The young light cruiser understood the meaning of "hate" for the first time. She clenched her fists and looked at the unconscious Enterprise for a long time with tears in her eyes, then glanced at the Observer who was lying on the ground looking at the sky.
The young face was tense, and the round, soft eyes gradually became fierce.
"If it weren't for them...if it weren't for them..."
"Sister will be fine..."
"It's all their fault..."
"Bad thing..."
"Bad thing, bad thing, bad thing--"
"Ahem... Um Nana?"
The weak but still gentle voice interrupted little Helena who was trapped in paranoia, making her eyes widen, and the surprise diluted her hatred.
"Sister? Are you okay? Is there any pain...?"
"Ahahaha... I'm fine, just a little tired... I'll be fine after a good night's sleep..."
The observer who was lying on the ground in a daze was delighted when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "My dear, are you awake? You are so lucky that you didn't break your spine after falling from such a high place."
"You, what nonsense are you talking about!" Little Helena gritted her teeth and shouted angrily.
Su Xin coughed twice. She was so sleepy that she had to speak to smooth things over. "Can...can you let me sleep quietly? Stop, stop making noise..."
"Sister?! I, I understand... but there are no quilts and pillows here, you, you... I can hold you——"
"Huh ZZzzz..."
"......(°V°)!?"
Amid the Siren's giggles, the young light cruiser blushed silently, but moved closer without any instruction, lifted Su Xin's slightly heavy head, and placed it on her soft thighs.
“Wow… it’s not okay to fall in love too early, kid.
"Shut up, my sister is sleeping!"
"Tsk... kids are just annoying..."
Little Helena pretended not to hear, and just raised her hand with extreme concentration to gently tidy up the hair of the sleeping Su Xin, pretending to touch her face unintentionally.
"...Good night, sister..."
"Hehe, there are so many lolicon people~"
"Stop talking!"
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha"
Su Xin felt much more energetic after a night's sleep, but her overdrawn body was still plagued by weakness and pain.
In order not to worry little Helena, she forced herself to get up and used the power of her ship suit again to make herself look less vulnerable.
As long as she doesn't overload her enhanced body, the negative effects of removing the power will be much smaller and still within her tolerance range.
"Thank you Nana, are your legs sore?"
Actually, it would, but how could little Helena say it? She shook her head obediently, "It's not sour. Did you sleep well, sister?"
"Well, very good. I've recovered now, look." Su Xin twisted her body and jumped again.
Little Helena felt relieved to see that there was nothing unusual going on, but her sore legs just couldn't support her body.
Su Xin had no choice but to walk to the little guy and sit down behind him. Amidst his soft exclamations, she raised her hands to help massage his sore legs.
"There's no need to be so aggressive."
"oh oh……"
"Does it hurt? If so, can I be gentler?"
"No, no..."
"Well... that's good, take a rest before getting up again."
The observer who had been lying next to him all night couldn't stand it any longer. "Hey... Although you are the lover of Enterprise and did save me, can you be a little more restrained? Don't you have a military police there?"
Little Helena was blushing and shy at first, but when she heard this she immediately picked up a stone and threw it over, snorting coldly amid the observer's screams of pain.
Su Xin found it funny, and while helping to rub his thighs, she started to ask him questions.
"You are...the observer, right?"
"Hmm, Enterprise told you, right? Forget the compliments. I won't reply to you, so forget it."
"Just as I imagined, she is a beautiful and charming person."
The observer raised his eyebrows, and he seemed to be somewhat interested. "Imagination? Why do you want to think about me? Are you interested in me just by hearing my name?"
"Enterprise mentioned you to me. She said she took your things and felt guilty about it. She also said she would compensate you next time she had the chance."
"She? Come on, I just want her to give my things back to me."
Su Xin was curious about this and asked a few questions in a roundabout way, but was fooled by the observer. Seeing that little Helena had recovered her mobility, she had to give up and stood up to set off.
"Let's find a place to live first. It will take a long time to recover from your injuries."
"Indeed, it would be best if we could find a bed. The ground hurts my whole body." The observer made many requests, and even looked up at Su Xin and asked, "Why don't you pick me up quickly?"
Unable to satisfy her curiosity, Su Xin raised an eyebrow and waved for little Helena to come over.
"Nana, do you remember how you caught Santiago, who didn't want to go home after catching bugs?"
Little Helena thought about it and nodded.
"Okay, then just treat them as Santiago. They're both in good health anyway. It's up to you."
"Do we have to take them with us...?" Little Helena was reluctant.
Su Xin had no choice but to persuade them gently: "We still have to go back. Everyone is waiting for us in the yard, so we must let them recover from their injuries. Otherwise, how can we go back? Right?"
"...Oh."
The observer watched as the small cruiser silently walked up to Enterprise, grabbed its ankle and dragged it along like a sack.
She was so happy that before she could even start laughing, she noticed little Helena coming towards her, and the observer hurriedly spoke out to stop her.
"No, no, no, I'm a victim too, I want that human to carry me!"
Little Helena glared at her and said "wishful thinking", then she grabbed the ankles, gave the two injured people the same treatment, and slowly followed Su Xin who was leading the way.
When the group arrived, they landed on the ground near the inside, not too far from the island.
The road ahead was overgrown with weeds, making it difficult to clear the way. Su Xin had no choice but to pick up a stick and walk in front to hit the grass stems to prevent sneak attacks from snakes and insects.
The soft grass was much better than the rough ground. At least the observer stopped complaining and just let little Helena drag him quietly.
There are no people on the island, and there is not even anything that can be called a "road". It all depends on Su Xin to determine the direction.
Little Helena, who was following behind, didn't feel anything, but Su Xin, who was leading the way, felt more and more familiar as she walked, as if she had been to this place before.
