chapter 22: Sea of Dreams

　　Chapter 22: Sea of ​​Dreams

　　Penguin Logistics,

Bathroom

　　"It's really

noisy, but after all, I'm still better." In the steamy bathroom, Reinette's

voice came out from the mist.

　　Although Reinette

originally planned to go back to bed after cleaning the room, but after

thinking about it, she decided to sneak into the bathroom and take a good bath

to reward herself for her fatigue.

　　Although the tragedy

just now was caused by Reinette, who asked them to drink with Reinette?

　　Reinette is not

bragging. Not to mention those few people, even if the best drinkers from the

ghost tribe were called together to play a round-robin game with her, she would

not get drunk.

　　After all, it is well

known that the reason why people get drunk is that ethanol enters the

capillaries through the gastric mucosa and circulates in the blood, but excess

ethanol has no way to be excreted from the body, and the remaining ethanol

affects the central nervous system of the brain.

　　But the problem is

that, from a certain perspective, Reinette has no brain. Reinette's body is

completely made up of water, making her a complete elemental creature.

Therefore, it is completely impossible to get her drunk just by drinking.

　　At that time, Texas

saw the blush on Reinette's face. It was both a physiological reaction that Reinette

deliberately simulated, and a trap. Obviously, Texas became the first person to

be fooled.

　　Are there any other

reactions? In fact, if someone observes carefully, they will find that Reinette's

height has been growing during the drinking contest, at a slow but certain

speed.

　　The volumes of

alcohol consumed during the drinking process were not that outrageous, but the

problem was that they ate hot pot first and then drank, and the amount they

drank was indeed not small.

　　In the corner of the

hall, there were four cardboard boxes piled up, and at least half of the wine

went into Reinette's stomach.

Exusiai had stipulated

from the beginning that during the drinking contest, no one was allowed to go

to the toilet, otherwise they would be considered the loser.

　　Reinette, who was

seeking revenge for Red, naturally didn't want to admit defeat. As for Texas

and Sora who didn't participate, well... Reinette admitted that she had had a

lot of fun.

　　Therefore, the extra

volume could only be transferred by Reinette into things like height.

　　As for the figure, it

does have one, but Reinette didn't dare to make it grow too obviously, so most

of the extra volume went into the height which is not easy to notice.

　　So in fact, if

someone gets close to Reinette and smells her carefully, they will find that Reinette

is already filled with a strong smell of wine. From a certain perspective, she

has been marinated by it.

　　"Phew, it would

be better to take a bath."

　　Reinette stood up

from the water. The water did not stay on Reinette, but all fell into the

bathtub. Even when she came out of the bathtub, there was not a trace of water

with her.

　　After changing into

pajamas, Reinette walked back to the bathtub and dipped her palms into the

water. It was almost visible to the naked eye that the water in the bathtub

turned a little red, and a little smell of wine also passed through the mist

into Reinette's nostrils.

　　"I drunk a bit

too much." Reinette controlled the water and let them open the drain valve

of the bathtub themselves, draining themselves into the sewer. It went down

very cleanly and didn't even need to be cleaned up.

　　Reinette stretched in

her pajamas and walked out of the bathroom: "Sure enough. Taking a bath

will make feel more comfortable and relaxed. Okay, it's time to go to

bed."

Reinette turned over on the bed and closed her eyes, but if

someone happened to look over at this time, they would find that Reinette's

originally azure eyes gradually deepened into dark blue as she closed her eyes.

　　"Huh... ah!" Irene woke up from her deep sleep. The

continuous use of hand cannon throughout the day had taken a toll on her

physical strength.

　　"Are you asleep? This shouldn't be the case, but it looks

like no Sea creatures is coming to attack." Irene, who had just woken up

from her sleep, looked around nervously.

　　With the help of some shining blue lights around her, Irene

was sure that everyone around her was resting with their eyes closed and

sleeping. Everyone had been fighting for a whole day, and now it was time to

finally retreat and cherish the hard-earned rest time.

　　However, they did not completely relax their vigilance. That

kind of thing was tantamount to seeking death. Although the situation on the

battlefield was now extremely strange because Sea creatures did not kill.

　　But the most basic vigilance is absolutely not allowed to be

abandoned, so the soldiers placed a large number of mines on the coastline that

can be approached.

　　These mines may not be very powerful, but they are loud enough

to alert soldiers when someone attacks, not to mention...

