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"It seems that's indeed the case."

Noah shrugged, his words filled with the regret of a businessman who had missed a deal.

Did he not want to?

of course not!

Unfortunately, he couldn't fulfill the wishes of the twins.

"What do they want?"

Ask whatever you're curious about.

What is it that Noah couldn't provide, yet he's still called a poor wretch?

Noah shrugged:

"They both want each other to live well and stay together forever."

Their world is very small, so small that it only contains each other.

Their most precious possession is each other.

Therefore, this wish, though seemingly simple, became an impossible paradox within Noah's rules of the deal.

"For Mikaje, the most precious thing is Delphina. Conversely, for Delphina, the most precious thing is also Mikaje."

If the most precious thing to a person making a wish is the wish itself...

He couldn't just take Delphina away from Mikaje and then give her back to him.

I understand what you're saying.

Noah's contract is similar to usury; although the interest is high, the principal is readily given, and the wish is fulfilled without any discount.

As for Nyarlathotep... he's a complete fraud.

His transactions are malicious; he always manipulates the form of wish fulfillment, giving the wisher a distorted and painful result.

In comparison...

Noah actually seemed a bit honest and simple-minded?!

"Mr. Noah."

"Um?"

"You're truly a businessman of principle," Renyi praised sincerely.

"That's natural."

Noah raised his chin slightly, his gloom vanished, and he felt completely at ease.

That's right, he's an industry benchmark, a synonym for credibility!

How can those who cheat and swindle by taking advantage of information asymmetry and loopholes in the rules be compared to him!

"I would never stoop to the kind of cutting corners in business; contracts are an art!"

He climbed up the ladder that was handed to him, and even tried to do a somersault at the top.

"so......"

He casually and naturally changed the subject, "If Mikaje and Delphina become like they were tonight, it has nothing to do with you."

Noah nodded: "Of course."

"It was Nyarlathotep's doing," Renyi concluded.

"If you can't fulfill your wishes, there will always be unscrupulous scammers coming to your door."

The two children retained the 'existence' that Noah had promised to Lady Jasmine, but were also given a new form by Nyarlathotep.

"Nyarlathotep found them separately and, in a rather wicked way, granted their wish."

—They were united in the ship in a way that no one could separate them, and that was how they stayed together forever.

"As for the 'younger brother'..."

His gaze drifted to the empty depths of the corridor.

"I guess it doesn't refer to a specific person."

"What is that?" Noah asked with great interest.

"As far as I know, Nyarlathotep rarely intervenes personally. His 'playground' always has a medium that serves as a fulcrum and beacon of power... I encountered one before; it's called the 'Touch of Fate,'" he explained.

"If the 'brother' that Mikage mentioned is this medium, then getting rid of it... even if the fuse left by Nyarlathotep is removed, the cycle of this ship might be broken."

Noah's eyes lit up.

That's interesting.

"Mikaje said his brother is in the sea, but this sea is so vast..."

"Since the twins are the energy core of this ship, then the so-called 'younger brother' is very likely also part of this ship."

Different organs of a living creature...

They won't be too far apart.

What could it be?

brain?

The central nervous system?

In what form will it exist?

Just as he was thinking this, a commotion suddenly broke out in one of the rooms in the corridor.

First came the "thud, thud" of a wet, heavy object hitting the ground, followed immediately by a familiar voice shouting:

"Nathan, where's the boss?! Something's up!!!"

"Bang!"

The door was violently forced open.

Renyi and Noah turned their heads at the same time.

Ivan, soaking wet, strode over, dragging Sean, who seemed to have given up struggling, leaving a wide trail of water behind him.

Following behind them was Nathan, slowly pushing the empty wheelchair.

"Boss!"

Upon seeing Ren Yi, Ivan slammed on the brakes and stopped abruptly, pointing behind him and panting heavily:

"There are so many legs growing from under the boat!"

"It's all Xiao Jiu's legs!"

Sean propped himself up and swung his tail at Ivan:

"Those are pseudo-feet! Not legs! And if you dare drag me along again, I'll twist your head off and use it as a football!"

"How dare you say that!"

Ivan turned around and roared, "If you hadn't forced that junk into my mouth, would we have had to jump into the sea?!"

"etc......"

Arbitrarily stopping the two arguing incessantly, and getting straight to the point:

"Xiao Jiu's legs?"

"That's right!"

Ivan threw Sean aside and ran to Renyi's side:

"A special creature??? Its status is a mastermind proxy (dormant), and the evaluation says, 'Its intelligence may surpass that of a certain unnamed gentleman on the ship. PS: Maybe two...' Isn't that describing Xiao Jiu?!"

I've been looking for Xiao Jiu and the others ever since I boarded the ship.

But none of these mascots appeared.

At first glance, everyone thought that only a few people and fish had been caught up in this mess.

I never expected that Xiao Jiu would also be forced to work here...

Still in this form?!

The main brain agent...sleep...

Before Renyi could even process this information, Noah's eyes lit up.

"I've drilled holes in the bottom of the ship before, but there was nothing underneath back then."

He stood up excitedly.

"Maybe that 'little brother' is just these tentacles. Shall we go kill it?"

For him...

The script introduces a completely new and never-before-seen key character, and in such an unbelievable way.

Destroy it, then observe the results.

This is how he deals with the unknown.

"No way." Ren Yi refused without even thinking.

Why?

Dejected after being rejected outright, Noah slumped onto the sofa, looking utterly disappointed.

"What if that's the 'younger brother'? Wouldn't we be able to leave right away?"

"What if it isn't?"

Ask any rhetorical question.

Of course, he couldn't tell the truth that he suspected those tentacles were the missing mascot Xiao Jiu. What if his reckless behavior killed Xiao Jiu as well?

He wouldn't try it unless absolutely necessary.

But this reason cannot be given to Noah.

If Noah knew that those tentacles might be his comrades, who knows what he would do!

and so.

You must provide a reason that he cannot refute and that is also logical.