138 A Wish Fufilled at the Bottom of the Sea (2/2)
Lu'um smiled and said, ”I just asked her. Simple as that.”
She did what now? Did she just imply that she talked to the turtle?!
He stared at the sea turtle with an astonished expression and then turned back to Lu'um and said, ”So it's actually capable of conversation?! You speak turtle, Sweetcheeks?!”
The sea turtle suddenly turned it's head around and stared at Reed with an expression of contempt, but also pity, as if it were staring at someone hopeless.
When Reed noticed the sea turtle's expression he laughed out of the absurdity of it all. He couldn't even muster the will to feel offended that a sea turtle had looked down upon him.
What a beautiful, wondrous place this world is... to have created something as amazing this... Empress of the Sea.
And this entire place, too. It's a garden of ending marvels! Every nook and cranny of this undersea domain is chockfull of phenomenal sights and creatures!
This right here, this experience is worth all the pain I've had to endure since I first arrived in this world.
For the first time, Reed truly felt as if he'd crossed over into another world. The place he'd always dreamed of visiting before he went to sleep as a child.
And now, he had accomplished it. That little boy inside of Reed who'd always dreamt of an adventure beyond the dirty slums had finally gotten one of his wishes fulfilled.
Reed's eyes glistened a little bit as he struggled to keep his emotions in check and sniffled quietly as he softly laughed.
When Lu'um noticed the abrupt change in Reed's composure, she immediately put down her tome and said, ”What's the matter, dear? What troubles you?”
”I-It's nothing big, honest! ...I'm just happy that I finally got to see something like this, that's all. Remember how I told that I'd always go bed dreaming about the magical worlds in my books?
...Well, look at me now, I'm in one of them right now! I'm riding the giant shell of a talking sea turtle in a bubble of air at the bottom of the sea!
You can't make this make stuff this stuff up, haha! ...I've thought that I've seen it all in this world, but I've been proven wrong today! This is the best thing I've ever seen, period.”
Lu'um's expression softened when she heard Reed explain himself and then suddenly giggled. She waved her hands hurriedly and said, ”Oh, no! I'm not laughing at you, dear, I swear! It's just that... well, she told me something pretty funny,” as she nodded at the sea turtle.
She whispered in Reed's ear, ”It seems that you've charmed her, dear. She said that you're pretty cute, even if you're a little dumb. Her name is
”I-It's nothing big, honest! ...I'm just happy that I finally got to see something like this, that's all. Remember how I told that I'd always go bed dreaming about the magical worlds in my books?
...Well, look at me now, I'm in one of them right now! I'm riding the giant shell of a talking sea turtle in a bubble of air at the bottom of the sea!
You can't make this make stuff this stuff up, haha! ...I've thought that I've seen it all in this world, but I've been proven wrong today! This is the best thing I've ever seen, period.”
Lu'um's expression softened when she heard Reed explain himself and then suddenly giggled. She waved her hands hurriedly and said, ”Oh, no! I'm not laughing at you, dear, I swear! It's just that... well, she told me something pretty funny,” as she nodded at the sea turtle.