novelraw Chapter 225: 160 Unprecedented and Unrepeatable
Chapter 225: 160 Unprecedented and Unrepeatable
"Now?"
Fisher cast a glance at the still extremely hazy moonlight outside, asking Jasmine like so.
"Mhm..."
Jasmine beside him nodded her head, simultaneously stretching out her own hand. Only seeing the fair skin there was entirely covered by complex and bizarre spots, upon those spots filled completely with the pitch-black power of curse. Right at this moment, her curse had already become so strong that merely touching the items upon the ship would also produce erosion,
"My curse has already become so strong that I can no longer continue to control it. Continuing to live upon the shore fearing accidents might occur. Xianghun and Mother both sensed my state, they want me to temporarily return to the Ocean Trench to rest for a period of time, I also want to tell them the matters upon the shore... moreover, with me in this kind of state even if wanting to continue following together with Fisher... fearing unable to help out any favors."
"Fisher's words helped me greatly, I will go back and properly think for a period of time. Then... I think I will once again go ashore, going to look at other places and people I haven't seen. Taking a look at how this world exactly operates. Previously I was somewhat too naive, added a lot of trouble to you, to other people, sorry."
"Then, waiting until I truly grow up a bit, I will come back again, after all, I couldn't be Fisher's student for a lifetime right?"
Hearing this Fisher raised his eyebrows, turning his head looking towards Jasmine, and then smilingly asked,
"Is this also an agreement of the Whale-kin?"
Whale-kins always like to establish promises of agreement with others. And once the agreement is established they definitely would abide by it. Whether it was Jasmine's mother and Godlin I establishing the oath to return the precious sword or Muxi and Black establishing the marriage oath all were like this. Compared to humans needing to rely on blood oaths to restrict each other hearing it should still be quite a bit better."Mhm... compared to humans, Whale-kins' sensory perception towards time is truly too sluggish. The sun rising the moon setting, great changes over time, all things withering and growing these matters towards us completely have no meaning of reference. Therefore, only genuinely promising others agreements needing to be fulfilled allows us to exceptionally cherish... I promise to Fisher, I will definitely come back again."
"Moreover, also requesting Fisher to take care of Isabel a bit more. Her heart was hurt by her older sister, she actually is extremely unaccustomed to the environment outside, I am exceptionally worried about her..."
"Alright."
Fisher continued leaning against the edge of the railing, gazing at the calm ocean together with Jasmine. The tail behind her also owing to Fisher's response tilted up a bit.
Yet after this sentence of Fisher consenting, between them seemingly once again became bereft of other words able to recount. But strangely, the atmosphere between them nonetheless didn't become stiff owning to this.
Fisher was still that previous Fisher, but the Whale-kin Jasmine beside him nevertheless seemed to have become somewhat different.
During the quiet time, Jasmine suddenly leaned somewhat towards Fisher's direction, shortening the distance between them a bit. And then, she once again reached out her hand towards Fisher.
Upon the raised hand, those black ominous vein patterns while reaching out getting close to Fisher unexpectedly slowly faded, revealing her skin once again.
She tentatively actively held onto Fisher's palm. After confirming he wasn't sucked of life by the curse then immediately dragged him getting close to herself.
Waiting until Fisher turned his head facing her, she had already stood on tiptoe kissing upon the corner of Fisher's mouth.
"Smack."
That gently colliding fragrant and sweet breath accompanied by the dampness intermingled within the night wind fell upon the corner of Fisher's mouth, making him subconsciously tighten his grip on Jasmine's palm, actively responding to her callow and innocent contact.
Until a good few seconds later, the satisfied Jasmine her body turning soft difficult to maintain the tiptoe state let go of Fisher. Her ears constantly flapped, upon her face also revealed a smear of faint pink,
"I don't have other things able to be used to agree upon, had to wuu..."
"It doesn't matter, I will remember it."
"Mhm..."
But right in the next second after they kissed, Fisher then suddenly felt the nearby sea breeze gradually becoming insolent. The fierce sea wind acting like a knife beating upon his face blowing his black hair scattered and messy.
He and Jasmine stretched out their hands blocking that violent wind, but at this time looking towards the direction of the ocean Fisher nonetheless fiercely discovered, unknown when the sea region beneath the Iceberg Queen Ship all seemingly covered by a layer of heavy shadows.