　　What else? Irene's thoughts paused for a moment. There should

be something else?

　　Irene looked around. It was very quiet. There was nothing

strange around. Everyone was resting quietly.

　　"There's nothing...strange..." Irene confirmed.

　　The sleepiness kept rising in Irene's mind, and she had to go

back to sleep. She was really tired today, and might be even more tired

tomorrow.

　　Irene sat down again and closed her eyes, but after a while,

she opened her eyes wide and jumped up.

　　"No, why is everyone sleeping? Where are the soldiers on

night stand? What is this blue light?" Irene realized something was wrong.

　　It was too quiet, everyone was sleeping. It was impossible for

the soldiers to do this, no matter how tired they were.

　　"Is it this blue light that's causing trouble?" Irene

picked up the hand cannon and the lantern beside her and looked in the

direction where the blue light came from, which was the direction of the sea.

　　But what Irene didn't know was that the brain has the function

of forgetting and blocking. In order to prevent certain things from hurting

itself, the brain will automatically block and forget certain things that may

hurt itself.

　　And now, Irene rejected the protection of her brain and looked

into the deep ocean.

　　"Is the sea glowing?" The first thing that caught Irene's

eyes was the sea, which was emitting a faint blue light.

　　The sound of calm breathing came into Irene's ears. Was it

just now? It seemed not to be. He seemed to have always been there.

　　Irene's hand holding the hand cannon couldn't stop shaking. She

saw a girl lying on the sea level in front of her, as if she was sleeping.

　　That was the source of all these abnormalities. The moment Irene

saw the girl, she was extremely sure of this. As a judge, she should have shot

without hesitation, but the hand holding the gun could not stop shaking.

　　The breathing sound continued, and the calm breathing was

accompanied by bursts of songs.

　　This is a lullaby that mortals should not hear, let alone see.

The sounds of the sea lapping against the shore and the waves hitting each

other are intertwined. The long merlock song is interspersed with the sound of

the sea, and it is peaceful and long.

　　"...Mother of Genesis.. The ocean!?" Irene couldn't

help but murmured as she looked at the scene in front of her. She remembered

the words of the deep-sea cultist she heard this afternoon.

　　As Irene finished her words, the lullaby playing around

suddenly stopped, the sea water was still, and the waves that had already risen

also stopped in the air.

　　The girl in the sea sat up at some point. Was it when Irene

finished speaking or earlier?

　　The girl seemed to be moving. Irene looked at the girl in

front of her. As she got closer, Irene realized that the girl was not lying on

the sea out of thin air.

　　There was a jellyfish under the girl, which gently lifted her

up. From a distance, it looked as if the girl was floating on the water out of

thin air.

　　The girl stood up from the jellyfish and walked forward. The

jellyfish in the sea gradually floated up. In an instant, it seemed as if

countless small jellyfish split into countless small jellyfish, floating around

the girl like stars.

　　The branches in the sea are sticking out of the water. Among

the azure branches, there seem to be a few spots of deep blue light, which

looks magnificent with the surrounding jellyfish.

　　A whale carrying an iceberg appeared quietly behind her, and

the whale song just now was sung by her.

　　This was a scene that no mortal could ever see in their

lifetime, like a miracle. But compared to the miraculous scene around her, Irene's

eyes were always fixed on the girl's face.

　　Irene originally just wanted to see what kind of person it was

that could be called the ocean, but Irene couldn't see anything clearly. The

only thing she could see was the deep blue pupils with red cross on the center.

　　But as she looked at it, perhaps because of the glowing blue

sea around her, Irene's gray pupils seemed to have a hint of blue, turning into

an elegant gray-blue.

　　Irene threw away the hand cannon that was a symbol of her

status as an Inquisitor, and took off the lantern that was a must-have for an

Inquisitor.

　　Irene climbed over the trench and ran towards the girl. The

mines on the coastline that would be triggered with the slightest touch did not

make any sound even when Irene ran past.

　　Irene ran on the glowing sea. She did not sink, but just ran

on the sea. Soon a hand grabbed her and held her in his arms.

　　Irene could feel a hand caressing her head, it was warm…

　　Irene fell asleep in the girl's arms. It seemed like a long

time had passed, or perhaps just a moment, before Irene was pushed awake.

　　"Huh? Teacher!" Irene opened her gray-blue eyes and

looked up. Seeing that it was her teacher who pushed her awake, she quickly

stood up.

