After hearing Dipper ask her why she came to Hope Island, Shining paused for a moment and said, "I've been a little tired lately, so I wanted to come out and relax."
"Oh, so that's how it is. Then you go about your business. If you have no place to stay at night, you can stay at the Governor's Mansion. There are vacancies there."
Dipper turned around and prepared to leave. He had only taken a few steps when he turned around and asked with concern in his voice, "Captain, are you okay?"
Shanshan suddenly felt that the fishman next to her was annoying. As she focused her eyes slightly, Dipper next to her was thrown into the sea in an instant.
After driving away the noisy flies, Shanshan can finally enjoy some rare peace and quiet.
No one else around knew what Shanshan was doing on the platform, and no one dared to ask, for fear of disturbing this rare beautiful view.
Not only men, but even some women passing by were staring with wide eyes.
In the end, the traffic was so congested that the sheriff had to come over to clear the traffic.
I don’t know if Dipper, who climbed out of the sea, had already said hello, but no one came to let Winky leave, even though Winky caused a huge traffic jam.
"Ding ding ding ding~" The bell for the end of get out of class rang from the school nearby. When a large group of children rushed out of the school gate, the crowded situation was finally broken.
Shanshan turned her head and looked at the students. Her sight went straight through the wall and the crowd and fell on Nini who was cleaning the classroom.
When Nini ran out with her classmates laughing, Shanshan slowly floated in front of her and looked at her former friend with a smile.
"Wow!" Looking at Shanshan's cross eyes, Nini couldn't help but open her mouth wide, "Wow, Shanshan, you've become so big!!"
The next second she rushed over, hugged Shanshan's white legs and jumped up and down excitedly. Her good friend finally came to see her after such a long time, Shanshan didn't forget her!!
Shanshan bent down, gently picked her up, and walked away.
Facing her good friend whom she hadn't seen for a long time, Nini seemed particularly excited and chattered non-stop. "Shanshan, you know, the knowledge taught in schools nowadays is so difficult, you really can't imagine how difficult it is."
"It turns out the world is so complicated. If I had told my old self this, I would definitely not have believed it."
"Although it's difficult, I still study very hard. Now there are not only new rankings for exams in school, but also rewards for the rankings! There are many interesting toys."
"By the way, you haven't been back for so long, you must not know that there is a new school on Tianshui Island. I heard that it is specially used to teach boys how to shoot!"
As Nini spoke, her voice became lower. She noticed that Shanshan hadn't said a word since the beginning and seemed a little absent-minded.
Nini stretched out her hands and held her soft and delicate fingers, and asked carefully: "Shanshan, what's wrong with you? Are you unhappy?"
"Happy." Shanshan said, putting Nini on the bench next to her and then sitting down next to her.
Nini came back to her senses, reached into her schoolbag, took out a round candy wrapped in red paper and handed it over.
"Would you like to eat it? This candy is delicious, but it's too expensive. My mother only gives me one piece a day, and I usually can't bear to eat it."
Seeing Shanshan raising her hand to push it back, Nini turned around and took out another piece from her schoolbag, her big eyes curved into crescents.
"I have it! This is from yesterday. I kept it here specially because I was worried that you would come over suddenly and not be able to eat such delicious candy."
Hearing this, Shanshan's heart warmed slightly. She nodded gently, opened the paper package, put the candy into her mouth, and the rich milky aroma immediately hit her face.
The candy is a typical nut candy, with the core of the candy being roasted nuts, a layer of sweet cream in the middle, and a layer of delicious coconut shreds on the outside. With so many flavors, it’s no wonder that the price is so expensive.
Seeing her good friend nod, Nini smiled sweetly, "No matter how unhappy you are, you will be happy as long as you eat candy!"
While Shanshan was chewing the candy in her mouth, she gently used her hands to tidy up Nini's messy hair.
The sea breeze in the distance made Shanshan's long, smooth hair sway slightly. This scene was so beautiful that even Nini was stunned. She couldn't help but say, "Shanshan, you are so beautiful."
Shanshan looked down at Nini in front of her, and suddenly bent down and kissed her on the cheek.
Nini's face turned slightly red, and she shyly covered her face and giggled.
"Why are you laughing?" Shanshan swallowed the candy in his mouth.
Nini, who was feeling shy, was interrupted by the question. "Because I'm happy, because my best friend finally came to see me, so I'm happy."
The two sat on a bench and started chatting. At this moment, they were back in the fields of the Crown of the World.
"Sparkly, what are you doing now? You look very tired."
"I'm helping Dad. My current job is to help Dad remove parts of his brain periodically to prevent him from absorbing too much knowledge and losing his humanity."
"That sounds weird."
"Nothing weird, just like cutting pork, only bigger."
"My other job is to stay by his side as a family member and constantly remind him of his true identity. He is a human being."
"Compared to the former task, I think the latter task is more effective."
“Oh…” Nini’s eyes were very confused. From now on, she couldn’t understand anything.
"I want to save him, to maintain my humanity indefinitely. I no longer have a mother, and I don't want to let my last relative leave." When she said this, other emotions appeared on Shanshan's calm face.
"Where is your mother?" Nini's voice was a little cautious.
As if recalling something, a trace of heartache flashed in Shanshan's eyes. "She left and went to a very far place. I guess she will never come back."
"Did he go out to sea? My father went out to sea and never came back."
"Almost. Now I understand my mother's feelings. If my power was strong enough, would my father not have made such a helpless choice?"
Hearing this, Nini clenched her fist and encouraged her good friend, "Come on, everything will be fine, Shining, you're the best!"
Looking at Nini's cute face, she smiled knowingly.
(End of this chapter)