That vast shadow wasn't purely dead objects, but like between breaths constantly approaching towards the sea surface. A massive oppressive feeling assaulted from the void towards Fisher upon the ship, but he nevertheless didn't retreat a single pace.
The manic, knife-like sea wind seemingly cut open the ocean. Heaven and earth seemingly all became deathly silent at this moment. Only to see from that cut open ocean unexpectedly extended out the top of a pitch-black sea beast's head.
Because this sea beast beneath the seabed was truly too massive, therefore at this time floating out of the water surface was merely displaying the topmost portion upon its head.
But even this topmost portion was also quite a bit larger than the Iceberg Queen Ship Fisher was currently riding.
Must know, the Iceberg Queen Ship originally exactly was the military ship of the Sardin Woman's Country in the Northern Border. And the Northern Border shipbuilding historically was the largest tonnage model among the several countries, therefore the massive degree of the sea beast before his eyes thus could be imagined.
"Xianghun! Also Mother..."
Jasmine's somewhat pleasantly surprised voice sounded, and in the next moment, Fisher then discovered unexpectedly there was a silhouette crossing legs sitting upon the top of that massive sea beast.
Following the gaze to look, a woman with peerless grace and beauty then roughly crashed into Fisher's eyes.
Upon her body only simply wore a set of dress made of strange seaweed fabric. That dress stained with seawater, therefore lazily draping down along the epidermis of the sea beast; while she herself then lazily and expressionlessly using one hand propping her own cheek, silently looking at the Jasmine and Fisher having just separated upon the ship.
Her head of azure-blue, like stars scattered falling down long hair swaying without wind, highlighting the vast ocean within her eyes mixing blue and black. Within that vast ocean of an eye the waves were turbulent, within every wave and every tide all seemingly possessed tens of thousands of faces of living beings and thunder flashing past, granting people a contradictory scene where majesty and maternal love coexisted.
Her visage was handsome like a goddess, the whale tail behind exceptionally massive, possessing dropping long ears identical to Jasmine. Only that at this time, upon her forehead wore a crown made of gold. Yet exactly in the middle of that crown lacked any marks whatsoever, but following that crown upwards, the air above entirely oppressed by her aura producing intense tremors. The vast ocean also simply parted before her and the sea beast.
That is Jasmine's mother, the Ocean Emperor, Xuan Can.
What truly made Fisher feel somewhat oppressed was, presently the ocean outside the Iceberg Queen Ship had already become so manic suddenly heaven and earth changing color, but the surroundings were nevertheless a patch of deathly silence. Just like the sounds of the ocean were peeled away from Fisher's ears, unexpectedly not a single person upon the entire ship awakened. Seemingly the whole ship only had Fisher and Jasmine two living people, if you said this had no relation to Xuan Can Fisher would completely not believe it.
Moreover this sudden meeting, instantly made Fisher who just now kissed her daughter before her face become awkward...
He subconsciously wanted to give a greeting to this legendary Ocean Emperor. After all according to generational division, she was even earlier than the era of Fisher's ancestors.
But how to address Xuan Can inversely became a difficult problem for Fisher. Many backup titles flashed through his mind, pausing for an entire second, he then made a gentleman's salute towards that woman within the ocean, incidentally opening his mouth saying,
"Esteemed Ocean Emperor, I am human scholar Fisher, very honored to be able to meet you."
"O-O-Ocean Emperor? That's the title Mother liked to use when young..."
Jasmine covered her face, seemingly feeling somewhat bashful for her own mother. If she knew earlier Fisher would address her own mother as Ocean Emperor, she wouldn't have told Fisher this matter...
But the female in the distance slightly staring blankly after nevertheless didn't make any response, conversely the corners of her mouth tilted up a bit of absolute beautiful smile.
In the next moment, she merely gently reached out her hand, that sea beast then once again ascended a section of distance. Large patches of sea beast skin resembling land appeared upon the ocean, acting as a bridge, linking between the Iceberg Queen Ship and Xuan Can.
Seeing the situation Jasmine upon the ship then pursed her lips, turning her head casting a glance at Fisher, ultimately saying,
"I... I have to go home, Fisher."
"Go, take care."
"Mhm, you too..."
