
Gerald finds himself sitting cross-legged in the harbor in his hatred.
There's nothing more to do. All she could do was wait for Mila to come back and explain to her what happened the night before when she finally returned.
The rest of the day passed quickly and before Mila realized it, it was already night. With the sea so peaceful as the ocean liners sailed, even a faint sea breeze could be heard.
“Have thought enough about it, haven't you, Mila? Since we may all be tired now, let's eat!” molly said as she prepared to get some food for him.
"Well…!" mila replied with a small nod.
“Now it's more like that! Still, why should the investigation team take our phones? How boring!" said Molly who was unfamiliar with her mobile phone.
"But of course! Personal information about the investigation can be easily leaked if we bring our phones! Although being assertive doesn't always mean bad, I never thought that they would even take my watch! Huh!” answer Vanda.
“However, while we have been told that we came all the way here to investigate the quality of the sea, I really doubt that that is the case, he said, or at least I feel that it is not our only mission. After all, I saw some fierce-looking people boarding the ship with us earlier that seemed like they could become soldiers. Why is such a person needed in an investigative mission?” molly said, apparently trying to divert Mila from her negative thoughts.
"…Huh? What do you mean?" ask Wanda, a little surprised.
“Name it the sixth sense that comes with having an older brother who is also a soldier. They really don't need to put on such a big show if their motive is just to investigate the quality of the sea. What's more, when I helped move some items to the conference room earlier, guess what I saw? ” replied Molly as she suddenly lowered her voice.
“Ayo...” said Mila and Wanda simultaneously while looking at her. After all, even they sensed that the investigation team was somewhat mysterious. The team seems to have learned something most of the day.
“I saw a picture that they definitely used during their meeting! It looks like some kind of building.Haha! Wouldn't it be wild if the investigation team were really on a mission to find some underwater palaces? ” said Molly while laughing out loud.
Instead of laughing together, Mila and Wanda could only look at each other anxiously. The way Molly put it made their entire expedition sound and feel much more mysterious than it should have been.
“Of course not! There's no reason for me to lie to you both! Moreover, they noticed that I saw the picture and they sternly warned me not to say a word about it! I was so scared that I ran away!” immediately molly answered while sticking out her tongue.
“...Well, the bigger picture is none of our business.. Let's keep doing the things assigned to us!” mila said while laughing bitterly.
In response, Wanda and Molly nodded in agreement.
It was at that moment that the three of them heard footsteps approaching to their room, followed by a few knocks on the door. When they opened it, they saw Hallie standing outside with her arms crossed.
"What do you want?" ask Molly.
"Professor Shevall wants to have a meeting, so I'm here to tell you about it!" hallie said in a somewhat reluctant tone.
"Well, tell him that we're leaving soon!" molly replied, a satisfied smile on her face.
Turning her eyes, Hallie then left their room.
Professor Winston Shevall was the leader of the operation. He looked to be around seventy and while he looked a bit strict, he was also very knowledgeable. It made Mila respect him a lot. From what the girls heard, he was tasked with finding sponsors and forming an investigation team as well
After a while, the three arrived at the conference room for a meeting. Including the three of them, there were about thirty members in the investigation team. The meeting itself was nothing special. Professor Shevall just wanted to emphasize the things they needed to pay attention to during the expedition.
However, in the middle of their meeting, Professor Shevall suddenly started coughing. From then on, he started scratching his neck from time to time.
Since Mila was sitting right next to the professor, her gaze accidentally fell to the back of her neck. What Mila saw made her instantly dumbfounded…