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Shipwreck at the bottom of the ocean.
"Yes, I heard that there is a local war going on with Atlantis on the Atlantic side, but this incident does not have much impact on our lives. I thought this route was just a bit risky, but I didn't expect it. Attacked by one of his own people..." Atreus said vaguely while chewing on dried meat and cheese.
"'Drowned souls, you must think that you are going to support Atlantis. She has sunk dozens of ships like this, and you don't even know?" Lily looked surprised.
Atreus shook his head honestly, after all, he really didn't know anything.
This was also a method he came up with in a short period of time to collect information. He knew nothing about this world and could only roughly guess that there was a war going on between mermaids and humans, so he pretended to be involved accidentally because he was obsessed with academics. As for a professor who doesn't know much about the war, it's better to make up a false identity and then get away with it in a few words.
Moreover, there was a rule of "no wasting food", so he was only responsible for listening. From time to time, he would say a few silly words, which would induce Lily to take the initiative to tell the information.
After a meal, he roughly understood the context of this world and this war.
The oceans of this world are ruled by a "United Kingdom" composed of seven undersea tribes, including Atlantis, and have been in contact with land since the Age of Discovery, because neither side has much land or resources for the other. The needs of the two countries have been in a state of peace for a long time, with occasional exchanges of needs, until the emergence of modern industry.
Humanity's exploitation of seabed resources and large amounts of sewage discharge have led to the deterioration of the marine ecology. Conflicts between mermaids and sewage and mining companies have gradually become more frequent. The United Kingdom has repeatedly come forward to negotiate with humans, but humans are not a whole like them. Even if a single country agrees to stop emissions and expand mining, it will not be binding on other countries.
The trigger for this war was that the Queen of Atlantis, Artoria Curry, went to Gotham, the country with the worst pollutants in North America, to negotiate, but was interrupted by the country's president, Bruce Wayne. "Well" was caused by the seizure.
It is said that the parents of this female president were killed in a conflict between mermaids and sewage companies. The Queen of Atlantis may have mentioned this incident during negotiations. I don’t know if it was to reveal the truth at the time or to ridicule it. It took a while, but the final result was that Brucey and her Wayne family officially declared war on the United Kingdom Under the Sea, calling themselves the "Drowning Wraiths" - judging from this name, it is probably the former.
In summary, this is a world based on the premise that "Atlantis has been in contact with the land from a long time ago." At least some of the countries and cities Lily mentioned have never been heard of by Atreus.
The reason why Lily is here is because she is the "Sea Watcher" of the "Sea of the Earth's Core", and her duty is to prevent ships or sea beasts from approaching the huge underwater whirlpool that is said to lead to the center of the Earth.
It's just that due to frequent wars recently, the battlefield has spread here, resulting in too many wrecks of ships or submersibles being involved. She has almost no chance to stop it. She will only take the initiative when she sees the victims - such as Atreus. Approach and rescue. ….
"This sunken ship was sorted out by me and other sea watchers to temporarily house the victims. You can live here temporarily, and when I change shifts with them, I can take you back to the land," Lily looked at Ah Tereus ate up every bit of the food that was served, and his expression seemed to be much relieved: "If you have something urgent to go back to, I can also report it, but based on our relationship with humans, we probably won't approve it. "
Although they are not the same person, they have the same appearance and similar personalities, and they are all keen on helping others, but... what is the purpose of Shirahoshi throwing himself here? Just to let him meet Lily's homomorph?
"School is on vacation. I don't have anything urgent to do, but it would be troublesome if I were missing for too long." Atreus continued to make up the story: "How often do you change shifts?"
"It's usually seven days. After all, this sunken ship can't store much supplies. There may be problems if humans live on the bottom of the sea all the time." Lily looked up at the ceiling: "But you're lucky, tomorrow is the turn -"
Boom boom boom——!
Even across the sea, the cabin and the air
Gas, huge explosions and roars also came in very penetratingly.
Lily was stunned for a moment, then swung her tail and rushed out of the living room. Her words echoed in the room: "You stay here! I'll go take a look!"
"I am a weak academic, and I have just experienced a shipwreck. It is impossible for me to intervene no matter how hard I think."
Atreus muttered to himself, casting the Disillusionment Charm and the Silencer Charm on himself, and then quickly followed him out.
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It seems that I have to retract my evaluation of "local war". After contact with Atlantis, has human technology developed to this extent?
Atreus, who followed Lily quietly all the way, narrowed his eyes and looked at the "sky".
There was a "submarine" that was completely black and had an elongated oval shape with a red bat paint on the surface. It was at least ten times the size of the sunken ship just now. It continued to make dull explosions while sinking.
At the same time, there are more than a dozen relatively smaller "square boxes" painted mainly in blue and white that are circling around it, constantly firing some kind of physical projectiles to attack the giant submarine, as if not to completely destroy it. The attitude of never giving up.
"James? Why are you here? Isn't the shift change tomorrow? What's that black one?" Lily, who was swimming in front, was not sure how to establish contact with those "square boxes", but Atreus could only Hear her voice.
"[Black Manta]? The new weapon of the Drowned Soul?" Lily's voice sounded very surprised: "Okay, I'm going to help!"
Do you still remember that you are just a "sea-watcher" with no fighting ability?
Atreus watched Lily nimbly avoid the scattered debris and get into one of the "square boxes". He hesitated for a moment, but still did not follow. After all, he could not explain how he, a "human professor", could move freely on the seabed. of.
But even if you can't show up, there are still things you can do, such as...
Atreus raised his hand and pointed it at the submersible that kept making muffled explosions: [Shen Feng Wu Ying]! [Split into pieces]!
Katcha... A dull tearing sound came from inside the submarine.
Very good. Even if this black submarine, which was constantly disintegrating, accelerated its disintegration, those mermaids would only think that their attack was effective, and would not doubt——
Buzz!
Less than five seconds after Atreus cast the spell, the red bat-painted eyes on the surface of the submarine that looked just for decoration suddenly lit up, and two black and red beams of light swept straight towards him.
"Is this really——!?" Atreus easily dodged the beam and was about to laugh, but a sudden feeling in his heart made him turn around subconsciously.
The "square box" submersible that Lily had just gotten into couldn't dodge and was hit by one of the beams, which exploded into a ball of underwater fireworks.
"——"
Amid the sharp tinnitus, a picture flashed before Atreus' eyes - it was a calendar he accidentally glanced at while dining in the sunken ship.
The date above is...[1989].
——['Loki Odinson, meets 'The Little Mermaid,' Lola Angelberda (1960-). 】——
——【(1960-)】——
——[(1960-1989)]——.
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