After bidding farewell with Fisher, Jasmine then no longer hesitated leaping down from the edge of the Iceberg Queen Ship, dropping onto the head of the Attendant Sea Beast Xianghun.
Obviously Jasmine's weight wasn't heavy, but when she landed upon Xianghun's body, that sea beast also began running towards Xuan Can's direction while following her sinking downwards towards the seabed.
The constantly spreading water currents gradually wrapped Jasmine, the pitch-black curse upon her body also corresponding faded quite a bit. When she returned beside Xuan Can, they were already about to completely submerge into the water, Jasmine cast a final glance at the Iceberg Queen Ship quietly standing upon the sea surface,
"Mother, I am back..."
"Mhm."
"Splash..."
Within an expanse of silent dark night, following an "mhm" sound of a female akin to thunder shattering the deathly silence upon the sea surface, the sounds of countless ocean surging also finally once again surged into Fisher's ears.
The colossal entity beneath the seabed before his eyes rapidly submerged, dragging the blurred shadows quickly vanishing from Fisher's line of sight.
The disappearing sea beast brought up intense waves, pushing the Iceberg Queen Ship swaying intensely. At this time several fresh shouts transmitted from within the cabin, it was Alajina's crew members awakening,
"Are there enemies?"
While Alajina behind the captain's cabin first pushed open Fisher's room door, discovering he wasn't there hurriedly ran towards the deck. When she ultimately saw Fisher standing safe and sound beside the fencing of the deck she finally breathed a sigh of relief,
"As long as you're fine... what happened?"
Fisher cast a glance at the Alajina walking out, behind her was also the obese First Mate wearing pajamas yawning, even that Steel Knife parrot also flew out. He smiled somewhat apologetically, subsequently saying,
"Sorry, woke you guys up. Nothing happened, just me taking my student home right now..."
"Your student? That oceanic Demi-human? Oh, thank goodness, I still thought an oceanic monster assaulted us..."
Pakhz lied against the edge of the ship, gazing at the pitch-black seawater below, yet didn't discover anything. She turned her head smacking her lips, yet saw that chubby parrot was also sizing up downwards,
"Looking? What are you looking at, and you guys, quickly go back to sleep! Nothing happened!"
"First Mate, it's almost six-thirty, still sleeping?"
Hearing the reminders of the crew members, Pakhz slightly starting blankly raised her head looking towards the distant east. Sure enough, at the end of that sea horizon, bit by bit dazzling sunlight constantly spread over along the sea surface, until enveloping the entire Iceberg Queen Ship within it.
Turns out day had already broken.
All the crew members were gazing at that newly rising morning sun. The sunlight fully loaded with warmth constantly spreading granting people a kind of unknown sense of hope. Even Pakhz gazing at that sun starting blankly for one or two seconds past, she then realizing after the fact laughingly scolded towards that group of talking back crew members,
"Then scram to wash up and eat breakfast, then go to work!"
"Sweep the deck clean! Start the engine! Raise the flag up!"
"New adventures are waiting for us!"
That newly born sun sliced open the gloomy sky vault, lighting up half the sky of Saint-Nazareth. But more scorching than that sunlight was the atmosphere before the Golden Palace right now.
Before the plaza in front of the Golden Palace, before the sky even turned bright countless masses had already gathered, they scrambled crowding forward, seemingly for fear of being slower than anyone.
Although the main doors of the attic above the Golden Palace were still tightly shut at this time, but this didn't hinder them from first selecting a good position to await the major ceremony holding here not a while later.
Major matters occurred within the Golden Palace a few days ago, Prince Lensis unexpectedly united with the Pioneer Company's shareholder Black conspiring to assassinate Prince Dexter. Saint-Nazareth because of this underwent a huge turmoil. The masses' degree of disappointment towards the Pioneer Party, their sensory perception towards the Pioneer Company sensitively underwent some changes, simultaneously also falling into the stage of bearing the most distrust towards officialdom since the pioneering fever.
Various kinds of discussions upon the newspapers fluttered all over the sky, countless differing opinions and debates staging every single day.
But right when everyone was at a loss, Her Highness Eldest Princess Elizabeth nonetheless decisively took action tidying up the defeated situation.
