I'm not just human!

"I've heard that Princess Shark is the most dazzling and radiant pearl in the Baron Ocean, so beautiful that any man who catches her eye would willingly join her ship as a pirate under her command. Yet, to this day, no man has truly conquered her, nor has anyone ever won her heart..."

Xia Fa couldn't help but wonder what this famous one of the five pirate emperors looked like.

I don't know if I'll run into them on this voyage.

As for what the black-robed angel mentioned, those young overlords in the Wave Moon Empire and the Cloth Bag Dynasty who are also about to set sail...

Xia Fa didn't care much. After all, they had only signed one hegemon-level secret contract, while he had two and was about to sign a third.

Especially this third overlord-level secret contract, "Mysterious Singularity," which even His Excellency [The Wise One], the leader of the Fate Carnival comparable to the nine great gods, is searching for everywhere.

Once I sign the Mystic Singularity, a supreme-level contract, I won't be like the Silver Throne, where anyone with a little knowledge can tell which contract ability I use every time.

For example, at this Augustus family dinner.

Of course, it doesn't really matter if you can see it; if you can't block it, you can't block it.

After Pompeii's son and grandson were suspected of dying at the hands of the Silver Throne's signatories, wouldn't he have tried to find out about the Silver Throne's secret abilities beforehand?

Yet he still killed himself, and did so with great ease.

Of course, to be fair, everyone was actually wrong... For example, they mistook what they were using for the Secret Bond Fusion ability "Star Destruction Silver" for "Destruction Silver".

However, it's best not to be noticed, which is one of the major advantages of the "Mysterious Singularity" in addition to being a top-level secret contract.

"By the way, a whole day and night has passed, Benedict..."

Xia Fa suddenly remembered something, lay on the bed and looked around before casually sprinkling a handful of live iron powder.

Then, it distorted space again with "bending manipulation" to gather the living iron powder together.

Then, the "time concealment" technique was used to briefly hide the living iron powder before releasing it again.

In this way, with the velvet bed as the boundary, the space around him is not only enclosed, so he is no longer afraid of being spied on, but no one can use divination to recreate his current situation.

There's no way around it; after all, it's not in my own attic, so I have to be careful.

Then, Xia Fa flipped his hand over and took out the bronze-cased notebook, which was "Benise's Training Notes".

I skillfully flipped to page five. Luckily, I had eaten and drunk my fill tonight, so I didn't need to eat any snacks. I could now read to my heart's content about the training record of this doll girl.

As Xia Fa had predicted, the training record was filled with another full page!

"This reminds me of when I used to read novels every day..."

Xia Fa smiled and shook his head, but still started reading from the latest line.

"Hmph, I will definitely become stronger!"

[In the whimsical castle, in the pretty and adorable pink bedroom, Benedict Cumberbatch, having just returned from the hall, clenched her little fists, her delicate face radiating confidence.]

"Lucana the Siren, and Serlina, you just wait!"

Just then, the surrounding space rippled, and the soul of the former Doll Queen Heatherbury emerged from the Obsidian Ring.

"I just awoke from my slumber and regained some of my strength. What happened to you?"

Heather Perriat, seeing Benedict's sullen yet energetic demeanor, couldn't help but ask with concern.

[Benise chuckled:]

"It's nothing, I just ran into a few bad guys. By the way, teacher, could you teach me another sword technique?"

Heather looked at her hesitantly. She had indeed fallen into a deep sleep in the hall earlier and was unaware of what had happened to Benedict.

"However, you're only at the Insect-level now. Forcing yourself to learn might backfire."

[Benise sensed the hidden meaning in His words, and her golden-red eyes suddenly lit up:]

"Teacher, do you mean there's a chance to avoid a backlash?"

Heather Pelia sighed.

"You silly child, why do you always try to be clever in these kinds of situations? Indeed, given how well you've learned the first two swords of the Twelve Divine Swords of the End, you could try to master the third sword at the Insect-level if you're really in a hurry."

[After a slight pause, the former queen of puppets added:]

"Furthermore, if you can master it successfully, it will help you break through to the Eagle Rank faster. Once you reach the Eagle Rank, if you master the Fourth Sword ahead of time and still don't suffer any backlash, it will help you break through to the Wolf Rank even faster, and so on..."

Beneath her flawless, radiant face flushed crimson.

"Wow! That's amazing! I want to learn it, I want to learn it!"

Heather sighed again, as if recalling something from the past:

"The doll girls are all different; not all of them are as warm-hearted and naive as you. As for the sirens, they live in the dangerous sea from a young age, some even pitifully driven to lakes on land by their own kind. Therefore, sirens are generally quite pragmatic, only caring about their own interests, so you don't need to worry about them too much."

Before Benedict could answer, Heatherpieria drew a third ray of light from between her eyebrows.

"This sword is called the Blood-Shattering Sword. Comprehend its power!"

With a "whoosh," a crystalline light shot into Bennett's brow. At the same time, Heather Perriat raised her hand, and water spheres the size of watermelons appeared around Bennett, almost enveloping her.

That's a water sphere specifically designed for healing; if Benedict suffers a backlash, it will minimize the damage she takes.

