CH 76

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The departure was scheduled for the day after the court hearing.

The day in between was used by Ji Mingjiang to visit Bisnar Orfield, who was about to be executed.

The environment of the prison was much worse than that of the prison cells in the palace. The dim corridors and dimmed wall lamps added an eerie feeling to this cold place.

The clatter of keychains sounded, and the people locked up here were all waiting in line for execution. After hearing this sound, they didn’t even bother to raise their heads; they weren’t going to be let out anyway.

“His Majesty only applied for twenty minutes, which is the maximum amount of time. Your Highnesses, please hurry up.”

Opening the iron door, a boxful of ferocious wardens had a very gentle expression. When he spoke to Ji Mingjiang and Kiro, his voice was also so soft that it could make jaws drop.

The prison warden, who had no worries, looked at the two mermaids in front of him as if they were wearing a soft light filter. After watching the live broadcast of yesterday’s trial, he has already self-consciously brainstormed some dying villain plot and didn’t even bother to ask about the two people’s intentions.

“Okay, thank you; we’ll be out soon.” Having become accustomed to such looks, Ji Mingjiang nodded slightly, then pulled Kiro up and walked in.

The furnishings inside are the same, including a bed and a set of tables and chairs, but they are much more dilapidated. The walls and floors are also covered with dark stains that cannot be washed away. The whole room is filled with a depressing atmosphere.

Handcuffed and legcuffed, Bisnar Orfield sat upright on the tattered wooden bed, as if trying to maintain the last bit of his noble dignity.

“Are you here to ridicule me, or are you tossing and turning at night over what I said yesterday? Hahahahahahaha, but I’m not going to tell you; I’m going to make you all live in suspicion and pain for the rest of your lives until you meet your sudden death!!!”

However, at the sight of Kiro and Ji Mingjiang, this pretense of nobility instantly collapsed. Bisnar Orfield was forced to close his wrists on the bed; the shackles on his body clunked, the wooden board bed creaked and squeaked, and the sound of his frantic hissing echoed in the small room for a long time.

Of course, no one wanted to have too much entanglement with the lunatic. Ji Mingjiang didn’t even approach him. He just stood at the door and tapped out his mental power.

Kiro’s head moved, and he looked at him with slightly widened eyes, and then at Ji Mingjiang’s signal, he focused his attention on Bisnar Orfield.

Ji Mingjiang’s repair speed was very fast. His mental power threads shuttled through the dilapidated spiritual sea, hooking up the broken mental barrier like shards of glass, caressing the withered spiritual sea and the dying wild boar.

Ten minutes later, he pulled out his mental power threads, and Bisnar Orfield’s eyes, which had been cloudy and scarlet, gradually regained their vitality.

Ji Mingjiang and Kiro, who had been observing his expression, also saw the change on his face from confusion to pain.

“Tsk, tsk, how does it feel to go crazy in front of everyone in the galaxy? Am I very considerate? I didn’t let you die without even knowing how you died.”

Seeing his blank look, Ji Mingjiang stimulated him hard and then walked out of the prison with Kiro amidst the screams of Bisnar Orfield’s real mental breakdown.

Not caring about the prison warden’s loving and compassionate eyes, they came out and breathed in the fresh air outside. Ji Mingjiang stretched and yawned. The hot air he exhaled turned into a white mist that drifted upward.

“It’s finally over—” He turned to look at Kiro and asked, “Are you really not going with us?”

“No.” Kiro shook his head and said after hesitating for a moment, “I plan to get familiar with the current environment in the next few days, and then I want to apply for a keeper position at the Mermaid Center, so I can live up to their expectations.”

When he said this, he was still a little hesitant and lacking confidence. After all, there had never been any reports of mermaids leaving the mermaid center and returning to work as keepers. But then Ji Mingjiang’s brisk voice wiped away the doubts in his mind.

“Great, you’re thinking of the same thing as me, but the difference is that I wanted to tear off Mr. Oddo and make myself the director!”

When Kiro heard this, he was stunned for a moment and then chuckled: “It’s not impossible; Mr. Oddo is almost reaching the age of retirement.”

“That makes sense. I’ll ask him when I get back from my trip…”

***

In just two days’ time, the temperature of the Capital Star had dropped quite a bit, and although there was no snow yet, the plants that were still exposed in the palace were covered with a thin layer of frost when they got up in the morning. From afar, it looked no different from a light snowfall.

The place where Kiro will live has not been completely tidied up yet, so he’s still living with Ji Mingjiang these days. After it was revealed to the public that he could transform back into his human form, the second floor of the villa finally came into use.

In the empty villa, there was rarely anyone on the first floor. The sun shone on a calm pool of water without any movement for a long time. However, some faint conversations could be heard on the second floor.

Kiro got half of his body into the wardrobe that directly topped the ceiling, with hanging clothes piled up on his body. Looking from behind, only when he moved could you vaguely see a little bit of the black hair exposed outside.