Following the continuous passing of the two princes, within the entire Golden Palace there remained only two young underaged princes. Comparing with the two princes yet to come of age, the masses couldn't suppress the anger within their hearts any longer, for two consecutive days demanding the Parliament before the Golden Palace to acknowledge Her Highness Elizabeth taking over as the next Empress.
This female succeeding the throne breaking tradition finally didn't disappoint expectations being incorporated into the legislative procedure of the Parliament. Through the voting of the Pioneer Party representing the masses, the Gryphon Party and other small parties jointly, summing up to 460 parliamentary seats, ultimately passing with all votes of the Gryphon Party, and the majority votes of the Pioneer Party passing achieving a unified opinion.
And within the Golden Palace right at this moment, Elizabeth was exactly expressionlessly standing before a tall floor mirror. Many maids within the Golden Palace beside were anxiously surrounding by her side, helping her dress in the female Mian-服 entirely colored in gold.
The Mian-服 used when the King of Naris ascends the throne according to tradition only possesses male styles, but owing to the needs of Elizabeth's ascension to the throne this time, the designers of Naris anxiously worked overtime continuously through the night to finally produce a formal attire.
According to Elizabeth's requests, this clothing was capable and not bloated, reserved and not extravagant. Used to explicitly interpret an Empress it was simply the most suitable.
Following the final golden crown being worn upon Elizabeth's head, she also gently opened that pair of hollow golden pupils.
"Your Majesty, the Party Leader of the Pioneer Party, the Party Leader of the Gryphon Party, the Bureau Chief of the Occult Bureau, the people from the Magic Association and the Church have entirely arrived at the Golden Palace, currently already seated..."
"Call Matilon to come in."
"Yes."
Actually according to rules, before the Emperor of Naris ascends to the throne no matter whatever officials are forbidden from entering the Golden Palace. But Elizabeth completely disregarded whatever rules, if you bring up rules with her, she would exactly pluck your head off, and then let another person not bringing up rules help her do the matters.
Following that inner palace maid exiting this spacious dressing room, Elizabeth gently waved her hand driving away the numerous maids keeping their heads down beside, carrying her own golden scepter and long skirt walking out the room.
Passing through the consecutive spacious corridors within the Golden Palace, skimming past the Imperial Guards one after another maintaining severe expressions standing in place aside, she had already single-handedly walked to the room before the ascension platform.
The ascension platform was exactly above the main doors of the Golden Palace. According to rules, the newly ascended Emperor of Naris needed to single-handedly walk out that pair of main doors, and then show their face before the numerous masses. Proclaiming to the subjects oneself took over the throne from the ancestors, and swearing to use life to shelter the safety and development of the subjects of Naris.
Originally there should have been many etiquette officials here, but right at this moment, here there was only Elizabeth alone.
She exactly used her own hands to kill her own biological older brother Dexter here. Although the carpet had already been swapped once by the people inside the Golden Palace, but actually Elizabeth didn't mind them leaving behind the item akin to a trophy of war. But after all they had already privately swapped it for oneself, and even handled Dexter's corpse a bit, therefore let it be.
Boredly sitting upon the only chair within the room, not waiting for long, intense stepping sounds transmitted from behind. And then, the room door was knocked,
"Knock knock..."
"Your Majesty, Mr. Matilon the Party Leader of the Pioneer Party has arrived."
"Let him in."
Matilon's aged body reluctantly pushed open that pair of giant door leaves. He cautiously sized up a glance at the furnishings within the room, discovering here was utterly clean, apart from that Elizabeth sitting precisely in the middle of the room with her back facing him there was entirely nothing.
But not knowing whether it was a misconception, the tip of his nose could consistently sniff out a smear of faint blood scent. Moreover following him walking into this room that blood scent actually even became increasingly dense.
Elizabeth didn't turn her head back, merely gently curling her finger towards him. This single simple action conversely made Matilon involuntarily swallow a mouthful of saliva, just like the one sitting before his eyes wasn't an Emperor about to ascend the throne, but a terrifying monster.
That massive oppressive feeling made his aged body even more stooped by several fractions. He walked to the position roughly four or five paces away from the chair then stopped, and then tentatively opening his mouth,
"Your Majesty, calling me here is there any matter?"
