Hearing Lily's voice, Charles in the room put down the documents in his hand, held her in his palm and caressed her gently. "Don't think too much, there is always a way, believe me."
Charles stroked Lily's body. The soft and furry little mouse of the past was no longer there. He could clearly feel Lily's bones beneath her skin.
"Mr. Charles, I don't even dare to look in the mirror now. Do I look ugly now?"
"No. You are still our lovely little Lily." Charles bent down and kissed her sunken cheek. "Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?"
"I'm not hungry, I'm just a little sleepy... I'm going to take a nap first." Lily said, her eyes slowly closed, and her limbs gradually relaxed.
Seeing this, Charles licked his finger quickly and put it in front of Lily's nose with trepidation. When he found that there was still a faint breathing sound, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He put Lily on the pillow in the softest voice and walked to the balcony quietly.
"You guys keep an eye on your boss. If there is any unusual situation, notify me immediately. Do you understand?" Charles ordered a few brown-haired mice in the corner.
Seeing the rats nodding at him vigorously, Charles jumped out with one hand on the balcony railing.
Charles didn't go anywhere else and quickly came to the church of the Church of Light.
As soon as he walked in, Charles saw the Pope with a kind face surrounded by a dozen cute boys and girls listening to his stories. These children were the children who sang before.
When the Pope saw Charles coming towards him, he smiled and took the child off his lap. "Children, go play by yourselves."
Charles asked directly, "Have you found a solution?"
"Unfortunately, not really. If there was, I would definitely inform you as soon as possible. After all, I also want you to leave as soon as possible."
Charles's face turned very ugly. He said to the Pope again: "Aren't you known as the God of Light who is omniscient and omnipotent? Can't you even do something like this?"
"Just because the God of Light is omnipotent doesn't mean his servants are also omnipotent. You're asking too much. Of course, there is another way. We should go out to sea now and wait until we can lift the seal on the God of Light and let him rescue your rat. The God of Light loves the world, so he will definitely agree."
Charles sneered, "Don't try to lie to me. Unless Lily is treated, I will not step into the sea. Don't forget our contract."
The church sighed regretfully, and he slowly looked up at the colorful mythological relief above his head.
"To be honest, if I had a choice, I really don't want to work with you. You're too difficult to get along with. You always interpret what you see as everything, but the world is not as simple as you see it."
"Pah!" He clapped his hands, and a strong monk in black robes came over, dragging a pink brain with tentacles. The brain was wet and looked like it had been fished out of the water.
The church raised his hand slightly, and the brain instantly split into two halves, and a piece of black paper inside floated in front of Charles.
"Charles has found the location of the door, and they are about to set off. Please send someone to stop them immediately." Charles tensed up after seeing this information. Someone was tipping him off.
"See? Some people don't want us to go up. I'm sending people to monitor both the personnel and the telegrams. The Church of Light has paid no less than you in this regard. This is why I asked you to set sail as soon as possible. We really can't wait."
Charles hesitated. He didn't know if it was true. "Who sent this? Was he caught?"
"I don't know. He seems to be very alert, but you can try to use your power to find him. He should still be on your island."
Charles did not answer the question. He threw the black paper in his hand lightly and turned to walk towards the door.
The Pope's voice came from behind, "Thank you for trusting me and not choosing those deformed lunatics to deal with me. I feel that our relationship has become closer."
Time passed little by little, and the crew members who came to visit Lily from time to time all had smiles on their faces. But even if no one said it, the atmosphere in the Governor's Mansion became more and more depressing.
In a blink of an eye, another month passed. Lily, lying on the pillow, looked older and older. Only one front tooth was left in her mouth, and all the hair on her body was almost gone.
Charles brought the small spoon of porridge to her lips.
Lily slowly turned her head to one side and said weakly, "Mr. Charles, I'm not hungry..."
"Lily, you haven't eaten much recently. If you don't eat, your body won't be able to hold on."
After hearing this, Lily opened her mouth reluctantly and began to chew with great effort.
Just at this moment, Charles heard footsteps and turned his head. It was the butler with a piece of paper in his hand. It was a telegram from Elizabeth on Icha Island.
"I'm sorry, dear. Mr. Gaunt went back to the Western Sea to visit other magical families, but he couldn't find any solution."
"The wizards in the Western Sea are not as powerful as you think. They can indeed easily extract a human soul and use it as material, but this is completely different from what you asked for."
"To extract the soul of a mouse and send it into a human body intact is already within the realm of gods. If they really had this ability, they would have achieved immortality long ago and would not be suppressed by other forces like this now."
Looking at the telegram in his hand, Charles' eyes were filled with pain, and hope was becoming increasingly slim.
He thought that this sea was so illogical that saving the life of a little mouse should be a piece of cake, but he was wrong.
In this place, there are plenty of things that can destroy, but very few things that can heal.
"Cough cough cough~!!" Suddenly, Lily beside her started coughing.
Charles moved closer nervously, but before he could ask anything, Lily opened her mouth and spat the rice porridge she had just eaten onto the pillow along with a pool of blood.
"Linda!! Come quickly!!" Charles' shouts echoed throughout the Governor's Palace.
Linda, who had been prepared, rushed in quickly, picked up Lily and rushed to the medical room which had been prepared long ago.
Charles leaned against the wall at the door with his arms folded across his chest, his eyes full of confusion.
Before they knew it, the other crew members of the Narwhal had arrived. They were also waiting silently, either standing or waiting.
(End of this chapter)