"..."

Nagato Yuki turned around, and the handwritten logbook was placed on her lap.

A very quiet girl, even a girl reading in the library. She placed her hands flat on both sides of the book, then raised her head and looked at Professor Stein quietly, as if waiting for what he would say next.

"call!!"

Taking a deep breath, Professor Stein grabbed his hair with his hands and tried hard to calm himself down.

He hasn't found the people under the sea yet, but he has really found a sea beast, and a magical girl who can drive away sea beasts in the sea?!

Oh, what a terrible title.

"Listen, you read my diary and you know that I am conducting a scientific investigation about the underwater city of Atlantis."

"I don't know if you know where it is. Maybe you have been to the Undersea Kingdom...or are you really the undersea person that Ryan said?!"

As Professor Stein spoke, he was also trying to sort out his thoughts, which seemed to be a mess.

"..."

Nagato Yuki slowly shook his head.

Judging from her meaning, she probably meant that she was not a person from the bottom of the sea. The first person she saw after waking up, the first person to obtain [White Jade], and the first person to obtain special information was Professor Stein.

She had just rescued someone, and he was the one who witnessed everything completely, so he was a good subject for observation.

Nagato Yuki is still very patient now.

"No, you don't need to explain to me."

"As everyone knows, some idiot violated the crew rules in New York Harbor and the poor girl was trapped in the pipeline hold."

"After being rescued, he was given nutritional supplements. Under Dr. Singer's examination, he miraculously regained consciousness and felt no discomfort."

"The reason why you appeared on the Plato is such an unusual and reasonable thing."

Professor Stein said that he had sworn to tell the "truth" to the crew before, and with Dr. Singer's testimony, this was the truth.

"..."

Nagato Yuki tilted his head slightly.

I feel that this professor is unusual. He does not look like a scientist who is persistently pursuing the truth.

After accepting the unusualness of this world, everyone will have various reactions.

Maybe it's doubt, maybe it's doubt, maybe it's the collapse of three views, but it's definitely not like Professor Stein in front of me.

He seemed to be prepared.

Nagato Yuki waited for his explanation, and the strange information was added again.

"You don't need to say anything, just keep it like this. If you board the Plato because you want to follow us to land, then..."

Professor Stein paused when he said this.

Obviously, Nagato Yuki's previous operations in the deep sea made the professor instinctively move her closer to the existence of the deep sea.

So when a being from the deep sea gets on the boat, it's natural that he wants to hitch a ride to land.

"I can't admit it."

"I can't do it. I can't imagine what would happen if I said I saw a sea monster and a magical girl like you?!"

"A monster that looks like a cow. He even has a huge nose ring on his nose. Haha, Neptune Namor's pet?!"

"You scared it away in one fell swoop... Are you a magical undersea girl?!"

"joke!!"

"Everyone will go crazy. The ancient legend of the people under the sea is true. This kind of thing...it's scary to think about it."

"Legends are legends because they are just lies. Human beings need to focus more on the sea of ​​stars."

"You must not, you must not let mystery occupy everyone. That is too terrible. It is simply a disaster that will destroy everything."

Professor Stein seemed to have thought of something terrible.

He muttered to himself, and even his expression began to look a little crazy. This is not allowed, absolutely not allowed.

Whether it is a god or a ghost, faith exists because it is nothingness.

In this professor's view, if it is really proven that the devil exists, then the entire human society will fall into disaster!!

"I failed."

"This voyage to explore Atlantis failed. It seems that I am not a great explorer who will definitely succeed."

Professor Stein's face twisted, and then gradually returned to calm. He seemed to have completely figured it out.

He stood up and straightened out his clothes, which looked a little messy just now.

"Ah, girl."

"I'm sorry that we made a mistake and got you involved, but you will be able to come ashore with us soon."

Professor Stein spoke to Nagato Yuki very seriously, as if he was dealing with a very ordinary poor girl who was involved here just because of an accident.

He bowed slightly, expressed his apology, and said to Nagato Yuki.

"We are about to enter the Mariana Trench outpost. I will send out the buoyant beacon, and then the Plato will return."

"My thesis was ruined and this expedition was ruined. I bear all the responsibility. I will tell the military that nothing was found."

"All records will show that this sea is only black and nothing else."

"That's it, you should have a good rest."

After Professor Stein finished speaking, he no longer waited for Nagato Yuki's reply, or in other words, he never wanted the girl in front of him to respond.

He didn't want to know where this girl came from or what her purpose was. None of this had anything to do with him.

It doesn’t even have anything to do with the entire crew of the Plato, nor does it have anything to do with human society.

Return here.

Everything will end here, and the supply point at the Mariana Trench outpost is their final journey.

He would ask Dr. Singer to increase the dosage, and after landing, he would ask Lane to retire. This scientific expedition failed.

There is nothing to find in the sea, so humans should put their excess curiosity elsewhere.

Snap!!

With his thoughts clear, Professor Stein closed the room and walked out. He could just stay in the crew rest room for the rest of the time.

Let Nagato Yuki be alone here, and he won't bother you again.

…

Atlantis.

The King of the Undersea People ushered in the latest situation in the country he ruled. The man brought back by Namorita woke up, and...Andromeda, who led the patrol of the royal city warriors, returned.

The inspection just started not long ago, and you are back so soon?!

It seems that the omens of Neptune's Trident are correct, and anomalies have appeared in the sea.

And at this moment.

In the royal palace, on one side were the warriors under Andromeda's command, and on the other side were the guards guarding Jiraiya, both of whom were waiting for the king's orders.

Which side should we go to first?!

"Um……"

Both of them are of great importance, but they cannot be mixed together, Neptune Namor pondered slightly.

"His Majesty."

"Rita and I will go first. If the man's condition improves, we will ask him to come see you in person."

Because there are guards around, even the titles between brother and sister become more formal.

Namor, the King of the Sea, doesn't care about this, but as his younger sister, Ikelia believes that the majesty of the King of the Undersea People should be maintained at all times.

His daughter brought humans into Atlantis, although Namor agreed to meet him so he could understand what was going on on land.

There is a huge difference between whether the king goes there in person, or...human beings go to the palace to see the king.

No matter when, a sense of ceremony and majesty are always indispensable.

"Um, okay."

Namor obviously understood what his sister meant, nodded in agreement, and then turned to speak to the warriors of the royal city below.

"Go to the main hall."
Chapter completed!