My esoteric uncle Jules

Chapter 2 Sixth History: Titanic

[The flow of time within the Sixth History Fragment is out of sync with reality]

[Sixth Historical Fragment: The Sinking of the Titanic]

[In order to complete the sacrificial ritual, the esotericists planned the sinking of the great ship, praying for the God of Hours to look upon it.]

[Current goal: Find the secret believers and stop them before the ship sinks]

[Reward: Ritual Card "Feast of Raging Waves"]

[Hidden elements discovered: ??? (When enough hidden elements are discovered, the goal may change)]

[Current Secret History Integration Degree: 0%]

【Role: Jack】

[Current number of losses: 0/5]

Jules, who had just woken up, scratched his woolen sweater and looked a little strange.

Am I replacing Jack?
The story of the first half of Titanic is very simple, it is about the poor boy Jack capturing the heart of the noble lady Rose.

Ruth just wanted to escape from the aristocratic social life that suffocated her, and at this moment, Jack showed up at the right time.

A canary in a cage will eventually envy the wandering bird, even though it has no one to rely on.

"Hey, great painter, why don't you paint anymore?"

Hearing the jeers beside him, he realized that he was holding a paintbrush in his hand.

The canvas in front of me is no longer unfamiliar, like an old friend I haven't seen for many years.

"Ahaha—I was distracted just now. Where was I drawing?"

Jules' mind raced, he immediately got into the role and started to paint.

In the original work, Jack is a gifted painter with a bit of a reckless temperament.

He found that he seemed to have inherited some of the other person's skills, such as painting.

Of course, the latter's temperament can be said to be his true character.

After a while, he put down the last stroke and laughed:

"I'm tired of painting. I want to go up to the deck and get some fresh air!"

……

Jules had some ideas of his own.

He did not intend to strictly follow the action trajectory of the original work, but decided to be bolder on this basis.

Anyway, it seems that nothing will happen until you die five times.

Then I might as well risk my two lives to get some information.

Sitting on the deck at the stern, he smoked a cigarette and waited for the heroine of the story, Ruth, to appear.

With Ruth's help, he will be able to get closer to his goal - the Heart of the Ocean.

It was a huge heart-shaped diamond, and it was also a "gift" given to Ruth by her fiancé.

If we were to ask where in this fragment is most likely to contain hidden elements, the Heart of the Ocean would undoubtedly be it!

If he could successfully obtain the Heart of the Ocean, everyone would be happy. If he was killed on the way, he could still use his life to find out some information.

The clattering sound of footsteps came closer and closer. Jules blew out a smoke ring from his mouth and his expression became a little serious.

The person he was waiting for arrived.

At this moment, Ruth was standing outside the railing, holding the railing behind her with both hands, her eyes were confused and painful, and it seemed that she would jump down at any time.

"Don't jump."

Jules came slowly up from behind her.

"Don't come near, or I'll jump right away!" Ruth said painfully, holding the railing.

Fortunately, everything developed similarly to the movie - Jules breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he took a deep puff of cigarette and smiled helplessly:
"Throw a cigarette."

He suddenly took two steps forward, the cigarette butt was thrown far away, and the distance between him and Ruth was shortened.

And next, it’s his home court.

With just a few words, Jules, like Jack in the original work, easily controlled Rose and dissuaded her from jumping into the sea.

"Come on, miss, give me your hand."

Ruth didn't look back, she just held out a hand.

Jules gently held the hand, and the touch of it made him stunned.

Why does it feel like it has no elasticity at all and is cold?

Also, why is it so light?
Just as he was distracted, the ship suddenly shook slightly.

Ruth screamed and almost fell down, but fortunately Jules was quick to grab her and pull her up.

The more this happened, the more confused he became.

The opponent's weight was nothing like that of an adult, but more like that of a three or four-year-old child.

"Thank you... What's your name?"

Meeting Ruth's blue eyes, Jules, who was burdened with worry, could only force a smile and said:
"Jack Dawson." "My name is Ruth DeWitt Bookett."

Soon, the staff who noticed the movement at the stern rushed over, escorted Ruth away, and looked at the shabby-dressed Jules with a wary attitude.

He ignored the gaze and just recalled the touch of Ruth's hand - it could be said that there was almost no elasticity.

Moreover, after the other person was pulled up by himself, the skin on his hands showed obvious depressions of varying degrees.

That doesn't look like a normal person, it looks more like...

dead.

……

In the days that followed, Jules faithfully played the role of Jack in the original work.

He played with Ruth and chatted with her about everything from life to art, from the past to the future.

The other person is obviously in love, but is not yet able to show it.

But Jules was always a little worried.

Although the feeling was very faint, Ruth, who was with him day and night, noticed something strange.

It wasn't until after a chat that Ruth asked the question that had been weighing on her mind for a long time:
"Jack, what are you worried about?"

Jules returned an ambiguous smile:
"future."

……

Sitting on the bow deck, Jules smoked the last cigarette in his pocket and waited for Ruth to arrive.

According to the progress of the plot, today is the climax of the warming relationship between him and Ruth.

The setting sun dyed everything he saw red and also calmed his mind.

Until a cry of surprise broke the silence:
"Jack! You're here!"

He looked up suddenly.

Ruth was wearing a long silk dress and smiling like a flower, as if she had walked out of an oil painting.

"Ruth!"

Jules smiled back and hugged Ruth in surprise.

After spending these few days together, he also developed some feelings for Ruth - at least he no longer simply regarded her as an NPC.

After a brief moment of tenderness, Ruth, as Jules had expected, took him to the living room and said:

"I want you to paint me a picture, just like you did with those Parisian girls."

She rummaged around for a while, took out a necklace, and walked towards Jules with a smile.

"Heart of the Ocean!" Yule's pupils trembled and his hands trembled slightly.

He took the necklace, pretended to be ignorant, and asked softly:

"Is it sapphire?"

"No, it's diamonds," Ruth corrected with a smile.

[Hidden Elements Collection: Heart of the Ocean]

[Current Secret History Integration Degree: 20%]

【Heart of the Ocean】

[Quality: Second-level rare item]

[Effect: Movement in water will be unimpeded, and affinity and resistance to ocean-related rituals will be enhanced.]

[Introduction: Gorgeous as a smile, dazzling as eyes - I don't like jewelry, but I still love it.]

[Tip: Except for special items, all items found in the Sixth History Fragments can be brought back to the original history.]

Jules was extremely excited. As expected, adventure always pays off!

With this thing, at least he doesn't have to worry about drowning.

He suppressed his excitement and said calmly:

"Do you want to wear it while I paint?"

Ruth winked playfully:

"Just wear this."

Jules turned around suddenly, his face blank.

But he immediately remembered that this was a plot in the original work.

"This..." Now that things have come to this, he can only bite the bullet and go ahead.

At this moment, a hoarse female voice came from outside the door:
"Ruth, you've crossed the line."

Yule's eyes suddenly went dark, and he felt as if his bones were pulled out, and he fell limply to the ground.

In the last moment before he lost consciousness, he heard Ruth's heart-wrenching cry:
"Mother, why?!!"

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