Elizabeth didn't open her mouth, but rather gently turning her head back, those pale golden pupils effortlessly bit onto this old man before her eyes.
In the next second, she once again waved her hand, yet seemingly able to manipulate Matilon's body, making him subconsciously step forward two paces,
"The previous voting, 460 votes, the ruling Pioneer Party occupied 270 votes, yet there were 93 votes passing opposing votes towards the agenda of my ascension..."
Upon Matilon's aged face broke out a bit of visible cold sweat. He cautiously cast a glance at the Elizabeth before his eyes. Ever since Elizabeth came into power he then knew the Pioneer Party was going to suffer heavily.
The Pioneer Party at the time was facing a dilemma of choices. If agreeing to Elizabeth ascending the throne, then the future Pioneer Party extremely highly possible would lose its ruling status, after all behind her possessed the Gryphon Party, and within her hands still held the evidence of the Pioneer Party not laying a hand on the Pioneer Party was unjustifiable; while if not agreeing to Elizabeth ascending the throne, once those pieces of evidence were scattered out the Pioneer Party would even disintegrate on the spot, because the majority of people would thus be imprisoned...
Before such a major choice, Matilon also no longer wished to interfere with their decisions, letting the members of the Pioneer Party decide by themselves.
The outcome was, the majority of people decided to苟活 (live on in degradation) casting a vote for Elizabeth. Only a small portion of people who embezzled less or hadn't embezzled persisted in their own thoughts. They were certain Elizabeth completely lacked the method to handle them, this exactly was the inside story behind the votes of the Pioneer Party.
Thinking up to this point, Matilon sighed a breath, speaking towards Elizabeth,
"Tomorrow I will exactly officially resign the post of Party Leader of the Pioneer Party, next formal election the Pioneer Party will also no longer participate in the formal election, not knowing..."
"No, Mr. Matilon, you cannot resign, your Pioneer Party also cannot not participate in elections."
This sentence of Elizabeth's made Matilon quite surprisingly raise his head. Only seeing that beautiful Her Highness the Queen wearing a bit of smile, hands placed before her lower abdomen full of deep implications looking at himself,
"Your meaning is? But, the Gryphon Party they have already awaited this seat for very long, their helping Your Majesty was not without price."
Speaking up to here was actually already spoken very clearly.
Matilon knew the Gryphon Party pressed all its chips onto Elizabeth's body, using helping her ascend the throne as bargaining chips, the reward exactly was waiting until she ascended the throne then exchanging back their ruling status. This should exactly be their transaction, but now Elizabeth nonetheless proclaimed telling the Pioneer Party not to not participate in elections...
Then, Elizabeth's meaning is?
"What you said is correct, the Gryphon Party entrusted heavy hopes upon my body, attempting to use the tailwind of my ascension to soar... but they completely never considered, I basically completely lack the intention to fulfill the promise with them. Matilon, you are an old man about to die, still a smart person, therefore I precisely speak these with you. I believe after listening you yourself holds a measure."
"Not only can you not resign, still have to properly lead the Pioneer Party to go contest with the Gryphon Party for me. How specifically to contest, how to do it, I will teach you... but the premise is, those 93 votes within the party I completely want all thrown away for me. You guys best possess only exactly one unified opinion among yourselves, and that exactly is to obediently listen to my words. Otherwise my eyes are not good, in case using the knife cutting the wrong places, you guys must not blame me."
Having finished listening, Matilon's breathing then immediately became rapid.
He rather understood, whatever transaction with the Gryphon Party was entirely nonsense talking. Even if it's the Gryphon Party it's also her stepping stone, she also basically lacks the meaning of wanting to prop up the Gryphon Party into power.
She doesn't want an enfeebled Pioneer Party, doesn't want a robust Gryphon Party, what she wants is exactly two dogs fighting to the death both half-dead!
While what Elizabeth once again laid out before Matilon basically wasn't whatever olive branch, but a shackling iron chain!
Towards her, if the Pioneer Party could listen to her tearing back and forth with the Gryphon Party, then she wouldn't object to helping the Pioneer Party extend its life; if the Pioneer Party didn't listen to her, then ruining it and then propping up another new dog was undeniably also a decent choice.
Defeated body dying or living under someone else's roof?
