Lily, standing on the deck, looked up at her other companions with worry on her face, watching them talking excitedly.
"I'd bet my head on it!! They will definitely treat the captain badly! We must immediately mobilize the Hope Island Navy to head towards the Sea of Misty Sea!" Dipper shouted excitedly.
"Now that the crisis has just passed, you must be aware of the situation in Earthsea. Are you starting a war at this time? Do you want Hope Island to collapse completely?"
"What does it matter? Compared to the Captain, these are nothing. If we suffer, they won't have an easy time either!!"
"You two, stop arguing. The gods of the Hik tribe were allies with us before. They may have taken the captain away with the darkness."
"I agree with that. The captain might have encountered some problems temporarily. Maybe after a while, the captain will come back on his own, just like in those years."
"Don't think too highly of them! If they really meant well, why didn't they respond to the telegram?"
"Because there is no telegraph in the Sea of Mist! They don't use telegraphs!! You are a genius!!"
The crew members quarreled with each other, their faces red.
Obviously, they had different opinions about the disappearance of Charles. They could not judge whether the other party took Charles away intentionally or unintentionally, after all, Charles' hand was circled by a black ring at that time.
Speaking of which, they still have a very good impression of the gods of the Haik tribe.
Although they looked terrifying, in the face of previous crises, their followers, the Haik tribe, had tried their best during their previous explorations and also paid with many lives.
It can be said that they and the Earthsea humans are basically comrades-in-arms.
It is hard to explain if they still have selfish motives. After all, the darkness of the Earthsea has returned for real.
"Well, should we ask Sister Monster about this matter?"
Lily's words made everyone look at her. She continued, "Since Sister Monster is Mr. Charles' wife, she should also be considering this issue."
"Hey, little Lily, these things are complicated." Dipper reached out to touch the other's fur, but Lily dodged it easily.
"Click, click, click!" The bandaged fingers tapped lightly on the edge of the boat, and then pointed at the Island of Hope that was gradually emerging from the skyline in the distance.
"Now that we're home, let's go home first... Let's go to the captain's business... I'm going to find Anna."
With the captain absent, command passed to the first mate, and the final word of the bandage ended the argument, and the crew went to collect their luggage and prepare to go home.
Charles' disappearance was not enough to offset the joy of returning home. When everyone saw their families already standing on the muddy dock waiting for them, they became excited.
Some people even couldn't wait for the ladder to be moved over and jumped directly into the water and swam towards the shore.
At the dock where there were constant cries and shouts, Elena, with tears in her eyes, looked at the young man in the distance who was gradually removing the bandages on his body. It was her eldest son, West.
Bandage smiled as he walked in front of his family, looking at his younger siblings who were beginning to grow taller, and his aging mother, "Mom, I kept... my promise... I'm back..."
From a distance, they could be seen hugging each other excitedly, and Lily, who was standing next to them, had a hint of envy in her eyes.
They all had their families to greet them, except her. In the past, she could have followed Charles, but now she didn't know where Mr. Charles was going.
"Little Lily, are you sad?" Tuba, who was also carefree, asked the mouse with a smile, holding a pile of empty cans in his arms.
He had just stolen it from the kitchen while everyone on the ship ran to the deck.
"I'm fine." Lily had just finished saying this when a family of three ran past her. That was the Lily of this world.
The Lily in this world has grown up completely, and her beauty attracts everyone's attention. Even though she is now wearing a canvas work suit, her charm is still irresistible.
The family of three ran towards the dock in the distance, talking and laughing. It seemed that some of their relatives were working on the surface, and this time they came to greet him.
When she saw the happy family, the indifference on Lily's face collapsed in an instant. She covered her face with her little paws and cried loudly.
Seeing Lily crying, Tuba half squatted down, put the can in his arms on the muddy ground, and gently stroked her head with his hand.
After crying for a while, Lily's eyes became firm. "It doesn't matter if I can't turn back into a human, it doesn't matter if they hate the way I am now! I can't wait any longer, I want my parents to come over! Yes! I want to bring them here!!"
After saying that, she turned around and gave orders to the mice behind her, calling all the surviving mice on Hope Island over. She was now going to form an expedition team to bring her family to this world.
The darkness has been found, and the worries are gone.
In any disaster situation, rats always live better than humans, and soon a large group of rats climbed onto a ship and headed to the V12 shelter with Lily's orders.
Looking at the ship going away, Lily's eyes were full of anticipation. She excitedly imagined the moment when she would meet her family in the future.
"If I were you, I wouldn't do that."
The crisp sound coming from behind made Lily look back. It was the graceful Shanshan. She was wearing a white dress and standing there like a white lotus.
"You are... Shanshan? You grow up so fast!" Lily shouted in surprise.
Shanshan looked at her speechlessly. Her thoughts were jumping too fast. "I heard about you from my father. How long have you been away from home?"
After hearing what the other party said, Lily thought about it and said hesitantly: "It should be ten years, right?"
"If I'm not mistaken, your parents have given birth to a new child to replace you. If you really want to do this for their own good, don't disturb their lives."
"It's not a good idea to bring people from another parallel world here. Maybe they will be very excited at first, excited that their dead daughter is still alive, but as time goes by, they will live in pain in this world."
"Because there is another them here. Everything here is incompatible with them. They have nothing except a lost mouse daughter who was found again."
Lily's ears drooped, her expression was very conflicted, "But. I really miss them."
(End of this chapter)