Clothes were thrown out of the closet one after another in a very short time. There were already many piles on the bed behind Ji Mingjiang. He was also holding a white velvet hooded jacket that had just been accurately thrown into his arms.

I’m so tired. Fighting in the game and beating people in reality have never been so tiring.

For the first time, Ji Mingjiang had doubts about his own physique. Seeing that Kiro couldn’t calm down for a while, he simply sat down on the soft bed behind him.

The fleece of the jacket in his hand traveled between his fingers, soft to the touch, as if he were petting an angora rabbit.

But as good to the touch as it is…

“I don’t really feel that cold; it’s too thick, isn’t it?!”

The thickness of the coat in his hand is almost the same as the thickness of his fluffy down jacket in his previous life!

Almost all the clothes he was satisfied with were found in the wardrobe. Kiro stepped out of it, his hair becoming a little messy.

Seeing the shocked expression of Ji Mingjiang, who had always been so steady that he didn’t look like an underage fish, he burst out laughing and said, “Capital Star is much warmer. I’ve asked Leiden. That tourist planet you’re going to has low temperatures all year round, and the winter lasts for nearly five months, so it will surely be a lot colder than what we’ve got here.”

That makes sense. If his body was not shaped by the system, this jacket might indeed fit him well.

“Then I’ll take it with me first. If I feel cold after arriving, I’ll take it out and wear it.”

In the end, Ji Mingjiang was defeated and took out the space button to put all the clothes that Kiro had divided for him on the bed.

“Of course, it’s just a precaution. You can adjust according to the weather and just take care of yourself.”

Since there was no guarantee that he could walk along such a thin edge to the outside like Ji Mingjiang, and it was a bit troublesome if he shifted back and forth between his mermaid and human forms, Kiro just leaned against the railing of the second floor and waved at Ji Mingjiang, who had already made his way to the doorway, and at Leiden, who had been waiting for quite some time.

“Bon Voyage–”

“”The starship is about to launch; please hurry and return to your rooms, and don’t move around during the starship’s ascent. I wish you a safe journey.”

After boarding the starship parked in the backyard of the palace, Ji Mingjiang opened the door of his room under Clarice’s guidance. Following a slight shaking, a mechanical voice that spoke very gently but with a cold tone was transmitted into their ears.

“?”

“Isn’t this your private starship?” How did it make him feel like he was on a tour group?

Ji Mingjiang looked up at Clarice in astonishment.

“Oh, it’s my personal hobby.” Before Clarice could speak, a voice suddenly sounded from behind Ji Mingjiang.

Following Clarice’s gaze, Ji Mingjiang turned his head and saw a man wearing sunglasses indoors, with shoulder-length hair disheveled and a little stubble on his chin.

Although the image was sloppy, the person who suddenly made the sound bowed slightly to him after Ji Mingjiang turned his head and made a nondescript but large salute: “Your Highness Ji Mingjiang, I have admired your name for a long time. I am Vincent Lurleena, the pilot of this starship.”

“……Hello.”

Ji Mingjiang nodded stiffly, then silently took a step back.

Help, this exaggerated etiquette… Wouldn’t it be impolite for him to go directly into his room and close the door now?

Seeing Ji Mingjiang’s reaction, Leiden took a step forward, kicked the misshapen Vincent Lurleena hard, and said with a helpless expression as the other party hugged his legs and cried out in pain: Don’t mind him, his brain is not very good sometimes. Just ignore him when it happens.”

“Captain, I’m still here! Why are you making things up like this!” After a few dissatisfied protests, Vincet took off his sunglasses, smiled at Ji Mingjiang like a normal person, and touched his chin before answering his first question, “Because I prefer to change various prompt sounds for starships. This time I just changed to the tour guide sound. Maybe we will change it to opera when we return. If your highness has any favorite genre, please tell me, and I will definitely be able to tune it out!”

Sure enough, it’s still very abnormal!

Ji Mingjiang complained silently in his heart. After seeing this careless figure saying hello to them and returning to the cabin, he looked at Clarice with some hesitation and asked, “His eyes?”

Although the other person took off his sunglasses for a short time, it was enough for him to see clearly. Both pairs of Vincent Lurleena’s eyes were prosthetic eyes, but unlike his era, they were now supposed to help the user restore their normal level of vision.

“Well, he used to be a member of my team. He was blinded by the Federation during a latent operation. After he retired, he came to drive a starship for me. When he had nothing to do, he would also serve as a military trainer or something.”

“Don’t worry.” Just by glancing at Ji Mingjiang’s expression, he could guess what he was thinking. Leiden said succinctly, “This personality of his wasn’t formed by stimulation after the war. He was famous for this personality once before he was even organized into the squad I was in charge of.”

“…”

That’s really… a good attitude.

Ji Mingjiang twitched the corner of his mouth and thought with some admiration.

Hua: We’re almost finish with this novel, so ya girl is sprinting in full speed. ‍️‍️‍️‍️