"My dad never told me about those things, and I'm not really curious about them either," Shanshan said calmly, her arms folded across her chest.
Kelas laughed and nodded in approval. "That's right, those things shouldn't be told to family. Since he won't tell you, I will. Let me tell you my story."
He clutched the liquor bottle with his maimed right hand and gazed at the ceiling, as if lost in memory. Gradually, his numb eyes began to show a spark of something more.
"The surface is very dangerous, truly dangerous. It's filled with all sorts of strange and bizarre things—far deadlier than anything in the sea. Every mission carried a high probability of not returning. At first, when crew members died, we still had the heart to grieve. But in the end, we became completely numb."
"HIC! I've always been waiting for my day to come. I always thought I'd be next. To be honest, I'm not afraid of death at all. I even looked forward to it, to reuniting with everyone in the next world."