She was puzzled along the way until she accidentally discovered the cave at the end of her sight, and then she suddenly realized.
“Is it… the place where I lived with Helena and Amagi-nee for a long time?!”
It's no wonder she didn't remember it the first time. The main reason was that the desolate scene in her memory was hard to match with the lively place in front of her.
I didn't expect that she and the young version of [Helena] had been here before, so why didn't the other party notice it last time? Was it because it was too long ago and she forgot about it, or...did she deliberately not tell anyone?
"...We're here." Su Xin looked at the cave at the end with a complicated expression.
The observer lying on the ground perked up, "Is it a house? Great, I finally have a place to sleep."
“It’s a cave.”
"..
Little Helena ignored the observers who were whimpering softly, dragging the two of them to keep up with Su Xin's pace, crossing the grass and trees to reach the cool and damp cave.
Unlike the dry and tidy appearance in my memory, the cave is now covered with moss. A cool breeze blows in my face, and it is obvious that the cave is very damp.
This kind of environment is naturally nothing for a ship girl with extremely high physical fitness, but it is not very suitable for a weak human like Su Xin.
Helplessly, Su Xin had to wave to little Helena to come over, "We have to clean up here, um... I'll deal with the moss, and you pick it up and throw it away, okay?"
"it is good!"
The Observer lay next to Enterprise, extremely angry but unable to move, and could only stare blankly at the light blue sky.
She was originally quietly "laying eggs" (Note 1) at home, using her octopus-shaped ship suit to condense her own data into fist-sized "eggs".
As long as these "eggs" are used as the core and fused with idle carriers, "cubs" that can connect to the main body can be produced.
Each "cub" has the appearance of an observer and can go to various [experimental sites] to monitor the development of the world and send back data according to the instructions issued by the main body.
It is called "octopus eggs", but in fact it is just a collection of data. You can also call it a "spherical Rubik's Cube". It cannot be hatched or used to fry eggs, but it is true that they come from the same origin.
The observer has never been a mother, and the products created through asexual reproduction are all clones, without independent consciousness. But that being said, it is natural that they have some strange obsessions.
The matter of "snatching a daughter" sounded serious no matter how you listened to it. Even if she herself did not admit that this was her daughter, she could not help but get angry and go after [Enterprise] to give it a good beating.
Even though she couldn't win, she was always right.
[Enterprise] Perhaps that was why he didn't take it seriously. He ran away after being beaten up, which caused the observer to attack from above, and he didn't have time to change the carrier.
"Who would have thought that he would suddenly go crazy... Really, I should have given it to him earlier..."
"But logically, she should have been completely corrupted and I would have definitely died, but when that human came, everything became quiet."
"Strange... I seemed to have fed her something at that time? Or was it... the power of love?"
"..."
"If it's so effective, why would we split into two groups and do our own things again? It's ridiculous..."
"...But if it's really this human's work, then I have to find a way to dig her out. Who knows... maybe I can find some "Ember Attack"?"
Just as he was thinking about it, a lump of green, wet moss appeared on the observer's face.
Her thoughts were interrupted and she was about to get angry, but suddenly she realized that she was trying to poach people, so she swallowed her anger and asked for help weakly.
"Human sister... I, I was hit by something, it hurts so much, can you help me take it away...?"
No one spoke. The observer frowned, thinking that the matter was not simple, so he had to make persistent efforts, "Human sister, please help me--"
"Crack."
The attack from little Helena hit the bull's eye again, "Stop talking, can't you see your sister is busy?"
The observer was so angry, "Why don't you try lying here? No one can see what you are doing!"
"Then go to bed. My sister and I are very busy. Stop talking or you will sleep outside from now on!"
Considering that he had to leave a good impression on the human, the observer held back his temper, puffed up his cheeks and blew away the moss from the corner of his mouth, then thought about it and felt that he was being cheated.
"Then...then you should throw one to her too, that's only fair!"
This was exactly what little Helena wanted, so she swung her hand and hit the unconscious Enterprise on the forehead, causing the observers to laugh.
Su Xin looked back and smiled helplessly. Since it didn't block the airway and didn't fall into the mouth, just let the child be. It's good for him to vent his anger so that they don't have to fight with each other after waking up.
"I just don't know when she will wake up..."
ps: Note 1. The official information is too little. "Egg Spawning" is something I made up by myself, not an official setting. Its function is similar to that of "Carrier", which is equivalent to a puppet/robot. It acts according to the instructions given by the main body, transmits data and memory, and has no autonomous consciousness.
Chapter 695 The Only Clue
Su Xin and little Helena spent half a day scraping off the moss. Although it was still a little damp, it looked a lot tidier.
It was probably past noon outside at this time, and the brightness was extremely high, making the observers feel uncomfortable and asking in a delicate voice to change the venue.
The cave was not ready for living yet, so Su Xin had no choice but to ask Helena to help drag the two of them to rest under a big tree.
Because of the moss, the walls of the cave are wet and damp, and sunlight cannot get in. If it really depends on the wind, it will probably take several days to dry out.
Su Xin sighed and shook her arms, which didn't feel sore at all in the KanColle state, to prevent herself from being unable to lift her hands after the state was released.
"Anything sharp? A scraper or something. I want to fix the inside."
Little Helena's ship equipment is relatively round, and the gun barrel is extremely thin. The Observer's ship gun is thicker, but unfortunately it can only be used to roll out dumpling skins, and it can't even scream when it falls to the ground with serious injuries.
"Oh, by the way, you can use that guy's bow. It's absolutely sharp, and it stabs me so smoothly!" The observer gritted his teeth.
Su Xin then remembered that she had not paid attention to the longbow since it was pulled out, and it was now lying idle beside [Enterprise].