　　"Are you tired?"

　　Irene stretched her body slightly, a feeling of energy coming

over her: "No, teacher, I'm not tired."

　　Dario nodded: "I already know your performance yesterday.

It was very good, but you should make sure to rest."

　　"clear."

　　"Well, be careful. Although I don't know why Sea

creatures didn't kill anyone, you should be alert. There must be a deeper

reason for him to do this."

　　"Teacher, what about the, uh, soldiers that they

treated?"

　　"Yesterday, they were sent to the hospital. Some soldiers

volunteered to go to the institute to study what happened."

　　Dario sighed. Even an experienced inquisitor like him could

not understand what the Sea creatures were trying to do.

　　"Be vigilant, Irene, and don't trust the enemy's

mercy." Dario stared into Irene's gray-blue eyes and warned.

　　"...Yes, teacher."

　　Penguin Logistics.

　　The indescribable penguin screams instantly resounded

throughout the building.

　　"Where are my employees! It's ten o'clock, where are

they?" The emperor stared at Reinette who was drinking tea in front of

him.

　　It was already ten o'clock when he came back. He originally

just wanted to see how Reinette and his employees got along, but he saw that

only Reinette stayed in the hall.

　　Originally, the emperor thought that these four people had

gone to work, but when he opened his mobile phone, he found that none of the

four people had clocked in today.

　　"Probably still lying in bed." Reinette pointed to

the staff dormitory deep in the hall.

　　"It's ten o'clock, and they haven't gotten up yet. Did

they steal the chicken last night?"

　　Reinette smiled and pointed to the five boxes of wine placed

against the wall.

　　"...drinking contest?"

　　"Drinking contest."

　　The emperor nodded in understanding. It was obvious that his

employees had offended the wrong person while drinking.

　　"Is this Exusiai's idea?" Although the emperor's

words were questioning, his tone was very affirmative.

　　"Drank, how much?"

　　"Exusiai, three bottles, fell down when I drank the

fourth bottle and she wanted to drink the fourth bottle, Croissant, six bottles

fell down, Texas, three bottles, two bottles empty."

　　Reinette thought for a moment and added, "She drank a

little while eating hot pot. I originally wanted to let them go, but Croissant

and Exia got Red drunk."

(t/n: Hey! Why did you let my underaged puppy drunk!?)

　　The emperor pushed up his sunglasses and asked, "Where

are the two people behind?"

　　"…We had a blast."

　　The emperor sighed. His own girl is looking for death!

Drinking with the Sea God, even hoshiguma from the Guard Bureau didn't dare to

say whether he could get the other drunk before he passed out.

　　It's no use for those girls to drink themselves into the

hospital.

　　"Okay, tell them to remember to clock in for work this

afternoon."

　　At least it seemed that they were getting along well. After

learning this, the emperor left.

　　After the emperor left, Reinette looked into the room and saw

that the four people almost came out holding on to the wall. Last night's

drinking contest had left them with severe hangovers.

　　As for why I woke up just now, of course it was because of the

penguin scream of the Emperor just now. As for why I came out just now, well,

it's better to pretend to be the innocent in front of the boss.

　　"Awake? I prepared some sugar water for you. A hangover

is very uncomfortable." Reinette looked at the four people who collapsed

directly on the sofa, turned into the kitchen, and brought out four bowls of

water.

　　The four of them thanked them and drank it. Then, a strange

smell rushed straight to the top of their heads.

　　"Ahem! What kind of sugar water is this?" As a loyal

sweet lover, exusiai disagreed on the spot and jumped up. Then she found

that her dizziness symptoms seemed to have eased a lot.

　　"A special secret recipe for hangover relief." Reinette

took out a small bottle from his jacket pocket and shook it in front of

everyone.

　　Reinette found this thing in the system as a hangover sobering

thing when she remembered that they had drunk so much alcohol in the morning.

She was sure that she would be fine, but the others might feel uncomfortable.

　　[Item: Alcohol Sobering Water]

　　[Type: Consumables]

　　[Effect: Relieve or eliminate hangover phenomenon]

　　[Description: An excellent secret recipe for hangovers, but

please be careful not to take too much, otherwise everything you eat will taste

bitter within 1 to 2 months.]

　　[Price: 1500 Medical Points]

　　Reinette looked at the slightly uncomfortable expressions of the few

people with a smile. Of course, that was not because of a hangover, but because

of the taste of this thing