However, Benedict remained standing there, her face showing no sign of pain, but rather a look of utter bewilderment.

"Teacher, is that all? I think I've already mastered it."

Heatherpuria's pupils contracted slightly, and a rare look of surprise appeared on the face of this former puppet queen.

"No backlash at all? How is that possible!"

His semi-transparent soul form flashed and appeared beside Benedict, instantly grabbing her wrist.

"Don't panic, let me take a look at your constitution..."

Beneath stared wide-eyed at the teacher who was gripping her wrist, offering no resistance but simply gazing at him with curiosity.

After a long pause, Heather Polya withdrew her hand, a thoughtful expression appearing on her dignified and composed face:

"I can't see anything special about it, but that makes it even more special. To be able to master the third sword of the Twelve Divine Swords of the End so easily... Is it because my rank is too low that I didn't notice it?"

"Teacher...I...my head feels a little hot..."

Suddenly, Benedict covered her forehead, her face instantly turning a ghastly red, as if it were about to bleed.

Before Heather could react, Beneath suddenly leaned back and fell onto the bed.

Heather was startled and quickly flew to her side, immediately sensing a strange fluctuation emanating from the area around the girl's shoulder.

That fluctuation was filled with emptiness, filled with longing, and even more... filled with resentment!

【"This is……"】

With a single wave of her hand, Heatherbury caused Benedict Cumberbatch's figure to flip over while lying on the bed.

Heather Perriat glanced at Benedict's shoulder through the black, form-fitting dress, and shuddered, her expression one of utter astonishment.

[Even though He was once the Queen of the Dolls, a humanoid supernatural being who had reached the position of ruler, He now seemed to be witnessing something that even He found extremely unbelievable and had never seen before.]

Xia Fa was completely absorbed in what he was seeing. Seeing that he had recorded the last line of this page, he immediately turned to the next page without any delay.

It must be said that the "Twelve Divine Swords of the End" truly live up to their reputation as swordsmanship that only the puppet queens of all ages are qualified to learn. Mastering them early can even accelerate one's breakthrough.

Xia Fa was becoming more and more at ease. The stronger Benedict was, the less likely she would encounter danger. He no longer needed to worry about this silly doll girl every day, especially when Benedict returned to the Endless Realm to adventure.

Last time they encountered the wolf Fenrir, if it weren't for Benedict's breakthrough at the last moment... Shafa didn't even dare to think about the consequences.

He didn't want to lose this doll girl, he absolutely didn't want to.

The reason I want to become stronger is to protect the people I want to protect, whether it's Benedict or Chestnut.

After regaining his composure, Xia Fa continued reading.

He was genuinely curious about what Heather Polya, the former Queen of Dolls, had seen on Benedict's shoulder.

"The Doll God's ball joint? She was born with the Doll God's ball joint on her shoulder, but it was removed?"

Heather murmured to herself, her dignified face filled with shock, even her soul-like body trembling with emotion.

"A doll-like girl born with the ball-joints of a doll god—she has the potential to truly become the new doll god!"

"In over 30,000 years, only two such figures have appeared in our Endless Realm, and both were just a hair's breadth away from becoming the new God of Puppets..."

Heather was increasingly shocked, and deep doubt appeared in her eyes:

"Who on earth! Who on earth stole the ball joint of her Puppet God? If she hadn't happened to meet me, and if I hadn't happened to teach her the Twelve Divine Swords of the End, she wouldn't even have been able to grow it back..."

Heather Perria breathed a slight sigh of relief upon realizing this.

"Fortunately, if she started cultivating the Twelve Divine Swords of the End from the Insect-level, then when she reaches the Demigod level, she should be able to regenerate the spherical joints of the Puppet God. At that time..."

When Xia Fa saw this, that feeling of having a bellyful of complaints but not knowing where to start resurfaced, and it even made him unable to sleep.

A doll-like girl born with the ball joints of a doll god has the potential to become a true doll god...

Then, the only ball joint on Benedict's shoulder, the one resembling a doll of a god, was somehow dug out by someone...

This plot feels so familiar...

"Then does she have an older sister with double pupils? And it was her sister who dug it out?"

Despite his complaints, Xia Fa's brows furrowed tightly.

In any case, the ball joint of the doll god on Benedict's shoulder was indeed removed.

Although it can grow, it will have to wait until it becomes a demigod.

So, who exactly dug it?

A chilling rage surged across Xia Fa's face. If he were to find the culprit...

After that, there were no other records in the copper notebook, suggesting that Benedict was still in a coma.

Fortunately, he was protected by the soul of the former Doll Queen Heather, a soul of a ruler who also possessed the Twelve Divine Swords of the End, so Xia Fa wasn't too worried.

When Benedict returns, I'll prepare several plates of Extraordinary Dried Fish for her to help her recover.

After carefully putting away Benedict's training notes, Shafa lay back down on the bed and began to plot.

If he's going to go to sea, the sooner the better. He plans to go to the Extraordinary Market tomorrow to buy some necessities and then set sail.

In any case, let's first familiarize ourselves with the marine environment and get a feel for it.

Boom boom boom!

But just then, the knocking sounded again.