Facing other newly emerging Pioneer Party folks naturally might possibly hold somewhat of hesitation, but Elizabeth was exceedingly adept at picking people. What she picked exactly was Matilon who had poured his entire life's painstaking efforts into the Pioneer Party.
And towards what decision this old man standing with one foot in the grave desiring to leave behind a bit of something would make, she was obviously thoroughly familiar...
Matilon opened his mouth, and then using somewhat dry and parched words replying,
"Those 93 parliament members, I will make them resign."
"Clang clang clang!"
Right at this time, the tolling bell outside representing the ascension ceremony about to commence was sounded, stroke by stroke echoing before the Golden Palace plaza gathered with tens of thousands of people.
Simultaneously, the royal orchestra played high-spirited music beneath the Golden Palace, seemingly symbolizing the opening act of a grand curtain, a magnificent ceremony,
"Souls like gold constantly flowing ah! My Emperor, Godlin, esteemed bloodline, please once again continue, leading Naris striding towards radiance! Ah! Godlin!"
The singing voices of the royal orchestra sounded, the countless masses also consecutively stood up, singing following their singing.
Instantly, that Godlin ascension song akin to thunder resounded through the entire Golden Palace, like laying out a red carpet for that Emperor about to emerge.
Within that singing voices akin to thunder akin to rain, Elizabeth calmly stood her body up from the chair. She slightly smiled, yet within the pupils looking at Matilon concealed bone-piercingly chilly coldness,
"Mr. Matilon, resigning wouldn't make anyone shut their mouths, this point you exactly know."
That chilly coldness following these words climbed up Matilon's spine surging onto his noggin. He blankly stared a glance at the Elizabeth gazing at him before his eyes, pausing silently for another second, he then keeping his head down said,
"I know what to do."
"That exactly is good."
Not minding that Matilon keeping his head down, Elizabeth expressionlessly walked to the door before the ascension platform. Intervened by that pair of completely non-heavy door leaves, she effortlessly heard the sounds of the masses outside.
She gently closed both eyes, within a pitch-black expanse of vision, Fisher's appearance was still that clear-cut. But the more clear-cut, the fact he had already distanced from oneself also exactly increasingly obvious.
Oneself still once again forgave him once, completely failing to practically capture him...
Perhaps because he told her he had once genuinely liked her moving Elizabeth right, because even if paranoid as Elizabeth, within her inner heart, she actually still hoped Fisher could actively be together with herself, instead of using this kind of forceful method.
Therefore when Fisher raised that transaction, she then exactly would agree right?
Not because she was excessively soft-hearted, but because she still hadn't completely died hard regarding Fisher.
But having just let him go, Elizabeth then felt regret.
That loneliness feeling of him not being by the side, that painful feeling unable to see him made her suffer where a day feels like a year, difficult to endure.
"Fisher..."
Elizabeth closed her eyes, feeling the pain of not grasping Fisher, but simultaneously, she unexpectedly concomitantly also felt her own pair of eyes Pandora transmitting a kind of exceedingly pleasant sensation,
"...Heh, turns out making me exhaust all efforts pursuing everything, but ultimately nonetheless failing to obtain the thing oneself wanted the most exactly is what you wanted to see?"
That mocking sentence consistently didn't obtain Pandora's response, whilst Elizabeth also opened both eyes, in the next second without pausing in the slightest pushing open the door leaves before her eyes.
Facing the newly rising morning sun, countless lines of sight, countless devout souls, going towards the countless wills cheering towards her owing to fear or perhaps owing to worship consecutively presenting before her eyes.
Her brows and eyes containing smiles, gripping the golden scepter passed down from Godlin, slowly walked to the front of the platform. The gentle appearance like an angel descending from a Mother Goddess also like the most beautiful gemstone in this world...
"Your Majesty!"
"Her Majesty the Empress!"
"Your Majesty Elizabeth!!"
Countless calling sounds overwhelmed the musical singing and salute sounds of the Golden Palace. Carrying that gorgeous like gold, unprecedented and unrepeatable Empress to the summit of Naris.
Elizabeth smilingly waved her hand towards everyone below, Pioneer Party, Gryphon Party, Pioneer Company, everything of Naris, right at this moment entirely exactly beneath her feet...
A brand new era, has already arrived.
(Volume Two: The Mysterious Son of the Sea)