a fragment of a lava whale's skull.By the way, this man slaughtered [-] whales with his own hands, took their skulls, cut off a small piece near the eye with incredible strength, and did not forget to take it with him when he escaped.What the hell is he trying to do?

"You... why did you save me? Why didn't you kill me?"

Finally said it.Amy let out a breath in her heart.It's fine to kill her now, then you don't have to endure this kind of torture that is worse than death.Ask even if you will be killed.It's not out of curiosity. If I don't do something to divert my attention, I'm afraid I will go crazy in the next second.

This time, the other party finally responded.He glanced at her quickly, but didn't look at her.He was watching the clouds on the horizon behind her.

"Hey, talk, Vera... No, Kurolo, whatever, say something!" She suddenly became impatient, her hands clasped the sides of the boat, trembling, "If you keep silent like this, I, I will Crazy..."

She covered her face in pain, but couldn't shed tears.Tears are made of water, and there is no excess water to waste here.

"Crazy?"

Kuroro looked back to her ordinary face from afar.

"Miss Amy, you are not crazy, nor will you be crazy. Not only that, you are more awake than ever."

"Hey?"

"Now you don't stutter anymore. Didn't you notice it yourself?"

Amy let out an "ah" and opened her eyes wide.The face is still full of fear and awe, but the corners of the eyes flow out the hatred and anger of privacy being violated that cannot be concealed.She raised her right hand to cover her mouth, spread out her five fingers, and examined the palm of her hand carefully, as if she had caught a mouse named "Stutter" from her mouth.

"The closer you are to death, the more you can realize your potential." Kuroro lowered his eyes, his slender fingers brushed the edge of the skull fragments, "Calm down, you should feel lucky."

"Varied……"

The blood seemed to be rushing up and down all over his body, impacting his frail body.But she didn't say anything, only her tightly closed lips trembled slightly.Fear suppresses anger.

While she was staring at him, Kuroro glanced at her.Those eyes were of the highest level, enough to make the cheeks of a healthy woman blush.However, Amy was indifferent, as if trying to hide her hatred, she turned her head to look at the clouds in the sky.

Looking at her, the boy opened his mouth slightly, and spit out a few words abruptly:

"It's all true."

Amy turned her head and frowned suspiciously: "...what really?"

"What Mr. York said is true."

"..."

The cook looked at him in surprise.

"Villar Lynch was my childhood name. It's also true that I killed my real father."

Amy opened her eyes wide, staring at the man in front of her with blood on her hands in surprise, wondering what his intentions were.

"I am an illegitimate child. When I was five years old, I was thrown by my father into a place like an orphanage to fend for myself. There I met someone who was very important to me. In the summer when I was eight years old, I graduated at the same time as her. Back to gang work. Just a week after graduation, I returned to the home where I had been away for a long time, and unexpectedly found that my biological father was beating a little girl violently."

"That little girl..."

"That's right, it's her." The black-haired boy put the bone fragments into his bag, and his voice was as deep as the ocean around them, "At that time, I happened to have a dagger in my hand. When I came back to my senses, the dagger had already been inserted. into my father's body."

"Even if you tell me this..." Don't try to clear your murder charge, Amy said silently.

"After that, I was sent to Meteor Street, changed my name and surname, and became who I am now." Kuroro smiled slightly, picked up a bottle of fresh water that separated the two, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip with his neck raised .

"I don't regret it at all. Even so, whenever people bring it up, I can't control my emotions. Maybe it means that I still don't want to face this childhood."

"...Your childhood was unfortunate, but," Amy finally couldn't help asking, "why are you telling me this?"

Putting down the pitcher, he covered his mouth, seemingly lost in thought.

"That's right. Why did I tell you who I've known for a long time?"

Kuroro raised his head.The western sky was stained blood red by the setting sun.The sea stretches as far as the eye can see, and there is no trace of land, as if they have never advanced.The salty sea breeze blew the white bandage wrapped around his forehead.Just when Amy thought there was nothing to say, Kuroro seemed to have made up his mind, with a firm look in his dark eyes.

"Frankly, we might die here. I'm telling you this, probably thinking that if I don't say it now, I'll never have the chance to say it again."

He raised the corners of his lips, showing a self-deprecating wry smile.Amy swallowed, and the look in his eyes immediately softened.It turns out that he is also a human being, and there are times when he is at the end of his rope.He was like me, we could all die here.Poseidon treats everyone equally.

After two days, both fresh water and food were consumed.The two sat limply, and neither of them wanted to waste their energy talking.Amy kept her eyes closed all the time.In the past few days, thanks to Kuroro's company, she did not lose herself and fell into madness.

There was a sudden noise on the opposite side.She opened her eyes slightly, and found that the boy drew out a dagger.

"Ah...you..." She struggled to sit up, "what do you want to do?"

Kuroro didn't look at her, and quickly waved his arms, leaving a mark on the ship's side.

"Record the date."

Amy breathed a sigh of relief.

"Do you think I'm going to kill you and drink your blood?"

All the thoughts in her heart were said. Normally, Amy's face would be flushed, but now her face is sallow, without any blood, and she doesn't even have the strength to nod.

"Where I grew up, food and water were extremely scarce. So you don't have to worry, I'm used to starving."

Food and water were extremely scarce, so cannibalism also occurred from time to time-he concealed this fact so as not to disturb her dying nerves.

Unexpectedly, Amy exhausted all her strength and spit out the four words in a breathless manner, as light as the ripples caused by leaves falling into the water.

"I believe you."

Kuroro blinked, a thin smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he didn't answer.

It was already the evening of the fourth day when land was found on the eastern horizon.Amy fell into a coma.Kuroro rowed the boat to the shore, and swam ashore with a large bag of whale skulls and a living person on his back.His luck is good, there is a small town not far away.There are not only food and water supplements, but also the most important communication signals.

In the middle of the night, in a remote hotel in this unknown border town, footsteps creaked and creaked from the old wooden boards on the second floor.

"Captain, she's awake."

The tall woman with a striking aquiline nose looked at the black-haired boy leaning on the sofa, frowning slightly.

"Are you all right? After all, I have been drifting at sea for ten days... Do you want to see a doctor?"

"I'm fine." Kuroro said briefly, "Compared to this, asking for information as soon as possible is more important, Parker."

"What's the relationship between her and the leader...?" Glancing at the gap in the door, Paconoda hesitated, "If there is strong hostility or confusion, I'm afraid with my ability..."

"Well, I know. So I made some preparations on the way here."

"Hey?"

Kuroro lowered his eyes and glanced at the room behind Pike, with an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth.

"She has no hostility towards me anymore. After all, she is a 'friend in distress' who has helped each other..."

"Could it be..." Pike widened his eyes in surprise.Could it be that the sinking of the ship and the drifting at sea were all designed by the head of the group, in order to change her attitude?It is indeed like the leader's actions.She said apologetically: "I'm sorry for causing trouble to the leader. If my ability is stronger..."

Kuroro didn't give her a chance to continue: "Pike, you did a good job. Whether you can find that person is up to you."

"……I understand."

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the leader's tolerance and trust. Parker is determined to complete the mission successfully.

After walking a few steps, she suddenly remembered something, stopped and asked, "What should I do next?"

"Just kill it."

"learn."

Watching Pike enter the room again, Kuroro took a long breath, scratched the back of his head, and fell limply on the sofa.

"Impulsive, the consequences are serious... I'm exhausted!"